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|name = D.P. Singh<br />
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|caption = Singh in 2018<br />
|residence = India<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
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'''Dhirendra Pal Singh''', known as '''D. P. Singh''', is an [[Indian people|Indian]] naturalist and academic administrator. He has served as [[vice-chancellor]] of three different universities, namely [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]], [[Banaras Hindu University]] and [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]]. He is the former director of [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) and the chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<br />
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==Career==<br />
Singh served as [[vice-chancellor]] (VC) of three different universities. From 2004 to 2008 he served as VC of [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]], a [[Central University, India|Central University]] located in [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Prof. D. P. Singh Profile|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/Profile%20-%20Prof.%20D.%20P.%20Singh.pdf|publisher=NAAC|accessdate=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127035813/http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/Profile%20-%20Prof.%20D.%20P.%20Singh.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2008 to 2011 he served as VC of [[Banaras Hindu University]] in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=profile/> and finally from 2012 to 2015 he served as VC of [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]] in [[Indore]], Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=NAACapp>{{cite news|title=DP Singh to be new NAAC Director {{!}} Free Press Journal|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/dp-singh-to-be-new-naac-director/634126|accessdate=25 December 2017|work=www.freepressjournal.in|date=29 July 2015}}</ref> In August 2015 he was appointed director of the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) for a term of five years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gohain|first1=Manash Pratim|title=NAAC to get new director for 5 years - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NAAC-to-get-new-director-for-5-years/articleshow/48408826.cms|accessdate=25 December 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 August 2015}}</ref> However, in December 2017 he was elevated to the position of chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite news|title=UGC appoints NAAC Director DP Singh as its new chairman|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/ugc-appoints-naac-director-dp-singh-as-its-chairman/|accessdate=25 December 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=23 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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