New Delhi, Sep 4 - Jamia Milia Islamia's new vice chancellor Najeeb Jung Friday said he would work towards getting better infrastructure for the university instead of focusing on incidents like the Batla House shootout here last year, in which a police inspector and two suspected Islamist militants were killed.

'I do not want to divert my mind to incidents like Batla House. I want to ensure that students are emotionally, socially and educationally comfortable,' Jung told reporters at his first press conference here.

Jung, a former Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, took over as vice chancellor from Mushirul Hasan, who was also on the panel of those shortlisted for the post.

The new vice chancellor stated that his focus will be on instilling confidence among students coming from distant places and small towns 'who are not as confident as their counterparts who study at the north campus (Delhi University) and have been brought up in south Delhi'.

Jung also ruled out the possibility of reviving student elections in the university unless there is an extraneous situation.

Asked whether an academician was better for the job of a vice chancellor, he said: 'Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) first vice chancellor was not an academician but he was very successful' and called such statements as 'fallacious arguments'.