Research Advisory Committee (RAC)

Apex body which gives overall direction for research activity in the institute and it also reviews the research progress. The recommendations of the committee are approved by the Council. The committee has a panel of experts drawn from different fields in which the institute undertakes research activity. The duration of the committee is for three years. The committee meets once in a year. The constitution of the XX committee is as follows:

Name	Designation
Dr. N. C. Patel, Former VC, JAU & AAU	Chairman
Dr. M. K. Sharma, CEO, M/s. Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd, Nagpur	Member
Prof. (Dr.) U. J. Patil, Head, Department of Textiles D.K.T.E., Ichalkaranji	Member
Dr. N.N. Mahapatra, Business Head (Dyes) SHREE PUSHKAR CHEMICALS & FERTILISERS LTD.	Member
Prof. (Dr.) S. R. Shukla, Former Professor, ICT, Mumbai	Member
Dr. Narendra G. Shah, Professor, IIT Mumbai	Member
Dr. Sujata Saxena, Director, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai	Member
Dr. S. N. Jha, ADG (PE), ICAR, New Delhi	Member
Dr. V.G. Arude	Member-Secretary