Education
From the University of Rajasthan and Doctor of Philosophy from Pune University.
From the University of Rajasthan and Doctor of Philosophy from Pune University.
June 26, 1943, Jodhpur, India
Mehta received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Research Associate, Michigan State and the Ohio State Universities, United States of America,1967-1969
Lecturer & Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1969-1977
Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, 1994-1998
Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, 1990–2009
Srinivasa Ramanujan Research Professor, Indian National Science Academy, 1992-1997
Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, 1998–2005
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1998–2005
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Bhatnagar Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2005–2010
Chairman, National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC), 2006–2012
National Research Professor, 2009 –
Chancellor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, 2011-
Chancellor, University of Allahabad, 2012-
Chairman, BoG, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
He has authored more than 400 research papers.
Controversy
The actions taken by the United States government in this regard were strongly criticized by American scientists.
He is the Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
He has been the president of Indian National Science Academy. He is a fellow of the Royal Society.
He is the President of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He was director of the Indian Institute of Science (1998–2005) and vice chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (1994–1998). He has been appointed as National Research Professor by the Indian government.
He is one the board of directors of the Institute of Life Sciences.
Royal Society]
He is a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.