Recipient of the Padma Shri
Award, Shri A. S. Kiran
Kumar, is an extremely
accomplished space scientist
and engineer, with a
distinguished career spanning
more than four decades in
ISRO (including the term as its
chairman). His leadership roles
in the satellite payload and
application domains helped
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Awards and Recognition
Honorary/Distinguished Professors
Recipient of Padma Shri and
Padma Bhushan awards, Shri
Vijay Kumar Saraswat is one of
India's most gifted scientists
with more than four decades
of experience in several fields
spanning both basic and
applied sciences.
He is currently a member of the NITI Aayog and is
shouldering many responsibilities in Government and
Academic Institutions. He is a rare combination of an
innovator, technologist and visionary.
It is a moment of great pleasure and honour for us to
have him as Honorary/Distinguished Professor.
India become a leader in space research. He has led
several esteemed space projects sponsored by India
and other countries. He is currently a member of the
International Academy of Astronautics.
We are greatly fortunate to be associated with Shri A.
S. Kiran Kumar as Honorary/Distinguished Professor.
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