The Court

LIST OF MEMBERS ON THE COURT
Reconstituted for the Quadrennium 2026-2029

Scheme

Clause 8.1(a)Nominees of the Visitor2
1Nomination awaited
2Nomination awaited
Clause 8.1(b)Nominees of the Government of India3
3Dr. Krishna M. Ella
Executive Chairman, Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
4Prof. Shireesh B. Kedare
Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
5Dr. Tessy Thomas
Vice Chancellor, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari
Former Director General, Aeronautical Systems, DRDO
Clause 8.1(c )Nominees of the Government of Karnataka1
6Nomination awaited
Clause 8.1(d )Nominee of the Tata Trusts1
7Shri. K N Vyas
Former Chairman,
Atomic Energy Commission
Clause 8.1(e)Nominees of donor states
8NA
Clause 8.1(f)Nominees of donors
9NA
Clause 8.1(g)Representative of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry1
10Mr. K. Ullas Kamath
Mentor – FICCI Karnataka State Council and Founder, UK & Co
Clause 8.1(h)Representative of the All-India Organization of Industrial Employers1
11Mr. S N Agarwal
Chairman
Bhoruka Power Corporation Ltd
Clause 8.1(i)Representative of the Employers Federation of India1
12Mr. R. Mukundan
Past President,
Employer’s Federation of India
Managing Director & CEO
Tata Chemicals Limited
Clause 8.1(j)Representative of the All-India Council for Technical Education1
13Nomination awaited
Clause 8.1(k) Representative of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research1
14Dr. Abhay A. Pashilkar
Director
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
Clause 8.1(l)Representatives of Indian Universities 4
Eastern Region
15Nomination awaited
Western Region
16Nomination awaited
Northern Region
17Nomination awaited
Southern Region
18Nomination awaited
Clause 8.1(m)Eminent men of science, learning and industry, to be nominated by the Council3
19Nomination awaited
20Nomination awaited
21Nomination awaited
Clause 8.1(n)Representative of Alumni Association, IISc., Bangalore1
22Lt Col G. Rajaram (Retd)
President, IISc Alumni Association
Clause 8.1(o)Director (ex-officio)1
23Prof. Govindan Rangarajan
Clause 8.1(p)Associate Director (ex-officio)1
24Vacant
Clause 8.1(q)Professors (ex-officio)
Clause 8.1(r)Members of the Council not otherwise represented on the Court (ex-officio)11
25Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan
Co-Founder, Infosys
Chairman, Axilor Venture Pvt. Ltd.
26Shri. Vineet Joshi
Secretary, Dept of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
27Prof. Abhay Karandikar
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology
28Shri. Tushar Giri Nath
Additional Secretary to Govt.
Department of Urban Development and Department of Home
Govt. of Karnataka
29Shri. Ritesh Kumar Singh
Principal Secretary, Finance Dept.,
Govt. of Karnataka
30Shri. G. Kumar Naik
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS)
31Shri. Tejasvi Surya
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS)
32Smt. Sudha Murty
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (RS)
33Mr. T.V. Narendran
CEO & Managing Director
Tata Steel Limited
34Mr Siddharth Sharma
CEO
Tata Trusts
35Prof. S Asokan
Dean of Faculty (Science)
36Prof. Jayant M Modak
Dean of Faculty (Engineering)

As per Clause 16.2, Registrar (Ex-officio) will be the Secretary of the Court
Capt. Sridhar Warrier (Retd.)

Mr. N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons continues as the President till a president is elected for the Quadrennium 2026-2029