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Dr. Prasad was awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics
Engineering by Banaras Hindu University in 1976.
Dr. Prasad started his career as Asstt. Station Engineer
in 1973 at All India Radio, Calcutta on the basis of
Engineering Services (Electronics) Examination, 1972.
He joined the Department of Science and Technology as
Sr. Scientific Officer Grade-I (Electrical/Electronics)
in 1979. Since then, he has served the Department in
various capacities - Principal Scientific Officer (1982
-87); Director (1987-92); Joint Adviser (1992-1997)
and currently Adviser since 1997 and heading the divisions
dealing with matters concerning Drugs and Pharma Research,
S & T Councils in various States; Technology Transfer;
National Science and Technology Management Information
Systems (NSTMIS), Instrumentation and Technology Systems.
He has the distinction of chairing many committees and
representing the Deptt. in Governing Boards of various
institutions.
Dr. Prasad has represented the Government in various
national and international meetings/delegations organized
by UNESCO, OECD, SAARC, UNCTAD, and ESCAP in various
parts of the globe. He was associated with Queen Elizabeth
House, University of Oxford, U.K. as Fellow during 1993-94
Dr. Prasad is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics
and Telecom Engineers, India (IETE) and Fellow of the
Academy of Social Sciences (India). He is recipient
of FIE Foundation National Award (1996) for promotion
of Science and Technology in the country.
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