Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutions of national importance for higher education in engineering, science and technology. Starting with IIT Kharagpur in 1951, there are 23 such Institutes of excellence all over India today, and IIT Palakkad belongs to this prestigious group. Celebrated as a major granary of Kerala, Palakkad is the gateway to the State from the North in the form of the nearly 40-kilometre break in the Western Ghats, called the Palakkad Gap. The place is known for its rich traditions, great historical events and personalities connected with it, and its sylvan surroundings, especially the Silent Valley rain forests and the famed palmyra trees.
IIT Palakkad was announced by the Government of India in 2014. We began with a headstart in the very next academic year, 2015-16, with the support of our mentor Institute (IIT Madras). The academic program was launched by admitting students to the B. Tech. course in the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Our Institute can already boast of a vibrant student and faculty community drawn from different parts of the country; it has truly emerged as a microcosm of India. As of now, we are located at two campuses, viz,the Ahalia integrated campus (Temporary Campus) and the Nila Campus at Kanjikode. Within a short span of two years, we were able to start Masters and Doctoral programs in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. In the current academic year, we started M.Sc courses in Physics and Chemistry, and M.Tech in Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
IIT Palakkad has joined UBA in 2018 as a participating Institute. It become the Regional Co-ordinating Institute of north Kerala districts in 2019. IIT Palakkad has started working on science awareness and reachability by organizing science lecture series for common people names “Pale blue dot public lecture series”. Along with education, it is also working on renewable energy, water management, waste management, and agriculture.
The following is the composition of the Institute level Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell for implementation of this program at IIT Palakkad.
Chairperson
Director, IIT Palakkad
Institute Coordinator
Dr. Arun Rahul S, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Members
Dean Students, IIT Palakkad
Faculty Advisor - NSS
Dr. Sudarsan R. Kottai, Regional Coordinator UBA
Mr. S. Samuel, Advisor (Student matters)
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Praveena Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Dr. Dinesh Jagadeesan, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Afzaal Ahmed, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Biswajit Sarmah, Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences
Dr. Subhankar Dey, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Mr. Prabhulladas R, Project Coordinator, UBA - Convenor
Mr. Harikrishnan M G, Technical Superintendent, CIF & CMFF
Mr. Ananthu Sasikumar, Junior Technical Superintendent, Electrical Engineering
The cell will be responsible for successful implementation of all institute activities under UBA.