Dr Amarjit Singh Nanda, joined today as Vice- Chancellor of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Dr Nanda a former Professor of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics and founder Director of Research of GADVASU was presently working as Vice-Chancellor of Nanaji 
Deshmukh University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Jabalpur, (MP). Dr Nanda also served as the Animal Husbandry Commissioner Govt. of India, an Additional Secretary rank in the Central Govt from 2010 to 2013.
Born in a small village Kanjali, near historical Kali Wein in Distt Kapurthala, he has meritorious academic record. After his graduation and Masters in Animal Reproduction from PAU Ludhiana, he completed his Fellowship of the Royal Veterinary College of Sweden (FRVCS) from Sweden in 1983 and Ph. D. from UK in 1989. He has the distinction of working as the Regional Expert on Animal Production at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and as a Visiting Professor in Hiroshima University Japan and in University of SauPolo, Brazil. As consultant, Dr Nanda visited more than 35 countries. As Head of Department and as the Director for Centre of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Gynaecology and Reproduction, he gave leadership to applied research in animal reproduction. Dr Nanda has more than 200 publications in journals of national and international repute on his credit.
Born and brought-up in a small holders farming family, Dr Nanda is well aware of grassroots level dairy farming problems and during his long career, he always focused his research and its application on field related problems.
After joining in his interaction with Deans and Directors of the university Dr Nanda said that the whole university functionaries will work as a team. We vigorously put our best efforts for holistic development of university and to uplift livestock activities in state. Making research realistic, modern and more useful which may practically help the farmers will be the top priority. He said that extension services can play a vital role to create awareness among the farmers. Extension experts are field ambassadors of any institute. Need based research and extension activities are prerequisite condition of progress he added. We should keep in mind needs of farmers and end users. Right and effective education may be delivered to students to promote the university amongst the best national and international institutes.
