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  • Dr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma appointed as an Editorial Advisory Board, Nano Express.
  • Dr. Kirti Chandra Sahu has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc).
  • Dr. Narasimha Mangadoddy has been selected as Visiting faculty at University of Cape Town.
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Why ChE @ IITH

At the Department of Chemical Engineering @ IITH, we prepare the next generation chemical engineers who can solve today's socio-technical problems.

  • We offer B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D programs.
  • We address problems that are central to sustainability and economic growth of the country.
  • We create a reseach culture that is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary.
  • We engage our in industry sponsored projects.
  • We strive to create an environment that is challenging and enables our students to identify and pursue their professional goals.
  • We affirm our commitment to the creation, development, and organization of fundamental knowledge, and to provide technical service to the community.

With IIT Hyderabad consistently flying high in the NIRF ranking, ChE@IITH is committed to set new heights for excellence in engineering education and research. We aim to achieve this ambitious goal by (i) instilling our fractal teaching approach which provides our students the extreme flexibility of need based learning, (ii) amalgamating the theoretical concepts and practical laboratory and project based hands on training that makes this ever green stream of engineering more adorable to our students, (iii) attacking the hard pressed social problems through multi-disciplinary research approach to become more socially responsible citizen, (iv) implanting the culture of productization and start-up in the young mind of our students to think big and become job creators for future, and (v) making high quality education accessible to the citizens of the country at their ease.

Broadly, teaching in our department covers various aspects of chemical, biochemical, minerals, materials, machine learning and process systems engineering. Parallely, the state-of-the-art developments in these fields are provided with the exposure of the carefully designed electives. Along with this, the creative mix of training on soft skills (e.g., communication, exposure of industry lectures, delivering lectures in department seminars, training on professional ethics/plagiarism, technical writing) helps the students to be industry ready. Such pedagogical building blocks and a cohesive force of highly prolific 22 faculty and 11 energetic staff in place, ChE@IITH steers undergraduate (Bachelor of Technology, current strength 163) and postgraduate programs (Master of Technology, current strength 46 and Doctor of Philosophy, current strength 63), featuring a unique curriculum that is both comprehensive and as agile as having the option of exploring internship opportunities. The department faculty are also leading and participating in a large number of interdisciplinary B. Tech (Computational Engineering) & M. Tech programs such as Polymer & Bio Systems, E-Waste Resources Engg, Energy Science & Technology, Integrated Sensor Systems and Additive Manufacturing giving interdisciplinary exposure to our students through a vast range of courses. Department’s strong commitment towards fundamental and applied research is evidenced by ~INR 45 crores of extramural funding (through different government agencies and national missions and several corporate research houses) that the department faculties have amassed so far. Faculty bestowed with the prestigious awards of national and international repute, and several of them appearing among the top 2% scientists in the world (Stanford University list 2022) bore the testimonies of quality and research environment in the department. A large number of faculty from the department are actively involved in organizing conference and outreach workshops and delivering invited / keynote lectures and transferring knowledge to the students and faculties across several institutes in India and abroad. The department also houses state-of-the-art research and teaching laboratories. The faculty members in the department conduct research in a wide variety of exciting areas such as catalysis, fluid flow, nanotechnology, materials for energy and biological applications, bioengineering, atomistic simulations, efficient energy harvesting and storage, process control and optimization, machine learning, techno-economic analysis, supply chain management, mineral processing and climate change to name a few. With such aims, the department aligns itself with the nation’s several missions and dedicates itself towards the dream of nation building (Atmanirbhar Bharat).

Academics

The department offers the following programs

B.Tech

The admission to the program is based on rank secured in JEE advanced examination.

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M.Tech

The admission to the program is based on the rank secured in the GATE examination.

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Ph.D

Admission to the program is based in the writen test and interview conducted by the department.

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M.Tech(Sponsored)

Admission to the program is based in the writen test and interview conducted by the department.

