Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) chairman-designate Arvind Kumar Singh has said that he will make all efforts to improve the quality of education in the State up to the Inter level. Singh, who has been tipped to be the new JAC Chairman, is currently engaged as Senior Assistant Professor of Physics at Sahebganj College under Sidho Kanu Murmu University in Dumka.
Born on June 17, 1952, Singh will be replacing Dr Anand Bhushan, who remained third JAC Chairman from 2012 to 2015.
“I will try to put all my efforts towards improving the quality of education up to the Inter level as I personally believe that any structure cannot be made sturdy until and unless it has a stronger base,” said Singh while talking to The Pioneer over phone.
Singh also stressed on maintaining all transparency at his new workplace. “I will make all sincere efforts to maintain full transparency in JAC as I have always tried to do it here, giving my 100 per cent to the new responsibility I have been chosen for,” Singh added.
Singh, who joined Sahebganj College on January 7, 1984 as Assistant lecturer and got his PHD done from Bhagalpur University in the year 1988 after doing his masters in Physics from the same University.
“After completing secondary and high schooling from a school near my village Hassanpur near Teghra Station at Baruni in Begusarai district, I passed Matric in the year 1969 and then went to TNB College Bhagalpur for doing Inter and Graduation from there only,” said Singh.
Besides teaching Physics, he is also a Syndicate Member of SKMU University as well as Vice President of SKMU Teachers Association. Besides that, Singh has also been coordinating for IGNOW Center at Sahebganj College since 2012.
Furthermore, Singh has also the credit of having five academicians done their PHD under his guidance out of which, two people have even submitted their thesis.
Singh, however, said that he was yet to receive any official communiqué from the State Government regarding his appointment as JAC Chairman and got to know it through media.
Singh’s colleagues at SKM University also lauded his appointment for the coveted post, calling him as a simple man with high standards and goals.