Administrative Responsibilities / Leadership

    Head, Guidance and Counselling unit, IITM, 1983-85

    Head, Telecommunications and Computer Network group.The group constitutes of 11 faculty members over 100 project staff and about 100 Ph.D./ MS/ M.Tech/ B.Tech students + 300 engineers from industry : 1987 - present

    Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, IITM: 1998-2001

    In-charge of several Computerisation work at IITM at various times including Library Computerisation, Academic Record Computerisaion and Telephone Bill Computerisation.

    In-charge of Telecom facility on IIM Campus for several years.

    Chairman of several National Advisory and R & D committees including the National Advisory Committee on Communications and Information Technology

    Member, Development Council of Department of Telecommunications and Department of Information Technology, Government of India

    Advisory/Governing board member of several institutes including JNU, CEERI, Pilani and Anna University KBC Center

    Advisory/Governing board member of several Centers including Centre for Policy Studies, Centre for Science & Environment, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, and Lok-Swasthya Parampara Samwardhan Samiti (LSPSS).

    Advisory Board member of several Venture funds

    Advisory Board Member of Treasurer, Patriotic and People Oriented Science and Technology (PPST) Foundation: (1983 - present)