Dr. Samir V Kamat has taken over as Secretary DDR&D and Chairman Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) on 26th Aug 2022. Dr. Kamat completed his B. Tech (Hons) in
Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985 and PhD in Materials Science and
Engineering from The Ohio State University, USA in 1988 and joined DRDO in 1989.
Dr. Kamat has provided leadership and direction to several critical materials programmes in
DRDO such as development of high strength steels for naval ship hulls, development of high
temperature titanium alloys and nickel base superalloy based components for aeroengines,
development of tungsten heavy alloys for kinetic energy penetrators, development of fused
silica radomes for missile seekers, development of armour solutions for personnel as well as
combat vehicles and stealth materials for airborne and naval applications. These have found
use in various systems being developed by DRDO laboratories.
In addition, he has spearheaded the development of naval systems such as advanced light
weight torpedo, anti-torpedo decoy systems, autonomous underwater vehicles, advanced hull
mounted and towed array sonars for ships and fuel cells based air independent propulsion
systems for submarines.
Dr. Kamat is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and Institution of
Engineers India (IEI). He is a recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award from IIT Kharagpur,
Metallurgist of the Year Award from Ministry of Steel and Scientist of the Year Award from
DRDO.
He has published more than 180 papers in International peer-reviewed journals.
Chief Guest of the Convocation
Convocation Ceremony scheduled on 13th July 2024
For Boys Students:
Vikram Sarabhai Hall of Residence
For Girls Students:
Devi Ahilya Hall of Residence
All the Guests must carry their Identity Proof with them for the entire duration of the Convocation for the safety and security purposes.