| From | To | Name of HOD |
|---|---|---|
| July 1971 | June 1976 | Dr E C Subbarao |
| July 1976 | July 1982 | Dr D Chakravorty |
| Aug 1982 | July 1987 | Dr K P Gupta |
| Aug 1987 | June 1989 | Dr T R Ramachandran |
| July 1989 | July 1993 | Dr D C Agrawal |
| Aug 1993 | Dec 1994 | Dr G S Murty |
| Jan. 1995 | Dec 1996 | Dr R K Dube |
| Jan. 1997 | Dec 1999 | Dr Brahm Deo |
| Jan. 2000 | Feb 2003 | Dr Jitendra Kumar |
| Mar 2003 | Apr 2006 | Dr Y N Mohapatra |
| May 2006 | Feb 2011 | Dr Jitendra Kumar |
| Mar 2011 | Jul 2014 | Dr Kamal K Kar |
| Jul 2014 | Aug 2016 | Dr Y N Mohapatra |
| Sep 2016 | Aug 2022 | Dr. Rajeev Gupta |
| Sep 2022 | Present | Dr. Raj G. S. Pala |
Materials Science Programme
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur