The Council

LIST OF MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL
(Reconstituted for the Quadrennium 2026-2029)

Scheme

Clause 9.1(a)Nominees of the Government of India3
1Nomination awaited
2Nomination awaited
3Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(b)Nominees of Government of Karnataka2
4Shri. Tushar Giri Nath
Additional Secretary to Govt.
Department of Urban Development and Department of Home
Govt. of Karnataka
5Shri. Ritesh Kumar Singh
Principal Secretary to Govt.
Department of Finance
Govt. of Karnataka
Clause 9.1(c)Nominees of the Tata Trusts2
6Mr. Siddharth Sharma
CEO
Tata Trusts
7Mr. T.V. Narendran
CEO & Managing Director
Tata Steel Limited
Clause 9.1(d)Representative of UGC1
8Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(e)Representative of Parliament3
(Lok Sabha-2)
9Shri. G. Kumar Naik
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS)
10Shri. Tejasvi Surya
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS)
(Rajya Sabha-1)
11Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(f)Representative of the Court of IISc2
12Nomination awaited
13Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(g)Representatives of the Association of Indian Universities2
Eastern Region
14Nomination awaited
Western Region
15Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(h)Representative of the A I C T E1
16Nomination awaited
Clause 9.1(i)Representative of the C S I R1
17Dr. Abhay A. Pashilkar
Director
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
Clause 9.1(j)Director (ex-officio)1
18Prof. Govindan Rangarajan
Clause 9.1(k)Associate Director (ex-officio)1
19Vacant
Clause 9.1(l)Deans of Faculties (ex-officio)2
20Prof. S Asokan (Science Faculty)
21Prof. Jayant M Modak (Engineering Faculty
As per Clause 16.2, Registrar (Ex-officio) will be the Secretary of the Court
22Capt. Sridhar Warrier (Retd.)

Shri. Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder, Infosys, Chairman, Axilor Ventures Pvt. Ltd. continues as the Chair till a Chair is elected for the Quadrennium 2026-2029