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Chenraj Roychand

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Chenraj Roychand
Born (1961-07-07) 7 July 1961 (age 63)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
TitleChancellor of Jain University

Chenraj Roychand (born 7 July 1961) is an Indian educator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He founded the Jain Group and has been chancellor of Jain University since 1990.[1]

Jain University

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

Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship

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Roychand established the Chenraj Roychand Center for Entrepreneurship in 2001.[2] The Center aims to support social entrepreneurship and has incubated companies.[3][4]

References

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