0 7 ▁by ▁Dr ▁R . ▁Ch id amb aram , ▁Princi pal ▁Scient ific ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁institution ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁" A ided ▁Institution " ▁under ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁V imal ▁K umar ▁J ain ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁U M - DA E ▁Centre ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Basic ▁Sciences ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( AN ) ▁The ▁former ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute ▁was ▁Prof . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁V . ▁H os ur ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Senior ▁Professor ▁( Ch em ical ▁Sciences ) ▁at ▁the ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Research ▁and ▁was , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁awarded ▁Pad m ash ree ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁▁ ▁This ▁autonom ous ▁inst itute ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁gover ning ▁council ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁De pt . ▁of ▁At omic ▁Energy , ▁G ov t . ▁of ▁India ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁supre me ▁decision ▁making ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁The ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁consists ▁of ▁em inent ▁scient ists , ▁academ icians ▁and ▁profess ors ▁from ▁proxim ate ▁institutions . ▁ ▁Mat ters ▁related ▁to ▁academic ▁activities ▁are ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Board ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Professor J . ▁P . ▁Mitt al ▁who