HCL founder Shiv Nadar to head IIT-Kharagpur's board

New Delhi: Shiv Nadar, founder of software major HCL, was appointed
the chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, a statement from the company said on
Thursday.

IIT-Kharagpur is the only engineering institution from India listed
among top 500 universities worldwide in the Shanghai Jiao Tong
University's 'Academic Ranking of World Universities'.

"It is an honor to be entrusted the responsibility to further advance
the global stature this great institution has built already," said
Nadar.

The HCL founder takes over the chairmanship from B. Muthuraman, vice
chairman of Tata Steel. He now increasingly spends his time on the
philanthropic initiatives of the not-for-profit Shiv Nadar Foundation.

Former chairpersons of IIT-Kharagpur include former West Bengal chief
minister B.C. Roy, former chairman and managing director of Tata Steel
Russi Mody, chairman emeritus of Ballarpur Industries Ltd. L.M.
Thapar, and chairman emeritus of RPG Group R.P. Goenka. IANS