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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. M.P. Gupta Management Studies 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Modi Foundation Chair
2 Dr. Nilanjan Senroy Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Powergrid Chair
3 Prof. Sanjeev Sanghi Applied Mechanics 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Ram Rajinder Malhotra Chair
4 Prof. Sukumar Mishra Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU ABB Chair
5 Prof. (Ms.) Seema Sharma Management Studies 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Sulaiman Mutawa Chair
6 Prof. Anupam Dewan Applied Mechanics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU R.C.Malhotra Chair (earlier Rajat Gupta Chair)
7 Prof. V. K. Vijay Rural Development and Technology 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU IREDA Chair
8 Prof. Sudipto Mukherjee Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Henry Ford Chair
9 Prof. Mausam Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Jai Gupta Chair
10 Prof Amit Gupta Mechanical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU NTPC Chair (2 chairs - 1 for Mechanical & 1 for Electrical)
11 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)
12 Dr. Shouribrata Chatterjee Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU NPX (Philips) Chair
13 Prof. Sorav Bansal Computer Science & Engineering 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Microsoft Chair (2 chairs)
14 Prof. Kolin Paul Computer Science & Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Microsoft Chair (2 chairs)
15 Prof. Puneet Mahajan Applied Mechanics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU TRIPP Chair
16 Prof. PMV Subba Rao Mechanical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Ray W. Herrick Chair
17 Prof. Bhim Singh Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU CEA Chair
18 Prof. Vasant Matsagar Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Prof. Dogra Chair
19 Prof. B. R. Mehta Physics 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Schlumberger Chair
20 Prof. Manav Bhatnagar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Brigadier Bhopinder Singh Chair
21 Prof. K. K. Pant Chemical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Petrotech Professorial Chair
22 Prof. Anoop Chawla Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU VOLVO Chair
23 Prof. Ravi Shankar Management Studies 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Amar S. Gupta Chair
24 Prof. P. V. Madhusudhan Rao Mechanical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU Mehra Chair
25 Prof. Sushil Humanities & Social Sciences 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Abdulaziz Alsagar Chair
26 Prof. Surya P. Singh Management Studies 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Dhananjaya Chair
27 Prof. Ambuj D. Sagar School of Public Policy 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Vipula & Mahesh Chaturvedi Chair
28 Prof. Subrat Kar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Ram & Sita Sabnani Chair
29 Prof. Amit Kumar Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Jaswinder & Tarvinder Chair
30 Prof. Geetam Tiwari Civil Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2021-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
31 Prof. Ramachandra Rao Kalaga Civil Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
32 Prof. Kumar Neeraj Jha Civil Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU MoUD Chair (3 chairs)
33 Prof. Saif Khan Mohd. Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Prof Kishan and Pramila Gupta Chair
34 Prof. Naveen Garg Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Janaki and K.A.Iyer Chair
35 Prof. S.R.Sarangi Computer Science & Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Usha Hasteer Chair
36 Prof. Shashank Bishnoi Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU The Hi-Tech Robotics and Autonomous Systems Chair
37 Prof. (Ms.) Sreedevi Upadhyayula Chemical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU CLASS of 66 Chair
38 Prof. R.K. Sharma Mathematics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU ConsenSys Chair Block Chain Chair
39 Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra Energy Studies 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Yes Bank Chair
40 Prof. Niladri Chatterjee Mathematics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Soumitra Dutta Chair
41 Prof. (Ms.) Manjeet Jassal Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Dr. Rita Duggal Chair
42 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
43 Prof. Preeti Ranjan Panda Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Prof. Anshul Kumar Chair
44 Prof. Subodh Kumar Computer Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Uma Puruskar liril Gupta Chair
45 Prof. Amitabha Tripathi Mathematics 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Vaidya Saolapurkar Chair
46 Prof. Subodh Vishnu Sharma Computer Science & Engineering 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Pankaj Gupta Chair in Privacy and Decentralization
47 Prof. Sayan Ranu Computer Science & Engineering 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Nick McKeown Chair in Computer Science
48 Prof. Rajendra Singh Physics 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU Batch of 1979 Chair
49 Prof. Srikanta B. Jagannath Computer Science & Engineering 2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31 As per MoU DS Chair of AI
50 Prof. Abhijit Majumdar Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
51 Prof. Sourabh Ghosh Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
52 Prof. Anurag Singh Rathore Chemical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
53 Prof. K. Sreenadh Mathematics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
