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'''Pritam Babu Sharma''' (born April 1948) is an Indian academic and Vice Chancellor of [[Amity University, Gurgaon]] and ex Vice Chancellor of [[Delhi Technological University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=In Conversation With the VC|url=http://dcetimes.org/sixth/interviewpbsharma.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219203044/http://dcetimes.org/sixth/interviewpbsharma.html|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edu-leaders.com/content/taking-leap|title=Taking the Leap }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://amity.edu/events/eventdetails.asp?id=1443|title=India's Biggest three day International High School Model UN|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220000819/http://amity.edu/events/eventdetails.asp?id=1443|url-status=dead}}</ref> Currently he is heading the Association of Indian Universities as the President.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/prof-p-b-sharma-takes-president-association-indian-universities/|title=President}}</ref> Sharma has a career spanning 44 years of experience in teaching and research, which includes 12 years at [[IIT Delhi]], where he was a Professor of [[mechanical engineering]] before taking over as Principal of [[Delhi College of Engineering]] (now [[Delhi Technological University]]) in 1990. He led [[Delhi College of Engineering]] till 2009, and was then appointed the founder Vice Chancellor of [[Delhi Technological University]] (DTU),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/Specials/DTU/firstvc.php|title=Founder Vice Chancellor|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729175353/http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/Specials/DTU/firstvc.php|archive-date=29 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/About/Vice-Chancellor.php|title=DTU Website|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707093256/http://dce.edu/web/Sections/About/Vice-Chancellor.php|archive-date=7 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> when [[Delhi College of Engineering]] was upgraded to [[Delhi Technological University]] through Delhi Act 6 of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/Standalone/RTI/act.pdf|title=Delhi Act 6 of 2009|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027095259/http://dce.edu/web/Sections/Standalone/RTI/act.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/About/history.php|title=DTU History|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505030005/http://www.dce.edu/web/Sections/About/history.php|archivedate=2011-05-05}}</ref> He is also the founding Vice Chancellor of [[Rajiv Gandhi Technical University]], [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born in April 1948 at [[Vidisha]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]], into a Sanadhya Brahmin Family. Sharma graduated in Mechanical Engineering from [[Samrat Ashok Technological Institute]] with a Gold Medal of the Faculty of Technology of [[Vikram University]] in 1969.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} He was selected as a National Scholar by Govt. of India, and sent to Birmingham, UK for higher studies. Sharma obtained his postgraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from [[University of Birmingham]] (UK) in 1974. He later received his Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham (UK) in 1978. In 2013, Sharma was awarded Honorary Doctorate of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by [[University of Birmingham]], U.K for his distinguished contributions to the advancement of frontiers of knowledge in the areas of Green Energy Technologies and Knowledge and Innovation Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/06/28-Jun-University-of-Birmingham-Honorary-Graduands-for-July-2013.aspx|title=University of Birmingham Honorary Graduands for July 2013 }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sharma has published over 230 research papers. He has provided industrial consultancy to organizations including [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] of the UK and the [[Gas Turbine Research Establishment]] in Bangalore. He has addressed professional gatherings across the world. As vice chancellor of Delhi Technological University, he has brought about a significant rise in the growth of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dtu.co.in/?page_id=23|title=Our History|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219192122/http://dtu.co.in/?page_id=23|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.dce.edu DCE-DTU official website]<br />
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