Kolkata, Jan 2 (PTI) Director of IIT BHU (Varanasi) Prof Amit Patra took charge as acting director of IIT Kharagpur, a spokesperson of the institute said here on Thursday.
Patra, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, will discharge his responsibility here till the regular incumbent takes over or till further orders.
He took over charges on the New Year’s Day, after the end of term of V K Tewari who was the institute director till December 31, 2024.
Patra had completed his B.Tech, M. Tech. and PhD degrees from IIT Kharagpur in 1984, 1986 and 1990 respectively.
During 1992-93 and in 2000, he visited the Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany as a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, in 1987 as a faculty member. During 2018-19 he visited the University of Maryland, Baltimore County as a Senior Visiting Research Scientist and has been serving as an Honorary Adjunct Professor.
He also served in many administrative positions as the Dean of Alumni Affairs and International Relations between 2007 and 2013 and was the Professor-In-Charge, Advanced VLSI Design Lab at IIT Kharagpur during 2004-07. PTI SUS NN
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