U.G.C. Academic Staff College
Organization and Responsibility of Academic Staff College, BHU
The ASC-BHU caters to the needs of teachers and academic administrators of the colleges/universities. ASC-BHU has its own website and all the necessary information are posted/up dated regularly. In order to make an OP/RC optimally effective, the ASC-BHU maintains a systematic record of all participants, their achievement, their professional growth and change in their capabilities as teachers. This ASC also ensures maintenance of a course-wise systematic record of resource persons, participants, and year-wise and subject-wise list of courses conducted. Also, ASC maintains a proper record of the reading material produced, and keeps copies of such material in the library.
At present there are 66 Academic Staff Colleges in India. The Academic Staff College, BHU was established during seventh plan in the year 1987 by the UGC. The first Director was Prof. B. B. Dhar followed by Prof. M. S. Srinivasan, Prof. V. S. Jaiswal, Prof. K. K. Narang, Prof. Janardan Singh, Prof. Kumar Pankaj, Prof. B. B. Bansal, Prof. S. N. Upadhyay, Prof. Kamal Sheel. The present Director is Prof. A. V. Sharma.
Legacy Chart of Directors is as Follows:
| S.No | Name | Period |
| 1. | Prof. B. B. Dhar | 08.10.1987 to 03.12.1991 |
| 2. | Prof. M. S. Srinivasan | 03.12.1991 to 01.11.1993 |
| 3. | Prof. V. S. Jaiswal | 01.11.1993 to 24.11.1998 |
| 4. | Prof. K. K. Narang | 24.11.1998 to 11.02.2000 |
| 5. | Prof. Janardan Singh | 11.02.2000 to 19.12.2005 |
| 6. | Prof. Kumar Pankaj | 19.12.2005 to 17.07.2009 |
| 7. | Prof. B. B. Bansal | 17.07.2009 to 19.04.2010 |
| 8. | Prof. S. N. Upadhyay | 17.07.2010 to 31.01.2011 |
| 9. | Prof. Kamal Sheel | 01.02.2011 to 31.3.2011 |
| 10. | Dr. Anand Vardhan Sharma | 01.4.2011 to till date |
BHU Banaras Hindu University
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