IIT Patna Annual Report (2010-2011)

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)TABLE OF CONTENTS1. From the Director . 652. Organization . 692.1 IIT Council . 692.2 The Board of Governors . 732.3 The Finance Committee . 742.4 The Building & Works Committee . 752.5 Administrative Heads . 762.6 Institute Academic Programme Committee (IAPC)/Senate. 773. School of Engineering. 783.1 Computer Science & Engineering . 783.1.1 Faculty List . 783.1.2 Academic Programs . 793.1.3 Research & Development Activities . 793.1.4 Other Activities. 833.2 Electrical Engineering . 863.2.1 Faculty List . 863.2.2 Academic Programs . 873.2.3 Research & Development Activities . 873.2.4 Other Activities. 893.3 Mechanical Engineering . 923.3.1 Faculty List . 923.3.2 Academic Programs . 933.3.3 Research & Development Activities . 933.3.4 Other Activities. 964. School of Basic Sciences . 984.1 Mathematics . 984.1.1 Faculty List . 984.1.2 Academic Programs . 984.1.3 Research & Development Activities . 984.1.4 Other Activities. 10063

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)4.2 Physics . 1014.2.1 Faculty List . 1014.2.2 Academic Programs . 1014.2.3 Research & Development Activities . 1014.2.4 Other Activities. 1044.3 Chemistry . 1074.3.1 Faculty List . 1074.3.2 Academic Programs . 1084.3.3 Research & Development Activities . 1084.3.4 Other Activities. 1115. School of Humanities & Social Sciences. 1125.1 Faculty List. 1125.2 Academic Programs . 1125.3 Research & Development Activities . 1125.4 Other Activities . 1146. Centralized Services, Programmes and Units . 1166.1 Central Library . 1166.2 Computer Center . 1176.3 Institute Civil, Electrical and Water Works . 1186.4 Rajbhasha Vibhag . 1186.5 Sponsored Research and Industrial Relations Unit . 1186.6 Training and Placement Cell . 1206.7 Technology Students Gymkhana . 1207. Statistical Information . 1217.1 Admission to Undergraduate Students . 1217.2 Students Awarded MCM Scholarship . 1227.3 Students Enrolled in Undergraduate Courses. 1247.4 Statement of Results (Undergraduate) . 1307.5 List of Research Scholars Enrolled for the PhD Degree . 1307.6 Financial Information . 13164

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)1. From the DirectorIIT Patna started functioning from August, 2008 in a smallcampus near Government polytechnic. On April 19, 2011,on its main campus in Bihta, the foundation stone of IITPatna was laid down by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble HRDMinister and Telecom Minister of India.Presently, IIT Patna has three schools that include sevendepartments, namely Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics(under School of Basic Sciences); Computer Science ngineering (under School of Engineering) and Humanitiesand Social Sciences (under School of Humanities and Social Sciences).Academic ProgrammesIIT Patna offers B. Tech. programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, ElectricalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering. The current student strength who have enrolled inundergraduate programs is 301. Since July 2009, the doctoral programs in all the sevendepartments are already in place. Presently, IIT Patna has 58 students enrolled in doctoralprograms in various departments.Research and Development ActivitiesThe IIT Patna is currently running with fifty four members in the faculty and the staffstrength of twenty eight. Hiring of more faculty members is in progress. The members ofthe faculty come with a wide range of academic and research experience. They come withacademic and research training from various institutes of excellence within the country andabroad. The recent publication record of the faculty with several practical constraints appearto be outstanding. It includes many national and international journals of repute.Theresearch and development program of IIT Patna is supported by many funding agencieswithin the country. Several projects have been funded by many government and industrialresearch bodies.65

