Pritam Babu Sharma (born April 1948) is an Indian academic and Vice Chancellor of

Amity University, Gurgaon Amity University, Gurugram is a private university located in the Pachgaon cluster of villages, near Manesar, Gurugram district, Haryana, India. The university was established in 2010 by the Amity Education Group through ''The Haryana Privat ...

and ex Vice Chancellor of

Delhi Technological University Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is a state university in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic. In 1952, it started giving degrees after being affiliated with th ...

. Currently he is heading the Association of Indian Universities as the President. Sharma has a career spanning 44 years of experience in teaching and research, which includes 12 years at

IIT Delhi Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and developme ...

, where he was a Professor of

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

before taking over as Principal of

Delhi College of Engineering Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is a state university in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic. In 1952, it started giving degrees after being affiliated with th ...

(now

) in 1990. He led

till 2009, and was then appointed the founder Vice Chancellor of

(DTU), when

was upgraded to

through Delhi Act 6 of 2009. He is also the founding Vice Chancellor of

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), also known as State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh, is a State university (India), state university situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a multi-campus affiliating, resea ...

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Early life and education

Born in April 1948 at

Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar and Bhaddilpur in ancient times) is a city in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Vidisha district. It is located 62.5 km north ...

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, in to a Sanadhya Brahmin Family. Sharma graduated in Mechanical Engineering from

Samrat Ashok Technological Institute Samrat Ashok Technological Institute (SATI) is a Grant-in-Aid Autonomous college in Vidisha in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established by Late Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia on November 1, 1960, with a donation from Gangajal ...

with a Gold Medal of Faculty of Technology of

Vikram University Vikram University is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university was named after the ruler Vikramaditya. It was established in 1957. It was evaluated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and was awarded B++ gra ...

in 1969. He was selected as a National Scholar by Govt. of India, and sent to Birmingham, UK for higher studies. Sharma obtained his postgraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from

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(UK) in 1974. He later received his Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham (UK) in 1978. In 2013, Sharma was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by

, U.K for his distinguished contributions to the advancement of frontiers of knowledge in the areas of Green Energy Technologies and Knowledge and Innovation Management.

Career

Sharma has published over 230 research papers. He has provided industrial consultancy to organizations including

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of the UK and the

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in Bangalore. He has addressed professional gatherings across the world. As vice chancellor of Delhi Technological University, he has brought about a significant rise in the growth of the university.

References

External links

DCE-DTU official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, P. B. 1948 births People from Vidisha Academic staff of IIT Delhi Alumni of the University of Birmingham Living people