INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the sixth member of the liT family.
The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994 was passed by Parliament in
May 1994 establishing Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati . The Gazette of
India notification was on 1 September 1994. The first batch of students joined
in July 1995.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati represents the northeast zone of India
w hich includes Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Annual Report 2006-2007-A Quick Look
PART I
Organisation
liT Council
Board of Governors
Finance Committee
Building and Works Committee
Senate
Executive Summary
PART II
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Design
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
ACADEMIC CENTRES
Centre for Energy
Centre for the Environment
Centre for Nanotechnology
CENTRALISED SERVICES AND PROGRAMME
Centre for Educational Technology
Central Instruments Facility
Centre for Mass Media Communication
Computer Centre
Quality Improvement Programme
PART III
APPENDICES
Faculty
Officers (Group A)
Degree Awardees
Progress in Construction Works
Details of Research and Development Projects
Summary of Institute Accounts
CONTENTS
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Department/Centre/Programme
Academic Department 11
Academic Centre 3
Service Centre 4
Programme 1
Grants
MHRD Rs.76.27 crores
Total Rs.76.27 crores
I I Students Admitted Students Strength
BTech/BDes 345 BTech/BDes 1049
MTech 199 MTech 357
MSc 75 M Sc 124
PhD 63 PhD 297
Total 682 Total 1827
I Number of Degrees Awarded
8th Convocation (2006)
BTech/BDes 190
MTech 127
MSc 55
PhD 9
Total 381 I
Faculty/Staff Strength
Faculty 176
Scientific Staff 23
Group A 24 Non-Teaching Staff
Others 229
Total 452
Research Paper
Journal Paper 288
Conference Paper 289
Total 577
I I Consultancy Project Sponsored Research Project
New Project 186 New Project 31
Outlay (Rs. in crore) Rs.1.25 Outlay (Rs. in crore) Rs.4.50
PART I
Organisation liT Council Board of Governors Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Senate Executive Summary
Chairman, Council of IITs Shri Arjun Singh
ORGAN ISATION
Min ister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
Chairman, Board of Governors Shri A.K. Saikia (up to 25.10.2006) Dr. M.K. Bhan (w.e.f. 26.10.2006)
Director ProJ. Gautam Barua
Deputy Director Prof. A.D. Sahasrabudhe (up to 15.08.2006)
Dean, Academic Affai rs Prof. S.c. Mishra
Dean, Administration Prof. A. Srinivasan (w.e. f. 04.09.2006)
Dean, Faculty Affairs Prof. A. Mahanta
Dean, Research and Development Prof. J.B. Baruah
Dean, Students' Affairs Prof. A. Srinivasan (up to 03 .09.2006) Dr. S. Dandapat (w.e. f. 04.09.2006)
Registrar Dr. B.N. Raychoudhury
Head, Department of Biotechnology Dr. P. Goswami
( Head, Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. A.K. Ghoshal
Head, Department of Chemistry Prof. A. T. Khan
Head, Department of Civil Engineering Dr. A. Dutta
Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Prof. S. Nandi
Head, Department of Design Shri R.M. Punekar
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Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Dr. S. Dandapat (up to 05.09.2006) Prof. P.K. Bora (w.e.f. 06.09.2006)
Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. S. Borbora
Head, Department of Mathematics Dr. R.Alam
Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. u.s. Dixit
Head, Department of Physics Prof. A. Khare
Head, Centre for Educational Technology Prof. R. Tiwari
Head, Centre for Energy Dr. P. Mahanta
Head, Centre for the Environment Dr. M.Jawed
Head, Central Instruments Facility Prof. B.K. Patel
Head, Centre for M ass Media Communication Shri A.K. Das
Head, Centre for Nanotechnology Prof. A. Chattopadhyay
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Minister in charge of Technical Education in the Central Government (Ex-Officio)
liT COUNCil
Shri Arjun Singh Minister for Human Resource Development Covt. of India, New Delh i 110 001
Chairman of Board of Governors of all I ITs (Ex-Officio)
Bombay
Delhi
Guwahati
Kanpur
Kharagpur
Madras
Roorkee
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Dr. Rahul Bajaj (up to 11.05.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Bombay Mumbai 400 076
