Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Consulting

    • Nov 2019 - Present

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  Sharda University

  • India
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Professor Emeritus

    • Nov 2014 - Present

  • Chief Advisor Sharda University

    • Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

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  Chairman

  • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Chairman,Governing Board, INFLIBNET, ( UGC autonomous Institute)

    • 2007 - Oct 2014
    • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    INFLIBNET is an organization to network all Indian Universities for learning resouces and libraries for sharing knowledge Prof Khanna worked for two terms as its Chairman

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  BOG,School of Planning and Architecture,Vijaywada,AP India

  • Vijaywada

  • Chairman of the Board, SPA

    • 2009 - 2014
    • Vijaywada

    This is higher education institute established by the Government of India in Andhra Pradesh India on similar lines of SPA, New Delhi. One more has also been established at Bhopal,MP India. This institute has provision for under graduate, post graduate and research programs leading to B Arch,B.Plan.,Masters' Degree and Ph.D etc.Prof Khanna was the first Chairman of its Governing Board

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  Chairman, Research Council Central Building Research Institute

  • Roorkee Utrakhand

  • Chairman Research Council, CBRI (CSIR-National Lab)

    • 2008 - 2011
    • Roorkee Utrakhand

    monitoring and advising on research

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  Jaypee Education System

  • New Delhi/Noida

  • Jaypee Education System-- Management Advisor

    • 2005 - 2011
    • New Delhi/Noida

    Participated in the process in totality for establishment and commissioning of three higher education institutions of JP Associate Group namely Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Jaypee university near Solan (HP) and Jaypee University at Guna (MP)Also JP Associates subsidiary JP Infrastructure used his services in preparation of first DPR and Detailed Engineering Reports for planning and design of Yamuna Expressway connecting Noida and Agra

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  Dhirubhai Ambani Education Foundation

  • Consultant for DAIICT Gandhinagar

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

    Prof Khanna was commissioned as a Consultant and worked with the team for five years and during this period, the project of establishment DAIICT Gandhinagar Gujarat was formulated and was established with its infrastructure in place and first batch of students admitted

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  All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi,India

  • New Delhi

  • Chairman AICTE

    • 1993 - 1996
    • New Delhi

    It is a statutory body established by the Government of India by the Parliament Act. It has provision for planning and development and maintenance of technical education in India. For first five years of establishment of the Council, Hunan Ministers, Government of India served as Chairman of the Council in accordance with the provision of its constitution . Prof Khanna was the FIRST FULL TIME chairman of the Council. He took all steps to set up all processes and systems, and operationalised all the provisions contained in the constitution of AICTE. He was responsible in setting up the first accreditation system for technical education in India under the banner of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in 1994

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  Chairman Research Council, Central Road Research Institute New Delhi

  • New Delhi

  • Chairman Research Council CRRI ( CSIR - National lab)

    • 1993 - 1996
    • New Delhi

    monitoring and advising on research

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  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

  • Ahmedabad India

  • Chairman Board of Governors,IIM Ahmedabad

    • 1992 - 1995
    • Ahmedabad India

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  UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC)

  • New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Vice Chairman

    • Jul 1990 - Jul 1993
    • New Delhi, Delhi, India

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  Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok

  • Bangkok

  • Trustee on Board of Trustees AIT Bangkok

    • 1987 - 1993
    • Bangkok

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  UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC)

  • New Delhi, India

  • Secretary (1984-1990),

    • 1984 - 1993
    • New Delhi, India

    Planning, Management and Funding higher education system in India including implementation of all other provisions of UGC Act. During his tenure he was able to contribute in preparing the National Policy of Education 1986 and also in translating some of its recommendations in the higher education in action, namely preparing blue print of NAAC, Setting up of Academic Staff Colleges, performance appraisal of faculty and career advancement system,setting up schemes of centers of advanced research etc and Inter-University Centers etc

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  Professor and Head Department of Civil Engineering, University of Roorkee (now called IIT Roorkee)

  • Roorkee UP India

  • Professor

    • Jul 1958 - 1984
    • Roorkee UP India

    Teaching and reserach Undergraduate, Post Graduate Students and Doctoral Scholars for over 25 years. Published over 245 research papers and authored three text books which are very popular for civil engineering students and professionals as well. Conducted executive/continuing education programmes and organized number of national/international conferences