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Awards and Honours

Dr. Ajay Sharma, Professor (HAG) in the department of Dr. R. K. Garg Professor (HAG)
Computer Science and Engineering, is appointed as the in the department of Industrial
Director NIT Delhi in September 2021. He has already served and Production Engineering, was
as Director NIT Delhi from 10th Oct 2013 to 26th March Selected as one of the “Top 50
2018, after which he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor Exemplary Academic Administrators
of I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Jalandhar. He of Higher Education Institutes across
is also the recipient of several awards including Eminent India” for the year 2019 by uLektz
Engineers Award from Electronics & Telecommunication Wall of Fame for his contribution as
division board of Institution of Engineers in the year 2018 Director, NIT, Arunachal Pradesh.
and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Achievers Award from the
Government of Punjab in the year 2019.

Dr. Balbir Singh Kaith, Professor (HAG) in the Dr. S. P. Singh, Professor (HAG) in the department of Civil
department of Chemistry, is ranked among top 2% Engineering received the Post-Doc Research Fellowship by
Scientists in the world as per the survey conducted by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK in the year
Stanford University, USA. The recognition has come on 2006 to University of Dundee, Edinburg Scotland. He is
account of the extensive research work he has pursued also recipient of ICFRCC Award for Best Research Paper in
in the field of Chemistry. He has more than 250 research 2000 by International Center for Fibre Reinforced Concrete
paper publications to his credit. He is the recipient of Composites; E P Nicolaides Medal for Best Research Paper
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar
the Indian Council Chemists Award 2018, HIM Science in 2001, 2003 and 2006 by Institution of Engineers (India);
Congress Fellow of the year Award 2013-2014 and ICAS ISCMS-FOSROC Award for Best Research Paper in 2002 by
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New Delhi Chapter Excelllence in Science Award. Indian Society for Construction Materials and Structures;
Thomas Howard Medal for Best Research Paper in 2015
by Institution of Civil Engineers, UK; Outstanding Concrete
Technologist Award in 2017 by Indian Concrete Institute and
Best Paper Presenter Award in 2012 at 11th Int. Conf. on
Concrete Engineering and Technology, Malaysia.

Dr. S. P. Singh receiving the
Thomas Howard Medal from the
Dr. M. K. Jha Professor (HAG) in the department of Chemical Engineering, is elected President of Institution of Civil
President of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers for the year 2021, during 73rd Engineers, UK in London in
Annual session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers held at Osmania University, October 2015
Hydrabad.