Nimai Chandra Saha (born 29 March 1960) is an Indian academic and the current vice-chancellor of the

University of Burdwan The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public university in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 wit ...

, India.

Career

Saha passed M.Sc. in Zoology from

University of Kalyani The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ...

in 1982. He completed D.Sc. from

Raiganj University Raiganj University is a public state university in Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest higher educational institution in the North Dinajpur district. This institution was elevated to the status of a public s ...

. Saha became the reader of Presidency College, Kolkata. He served as Principal in number of colleges in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. He became the Directorate of Public Instruction under the Govt. of West Bengal in 2015. Saha was appointed as Vice Chancellor of the University of Burdwan on 1 November 2016.

References

1960 births Living people University of Kalyani alumni People from Nadia district West Bengal academics {{India-academic-bio-stub