Chenraj Roychand
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Chenraj Roychand | |
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| Born | 7 July 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Title | Chancellor of Jain University |
Chenraj Roychand (born 7 July 1961) is an Indian educator, entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist. He founded the Jain Group and has been chancellor of Jain University since 1990.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1990, Roychand founded the Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at VV Puram, later establishing additional schools and colleges.[2] Jain University was declared a Deemed University under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Roychand established the Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship in 2001.[3] The Center aims to support social entrepreneurship, and has incubated companies.[4][5]
Awards and Accolades
[edit]Roychand has been awarded the Rotary Award for Vocational Service; Dr. B C Roy Award from Indian Medical Association Award for Leading Personalities; SEVAK Award for Service to Humanity; Rajasthan Youth Association Award for Service in Education Sector; Seva Ratna Award awarded by Centurion Trust, Chennai; and the Kempegowda Award. He was also conferred the Degree of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) for his cotribution to the Mangalore University, Karnataka.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About the Chancellor". JAIN (Deemed-to-be University). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "From a salesman to leading educationist-investor, Chenraj Roychand's story is inspirational". From a salesman to leading educationist-investor, Chenraj Roychand's story is inspirational. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship established year 2001". www.universitydunia.com/. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "A university's primary focus must be developing students' outlook". financialexpress.com. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Joshi, Bharath (16 September 2013). "Moulding entrepreneurs". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2018.