Jay Parkash Yadav (born January 1, 1964) is Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari since April 3, 2022 to April, 2025. He is an Indian biologist and professor of genetics best known for his research on genetics. He was awarded Prof. R.P. Roy Young Scientist by Society of Cytology and Genetics, India.
He was born in Khatiwas village of Jhajjar District in Haryana State.
In 1986 he completed his M. Sc. Biosciences and in 1991 Ph. D. Biosciences was awarded.
He is head in Department of Genetics in Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. In 2008 he was awarded UGC fellowship under education Cultural Exchange Programme to visit South Africa. International Travel Grant from CSIR, New Delhi & CCSTDS, Chennai to attend SEGH 2010 at Ireland was awarded in 2010.
He is a knowledgeable researcher with over 200 research papers published in international journals. He has also supervised several Ph.D. candidates.