Director

Dr R.K. Agarwal was born on 25 September 1954 at Jaipur in Rajasthan.He obtained his B.Tech degree from IIT Kanpur, M.S. from CIT, Cranefield, UK and PhD from IISc Bangalore. During his illustrious career of nearly three decades in the Indian Air Force, he has held various key appointments including Chief Engineering Officer of an Operational Base and Director (Engg.) at Air HQ. His vast managerial, administrative and academic experience includes teaching assignments at Air Force Technical College and Mechanical Training Institute in the IAF and nine years of pioneering R & D work on the prestigious AWACS project in DRDO.

In addition to various achievements and awards in the IAF, he is the recipient of the coveted Royal Aeronautical Society (UK) award for academic excellence at CIT and a citation with cash award by DRDO for his contribution to the design and development of Airborne Early Warning aircraft, culminating in its maiden flight.

After taking premature retirement in 2004, he chose to work in the Education Sector and has been the Director of Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College (AKGEC), Ghaziabad since then. During his tenure, the college has been consistently maintaining exceptional results and placements. The college has also achieved the unique distinction of receiving the UPTU Academic Excellence Award for best Engineering College for two successive years. He places special emphasis on all round development with focus on inculcating self discipline, good moral values, ethics, work culture and a positive attitude to make the students not just competent professionals but also good citizens and responsible members of the society

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