Prof. Farooq Ahmad Mir of the Department of Law has taken over as the Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir.
Prof. Mir, a well known academic, has authored four books and 60 research papers published in national and international peer reviewed journals.
He is the first law teacher in India to have authored book on Cyber Law that is prescribed in the syllabus of various universities in their Law and Computer courses, said a varsity spokesman.
Prof. Mir was earlier Head and Dean Faculty of Law, Controller of Examinations, J&K BOPEE and Registrar IUST Awantipora.