, ▁Board ▁of ▁Studies ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁chairman , ▁Board ▁of ▁Studies ▁in ▁Computer ▁App lications ▁and ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Studies ▁in ▁Engineering . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C US AT ▁Sy nd icate . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁academic ▁council ▁of ▁C US AT ▁continu ously ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁senior - most ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁sen ate , ▁repeatedly ▁for ▁a ▁continuous ▁term ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁additional ▁administrative ▁respons ib ilities ▁at ▁C US AT , ▁such ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Computer ▁App lications . ▁He ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁M HO ▁Co - operation , ▁which ▁was ▁man aging ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁Indian ▁ru pe e ▁fund ing ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Government , ▁for ▁impro ving ▁standards ▁in ▁identified ▁areas ▁of ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁university . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁designated ▁officer ▁to ▁l ia ise ▁with ▁the ▁fund ing ▁ag ency ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁collabor ating ▁Univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁As ▁director ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁planning , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁D PR ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁M HR D , ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁upgrad ing ▁C US AT ▁to ▁an ▁institution ▁of ▁national ▁importance . ▁The ▁designated ▁expert ▁committee ▁approved ▁the ▁D PR ▁and