Saket Kushwaha

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.

Saket Kushwaha was born on 28 August 1963 in Bhimsen, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father, Surendra Singh Kushwaha, was professor in the physics department of Banaras Hindu University and also served as VC of Ranchi University, Jharkhand and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Uttar Pradesh. Saket Kushwaha has B.Sc in Agriculture (1983) and an M.Sc. (1986) and Ph.D. (1992) in Agricultural Economics from Banaras Hindu University.

Saket Kushwaha has served as the dean of the School of Management at Federal University of Technology Bauchi, Nigeria for the period of 2001 to 2006. In 2006 he joined as professor at Banaras Hindu University. In 2014 he was appointed VC of Lalit Narayan Mithila University where he served until 2017. From 2017 to 2018 he served as professor-in-charge for Rajiv Gandhi South Campus Banaras Hindu University. In 2018 he was appointed VC of Rajiv Gandhi University.

Awards:-

* National Award On Excellent Contribution 2016

* Global Leadership Excellence Award 2016

* Outstanding Contribution In Education 2016

* Amongst 100 Most Influential Vice-Chancellor 2016

* Life Time Achievement Award 2016

* Sulabh Swachhata Samman 2016

* Best Educational Administrator Of The Year Award 2016

* Life Time Achievement Award 2017

* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Award 2019

* Special Contribution In Agricultural Sciences 2015

* Appreciation 2015 On Strategic Governance And Technological Advancement For Sustainable Agriculture 2015

* Exemplary Service To The Education 2016

* First Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Award 2016

* Rashtriya Gaurav Excellence Award 2016

* Bhumi Nirmaan Award 2011

* Karuna Maitri Award 2014

* Vidyasagar Award 2015

Visiting Professor :-

*Kano University Of Science & Tech., Nigeria

*National Open University Of Nigeria (NOUN), Nigeria

Visiting Scientist :-

* US Army Research Lab, Abeerdeen, Maryland.

* Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.

* Air Force Research Lab(AFRL), Dayton, Ohio, USA.

* Michigan Tech. University, Houghton, Mischigan, USA.

Author :-

* Author for 6 books

* Co-author for 11 books

* Editor in Chief for 6 Journals

* Peer Reviewer for 5 Journals

* International Advisory Board Member for 5 Journals

Other achivements :-

* Member of the search committee for appointment to the post of vice-chancellor.

* There are Executive Council, Board of Management, Finance Committee and University Court Members of various universities of the country.

* In the year 2017-18, Rajiv Gandhi was Professor in-charge of South Campus Banaras Hindu University.

* Has a permanent faculty as Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Banaras Hindu University since 2006.

* Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Nigeria, for a period of 14 years, has been selected for 8 consecutive years as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics since 1993 and completed 6 years in the post of Dean of the Faculty of Management.

* NAS (National Agricultural Scientist) status during Nigeria's tenure.

* In a long span of 10 years from 1996 to 2006, in collaboration with USAID / Michigan University, USA and Purdue University, USA, under CRSP (Cowpea Research Support Program), did impressive research on protein related problems in West Africa based on which works As a result, there was a positive improvement in the standard of living of thousands of African families living below the poverty line.

* Under the leadership of Prof. Saket Kushwaha, in the year 2009 and 2010, several researches based on the discussion at BMC (International Business Management Conference) at Kazoontal University, Durban, South Africa were edited on carbon footprint.

* Resource person for 22 educational institutions.

* Peer Review Kempty has been a member of the NAAC team.

* Member of selection committee in 16 universities for various academic and research posts.

* Member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

* He has been the Chairman of the UGC Visitation Team for various Universities, which has given Universities deemed University status, 2F & 12B.

* Manager of International High End Skill Modeling for Higher Research Under Multilateral Train The Trainer Course in various universities of many countries.

* Influenced by his 6 books and research work written on Green Farm Planning and Sustainable Development, 12 professional bodies have given life memberships.