Education ministry appoints new directors in six IITs
Press Trust of India | April 18, 2024 | 10:48 PM IST | 1 min read
Devendra Jalihal of Indian Institute of Technology Madras has been appointed as the director of IIT Guwahati.
New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Six Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) got new directors on Thursday, according to sources in the education ministry. While Manindra Agrawal has been appointed as the director of IIT-Kanpur, Devendra Jalihal of IIT-Madras has been appointed as the director of IIT-Guwahati, they said.
Agrawal was a professor at IIT-Kanpur's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. "Avinash Kumar Agarwal, professor at IIT-Kanpur's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed as the director of IIT-Jodhpur," a source said.
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"Sukumar Mishra has been appointed as the director of IIT-Dhanbad while DS Katti will be the new head of IIT-Goa," the source added. Amit Patra has been appointed as the director of IIT-BHU.
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