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Deans of Schools

Deans of Schools

Deans of Schools

 

Prof. Heeraman Tiwari

Dean

Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship

(14-03-2024 to till further orders)

htiwari@mail.jnu.ac.in, heeraman98@gmail.com

011-26738841, 26739152

Prof. Parul Dave Mukherji

Dean

School of Arts & Aesthetics

(31-07-2024 to 30-07-2026)

paruldm@mail.jnu.ac.in, parul.dm@hotmail.com

011-26708763

Prof. Kashyap Kumar Dubey

Dean

School of Biotechnology

(30-05-2023 to 29-05-2025)

kashyapdubey@mail.jnu.ac.in

011- 26708753

Prof. R.K. Brojen Singh

Dean

School of Computational & Integrative Sciences

(04-02-2024 to 03-02-2026)

brojen@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26738788

Prof. Zahid Raza

Dean

School of Computer and Systems Sciences

(03-11-2023 to 02-11-2025)

zahidraza@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704767, 26704773

Prof. T. V. Vijay Kumar

Dean

School of Engineering

(18-01-2024 to 17-01-2026)

tvvk@mail.jnu.ac.in, tvvijaykumar@hotmail.com

011-26739283

Prof. N. Janardhana Raju

Dean

School of Environmental Sciences

(08-01-2024 to 07-01-2026)

rajunj@mail.jnu.ac.in , rajunj7@gmail.com

011-26704302, 26741538

Prof. Amitabh Mattoo

Dean

School of International Studies

(10-02-2024 to 09-02-2026)

amattoo@mail.jnu.ac.in amitabh.mattoo@gmail.com

011-26704602

Prof. Shoba Sivasankaran

Dean

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

(31-01-2023 to 30-01-2025)

sshobha@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704233, 26704223

Prof. Supriya Chakraborty

Dean

School of Life Sciences

(01-02-2023 to 31-01-2025)

schakraborty@mail.jnu.ac.in, supriyachakrasls@yahoo.com

011-26704530, 26704512

Prof. Sobhan Sen

Dean

School of Physical Sciences

(08-02-2024 to 07-02-2026)

sens@mail.jnu.ac.in, sobhan.sen@gmail.com

011-26704781, 26741909

Prof. Brajesh Kumar Pandey

Dean

School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies

(30-12-2023 to 29-12-2025)

brajeshkumar@mail.jnu.ac.in, brajeshvka@gmail.com

011-26704128

Prof. Kaushal Kumar Sharma

Dean

School of Social Sciences

(10-02-2024 to 30-06-2025)

kaushalkumar@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704406, 26704404

     

 

Special Center's Chairpersons

 

Prof. Prakash Chand Kandpal

Chairperson

Centre for the Study of Law & Governance

(16-09-2023 to 15-09-2025)

prakashchand@mail.jnu.ac.in, pcka120872@yahoo.com

011-26704021

 

Prof. Kaushal Kumar Sharma

Chairperson

Special Centre for Disaster Research

(08-09-2023 to 30-06-2025)

kaushalkumar@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26741964

 

Prof. B.S. Balaji

Chairperson

Special Centre for E-Learning

(07-06-2023 to 06-06-2025)

bsbalaji@mail.jnu.ac.in, balaji_12@yahoo.com

011-26739385

 

Prof. Rakesh K. Tyagi

Chairperson

Special Center for Molecular Medicine

(08-11-2023 to 07-11-2025)

rkt2300@mail.jnu.ac.in, rktyagi@yahoo.com

011-26742572, 26738774, 26738875

 

Prof. Bijoy Kumar Kuanr

Chairperson

Special Centre for Nano Sciences

(20-09-2024 to 19-09-2026)

bijoykuanr@mail.jnu.ac.in, bkkuanr@gmail.com

011-26704699

 

Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy

Chairperson

Special Centre for National Security Studies

(19-03-2024 to till further orders)

kumaraswamy@mail.jnu.ac.in, kumaraswamy.pr@gmail.com

011-26739147

 

Prof. R. Thamotharan

Chairperson

Special Centre for Tamil Studies

(21-03-2023 to 20-03-2025)

thamotharan@mail.jnu.ac.in, aravendan66@gmail.com

 

 

Prof. Rakhee Bhattacharjee

Chairperson

Special Centre for the Study of North East India

(19-04-2024 to 18-04-2026)

rakhee@mail.jnu.ac.in, rakhee_2k@hotmail.com

011-26704138

 

 

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.