IIT (BHU) director Amit Patra gets additional charge of IIT, Patna
IIT (BHU) director Amit Patra gets additional charge of IIT, Patna
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Patna — 801106, Bihar, india Phone : 06115-233 084 | Fax : 06115-233 123 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR http:/iwww.itp.ac.in | email : registrar@itp.ac.in Ref. No. IITP/RO/OO/2026/309 Date : 10.09.2026 NOTIFICATION Prof. Amit Patra, Director IIT (BHU) Varanasi has assumed additional charge of the Director, IIT Patna w.e.f, 10.09.2026 (FN) till such time as the regular incumbent takes over or till further orders, whichever is earlier. This is issued in pursuance of D.O. No. 24-10/2019-TS.1 (Sectt.), Dated the 09 September, 2026 issued by the Joint Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education. Official address of the Director IIT Patna is: The Director Indian Institute of Technology Patna A sa Amhara, Bihta, Patna - 801106, " Phone No. 06115-233001 mi pen Email : director@iitp.ac.in, 507708 Registrar a 2) % Copy to: SaTNA 1. Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology Patna 2. All Members of Board of Governors & Finance Committee, Indian Institute of Technology Patna. 3. Senate Members of IIT Patna. 4. All Members of the Building & Works Committee, Indian Institute of Technology Patna $. The Directors of all 1fTs 6. The Directors of all NITs. 7. The Directors of all IITs. 8. The Registrars of all IITs 9. The Registrars of all NITs. 10. The Registrars of all IITs. 11. The Secretary (HE), Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 12. The Additional Secretary (TE), Ministry of Education, Govt. of India & Secretary, Council of IITs, Shastri Bhawan, New Dethi 13. The Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 14. The Director (IITs), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 15. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna 16. The Secretary to the Hon'ble Governor Bihar, Patna 17. The Registrar General, High Court, Patna 18. The Collector & District Magistrate, Patna. 19. The Director General of Police, Patna 20. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna. 21. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Danapur, Patna. 22. Computer Centre to change accordingly. 23. PIC-Outreach for update on the Institute website, 24. Email to all faculty members, staff members and students of IIT Patna.
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Arun Kumar is a veteran journalist and Associate Editor with Hindustan Times, based in Patna. For more than three and a half decades, his reporting has chronicled Bihar's complex political landscape, university and educational reforms, landmark judicial rulings of the Patna High Court, administrative governance, and social shifts across the state. Known for deep investigative reporting and source-grounded accountability journalism, he is a recipient of the prestigious K.C. Kulish Journalism Award and the Keshav Bhatt Journalism Award, and is an LDM Fellow.