Dr. Anil Kakodkar (w.e.f. 12.05.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Bombay Mumbai 400 076
Prof. M.G.K. Menon (up to 18.05 .2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Delhi Delhi 11 0016
Prof. V.S. Ramamurthy (w.e.f. 19.05.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Delhi Delh i 11 0 016
Shri A.K. Saikia (up to 25.10.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Cuwahati Cuwahati 781 039
Dr. M .K. Bhan (w.e.f. 26 .1 0.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Cuwahati Cuwahati 781 039
Prof. C.N.R. Rao (up to 11.06.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Kanpur Kanpur 208 016
Prof. M. Anadakrishnan (w.e.f. 12.06.2006) Chairman, BOC, liT Kanpur Kanpur 208 016
Shri Sanjeev Goenka Chairman, BOC, liT Kharagpur Kharagpur 721 302
Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam Chairman, BOC, liT Madras Chennai 600 036
Shri Jai Prakash Gaur Chairman, BOC, liT Roorkee Roorkee 247 667
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D irector of all I ITs (Ex-Officio)
Bombay
Delhi
Guwahati
Kanpur
Kharagpur
Madras
Roorkee
Chairman of University Grants Commission (Ex-Officio)
Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Ex-Officio)
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Prof. Ashok Misra Director, liT Bombay Mumbai 400 076
Prof. Surendra Prasad Director, liT Delhi Delhi 110 016
Prof. Gautam Barua Director, liT Guwahati Guwahati 781 039
Prof. S.G. Dhande Director, liT Kanpur Kanpur 208 016
Prof. S.K. Dube Director, liT Kharagpur Kharagpur 721 302
Prof. M.S. Ananth Director, liT Madras Chennai 600 036
Prof. Prem Vrat (up to 31.05.2006) Director, liT Roorkee Roorkee 247 667
Prof. S.c. Saxena (w.e.f. 01.06.2006) Director, liT Roorkee Roorkee 247 667
Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat Chairman, University Grants Commission Bahadurshah Zafar Marg New Delhi 110002
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar (up to 31.12.2006) Director General Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg New Delhi 110 001
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Dr. M.K. Bhan (Addl. charge w.e.f. 05.01.2007 to 06.03.2007) Director General Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg New Delhi 110 001
Dr. T. Ramasami (Addl. charge w.e.f. 07.03.2007) Director General Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg New Delhi 110 001
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Chairman of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science (Ex-Officio)
Director of the Council of the Indian Institute of Science (Ex-Officio)
Dr. K. Kasturirangan Chairman, Council of liSe. Bangalore Bangalore 560 012
Prof. P. Balaram Director, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Bangalore 560 012
Member
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Three nominees of the Central Government
To represent the Ministry concerned with Technical Education
To represent the Ministry of Finance
To represent any other Ministry
Nominee of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Shri Sudeep Banerjee (up to 31.10.2006) Secretary, Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development New Delhi 11 0 001
Shri R.P. Agarwal (w.e.f. 01.11 .2006) Secretary, Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development New Delhi 110 001
Member
Dr. Adarsh Kishore (up to 30.10.2006) Member Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure New Delhi 11 0 001
Dr. Sanjiv Mishra (w.e.f. 31.10.2006) Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure New Delhi 110 001
Shri D.S. Mathur (up to 17.07.2006) Member Secretary, Department of Information Technology Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Elentronics Niketan 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 003
Shri Jainder Singh (w.e.f. 18.07.2006) Secretary, Department of Information Technology Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Elentronics Niketan 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110 003
Prof. Damodar Acharya . Member Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education I.p. Estate, New Delh i 110002
Nominees of the Visitor (minimum 3 and maximum 5)
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Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy (up to 05 .09.2006) Chairman, Infosys Technologies Ltd . Hosur Road, Electronic City Bangalore 561 229
