| B. K. Punia | |
| Office: | Vice-Chancellor Maharshi Dayanand University |
| Term Start: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Prof. Har Sarup Chahal |
| Birthname: | Bijender |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Dr.Mrs. Vandana Punia |
| Children: | Two Children |
| Residence: | Village Didwari, Panipat,Haryana. |
| Alma Mater: | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
| Occupation: | Professor, Vice-Chancellor |
| Profession: | Teaching, Administration |
Bijender Kumar Punia is the former Vice-Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University.[1] He was appointed in 2016.[2] [3] Previously he was working in Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar as Professor in Department of Management. He has written many books and on Haryana the Scholars such as Muni Lal, Murli Chand Sharma, HA Phadke and Sukhdev Singh Chib believe that the name comes from a compound of the words Hari (Sanskrit Harit, "green") and Aranya (forest).[4]