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Dr. Nilay N. Bhuptani

Designation: Principal

Education

  • Ph.D.(Systems and Control Engineering) : IIT Bombay

  • M.Tech.(Systems and Control Engineering) : IIT Bombay

  • B.E.(Instrumentation and Control Engineering) : Gujarat University

Experience

  • Principal L. D. College of Engg, Ahmedabad and Member Secretary – Admission Committee for Professional courses. Feb 2024 onwards.

  • Principal at Vishvakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad - 2019 to 2024

  • Joint Director, Technical Education, Gandhinagar – 2019 to 2020 (Additional Charge)

  • CEO – I Hub, Gujarat from 2020 to 2021(Additional Charge)

  • Professor – Instrumentation and Control (October 2013) & Registrar, Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM) – Ahmedabad

  • Deputy Director, Technical Education,Gandhinagar from February 2012 to May 2013.

  • Additional Charge of Registrar (Gujarat Technological University) from May, 2008 to May 2011.

  • Associate Professor (Instrumentation and Control) at L.D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad from 2006 to 2011.

  • Assistant Professor (Instrumentation and Control) at L.D College of Engineering and Lecturer,(Instrumentation and Control) at Shantilal Shah Engineering College, Bhavnagar from 1993 to 1999.

  • Industrial experience at Birla VXL as well as ATUL group from October, 1991 to July, 1993.

Career Highlights

  • Published various research papers at National and International levels.
  • Involved with the University administration (GTU and IITRAM) since its first notification. Dealing with almost every area of University and its establishment.
  • First in Gujarat and second in India to implement encrypted question papers via CD.
  • Conducted GCET (Gujarat Common Entrance Test) online for the first time in the state across 11 cities, 26 centres and almost 2700 terminals in 5 days, three sessions per day in the record project time of almost 45 days in 2009.
  • Completed MBA and MCA admissions online in collaboration with NIC, New Delhi (2009).
  • Won National Award E India 2009 for (ICT enabled university) - GCET 2009 and also South Asia award -Manthan for GCET 2009. Got nominated for E Governance award by PMO for the same.
  • Executed with ACPC, recruitment drive for Rural Development Department, Government of Gujarat in January, 2011 involving online application forms of 1.5 lac students, online test of 50000 plus students for six different positions in less than 40 days.
  • Implemented E assessment as a pilot project in ME.
  • Established E-Library in 2006 at LDCE.
  • First to bring PG Course in Instrumentation and Control Engineering in Gujarat.
  • Dissertation guide for ME (IC) for 25 plus students .
  • Modernization of placement cell at LDCE. Placement increased from 60 per year to almost 300 students per year between 2001 to 2005.
  • Worked as a Coordinator for Technical Education Quality Improvement Program of the World Bank at LDCE.(2005 to 2007)

Other Contributions

  • Organized National Conference for MBA faculties at AMA, Ahmedabad in September, 2010.
  • Conducted several Faculty Development Programs for MBA & Engineering faculties.
  • Initiated CEP, IIT courses in Gujarat for GTU Faculty at Ahmedabad, Surat etc. for a week or more duration.
  • Facilitated several training programs in Robotics at IIT Bombay for GTU faculty.
  • Played key role in 14 MoUs for GTU during Vibrant Gujarat 2011.
  • Played a key role in the development of summer program for BE students abroad in association with Oklahoma University for GTU.
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