Professional Experience

Professional Experience

• Teaching/Research Experience - 24 years 

• Industrial/Field Experience - 03 years 09 months

• Total Experience - 27 years 09 months

Professor - HAG (2019 - present)

Water Resources Engineering Section

Department of Civil Engineering

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujarat, India

Professor (2007 - 2019)

Water Resources Engineering Section

Department of Civil Engineering

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujarat, India

Associate Professor/Reader (1999 - 2007)

Department of Civil Engineering

Delhi College of Engineering (Now DTU), Delhi, India

Assistant Executive Engineer (1995 - 1999)

Border Roads Organization (BRO)

Ministry of Surface & Road Transport, Government of India, India

Senior Research Fellow (1994 - 1995)

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Roorkee (Now IIT Roorkee), Uttarakhand, India

Educational Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering

• University of Roorkee (Now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)

Master of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering

• University of Roorkee (Now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering

• Government Engineering College, Reva, Madhya Pradesh

Administrative Duties/Responsibilities Held

Deputy Director, SVNIT Surat

• September 17, 2019 to September 16, 2022

• Active involvement in administrative affairs including academics, planning and development, budgeting, implementation of online modules, ranking and accreditation of the Institute. 

Sectional Head, Water Resources Engineering 

• August 09, 2017 to September 27, 2019 

• Development of facilities in Water Resources Section in Advance Research Centre Building

Dean (Academics)

• November 27, 2015 to December 31, 2017

• Smooth and efficient conduct of Academic Programs as per the Academic regulations approved by the Institute Senate.

• Conduct of Institute Academic Advisory Committee (IAAC), Senate  meetings, and Convocations

• Conduct of Examinations and classes as per the Academic Calendar

• Accreditation of UG and PG Programs 

Chairman, 14th Convocation of SVNIT Surat 

• January 22, 2017 

• Smooth and efficient conduct of 14th Convocation of the Institute 

Coordinator, Centre of Excellence (CoE) on 'Water Resources & Flood Management' 

• July, 2013 to till date

• Monitoring activities in CoE and development of Computational and Experimental facilities 

Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Water Resources and Flood Management with special reference to Flood Modelling (WRFM-2016) at SVNIT Surat 

• October 14-15, 2016

• Organizing and smooth conduct of WRFM-2016

Head, Department of Civil Engineering 

• July 05, 2013 - July 06, 2015

• Administrative Head of the department

• Smooth conduct of UG/ PG/ PhD courses in the Department

• Handling the admissions of PG/ PhD students at the Department level

• Taking care of laboratory and class infrastructure of the department

• Looking after administrative needs of faculty, staff and students

• All four eligible PG programmes got Tier I accreditation from National Board of Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi

• The SAR for Accreditation of UG program has been submitted to NBA for accreditation

• The concept of single subject with single teacher, where ever applicable, was introduced first time in the department for ensuring responsibility oriented teaching

• The data base of ongoing consultancy, has been developed first time in the department for better monitoring of the projects

• Organized Departmental Academic Advisory Committee (DAAC) meets time to time to address the academic issues of the department, and bringing the same at Institute Academic Advisory committee (IAAC) and Senate levels for discussions 

Dean (Research and Consultancy)

• August 01, 2016 – January 31, 2017

• May 09, 2009 – October 16, 2010

• Revised syllabi for different PG courses were put up to the Institute Senate through BPGS&R

• Administered smooth admission process of PG and PhD programmes

• Meetings of BPGS&R were initiated and conducted for discussing the policy matters amongst the members and putting the same to the Institute Senate. MoUs were initiated for collaboration between the SVNIT and Industries; and academic Institutions at National and International level.

Dean (PG)

• July 16, 2007 - May 09, 2009

• Modified the existing scheme of M Tech (RESEARCH) through a committee and submitted to Senate for their approval through BPGS&R. 

• The Six PG Programmes were accredited.

• Admission process of PG Admissions were conducted at the Institute level

• Revised syllabi for different PG courses and put up to the Institute Senate through BPGS&R

• Routine administrative components of PG programmes 

Director-in-charge, SVNIT Surat

• April 23, 2009 - June, 17 2011 

• The duty of Director-in-charge was assigned as and when regular Director was on official duties/leaves.

Water Resources Lab In-charge

• August 27, 2008 - September 21, 2011

• Strengthened existing experimental and Computational Hydraulics Laboratory in the Department by procuring the new experimental and computational equipments as well as facilities,

• Desired facilities for Hydraulics experiments were planned during the construction of new Advanced Hydraulics Laboratory in the Department

• A new Sediment transport flume was procured as part of DST Project in the Advanced Hydraulics laboratory of the department

Member in Technical/ Scientific Expert Committees

• Member of working group on climate change ‘Fluvial Mechanism Component’ of International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR), 2008 onwards

• Member of Interstate Committee on ‘Flood Management & Preparedness for Monsoon in Tapi Basin'.

• Member, Technical Advisory Committee of Central Water & Power Research Station (CWPRS) Pune, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India.

• Member, Expert Committee on Assessment of Flood Situation in Rel River Bank and Dhanera Region of Banaskantha District due to Extreme Rainfall and Suggesting Remedial Measures under Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpasar Department (NWRWS&KD), Government of Gujarat.

• Member of Executive Council of Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH), Pune

Membership of Professional Societies

• Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers, India (F-112817-1)

• Fellow Member of Indian Society for Hydraulics (ISH) (F-389)

• Fellow Member of Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS)

• Member of International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR)

• Life Member of Indian Society For Technical Education (ISTE) (IM-30011)

• Life Member of Association of Hydrologist of India(AHI) (AHI-LM-411-703)

• Member of Hydrological Data User Group (HDUG), State Water Data Centre (SWDC), Govt of Gujarat, 2008 onwards

• Member of Hydrological Data User Group (HDUG), Govt. of Maharashtra, 2016 onwards

• Life Member, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) , 2021 onwards