ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA Contents From the Director 4 Organization 5 ▪ The Board of Governors 5 ▪ The Finance Committee 5 ▪ The Building & Works Committee 5 ▪ Administrative Heads 5 Events of Significant Importance 6 ▪ Recruitment of Employees at IIT Patna during 2018-19 6 ▪ All India Rank [2019] of IIT Patna 7 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 8 ▪ Faculty Members 8 ▪ Academic Programmes 8 ▪ Research & Development Activities 9 ▪ Other Activities 10 Chemistry 12 ▪ Faculty Members 12 ▪ Academic Programs 13 ▪ Research & Development Activities 13 ▪ Other Activities 18 Civil and Environmental Engineering 21 ▪ Faculty Members 21 ▪ Academic Programs 22 ▪ Research & Development Activities 22 ▪ Other Activities 26 Computer Science and Engineering 31 ▪ Faculty Members 31 ▪ Academic Programs 32 ▪ Research & Development Activities 32 ▪ Other Activities 47 Electrical Engineering 52 ▪ Faculty Members 52 ▪ Academic Programs 53 ▪ Research & Development Activities 53 ▪ Other Activities 65 Humanities and Social Sciences 71 ▪ Faculty Members 71 ▪ Academic Programmes 71 ▪ Research & Development Activities 72 ▪ Other Activities 81 Material Science and Engineering 85 ▪ Faculty Members 85 ▪ Academic Programmes 85 ▪ Research & Development Activities 85 ▪ Other Activities 91 Mathematics 93 ▪ Faculty Members 93 ▪ Academic Programmes 94 ▪ Research & Development Activities 94 ▪ Other Activities 100 Mechanical Engineering 104 ▪ Faculty Members 104 ▪ Academic Programmes 105 ▪ Research & Development Activities 105 ▪ Other Activities 116 Physics 120 ▪ Faculty Members 120 ▪ Academic Programmes 121 ▪ Research & Development Activities 121 ▪ Other Activities 134 Centralized Services, Programmes and Units 138 ▪ Central Library 138 ▪ Computer Center 139 ▪ Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities 146 ▪ Incubation Centre 152 ▪ Sponsored Research and Industrial Relations Unit [SRIRU] 158 ▪ Training and Placement Cell 169 ▪ Health Facilities 170 ▪ Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell 171 Various Activities at IIT Patna 180 ▪ Sixth Convocation 180 ▪ Nebula ‘18 182 ▪ Independence Day ‘18 182 ▪ Republic Day’19 183 ▪ Spic Mcay 2018 183 ▪ Foundation Day 2018 185 ▪ Intra College Dance Competition 185 ▪ Gandhi Jayanti, Sadhna & Swachha Bharat Abhiyan 185 ▪ Anwesha 2019 187 ▪ NSS 187 ▪ Conferences, Seminars and Workshops 195 ▪ SAAR 197 ▪ MoUs Signed in 2018-19 199 ▪ Sport 200 Statistical Information 206 Infrastructure Development at IIT Patna 231 As an institute of excellence, IIT Patna continues its high quality teaching and research. There are sixengineering disciplines- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. Then there are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Humanities and Social Sciences Departments. The total student strength is approximately 1600, faculty strength approximately 120 and staff strength approximately 100. The institute has extensive plan of expanding to about 2000 students and 200 faculties by 2021. New programs like BS in Economics, MBA, BS in Maths and Computing areon the anvil. In NIRF 2018 ranking, IIT Patna was placed 22nd in “Engineering” Category and 58th in the “Overall Category”. There are a number of Centers in the institute which focuses on specialized research, e.g., the Center for Earthquake Engineering which was set up using the MPLADS grant of Hon’ble MP Shri Harivansh. Considering the fact that Bihar is in zone IV and V of seismic activity, CEER is a highly relevant entity. Center for Artificial Intelligence which is a virtual set up now, was founded this year answering to the need of current times. A considerable amount of energy and attention of the institute is devoted now to creating infrastructure and facilities. World class academic complexes, housing, hostel, sports facilities etc. worth more than Rs 500 Cr are being added to the already existing top standard infrastructure. The institute is grateful to its parent Ministry- MHRD- for its continuous patronage. It is also thankful to the Govt. of Bihar for all its help. From the Annual report is the documentation of an institute’s priorities, enterprise and vision. The annual report of 2018-19 of IIT Patna is no exception. With its very dynamic and committed faculty, staff and student, IIT Patna is poised to attain great Director heights. विशिकामुकुटमणिआईआईटीपटना Indian Institute of Technology Patna is an Institution of National Importance सदातत्परसदाजाग्रतपीछेनाजानेहटना || and was established by an act of parliament in 2008. Since 2015, the institute is operating from its permanent home at Bihta on a sprawling campus of about 500 acres. Jai Hind. Indian Institute of Technology Patna Annual Report 2018-2019 Organization The Board of Governors Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Chairman (In-Charge) Director, IIT Patna Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Ex-Officio