Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar is an Indian academician and administrator who was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in January 2016. He is also an accomplished writer. On February 4, 2022, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
Wiki/Biography
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was born in 1962 (60 years old; as of 2022) in Mamidala, Nalgonda District, Telangana State. He received his MS (EE) and PhD (EE) degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras. In 1994, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was M. Ranga Rao, who was a primary school teacher. His mother’s name was Jayaprada Devi. He has two sisters named Sunita and Geeta.
wife and children
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar married Lakshmi in 1990. Lakshmi is an MBA in Marketing and a homemaker.
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar and wife
The couple has two sons named Saketh and Karthik. Saketh works at TNO (The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research).
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar’s son Saks
Karthik holds a master’s degree in nanoelectronics.
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar’s son Karthik and mother
Profession
After completing her PhD, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar started teaching in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. While at IIT Delhi, he was appointed NXP (Philips) Chair Professor at IIT Delhi. This position was created by Philips Semiconductors of the Netherlands (now NXP Semiconductors India Private Limited). Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as Chairman, Electronics Group, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, from 2001 to 2006. He was appointed as the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program on VLSI Design, Tools and Technology at IIT Delhi from September 2009 to September 2011. During her tenure at IIT Delhi, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar held two important positions in the Department of Nanoelectronics – Principal Investigator, Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF) and Principal Investigator, Center for Nanodevices and Excellence Systems and Services in Nanoscale Electronics, Nanodevice modeling and simulation, innovative device design and power semiconductor devices. The Government of India and the Ministry of Human Resource Development provided assistance to IIT Delhi for this project. The Teacher Evaluation Committee of IIT Delhi has rated the teaching skills of Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar as outstanding. While at IIT Delhi, he was a member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports, an online open access research publication. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) appointed him editor of its journal, Electron Devices Society, which he served from 2006 to 2015. During this period, he was appointed editor-in-chief of IETE Technical Review. His tenure at IIT Delhi. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering of India, the National Academy of Sciences of India and the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers of India. In 2007 and 2008, he served as Vice Chairman, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as the organizing chairman of the All India Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) in 2011. In 2012, under his supervision, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) was organized at 860 centers in 170 towns across India. He is a frequent speaker on nanoelectronics related topics at global conferences and workshops and is considered a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Electronic Devices Society (Nanoelectronics). While serving as Professor, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and to the Governing Body of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACE), an organization established by the Indian government, appointed him as a member of the board of directors. On June 24, 2016, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for a period till June 23, 2019. He served as Chairman of the UGC from January 14, 2016 to February 2, 2017, and during the same period, he was also a member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The University Grants Commission appointed Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar as Chairman on February 4, 2022. He was appointed to a five-year term. The official announcement of his appointment was made by a senior official from the Ministry of Education at a media conference. He said,
The central government has appointed M Jagadesh Kumar as chairman of the UGC for a term of five years or until he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. “
literature
In addition to being a distinguished university professor, Jagadesh Kumar has co-authored several books with his undergraduate and M.Tech students in India and internationally. “Tunnel Field Effect Transistor Fundamentals” published in November 2016, “Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (TFET): Modeling and Simulation” published in November 2016 and “Junctionless Field Effect Transistor: Design, Modeling and Simulation” three This book February 2019″ is co-authored by Jagadesh Kumar.
A collage of three books co-authored by Jagadesh Kumar
dispute
- In 2016, soon after Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar took over as vice-chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University stirred controversy when a group of students protested on the university campus Protesting against hanging of principal principal Afzal Guru was recorded and arrested by Delhi Police. The perpetrators of the parliamentary attack.
- Saitya Brata Das, Associate Professor, Center for English Studies (CES), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), spoke to Mamidala Jagadesh in June 2017 Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar made the allegation that Jagadesh Kumar stopped promoting Das because he belonged to a lower caste group. Das revealed at a press conference that discrimination against employees from lower caste groups has been prevalent on Jinan University campus. Satya said,
Caste discrimination against teachers from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has always existed in a “subtle” form at Jinan University. Such manifestations of discrimination, especially from the government, became “blatant” after Jagadesh took over as vice-chancellor of the university in January 2016. “
- Najib Ahmed, MSc In October 2017, when Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was serving as vice-chancellor of Jinan University, she clashed with students of the RSS-affiliated ABVP. The incident plunged him into controversy.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2006: He received the 29th IETE Ram Lal Wadhwa Gold Medal for his outstanding contributions in the field of semiconductor device design and modeling.
- 2007: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was awarded the ISA-VSI TechnoMentor Award and two lakh rupees by the Electronics and Semiconductor Association of India.
- 2008: He was awarded the IBM Professor Award in recognition of his professional achievements
- 2013: He received the Teaching Excellence Award (Large Class Category) from IIT Delhi
Facts/Trivia
- Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar completed her doctoral research and studies under the supervision of renowned Indian Professor KNBhat at IIT Madras.
- Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar is a fitness fanatic. He practices Shito-Ryu karate every day and goes to the gym regularly. Both of his sons are associated with famous Indian bands and are trained guitarists. They are gold medalists at the Delhi State Karate Championships.
- In July 2017, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar led a ‘Tiranga March’ at the Jinan University campus along with some prominent RSS and Army officials. The awareness of nationalist ideology among students on campus was a major focus of the march.
Tiranga Parade organized by Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar and Major General (retd) GD Bakshi at JNU campus
- In December 2019, during his tenure as vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, hostel fees were hiked without prior notice to students, leading to a case against Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar protests and movements. His car was attacked by some angry students on the college campus.
- Addressing a press conference on February 4, 2022, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said that after being appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, his first priority is to Implement national education policy. He said,
It will certainly be challenging. My first priority is to ensure the implementation of the national education policy. The sooner it is implemented, the better for us. I will meet with university presidents across the country to discuss the implementation of the New Economic Policy. There are several aspects of the NEP, such as multidisciplinary courses, so we will work on those. “
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