Senate
The Senate decides the academic policy of the Institute. It controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations and results. There are two Senate subcommittees: the Board of Academic Courses and the Board of Academic Research which work together to assist with the academic administration of the Institute.
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Senate
(Office Order Reference IITPKD/RO/2021/018 dated 14/10/2021 & IITPKD/RO/OO/001/20226 dated 03/03/2026)
Chairperson:
Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar, Director, IIT Palakkad (Ex-officio)
Members:
All Deans of IIT Palakkad (Ex-officio)
All Heads of the Departments and Centres, IIT Palakkad (Ex-officio)
All Professors of IIT Palakkad
Prof. Arockiarajan A, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Prof. Rahul Marathe, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Prof. Vetrivel V, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras
Dr. M. Suresh, Director In-charge, FCRI, Kanjikode
Dr. Padmesh A, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Albert Sunny, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Mrinal Kanti Das, Associate Professor, Data Science
Dr. Manas Kumar Jena, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Rahul Choragudi, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Rohit Varma, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Dr. Samarjeet Chanda, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Jayakumar Balakrishnan, Associate Professor, Physics
Dr. Amit Kumar Pal, Associate Professor, Physics
Invitees:
All Associate Deans of IIT Palakkad (Ex-officio)
Special Invitees:
Academic Affairs Secretary, IIT Palakkad
Student General Secretary, IIT Palakkad
Post Graduate Affairs Secretary, IIT Palakkad
Research Affairs Secretary, IIT Palakkad
Secretary:
Dr. B V Ramesh, Registrar , IIT Palakkad
Board of Academic Courses
(Office Order Reference IITPKD/DO/CC/2025/48 Dated November 04, 2025)
Chairperson: Dean (Academics)
Members:
Associate Dean (Academics, UG)
Dean (Student Affairs)
Dr. Jayakumar Balakrishnan, Associate Professor, Physics
Dr. Sahely Bhadra, Associate Professor, Data Science
Dr. C. V. Veena Venudharan, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Dr. Unnikrishnan Cheramangalath, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Anoop Thomas, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Vineed Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Yuvaraj K, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Dr Parangama Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Dr. Deepak Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, ESSENCE
Dr. Rahul Choragudi, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Prasun Kumar, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences and Engineering
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Board of Research
(Office Order Reference IITPKD/DO/CC/2025/02 Dated February 10, 2025)
Chairperson: Dean Academics
Members:
Dean ICSR
Associate Dean (Academics, PG)
Dr. Prasanna Bhat, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences and Engineering
Dr. Sai Surya Sree Aparna, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Dr. Mintu Porel, Associate Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Krishnamoorthy Dinesh, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Swapnil Hingmire, Assistant Professor, Data Science
Dr. Naga Brahmendra Yadav Gorla, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Dr. Sarmistha Singh, Assistant Professor, ESSENCE
Dr. Sudarshan R. Kottai, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Gopikrishnan Chirappurathu Remesan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Dr. Nelson Muthu, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Soham Manni, Assistant Professor, Physics
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