Experience

TIFAC
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Scientist

  • Jun 2023 - Present


AICTE

• India
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adviser

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2023

  Heading the Scholarships and Grants (SAG) Bureau of AICTE Institutional Development Schemes | AICTE Heading the Institutional Development Cell, mandated for augmenting the institutional level facilities to improve the quality of technical education- laboratories, hostels, student clubs, e-resources, conferences etc. Responsible for implementation of schemes like Modernization & Removal of Obsolescence (MODROB), Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social experiences (CAFES), Scheme for Promotion of Interest, Creativity & Ethics among Students (SPICES); Grant for Augmenting Infrastructure in North Eastern Region (GAINER); Grant for Organizing Conferences(GOC). Introduced variants in the Schemes to enlarge the geographical spread of beneficiaries. IDEA Lab Scheme / AICTE Conceptualized IDEA (Idea Development Evaluation Application) Lab Scheme for AICTE institutions. The plan is to establish IDEA Labs (each costing about Rs. 1 crore) with partial funding from AICTE, as a common 24x7 facility for students as well as faculty- to convert an idea into a prototype. The objective is to train students in 21st skills, train the teachers for this and also create trainers to run IDEA Labs, with emphasis on working with hands and a sharp focus on maximizing the utilization of facilities. SAG Bureau also has under it: Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) Cell; Student Development Cell; Margadarshak Cell Show less



Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC)

• Scientist

  • Apr 2000 - Jun 2018

  Mission REACH | TIFAC Mission REACH (Revance & Excellence in ACHieveing new heights in higher S&T education), a brainchild of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, then Chairman- TIFAC & PSA to GOI was conceptualized, launched & implemented by TIFAC. As the founder Coordinator, established 35 TIFAC-Centres of Relevance & Excellence (COREs) targetting excellence in industry relevant areas, each characterized by industry-academia-govenment linkages. With around 30% financial stakes of TIFAC, the COREs launched PG programmes in areas of interest to industry, most of them for the first time in the country! The Mission not only raised the quality of education in select areas through an impressive infrastructure and gave a model to be emulated but also produced academic leaders out of the faculty. Roadmap for Education/ Technology Vision 2035 | TIFAC This was taken up as part of Technology Vision 2035 exercise and delivered, dovetailed with the Vision document. The Vision document envisaged the type of Indians in 2035 and projected their needs and aspirations then; the Roadmap identified the technologies that would help in the realisation of educational needs. TIFAC was invited to make presentation on the Roadmap by the Kasturirangan Commitee that prepared the National Education Policy 2020. National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) | DST As Principal Investigator, under a project sanctioned to TIFAC, prepared the Detailed Project Report for the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). Conducted series of stakeholder workshops and drew number of Schemes for Human Resource Development, Technology Development, Centres of Excellence etc for the Mission. This is one of the largest Missions of DST, with project cost in excess of Rs 3500 crore to be implemented in 5 years. Show less

• Scientist

  • Apr 2000 - Jun 2018

  Co-architect of Mission REACH emerging out of Technology Vision 2020 prepared by TIFAC under the leadership of Dr Abdul Kalam; Involved in preparation of DPR for National Innovation Program; Core team member of Technology Vision 2035 exercise; Co-authored Technology Roadmap for Education 2035; Prepared the DPR for National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems of DST; Co-architect of Mission REACH emerging out of Technology Vision 2020 prepared by TIFAC under the leadership of Dr Abdul Kalam; Involved in preparation of DPR for National Innovation Program; Core team member of Technology Vision 2035 exercise; Co-authored Technology Roadmap for Education 2035; Prepared the DPR for National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems of DST;