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| name = Jiten Hazarika<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| occupation = Academic, Professor<br />
| title = Vice Chancellor of Dibrugarh University<br />
| employer = [[Dibrugarh University]]<br />
| education = Dibrugarh University (M.Sc in Statistics; Ph.D. in Econometrics)<br />
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'''Jiten Hazarika''' is an Indian academic and the current Vice-Chancellor of [[Dibrugarh University]].<ref>{{cite web |title= After 17 months, Dibrugarh University gets new full-time VC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/after-17-months-dibrugarh-university-gets-new-full-time-v-c/articleshow/93175392.cms | website= Times of India |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Vice Chancellor of Dibrugarh University : ড৹ জিতেন হাজৰিকা হ'ব ডিব্ৰুগড় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ৰ নতুন উপাচাৰ্য<br />
|url= https://www.etvbharat.com/assamese/assam/state/dibrugarh/dr-jiten-hazarika-to-be-new-vice-chancellor-of-dibrugarh-university/assam20220726224410787787763 | website=ETV Bharat|access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref> He is also the interim Vice Chancellor of [[Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University]], Dibrugarh.<ref>{{cite web |title= DU VC takes charge of sports varsity |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/122009124.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst | website= [[Times of India]] |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Life and career ==<br />
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He pursued B.Sc. with a major in Statistics, M.Sc. in Statistics and Ph.D. in Econometrics from Dibrugarh University.<br />
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Jiten Hazarika is a Professor in Statistics (On lien), previously served as the Registrar, Dibrugarh University.<ref>{{cite web |title= Jiten Hazarika - Vice Chancellor |url= https://dibru.ac.in/vice-chancellor<br />
| website= DIBRU |access-date= September 13, 2025}}</ref> <br />
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He took charge as the VC, Dibrugarh University, his ''alma mater'' in Aug 2022. He succeeded Prof. Lila Kanta Nath.<ref>{{cite web |title= After 17 months, Dibrugarh University gets new full-time VC |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/after-17-months-dibrugarh-university-gets-new-full-time-v-c/articleshow/93175392.cms | website= Times of India |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref> <br />
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His research areas included [[econometrics]], [[applied statistics]], [[time series analysis]], [[biostatistics]], and other interconnected areas.<ref>{{cite web |title= Prof Jiten Hazarika |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Vt6qWGkAAAAJ&hl=en| website= Google Scholar |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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Some of the awards he received include the following: <br />
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* Academisthan's Teacher of the year Awards for 2021 conferred by Academisthan Foundation <ref>{{cite web |title= Prof. Jiten Hazarika Vice-Chancellor, Dibrugarh University |url= https://dibru.ac.in/vice-chancellor| website=Dibrugarh University |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref> <br />
* Indian Humanitarian Award (2021) for sustained humanitarian work during the COVID-19 pandemic, presented by the Indian Book of Records.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}<br />
* Bharat Ratna Dr. Abdul Kalam Gold Medal Award by Global Economic Progress Research Association, New Delhi.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}<br />
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