Board of Governers

Board of Governors (BoG)

IIT Kanpur is governed by a board comprising of eminent educationists and administrators.

Chairperson

Dr. Koppillil Radhakrishnan

Dr. Koppillil Radhakrishnan (Former Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary of Department of Space and Chairman of ISRO) has been; an astute Institution-builder with a strategic vision; an able and diligent administrator; a dynamic and result-oriented manager; and an inspiring leader credited with nurturing leadership in the younger generation.

Director (Ex-Officio) Member

Professor Manindra Agrawal

Prof. Manindra Agrawal, currently serving as the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, is a renowned computer scientist, globally known for his contributions in Complexity Theory and Cryptography.

Council Nominees (Members)

Smt. Saumya Gupta

Smt. Saumya Gupta presently serving as the Joint Secretary (Technical Education), Ministry of Education (MoE) is a 2004 IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Prof. (Dr.) Balram Bhargava

Former Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi; & Former Secretary, D/o Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI.

Shri Jayant D. Patil

President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) & Former, Chairman, L&T, MBDA Missile System And Former Director, L&T Semiconductor Technologies Ltd.

Shri Gaurav Deepak

Co-founder & Joint Managing Director, Avendus Capital

State Government Nominees (Members)

Uttar Pradesh Government Nominee

Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi

IAS (retd.), Advisor to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, UP Govt.

Senate Nominees (Members)

Professor Monica Katiyar

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur – 208 016

Professor Rajeev Gupta

Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur – 208016

Special Invitees

Professor Braj Bhushan

Deputy Director

Prof. Braj Bhushan, presently serving as the Deputy Director of the institute, is a Professor in the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences.

Professor Jitendra K. Bera

Dean of Faculty Affairs

Prof. Jitendra K. Bera is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry.

Professor Tarun Gupta

Dean of Research & Development

Prof. Tarun Gupta is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and holds Pawan Tewari Goldman Sachs Sustainability Faculty Chair.

Professor Amey karkare

Dean of Resources and Alumni

Prof. Amey Karkare is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and he is a Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair professor.

Professor Ashoke De

Dean of Academic Affairs

Prof. Ashoke De is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. He previously held the position of Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh, VSM Class I MBE Chair of Excellence at the institute.

Professor Pratik Sen

Dean of Students' Affairs

Prof. Pratik Sen is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry and holds the Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair Professorship.

Professor Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava

Dean of Administration

Prof. Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava is a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Professor Bushra Ateeq

Dean of International Relations

Prof. Bushra Ateeq is a Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering and an occupant of the endowed Joy Gill Chair. She is also a Senior Fellow of the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance.