The vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (VC-BHU) is the chief administrator, and a full-time salaried officer of the

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

. The vice-chancellor derives his powers from sections 7(B) and 7(C) of the

Banaras Hindu University Act Banaras Hindu University Act, also called the BHU Act, formally ''the Banaras Hindu University Act of 1915'' , formerly the Benares Hindu University Act is an act of Indian Parliament, passed on 1 October 1915 and assented by the Viceroy and Go ...

(BHU Act) and from the

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of the said act. Although the chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, preceding the vice-chancellor, is the "head of the university" under the BHU Act, it is only a titular position. The vice-chancellor is the principal executive and academic officer of the university. She or he is the ''

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'' chairperson of the Executive Council, the Academic Council, and the Finance Committee of the university. Applications for the appointment of vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University are invited openly by the

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, which recommends the candidate to the

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. Upon their satisfaction, the president appoints the vice-chancellor. Per the BHU Act, vice-chancellors of the university have a three-year tenure in the office. They are, however, eligible for a second term of appointment upon expiration of the first term. The maximum age for holding the office is 65 years. When a vice-chancellor leaves office by the means of retirement, resignation, death, or ill-health, the rector assumes the office as officiating vice-chancellor to avoid

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. There have been 28 vice-chancellors since the establishment of the university. On 7 January 2022, Prof. Sudhir K. Jain took office as the current and 28th vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.

Chronological list

The vice-chancellors of Banaras Hindu University, in the chronological order, are as follows:

Timeline

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Chronological list

Timeline

See also

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