Governance
Leadership:
- Visitor: Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu
- Chancellor: Prof. Arvind Panagariya
- Interim Vice Chancellor: Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh
Key Authorities of the University:
- Governing Board
- The Executive Committee
- Finance Committee
- The Academic Council
- Building and Works Committee
1. Members of the Governing Board
- Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Chancellor of Nalanda University, and Chairperson, Governing Board
- Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs
- Additional Secretary (Education), Ministry of Education
- Two Members Representing the State Government of Bihar
- Shri Anjani Kumar Singh
- Shri Anand Kishore
- Representation from five Member States, who have provided maximum financial assistance during the period of three years –
- Representation from India (India being the sole Member State who has provided financial assistance) – Shri Prasoon Joshi
- Three members from amongst the persons being renowned academician or educationist –
- Prof. Manjul Bhargava
- Shri Anand Mahindra
- Shri Venu Srinivasan
2. Members of the Executive Committee
- Prof. Arvind Panagariya, Chancellor, Nalanda University (Chair)
- Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
- One Member nominated by the Govt. of Bihar
- Two Members nominated by the Governing Board
- Secretary, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
3. Members of the Finance Committee
- Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Chancellor’s Nominee
- Shri Swarup Nandkeolyar, IA&AS (Retired)
- Shri Navin Soi, Director / Joint Secretary, MHRD (Retd.)
- Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs,
Govt. of India. / His Nominee - Joint Secretary (PP & R), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
- Dean of the Schools of Study by Rotation
- Prof. Sapna Narula, Dean, School of Management Studies, Nalanda University Finance Officer, Nalanda University (Member Secretary)
4. Members of the Academic Council
- Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Prof. Makarand Paranjape, Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, Expert Member
- Prof. Vasant Shivram Shinde, Vice-Chancellor and Professor in South Asian Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune, Expert Member
- Prof. Madhu Khanna, Professor of Indic Religion and Tagore National Fellow, National Museum, New Delhi, Expert Member
- Prof. S.R. Bhatt, Former Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, Expert Member
- Dr. Meenakshi Jain, Senior Fellow Indian Council of Social Science Research New Delhi, Expert Member
- Prof. Heeraman Tiwari, Chairperson and Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Expert Member
- Prof. S.P.Singh, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi, Expert Member
- Deans of all the Schools of Study, Nalanda University
- Librarian, Nalanda University
- One faculty member, Nalanda University
- Registrar, Nalanda University (Secretary)
5. Members of the Building and Works Committee
- Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University
- Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
- Joint Secretary (BIMSTEC & SAARC)/Nalanda Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
- Shri Kashyap Kumar Gupta, Engineer-in-Chief (Retd.), Building Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar (Nodal Officer, NU Project)
- Dr. Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Director, CTI, MPPKVVCL, Jabalpur
- Prof. Sapna Narula, Dean, School of Management Studies, Nalanda University
- Finance Officer, Nalanda University
- Registrar, Nalanda University (Member Secretary)