IISER Pune

Various committees steer the development and execution of the institute's activities, in keeping with IISER Pune's Vision. The committees are periodically reconstituted to widen participation, bring in new ideas and develop leadership.

The institute follows the following policy regarding internal leadership:

The term of office for Chairs of Departments, Deans, Deputy Chairs, Associate Deans is for 3 years.
There is a Deputy Chair for each of the departments existing for 5 years or more.
The Director appoints the Chairs/Deputy Chairs through consultations with faculty members of respective departments. These appointments are NOT based on seniority or any hierarchy. A second term is possible for the holders of these posts in exceptional cases.
The sharing of various administrative responsibilities in each department is worked out jointly by the Chair and the Deputy Chair.
As far as possible, the operative policy is one-person-one post. Certain exceptions may be allowed.
In terms of the membership, every attempt is made to give representation across the departments in various committees.
All faculty members are encouraged to accept memberships and responsibilities of the committees, as we believe that all beneficiaries are obliged to contribute in the functioning of the institute.

Following is a list of the committees that direct the various activities of IISER Pune, along with their current members:

APEX Committee (This committee comprised of senior professors of the institute, takes major institute/academic policy decisions including appointment of distinguished / visiting faculty, etc)

Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar, Director (Ex-officio) - Chairperson
Prof. Sunil Mukhi, Dean (Faculty) and Interim Chair, Humanities & Social Sciences - Member
Prof. Sanjeev Galande, Dean (R&D) - Member
Dr. Bhas Bapat, Dean (Academics) - Member
Dr. Harinath Chakrapani, Dean (International Relations and Outreach) - Member
Dr. Shivprasad Patil, Dean (Student Activities) - Member
Dr. Thomas Pucadyil, Chair, Biology - Member
Prof. Gopi Hosahudya N., Chair, Chemistry - Member
Dr. Amit Hogadi, Chair, Mathematics - Member
Prof. Tarun Souradeep, Chair, Physics - Member
Prof. Prasad Subramanian, Interim Chair, Earth and Climate Science
Mr. Manoj Chaudhari, PS to Director - Non-memeber Secretary

Department-wise Chairs and Deputy Chairs:

Biology - Chair: Dr. Thomas Pucadyil; Deputy Chair: Dr. Sudha Rajamani

Chemistry - Chair: Prof. Gopi Hoshahudya N; Deputy Chair: Dr. Shabana Khan

Earth and Climate Science - Interim Chair: Prof. Prasad Subramanian

Humanities and Social Sciences - Interim Chair: Prof. Sunil Mukhi

Mathematics - Chair: Dr. Amit Hogadi; Deputy Chair: Dr. Anup Biswas

Physics - Chair: Prof. Tarun Souradeep; Deputy Chair: Dr. T. S. Mahesh

Deans (See our Deans page for Details)

Research and Development: Prof. Sanjeev Galande; Associate Dean: Dr. S. G. Srivatsan

Academics: Dr. Bhas Bapat

Associate Deans (Graduate Studies): Dr. Anirban Hazra; Dr. Arijit Bhattacharyay

Associate Deans (Doctoral Studies): Dr. Srabanti Chaudhury; Dr. Chandrasheel Bhagwat

Faculty: Prof. Sunil Mukhi

International Relations and Outreach: Dr. Harinath Chakrapani; Associate Dean: Dr. Sourabh Dube

Student Activities: Dr. Shivprasad Patil; Associate Dean: Dr SG Srivatsan

Key Committees:

Chair, Curriculum Committee: Dr. Anirban Hazra

Chair, Purchase Committee: Dr. R. Boomi Shankar

Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO): Prof. V. G. Anand (cvo[at]iiserpune.ac.in)

Chair, Institutional Committee on Administration: Prof. Anjan Banerjee