Saket Kushwaha

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{{short description|Indian educationist and agricultural economist}}
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'''Saket Kushwaha''' is an Indian educationist and agricultural economist. He is the [[vice chancellor]] (VC) of [[Rajiv Gandhi University]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and former VC of [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]], [[Bihar]].

== Early life and education ==
Kushwaha was born on 28 August 1963 in [[Bhimsen, Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=RGU>{{cite web |title=Vice Chancellor |url=https://www.rgu.ac.in/About/AdministrationDetails/5 |website=www.rgu.ac.in |accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> His father, Surendra Singh Kushwaha, was professor in the physics department of [[Banaras Hindu University]]<ref name=RGU/> and also served as VC of [[Ranchi University]], [[Jharkhand]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ranchiuniversity.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&Itemid=405|title=List of Vice-Chancellors|website=www.ranchiuniversity.ac.in|accessdate=12 September 2020|publisher=[[Ranchi University]]}}</ref> and [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former vice chancellors MGKVP |url=https://www.mgkvp.ac.in/mgkvpweb/formervc.aspx|accessdate=12 September 2020|publisher=[[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]]}}</ref> Saket Kushwaha has B.Sc in Agriculture (1983) and an M.Sc. (1986) and Ph.D. (1992) in [[Agricultural Economics]] from [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=BHU>{{Cite web|url=http://new.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_9?FA000572|title=Prof. Saket Kushwaha at Banaras Hindu University|website=new.bhu.ac.in|accessdate=12 September 2020|publisher=[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kushwaha has served as the dean of the School of Management at [[Federal University of Technology Bauchi]], Nigeria.<ref name=faculty>{{cite web |title=Faculties: Agricultural Economics |url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/ias/department_agriculture_economics/faculty.php |website=www.bhu.ac.in |accessdate=12 September 2020|publisher=[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}</ref>{{when|date=September 2020}} In 2006 he joined as professor at [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=faculty/> In 2014 he was appointed VC of [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=B. K. |title=VCs of LNMU, JP univ likely to be removed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/VCs-of-LNMU-JP-univ-likely-to-be-removed/articleshow/45127821.cms |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=12 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref> where he served until 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Arun |title=Acting VCs for eight Bihar universities |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/acting-vcs-for-eight-bihar-universities/story-6jffrO5JwqOwiBQXS346yO.html |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=31 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref> From 2017 to 2018 he served as professor-in-charge for Rajiv Gandhi South Campus Banaras Hindu University.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Binay |title=South Campus of BHU will have new facilities|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/south-campus-of-bhu-will-have-new-facilities/articleshow/60498804.cms |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=BHU/> In 2018 he was appointed VC of [[Rajiv Gandhi University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Saket Kushwaha appointed new VC of RGU |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/prof-saket-kushwaha-appointed-new-vc-of-rgu-118100200532_1.html |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=[[Business Standard India]] |date=2 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

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