Instructors : Leadership in Education, Advocacy, and Policy-Development (LEAD) Academics | BITS-Pilani

Program Starts on

12^th October, 2026

Program Ends on

10^th April, 2027

Program Fees

₹90,000 + GST

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Program Instructors:

Senior administrators from eminent institutions, including BITS Pilani, IITs, NITs, IIMs, UGC, AICTE, Ministry of Education, Department of Science and Technology, National Board of Accreditation, Association of Indian Universities, and INFLIBNET, will be giving tailored lectures on chosen topics for this program.

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao

Group Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani

Mr. R. Subrahmanyam IAS (Rtd)

Mr. R. Subrahmanyam IAS (Rtd)

Former Secretary, Ministry of Education

Dr Shakila T Shamsu

Dr Shakila T Shamsu

Former OSD, Ministry of Education

Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas

Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas

Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology,Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Former Director, NIT Trichy

Dr Manju Singh

Dr Manju Singh

Former Joint Secretary,
University Grants Commission

Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrabarti

Prof. Partha Pratim Chakravarthy

Professor, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering,
Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Prof. Sudhir K. Jain

Prof. Sudhir K. Jain

Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
Former Vice-Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Prof Devang Khakhar

Prof Devang Khakhar

Former Director,IIT Bombay

Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan

Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan

Dean Strategy, IIT Bombay

Prof Santosh Gharpure

Prof Santosh Gharpure

Dean (Faculty Affairs), IIT Bombay

Prof. Neela Natraj

Prof. Neela Natraj

Dean (Strategy) IIT Bombay

Prof. G. Sundar

Prof. K P Issac

Founder Vice Chancellor

APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Kerala

Dr. Zahid Ashraf

Dr. Zahid Ashraf

Dean, F/o Natural Sciences,
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Prof. Bharathi Harishankar

Prof. Bharathi Harishankar

Vice Chancellor, Avinashilingam , University, Coimbatore

Prof. Gitanjali Batmanabane

Prof. Gitanjali Batmanabane

Founder Director, AIIMS Bhubaneshwar

Prof. Narayanan Kurur

Prof. Narayanan Kurur

Former Dean (Academics), IIT Delhi

Prof. Surjya K Pal

Prof. Surjya K Pal

Dean R&D, IIT Kharagpur

Prof. Radhakrishna G Pillai

Prof. Radhakrishna G Pillai

Professor, IIT Madras

Dr. Narendra Jadhav

Dr. Narendra Jadhav

Former nominated Member, Rajya Sabha,
Former Member, Planning Commission

Prof. N. V. Varghese

N.V. Varghese

Former VC, NIEPA

Prof. L.S. Shashidhara

Prof. L.S. Shashidhara

Director, NCBS, Bangalore

Prof. G. Kannabiran

Prof. G. Kannabiran

Director, NAAC

Mr. Sitaram Kunte IAS (Rtd)

Prof. Kannan Moudgalya

Professor (Retd), IITB

Prof. Ved Prakash

Prof. Ved Prakash

Former Chairman, UGC

S. M. Vijayanand

S. M. Vijayanand

Former Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj,
Government of India

Former Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala.

Prof. Bijendra Nath Jain

Prof. Bijendra Nath Jain

Senior Academic Advisor, Renowned Computer Scientist,
Former Vice-Chancellor,

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Dr. Uday B. Desai

Dr. Uday B. Desai

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering,
IIT Hyderabad

Honorary Professor at Woosong University, South Korea

Prof. S. Sadagopan

Prof. S. Sadagopan

Founding Director,
International Institute of Information Technology,

Bangalore

Mr. Sitaram Kunte

Mr. Sitaram Kunte

IAS Officer (Retd.),

Senior Public Administration Expert

Former Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra

Prof. K. N. Satyanarayana

Prof. K. N. Satyanarayana

Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati

Prof. Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe

Prof. Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe

Former Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education, India

Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

Professor, Electrical Engineering, NPTEL & Digital Education Leader,
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Prof. Radhika Vathsan

Prof. Radhika Vathsan

Professor of Physics,

Dean, Academic Undergraduate Studies,

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Dr. Abhay Jere

Dr. Abhay Jere

Vice-chairman,

All India Council for Technical Education

Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves

Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves

Former Director & Professor Emeritus,

Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi

Mr. Ravi Mishra

Mr. Ravi Mishra

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO),

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Mr. Ramachandra Puram

Mr. Ramachandra Puram

ERP Manager, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal

Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal

Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities

Prof. Soumyo Mukherji

Prof. Soumyo Mukherji

Director,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Dr. Anil Kumar Nassa

Dr Anil Kumar Nassa

Member Secretary, National Board of Accreditation

Prof. Sarit Kumar Das

Prof. Sarit Kumar Das

Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology–Ropar

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Chennai

Prof. Devika P. Madalli

Prof. Devika P. Madalli

Director, Information and Library Network Centre

Mr. Dilip Cherian

Mr. Dilip Cherian

Communications Consultant, Political Campaign Advisor
Founder of Perfect Relations

Prof. Asha Kaul

Prof. Asha Kaul

Professor, Communication Area,

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Prof. G. Sundar

Prof. G. Sundar

Director, Off-Campus Programmes & Industry Engagement,

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Prof. Shveta Singh

Prof. Shveta Singh

Professor, IIT Delhi

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