Institute Distinguished Lecture is organized in memory of Prof. K. C. Khilar, who was our colleague in the department.  

These lectures began in 2011 and are held every year, except for 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.  Several eminent speakers from academia and industry are invited to deliver these lectures. 

KCK Lecture

2023 - Dr. M. Ravi Shanker, Pfizer USA

2020 - Dr. Janhavi Raut, Unilever

2019 - Dr. Dominique Bonvin, EPFL, Switzerland

2018 - Dr. Guruswamy Kumaraswamy, NCL Pune

2017 - Prof. Sanjeev Kumar, IISc Bengalore

2016 - Dr. Pradip P, TRDDC, Pune

2015 - Prof. Prabhu Nott, IISc Bangalore

2014 - Dr. Makrand Phadke, Reliance Innovation Center, Pune

2013 - Dr. Ashish Lele, NCL Pune

2012 - Prof. SHIRSENDU DE, IIT Kharagpur

2011 - Prof. K. S. GANDHI, IISc BangaloreUSA