Dr. R. Chidambaram (up to 05.09.2006) Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India Vigyan Bhawan Annexe Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi 110 001
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Prof. P.V. Indiresan (up to 05.09.2006) Former Director, liT Madras 3-57, Hill View Apartment Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057
Shri l.M. Thapar (up to 05.09.2006) Chai rman, Ballarpur Industries Thapar House, 124, Janpath, New Delhi 110001
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Prof. C.N.R. Rao (w.e.f. 06.09.2006) Member Chairman, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
Prof. C.S. Seshadri (w.e.f. 06.09.2006) Member Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute Chennai
Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (w.e.f. 06.09.2006) Member Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road Mumbai 400 005
Dr. Kota Harinarayan (w.e.f. 06.09.2006) Member Chairman, Research Counci l of CSIO and Raja Ramanna Fellow National Aerospace Laboratories Bangalore 560 017
Shri Tarun Das (w.e.f. 06.09.2006) Member Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No. 249-F, Sector 18 Udyog Bihar, Phase IV Gurgaon 122 015
Three Members of Parliament (two from lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha)
Secretary
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Shri Milind Deora Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 65 , Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Shri Ananta Nayak Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 180, South Avenue, New Delhi 110 001
Shri B.J. Panda Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) 2, Mahadev Road, New Delhi 110001
Shri Ravi Mathur Joint Secretary (T), MHRD Department of Higher Education New Delhi 110 001
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Secretary
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Shri A.K. Saikia (up to 25.10.2006) H 8, Sector 27 Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201 301
Dr. M.K. Bhan (w.e. f. 26.10.2006) Secretary, Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology CGO Complex (Block 2, 7th Floor) Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003
Prof. Gautam Barua Director liT Guwahati
Dr. Nilambhar Pant (up to 11 .06.2006) Member, Space Commission No. 10, ISRO Complex, Bopal Ahmedabad 380 058
Prof. B.P. Khandelwal (up to 11 .06 .2006) Director, National Institute of Educational Planning & Adm inistration (N IEPA) 17 -B, Sri Aurobindo M arg, New Delhi 110 016
Shri K.M. Acharya Add l. Secretary Dept. of Higher Education M HRD, Technical Section - I Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001
Shri P.K. lahiri Chai rman, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad B 8, 2nd Floor, Green Park Extension New Delhi 11001 6
Shri Provash Chander Neogy (w.e.f. 12.06.2006) EC 126, Sector I Salt Lake, Ko lkata 700 064
Shri K. Shankar Narayanan (w.e.f. 12.06.2006) H 87, Bag Mugalia Extension Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462 043
Dr. S.c. Saha (up to 18.11.2006) Principa l Tri pura Engineering College Barjala, Ji rania, Tripura (West)
Shri Alok Kumar, lAS Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Dept. of Secondary & Higher Education Dispur, Guwahati 781 006
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Chairman
Chairman
Member (Ex-Officio)
Member
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Member Nominees of the lIT Council
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Member Nominee from Govt. of Tripura
M ember Nominee from Govt. of Assam
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Shri P. Bharat Singh, lAS (w.e.f. 19.11 .2006) Commissioner to the Govt. of Manipur Dept. of Higher & Technica l Education Manipur Secretariat, South Block Imphal, M anipur 795001
Prof. S. Nandi (up to 31.12.2006) Professor Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering liT Guwahati
Prof. P.K. Bora (w.e.f. 01 .01 .2007) Professor Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering liT Guwahati
Prof. J.B. Baruah Professor Dept. of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Dr. B.N. Raychoudhury Registrar liT Guwahati
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Member Nominee from Govt. of Manipur
