Meet the National Governing Council and the Zone Office Bearers who lead the Indian Welding Society across the country.
The National Governing Council (NGC) is the apex body steering IWS strategy, standards, and national programmes.
| Sl.No. | Name | Post | Email ID | Mobile | Zone / Centre | Company Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Prabhakar | President | prabhakar.s@bhel.in | — | Southern Zone | BHEL, Trichy |
| 2 | R Padmanabhan | Imm. Past President | padr261@yahoo.co.in | 9650822599 | Southern Zone | BHEL (Retd.) |
| 3 | P. Samuthirapandi | Vice President | pspandi@bhel.in | 9442502605 | Southern Zone | BHEL, Trichy |
| 4 | Muneesh Narain | Vice President | Muneeshn@hotmail.com | 9350259844 | Northern Zone | Ador Fontech Ltd, New Delhi |
| 5 | Sanwarmal M Agarwal | Vice President | smagarwal@geelimited.com | 9821029020 | Western Zone | GEE Limited, Mumbai |
| 6 | Dr. B. Shanmugarajan | Hon. Secretary | bsrajan@bhel.in | 9489056100 | Southern Zone | BHEL, Trichy |
| 7 | G. Sethuraman | Hon. Treasurer | gsethu@bhel.in | 9442168836 | Southern Zone | BHEL, Trichy |
| 8 | Pradipta Kumar Mohanty | NGC Member | pradipta.mohanty@opgc.co.in | 9338715412 | Angul, WZ | Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. |
| 9 | Dr. T. Senthil Kumar | NGC Member | kmtsenthil@gmail.com | 94432 67846 | Southern Zone | University College of Engg., Tiruchirappalli |
| 10 | Dr. N. Murugan | NGC Member | drnmurugan@gmail.com | 9751824123 | Coimbatore, SZ | Welding Consultant |
| 11 | Dr. Yadaiah. Nirsanametla | NGC Member | ny@nerist.ac.in | 7330741247 | Northern Zone | North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Tech. |
| 12 | Syed Abdul Gafoor | NGC Member | gafoorS9@gmail.com | 9487367095 | Southern Zone | BHEL (Retd.), Trichy |
| 13 | Sushant Pandey | NGC Member | sushant.pandey@bhel.in | 9690003838 | Haridwar, NZ | BHEL, Haridwar |
| 14 | Dr. S. Aravindan | NGC Member | aravindan@mech.iitd.ac.in | 9818887213 | Northern Zone | Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi |
| 15 | R. Dipin Kumar | NGC Member | dipinkumarr@gmail.com | 9947028806 | Northern Zone | Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi |
| 16 | Barun Kumar Basu | NGC Member | bkbasu62@gmail.com | 9411111633 | Haridwar, NZ | BHEL, Haridwar |
| 17 | Dr. V. R. Krishnan | NGC Member | vrkrishnan.dr@gmail.com | 9818736610 | Northern Zone | Independent Consultant |
| 18 | Dr. Shashikantha Karinka | NGC Member | drshashikanthek@gmail.com | 8970915301 | Mangaluru, SZ | Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| 19 | V. B. Tamboli | NGC Member | vilas.b.tamboli@gmail.com | 9822601560 | Pune, WZ | Ador Welding Ltd., Retd. |
| 20 | Dr. K. Asokkumar | NGC Member | kasokku@gmail.com | 9442649147 | Southern Zone | Welding Consultant |
| 21 | Abhishek Kumar Pandey | NGC Member | abhishek.hrb@gmail.com | 9711865954 | Haryana, NZ | Idaka Precision Tools India Pvt. Ltd, Gurugram |
| 22 | R. Ganesh Narayanan | NGC Member | ganu@iitg.ac.in | 7099075604 | Guwahati, NZ | IIT, Guwahati |
| 23 | Vinod Ramkrishna Mulye | NGC Member | vrm7018@gmail.com, anuran10@gmail.com | 9820704905 | Mumbai, WZ | Premier Industrial Corporation Limited |
| 24 | M. P. Dhanuka | NGC Member | mpdhanuka@geelimited.com | 9820504504 | Mumbai, WZ | GEE Limited, Mumbai |
| 25 | Head (WRI) | NGC Member | Ravindran.k@bhel.in | — | Chairman (Tech. Committee) | BHEL, Trichy |
| 26 | Mrs. A. Santhakumari | Co-opted Member | santha@bhel.in | 9442551188 | Southern Zone | BHEL, Trichy |
| 27 | Mr. A. K. Verma | Co-opted Member | cmtakv@bhel.in | — | Northern Zone | BHEL, CO |
| 28 | Mr. Varun Kapoor | Co-opted Member | varunkapoor@varunelectrodes.com | 9899803674 | Northern Zone | Varun Electrodes |
| 29 | Mr. T. J. Prasada Rao | Co-opted Member | tjprao@dnhsecheron.net | 9685091114 | Western Zone | D&H Secheron |
Select a zone or centre to view its office bearers.
