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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA
Departments at a glance
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Indian Institute of Technology Patna was established in 2013 that constitutes of six specializations namely, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Since its inception, the Department has continually upgraded itself in terms of academic programmes and
state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories. The Department currently offers BTech degree in Civil Engineering and MTech degree in Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Civil Engineering. The Department also provides doctoral programmes on emerging research areas (viz., Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Geomatic Engineering and Environmental Engineering). All our curricula are designed keeping in mind the infrastructure requirements for improved quality of life in a growing society as well as for industry and economic development with a firm intent to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Till now about 180 BTech students are graduated who took admission between 2013 and 2019. The students are well placed in reputed private and Government organizations. Many students have opted for higher studies in best institutes both in India and abroad. The Department attracts the finest young and dynamic faculty members, and the best of students for its Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programmes. The CEE department is an innovative and vibrant place of learning, where students pursue their educational and research interests in order to lead the next generation in transforming the disciplines of civil and environmental engineering. The students are encouraged to work for their project/dissertation on topics of industrial and societal needs. The presence of the
state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities as well as active industry-academia interaction and rigorous training (both inside the classrooms/laboratories as well as through extensive industrial/research internships) prepare the students of the Department to meet more than adequately any challenge in their competitive professional life and also take on leadership roles in later years in their career. Goal of the CEE Department is to reach the level of excellence in latest technical front as well as advanced research; to provide a high-quality teaching and learning environment in the field of Civil Engineering to make students capable of innovative thinking. The Department is continuously striving for greater heights in teaching and research that is relevant to the industry and shall help in nation building. Department is actively involved in basic as well as advanced research and provides high quality technical advisory support through various R&D projects and consultancy to various organizations.
For further information, the Head of the Department may be contacted at:
Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Email: cee_head@iitp.ac.in Tel.: +91-6115-233-704/148
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Patna
The department of metallurgical and materials engineering is dedicated to the rudimentary understanding of materials with emphasis on the basic concepts of structure/property/processing/performance relations and on applications to a wide variety of engineering fields. The department currently has eight highly accomplished faculty members. The department offers a B. Tech. degree in metallurgical and materials engineering and a M. Tech. degree in materials science and engineering. The postgraduate program is more interdisciplinary in approach and nature. After taking feedback from both academia and industries the syllabi of the respective programs are proposed and designed. The curriculum for these programs has been developed keeping in view the present technological status and future needs and prospects. It provides a strong background and a holistic approach towards conventional materials like metals as well as advanced materials like electronic materials, ceramics, composites, and polymers. The course curriculum is swotted periodically to incorporate new emerging trends in technologies and industrial advances. Apart from the theoretical courses, the course curriculum also has large laboratory/practical work components, internship components, seminars, and B.Tech./M.Tech. projects and dissertations. Furthermore, the students of the department are specifically trained to develop materials for new applications, improve the properties of existing materials, enhance performance, and evaluate ways by which different materials can be used collectively. The department houses world-class research facilities under one roof. Faculty members of the department are actively involved in the execution of strong inter-disciplinary fundamental/applied research encompassing an extensive array of materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, nanomaterials, energy materials, biomaterials, and composites, to name a few. The department also has a strong base in coating technology, material synthesis, processing and computational material science.
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The first batch of B. Tech. students graduated in 2023. The department's B. Tech., M. Tech. students and Ph.D. scholars have bagged placements in various core companies, MNCs, research laboratories, IITs and public sector units. Some of the B. Tech and M. Tech students have also acquired M.S./ Ph.D. positions in various top-rated universities in India and abroad.
The B.Tech. students of the department conducingly run the materials engineering society (MatES), which regularly organizes invited/key-note lectures and technical exhibitions/quiz competitions. The postgraduate students of the department are the in-charge for organizing the department level technical symposium (Dravya) to create a platform for the research scholars to share their research findings. This symposium also aims to encourage discussions related to the current challenges and future opportunities pertaining to metallurgical and materials engineering. The department continues to strive for excellence and realize its vision of becoming a leading department in the country by integrating research, teaching and practice, which holds great benefits, both from student’s and teacher’s perspectives.
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
The vision of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering department at IIT Patna is to perennially strive to achieve national and international recognition through the educational and research achievements and the professional service of the faculty, staff, and students. Our mission is to provide students with an atmosphere conducive to developing new and bright ideas at every professional front. Our endeavors will pertain to provide overall educational experience that prepares our students to become successful professional chemical engineers capable of undertaking both life-long learning and further advanced studies.
