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.

CERCA Chair

1967 batch alumnus Mr. Arun Duggal has created the CERCA Chair at the institute. The chair seeks to promote excellence and leadership in teaching, research

Vaidya Saolapurkar Chair

1996 Batch alumnus Mr. Vivek S. Vaidya has created the Vaidya Saolapurkar Chair at the institute. The chair seeks to promote excellence and leadership in

Jaswinder and Tarvinder Chadha Chair

1990 batch alumnus Mr. Jaswinder S. Chadha has created the Jaswinder and Tarvinder Chadha Chair to promote excellence and leadership in teaching, research and development

Rita Duggal Chair

1967 batch alumnus Mr. Arun Duggal has created the Rita Duggal Chair for women faculty member at the institute. The chair seeks to promote excellence

Ram Rajindra Malhotra Chair

IIT Delhi alumnus Dr. R C Malhotra has created the Ram Rajindra Malhotra Chair at the institute. The chair seeks to promote excellence and leadership

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

Prof Anshul Kumar Chair

In recognition of Prof Anshul Kumar’s distinguished service to IIT Delhi, over 50 alumni donors came together in 2018-19 to establish the Prof Anshul Kumar