National Institute of Technology, Durgapur - Administration - Organisational Structure

Organisational Structure

NIT Durgapur shares a common Visitor (a position held by the President of India) who is the most powerful person in the NIT organizational structure and the NIT Council with the other sister NITs.

The rest of NIT Durgapur's organisational structure is distinct from that of the other NITs. The Board of Governors of NIT Durgapur is the highest body in the administrative setup of the Institute under the NIT Council. It is headed by the eminent scientist and educationist Prof. Bikash Sinha, the former Director of VECC and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and has 12 members that include representatives from the State and Central Governments, the University, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Indian Institute of Technology, the Industry and the Faculty of the Institute.

Under the Board of Governors is the institute's director, Prof. (Dr.) Tarkeshwar Kumar, who serves as the chief academic and executive officer of the institute. He is aided by the deputy director. Under the director and the deputy director are the deans, heads of departments, registrar, president of the students' council, and chairman of the hall management committee.

The registrar, Col.(Retd.) Prabhdeep Singh Sandhu is the chief administrative officer and oversees day-to-day operations. He is the custodian of records, funds, and other properties of the institute.

Under the charge of the heads of departments (HODs) are the faculty (full-time professors as well as those of associate and assistant status). The wardens of hostels are placed under the chairman of the hall management committee in the organisation.