The department offers B.Tech., M.Tech., M.Tech. by Research, and Ph.D. programs. These programs aim to produce highly-qualified graduates who are self-motivated, and independent. The graduates are equipped with skills to undertake independent work in private and public sector industries and in research and development programs. Over the last several years, the department has achieved a good placement record for the undergraduate students. Majority of our UG students are placed in reputed industries across the sectors while others opt for higher education both within and outside the nation.
The department has fully developed undergraduate laboratories and modern research facilities. Our newly developed departmental library, has a good collection of reference books related to chemical and biochemical engineering. The department regularly organizes events such as conferences, seminars, and workshops on its own and in collaboration with other elite institutions. The department has a good student-faculty ratio and all faculty members are engaged in cutting edge research at international level. The research laboratories include biochemical lab, computational nanoscience lab, process systems engineering lab, energy science lab, separation processes lab, and gas-solid interaction lab. Several industrial and external funded research projects are ongoing in the department.
For more details, visit:
https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/departments/engineering-technology/chemical-and-biochemical-engineering
Computer Science & Engineering Department
IIT Patna's department of computer science and engineering is a world leader in the study of computing theory and practise. The study of computer science and engineering (CSE) is currently transforming many aspects of human endeavours, including digitalization and the ensuing expansion of data, which have an impact on all spheres of human activity. With the introduction of new algorithmic techniques in fields as varied as artificial intelligence, natural language processing, data science, IoT, cloud computing, graphics, network security, cyber security, block-chain technology, distributed computing, algorithms, complex and social networks, image processing, and high performance computing, it is also undergoing revolutionary changes of its own. In the fields in which we are leaders on a global scale, it is our responsibility to foresee and drive these advancements.
The Computer Science & Engineering department at IIT Patna was one of the first engineering disciplines of the institute. The department was formally established in the year 2008. The first batch of the undergraduate programme graduated in the year 2012. A major aim of the department is to train students and make them ready for the industry and academia. The department has cent percent placement record for undergraduates.
The department runs two B.Tech, (BTech in Computer Science and Engineering) and (BTech in AI and Data Science),
M.Tech (M.Tech in Computer Science) and (M.Tech in AI) and PhD programs. A joint
M.Tech programme (Mathematics and Computing) is also offered with the department of Mathematics.Department has student visits to collaborating Foreign university The total student strength of the department is about six hundred. The academic curriculum is constantly being revised to keep in pace with the current industry and research trends. In order to allow students flexibility in choosing their courses, the number of elective courses has been increased. With a view to encourage creative ideas, the department introduced a lab course on Innovative Design in the undergraduate programme. Department is also going to start a minor program in CS and Executive MTech program in AI (for industry professionals).
Faculty
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The department currently has sixteen regular and few visiting/adjunct faculty members with diverse research interests. The faculty members of the department have received a number of awards and recognition - member of Editorial boards of IEEE, ACM, Springer, Elsevier journals, Visvesvaraya Young Faculty Research Fellowship, names are included in the list of top 2% of scientists of their main subfield discipline (Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing), across those that have published at least five papers
( a survey conducted by Stanford University), NASI young scientist platinum jubilee award; BIRD Award; IEI Young Engineers Award (Computer Engineering Discipline); Junior Humboldt Research Fellowship; JSPS Fellowship from Japan Govt, Early carrier Research award among others.
Research
The department lays great emphasis in research and development. In the previous year (2022), the research publications of the department include around 95 journal papers, 122 international conference papers and 7 Books and Chapters. The department has close interaction with research institutes both in India and abroad, government agencies and industry. There are about 55 undergoing/approved sponsored research projects and many consultancy projects. The department also organized multiple international conference, workshops and GIAN courses.
Computing Facilities
• The department has fully equipped labs to cater to the teaching and research needs of the students and faculty members. The department has two software labs, one Hardware lab, and one AI&DS lab (under set up) for undergraduate, two separate labs each for M.Tech and PhD students. The hardware lab equipped with processors and other peripherals. All the systems are connected to the campus network. The computing facilities of the department include high end servers (13 blade servers, 7 Dell Power Edge server, 3 GPU servers, 2 Tyrone servers, 1 NAS server and 3 other servers), computer clusters and storage facilities. In addition to the teaching labs, the department has eight research labs: Elsevier Centre for Excellence of Natural Language processing, ezDI Research Lab on Health Informatics, Advanced Computing Lab, Network Security Lab, Blockchain Technology and Robotics Lab, DANeS (Data analytics and Network Security Lab),
Embedded Computing Lab, IoT lab(under set up).
