Chenraj Roychand

Chenraj Roychand
Born	(1961-07-07) 7 July 1961 (age 64)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Educationist Entrepreneur Philanthropist
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] [2]}

Career

In 1990, Roychand founded the Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore at VV Puram, later establishing additional schools and colleges. ^[3] Jain University was declared a Deemed University under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

Roychand established the Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship in 2001. ^[4] The Center aims to support social entrepreneurship, and has incubated companies. ^{[5] [6]}

Awards and Accolades

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 contribution to the Mangalore University, Karnataka. ^[1]

References

1. "About the Chancellor". JAIN (Deemed-to-be University). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
2. University), JAIN (Deemed-to-be. "Dr. Chenraj Roychand | Chancellor JAIN (Deemed-to-be University)". Site Name, i.e. JAIN (Deemed-to-be University). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
3. "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.
4. "Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship established year 2001". www.universitydunia.com/. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
5. "A university's primary focus must be developing students' outlook". financialexpress.com. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
6. Joshi, Bharath (16 September 2013). "Moulding entrepreneurs". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2018.