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)Major Research AreasThe various academic departments work across traditional academic boundaries to promoteresearch and teaching that is interdisciplinary and collaborative. The major areas include:Network Security,Wireless Networks and Network Bandwidth Management , SoftwareTransactional Memory , Bio-text Mining and Bio-Informatics, Clustering and Multi-ObjectiveOptimization, Machine Learning .Digital Image Processing, Content based Video Indexing, Retrieval, and Summarization,Biomedical Image processing, Video Surveillance, Development of Microgrids, Developmentof smart systems to reduce carbon foot prints, Renewable energy, Broadband WirelessMulticarrier Communication.Dielectric Elastomer Actuators, Modeling and Simulation of Micro-Machining, Bio-MimeticRobotics, Multi-phase flows, Numerical simulation of turbulence, Tool condition monitoring,Bio machining, Rotor dynamics, Vibration Control, Continuum Mechanics (Modeling of softbio-logical tissue, Modeling of damage in Elastomeric materials).Photophysics, Time resolved spectroscopy, ionic liquids, Cluster DNA Damage and Repairstudy, DNA Self Assembly for Construction of Nanowires and 3-D Nanostructures, Gas PhaseSpectroscopic Methods, Organic Synthesis of Heterocyclic Ligands, Coordination ChemistrySelf-Assembly and Super molecular Chemistry, Inorganic-organic hybrid material synthesis,Coordination polymers/Metal Organic frame work (MOFs).Nanoscale Material Synthesis and Characterization, Optical Information Processing ( DigitalHolography, Information security, Optoelectronic Image watermarking, etc), TheoreticalStudies in Bose Einstein Condensate, Pulse propagation in Optical Fiber, atistics,NumericalAnalysisandScientificComputing, Combinatorics, Probability and Statistics, Optimization, Number ndCulture,SocialChange,Macroeconomics, WTO and India, Linguistic Theory, Language Teaching, Language inEducation, Cognitive Science/Linguistics, Contemporary Literary Theory, Indian Writing inEnglish.66

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)International CollaborationsMany international institutes have shown their interest in collaborating with IIT Patna invarious areas of research and teaching. Some of them include University of Houston, USA,Louisiana State University, USA, University of New South Wales, Australia, University ofNorth Texas- Denton, USA and UNICEF office for Bihar. During May-July 2010, nine studentswere sent to US for summer internship. We would like to strengthen further our researchprogrammes by collaborating with more foreign universities.Infrastructure DevelopmentThe institute has developed modern facilities that are fully equipped with the state of the artmachines and technologies to run the programme such as B. Tech. in three departmentsand PhD programs in all seven departments. IIT Patna has developed new Boys’ hostel withthe help of Bihar Government, a small Guest House and the Girls’ hostel. Also, special carehas been given to help faculty to find out suitable accommodation. At the same time IITPatna has started work in the permanent campus at Bihta about 30 kms from Patna byacquiring 500 acres of land. The boundary wall construction has been completed and themaster plan of the mail campus is ready. IIT Patna is also in progress of implementing ERPsystem.Health CareHealth care is an important item in the development of Institute. We have associatedourselves with a local hospital- Mahavir Vatsalaya Aspatal to cater to the basic needs of ouremployees. We have also a small dispensary in the institute run by this hospital and anemergency Ambulance Service is provided. Besides, all the students have been medicallyinsured from their own fund.Training and PlacementIIT Patna is committed to the excellent placement of its students for training in reputedfirms from within and outside the country. The training and placement cell has made itpossible for the undergraduate students to visit many nearby industrial units.67

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)Students’ ActivitiesIn IIT education, collaborative activities and development of leadership quality areimportant. In this respect we encourage sports and cultural activities in this institute. Wehave playgrounds for Volleyball, Cricket, Badminton, Basketball etc. and many indoor gamefacilities. IIT Patna is developing more facilities in the coming years. The students haveparticipated in the inter IITs Sports Meet. Also, several cultural and technical fests are beingorganized each year. For example, we successfully organized ANWESHA ’11 where IIT Patnainvited few top technologists from India and abroad and various technological programmeswere organized.Bihar was an international center for dissemination of knowledge in ancient times and IITPatna is committed to achieve the goals to put India in general and Bihar in particular onthe center stage of education and research.Anil K. Bhowmick68

