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IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Leadership

Dy. Director

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
29.04.22- till date

Assisting the Director in Academic and administrative work and maintaining liaison with other institutions of higher learning and research, industrial undertakings, etc. Guiding innovation & entrepreneurship, international relations & alumni affairs, developing infrastructure and facilities, etc.

Dean (Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship)

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
19.06.2021 – 28.04.22 Major Achievements:
  • Incubated more than 50 start-ups in community innovations and mining technologies.
  • Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation (TEXMiN), a section 8 company under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), Govt. of India at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
  • Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) IIT (ISM) Foundation, a section 8 company under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
  • SANDVIK Mine Automation Learning Centre (SMAC), a mine automation center established by SANDVIK at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad with hardware and software for capacity building in digital mining technologies
  • Dassault Mining Technology Centre, a CoE established by Dassault Syststems with hardware and software for 3D modeling, AR/VR training, Mine Planning, 3D rendering technologies for creating a realistic representation of mines for training, visualization, and remote operations purposes, design, and simulation of mechanical, electromechanical, mechatronics, and robotic systems
  • Coal India Innovation and Incubation Centre (CII Centre), to nurture early innovators to ideate in the mining technology and promote economically viable start-ups through pre-incubation and incubation
  • ESRI-TEXMiN Geospatial Centre, a COE established by ESRI in the area of Remote Sensing for mining & exploration
  • Regional Centre of Geodesy, a center sponsored by DST, GoI for promoting research and education in Geodesy & GNSS

Dean (International Relations & Alumni Affairs)

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
21.05.2018- 18.06.2021 Major Achievements:
  • Setting up innovation, incubation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem
  • Strengthening and linking the chapters globally: 12 Indian and 4 overseas
  • Contributions from Alumni: Developed Smart Classrooms and other Infrastures. Secured Funds for Innovation
  • Alumni Database Creation: 20000+ update records of Alumni (Alumni Portal: http://alumni.iitism.ac.in)
  • eStore collectibles merchandise portal: https://iitism.campusmall.in
  • Establishment of Media and Branding Cell (MBC): Quarterly Newsletters, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter handles, etc.
  • MSME Approved HI: IIT (ISM) became a business incubator for MSME
  • Five Star rating to CIIE: Best Incubation Centre in Eastern Region
  • Naresh Vashist Centre for Tinkering & Innovation with the generous support of Rs. 8.20 Crores
  • Member of the prestigious Heritage Network (19 leading Institutions).
  • IR portal with the online application process (incoming and outgoing mobilities)
  • Significant increase in Duo India Fellowships, SHASTRI Mobility Programme, GIAN Courses
  • Mitacs Globalink Research Internship: 52 students (2018 and 19)
  • Collaborative International R&D Projects: 9
  • MoUs with Foreign Universities: 22
  • Foreign Mobilities: 12(Faculty), 50+ (Students)
  • Foreign Admissions: Increased foreign mobility through ICCR, ASEAN, Govt. of Ethiopia, MHE Afghanistan, OVL Mozambique, and Sudan
  • Significant increase in Alumni sponsored Scholarships (52), Academic Excellence Awards (8), Best Teacher Award, and Best Innovator Award
  • KPMG World Ideation Challenge 2020 & Adobe Analytics Challenge 2020: Won by students of IIT (ISM)
  • State and National level School Innovation Challenge/BeingArtifex Skillathon - 2021
  • Skill Development Programme: 500+ students of local villages
  • Free Coaching for Classes 9-12 and IIT-JEE
  • Women Empowerment Programmes

Assoc. Dean (Infrastructure)

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
09-01-2018 – 20.05.2018 Major achievements:
  • Operationalization of the Central Library Building and 1000-capacity girl’s hostel.
  • Acquisition of 226.98 acres of land for the second campus.
  • Plugging the unauthorized entry points to campus already existed in the periphery of the Institute
  • Dedicated power supply from DVC (Hotline)

Other Key Positions Held

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

Convenor (Improvement Group) (A team of 25 persons comprising Deans, HoDs, and HoCs)

20-10-2011 – 19.10.2017
  • Formulating innovative strategies for improvement of existing systems and procedures to improve the quality of the deliverable and the pace of delivery and to usher in the spirit of innovation into the system
  • Suggesting possible improvements in the system and preparation of a roadmap for the implementation of new ideas as and when generated
  • Contributing significantly towards further growth of the Institute to make it at par with the leading institutes of the world (CRF, SAC, online Feedback Systems, MIS, CC, etc.)

Co-Coordinator/Coordinator, TEQIP -II & III

01-09-2011-19.07.2018

Chairman, Admissions – IBAT, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

01.07.2004 – 09.08.2005

Head, Education & IT – Indian Institute for Production Management, L&T Kansbahal

01.04.2003- 30.06.2004