Faculty Information with Designation
Name Of Faculty
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Designation
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Rajiv Misra
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Professor & HoD
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Abyayananda Maiti
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Assistant Professor
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Arijit Mondal
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Assistant Professor
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Arijit Roy
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Assistant Professor
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Asif Ekbal
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Associate Professor
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Chandranath Adak
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Assistant Professor
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Jimson Mathew
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Professor
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Joydeep Chandra
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Associate Professor
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Raju Halder
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Associate Professor
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Samrat Mondal
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Associate Professor
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Satendra Kumar
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Assistant Professor
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Somanath Tripathy
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Professor
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Sourav Kumar Dandapat
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Assistant Professor
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Sriparna Saha
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Associate Professor
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Suman Kumar Maji
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Assistant Professor
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International Collaborations
Under programmes like SPARC and GIAN sponsored by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the CSE Department regularly collaborates with foreign universities including University of Porto and Louisiana State University in the United States on research, teaching, and student mobility.
Department of Physics, IIT Patna
The Department of Physics was established and started its activity from 2008. The Department has rich tradition of teaching and research. Currently, we offer a four-year B.Tech. in Engineering Physics, a two-year M.Sc. program in Physics and a Ph. D. program in various fore-front research areas of experimental and theoretical physics.
The Department introduced a B.Tech. program in Engineering Physics from 2021. We welcome the young physics enthusiasts to join our B. Tech program, which is designed to provide an in-depth exposure in basic and applied physics. The salient features of the B. Tech in Engineering Physics program include a solid grounding in core areas, a sound training in physics, a rich variety of electives, and an exposure to frontier technologies. Some of the key courses in applied areas include Cryogenic Engineering, Laser Physics, Computer Aided Physics, Photovoltaics and Fuel Cell Technology, Physics of Nanomaterials, Medical Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Optics, etc.
Total seventeen esteemed faculty members of the Department are actively involved in research and development in challenging areas of both theory and experiment. Currently, the main research emphasis of the Department comprises Condensed Matter Physics, Energy, Quantum Physics, Optics & Photonics, Biophysics, Atomic & Molecular Physics, High-Energy Physics and Cosmology. We have state of the art research facilities in the department to support our academic programs and
research.
Physics Department, IIT Patna has been arranging regular lectures by the students and outside visitors, arranging outreach activities, workshops and various other academic, sports and cultural events etc. For more details about the department, please visit official link:
https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/en-us/departments/basic-sciences/physics
Some recent notable achievements of IIT Patna Faculty members
· Prof. A. K. Thakur is nominated as a Member of the DST-FIST
Committee.
· Dr. Utpal Roy has received an Outstanding
Teacher Award, “Science and Technology Academic, Innovations and Research Awards 2021”, Sept.
2021.
· Prof. A. K. Thakur is nominated as a Member of the National Committee to Review "Roadmap for RCI Technologies" Chaired by
Dr. V. K. Saraswat, Member NITI Aayog, New
Delhi.
· Prof. A. K. Thakur is nominated as a Member of the National Committee on "Advanced Energy Research Centre (AERC)" Chaired by
Dr. Samir Kamat, DG, NS & M, New Delhi.
· Dr. Soumya Jyoti Ray has been appointed in the following Editorial
positions.
(i) Guest Editor of the journal Energy (special issue on Novel 2D Energy Materials and Devices) by
MDPI
(ii) Section Editor in Nano electronics in the journal Current Material
Science
(iii) Editorial Board Member in the journal Current Chinese Science
(iv) Editorial Board Member in the journal Current Graphene Science
· Dr. Soumya Jyoti Ray has received the following
awards.
(i) “Outstanding Researcher Award in Nanotechnology and Condensed Matter Physics” by International Society for Scientific
Networks.
(ii) “Research Excellence Award” by Institute of Scholars.
· Prof. Naveen K. Nishchal has been listed in the world's top 2% scientists list released by Stanford University with the world rank 952 in the field of Optics
(2020).
