Dev Swarup is an Indian educational administrator. He is first founding vice-chancellor of
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University (ALU Jaipur) is an residential-cum-affiliating University specialized in legal studies in Indian state of Rajasthan's capital Jaipur. It was established by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Jaipur Bill, 201 ...
. He has been also additional secretary (2019-2020) of
University Grants Commission (India)
University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance ...
and joint secretary, UGC, New Delhi (2006-2013 & 2014-2019). He was vice-chancellor of the
University of Rajasthan
University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956.
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, from 2013-14. He resigned from the
University of Rajasthan
University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956.
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in November 2014. He is also member of statutory body, General Council of
National Law University, Jodhpur.
Research
In the year 1990 Ph.D. was awarded on "An Evaluative Study of the Working of Institutional and Non-Institutional Welfare Agencies engaged in Child and Women Welfare in Agra Division" and in the year 2000 D.Litt. research degree was awarded on "The Impact of Development Programme on Scheduled Caste Career Women and their level of participation (A Study in Agra Town) from the Institute of Social Sciences,
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra.
Contribution
He has contributed a lot in maintaining the standard of higher education in India. In capacity of additional secretary he has asked the Vice Chancellors of Indian Universities to implement the EWS-Economic weaker section quota. He has been member of various committees to probe the matter related to fake degrees.
* He has removed anomalies in appointment of teachers in colleges and universities as an Indian education administrator.
* Implement reservation in Ph.D. admissions.
Books
He has written many research articles and his contribution has been acknowledged at many places by the autonomous bodies.
In 2019, Co-Authored UGC’s Publications,"Governance in Higher Education: Hand Book for Vice Chancellors".
References
External links
Dr. Dev Swarup official websiteDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Jaipur
Living people
Academic staff of the University of Rajasthan
Year of birth missing (living people)
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University alumni
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