Three terms Vice-Chancellor: In a rare feat, he has served as the Vice-Chancellor of three major institutions:

Three terms  Vice-Chancellor: In a rare feat, he has served as the Vice-Chancellor of three major institutions:

Waqf Today : Jawed Ahmad

Delhi : Professor Talat Ahmad—a world-renowned geologist and one of India’s most successful academic administrators.
A proud “Aligarian” of the 1970s, Professor Ahmad represents the pinnacle of scientific achievement. He is a rare individual who has balanced a high-impact research career in Earth Sciences with the leadership of some of India’s most prestigious central universities.
Quick Statistics & Academic Milestones:
Academic Roots: Completed both his B.Sc. (1975) and M.Sc. in Geology (1977) from AMU. He later earned his Ph.D. from JNU and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge and the University of Leicester, UK.
Triple Vice-Chancellor: In a rare feat, he has served as the Vice-Chancellor of three major institutions:
University of Kashmir (Two terms: 2011–2014 & 2018–2022)
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2014–2018)
Earth Scientist of Repute: An expert in Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry, he spent nearly two decades as a scientist at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.
Triple Academy Fellow: He is a Fellow of all three of India’s premier national science academies: INSA (New Delhi), IAS (Bangalore), and NASI (Allahabad).
Awards: Recipient of the National Mineral Award (1994) and the S.M. Naqvi Gold Medal (2013) for his contributions to geosciences.

The Scientist-Administrator Professor Talat Ahmad is often described as a “quiet visionary.” Whether he was navigating the complex administrative waters of Kashmir or modernizing the research infrastructure at Jamia, he remained a scientist at heart.

He is credited with bringing a culture of research-led governance to every institution he led.

“He carried the foundational rigour of AMU’s geology labs to the international stage, proving that an Aligarian can be both a world-class researcher and a transformative leader of men and institutions.”

The Aligarh Science & Leadership Legacy
Professor Ahmad joins the ranks of Aligarians who transitioned from specialized research to national leadership