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Department of Civil Engineering

(1) Academic Responsibilities

  1. Chairman, Ph.D. and M.Tech. (CEG and CEU programs) selection Committee, 2022
  2. Chairman, Ph.D. and M.Tech. (CEG program) selection Committee, 2021
  3. Coordinator, Geotechnical Engineering Section, Department of Civil Engineering, 2018-20.
  4. Convener, Department Research Committee (DRC), Department of Civil Engineering. 2016-18.
  5. Laboratory Incharge, Computational Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering. 2015-17.
  6. Program Coordinator, M.Tech. in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2015-18).
  7. DRC Nominee for evaluation of Major M.Tech. Projects 2014-15.
  8. Program Coordinator, M.Tech. in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2009-12)
  9. Administrative Incharge, Department of Civil Engineering (2009-12)
  10. Laboratory Incharge, Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, IIT Delhi (2003-08)
  11. Faculty Course Advisor (2003-12)

(2) Institute Responsibilities

  1. Dean (Infrastructure) from April 2021 to August 2022.
  2. Associate Dean (Infrastructure) from December 2019 to March 2021.
  3. Professor Incharge, Guest houses, IIT Delhi from Dec 2019 to August 2021.
  4. Chairman, House Allotment Committee. 2021-22
  5. Chairman, Commercial Establishment Licensing Committee. 2021-22.
  6. Member, Technology Business Incubation Unit, FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), Delhi 2021-22.
  7. Member, Five-member Apex Committee for governing affairs of Research and Innovation Park at IIT Delhi 2021-22.
  8. Coordinator, Faculty Recruitment, Geotechnical Engineering Section 2021 and 2022.
  9. Chairman, Taskforce for post-covid preparedness of hostels, June 2020
  10. Chairman, Selection Committee, QIP Interviews 2020.
  11. Chairman, Furniture Committee for 99B and 99C, 2019-22
  12. Chairman, Renovation Committee, 2019-21.
  13. Member, Flying Squad, JEE Advanced Exam 2021 and 2022.
  14. Member, Flying Squad, GATE Exam 2022.
  15. Chairman, Evaluation Committee for SURA Projects for Civil Engineering Department, August 2019.
  16. Chairman, Evaluation Committee for SURA Projects for Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments, July 2018.
  17. Member, Committee for Sustainable and Smart Campus, 2019-21.
  18. Member, Commercial Establishment Licensing Committee, 2019-21.
  19. Member, Utilities Committee of Institute, 2018-20.
  20. Member, Industrial Research and Development Board (IRD), 2018-19.
  21. Chairman, Purchase Finalization Committee. 13/06/2018.
  22. Member, School's Research Committee (SRC), School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe). 23.11.2017 to 31.08.2018.
  23. Expert member, Committee for deciding best B.Tech. project of the year (Mr. and Mrs. Bhatnagar Award) and best design/experimental based B.Tech. project award (BOSS award). May 18, 2017.
  24. Member, Centralized Selection Committee for making admission of foreign nationals in postgraduate programmes under self-financing and ADB scholarship schemes. 2017-19.
  25. Institute representative, JEE Advanced Exam, for several years.
  26. Institute representative, GATE/JAM Exam, for several years.
  27. Chairman, Professorial committee appointed sub-committee on "A few identified Institute funded research scholars may be given top up through projects or through DDF at par with the projects". April 2016.
  28. Member, Board of Academic Programmes, BAP, 2016-18.
  29. Member, High Performance Computing Facility (HPC) User’s Committee, 2015-16.
  30. Coordinator, Industrial Research and Development Unit, IRD, 2015-18.
  31. Chairman, DRC sub-committee for Framing Guidelines for Conversion of Part-time Ph.D. student to Full-time Ph.D. student, 2015.
  32. Chairman, DRC sub-committee for Operations of Departmental Fund for Supplemental International Visit of Research Scholars of Civil Engineering Department, 2015.
  33. Chairperson, IRD Selection Committee for appointment of Project Associate and Project Scientist. Date: 22/07/2015
  34. Member, Computer User’s Committee (CUC), 2015-17.
  35. Member, Senate, IIT Delhi. 2012 onwards.
  36. Member, Professorial Committee, Civil Engineering Department. 2012 onwards.
  37. Chairman, Student Research Council (SRC), Sixteen Doctoral Students. 2012-16.
  38. Departmental Expert, Student Research Council (SRC), Ten Doctoral Students. 2008-16.
  39. Member, Evaluation Committee for SURA Projects for Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments, April 2015.
  40. Chairperson, DRC appointed committee to work out the modalities for operations of departmental fund for supplemental international visit of research scholars. Feb 2015.
  41. Member, DBF appointed review committee for evaluation of Department review summary. July 2014.
  42. Member, Selection Committee, M.Tech. (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engg.), 2012, 2013, 2015.
  43. Member, Selection Committee, M.Tech. (Rock Engg. and Underground structures), 2014.
  44. Professorial Member, Department Research Committee, Civil Engineering Department 2014-15.
  45. Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, 2014-15.
  46. Institute representative, Gate Exam 2013.
  47. Member, Department Research Committee (2009-12)
  48. Invigilation, Paper setting, etc. for JEE and GATE examinations (2003 onwards)

Other Responsibilities

  1. Vice-President, Faculty Forum IIT Delhi, 2016-18.

Courses Developed

  1. Developed two new Courses CVL 321: Geotechnical Engineering, and CVP 321: Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, for Undergraduate students in New Curriculum started from 2013.
  2. Developed new Course CVL 781: Constitutive Models in Geotechnical Engineering for Postgraduate students in New Curriculum started from 2015.

Other Activites

At VNIT Nagpur (as faculty)

  1. Incharge, Civil Engg. Society (2001-02)
  2. Incharge, Civil Engg. Society (1994-95)
  3. Warden, Hostel No. 2 (1995-96)
  4. Member, Audit Committee (1994-95)

At IIT Kanpur (as student)

  1. President, Hall-5, I.I.T. Kanpur (1990-91)
  2. Senator, Student Gymkhana, I.I.T. Kanpur (1989-90)
  3. Mess Secretary, Hall-5, I.I.T. Kanpur (1987-1989)