The Governing Body
The Institute is administered by a Society and a Governing Body. These bodies comprise eminent persons from all walks of life who are nominated by the Government of India. Presently Prof. ShashiPrabha Kumar is the President of the IIAS Society and Chairperson of the Governing Body. To advise the Governing Body in financial matters, the Institute has a Finance Committee. This has statutory standing with the Financial Advisor, Ministry of Education(Shiksha Mantralaya), Government of India being one of its members. The Institute has an Academic Committee, a Library Advisory Committee and a Publication Advisory Committee to advise the Director. The Institute is headed by a Director. The Director is assisted in financial and administrative matters by a Secretary. Apart from various levels of other staff, the Institute also has a Librarian, Deputy Secretary, Accounts Officer, Assistant Publication Officer, Public Relations Officer and Estate Supervisor who head their sections. The Institute is primarily funded by the Government of India's Ministry of Education(Shiksha Mantralaya). It also generates modest funds by the sale of its publications and the entry fee paid by visitors to the heritage building. The Governing Body has been re-constituted on 30th December 2021 and the term of Governing Body is for 3 years. Here is the list of the current Governing Body members of IIAS:
Sr. No. | Category | Name of the Member | Address of correspondence | E-mail IDs |
1 | Chairperson | Professor ShashiPrabha Kumar | Chairperson, Governing Body, Indian Institute of Advanced Study,Shimla & Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi |
chairperson@iias.ac.in |
2 | Vice Chairman | Professor Shailendra Raj Mehta | Vice Chairman, Governing Body, Indian Institute of Advanced Study,Shimla & Chairman, MICA, Ahmadabad, Gujarat-380058. |
shailendra.mehta@micamail.in |
3 | Director | Professor Nageshwar Rao | Director (In-Additional Charge), Indian Institute of Advanced Study Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla-171005 | director@iias.ac.in |
4 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Sh. K Sanjay Murthy, IAS | Secretary Department of Higher Education Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya) Room No. 127-C-Wing Shastri Bhavan New Delhi-110001 |
secy.dhe@nic.in |
5 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Smt. Darshana M Dabral | Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser Department of Secondary & Higher Education Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya) 120-C, Shastri Bhavan New Delhi-110001 |
jsfa.edu@gov.in |
6 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar | Chairman University Grants Commission Bahadurshah Zafar Marg New Delhi–110002 |
cm.ugc@nic.in |
7 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Professor J K Bajaj | Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Post Box No.10528, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi – 110 067 |
chairman@icssr.org |
8 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Professor Raghuvendra Tanwar | Chairman Indian Council of Philosophical Research 36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area Mehrauli Badarpur Road New Delhi – 110 062. |
rcsinha22@gmail.com |
9 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Dr. N Kalaiselvi | Director-General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Secretary DSIR Anusandhan Bhavan, 2 , Rafi Marg,New Delhi – 110 001 |
dgcsir@ csir.res.in dg @csir.res.in |
10 | Rule 3(a) Institutional Members (Ex-Officio) | Professor Raghuvendra Tanwar | Chairman Indian Council of Historical Research 35, Ferozeshah Road New Delhi–110001 |
chairman@ichr.ac.in |
11 | Rule 3(b) Nominated Member Rule 3(b)(i) Two Vice- Chancellors of Indian Universities nominated by Central Government. |
Professor Sunaina Singh | Vice-Chancellor, Nalanda University, Nalanda, Bihar, India-803116 |
vcnalanda@gmail.com |
12 | Rule 3(b) Nominated Member Rule 3(b)(i) Two Vice- Chancellors of Indian Universities nominated by Central Government. |
Professor Rajneesh Kumar Shukla | Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi University, Wardha, Maharashtra-442001 |
vc@hindivishwa.org |
13 | Rule 3(b)(ii) Educationists and those eminent in the fields of learning, culture, and science, nominated by the Central Government. | Professor ShashiPrabha Kumar | Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi |
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14 | Rule 3(b)(ii) Educationists and those eminent in the fields of learning, culture, and science, nominated by the Central Government. | Professor Shailendra Raj Mehta | Chairman, MICA, Ahmadabad, Gujarat-380058. |
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15 | Rule 3(b)(ii) Educationists and those eminent in the fields of learning, culture, and science, nominated by the Central Government. | Vacant | - | |
16 | Rule 3(b)(ii) Educationists and those eminent in the fields of learning, culture, and science, nominated by the Central Government. | Professor Aniruddha Deshpande | C-301, Aarav Apartments, Behind Mhatoba Mandir, Bhelkenagar Chowk, Near Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagriha, Kothrud , Pune, Maharashtra, PIN - 411038 |
abdeshpandepune@gmail.com |