54 Prof. (Ms.) Kanika T. Bhal Management Studies 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
55 Prof. B. R. Chahar Civil Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
56 Prof. B. K. Panigrahi Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
57 Prof. (Ms.) G. Bhuvaneswari Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
58 Prof. I. N. Kar Electrical Engineering 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
59 Prof. A. K. Ganguli Chemistry 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
60 Prof. K. B. Khare Physics 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
61 Prof. (Ms.) Anushree Malik Rural Development and Technology 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
62 Prof. Siddharth Pandey Chemistry 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
63 Prof. Swades Kumar De Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
64 Prof. Jayadeva Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
65 Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
66 Prof. (Ms.) Ratnamala Chatterjee Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
67 Prof. Shantanu Roy Chemical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
68 Prof. Ranjan Kumar Mallik Electrical Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
69 Prof. Sunil Kumar Khare Chemistry 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
70 Prof. Neeraj Khare Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
71 Prof. Vijaya Prakash G. Physics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
72 Prof. S Dharmaraja Mathematics 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
73 Prof. Josemon Jacob Materials Science & Engineering 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
74 Prof. Sagnik Dey Atmospheric Sciences 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
75 Prof. (Ms.) Purnima Singh Humanities & Social Sciences 2019-07-01 - 2022-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
76 Prof. Anil Jacob Elias Chemistry 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
77 Prof. Sameer Sapra Chemistry 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
78 Prof. Joby Joseph Physics 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
79 Prof. Apurba Das Department of Textile & Fibre Engineering 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 As per MoU Institute Chair
80 Prof. P. V. Rao Mechanical Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
81 Prof. D. Sundar Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
82 Prof. Bhabani Kumar Satapathy Materials Science & Engineering 2020-07-01 - 2023-06-30 As per MoU Institute Chair
83 Prof. Siddharth Pandey Department of Chemistry 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
84 Prof. Swades Kumar De Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
85 Prof. Jayadeva Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
86 Prof. Ashwini K Agrawal Department of Textile Technology 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
87 Prof. (Ms.) Ratnamala Chatterjee Department of Physics 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
88 Prof. Shantanu Roy Department of Chemical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
89 Prof. Ranjan Kumar Mallik Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
90 Prof. Sunil Kumar Khare Department of Chemistry 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
91 Prof. Neeraj Khare Department of Physics 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
92 Prof. Vijaya Prakash G Department of Physics 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
93 Prof. S Dharmaraja Department of Mathematics 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
94 Prof. Josemon Jacab Material Science & Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
95 Prof. Sagnik Dey Centre for Atmospheric Science 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
96 Prof. Purnima Singh Humanities & Social Sciences 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Institute Chair
97 Prof. Abhijit R Abhyankar Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Power Generation Technology at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering of IIT Delhi NTPC Chair
98 Prof. Niladri Chatterjee Department of Mathematics 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Artificial Intelligence at IIT Delhi Soumitra Dutta Chair
99 Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra Centre for Atmospheric Science 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Yes Bank Chair
100 Prof. Manjeet Jassal Department of Textile Technology 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 As per MOU Rita Duggal Chair
101 Prof. Nilanjan Senroy Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Power System Engineering Powergrid Chair
102 Prof. Sukumar Mishra Department of Electrical Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Power and Automation ABB Chair
103 Prof. Kalaga Ramachandra Rao Department of Civil Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Urban Transport and Traffic Planning MoUD Chair
104 Prof. Seema Sharma Department of Management Studies 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Discipline of Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Sulaiman Mutawa Chair
105 Prof. Kolin Paul Department of Computer Science & Engineering 01/07/2019 - 30/06/2022 Computer Science & Engineering Microsoft Chair
106 Prof. (Ms.) G Bhuvaneswari Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
107 Prof. Abhijit Majumdar Department of Textile Technology 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
108 Prof. Sourabh Ghosh Department of Textile Technology 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
109 Prof. K Sreenadh Department of Mathematics 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
110 Prof. (Ms.) Kanika T Bhal Department of Management Studies 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
