B.H.V.S. NARAYANA MURTHY, RETD. DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST {FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL (MSS)}, DRDO APPOINTED AS NEW VICE CHANCELLOR OF DIAT

The Appointment Committee of Cabinet has appointed Dr. B.H.V.S. Narayana Murthy, Retd. Distinguished Scientist {Former Director General (MSS)}, DRDO as the new Vice Chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune (DIAT). Dr. Murthy has assumed the charge of Vice-Chancellor on 20/03/2024.

Dr BHVS Narayana Murthy is a distinguished defence scientist renowned for his R&D in the indigenous design & development of advanced Avionics technologies for defence and aerospace applications in India. He has superannuated from DRDO in May-2023 as Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO

He graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering from REC, Warangal, completed his M.Tech from JNTU, Hyderabad and received Ph.D in Computer Science from IIIT, Hyderabad. He joined DRDO in the year 1986.

For his distinguished contributions, he has been conferred with Honorary Fellowship of Computer Society of India, elected as Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering. Other prestigious awards conferred on Dr Murthy include Rocket and Related Technologies Award by the Astronautical Society of India, Agni Award for Excellence in Self Reliance, DRDO Scientist of the Year Award, Path Breaking Research/Outstanding Technology Development Award and DRDO Performance Excellence Award.

On this occasion, the Registrar, Deans and HoDs of DIAT congratulated Dr. B.H.V.S. Narayana Murthy on for accepting the role of Vice-Chancellor-DIAT. The fraternity of DIAT is very enthusiastic for a exciting journey ahead under the able leadership of Dr. B.H.V.S Narayana Murthy, to scale new hights.