Organization

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairperson
1. -- Hon’ble Chairman
University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Ex-Officio Members
2. Chairman, Governing Board of UGC-DAE CSR
3. Vice-Chairman, University Grants Commission
4. Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy or his/her nominee
5. Secretary, University Grants Commission
6. Secretary, Department of Science & Technology or his/her nominee
7. Director General, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research or his/her nominee
8. Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research or his/her nominee
9. Director General, Indian Council for Agricultural Research or his/her nominee
10. Vice-Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University
11. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre or his/her nominee
12. Director, R.R. Centre for Advanced Technology or his/her nominee
13. Director, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre or his/her nominee
14. Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research or his/her nominee
15. Joint Secretary [LTE] Ministry of Human Resource Development or his/her nominee
16. Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee
17. Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Nominated Members in the Governing Council
18. Dr. Jaya Prakash Yadav Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana
19. Prof. Amitava Patra Director, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Punjab
As Nominated Members in the Governing Board
20. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Kumar Sarma Director General, NECTAR, New Delhi
21. Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka Vice Chancellor, Cotton University, Guwahati
22. Prof. Rajeev Ahuja Director, IIT Ropar
23. Prof. Nagesh K. Thakur (Former Commission Member, UGC) Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
24. Dr. Jajati Kesari Nayak Scientific Officer (G) Theoretical Physics Division, Physics Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata.
25. Prof. R. K. Tiwari Sr. Scientist, College of Agriculture, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
26. Prof. (Dr.) Mohanan Kunnummal Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Medical College, PO Thrissur, Kerala.
27. Vacant
28. Dr. Suvarna Fadnavis Scientist-F, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
29. Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi Joint Secretary, International Cooperation Bureau Head (IUC), UGC, New Delhi
Special Invitees
30. Director, The Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
31. Centre-Director, Indore Centre
32. Centre-Director, Mumbai Centre
33. Centre-Director, Kolkata Centre
34. Centre-Director/Scientist-in-Charge, Kalpakkam Centre
35. Scientist-in-Charge, Bhubaneswar Node

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairperson
1. Dr. Anil Kakodkar Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science & Technology Commission Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Ex-Officio Members
2. Nominee of Secretary, DAE
3. Vice-Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
4. Secretary, UGC
5. Director, BARC Mumbai or his nominee
6. Director, RRCAT Indore or his nominee
7. Director, VECC Kolkata or his nominee
8. Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research or his/her nominee
9. Advisor (Technical), MHRD or his nominee
10. Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee
11. Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Nominated Members
12. Prof. (Dr.) Arun Kumar Sarma Director General, NECTAR, New Delhi
13. Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka Vice Chancellor, Cotton University, Guwahati
14. Prof. Rajeev Ahuja Director, IIT Ropar
15. Prof. Nagesh K. Thakur, (Former Commission Member, UGC) Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
16. Dr. Jajati Kesari Nayak Scientific Officer (G) Theoretical Physics Division, Physics Group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata
17. Prof. R. K. Tiwari Sr. Scientist, College of Agriculture, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
18. Prof. (Dr.) Mohanan Kunnummal Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Medical College, PO Thrissur, Kerala.
19. Vacant
20. Dr. Suvarna Fadnavis Scientist-F, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
21. Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi Joint Secretary, International Cooperation Bureau Head (IUC), UGC, New Delhi
Special Invitees
22. Director, The Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
23. Centre-Director, Indore Centre
24. Centre-Director, Mumbai Centre
25. Centre-Director, Kolkata Centre
26. Centre-Director/Scientist-in-Charge, Kalpakkam Centre
27. Scientist-in-Charge, Bhubaneswar Node

S.No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairperson
1. Dr. Anil Kakodkar Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science & Technology Commission Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Ex-Officio Members
2. Prof. Manish R Joshi Secretary, UGC
3. Mr. Sudeep Singh Jain Financial Advisor, UGC
4. Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi Joint Secretary, Bureau Head (IUC), UGC, New Delhi
5. Prof. Arvind Kumar Former Dean, Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management & Entrepreneurship, (ABVSME) Jawaharlal Nehru University
(nominated by UGC)
6. Shri Unmesh D. Malshe Director, RRCAT, Indore
(nominated by the Chairman, Governing Board)
7. Centre Director, UGC-DAE CSR, Indore Centre
8. Centre Director, UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai Centre
9. Centre Director, UGC-DAE CSR, Kolkata Centre
10. Centre Director/Scientist-in-Charge, Kalpakkam Centre
11. Director, UGC-DAE CSR
12. Administrative Officer-II, UGC-DAE CSR,
(nominated by Director as non-member, Secretary)

