Panagariya has also served as a member of the governing body of the varsity. Panagariya has also been a former NITI Aayog vice-chairman. After computer scientist Vijay P. Bhatkar, former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, he serves as the university’s fourth chancellor.
Nalanda University has appointed Professor Arvind Panagariya as the new chancellor. Panagariya has also served as a member of the governing body of the varsity. Panagariya has also been a former NITI Aayog vice-chairman. After computer scientist Vijay P. Bhatkar, former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, he serves as the university’s fourth chancellor.
Dr. Arvind Panagariya is succeeding Dr Vijay P Bhatkar who served an exceeding tenure as the chancellor of the Nalanda University. In 2017, Dr. Vijay P Bhatkar was appointed as the chancellor and is retiring from the post in 2023. The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, informed the university of Panagariya’s appointment as chancellor on Friday night. Panagariya previously held the positions of chief economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Additionally, he held various positions with the World Bank, IMF, and UNCTAD.
Professor Panagariya currently holds the positions of Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Deepak and Neera Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York, USA. Nalanda University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sunaina Singh extended his gratitude to the President of India and External Affairs Minister for appointing Prof. Panagariya as the university’s chancellor. It was under Professor Singh’s tenure that the university’s expansive campus began to take shape.
In 2007, the Nalanda University was established by an act of Parliament in 2007 and is overseen by the Ministry of External Affairs. The university first established two masters courses “Ecology and Environment" and “Historical Studies". The university currently has six schools, and the majority of its courses are oriented on philosophy and culture. It offers classes in comparative religions, Santana Hindu studies, and Buddhist studies.