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)2. Organization2.1 IIT CouncilHon’ble Shri Kapil SibalMinister of Human Resource Development,Government of IndiaNew Delhi-110 001ChairmanDr. Anil KakodkarChairman, BOG, IIT Bombay & Chairman, Atomic EnergyCommission & Secretary, Department of Atomic EnergyAnushakti Bhawan, CSM Marg,Mumbai - 400 001Mr. Rameshwar Pal AgrawalChairman, BOG, IIT DelhiNew Delhi – 110 016MemberMemberDr. R.P. SinghChairman, BoG, IIT Guwahati &Former Chairman & Managing DirectorPower Grid Corporation of India LimitedA-1, PWO Housing SocietyHriday Deep, Sector-43Gurgaon, Haryana – 122 002MemberProf. M. AnandakrishanChairman, BOG, IIT Kanpur8/15, Madan ApartmentsKasturibai Nagar, AdyarChennai - 600 020 Tamil NaduMemberDr. R. ChidambaramChairman, BOG, IIT Madras Executive Vice President,Kerala State Council for Science and Technology andEnvironment, Sasthra Bhawan, PottamThiruvanantapuram, KeralaShri B. MuthuramanChairman, BOG,IIT Kharagpur & Managing Director,TATA Steel Limited,Jamshedpur – 831 00169MemberMember

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)Sri Ashok BhatnagarChairman, BOG, IIT Roorkee, Former Chairman,Railway Board & Principal Secretary, Govt. of India117, SFS Apartments,Hauz Khas, Aurobindo Marg,New Delhi-110 016Prof. Devang KhakkarDirector, I.I.T. BombayMumbai - 400 076MemberMemberProf. Damodar AcharyaDirector, IIT KharagpurKharagpur – 721 302MemberProf. Surendra PrasadDirector, I.I.T. DelhiHauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016MemberProf. S. G. DhandeDirector, I.I.T. KanpurKanpur - 208 016MemberProf. Gautum BaruaDirector, I.I.T. GuwahatiGuwahati - 781 039MemberProf. M.S. AnanthDirector, I.I.T. MadrasChennai - 600 036MemberProf. S. C. SaxenaDirector, I.I.T. RoorkeeRoorkee - 247 667MemberDr. T. RamasamiChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Ropar-140 001MemberShri M. NatarajanChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Mandi-175 001MemberProf. Goverdhan MehtaChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Rajasthan-342 011MemberShri Ajai ChowdhryChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Hyderabad-502 205Member70

IIT PatnaAnnual Report (2010-2011)Dr. R.A. MashelkarChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Gandhinagar-382 424MemberDr. G. Madhavan NairChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Patna-800 013MemberShri Ajay PiramalChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Indore-452 017MemberProf. R. Rama RaoChairman, Board of GovernorsIIT Bhubaneswar-751 013MemberProf. U.B.DesaiDirector, IIT HyderbadOrdinance Factory EstateYeddumailaram 502 205MemberProf. M. K. SurappaDirector, IIT RoparNangal RoadRupnagar – 140 001MemberProf. Sudhir Kumar JainDirector, IIT GandhinagarVishwakarma Government Engineering College Complex,Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway,Ahmedabad- 382 424Prof. Prem Kumar KalraDirector, IIT RajasthanMBM Engineering CollegeJodhpur – 342 011MemberMemberProf. Madhusudan ChakrobortyDirector, IIT BhubaneswarSamantapuri, Bhubaneswar- 751 013MemberProf. Anil K. BhowmickDirector, IIT PatnaPatliputra Colony.Patna- 800 013MemberProf. Pradeep MathurDirector, IIT IndoreM-Block, Institute of Engineering and TechnologyDevi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya CampusKhandwa Road, Indore – 452 01771Member