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairperson
1. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Raja Ramanna Fellow, IISER Pune
Nominated Members
2. Prof. Karuna Kar Nanda Director, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
3. Dr. R. Divakar Group Director, Metallurgy and Materials Group (MMG), IGCAR, Kalpakkam
4. Prof. Satyajit Saha DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
5. Prof. S.V. Chiplunkar Former Director, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
6. Prof. D. Narayana Rao DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow and UGC BSR Faculty Fellow, School of Physical Sciences, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
7. Prof. K. G. Suresh Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Ex-Officio Members
8. Shri Vivek Bhasin Director BARC, Mumbai
9. Shri Unmesh D. Malshe Director, RRCAT, Indore
10. Dr. Sumit Som Director, VECC, Kolkata
11. Shri C.G. Karhadkar Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
12. Centre-Director, Indore Centre
13. Centre-Director, Mumbai Centre
14. Centre-Director, Kolkata Centre
15. Centre-Director/Scientist-in-Charge, Kalpakkam Centre
Invited Member
16. Scientist-in-Charge, Bhubaneswar Node
Ex-Officio Member Secretary
17. Director, UGC-DAE CSR

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairman
1. Prof. Kaustubh R. S. Priolkar Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Convener
2. Dr. Vasant G. Sathe Centre-Director, UGC-DAE CSR Indore Centre
Members
3. Dr. (Mrs) Archana Sagdeo SOF, APSUD, RRCAT, Indore
4. Dr. L.S. Sharatha Chandra SOF, FELUS, RRCAT, Indore
5. Prof. Subramanian Annapoorni Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi
6. Prof. S.N. Kane School of Physics, D.A.V.V., Indore
7. Prof. Subham Majumdar School of Physical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
8. Prof. Dhanvir Singh Rana Department of Physics, IISER, Bhopal

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairman
1. Prof. Kaustubh R. S. Priolkar Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Convener
2. Dr. Sandeep S. Ghugre Centre-Director, UGC-DAE CSR Kolkata Centre
Members
3. Dr. Tilak Kumar Ghosh SO-G, VECC, Kolkata
4. Dr. Gayathri N. Banerjee SO-H, VECC, Kolkata
5. Prof. Sanghamitra Sengupta Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Calcutta.
6. Prof. Partha Roy Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Jadavpur Univ.
7. Prof. Rajdeep Chatterjee Professor, Dept. of Physics, IIT-Roorkee.
8. Prof. Debnarayan Jana Professor, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Calcutta.

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairman
1. Prof. Kaustubh R. S. Priolkar Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Convener
2. Dr. P. D. Babu Centre-Director, UGC-DAE CSR Kolkata Centre
Members
3. Dr. Mala N Rao SO-H, Solid State Physics Division, BARC
4. Dr. Debasis Sen SO-H, Solid State Physics Division, BARC
5. Prof. Vikas Laxman Mathe Professor, Physics Dept., SP Pune Univ.
6. Prof. Pritam Deb Professor. Physics Dept., Tezpur Univ.
7. Prof. Basavaraj R Angadi Professor, Bangalore Univ.
8. Prof. Sugata Ray Professor, IACS, Kolkata

S. No. Name Designation & Affiliation
Chairman
1. Prof. Kaustubh R. S. Priolkar Director, UGC-DAE CSR
Convener
2. Dr. Awadhesh Mani Tiwari Scientist-in-Charge, UGC-DAE CSR Kalpakkam Centre
Members
3. Prof. Somnath Chanda Roy Department of Physics, IIT Madras
4. Prof. Anuradha M. Ashok Department of Physics, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
5. Prof. P. Ravindran Department of Physics, Central University of Tamil Nadu
6. Prof. Devaraj Nataraj Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
7. Dr. Sharat Chandra Head, Materials Modeling Section, Defects and Damage Studies Division, Materials Science Group, IGCAR
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