G. Kannabiran, Appointed as NAAC's New director

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: August 03 2023

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Former director-in-charge of the National Institute of Technology - Tiruchi G. Kannabiran has been appointed as the new director of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Mr. Kannabiran assumed charge on 28 July 2023 and will hold the post for five years. He was the founding director of the Indian Institute of information Technology, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, and worked for five years between 2018 and 2023 in that post.
An NIT alumnus and senior professor of instrumentation systems, he has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research and administration.
He has served as dean of research and consultancy and has been director in-charge at NIT.

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G. Kannabiran, Appointed as NAAC's New director