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ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT 2015–20162015–2016 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039, INDIA Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the sixth member of the IIT family. Indian Institute of Technology–Assam Society was formed in February 1989. The foundation stone of IIT Guwahati was laid in July 1992 in Guwahati. The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994, passed by the Parliament, was notifi ed in the Gazette of India on May 26, 1994, by which the IIT Guwahati– Assam Society was made into IIT Guwahati. By the Gazette of India notifi cation of the Ministry of Human Resource Development dated September 1,1994, the Central Government declared September 1,1994, as the date on which the Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 35 of 1994) came into force and IIT Guwahati was established. Enrollment of students started in 1995. Annual Report 2015–2016: Highlights Growth Particulars 2014–2015 2015-2016 Growth in % Student Strength 5186 5533 6.7 Faculty Strength 372 402 8.06 R&D Funds Received (In crores of `) 73.95 65.67 - 11.2 Total Research Publication 1250 1588 27.04 Major R&D Projects Received: Scheme for fi nancial assistance for setting up of electronics and ICT academies; Centre for Educational Technology; DeitY; ` 1750 lakh E-Kalpa-2 creating digital environment for design in India; Centre for Educational Technology; MHRD; ` 840 lakh Unnat Shikshak – Unnat Bharat, centre for excellence in science and mathematics education; Centre for Educational Technology; MHRD; ` 339 lakh Fundamental molecular investigations in biotechnology; Biosciences and Bioengineering; DBT; ` 248 lakh Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for electronics and IT; Electronics and Electrical Engg.; Media Lab Asia; ` 237 lakh Development of abiotic stress resilient tropical pulses through tailoring of ABA receptor genes; Biosciences and Bioengineering; DBT; ` 156 lakh Major Conference Held: South Asian Workshop on Optics and Photonics 2015 under UNESCO IYL Celebration (SAWOP 2015), November 2015 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN – 2015), December 2015 Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 2015 (CHEMCON 2015), December 2015 22nd National Conference on Communications (NCC – 2016), March 2016 2nd National Workshop on NEMS/MEMS and Theranostics Devices (NWNTD – 2016), March 2016 4th Annual Chemical Engineering Symposium (REFLUX 2016), March 2016 Annual Report 2015–2016 A Quick Look Department/Centre Academic Department 11 Academic Centre 5 Service Centre 5 Grants (` in crores) MHRD Non-Plan: 117.15 Plan: 165.00 Total ` 282.15 crores Students Admitted Students Strength Preparatory 5 Preparatory 5 BTech/BDes 639 BTech/BDes 2615 MTech/MDes/MS(R) 452 MTech/MDes/MS(R) 827 MSc/MA 157 MSc/MA 314 PhD/DUAL Degree 401 PhD/DUAL Degree 1772 Total 1654 Total 5533 Number of Degrees Awarded 17th Convocation (8 June 2015) BTech/BDes 578 MTech/MDes 267 MSc 124 MA 24 PhD 124 Total 1117 Faculty/Staff Strength Faculty 402 Scientifi c Staff 35 Non-Teaching Staff (Group A) 39 Non-Teaching Staff (Group B & C) 363 Total 839 Research Papers Journal Papers 883 Conference Papers 705 Total 1588 Consultancy Projects Sponsored Research Projects New Projects 135 New Projects 116 Outlay (Rs. in crore) 3.99 Outlay (Rs. in crore) 61.00 CONTENTS PART I Organisation 11 IIT Council 13 Board of Governors 14 Senate 15 Finance Committee 16 Building and Works Committee 17 Executive Summary 18 PART II ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Biosciences and Bioengineering 35 Chemical Engineering 53 Chemistry 62 Civil Engineering 72 Computer Science and Engineering 83 Design 88 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 94 Humanities and Social Sciences 105 Mathematics 114 Mechanical Engineering 121 Physics 130 ACADEMIC CENTRES Centre for Energy 141 Centre for the Environment 146 Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology 151 Centre for Nanotechnology 154 EXTRAMURAL CENTRES Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library 161 Centre for Educational Technology 164 Central Instruments Facility 168 Computer and Communication Centre 170 PART III Research Publications 175 Details of Research and Development Projects 323 PART IV APPENDICES Faculty 351 Officers and Scientific Staff (Group A) 356 Degree Awardees 358 Progress in Construction Works 384 Summary of Institute Accounts 386 PART I Organisation IIT Council Board of Governors Senate Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Executive Summary ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 Organisation Chairman, Council of IITs Dean, Outreach Education Programme Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Prof. A. K. Gogoi Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of India Registrar Mr. U. C. Das Chairman, Board of Governors Dr. R. P. Singh (Up to 07.02.2016) Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Former Chairman and Managing