Hi I am interested in having the details about the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas at IIT, Mumbai including the courses offered?

In the most recent two decades, our nation has seen critical and quick changes in a few circles and at an inexorably fast speed. The monetary changes and the strategies of liberalization, globalization, and privatization have brought about earth shattering changes in perspectives, policies, and works on relating to innovation, advancement, and the interrelationship between the two.

The Center is equipping itself to confront the difficulties postured by these progressions, through exploration ventures and also new scholastic and preparing programs. CTARA now has a M. Tech. Program in Technology and Development (began from July 2007) and a Ph.D Program. Aside from these projects, CTARA additionally offers Technology and Development Supervised Learning courses to the B.Tech understudies over the Institute. CTARA has throughout the years created relations with different Governmental Departments at the Center and State; Industrial Houses, Non-administrative Organizations/Community Based Organizations.

Scholastics

Ph.D. what's more, M. Tech. are the two Post-Graduate Programs offered by the office. General project insights with respect to these two pstgraduate projects can be found on the Academics Website of the Institute (here).

Notwithstanding the above, Department-particular data is give beneath.

Postgraduate Program (Ph. D.)

The Ph.D. project is a post-graduate system focussed on unique research, that can prompt distributions in head gatherings or diaries. Understudies are required to do some courses in the initial couple of semesters (course work required can fluctuate taking into account understudy foundation), however soon proceed onward totally to inquire about. The courses are the same as the arrangement of electives offered in the M. Tech program (see beneath). The time required to finish a Ph.D. can shift - however a run of the mill time period is four to five years.

Postgraduate Program (M. Tech.)

The standard M. Tech. is a two year program, where the initial two semesters (July to May) are spent doing courses. A one-year venture begins in May (end of the second semester) and goes on for just about fourteen months (till about July one year from now). The task normally has a solid exploration part.

A three year M. Tech. system is likewise offered, for task and specialized staff ("RA/PS" classification)

Core Faculty

Prof. A. W. Date, First Rahul Bajaj Chair Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus Fellow
awdate@me.iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576-7517, [FAX] (022)-2572-6875
Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion, Energy Systems, Appropriate Technology

Prof. Amit Arora, Assistant Professor
aarora@iitb.ac.in
022 - 2576 7293
Bioenergy, Bioprocessing, Downstream Processing, Food Processing, Membrane separations, Process Design and Development, Microwave Technology, Paper and Pulp Engineering

Prof. Anand B. Rao, Associate Professor
a.b.rao@iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576-7877 (O), (022)-2576-8877 (R)
Energy and Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Prof. Bakul Rao, Associate Professor
bakulrao@iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576 7830 (O), Mobile: +91 9619182552
Environmental impact framework for rural areas, State of environment studies, Field assessments & remediation, Matrix characterization, Climate change

Prof. Milind A. Sohoni, Head of the Department
sohoni@iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576-7729, (R) (022)-2576-8729
Combinatorial Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Algorithms, Drinking Water for Rural Areas

Prof. N. C. Narayanan, Professor
ncn@iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576-7842 (O), (022)-2576-8842 (R)
Water Policy and Governance,Development Theory,Transdisciplinary Research,Scaling up decentralised PV Solutions,Environment and development (political ecology)

Prof. N. G. Shah, Professor
nshah@iitb.ac.in
(022)-2576-7874, [FAX] (022)-2576-7874
Post Harvest Process Engineering, Small Scale Renewable Energy Applications and Agro-based Industrial Development

Prof. Prasad Modak, Professor (Adjunct) and Executive President, Environmental Management Centre, India
prasad.modak@emcentre.com
+91-9820126074
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Planning, Environmental Management

Prof. Priya Jadhav, Assistant Professor
jadhav_priya@iitb.ac.in
022 - 2576 7291
Energy, Grid Electrification, Photovoltaics, Biogas

Prof. Rangan Banarjee, Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering
rangan@iitb.ac.in
+91-22-2576 7883 (O), +91-22-2576 8883 (R)
Energy Management & Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Management, Energy Modelling, Power Systems Planning, Energy Planning and Policy

Prof. Vishal R. Sardeshpande, Associate Professor (Adjunct)
vishal.sir@iitb.ac.in, vishalsir@gmail.com
Mobile: +919325011865
Solar thermal energy, Energy efficiency, benchmarking and audits, Thermal and fluid system experimentation and modeling, Biogas / biomass systems, Technology for rural and agro applications, Product development.

Address:

Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai,
Mumbai - 400076 Maharashtra, India.
Telephone: (022) - 2576 - 7870
Telefax: (022) - 2576 - 7874
Email: office.ctara@iitb.ac.in