Department of
Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at IIT Patna has been established since the setting up of the Institute in 2008.
The department has evolved into a well-known, reputed academic research center of learning in the country. Presently, the department has eleven highly motivated, well-qualified faculty members with a solid commitment to high-quality teaching and research in the department. The Department also has one scientific officer, one senior technical superintendent, and three junior technical superintendents to ensure the smooth running of the Department.
The strong research orientation of the department is evident from the large number of project grants funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Department of Atomic Energy and others, since inception in 2008. The faculty members are well-recognized both nationally and internationally. Research in the department has resulted in over 400 peer-reviewed national and international journal publications (of high impact factor and H-index) with more than 600 citations.
The Department of Chemistry also offers chemistry courses at different levels. The department started the Ph.D. program in Chemistry on July 2009 to date, forty students have already graduated. Presently, more than forty research scholars are enrolled in the Ph.D. program of the Chemistry Department at IIT Patna. One research associate is also working in the department and is funded by the CSIR. A master’s program in chemistry (M.Sc.) has been initiated in the academic year 2016. The alumni of the departments are placed in various reputed industries and foreign universities for higher education.
A vibrant multidisciplinary research program in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Patna is supported by energetic faculty members and state-of-the-art research facilities. With a strong foundation in the conventional areas and quest for emerging areas of Chemistry, faculty, and students are engaged in a range of dynamic research programs that include but are not limited to Supramolecular Chemistry, Target and Diversity oriented Organic synthesis, Nanochemistry, Catalysis, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Bio-Spectroscopy, Polymer Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Biochemistry, Coordination polymers, Solid State Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Simulation, and Molecular Dynamics in liquid.
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences incessantly tries to provide a humane perspective to the various technical branches at IIT Patna. It strives consistently to excel in its efforts day by day. Innovative and pertinent research is one such tool through which excellence can be aspired. The department envisions establishing itself as one of the best research platforms for young minds who have an undying thirst for knowledge. Past and ongoing research in Economics, English language and literature, Linguistics, Management, Psychology, Public Health and Sociology not only try to answer useful inquiries but also try to use learning and imaginative actions as powerful tools to add to the enrichment and progress of human society. The uniqueness of the department will be realized by its successful and innovative research along with the various interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaborations both within and beyond the institute.
The Department has 9 faculty members who offer core and elective courses at the B.Tech, M. Tech and PhD levels. The department has a PhD programme of its own. Apart from this, the Department of HSS organizes conferences, workshops and foreign language programmes. Given the mandate of the Government of India toward entrepreneurship, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences offers open electives to B.Tech. Students on entrepreneurship and innovation.In compliance with NEP 2020, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is taking active step towards its implementation.
Some recent achievements of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is involved in publishing quality research papers in reputed Scopus indexed journals. Large numbers of sponsored research projects were also awarded by various funding agencies. Some of the highlights are as follows:
Dr. Rajendra N Paramanik is the editor of a Festschrift volume on International Economics and Finance by Springer Nature publication, Singapore. He is the Co-PI of aICSSR-funded project on vagaries of weavers’ cooperatives in India during pandemic and he has also been awarded consultancy project and sponsored course by TCS- GuruCool iON for the courses named Introduction to Business Finance and Basis Econometrics respectively. He writes articles on world economy and politics for Hindu Business Line and AnandabazarPatrika.
Dr. Sweta Sinha _is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Patna. Prior to joining IIT Patna she has served as assistant professor at Miranda House College, New Delhi and NIT Hamirpur. Her area of expertise is Linguistics. Dr. Sweta has done her MA., M. Phil and Ph.d from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests are mainly Sociolinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics and Lesser-known Indian Languages. She has more than 40 research publications to her credit in various peer reviewed national and international journals of repute. She has been awarded the Stanley Yeldell Young Researcher Award 2023 for her research contribution by the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology. She has also edited and co-edited linguistics volumes of merit. She is also the coordinator of the Centre for Endangered Language Studies at IIT Patna which has been set up through the MPLADS fund. Sweta has also contributed as the Principal Investigator of ICSSR sponsored projects. She is also contributing as the academic consultants in projects funded by Bill and Melinda gates foundation as well as the Indian Knowledge Systems, Ministry of Education. In addition to supervising doctoral research at IIT Patna she is also in the doctoral committees in IIITs, NITs and central universities.