111 Prof. BR Chahar Department of Civil Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
112 Prof. BK Panigrahi Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
113 Prof. IN Kar Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
114 Prof. AK Ganguli Department of Chemistry 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
115 Prof. KB Khare Department of Physics 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU Institute Chair
116 Prof. Amit Gupta Department of Mechanical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Power Generation Technology NTPC Chair
117 Prof. K K Pant Department of Chemical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Hydrocarbon Technology Petrotech Chair
118 Prof. Sushil Department of Management Studies 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Management/Humanities & Social Sciences Abdulaziz Alsagar Chair
119 Prof. Manav Bhatnagar Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Computer Science & Technology Brigadier Bhopinder Singh Chair
120 Prof. Bhim Singh Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Electrical Power Energy Central Electricity Authority Chair
121 Prof. Mausam Department of Computer Science & Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Telecommunication Jai Gupta Chair
122 Prof. Vasant Matsagar Department of Civil Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Civil Engineering Prof. Dogra Chair
123 Prof. Vasant Matsagar Department of Civil Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 Civil Engineering Prof. Dogra Chair
124 Prof. R K Sharma Department of Mathematics 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU ConsenSys Blockchain Chair
125 Prof. Ambuj D Sagar School of Public Policy 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 In the area of Policy Studies. Vipula & Mahesh Chaturvedi Chair
126 Prof. Naveen Garg Department of Computer Science & Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU details Janaki and K. A. Iyer CHAIR
127 Prof. S R Sarangi Department of Computer Science & Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU details Usha Hasteer Chair
128 Prof. Shashank Bishnoi Department of Civil Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU details The Hi-Tech Robotics and Autonomous Systems CHAIR
129 Prof. Saif Khan Mohd. Department of Electrical Engineering 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU details Prof. Kishan and Pramila Gupta Chair
130 Prof. Anurag Sharma Department of Physics 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2021 As per MOU details CLASS OF 66 CHAIR
131 Prof. Anupam Dewan Department of Applied Mechanics 16/08/2019 - 15/08/2021 Applied Mechanics R C Malhotra Chair
132 Prof.PMV Subba Rao Department of Mechanical Engineering 16/08/2019 - 15/08/2021 Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Ray W Herrick Chair
133 Prof. Puneet Mahajan Department of Applied Mechanics 12/08/2019 - 11/08/2021 Transportation Planning TRIPP Chair
134 Dr. Shouribrata Chatterjee Department of Electrical Engineering 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2021 Microelectronics and VLSI Design Tools and Technology NXP (Philips) Chair
135 Prof. Ravi Shankar Department of Management Studies 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2021 Decision Science Amar S Gupta Chair
136 Prof. Ravi Shankar Department of Management Studies 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2021 Decision Science Amar S Gupta Chair
137 Prof. P V Madhusudhan Rao Department of Mechanical Engineering 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2021 Teaching & Research in the field of Design and Manufacturing Technologies Mehra Chair
138 Prof. M P Gupta Department of Management Studies 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2021 Information Technology/Management Dhananjaya Chair
139 Prof. Jayashree Bijwe ITMMEC 29/07/2019 - 28/07/2021 Polymer Science and Engineering Reliance Chair
140 Prof. B R Mehta Department of Physics 29/07/2019 - 28/07/2021 Applied Electronic,Semiconductor Physics or Manufacturing Process Schlumberger Chair
141 Prof. Geetam Tiwari Department of Civil Engineering 28/07/2019 - 27/07/2021 Urban Transport and Traffic Planning MoUD Chair
142 Prof. Sudipto Mukherjee Department of Civil Engineering 17/12/2018 - 30/06/2020 Transportation Planning for Control of Accidents and Pollution VOLVO Chair
143 Prof. Amit Kumar Department of Computer Science & Engineering 10/12/2018 - 30/06/2020 In the area of Operation Research VOLVO Chair
144 Prof. S K Saha Department of Mechanical Engineering 26/11/2018 - 30/06/2020 Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering Naren Gupta Chair
145 Prof. Subhashis Banerjee Department of Computer Science & Engineering 17/11/2018 - 30/06/2020 Urban Transport and Traffic Planning MoUD Chair
146 Prof. Anoop Chawla Department of Mechanical Engineering 17/11/2018 - 30/06/2020 Bio mechanics & Transportation Safety Henry Ford Chair
147 Prof. V K Vijay Centre for Rural Development & Technology 10/11/2018 - 30/06/2020 Renewable Energy IREDA Chair
148 Unider process Department of Computer Science & Engineering - Department of Computer Science & Engineering Uma Puruskar liril Gupta Chair
149 Advertised Online - - As per MOU Microsoft Chair
150 Advertised Online - - A faculty member of IIT Delhi working in the field of air quality measurement, modelling and mitigation including policy CERCA Chair
151 Advertised Online - - A faculty member of IIT Delhi working in the field of computer architecture and/or electronic design automation Prof. Anshul Kumar Chair
152 Advertised Online - - A faculty member of IIT Delhi working in the field of Science/Engineering/ Management/Humanities or Social Sciences Ram Rajinder Malhotra Chair
153 Advertised Online Department of Management Studies - Department of Management Studies Modi Foundation Chair

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