20 NIT faculty among world’s top 2% scientists

Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology has brought laurels at the global level as 20 of its faculty members have featured in the top two per cent scientists of the world.

The list includes its Director Prof BK Kanaujia and has been compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, which is considered one of the most credible assessments of scientific research impact worldwide. It evaluates scientists across 22 broad fields and 174 sub-fields using a composite indicator that accounts for research productivity, citations, H-index, co-authorship and author position. Scientists are recognised both for career-long impact and for contributions in the most recent year.

The recognition underscores NIT’s academic and research growth across key areas, including engineering, technology, applied sciences, biotechnology, environmental sciences and material science. Other than Prof Kanaujia, the faculty members who have been recognised in this global ranking are Prof Balwinder Raj, Prof Vishal S Sharma, Prof Balbir Singh Kaith, Prof Mahendra Kumar, Prof JN Chakraborty, Dr Samayveer Singh, Dr Mohit Kumar, Dr Amritpal Singh, Dr Satyender Singh, Dr Prangya Ranjan Rout, Dr Harpreet Singh, Dr Uma Shanker, Dr Ranchan Chauhan, Dr Pritam Kumar Dikshit, Dr Shivraj, Dr Afzal Sikander, Dr Karan Veer, Dr Arvinder Jeet Singh and Dr Vijay Rakesh Kumar.

Congratulating the faculty, Prof BK Kanaujia said, “Such achievements inspire the entire institute to strive for excellence.” Registrar Prof Ajay Bansal congratulated all deans and faculty members.

Meanwhile, the Department of Textile Technology of NIT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trident Group, one of India’s leading textile conglomerates to foster strong industry-academia collaboration. The MoU was formally signed by Prof Nemai Chandra Ray, Functional Head – Fibre and Yarn Innovation, Trident Limited, in the presence of Prof Monica Sikka, Head, Dept of Textile Technology; Prof Ajay Bansal, Registrar and Dr MD Roy, Dean (Industry and International Affairs). From the Department of Textile Technology, Prof A. Mukhopadhyay, Prof Vinay Midha and Prof AK Choudhary were also present on the occasion.

The collaboration aims to promote mutual academic interests between the Trident Group and NIT Jalandhar, support internship opportunities and the trained manpower needs of Trident, collaborate in development programmes, workshops, R&D projects and knowledge-sharing initiatives.