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Shiv Nadar, founder of software major HCL, has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, said a statement from the company.
IIT-Kharagpur is the only engineering institution in India listed among the top 500 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's 'Academic Ranking of World Universities'.
"It is an honour to be entrusted the responsibility to further advance the global stature this great institution has built already," said Nadar.
Nadar took over the chairmanship from B. Muthuraman, Vice Chairman of Tata Steel.
Former chairpersons of IIT-Kharagpur include former West Bengal Chief Minister B.C. Roy, former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel Russi Mody, Chairman Emeritus of Ballarpur Industries Limited L.M. Thapar, and Chairman Emeritus of RPG Group R.P. Goenka.
Source: igovernment
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