Professional Career

  • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (April 2008 onward)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (September 2003 to April 2008)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (August 2000 to September 2003).
  • Assistant Professor, Jorhat Engineering College (October 1999 to August 2000)
  • Lecturer, Assam Engineering College (January 1990 to October 1999)
  • Lecturer, Jorhat Engineering College (August 1985 to January 1990)
  • Executive Trainee, Oil India Limited, Duliajan (May 1985 to August 1985).
  • Lecturer: Assam Engineering Institute, Chandmari, Guwahati (October 1984 to May 1985)
  • Site Engineer: Tru-Steel Products (June 1984 to October 1984)


Administrative Experience/Post(s) & responsibilities held

  • Deputy Director, IIT Guwahati (July 2020 to July 2023)
  • Dean (Resource Generation & Finance), IIT Guwahati (December 2019 to August 2020)
  • Dean (Infrastructure, Planning & Management), IIT Guwahati (July 2014 to December 2018)
  • Head of the Department (Centre for Rural Technology), IIT Guwahati (July 2016 to March 2020)
  • Professor-in-charge (Central Workshop), IIT Guwahati (2007 to 2009)
  • Member of Academic Council/Senate, IIT Guwahati (2008 to Present)
  • Coordinator, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, IIT Guwahati (2014 to 2020)
  • Coordinator, RuTAG-IITG (Since 2006 )
  • Chairman, External Enabling Committee, IIT Guwahati (2014 to 2018)
  • Faculty in-charge, Student Welfare, IIT Guwahati (2004 to 2005)
  • Chairman, Student Welfare Board, IIT Guwahati (2005 to 2007)
  • Chairman, Counselling Cell, IIT Guwahati (2005 to 2007)
  • Faculty in-charge, NSS, IIT Guwahati (2003 to 2007)
  • Member, DPPC, IIT Guwahati (2012 to 2014)
  • Lab-in-charge, Tribology lab, IIT Guwahati (2001 to 2012)
  • Member of Executive Council/BoG, NIT Silchar (Since 2015)


Educational Background

  • PhD. Mechanical Engineering (Tribology), (1999) IIT Kharagpur
  • M.E.: IISc, Bangalore (1989)
  • B.E.: Assam Engineering College, Gauhati University (1984)
  • PU (Sc): Nagaon College, Gauhati University 1978
  • HSLC: Nagaon Govt. Boys’ HS School, SEBA 1976.