Member Director, IIT Patna Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary Member MHRD, Government of India Principal Secretary Member Department of Science & Technology, Government of Bihar Principal Secretary Member Department of Science & Technology, Government of Jharkhand Prof. Kailash Chandra Sharma Member Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana Prof. Yogesh Singh Member Vice-Chancellor Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Delhi Dr. Mangesh V. Joshi Member Managing Director, Sanrachna Structrual Stenthening Pvt. Ltd, Thane (W). Dr. Mayank Tiwari Member Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna Dr. Preetam Kumar Member Associate Professor Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Secretary Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna The Finance Committee Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Chairman (In-Charge) Director, IIT Patna Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Ex-Officio Member Director, IIT Patna Mr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Member Additional Secretary (TE), Ministry of HRD Smt. Darshana M Dabral Member JS & FA, Ministry of HRD Dr. Mayank Tiwari Member Associate Professor (Board Nominee) Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna Dr. Preetam Kumar Member Associate Professor (Board Nominee) Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Secretary Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna 6 Indian Institute of Technology Patna Annual Report 2018-2019 The Building & Woks Committee Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Chairman (Ex-Officio) Director, IIT Patna Mr. Sushant Baliga Member (Retd.) Additional Director General CPWD, Traininig Institute, New Delhi and Advisor Civil Works, IIT Patna Mr. S. Ramanujam Member Consultant, Ex-Director, DCSEM, Dept. of Atomic Energy Mr. Biwajit Kumar Member President & Chief Project Officer, Raheja Universal Private Ltd., Mumbai Mr. Rajiv Garg Member Superintending Engineer, IIT Kanpur Mr. B. K. Sahoo Member Superintending Engineer (Electrical), IIT Kharagpur Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Secretary Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna Administrative Heads Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Dr. Kailash Chandra Ray Dr. Sumanta Gupta Director, Indian Institute of Technology Patna Associate Dean (Administration) Associate Dean (Resource) Sh. Vishwa Ranjan Dr. Karali Patra Dr. Manoranjan Kar Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs) Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Dr. Subrata Kumar Dr. Sriparna Saha Associate Dean (Academic) Associate Dean (Research and Development) Senate Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya Dr. Sriparna Saha Dr. Nalin Bharti Director, IIT Patna Associate Dean HoD, Humnities and Social Sciences (Research and Development) Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Dr. Om Prakash Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna Dr. Sumanta Gupta HoD, Mathematics Associate Dean (Resource) Prof. S.D. Sharma Dr. Mohd. Kaleem Khan Ex-Head and Professor, Dr. Manoranjan Kar HoD, Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Department Associate Dean (Student Affairs) IIT Bombay Dr. Anup Kumar Keshri Dr. Nitin Dutt Chaturvedi HoD, Metallurgical and Matrials Engineering Prof. Pankaj Kumar HoD, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Professor, HRM and Organizational Behavior, Dr. V.R. Dantham IIM Lucknow Dr. Ramakrishna Bag HoD, Physics HoD, Civil and Environment Engineering Dr. Lipika Dey Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pandey Principal Scientist, Innovation Lab, TCS Ltd. Dr. Sahid Hussain Warden, Boys Hostel (A & B block) HoD, Chemistry Dr. Subrata Kumar Dr. Sourav Kumar Dandapat Associate Dean (Academic) Dr. Jimson Mathew Warden, Boys Hostel (C & D block) HoD, Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Kailash Chandra Ray Dr. Nehakritkumar Sah Associate Dean (Administration) Dr. Ahmad Ali Warden, Girls Hostel HoD, Electrical Engineering Dr. Karali Patra All Associate Professors Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs) 7 Indian Institute of Technology Patna Annual Report 2018-2019 Event of Significant Importance Recruitment of Employees at IIT Patna during 2018-19 Teaching Staff Members Name Post & Department Date of Joining Dr. Devinder Yadav Assistant Professor Gr.-II 04.04.2018(FN) Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Dr. Neha Kiritkumar Shah Assistant Professor Gr.-I 11.07.2018(FN) Department of Physics Dr. Mayank Agarwal Assistant Professor Gr.-II 11.07.2018(FN) Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Jose Varghese Parambil Assistant Professor Gr.-II 23.07.2018(FN) Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Dr. Prakash Parida Assistant Professor Gr.-I 24.07.2018(FN) Department of Physics