IIT Kanpur director Abhay Karandikar appointed science and technology secretary
He has been appointed to the post till the date of his attaining the age of 60 years, a Personnel Ministry order issued late Saturday night said.
Indian Institute of Technology file photo. (Credit: PTI)Press Trust of India | September 17, 2023 | 07:18 AM IST
NEW DELHI: Professor Abhay Karandikar, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, was on Saturday appointed the secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
He has been appointed to the post till the date of his attaining the age of 60 years, a Personnel Ministry order issued late Saturday night said.
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Prof. Karandikar to the post of DST secretary, it said.
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