Jamia Hamdard Appoints New Vice Chancellor

Jamia Hamdard has appointed Computer Science Professor Dr M Afshar Alam the new Vice Chancellor of the university.

Jamia Hamdard has appointed Computer Science Professor Dr M Afshar Alam the new Vice Chancellor of the university. The appointment to the ninth Vice Chancellor has been made on the recommendations of the Search-cum-Selection Committee. On his appointment, Professor Alam in a statement said, “It is a great honour to take the vision of Late Hakeem Abdul Hameed, founder of Jamia Hamdard, to the next level. The present leadership of Hamdard National Foundation (India) is committed to make Jamia Hamdard a great centre of learning.” My first priority, Dr Alam added, is to get A+ grade in NAAC for the university which is due in 2022. We have one year’s time for the preparation, he said. Jamia Hamdard is also working on multi entry and multi exit for several subjects in various courses, in line with the features of the new National Education Policy. We are working hard on multi-disciplinary approach in the courses here, Dr Alam said.