Chancellor
Chancellor of Panjab University
& Vice President of India
| Name: | Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Father's Name | Late Shri Gokal Chand |
| Mother's Name | Late Srimati Kesari Devi |
| Date of Birth | 18 May, 1951 |
| Place of Birth | Village Kithana, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan |
| Marital Status | Married (Year, 1979) |
| Spouse's Name | Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar |
| Children | One daughter (Smt. Kamna) |
| School Education | Had his early education from Class 1 to 5 in village Kithana, at the Government Primary School In Class 6 he took admission in the Government Middle School, Ghardhana, at a distance of 4-5 kms and travelled on foot along with other village students to the school. In 1962, after successfully passing the Chittorgarh, Sainik School, Entrance Examination got admitted to Class 5 in the School on Full Merit Scholarship. Passed from Chittorgarh, Sainik School, after taking the Indian School Certificate Examination recognized by the Cambridge University. |
| College education | Graduated in B.Sc. (Honors) Physics from Maharaja's College, Jaipur, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan. |
| Professional education | 1978-1979 LLB from the University of Rajasthan. |
| Profession | Was enrolled with the Bar Council of Rajasthan as an Advocate with effect from 10.11.1979. Designated as Senior Advocate by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan with effect from 27.3.1990, Since 1990 Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar had been practicing primarily in the Supreme Court and his focus area of litigation have been in the field of Steel, Coal, Mining and International Commercial Arbitration, amongst others. He has appeared in various High Courts in the country and was the senior-most designated Senior Advocate of the State till assuming the Office of the Governor on 30 July, 2019. |
| Permanent Address | Village & P.O. Kithana, District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. |
| vpindia[at]nic[dot]in | |
| Website | vicepresidentofindia.nic.in |