West Bengal, India:   Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) welcomed Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh as the new Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur. Currently, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Bhubaneswar, he has been conferred the additional responsibility of IIT Kharagpur effective from 12th July, 2022. Dr. Singh is the former Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation and Independent Director of Azzure Power Global Ltd. He has been the Chairman of the Board for NIT Patna for a period of 3 years from 2009-2012 and completed his B.Tech & M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He began his career at TISCO in power generation, operation and maintenance of power projects. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh is the successor of Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Outgoing Chairperson, IIT Kharagpur.

Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur stated, “We welcome Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh as the new Chairperson of the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur and look forward to his able guidance, constructive ideations and supportive encouragement in reshaping this institute for its future aspirations.”

Photo Caption 1 – Dr. Rajemdra Prasad Singh, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur meets the Director, Deans and Associate Deans of IIT Kharagpur

Photo Caption 2 – Chairman of IIT Kharagpur Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh meets Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur