Dr. Lalji Singh is the 25th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. Born on 5th July, 1947 in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Singh rose to acquire the place among the premier scientists of India.


He holds the position of Bhatnagar Fellow of CSIR at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, of which he has been Director for a long period of 11 years from 1998 to 2009.

He spent 13 years in the Institute of Animal Genetics, University of Edinburgh (1974-1987) before joining CCMB.

Education :

Dr Lalji Singh obtained his M.Sc., and Ph.D (Cytogenetics) from Banaras Hindu University, which later awarded him Honorary degree of D.Sc. in the year 2004

Awards and Achievements

he contribution of Dr. Lalji Singh has been profusely awarded which include, apart from "Padmashri" by President of India in 2004, B P Pal Memorial Award at the 97th Indian Science Congress, 2010; Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2008 by the Biotech Research Society (BRSI), BHU, Varanasi;

CSIR Technology Award for Life Sciences 2008; 8th Dharma Vira Oration 2008 by Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi; Dr L D Sanghvi Oration Award of the Indian Society of Human Genetics (2006);

Vigyan Gaurav Award of the Council of Science & Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh (2003); Goyal Prize in Life Sciences (2000) and New Millennium Plaques of Honour Award 2001-2002 for outstanding services in the field of Biological Sciences presented by the Prime Minister of India

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