Surya Pratap Mehrotra

Prof Surya Pratap Mehrotra has the unique distinction of enjoying the longest continuous formal association with IIT Kanpur- for almost forty nine years- starting July 1963, when he joined the institute as a BTech student, until June 2012, when he superannuated as professor.

Since July 2012, Prof Mehrotra has been a visiting professor at IIT Gandhinagar, where he is also the professor-in-charge of R&D and external relations.