About
Dr. Dambar Chemjong is an anthropologist. He attended Dhankuta Multiple Campus to pursue his I.A. and B.A. He earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University in New York, USA, an M.Phil. from Bergen University in Norway, and an M.A. in Anthropology from Tribhuvan University's Central Campus.
After working in the government civil service for ten years (1981–1991) and teaching in elementary schools for three years (1978–1981), Chemjong spent twenty-eight years (1996–2024) teaching at Tribhuvan University's Central Department of Anthropology. From August 2018 to September 2023, he headed the Central Department of Anthropology. He also chaired Tribhuvan University's Anthropology Subject Committee. Chemjong served on the Constituent Assembly Constituency Delimitation Commission, which was established by the Nepali government in preparation for the 2063 and 2069 Constituent Assembly Elections.
As the registrar of Vidushi Yogamaya Himalayan Ayurveda University, Dr. Chemjong is responsible to carry out administrative tasks associated with the university's faculty and staff, and to manage the university's finances, accounting, and audit. The registrar is also responsible to make and carry out plans, regulations, and policies pertaining to internal administration. His job also includes creating and carrying out strategies and procedures related to the university's financial management, and to carry out the tasks required for the operation, maintenance, and safeguarding of the university's assets.
The registrar is also responsible for preparing the estimates of the university's financial income and expenditures and to oversee, manage, and control the university's exams and carry out tasks in accordance with the Vice-Chancellor's and Executive Council's directives.