Vice Chancellor

Prof. Sanjay Srivastava

Vice-Chancellor

Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar

Email : vc@mgcub.ac.in

Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar

Before joining Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, as its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sanjay Srivastava was Professor at Political Science department of Banaras Hindu University, where he taught international relations, focusing on India’s foreign policy, conflict resolution and peace, as well as Indian politics. Additionally, he participated in curriculum development, research supervision, and various university administration activities. Prof. Srivastava's academic achievements have earned him international recognition. He served as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the School of Communication, American University in Washington, D.C. (2016-17).

In 2018, his expertise was further acknowledged when the President of India nominated him to the BHU Court, the highest advisory body at Banaras Hindu University (2018-21). In 2022, the esteemed President of India appointed Prof. Srivastava as his nominee to the Executive Council of Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, where he also serves on the Finance Committee (2022-25).

He has been involved in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation work and has served on several important committees of the University Grants Commission (UGC). He is an advisor at the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and was a member of the Academic Council of the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) from 2019 to 2021. Recently, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the BHU School Board (2019-22) and is honored to be part of the Management Committee of Arya Mahila PG College, BHU, Varanasi, as BHU’s nominee (2019-21). Additionally, Prof. Srivastava served as Chairman of the BHU Information Cell, a role focused on disseminating important information about the university to the public and coordinating communication efforts.

Prof. Srivastava held the ICCR Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies at Yerevan State University in Armenia (2013-14), where he engaged in public diplomacy activities for the Indian embassy and delivered lectures on various topics, including India’s foreign policy and public diplomacy programs. He was an invited speaker at the Public Diplomacy Symposium at Syracuse University (2016) and was also an invited fellow at the International Studies Association annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2017. The Institute of International Education organized his lectures at Barry University in Miami and the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. He has undergone leadership training under the Leadership for Academicians Program (LEAP) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, designed to provide leadership training to senior faculty members in higher education institutions, at the University of Cambridge and IIT Kharagpur (2019). He contributes to the CPD Blog of USC and has led many major research projects, including a recent evaluation of the effectiveness of public diplomacy programs in India, which was the first research of its kind using an experimental research design.

Prof. Srivastava was awarded the UGC Career Award (Research Award) in 2004, a recognition given to meritorious teachers. He was a Salzburg Seminar Fellow in 2005 and has participated in several national and international conferences. He has published works on international relations issues in various compendiums and both national and international journals. He has also been a visiting professor at many esteemed institutions, including the Diplomatic Academy of Armenia and the Faculty of International Relations at Yerevan State University.

On the occasion of the 154th birth anniversary of Dr. Sir Harisingh Gaur, founder of Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, educator, jurist, member of the Constituent Assembly, and philanthropist, Prof. Srivastava was awarded the prestigious "Gaur Mani" award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to education, law, and public service. Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, has been honored with the Loknayak Jai Prakash Award 2023 for his outstanding contributions to the education sector. The 14th President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the award in a ceremony held at Delhi on 21st December. Prof. Sanjay Srivastava, was also honored with the prestigious Shiksha Shri Samman by the Dr. Shambhu Sharan & Shanti Sharan Memorial Trust in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of higher education.