Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe is the present chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Prof. Sahasrabudhe graduated from BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, under Karnataka University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and was a gold medalist. Thereafter, he obtained a master’s degree and doctorate from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Prior to joining College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP), Prof. Sahasrabudhe was a member of faculty at IIT Guwahati for 11 years. He was also a lecturer at NERIST, Itanagar.

He served as the director of CoEP from 2005 to 2015. He is also chairman of the empowered Basic Science Research (BSR) Committee of the UGC.

He was also chairman BoG, NIT-Arunachal Pradesh, Currently he is the chairman of AICTE.

Awards and Fellowships:

National Merit Scholarship from 1973 to 1980

First Rank in all ten semestes during B.E. (Karnataka University)

Karnataka University Gold Medal and Cash Prize

Adjudged as the Best Student in the Engineering College (1980) and received a Rolling Shield.

U.G.C. Fellowship during Doctoral Program

Received Maha-Intrapreneur Award 2011 of Praj Industries

Received Edupreneur Award 2013 from Engineering Watch[4]

Received Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar, Life Time Achievement Award of MIT World Peace University

Received Gandhian Peace Award of CSR Times and Indian Achievers Forum

Memberships of Professional Bodies, Societies and Committees

Life Member, Acoustical Society of India : LM-267

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education : LM-11116

Served as Chairman of I.S.T.E., North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar Chapter

Fellow, Institution of Engineers : F/108821/8

Member, ASME : 100078512

Fellow, Institution of Engineering and Technology

Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)