Tankeshwar Kumar

Tankeshwar Kumar (born 17 October 1963) is an Indian physicist and academic. He is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of Central University of Haryana. He has also served as vice chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar. His research work has h-index 25 and has more than 2400 citations. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, India in 2015.

Early life and education
Kumar was born on October 17, 1963 in Yamunanagar, Haryana. He completed his B.Sc in Physics, Chemistry, Maths from Kurukshetra University in 1983 and went on to earn his M.Sc in Physics from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1985. He received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics from Panjab University in 1990. He also held a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, in 1991.

Awards

 * Ibush Award by Amity University (2015)
 * Education leadership Awards (2016)
 * Appreciation Award by Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturer (2016)
 * Vidyasagar Award (2017)
 * Golden AIM “Most Dedicated Vice-Chancellor Award” (2020)