Pramod M. Padole, Professor (HAG) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur has taken charge as the Director of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur on 28th June 2018. Prof. Padole is an erudite professor, popular teacher, and eminent researcher with a dream to use science and technology for better community life. Prof. Padole is also an alumnus of VNIT, Nagpur. He did his BE (Mech.) & Ph.D. from VNIT and Master’s in Machine

Design from VJTI, Bombay. Prof. Padole joined VRCE in September 1988. With vast experience of three decades of teaching, research and administration, Prof. Padole worked as the Dean of Faculty Welfare from 2014 to 2017, and also worked as Prof. In-charge of alumni affairs of the institute for more than 5 years. Prof. Padole was also instrumental in developing a CAD/CAM center in VNIT and has started PG Course in CAD/CAM.

Mechanisms and Machine Design, finite element method, and Biomechanical engineering are his research areas. Prof. Padole has guided 17 Ph.D. research scholars and supervised more than 50 M.Tech projects. Presently 4 Ph.D. research scholars are working under him. He has more than 140 research publications in reputed international and national journals to his credit.