Chairs

Endowed chairs constitute one of the most significant ways in which alumni, corporates and philanthropists can support research and teaching at IIT Delhi. The creation of an endowed chair allows the Faculty to develop and enhance its scholarship in a specific area of study and to recruit members from among the best scholars in the world. To know more about setting up an endowed chair please click here.

Pillay Chair Professor for Research in Machine Learning, VLSI Design and Sensors

IIT Delhi alumnus Mr Sanjay Pillay, who received a B. Tech degree in Electrical Engineering in1991, has endowed the “Pillay Chair Professor” in the Department of

IIT Delhi Alumni and their siblings endow Prof NK Jha Research Chair in Chemistry.

Ms Apoorva Jha Bansal, Dr Aparna Jha Ahuja, Mr Rajesh Jha (BTech Mechanical, 1982) and Mr Rakesh Jha (BTech Manufacturing, 1994) have endowed a Chair

IIT Delhi Alumnus Endows the “Shri G. K. Chandiramani Chair for Cyber Security”

IIT Delhi alumnus Suresh M. Shivdasani, class of 1975 (B. Tech, Electrical), has endowed the “Shri G. K. Chandiramani Chair for Cyber Security” at IIT

IIT Delhi Establishes Chairs to Support Research in Microelectronics & VLSI Design and Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental Engineering

IIT Delhi alumnus Mr Saurabh Mittal (B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering, 1995 Batch) has endowed two Chairs in honour of Prof G.S. Visweswaran and Prof

IIT Delhi Alumni Endow Indu Shrivastava & Serla Singh Chair Professor in Artificial Intelligence

IIT Delhi alumni Mr Rupam Shrivastava and Mr Ajay Singh from the B.Tech class of 2003 have endowed the “Indu Shrivastava & Serla Singh Chair Professor” in Artificial

Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Foundation Signs MoU to attract outstanding talent to IIT Delhi

The Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Foundation has made a gift of Rs one crore to IIT Delhi to set up the Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi

IIT Delhi Establishes Manish Singhal Chair to Promote Teaching and Research in the Area of Smart Textiles

IIT Delhi alumnus Mr Manish Singhal (B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, 1994 batch) has endowed the ‘Manish Singhal Chair’ to promote excellence and leadership in

Mr Abheek Singhi endows “Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair”

IIT Alum Abheek Singhi (B.Tech, Chemical Engineering 1995) has endowed the “Professors Narendra and Chandra Singhi Chair” in Public Policy in honour of his academician

“Jaswinder and Tarvinder Chadha Chair” in Data Analytics

IIT Delhi Alumnus Jaswinder (Jassi) Chadha, BTech Mechanical Engineering 1990, has endowed a Chair in Data Analytics. The goal of setting up this Chair is

Dr Ramadas Pillai endows “Prof Ajoy K. Ghatak Chair for photonics”

Dr Ramadas Pillai, M.Tech Applied Optics 1983, President Nuphoton Technologies, has endowed the “Prof Ajoy K. Ghatak Chair” for photonics at IIT Delhi. Prof Ajoy

Dr Manas Fuloria endows “Ramchandran Jaikumar Chair for Decision Sciences”

IIT Delhi alum Dr Manas Fuloria (BTech Manufacturing Science and Engineering 1993 & PhD Mechanical Engineering 2004) has endowed the “Ramchandran Jaikumar Chair for Decision

IIT Delhi establishes ‘Prof. Ishwar Chandra Goyal Chair’ in Physics

IIT Delhi has established the “Prof Ishwar Chandra Goyal Chair” in the department of Physics. IITD alumni Mr. Deepak Goyal (Electrical Engineering, 1991) and Mr.

“Nick McKeown Chair in Computer Science” and “Pankaj Gupta Chair in Privacy and Decentralization”.

IIT Delhi alumnus Dr. Pankaj Gupta has signed an MoU with his alma mater to establish two chairs: “Nick McKeown Chair in Computer Science” and

Class of ’79 Chair

The Class of 79 has collected over a crore rupees and endowed a Chair at IIT Delhi. The “Class of 79 Chair” will promote excellence

Uma-Puruskar-Liril Gupta Chair

1995 batch alumnus Mr. Prashant Gupta has created the Uma-Puruskar-Liril Gupta Chair in Future Computing Technologies at the institute. The chair seeks to promote excellence