Prof. B. Rath,
Department of Humanties and Social Sciences
IIT Kanpur
ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES:

i) Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa (from April 2008).
ii) Member, “Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur”, (elected for a second term) January, 2002- December. 2005
iii) Member, “Finance Committee, IIT Kanpur”, January, 2002- December, 2005
iv) Member, “ Institute Advisory Committee, IIT Kanpur”, October 2001- December 2005
v) Chairman, “Minimum Wage Monitoring Committee (MWMC)”, IIT Kanpur, (at present)
vi) Chairman, “Senate Post Graduate Committee (SPGC), IIT Kanpur”, October 2001–September. 2003.
vii) Convener, “Departmental PG Committee (DPGC)”, HSS Department, IITK, 2001-2002
viii) Chairman, “Council of Wardens (COW), IIT Kanpur”, February,1998 -January, 1999.
ix)Chairman, “Orissa Cyclone Relief Committee, IIT, Kanpur”, November, 1999-2001
x) Chairman, “Commercial Establishment Management and Monitoring Committee (CEMMC), IIT, Kanpur, March, 1996 - March 1998.
xi) Convener, “Seminar Committee”, HSS Dept. 1992-93, 1993-94, 1999-2000.
xii) Member, “Council of Wardens, IIT, Kanpur”, September,1990 – March,1995.
xiii) Warden-in-Charge & Warden, “Hall of Residence V, IIT, Kanpur”, July, 1993- March, 1995 and July, 1990- June, 1993 respectively.
xiv) Convenor, “Departmental Library Committee”, HSS Dept., IIT, Kanpur, 1989-91.
xv) Convenor, “Departmental UG Committee (DUGC)”, HSS Dept., IIT, Kanpur, 1987-88.

B) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

i) Member Secretary, UP State Advisory Committee on Technical Manpower Information Systems, 1984-1987.
ii) Organising Secretary, 29th Indian Econometric Society Conference, March, 1993.
iii) Course Co-ordinator, Short Term Course on “Environmental Economics & EIA”, sponsored by CDTE/QIP, IIT Kanpur, July 11-17, 2005.
iv) Course Co-ordinator, Short Term Course on “Environmental Economics & EIA”, sponsored by CDTE/QIP, IIT Kanpur, May 18-24, 2004. and again during July 11-18,2005
v) Course Director, Refresher Course on “Environmental Economics & EIA”, sponsored by ICSSR, GOI, New Delhi, June 26- July 05, 2003.
vi) Member, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Network Group of the IDFC, Mumbai, 2000-2001
vii) Co-ordinator, Workshop on Socio-Economic Impact of SSTPP at Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, December 26, 1998.
viii) Coordinator, National Seminar on Rehabilitation & Resettlement, August 8-10, 1996.
ix) Coordinator, Workshop-cum-Training Programme on Rehabilitation and Resettlement: Philosophy and Policy, November 10-16,1994.
x) Coordinator, ICSSR Refresher Course on "Research Methodology in Social Sciences", June 22-July 11, 1992 & June 21-July 10, 1993.

C) MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

a) Indian Economic Association, Bombay, India
b) The Indian Econometric Society, New Delhi, India
c) Orissa Economics Association, Bhubaneswar, India
d) Indian Labour Economic Association, Delhi, India
e) Indian Society for Agricultural Economics, Mumbai
f) Regional Sciences Association, Calcutta, India.
g) International Planning History Society, London