NIPGR Society | Governing Body | Scientific Advisory Committee | Finance Committee | Building Committee | Academic Committee

NIPGR Society

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Hon'ble Union Minister for
Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences,
Government of India
President
2 Dr. Renu Swarup
Secretary
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
3 Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar
Vice-Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
Member
4 Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Director General
Indian Council for Agricultural Research
New Delhi
Member
5 Prof. Sudhir K. Sopory
SERB Distinguished Fellow,
Emeritus Senior Scientist, ICGEB
Former Vice-Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067
Member
6 Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan
Vice-Chairman
University Grants Commission
New Delhi
Member
7 Prof. Paramjit Khurana
Professor
Department of Plant Molecular Biology
University of Delhi South Campus
New Delhi
Member
8 Prof. Umesh Varshney
Professor & Chair,
Division of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru
Member
9 Dr. B. Sesikeran
Former Director
National Institute of Nutrition
Hyderabad
Member
10 Prof. Akshay K. Pradhan
Professor
Department of Genetics
University of Delhi South Campus
Benito Juarez Road
New Delhi
Member
11 Dr. N. K. Singh
Project Director
ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology
LBS Centre, Pusa Campus
New Delhi
Member
12 Dr. Binay Panda
Ganit Labs Foundation
Near International Airport Road
Sadahalli, Bangalore
Member
13 Ms. Jyoti Arora
Financial Adviser
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
14 Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Scientist 'G'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
15 Dr. Kakali Dey Dasgupta
Scientist 'E'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
16 Dr. Deo Prakash Chaturvedi
Scientist 'C'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Special Invitee
17 Shri C. P. Goyal
JS (Admin.),
Department of Biotechnology
New Delhi
Special Invitee
18 Dr. Subhra Chakraborty

Director
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi

Member-Secretary

Governing Body

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Renu Swarup
Secretary
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Chairperson
2 Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar
Vice-Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
Member
3 Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Director General
Indian Council for Agricultural Research
New Delhi
Member
4 Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan
Vice-Chairman
University Grants Commission
New Delhi
Member
5 Prof. Sudhir K. Sopory
SERB Distinguished Fellow,
Emeritus Senior Scientist, ICGEB
Former Vice-Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi – 110067
Member
6 Prof. Paramjit Khurana
Professor
Department of Plant Molecular Biology
University of Delhi South Campus
New Delhi
Member
7 Prof. Umesh Varshney
Professor & Chair,
Division of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru
Member
8 Dr. B. Sesikeran
Former Director
National Institute of Nutrition
Hyderabad
Member
9 Ms. Jyoti Arora
Financial Adviser
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
10 Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Scientist 'G'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
11 Dr. Kakali Dey Dasgupta
Scientist 'E'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
12 Dr. Deo Prakash Chaturvedi
Scientist 'C'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
13 Shri C. P. Goyal
JS (Admin.),
Department of Biotechnology
New Delhi
Special Invitee
14 Dr. Subhra Chakraborty
Director
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
Member-Secretary

Scientific Advisory Committee

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Prof. Sudhir K. Sopory
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
New Delhi- 110067
Chairman
2 Prof. K. Veluthambi
UGC- BSR Faculty Fellow
Department of Plant Biotechnology
School of Biotechnology
Madurai Kamaraj University,
Madurai- 625021
Co-Chairman
3 Dr. Imran Siddiqi
Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB)
Habsiguda, Uppal Road
Hyderabad- 500007, Andhra Pradesh
Member
4 Dr. K. Madhavan Nair
Scientist 'F' & Head, Micronutrient Research Group
National Institute of Nutrition
Near Tarnaka flyover, Jamai-Osmania PO
Hyderabad- 500007
Member
5 Dr. N. K. Singh
Project Director
National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB)
LBS Centre, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi- 110012
Member
6 Prof. M. Udaya Kumar
Department of Crop Physiology
University of Agricultural Sciences
Hebbal GKVK,
Bangalore- 560065
Member
7 Prof. R. Sowdhamini
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS),
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Bellary Road, Bangalore- 560065, Karnataka
Member
8 Dr. T. R. Sharma
Executive Director,
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)
Mohali, Panjab
Member
9 Dr. A. K. Singh
Professor & Head,
Genetics Division, IARI,
Pusa, New Delhi- 110012
Member
10 Dr. Kuldeep Singh
Director
ICAR-NAtional Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
New Delhi
Member
11 Dr. (Mrs.) Usha Barwale
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd.
Resham Bhavan, 4th Floor
78, Veer Nariman Road,
Mumbai- 400020
Member
12 Prof. Usha Vijayraghavan
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology
Indian Institute of Science
CV Raman Avenue,
Bangalore- 560012
Member
13 Dr. Shree K Apte
Molecular Biology Division
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Trombay, Mumbai- 400085
Member
14 Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Scientist 'G'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
15 Dr. Subhra Chakraborty
Director
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi- 110067
Member-Secretary

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Ms. Jyoti Arora
Financial Adviser
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Chairman
2 Dr. Subhra Chakraborty
Director
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi- 110067
Member
3 Shri. Rakesh Kumar Mamgaain
Director (Fin.)
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
4 Prof. Paramjit Khurana
Professor
Department of Plant Molecular Biology
University of Delhi South Campus
New Delhi
Member
5 Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar
Vice Chancellor
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
India
Member
6 Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Scientist 'G'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
7 Dr. Kakali Dey Dasgupta
Scientist 'E'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Member
8 Dr. Deo Prakash Chaturvedi
Scientist 'C'
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Non-Member Secretary
9 Shri Sandeep Datta
Controller of Administration
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
Non-Member Secretary

Building Committee

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Dinakar M. Salunke
Director
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB),
New Delhi
Chairman
2 Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar
Vice Chancellor
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
India
Member
3 Shri Harendra Singh
Executive Engineer
National Institute of Immunology
New Delhi, India
Member
4 M/s S. D. Sharma & Associates
Institute's Architect
Panchkula (Haryana)
Member
5 Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma
Institute's Architect
Panchkula (Haryana)
Member
6 Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma
Consultant Engineer
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
Member
7 Shri Sandeep Datta
Controller of Administration
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
Member-Secretary

Academic Committee

Sl. No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Subhra Chakraborty
Director
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi
Chairman
2 Prof. Pawan K. Dhar
Dean
School of Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067
Member (JNU Faculty)
3 Prof. Vibha Tandon
Special Centre for Molecular Medicine
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067
Member (JNU Faculty)
4 Prof. Inderjit Singh
Departmental of Environmental Studies
University of Delhi
Delhi - 110007
Member (outside expert)
5 Dr. Neel Sarovar Bhavesh
Group Leader
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
New Delhi - 110067
Member (outside expert)
6 Dr. Praveen Verma
Scientist
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi - 110067
Member
7 Dr. Ashverya Laxmi
Scientist
National Institute of Plant Genome Research
New Delhi - 110067
Member
8 Prof. Satish Chandra Garkoti
Rector-II
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067
Special Invitee