Prof. Chandan Mahanta

Research and Development Activities

Completed ten major R&D and sponsored projects. Completed more than eighty consultancy projects Extended technical help to the following Government Departments on key projects.

  • Member, State Water Quality Task Force, Assam.
  • Member, Advisory Committee of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
  • Member: Technical advisory Committee of Sarva Siksha Abhijan Mission, Govt of Assam for development of educational information System.
  • Member Technical Advisory Group, Assam Public Health Engineering Dept.
  • Member, Water Mission, Assam.
  • Member, State Water Policy drafting committee.
  • Member, Eco-sensitive zone evaluation committee for drilling, ONGC.
  • Member of the technical advisory group on state disaster management plan.
  • Member of the advisory group and Ministry of water resources,
  • Selection committee member in selecting 36 district project officers for Assam state disaster management authority.
  • Member of the high level working group on flood and regional issues for formulating the 12th five year plan at planning commission New Delhi.
  • Member of High level preparatory meeting for Eastern Himalayan climate summit held at Bhutan in 2011, organized by ICIMOD, Kathmandu, 2014.
  • Panelist with the Norwegian delegation on sustainable water management in the Delhi sustainability summit organized by TERI, 2014.


Administrative duties

1.  As Head, Centre for the Environment (from September 2008 to August 2011)

Integrated new faculty colleagues into interdisciplinary research, streamlined equipment and consumable purchase processes, Centre internal operations streamlined, weekly seminar by research scholar introduced, a series of talks delivered by speakers/visitors from abroad and country, collaboration with embassies developed, new lab plan and layout completed, new furniture requirement planning completed, equipment-AMC-consumables-library funds well utilized, facilitated conference visit by research scholars, obtained sponsored project for Centre, initiated project proposal submission process by newly associated faculty members and finally, shifted the entire center infrastructure to a new building followed by reorganization of labs and equipment. Was a rewarding experience.

2.  As Dean of Students' Affairs (from April 2014 till January 2018)
          Coordinate the following activities:
  • Cultural Affairs Board
  • Sports Board
  • Technical Board
  • Students' Welfare Board
  • Hostel Affairs Board
  • Member: Institute Placement Cell, 2004-2007
  • Advisor to about 40 Student Clubs covering Robotics to Environment and Social Empowerment
  • Oversee the activities of two large Student Activity Centres (SAC)
  • Organizing Committee members of convocation and most international/ national conferences held at IITG
  • Oversee the Psychological Counselling Cell of students
  • Coordinator of Student Activity courses in Performing Arts (Dance, Vocal Music, Instrumental) & in Sports
  • In Charge, Campus Security (recent)
  • Member, National Executive of SPIC MACAY
  • Oversee the peer to peer learning and remedial courses of weak students
  • Chairman, Students Disciplinary Committee and President of Students Affairs Council
3.  As the Head, Department of Civil Engineering (From January 2018 to present)

Besides performing all administrative responsibilities of the department, provided leadership and service in securing significant growth and progress of the department in all fronts.