BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

              Dr Vijay Kumar Sarawat is born at Gwalior in May 1949. He obtained his ME (Mech) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and PhD from Osmania University , Hyderabad . He joined DRDL as Senior Scientific Officer during 1972.  Presently, Dr Sarawat is the Program Director ‘AD’ and Director RCI.  He was involved in the development of Liquid Rocket Engines for various missile applications and set up facilities for evaluation of the same.   Dr Sarawat as Project Director for PRITHVI Project was instrumental on Design, Development, Production and Induction of India’s first indigenous Surface-to-Surface Missile PRITHVI into Armed Forces. He is conferred Padmashri in 1998 by President of India in recognition of his contributions in the field of Science and Engineering in Defense Technology.

                       Dr Sarawat is an elected Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering since 1994. Aeronautical Society of India since 2001 and Institution of Engineers ( India ) since 2002.

          He has won prestigious awards like DRDO’s scientist of the year in 1987 and National Aeronautical Prize in 1993.

                        Presently, Dr Sarawat is the Chairman of AeSI ( Hyderabad chapter) and Chairman of Combustion Institute (Indian Section). He is on the Board of Directors of BDL, Member of Governing Council of SAMEER, Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering of Osmania University. He is also on the Board of Research of All India Council for Technical Education.