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B.Tech

The number of seats leading to a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering is 35. The admission is solely based on the rank secured by the candidate in JEE advanced examination conducted by the IITs. For more about JEE advanced please click on the explore button

M.Tech

The admission to the M.Tech program is based on GATE score.The GATE papers considered for admission are CH and BT. All candidates admitted to this program will be provided teaching assistanceship as per MHRD rules.In addition to general M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, our department is also a participating department in the interdisciplinary M.Tech programs i) Energy Science & Technology ii) E-Waste Resources Engg iii) Polymer & Bio Systems.

Ph.D

The admission to PhD program of the department is based on written test and interview. All candidates having M.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering are elible to apply for the PhD program. Candiates with M.Sc degree must have JRF for considering their candidature for the program. The department reseves the right to decide the cut off for the written test.

M.Tech (Sponsored)

The admission to program is based on written test and interview. All candidates having B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering are elible to apply for the sponsored program.

Careers

The Department of Chemical Engineering is actively looking for faculty members with excellent academic background and proven research record in various frontiers of chemical engineering.

We invite applications throughout the year. If you are residing abroad we encourage you to visit the department and deliver a talk whenever you are in India. Skype request for interviews will only be considered from candidates who have visited the department in the recent past.

For any queries related to faculty position please contact the faculty search committee: fsc[at]che.iith.ac.in

For all the posts the following educational qualification and experience criteria apply

-Essential

Ph.D. with first class or equivalent B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering with consistently good academic record throughout.

-Desirable
Assistant Professor
  • Below 35 years of age.
  • Candidates with at least 3 years of post-doctoral experience from a reputed university/research institute may be considered for the post of Assistant Professor.
  • Candidates with Ph.D but with less than three years of post-doctoral experience may be put on tenure track for the post of Assistant Professor (on contract).
Associate Professor
  • Below 45 years of age.
  • Candidates with at least 6 years industrial / research / teaching experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor in IITs, or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution / institutions of comparable standards.
Professor
  • A minimum of 10 years teaching/research/professional experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution / institutions of comparable standards.
  • The experience is counted as on date of application.
  • The candidate should have demonstrated leadership in research in a specific area of specialization in terms of guidance of M.Tech and Ph.D students, and have a strong record of sponsored research, publications in reputed journals, patents, laboratory/course development and other recognized relevant professional activities.
  • Candidates should be preferably below 55 years of age
Areas of interest for the department

Candidates having strong expertise in all traditional and emerging areas of chemical engineering especially in the following, however not limited to, are encouraged to apply

  • Particulate Technology
  • Membranes and Separation Processes
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Safety/Hazard Engineering
  • Process Control
The present faculty search committee of the Chemical Engineering department has the following members:
  • Prof. Narasimha Mangadoddy (Convener)
  • Prof. Kirti Chandra Sahu
  • Dr. Parag D. Pawar
  • Dr. Lopamudra Giri
  • Prof. Kishalay Mitra (HoD)
  • Dr. Suhanya Duraiswamy
Documents required
  • Completely filled pplication form
  • Detailed CV
  • Research statement
  • Teaching statement

Incomplete applications will not be processed. For more details on application procedure please follow "Apply Now".

JRF Position

The Department of Chemical Engineering currently has three JRF openings. For further details please follow the explore button.

Research Areas

Please click on faculty members to filter out their broad research areas. If you hover the mouse on the theme image, you will be able to find the list of faculty members working in that particular theme. You can find a brief description about the department's research focus on each of the following themes by clicking on the 'more details' link

  • All Faculty
  • Alan Ranjit Jacob
  • Anand Mohan
  • Balaji Iyer
  • Chandra Shekhar Sharma
  • Debaprasad Shee
  • Devarai Santhosh Kumar
  • Giridhar Madras
  • Kirti Chandra Sahu
  • Kishalay Mitra
  • Lopamudra Giri
  • Mahesh Ganesan
  • Narasimha Mangadoddy
  • Parag Pawar
  • Phanindra Jampana
  • Ramkarn Patne
  • Ranajit Mondal
  • Saptarshi Majumdar
  • Satyavrata Samavedi
  • Shelaka Gupta
  • Suhanya Duraiswamy
  • Sunil Kumar Maity
  • Vinod Janardhanan

Faculty members

Alan Ranjit Jacob, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Saptarshi Majumdar, Satyavrata Samavedi,Ramkarn Patne,Ranajit Mondal,Giridhar Madras,Mahesh Ganesan

Faculty members

Kishalay Mitra, Lopamudra Giri

Faculty members

Satyavrata Samavedi, Lopamudra Giri, Balaji Iyer, Devarai Santhosh Kumar.