Dr. Meghna Dutta is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the department of HSS, IIT Patna. She did her Ph. D from Jadavpur University, Calcutta. Her area of specialization includes Applied Microeconomics, Panel Data and Cross–Section Econometrics, International Economics, Development Economics. Her paper ‘Globalisation, Corruption and Women Empowerment’ was the most read paper of Economic Papers published by Wiley. She has also been awarded a project titled Farmers' income: Issues Determinants and Strategies by ICSSR. She has undertaken several FDP and MDPs with the Indian Navy, AICTE and several corporate entities. She has also completed several research projects by NABARD, ICSSR, GIM etc.
Dr. Aditya Raj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP) where he has been teaching since May 2010. Before joining IITP, he was at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver. Dr Aditya completed his PhD, as a Commonwealth Fellow, in 2007 from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Dr Aditya has MA (Sociology) from Jamia Millia Islamia and MPhil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In 2013, Dr Aditya was the recipient for the M N Srinivas Memorial Prize of the Indian Sociological Society, conferred to the best young Sociologist in the country. He has presented and published in various national and international forums including those of the Canadian Sociological Association American Sociological Association, and International Sociological Association and of course Indian Sociological Association. Dr Aditya has received funding from the Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India) among others. He is also a research advisor to students from Stanford University in India on Fulbright Fellowship.
Dr. Richa Chaudhary is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Patna. Dr. Richa has been ranked among
top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University consistently for the year 2021 and 2022. She is a prolific researcher and her research has been published in
FT50, A*, and A category journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Hospitality of Management,
International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Personality and Individual Differences. Dr. Richa was awarded with
Women Researcher of the Year Award for the year 2022 by World Leadership Academy and the
Best Young Women Management Researcher Award by AIMS International for the year 2018. She has also won the
Outstanding Paper of the Year Award in 2019 Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence. Dr. Richa has presented her research work in a number of international platforms including
Academy of Management Annual Meeting and European Group of Organizational Studies and has a number of
Best Research Paper Awards to her credit. She has Guest Edited special issues for Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing and South Asian Journal of Business Studies. In addition, Dr. Richa has worked as
Principal Director on a number of government sponsored projects from ICSSR and MHRD.
Dr. Papia Raj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Patna. She is a demographer specializing in public health. Dr. Papia has completed her M.A. and M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was the recipient of Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and completed her PhD degree from McGill University, Montreal, in 2008. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Population and Public Health at University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Dr.Papia has received research funding from various national and international organizations, including, Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant (SSHRC), Canada. Here at IIT Patna, Dr Papia Raj has also conducted GIAN course and CEP course on Waste Management and Health Care, Health Informatics, and Principles and Practices in Social Research.
Dr.Priyanka Tripathiis an Associate Professor of English at Indian Institute of Technology Patna (India). She is also the Co-Executive Editor of
Journal of International Women’s Studies (published by Bridgewater State University). She has been awarded Visiting Research Fellowship (2022-23), by IASH, University of Edinburgh for her project titled, “Optimizing Caste Intersectionality: A Decolonial Reading of Gender-based Violence in Select Subaltern Fiction in India”. She has published extensively with
Indian Literature, Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, GeoHumanities,
Economic and Political Weekly amongst others. She has received several grants: JIWS fellowship 2021-22 (Bridgewater State University), Shastri Conference and Lecture Series Grant (SCLSG) 2021-22, Post-colonial Association grant 2020-21, CIIL conference grant 2020 amongst others. She has also worked on several government-sponsored projects related to gender issues. Her forthcoming monograph with Bloomsbury is titled,
The Gendered War: Evaluating Feminist Ethnographic Narratives of the 1971 War of Bangladesh.
Dr. Smriti Singh is a Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Patna. She received her doctoral degree from Patna University. She started her career as a guest faculty at Patna Women’s College and then went on a Fulbright fellowship to the University of Texas at Austin in the year 2005.She is the founding faculty at Chanakya National Law University, Patna and later joined Ranchi College at Ranchi University. She has been working in areas of English language education and English literature. She has recently completed ATAL-AICTE sponsored FDP on Soft Skills. She has conducted CEP courses on Soft Skills and Research Methodology for Humanities. She is also one of the Co-PIs in a sponsored project Designing Disaster Preparedness Training Modules using Indigenous Knowledge and Increasing Community Awareness through Contextualized Techniques in Bihar’ (Indian Council of Social Science Research). Dr Singh has also edited a book jointly with Dr Sweta Sinha ‘Conscious Re-imaginings of Shakespeare’s Plays’, Bahri Publications, 2017. Apart from this Dr. Singh has two more books to her credit and numerous research articles.
