| SL. No. | Composition of the Governing Council as per the lASST Rules and Regulations | Approved new Membership of the ‘Governing Council’ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretary, DST, GOI or an eminent scientist nominated by GOI. (Chairperson) | Prof Vinod K. Singh Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kanpur (Chairperson) |
| 2-3 | Two eminent scientist nominated by the DST, GOI (Members) | 1. Prof. (Dr.) Tanuja Manoj Nesari, Chief Executive Officer, National Medicinal Plant Board, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi 2. Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director IIT Guwahati |
| 4 | Vice Chancellor, Guwahati University (Member ex officio) | Prof. Nanigopal Mahanta, Vice Chancellor, Guwahati University (Member ex officio) |
| 5 | Financial Adviser, DST or his nominee (Member ex officio) | Shri Vishvajit Sahay, Financial Adviser, DST or his nominee (Member ex officio) |
| 6 | One of the Directors of DST’s autonomous institutes nominated by the Chairman. (Member ex officio) | Dr. Prashant Dhakephalkar, Director, ARI, Pune (Member ex officio) |
| 7 | Nominee of Govt. of Assam (Member ex officio) | Shri Pallav Gopal Jha, IAS, Secretary, Science Technology and Climate Change Dept., Dispur, Ghy-6 (Member ex officio) |
| 8 | Director, IASST, Guwahati (Member Secretary ex officio) | Prof. Ashis K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST, Guwahati (Member Secretary ex officio) |
New Governing Council(GC) Constituted on 17.02.2025.
The tenure of the Governing Council (GC) shall normally be three years, but the GC shall continue to function till it gets formally reconstituted.