ANNUAL REPORT 2016–2017 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039, INDIA ndian Inst I itute of Tech nolo gy 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 2016–2017: Highlights Growth Particulars 2015-2016 2016-2017 Growth in % Student Strength 5533 5770 4.11 Faculty Strength 402 411 2.19 R&D Funds Received (In crores of `) 65.67 81.87 24.67 Total Research Publication 1588 1779 12 Major R&D Projects Received: Pilot scale study for biodiesel production using waste rubber seeds as raw material; Centre for Energy; MHRD; ` 410 lakh Mass cultivation of Microalgae for the production of high value bio-fuel fractions through Hydro-Thermal Liquefaction; Chemical Engineering; MHRD and MNRE; ` 237 lakh Production of Hydrocarbon oil via Hydro-Thermal Liquefaction (HTL) of recycled from HTL unit; Biosciences and Bioengineering; ONGC; ` 182 lakh Feasibility Studies and Optimisation of Electromagnetic Pulse Welding of Tubes for Nuclear Reactor Application; Mechanical Engineering; BRNS; ` 164 lakh ARTICULATE+: A system for automated assessment and rehabilitation of persons with articulation disorders; Centre for Linguistics and Technology; MHRD; ` 137 lakh North East Silk Biomaterial Based Injectable Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering; Biosciences and Bioengineering; DBT; ` 134 lakh Development of BHISM for Blast and Impact Resistant Design and Testing of Products; Civil Engineering; MHRD; ` 125 lakh Major Conference Held: International Conference on Waste Management (RECYCLE 2016) – April 2017 3rd National Workshop on NEMS/MEMS and Theranostics Devices (NWNTD-2017) – February 2017 International Conference on Research into Design (ICoRD’17) – January 2017 National Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS-2016) – December 2016 22nd Himalayan Languages Symposium – June 2016 National Conference on Recent Advancements in Environmental Research – June 2016 20th International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test (VDAT 2016) – May 2016 7th DAE-BRNS biennial symposium on Emerging Trends in Separation Science and Technology (SESTEC 2016) – May 2016 Annual Report 2016–2017: A Quick Look Department/Centre Academic Department 11 Academic Centre 5 Service Centre 5 Grants (` in crores) MHRD Non-Plan: 150.00 Plan: 165.00 Total ` 282.15 crores Students Admitted Students Strength Preparatory 10 Preparatory 10 BTech/BDes 651 BTech/BDes 2610 MTech/MDes 439 MTech/MDes 844 MSc/MA 169 MSc/MA 323 PhD 377 PhD 1927 MS (R) 14 MS (R) 24 Dual Degree 8 DUAL Degree 32 Total 1668 Total 5770 Number of Degrees Awarded 18th Convocation (22 June 2016) BTech/BDes 630 MTech/MDes 356 MSc 129 MA 22 PhD 128 Total 1265 Faculty/Staff Strength Faculty 411 Scientifi c Staff (Group A) 40 Offi cers (Group A) 38 Support Staff (Group B & C) 381 Total 870 Research Papers Journal Papers 952 Conference Papers 827 Total 1779 Consultancy Projects Sponsored Research Projects New Projects 103 New Projects 147 Outlay (` in crore) 4.19 Outlay (` in crore) 69.00 PART I Organisation 11 IIT Council 13 Board of Governors 14 Senate 15 Finance Committee 16 Building and Works Committee 17 Executive Summary 19 PART II ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Biosciences and Bioengineering 43 Chemical Engineering 59 Chemistry 68 Civil Engineering 77 Computer Science and Engineering 86 Design 95 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 101 Humanities and Social Sciences 111 Mathematics 125 Mechanical Engineering 132 Physics 141 ACADEMIC CENTRES Centre for Energy 153 Centre for the Environment 158 Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology 163 Centre for Nanotechnology 165 Centre for Rural Technology 170 EXTRAMURAL CENTRES Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library 173 Centre for Educational Technology 176 Central Instruments Facility 182 Computer and Communication Centre 184 PART III RESEARCH Research Publications 189 Details of Research and Development Activities 335 PART IV CONTENTS APPENDICES Faculty 359 Offi cers and Scientifi c Staff (Group A) 364 Degree Awardees 366 Progress in Construction Works 397 Right to Information 400 Equal Opportunity Cum Special Reservation 402 Summary of Institute Accounts 404 PART I Organisation IIT Council Board of Governors Senate Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Executive