[SINCE YEAR-2009]

ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES (NON-ACADEMIC / ACADEMIC):

• Associate Dean of Administration (ADoA), IIT Indore (since 10/2020) 

• Vice-Chairman, JEE (Advanced), IIT Indore (06/2020 - 01/2023)

• Committee Member, Learning Resource Centre (Central Library), IIT Indore (02/2020 to 07/2022). 

• External Examiner/Reviewer of Ph.D. Thesis: 09 nos.

• Reviewer of manuscripts submitted to various journals. 

• Chair of Technical Session, International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Engineering (ICFME-2022), Organized by Dept. MEMS, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India (December 15, 2022). 

• Invited as one of the honourable jurors for the selection round of Tata InnoVista, which is Tata Group’s flagship annual event for recognizing and celebrating innovations of Tata companies (October 8, 2021). 

• Expert Member for the Curriculum Development Workshop, Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. (July 02, 2021). 

• Institute Representative (I.R.) of IIT-Indore, JEE (Advanced) examination, 2020, 2021, 2022.

• Participated in GATE 2020 Operation at IIT Bombay. 

• Member, Convocation Organizing Committee, IIT Indore (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022).

• Member, Institute Governing Body of Sophisticated Instrument Centre (SIC), IIT Indore (09/2019 - 09/2020).

• Hostel Warden, IIT Indore (10/2018 - 01/2020).

• Convener, Air Conditioning Committee, IIT Indore (06/2018 - 2020).

• Convener – DUGC (Discipline Under Graduate Committee), Metallurgy Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Indore (07/2017 to 01/2020).

• Faculty Incharge, Metal Forming & Surface Engineering Research Lab, MEMS, IIT Indore (since 2017).

• Committee Member, Development of New MTech Program in Metallurgy Engineering, IIT Indore (2017).

• Member of Industrial Advisory Board, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIT), Pune (2016).

• Member of Board of Studies for Post Graduate Program, Department of Materials Engineering, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, India (October 21, 2015).

• Interview Panel Member and Interview Coordinator for the selection of Bharat Forge candidates for BITS B.Tech. Program in Manufacturing Engineering Course, Kalyani Centre for Technology & Innovation (KCTI), Bharat Forge Ltd., Pune, India (2015, 2016).

• External Examiner for M.Tech. Thesis evaluation and Ph.D. progress evaluation, Dept. Metallurgy & Materials Science, College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), (2015 & 2016).

• Student Welfare Activity, Taught Yoga (Bramhavidya – Spiritual Breathing Exercise & Meditation) to 10 M.Tech. students as a self-initiated activity, College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) (2015).   

• External Examiner for the theory and lab of course on Metallurgy & Materials Science, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra, 2011, 2014.

• Presiding Officer, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election – 2014 (October 15, 2014).

• Expert Panel Member, Brainstorming Programme on “Heat Treatment of Big Size Open Die Forming of Steels”, Kalyani Centre for Technology & Innovation (KCTI), Bharat Forge Ltd., Pune (September 13, 2014).

• Interview Panel Member as Subject Expert for the Selection of M.Tech. Candidates for Materials Science & Technology Course (2014-16), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, India (May 26, 2014).

• Co-chair of Technical Session, Second International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Characterisation (AMPC 2013), Chennai, India (February 7, 2013).

• Faculty Advisor, Mind-Spark Event, COE-Pune (2011, 2012, 2013).

• Member of M.Tech. Admission, COE-Pune (2012).

• External Examiner for DD MTech Thesis Evaluation, Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT-Bombay, 2012.

• Departmental MIS-Administrator, Dept. Metallurgy & Mat. Sci., COE-Pune (2012–2015).

• Department Library-Incharge, Dept. of Metallurgy & Materials Science, COE-Pune (2011–2015).

• Department Representative and Committee member, Open House Event, IIT-Delhi (2011).

• Institute Representative (I.R.) of IIT-Delhi, JEE examination (2011), and GATE examination (2011).

• Presiding Officer, Indian Parliamentary Election – 2009 (Polling Station: Sullia, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India). 

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS / CONFERENCES – ORGANIZED:

• Organizing Committee Members, National Conference on “DHARA: Bharatiya Dhatu Shastra”, Organized by IIT Indore. (March 20-21, 2023). 

• Technical Committee Member (Advances in Heat Treatment), International Conference & Exhibition on Materials, Engineering, Technology and Advances in Heat Treatment, Organized by ASM International, India Chapter, Mumbai. (November 2-4, 2022). 

• Coordinator, AICTE-QIP Sponsored 6-Days Short-term Course, “Materials Engineering from Synthesis to Applications,” IIT Indore. (21st to 26th February 2022). (Organized with two other faculties) 

• Coordinator and Teaching Faculty, TEQIP Sponsored 6-Days Short-term Course, “Industrial Metallurgy and Quality Control,” IIT Indore. (11th to 16th February 2019). (Organized with another faculty)

• Convener and Teaching Faculty (one of the 5 faculties), TEQIP Sponsored 3-Days Short-term Course, “Advanced Surface Science and Engineering,” IIT Indore. (26th to 28th March 2018).

• One of the three Conveners, “International Workshop on Advanced Nanoscience and Engineering” at IIT Indore. (December 01, 2017).

• Conveners of the Mini-Symposium on “Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering", Convener of Poster/Metallography, and Co-chair of one Technical Session, 52nd National Metallurgists’ Day (NMD) – 68th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Organized at COE-Pune, India. (November 12-15, 2014).

• Coordinator & Organizing Committee Member, One Day Workshop on “Advances in Surface Engineering and Nanotechnology” by Dr. T. S. Sudarshan (President and CEO of Materials Modification, Inc. USA) at COE-Pune. (August 25, 2014).

• Organizing Committee Member, National Seminar on “Corrosion Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET-2012)”, COE-Pune. (February 24-25, 2012).

• Coordinator and Teaching Faculty, MHRD Sponsored Short Term Training Programme - Summer School on “Surface Engineering”, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India: 13–18 July 2009. (Organized with another faculty).