Government Appoints Top Officials and DIrectors for IISERs and IIMs
- President Ram Nath Kovind has approved these appointments on the recommendation of the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry.
- Check the list of newly-appointed directors and chairpersons here.
The Government of India has approved the appointment of chairpersons for four IIMs or Indian Institutes of Management and directors for five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research or IISERs across the country. Check the detailed list below:
New Chairpersons of Four IIMs: -
Name of the Newly-Appointed Chairperson | Name of the Institute | Details about the Newly-Appointed Chairperson |
Mr. Shriram S Dandekar | Indian Institute of Management, Jammu | He is the Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Camlin Limited. |
Mr. Jalaj Ashwin Dani | Indian Institute of Management, Trichy | Not Available |
Mr. S K Bajoria | Indian Institute of Management, Shillong | He is a renowned industrialist in West Bengal and one of the members of BJP. |
Mr. Praveen Shankar Pandey | Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi | He is the Chairman of Diamond India Limited or DIL. |
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New Directors for Five IISERs: -
Name of the Newly-Appointed Director | Name of the Institute | Details about the Newly-Appointed Director |
Mr. Jayant B Udgaonkar | IISER Pune | He is an eminent molecular biologist and biochemist. He is also a senior professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bangalore). |
Mr. K N Ganesh | IISER Tirupati | He is a renowned scientist and senior faculty at IISER Pune. |
Mr. Saurav Pal | IISER Kolkata | He is a senior faculty member at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. |
Mr. Debi Sarkar | IISER Mohali | He is a renowned virologist, immunologist and biochemist. He is one of the senior faculty members at the University of Delhi. |
Mr. KVR Chary | IISER Berhampur | He is a senior faculty member and scientist at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. |