Organization and Administration
The institute is managed by a Board of Governors, interspersed with a Senate. The board comprises academicians, researchers, industrial leaders and administrators. Dr. Baldev Raj is the current Chairman,Board of Governors of IIT Gandhinagar. Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar was the first Chairman Board of Governors of IITGN.
The four new members who have joined the board of governors (BOG) of IIT-GN include Prof. S P Sukhatme, former director, IIT Bombay & Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Prof. Surendra Prasad,Former Director, IIT Delhi; Prof. Deepak B Phatak Chair professor, Kanwal Rekhi School of Information and Technology Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; and Mr. Kamal Nanavati, President - Strategic Development at Reliance Industries Limited.
The other members of the board include: Shri A. K. Joti, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat; Shri P. S. Jani, Director of Education, U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu, Mr Suresh Neotia, Chairman Emeritus,Ambuja Cements;Mr Deepak Puri Chairman & Managing Director,Moser Baer India Ltd,Mr Malvinder Mohan Singh,Group Chairman,Religare & Fortis Healthcare Ltd New Delhi; Mr Ashok Thakur, Special Secretary (Higher Education) Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development; Prof. G. K. Sharma, Visiting Professor Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar; Prof. N. Ramakrishnan Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar; Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. Mr B. S. Punalkar Registrar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is the Secretary of the BoG.
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