Ashok Chauhan
- Not to be confused with Ashok Chavan
Ashok Chauhan is the founder, president of the Amity group of institutions, founder of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation[1][2][3][4]
Personal life and career
Chauhan was born in India, as one of seven siblings. He is married, and has two sons, Atul and Aseem. He lives in New Delhi. Chauhan graduated and after receiving a scholarship from the German government, moved to Germany in the 1970s. According to his son, Atul, it was in the 1980s that Chauhan thought of entering the education space. In the mid 1990s, Chauhan founded Amity, and then in 2005, he founded Amity University, which became the first private university in India.[5]
Awards and recognitions
- 'Excellence in Education Award' from Ramakrishna-Vivekananda International Foundation[6]
- 'Lifetime Achievement Award For Higher Education' by Franchise India in 2011[7]
References
- ↑ Self published site, retrieved on November 1, 2012
- ↑ "Three-day Business Summit 'INBUSH 2011' starts at Amity". Business Standard. 2011-02-24.
- ↑ Ajmer Singh (June 11, 2005). "Schooled in Deceit". News report 2 (23) (tehelka.com). p. 14. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ↑ Clemens Jurgenmeyer (August 1992). "Hinduism in the Modern World". Conference details. The Heidelberg-based document server archive. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ Private university to follow quota norms, The Times of India, NN Jan 7, 2005
- ↑ "Amity Founder-President honoured at nation-building forum". BusinessStandard. 14 January 2011.
- ↑ "Indian Education Awards 2011, the National Awards on Excellence in Education, announced". Education Diary. May 4, 2011.