Dr. Nalin Bharti is Professor of Economics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Patna. He was awarded doctorate from JNU, New Delhi. His PhD is on
Issues in Privatization and Its Practice: Divestiture of State-Owned Enterprises in Bangladesh and Lessons for India. His pre and post-doctoral employment includes Visiting Lecturer in colleges at University of Delhi during 2000 to 2005, Research Associate in 12th Finance Commission, Government of India in 2004, Lecturer Law and Economics at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. Lecturer - Law and Economics at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. His publications include the area of Labour Economics, India’s Economic Reforms, Intellectual Property, WTO and India. He has successfully completed two sponsored research project by UNICEF office of Bihar. He has also worked as a co-PI in a project on ‘Life in the Era of COVID-19: Impact on Lockdown on Village Makers of Bihar & Future Prospects’ (jointly with IMPRI andCentre for Catalyzing Change’s (C3)Bihar) . He has also received a research Grant jointly with ICSSR and JSPS on ‘Indo-Japan Trade and Investment: What Next after CEPA . He has been awarded
Diploma of Appreciation at University of Bialystok, Poland in Oct, 2014. He has also received 3 best paper in three different conferences outside the country. He has contributed around 37 research papers in International Journal, One Full reference book, 11 book chapters and more than 70 conference papers in India and abroad. His online course on Infrastructure Economics offered on NPTEL got a wide range of acceptance among the students of India and abroad. He was also elected as a member of Executive Council (EC) of the Indian Society of Labor Economics (ISLE).
CLASROOMS AT IIT PATNA
All classrooms of the institute are equipped with modern audio-visual electronic gadgets and
AIR CONDITIONED. Recently Central Lecture Hall which will be used to teach courses which have large no of students is functional. The central lecture hall can accommodate 300 students also in one lecture and it has all facilities which make it world class.
The academic buildings have state-of-the-art laboratories. It also houses Computer Centre with total 1 GBPS (provided by NKN) internet connections and adequate server infrastructure.
Laboratories in Basic Electronics, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, VSLI, Control, Instrumentation and Communication
are also located in these buildings.
Besides this, it has two laboratories namely Hardware Lab of Computer Science and Engineering Department, and
Digital and Signal Processing Lab of Electrical Engineering Department. Department in block 3 houses several
Mechanical Engineering Laboratories, viz., Advanced Manufacturing Lab, Micromachining Lab, Dynamics Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab, Heat and Mass Transfer Lab, Sustainable Energy Research Lab, Instruments and Control Lab, Material Testing Lab, Metrology and Metallographic Lab,_ Robotics Lab, Tribology Lab and Thermal and Fluid Transport Lab. Mechanical Department has also a separate workshop building having different conventional and CNC machines. It also houses some parts of Labs such I.C. Engine, FMS etc. The department also has
CAD/CAM Lab in tutorial block.
The Electrical Engineering workshop building has an Electrical Machines Laboratory and an Advanced Electrical Engineering Laboratory. The Science block has well equipped classrooms with modern teaching gadgets, faculty chambers and advanced laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics departments. This includes Materials Research Lab and Optics Research Lab of the Physics Department; Chemistry Instruments Lab, Chemistry Research Lab and Bioscience Lab of the Chemistry Department and Computational Research Lab of the Mathematics Department. All these Labs are home for numerous state-of-the art equipments. IIT Patna has recently developed three highly sophisticated virtual classrooms equipped with ultra modern electronic gadgets funded
by Department of Information Technology, Government of India, under the National Knowledge Network project. These classrooms add to the concept of virtual classroom where one can learn something from the teacher who is teaching remotely. The newly inaugurated building also has a central library, the administrative office, a modern dispensary and individual offices for faculty members. The central library is stocked with sufficient number of text and reference books. Online access to various technical and scientific journals under the INDEST-AICTE consortium is available. IIT Patna has a team of around 91 young and dynamic faculty members. Many more are expected to join by the end of this year. Faculty members are extremely active and engaged in teaching, research and developmental activities of the Institute. All of them are accommodated within the campus.