Kolkata, Senior academic Rintu Banerjee has been appointed as the new Deputy Director of IIT-Kharagpur.
Banerjee, who was chairperson of the PK Sinha Center for Bioenergy and Renewables, became the first woman to be appointed to the post.
The statement said she has also headed the Center for Rural Development, Innovative and Sustainable Technology and the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering.
He said, "As the Deputy Director of the country's largest IIT, I aim to accelerate the economic progress of the country through innovative solutions provided by IIT-Kharagpur and raise the ranking of the institute at both national and international levels. will be."
Banerjee, who was chairperson of the PK Sinha Center for Bioenergy and Renewables, became the first woman to be appointed to the post.
The statement said she has also headed the Center for Rural Development, Innovative and Sustainable Technology and the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering.
He said, "As the Deputy Director of the country's largest IIT, I aim to accelerate the economic progress of the country through innovative solutions provided by IIT-Kharagpur and raise the ranking of the institute at both national and international levels. will be."