Director Prof. A. Saikia Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Associate Dean, Institute Works Dr. Rajiv I. Modi (From 08.02.2016) Dr. R. K. Bhattacharjya Chairman & Managing Director Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Associate Dean, Research and Development Cadila Corporation Campus, Prof. S. R. M. Prasanna (Upto 14.07.2015) Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat, Prof. Gopal Das (From 05.10.2015) Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat Associate Dean, Students’ Affairs Director Prof. L. Rangan Prof. Gautam Biswas Prof. K. Pakshirajan (Upto 22.02.2016) Deputy Director Head, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Prof. P. K. Bora Prof. V. V. Dasu (Up to 22.02.2016) Prof. K. Pakshirajan (From 23.02.2016) Dean, Academic Affairs Prof. M. G. P. Prasad Head, Department of Chemical Engineering Prof. B. Mandal Dean, Faculty Affairs Prof. P. Mahanta Head, Department of Chemistry Prof. B. K. Patel Dean, Research and Development Prof. D. Chakraborty (Up to 14.07.2015) Head, Department of Civil Engineering Prof. S. R. M. Prasanna (From 15.07.2015) Prof. S. Dutta Dean, Students’ Affairs Head, Department of Computer Science and Prof. Chandan Mahanta Engineering Prof. D. Goswami Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management Prof. S. K. Kakoty Head, Department of Design Prof. U. Barua Dean, Alumni Affairs and External Relations Prof. S. C. Mishra (Up to 21.07.2015) Head, Department of Electronics and Electrical Prof. R. M. Punekar (From 22.07.2015) Engineering Prof. Chitralekha Mahanta 11 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Head, Central Instruments Facility Dr. A. Saikia Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy Head, Department of Mathematics Head, Centre for Educational Technology Prof. S. N. Bora Prof. P. Yammiyavar (Up to 12.05.2015) Prof. S. K. Khijwania (From 13.05.2015) Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. A. K. Dass Head, Computer & Communication Centre Prof. S. V. Rao Head, Department of Physics Prof. P. Poulose Head, Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology Prof. S. Nandi Head, Centre for Energy Prof. P. Goswami Head, Centre for Career Development Prof. S. Natesan (Up to 06.04.2015) Head, Centre for the Environment Prof. K. Mohanty (From 07.04.2015) Prof. G. Das (Up to 06.08.2015) Prof. V. K. Dubey (From 07.08.2015) Librarian Dr. T. Guha Head, Centre for Nanotechnology Prof. R. P. Paily 12 ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016 IIT Council Minister in charge of Technical Education in the Central Government (Ex-Officio) Chairman Chairman of Board of Governors of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Officio) Member Director of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Officio) Member Chairman, University Grants Commission (Ex-Officio) Member Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Ex-Officio) Member Chairman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Ex-Officio) Member Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Ex-Officio) Member Three nominees of the Central Government To represent the Ministry concerned with Technical Education Member To represent the Ministry of Finance Member To represent any other Ministry Member Nominee of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Member Nominees of the Visitor (minimum 3 and maximum 5) Member Three Members of Parliament (two from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha) Member Secretary to the Council Secretary 13 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Board of Governors Chairman Member-Nominee of the Govt. of Assam Dr. R. P. Singh (Up to 07.02.2016) Shri H. K. Sharma, IAS Former Chairman and Managing Director Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Higher Education (Technical) Department Dispur, Guwahati 781 006 Dr. Rajiv I. Modi (From 08.02.2016) Chairman & Managing Director Member-Nominee from North Eastern Region Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Mr. Er. Liansanga (Up to 10.06.2015) Cadila Corporation Campus, Ex Engineer-in-Chief, PWD Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat, Shivaji Tillah, Khatla Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat Aizawl, Mizoram Member (Ex-Officio) Mr. C. Lalhmachhuana, ITS (From 11.06.2015) Prof. Gautam Biswas Secretary, Information & Telecommunication Director Technology Department IIT Guwahati Government of Mizoram, Aizawl Member-Nominees of the IIT Council Member-Nominees of the Senate Prof. Asis Datta (Up to 17.03.2016) Prof. R. Alam Professor of Eminence Professor National Institute of Plant Genome Research Department of Mathematics Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Post Box No. 10531 IIT Guwahati New Delhi 110 067 Prof. A. Chattopadhyay (Up to 31.12.2015) Ms. (Dr.) Chitra Dutta (From 18.03.2016) Professor Head, Structural Biology and Informatics Division Department of Chemistry CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology IIT Guwahati Kolkatta 700 032 Prof.