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A large number of prestigious chair positions have been established in the Institute with the generous financial support and cooperation of the sponsors from the industry, public and private sector organizations, alumni and individuals to promote excellence in specific areas. In addition, institute chair positions are also available across all areas.

A well established procedure is followed to appoint Chair Professors in the Institute. The Institute endeavors to appoint professionals with well acclaimed credentials to its Chair positions.

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Each chair has an initial tenure of three years, which is extendable up to a further period of two years. Each chair position will carry a monthly honorarium up to INR 25,000 per month and a research grant varying from INR 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh per annum, based upon the honorarium opted for.

Know about the eligibility criteria for the “DS Chair for Artificial Intelligence”.

Interested faculty members may apply for ONLY the “DS Chair for Artificial Intelligence” position on the online portal.

This is an addendum to the application process for previously applied chair positions this month. The applications of faculty members who have already applied for other chair positions this month will be retained. However, eligible faculty may apply for this DS Chair for Artificial Intelligence.

One can apply for multiple chair positions as long as he/she fulfill the eligibility of the corresponding chair position. But, no faculty can hold more than one chair position at a time, irrespective of whether it is an externally-funded chair or an institute chair. Barring the Institute chair, all other externally funded Chair positions have 1 (One) vacancy each.

The deadline for online applications is 5:00 pm, December 15, 2020, Tuesday.

Chairs @IITD

Occupant Name Occupant Dept./Centre/School Duration Area Details
1 Prof. (Ms.) Jayashree Bijwe Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (former ITMMEC) 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Reliance Chair
2 Prof. M.P. Gupta Management Studies 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Modi Foundation Chair
3 Dr. Nilanjan Senroy Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Powergrid Chair
4 Prof. Sanjeev Sanghi Applied Mechanics 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Ram Rajinder Malhotra Chair
5 Prof. Sukumar Mishra Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU ABB Chair
6 Prof. (Ms.) Seema Sharma Management Studies 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Sulaiman Mutawa Chair
7 Prof. Anupam Dewan Applied Mechanics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU R.C.Malhotra Chair (earlier Rajat Gupta Chair)
8 Prof. V. K. Vijay Rural Development and Technology 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU IREDA Chair
9 Prof. Sudipto Mukherjee Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Henry Ford Chair
10 Prof. Mausam Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Jai Gupta Chair
11 Prof Amit Gupta Mechanical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU NTPC Chair (2 chairs - 1 for Mechanical & 1 for Electrical)
12 Prof. Abhijit R. Abhyankar Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU NTPC Chair (2 chairs - 1 for Mechanical & 1 for Electrical)
13 Dr. Shouribrata Chatterjee Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU NPX (Philips) Chair
14 Prof. Sorav Bansal Computer Science & Engineering 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Microsoft Chair (2 chairs)
15 Prof. Kolin Paul Computer Science & Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Microsoft Chair (2 chairs)
16 Prof. Puneet Mahajan Applied Mechanics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU TRIPP Chair
17 Prof. PMV Subba Rao Mechanical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Ray W. Herrick Chair
18 Prof. Bhim Singh Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU CEA Chair
19 Prof. Vasant Matsagar Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Prof. Dogra Chair
20 Prof. B. R. Mehta Physics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Schlumberger Chair
21 Prof. Manav Bhatnagar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Brigadier Bhopinder Singh Chair
22 Prof. K. K. Pant Chemical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Petrotech Professorial Chair
23 Prof. Anoop Chawla Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU VOLVO Chair
24 Prof. Ravi Shankar Management Studies 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Amar S. Gupta Chair
25 Prof. P. V. Madhusudhan Rao Mechanical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Mehra Chair
26 Prof. Sushil Humanities & Social Sciences 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Abdulaziz Alsagar Chair
27 Prof. Surya P. Singh Management Studies 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Dhananjaya Chair
28 Prof. Ambuj D. Sagar School of Public Policy 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Vipula & Mahesh Chaturvedi Chair
29 Prof. Subrat Kar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Ram & Sita Sabnani Chair
30 Prof. Amit Kumar Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Jaswinder & Tarvinder Chair
31 Prof. Geetam Tiwari Civil Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
32 Prof. Ramachandra Rao Kalaga Civil Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
33 Prof. Kumar Neeraj Jha Civil Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
34 Prof. Saif Khan Mohd. Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Prof Kishan and Pramila Gupta Chair
35 Prof. Naveen Garg Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Janaki and K.A.Iyer Chair
36 Prof. S.R.Sarangi Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Usha Hasteer Chair
37 Prof. Shashank Bishnoi Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU The Hi-Tech Robotics and Autonomous Systems Chair
38 Prof. (Ms.) Sreedevi Upadhyayula Chemical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU CLASS of 66 Chair
39 Prof. R.K. Sharma Mathematics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU ConsenSys Chair Block Chain Chair
40 Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra Energy Studies 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Yes Foundation Chair
41 Prof. Niladri Chatterjee Mathematics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Soumitra Dutta Chair
42 Prof. (Ms.) Manjeet Jassal Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Dr. Rita Duggal Chair
43 Prof. Sri Harsha Kota Civil Engineering 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU CERCA (Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air) Chair
44 Prof. Preeti Ranjan Panda Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Prof. Anshul Kumar Chair
45 Prof. Subodh Kumar Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Uma Puruskar liril Gupta Chair
46 Prof. Amitabha Tripathi Mathematics 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Vaidya Saolapurkar Chair
47 Prof. Subodh Vishnu Sharma Computer Science & Engineering 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Pankaj Gupta Chair in Privacy and Decentralization
48 Prof. Sayan Ranu Computer Science & Engineering 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Nick McKeown Chair in Computer Science
49 Prof. Rajendra Singh Physics 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Batch of 1979 Chair
50 Prof. Srikanta B. Jagannath Computer Science & Engineering 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU DS Chair of AI
51 Prof. Abhijit Majumdar Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
52 Prof. Sourabh Ghosh Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
53 Prof. Anurag Singh Rathore Chemical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
54 Prof. K. Sreenadh Mathematics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
55 Prof. (Ms.) Kanika T. Bhal Management Studies 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
56 Prof. B. R. Chahar Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
57 Prof. B. K. Panigrahi Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
58 Prof. (Ms.) G. Bhuvaneswari Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
59 Prof. I. N. Kar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
60 Prof. A. K. Ganguli Chemistry 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
61 Prof. K. B. Khare Physics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
62 Prof. (Ms.) Anushree Malik Rural Development and Technology 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
63 Prof. Siddharth Pandey Chemistry 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
64 Prof. Swades Kumar De Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
65 Prof. Jayadeva Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
66 Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
67 Prof. (Ms.) Ratnamala Chatterjee Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
68 Prof. Shantanu Roy Chemical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
69 Prof. Ranjan Kumar Mallik Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
70 Prof. Sunil Kumar Khare Chemistry 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
71 Prof. Neeraj Khare Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
72 Prof. Vijaya Prakash G. Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
73 Prof. S Dharmaraja Mathematics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
74 Prof. Josemon Jacob Materials Science & Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
75 Prof. Sagnik Dey Atmospheric Sciences 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
76 Prof. (Ms.) Purnima Singh Humanities & Social Sciences 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
77 Prof. Anil Jacob Elias Chemistry 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
78 Prof. Sameer Sapra Chemistry 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
79 Prof. Joby Joseph Physics 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
80 Prof. Apurba Das Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
81 Prof. P. V. Rao Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
82 Prof. D. Sundar Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
83 Prof. Bhabani Kumar Satapathy Materials Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair

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