| Composition of Board of Governors as per Section 11A of NITSER Act, 2007 | ||||||
| # | Composition as per the First Statutes of IISERs | Nomination /Ex-Officio | Name | Tenure | From | To |
| 1 | Chairperson to be nominated by the Visitor | Nominated | Shri Satyabrata Dey, Managing Director, Sreeleathers Ltd., Kolkata, Chairperson BoG, IIIT Guwahati (PPP) (Additional charge of Chairperson BoG, IISER Berhampur) | 6 months beyond Jun 16, 2026 or till nomination of regular chairperson, whichever is earlier | Dec 17, 2025 | - |
| 2 | Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, or his nominee not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India | Ex-Officio | Shri. Naresh Pal Gangwar, IAS, Secretary to the Government of India Department of Higher Education Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India | Ex-officio member shall continue so long as holds the office by virtue of which he is a member as per 12(b) of the NITSER Act 2007. | July 23, 2026 | - |
| 3 | Director of the Institute | Ex-Officio | Prof. Ashok Kumar Ganguli, Director, IISER Berhampur | May 02, 2023 | - | |
| 4 | Director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Ex-Officio | Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director, IISc Bangalore | - | - | |
| 5 | Director of one of the Indian Institute of Technology, to be nominated by the Central Government | Nominated | Vacant | 3 Years from the date of nomination as per section 12(a) of the NITSER Act 2007. | Vacant | Vacant |
| 6 | Two Secretaries to the Government of India, to be nominated by the Central Government representing its Scientific or Industrial Ministries | Nominated | Secretary, Department of Space & Chairman, Space Commission, Govt. of India Secretary, Department of Power, Govt. of India |
July 23, 2023 | July 22, 2026 | |
| 7 | Chief Secretary of the State in which the Institute is located, or his/her Nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India | Ex-Officio | Ms Anu Garg, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Odisha | Ex-officio member shall continue so long as holds the office by virtue of which he is a member as per 12(b) of the NITSER Act 2007. | - | - |
| 8 | Two Professors of the Institute to be nominated by the Senate | Nominated | Prof. Joydip Mukhopadhaya Prof. Prosenjit Mondal |
2 Years from the date of nomination as per section 12(c) of the NITSER Act 2007. | Nov 03, 2025 Nov 21, 2024 |
Nov 02, 2027 Nov 20, 2026 |
| 9 | Two eminent Scientists, to be nominated by the Council, having special knowledge practical experience in respect of education, engineering or science, one of whom shall be a woman | Nominated | Vacant | 3 Years from the date of nomination as per section 12(a) of the NITSER Act 2007. | Vacant | Vacant |
| 10 | Financial Adviser, MoE | Ex-Officio | Shri Sanjog Kapoor, Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, MoE, Govt. of India | Ex-officio member shall continue so long as holds the office by virtue of which he is a member as per 12(b) of the NITSER Act 2007. | - | - |
| 11 | Registrar, Non-member Secretary | Ex-Officio | Registrar, IISER Berhampur, Shri Pradeep Kumar Ray | - | Dec 07, 2022 | - |
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