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Member Nominees of the Senate
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Secretary (Ex-Officio)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Shri A.K. Saikia (up to 25.10.2006) Chairman, Board of Governors liT Guwahati H-8, Sector 27, Noida 201 301
Dr. M.K. Bhan (w.e.f. 26.10.2006) Chairman, Board of Governors, liT Guwahati Secretary, Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology CGO Complex (B lock 2, 7th Floor) Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003
Prof. Gautam Barua Director liT Guwahati
Financial Adviser Department of Education MHRD, Shastri Bhavan New Delhi 110 001
Joint Secretary Dept. of Higher Education MHRD, Shastri Bhavan New Delhi 110001
Shri K. Bora (up to 24.05.2006) Former VC, Dibrugarh University Debdaru Path, Near Assembly Hostel Dispur, Guwahati 781 006
Prof. D. Kakati (w.e.f. 25.05.2006) Former VC, Dibrugarh University Phulu Kutir, Shantiram Das Road Rehabari, Guwahati 781 008
Prof. P.G. Yammiyavar (up to 31.08.2006) Professor Dept. of Design liT Guwahati
Prof. A. Srinivasan (w.e.f. 01 .09 .2006) Professor Dept. of Physics liT Guwahati
Dr. B.N. Raychoudhury Registrar
liT Guwahati
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BUILDING AND WORKS COMMITTEE
Prof. Gautam Barua Director liT Guwahati
Dr. N.K. Chaudhury Former Vice Chancellor Gauhati University Niz Path, Rukminigaon Guwahati 781 022
Shri D.C. Bora Retd . Commissioner and Secreta ry, PWD, Assam Narikal Basti, Zoo Narangi Road Guwahati 781 021
Chief Engineer (Buildings) PWD, Assam Chandmari Guwahati 781 003
Prof. A.K. Gogoi Professor Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering liT Guwahati
Dr. B.N. Raychoudhury Registrar
liT Guwahati
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Chai~man (Ex-Officio)
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Member Secretary
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Chairman
Prof. Gautam Barua Director, liT Guwahati
Member Secretary
Dr. B.N. Raychoudhury Registrar, liT Guwahati
Members
Prof. M.K. Chaudhuri Professor of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Prof. A. Mahanta
SENATE
Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. A.K. Gogoi Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. P.G. Yammiyavar Professor of Design, liT Guwahati
Prof. S. Nandi Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. A. Srinivasan Professor of Physics, liT Guwahati
Prof. J.B. Baruah Professor of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Prof. s.c. Mishra Professor of M echanica l Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. P.K. Bora Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. A. Chattopadhyay Professor of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Prof. A. T. Khan Professor of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Prof. B.K. Patel Professor of Chemistry, liT Guwahati
Prof. A. Khare Professor of Physics, liT Guwahati
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Prof. A.K. Dass Professor of Mechanica l Engineering, liT Guwahati
Prof. U.S. Dixit Professor of Mechanica l Engineering, liT Guwahati
Dr. S. Dandapat Associate Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering, liT Guwahati
Dr. A. Dutta Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, liT Guwahati
Dr. R. Alam Associate Professor of Mathematics, liT Guwahati
Dr. S. Borbora Assoc iate Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, liT Guwahati
Dr. P. Goswami Associate Professor of Biotechnology, liT Guwahati
Dr. A.K. Ghosal Associate Professor of Chemica l Engineering, liT Guwahati
Shri R.M. Punekar Associate Professor of Design, liT Guwahati
Dr. M. Jawed Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, liT Guwahati
Dr. P. Mahanta Associate Professor of M echanical Engineering, liT Guwahati
Dr. A.K. Sharma Associate Professor of Civi l Engineering, liT Guwahati
Members (External)
Prof. Devdas Kakati Former Vice Chance llor of Dibruga rh University, and Former Professor of liT Guwahati
Prof. Birendranath Datta Former Professor of Gauhati University
Prof. Dulal C. Goswami Professor of Gauhati University
Invitees
All Associate Professors and the Deputy Librarian of the Institute
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