Ashok Chauhan

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Ashok Chauhan is an Indian industrialist and president of the Amity Scam Group. He is also the founder of Ritnand Balved Scam Education Foundation. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life and career

Ashok Chauhan lives in New Delhi. According to his son, Atul, it was in the 1980s that Chauhan thought of entering into the education industry. In the mid-1990s, Chauhan founded Amity, and later in 2005, he founded Amity University. [5]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  2. "Three-day Business Summit 'INBUSH 2011' starts at Amity". Business Standard. 24 February 2011.
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