J. M. Vyas

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Jayantkumar Maganlal Vyas is an Indian academic and forensic scientist who serves as a Vice Chancellor of National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar. He served as the Director for the Directorate of Forensic Science, Gujarat State for three decades.

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Biography

Vyas has studied Master of Science, PhD and LLB. [1]

Vyas served as the Director for the Directorate of Forensic Science, Gujarat State from 1993 to until his retirement in 2009. He held the additional charge of the office until 2020. He was the Director General of the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University from February 2009 to 2020. [2] [3] The university was renamed the National Forensic Sciences University in 2020 [4] and he continued as the Vice Chancellor. [5] [6]

Recognition

Vyas was awarded the President's Medal for his services in 1997. In 2004, he was awarded the Commendation Certificate as the Best Forensic Science Laboratory Director at the 15th All India Forensic Science Conference.[ citation needed ] He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Forensic Chemistry by Amity University and AIIMS, New Delhi in 2008. [7]

He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2022 for his contribution in field of forensic science and engineering. Under his guidance National Forensic Sciences University Gandhinagar has signed many MoUs with GCTC and ThinkTank, Peninsula Foundation and Adani group on 2 March 2022. [8] [5]

He was awarded the Longest Serving Indian Forensic Scientist Award by World Records India in 2024. [9]

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  2. ↑ "Gujarat Government defends appointment of JM Vyas as DFS director". ET Government. 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Time up for JM Vyas as DFS head?". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ↑ "NFSU Gandhinagar to set up 10 campuses in different states". The Indian Express. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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