Noted academician and administrator Dr. Sushma Arya has taken over as the Registrar of DAV University Jalandhar. Dr Sushma Arya has held several major administrative positions including Regional Director, DAV Public Schools, DAV CMC, New Delhi and incharge of the upcoming DAV University for Women at Yamuna Nagar in Haryana before joining the University. Dr Sushma Arya has taken over from Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj.

Mrs J Kackria, Director, DAV CMC, Mr Rajan Gupta, Executive Director and Dr Jasbir Rishi, Dean Academics escorted her to the Chair as she took over the charge of the office. Mrs Kackria welcomed her on behalf of Dr Punam Suri, Padamshri Awardee, Chancellor of the University and conveyed best wishes of the Chancellor to her. The representatives of various administrative departments of the University were also present at the occasion.

A Ph.D in English Literature, she also served as Principal at DAV College for Girls, Yamuna Nagar and Associate Professor in the Department of English, Kurukshetra University during the stint of her 39-year academic career.

During her tenure as Principal, National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC) had granted A Grade to DAV College for Girls, Yamuna Nagar and the institution was selected as the college with potential for excellence by University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The college led by her was also declared as Best Women College of Kurukshetra University in 2003-04 while it got the Best Women College Award in 2017.

Giving details of her priorities after joining, Dr Arya said that she aimed at combining the students’ potential with their holistic development.