Talat Ahmad

Who is Talat Ahmad?

Talat Ahmad is an Indian Earth Scientist and Professor at the Department of Geology, University of Delhi. He is currently incumbent Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir. He took over from Professor Riyaz Punjabi on 1 June 2011. Prior to this, he was teaching Geology at the University of Delhi.

Talat Ahmad was recommended for the position by a search committee headed by former member of Planning Commission, Prof. Abid Hussain, former Indian Ambassador to USA, and comprising Professor G. K. Chadha, CEO, South Asian University and former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain, an eminent Scientist and former Vice Chancellor of University of Hyderabad.

Talat Ahmad is the second Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir to be appointed from outside the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the past two decades. Jalees Ahmad Khan Tareen was the first Vice Chancellor from outside the state who ran office from 2001 to 2004.