Governance

Leadership:

1. Visitor: Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu
2. Chancellor: Prof. Arvind Panagariya
3. Interim Vice Chancellor: Prof. Abhay Kumar Singh

Key Authorities of the University:

1. Governing Board 
2. The Executive Committee
3. Finance Committee
4. The Academic Council
5. 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)