Special Roles
- 2005-2006 President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
- 2004 onwards Chairman, Council of Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
- 2000-2005 Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras
- 2000 onwards Chairman, Council of Raman Research Institute (RRI)
- 2001-2003 Chairperson, Research Council of National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
- 2001-2003 President, Indian Academy of Sciences
- 2001-2003 Member, Board of Governors of IIT, Roorkee
- 2002-2003 General President, Indian Science Congress 2002-03
- 1995-2003 Chairman, Governing Body of the United Nations Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific, India.
- 2004 onwards Chairman, Governing Council, Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital
- 2004 onwards Member, Economic Policy and Reforms Council, constituted by Government of Rajasthan
- 2004 onwards Member, Committee on Energy, Indian Parliament
- 2007 onwards Chairman, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
- 2007-2011 Member, General Body, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Rajasthan
- 2007 onwards Independent Director, Brigade Group, Bangalore
- 2008 onwards Chairman, Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Karnataka
- 2008 onwards Member, Karnataka Vision 2020, Karnataka
- 2008 onwards Member, Advisory Committee, Indian Science News Association, Kolkata
- 2009 onwards Member, Planning Commission, Government of India.
- 2012 onwards Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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