Faculty members

Anand Mohan, Parag Pawar, Lopamudra Giri, Balaji Iyer, Kishalay Mitra

Faculty members

Narasimha Mangadoddy

Faculty members

Vinod Janardhanan, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Kishalay Mitra,Giridhar Madras.

Faculty members

Kirti Sahu, Anand Mohan, Narasimha Mangadoddy, Suhanya Duraiswamy,Mahesh Ganesan,Ramkarn Patne

Faculty members

Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee, Vinod Janardhanan, Shelaka Gupta,Giridhar Madras.

Faculty members

Phanindra Jampana, Kishalay Mitra.

Faculty members

Alan Ranjit Jacob, Balaji Iyer, Saptarshi Majumdar, Satyavrata Samavedi,Mahesh Ganesan,Ranajit Mondal

Faculty members

Sunil K. Maity

Faculty members

Saptarshi Majumdar, Shelaka Gupta

Testimonials

Impressions of our students and alumni. Please click and hold on a tesimonial to stop the scrolling

Core Faculty

Dr Kishalay Mitra

Professor & HoD

Dr Alan Ranjit Jacob

Assistant Professor

Dr Anand Mohan

Associate Professor

Dr Balaji Iyer

Associate Professor

Dr Chandra Shekhar Sharma

Professor

Dr Debaprasad Shee

Associate Professor

Dr Devarai Santhosh Kumar

Associate Professor

Dr Giridhar Madras

Professor

Dr Kirti Chandra Sahu

Professor

Dr Lopamudra Giri

Associate Professor

Dr Mahesh Ganesan

Assistant Professor

Dr Narasimha Mangadoddy

Professor

Dr Parag Pawar

Associate Professor

Dr Phanindra Jampana

Associate Professor

Dr Ramkarn Patne

Assistant Professor

Dr Ranajit Mondal

Assistant Professor

Dr Saptarshi Majumdar

Professor

Dr Satyavrata Samavedi

Associate Professor

Dr Shelaka Gupta

Assistant Professor

Dr Suhanya Duraiswamy

Assistant Professor

Dr Sunil Kumar Maity

Professor

Dr Vinod Janardhanan

Professor

Research staff

Dr. Keerti M. Naik

Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Manoj Kumar Rajbhar

Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Kiran Kumar surthi

Post Doctoral Fellow

Staff

Ms Suman Gupta

Technical Officer Grade-1

Mr Somesh Rao Nama

Technical Superintendent

Ms P.Gayathri

Technical Superintendent

Mr Veerabhadra Rao Koruprolu

Technical Superintendent

Mr Ramireddi Hari krishna

Technical Superintendent

Mr Harish Ramineni

Executive Assistant

Ms Lalitha

Technician

Mr Nagarjuna Ponnoli

Technician

Mr Bharath G Relekar

Junior Technician

Mr Ch. Venkata Krishnaiah

Junior Technician

Mr Cheemakurthi M Subhani

Multi Skill Assistant Gr-1

Campus Placements

The Department of Chemical Engineering at IITH offers a state of the art curriculum for its students at all levels to prepare them to become leaders of tomorrow who can transform the chemical industries to solve the socio-economic problems in a sustainable manner. The core of the undergraduate curriculum is designed to build strong foundations in chemical thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, fluid mechanics, process control, and principles of mass and transfer. The department also offers a large number of electives in the areas of energy and environment, advanced materials, chemical processes and biological engineering. The advanced electives along with training on live projects prepares our students to address problems that cuts across the boundaries of conventional chemical engineering. Some of our past recruiters are listed below

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