Directors of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
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Directors of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
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IIT Ropar, as one of the newer IITs (established in 2008), has had leadership that blends strong research credentials with institutional-building vision.
The transition from Prof Das to Prof Ahuja demonstrates continuity: both bring high academic profile and the drive to steer IIT Ropar into higher research and academic impact.
For students, faculty and stakeholders, the leadership’s focus on interdisciplinarity, global research linkages, sustainability, and innovation is meaningful: it signals that the institute is moving beyond traditional engineering education toward broader impact.
The transition from Prof Das to Prof Ahuja demonstrates continuity: both bring high academic profile and the drive to steer IIT Ropar into higher research and academic impact.
For students, faculty and stakeholders, the leadership’s focus on interdisciplinarity, global research linkages, sustainability, and innovation is meaningful: it signals that the institute is moving beyond traditional engineering education toward broader impact.
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1st Director of IIT Ropar, Professor M. K. Surappa
Tenure: (Year: 2009-2015)
Professor M. K. Surappa, the first and former director of IIT Ropar (served 2009-2015). Prof. Surappa nurtured IIT Ropar as an Institution of Excellence in Research and Governance. In the 2016 National Ranking of Institutions, IIT Ropar stands…
2nd Director of IIT Ropar, Professor Sarit Kumar Das
Tenure: (Year: 2015-2021)
Prof. Sarit Kumar Das, Director and Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (served 2015-2021). He worked in Indian Institute of Technology Madras where he was a Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department and served as Dean…
Officiating Director, IIT Ropar, Professor P.K. Raina
Prof. P. K. Raina served as the officiating director before Prof. Ahuja's appointment until April 2021. Prof. Raina is also a professor in the Department of Physics at IIT Ropar, who has previously served as the Dean (Academics) and Dean-in-charge of…
Current Director of IIT Ropar, Professor Rajeev Ahuja
(Tenure- Year: 2021- Till Present)
Professor Rajeev Ahuja is a Professor of computational Materials science at Uppsala University, Sweden. Currently, he is the Director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, India serving from April 2021. He was also holding the additional…