Colonel rank for Prof Rajeshwar Singh Chandel

May 7, 2024

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has bestowed the honorary rank of Colonel upon Prof Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Vice-Chancellor of Dr YS Parmar University of Forestry and Horticulture, Nauni.
He is among the distinguished company of 19 Vice-Chancellors (VCs) nationwide, who have been bestowed with this honour.
Prof Chandel will now hold the title of Colonel Commandant of the university’s NCC Wing.
Prof Chandel, himself a former NCC cadet and holder of the NCC B certificate, emphasised the university’s commitment to starting NCC units within its constituent colleges at Neri and Thunag.