Pune University VC set to be new director of IIT Delhi

New Delhi: Pune University vice-chancellor RK Shevgaonkar is all set to take over as the new director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, picked by a human resource development ministry selection team.

Before he gets appointed, the selection by made by the HRD ministry needs to be approved by the President Pratibha Patil, sources close to the VC said. , Shevgaonkar is an electrical engineer, who taught at IIT Bombay for several years before taking over as VC of Pune University.

Shevgaonkar will replace outgoing director Surendra Prasad, who was also in the race for a second term at the helm of IIT Delhi.

IIT Directors have traditionally been selected through a secretive internal process, in which an HRD ministry selection team invites recommendations from IIT directors and board chairmen.

However, this process was, slammed by the Madras High Court for creating conditions of conflict of interest.