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | P. Samuthirapandi | pspandi@bhel.in | 9442502605 |
| Vice Chairman | Dr. S. Muthukumaran | smuthu@nitt.edu | 9442069381 |
| Vice Chairman | Dr. K Devakumaran | devakumaran@bhel.in | 9443689943 |
| Secretary | K Ganeshkumar | kkganesh@bhel.in | 8300631830 |
| Treasurer | Dr. R. Ravibharath | rrbharath@bhel.in, r.ravibharath@gmail.com | 9442140844 |
| Member | Dr N Raju | nraju1961@gmail.com | 9994722100 |
| Member | L. Ramachandran | lrcbama@gmail.com | 9443155646 |
| Member | L. D. Prabhu | ldprabhu2022@yahoo.com | 9843881422 |
| Member | S. Lakshmanan | laks@bhel.in, laks.bhel@gmail.com | 9442113936 |
| Member | Dr. P. Sathiya | psathiya@nitt.edu, drsathiyapaulraj@gmail.com | 9443494090 / 9080765060 |
| Member | Dr. Jerome | jerome@nitt.edu | 9443022544 |
| Member | R. Selvaraj | selva.mkk3@gmail.com | 9345539657 / 9489746623 |
| Member | K. Sureshkumar | sumekawelding@rediff.com | 9842455666 |
| Member | K.E. Rajagopalachari | chari23b@gmail.com | 7708007512 / 9442502810 |
| Member | T. Easwaran | eswaranbr@yahoo.co.in | 9865273579 |
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Muneesh Narain | Muneeshn@hotmail.com | 9350259844 |
| Vice Chairman | Rajesh Kumar Gupta | Rkg79b@gmail.com | 9311676752 |
| Vice Chairman | Chandra Shekhar | Chandrashekhar@eil.co.in, Prithvi.swaroop@gmail.com | 9818736529 |
| Secretary | CEng Bhagya Wardhan | Wardhan.mech@gmail.com, wardhan@admin.iitd.ac.in | 8949184247 |
| Treasurer | Prabhakar Choudary | Prabhakar.ch@eil.co.in | 9953121841 |
| Member | Dr. Yashwant Koli | Yashwantkoli5@gmail.com | 9873290034 |
| Member | Lucky | Luckysaklani94@gmail.com | 9417424879 |
| Co-opted Member | Vinay Tripathi | gmnorth@geelimited.com | 9643886124 |
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mr. Sanwarmal M Agarwal | smagarwal@geelimited.com | 9821029020 |
| Vice Chairman | Mr. Sandeep M. Ubhaykar | sandeep.ubhaykar@gmail.com | 9819180260 |
| Secretary | Mr. Sanjay S. Kadam | akshatk04@gmail.com | 75067 22854 |
| Treasurer | Mr. Bhavesh A. Shah | drishti_00@rediffmail.com | 9920322626 |
| Member | Mr. Umakant D Rane | raneud@gmail.com, raneud@yahoo.co.in | 9323003925 |
| Member | Mr. Viral A. Shah | viral.shah@aavishkargroup.com | 9820618180 |
| Member | Mr. Vijay B Bhosle | vijaybb18@yahoo.co.in | 9869343363 |
| Member | Mr. Jagdish P Bhoir | bhoir.jagdish@rediffmail.com | 9422668486 |
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mr. R. Venkatanarayanan | info@wimindia.com | 9360362200 |
| Vice Chairman | Mr. K. R. Prasad | — | 8220633233, 97894 54501 |
| Secretary | Dr. R. Sathiskumar | sathiscit2011@gmail.com | 9943350848 |
| Treasurer | Dr. G. Suganya Priyadharshini | suganyapriyadharshini.g@cit.edu.in | 9843980133 |
| Member | Dr. K. Kalaiselvan | kalaiselvanmohit@gmail.com | 9443952292 |
| Member | Mr. V. Nanthagopal | md@sunbond.in | 9443360402 |
| Member | Dr. M. Karthikeyan | carthee07@gmail.com | 9790199975 |
| Member | Dr. C.J. Anandhakumar | anand.nagar1@gmail.com | 9787165001 |
| Member | Dr. M. Sowrirajan | sowrirajanmechanical@gmail.com | 9943198575 |
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Amit Kumar Sharma | amit_k_s@bhel.in | — |
| Vice Chairman | Baboo Singh Arora | bsarora@bhel.in | 9410395905 |
| Secretary | Kuldeep Kaushik | kkaushik@bhel.in | 9410395563 / 01334284291 |
| Treasurer | Jitendra Kumar | jk@bhel.in | 7500027700 |
| Member | Vivek Arya | varya@bhel.in | 9720005852 |
| Member | Avnish Kumar | avnish@bhel.in | 9759127800 |
| Member | Amit Kumar Arya | amitarya@bhel.in | 9690366777 |
| Member | Ravi Deshwal | ravidesh@bhel.in | 9720107789 |
| Post | Name | Email ID | Mobile No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dr. Swarup Bag | taswarup@gmail.com, swarupbag@iitg.ernet.in | 3612582699 |
| Vice Chairman | Er. Kumaresh Saha | sahak@adorfon.com | 9864186371 |
| Secretary | Dr. Pankaj Biswas | pankaj.biswas@iitg.ernet.in | 9954455240 |
| Treasurer | Dr. Tanmoy Medhi | tanmoy@tezu.ernet.in | 8730852667 |
| Member | Dr. Anil Bora | anilbassam@rediffmail.com | 9435117198 |
| Member | Dr. Deba Kumar Sarma | dksiitg@gmail.com, dksarma@nitm.ac.in | 9435346448 |
| Member | Dr. S.N. Joshi | snj@iitg.ernet.in | 0361-2584678 |
Reach out to your regional office bearers directly, or get in touch with IWS headquarters for general enquiries.