Biography

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, a Rhodes Scholar, is the Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) in India. He was appointed as the VC at the age of 34 in 2009 when the university was established. Professor Kumar has academic qualifications from the University of Oxford, Harvard University, University of Hong Kong, University of Delhi and Loyola College. Professor Kumar conceived the idea of establishing India's first 'Global University' and with the philanthropic support (US$ 100 Million) of Mr. Naveen Jindal, established JGU in Sonipat, Haryana in 2009. JGU has been ranked as India’s Number 1 Private University for three years in a row by the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2023. JGU is also recognized among the Top 150 universities globally under 50 years by the QS Young University Rankings. In 2020, JGU was recognized as an `Institution of Eminence’ by the Ministry of Education, Government of India – a recognition that is given only to 10 public and 10 private universities among 1000 universities in India. Professor Kumar is an accomplished scholar in the fields of human rights and development, comparative constitutional law, terrorism and national security, corruption and governance, law and disaster management, legal education and higher education with more than 200 publications to his credit.