Bhura Singh Ghuman (born 1954) is an Indian academic and academic administrator who served as

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

Punjabi University Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew Universit ...

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...

since 14 August 2017. He resigned from post of VC on 18 November 2020.

Biography

Bhura Singh Ghuman was born on 15 June 1954 at village Arkwas, (near

Lehragaga Lehragaga is a town, municipal council, railway station, community development block, district sub-division and vidhan sabha constituency in Sangrur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Punjab (India), Punjab near the ...

) and did his early schooling at the local village school. He did his graduation from Shaheed Udham Singh Government College,

Sunam Sunam is a town and a tehsil, near city of Sangrur iSangrur districtin the Indian state of Punjab. The Railway Station of Sunam was renamed as Sunam Udham Singh Wala. History Sunam is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar ...

and M.A. in

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from

. He completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from GNDU in year 1979 and 1985 respectively. Prof. Ghuman held several notable academic positions: He served as a

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Public Administration Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...

Panjab University Panjab University (PU) is an Indian collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Lahor ...

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

for thirty eight years. Ghuman is editor of many renowned research journals and published 73 papers and 3 books.https://www.shastriinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Brief%20CV%20of%20Professor%20Ghuman_0.pdf He was also a member of academic bodies of various universities. Besides this, he was also a member of fifth

Pay Commission The Pay Commission is a committee constituted by the Government of India decennially, responsible for tabling recommendations regarding changes in the salary structure of federal employees, both civilian and defence. Established in 1947, seven pa ...

, Punjab from 2007 to 2009 and Punjab Governance Reforms Commission.

Awards & honors

He is an internationally respected and renowned researcher and has recently received

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award for contribution in the field of public administration. He is also recipient of many other awards.

Stint at Punjabi University

Prof. Ghuman has taken a keen interest in overall development of university and carried out various initiatives such as improving research standards, starting the new academic programmes and specialized centres, MoU signing with foreign universities, securing increased grants from Punjab government and

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besides curbing wasteful expenditure. He has taken many initiatives to uplift the university in all spheres. University has been growing by leaps and bounds under his able leadership. Prof. Ghuman has been given an extension of three years due to his excellent work and efficient handling of university affairs by Chancellor and Governor of Punjab.

References

External links

Official website of Punjabi University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghuman, Bhura Singh 1954 births Living people Academic staff of Panjab University Punjabi University Punjabi University alumni Guru Nanak Dev University alumni Heads of universities and colleges in India People from Sangrur district