Summary ANNUAL REPORT 2016–2017 Organisation Chairman, Council of IITs Associate Dean, Faculty Aff airs Shri Prakash Javadekar Prof. S. Natesan Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Associate Dean, Research and Development Prof. Gopal Das Chairman, Board of Governors Dr. Rajiv I. Modi Associate Dean, Students’ Aff airs Chairman & Managing Director Prof. L. Rangan (upto 02.06.2016) Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Prof. A. Perumal (from 22.04.2016) Cadila Corporation Campus Prof. Hemangee K. Kapoor (from 03.08.2016) Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat Associate Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management Dr. R. K. Bhattacharjya (up to 01.07.2016) Director Prof. Sharad Gokhale (from 02.07.2016) Prof. Gautam Biswas Associate Dean, Alumni Aff airs and External Relations Deputy Director Prof. R. Chaturvedi Prof. P. K. Bora Registrar Mr. U. C. Das Dean, Academic Aff airs Prof. M. G. P. Prasad Head, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering Prof. K. Pakshirajan Dean, Faculty Aff airs Prof. P. Mahanta Head, Department of Chemical Engineering Prof. B. Mandal Dean, Research and Development Prof. S. R. M. Prasanna Head, Department of Chemistry Prof. B. K. Patel Dean, Students’ Aff airs Prof. Chandan Mahanta Head, Department of Civil Engineering Prof. S. Dutta Dean, Infrastructure, Planning and Management Prof. S. K. Kakoty Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Prof. D. Goswami Dean, Alumni and External Relations Prof. R. M. Punekar Head, Department of Design Prof. U. Barua Dean, Outreach Education Programme Prof. A. K. Gogoi (up to 08.05.2016) Head, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Prof. S. Basu (from 09.05.2016) Prof. Chitralekha Mahanta Associate Dean, Academic Aff airs Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof. A. Saikia Dr. A. Saikia 11 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Head, Department of Mathematics Head, Centre for Educational Technology Prof. S. N. Bora Prof. S. K. Khijwania Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering Head, Computer & Communication Centre Prof. A. K. Dass Prof. S. V. Rao Head, Department of Physics Head, Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology Prof. P. Poulose Prof. S. Nandi Head, Centre for Energy Head, Centre for Career Development Prof. P. Goswami Prof. K. Mohanty Head, Centre for the Environment Head, Centre for Rural Technology Prof. V. K. Dubey Prof. S. K. Kakoty Head, Centre for Nanotechnology Librarian, Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library Prof. R. P. Paily Dr. T. Guha Head, Central Instruments Facility Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy 12 ANNUAL REPORT 2016–2017 IIT Council Minister in charge of Technical Education in the Central Government (Ex-Offi cio) Chairman Chairman of Board of Governors of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Offi cio) Member Director of all Indian Institutes of Technology (Ex-Offi cio) Member Chairman, University Grants Commission (Ex-Offi cio) Member Director General, Council of Scientifi c and Industrial Research (Ex-Offi cio) Member Chairman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Ex-Offi cio) Member Director, Indian Institute of Science (Ex-Offi cio) 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. Rajiv I. Modi Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Chairman & Managing Director Higher Education (Technical) Department Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited Dispur, Guwahati 781 006 Cadila Corporation Campus Sarkhej-Dholka Road, Bhat Member-Nominee from North Eastern Region Ahmedabad 382 210, Gujarat Mr. C. Lalhmachhuana, ITS Secretary, Information and Telecommunication Member (Ex-Offi cio) Technology Department Prof. Gautam Biswas Government of Mizoram, Aizawl Director IIT Guwahati Member-Nominees of the Senate Prof. R. Alam (up to 31.12.2016) Member-Nominees of the IIT Council Professor Dr. Chitra Dutta Department of Mathematics Head, Structural Biology and Informatics Division IIT Guwahati CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Kolkata 700 032 Prof. C. Mahanta Professor Prof. M. K. Chaudhuri Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering Vice-Chancellor