The Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (VC-BHU) is the chief administrator, and a full-time salaried officer of the Banaras Hindu University. The Vice-Chancellor derives his powers from sections 7(B) and 7(C) of the Banaras Hindu University Act (BHU Act) and from the statutes of the said act. There have been 28 Vice-chancellors since the establishment of the university. On 7 January 2022, Prof. Sudhir K. Jain took office as the current and 28th Vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University.