Dr. Subhash D. Awale has been appointed as Director, NITIE, Mumbai by Ministry of HRD, Government of India, New Delhi. He assumed charge as Director, NITIE w.e.f. 25/1/06 for a five year tenure. Earlier, Dr. S.D. Awale was Joint Educational Adviser (Tech.), Government of India. He was also Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere between 2000-2005. He holds a B.E. (Civil), M.E. (Structures) Degree and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi in the field of Technical Education particularly on the most critical issues on Engineering Teachers.
Dr. S. D. Awale has wide range of experience. He has been actively involved in the field of Technical Education as a Researcher, Teacher, Planner and Administrator and has handled all aspects of Technical Education including Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Management, Pharmacy, etc. His valuable contributions in conceptualization, planning, policy-making, implementation, growth and development in these areas have brought him a unique credit of being a leading professional in these fields.
His pioneering efforts in establishment of IIT Guwahati, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Calicut, IIITM Gwalior and AICTE have been exemplary. His contribution as National Project Director of the World Bank Project, UK-REC Project and CIDA funded Canada India Institutional Co-operation Project has been widely recognized in India and abroad.