About Me
H A Vachhani was born in February, 1937, in Sind (current Pakistan). His parents moved to Jaipur, Rajasthan in December 1947 after being displaced from Sind (Undivided India). His father was given a job in Jabalpur. Concerned about his education, his parents sent him to Ajmer as there were 3 schools for displaced Sindhi community children.
He passed his High School examination from CBSE, Ajmer in 1952. He came to Jabalpur took admission in Robertson College to complete the Intermediate Science Examination of Saugor University. At that time there was only one University in entire CP and Berar. He secured third position in order of merit in the University.
Dr Vachhani completed his graduation from Government Engineering college and was awarded his degree in B. E. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering in 1958. Thereafter he was offered the position of Lecturer in Civil Engineering.
In 1959, he was selected by Government of India, as a Senior Teaching Fellow and was offered IAS scale grade with two advance increments, a rare feat even in that period. However, he completed his M.E. in Structural Engineering in 1962 from University of Roorkee. He accomplished grade "A" in all the six course work requirements and Thesis.
In 1964, Government of Canada offered 20 commonwealth scholarships for completing Ph.D work in Canada and the selections were made on the basis of all India merit. Selection was made by jointly by experts from Government of India and Canadian Government. Dr Vachhani was chosen for the same and asked to report to Dr. G G Meyerhof, HOD, Civil Engineering at Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, to pursue his Ph.D..
Education
| B.E. (Hons) | Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, University of Jabalpur | 1958 | Civil Engineering |
| M.E. | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | 1962 | Structural Engineering (Including Concrete Technology) |
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Ph.D
(Civil Engineering Department)
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Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS Canada. (Presently Dalhousie University Halifax) |
1967 |
Title of Thesis Bending and Vibration of Rectangular Plates of Variable Thickness. |
Experience
March 1983 – July 1984 March 1983 – July 1984 July 1984 – July 1986 & July 1990 – July 1995 July 1986 – Nov 1988 Nov 1988 – July 1990 Dec 1988 – July 1991 July 1995/Feb 1996 – April 1997 Feb 1996 – April 1997 Feb 1996 – April 1997 Feb 1996 – April 1997 Feb 1996 – April 1999 Sep 1997 – July 2001 July 2002 – Oct 2003 July 2007 – July 2010 July 2001 – July 2002 & Oct 2003 – July 2005 July 2013 – Aug 2016
Principal, Government Engineering College, Jabalpur
Dean Faculty of Engineering, Rani Durgavati University (Jabalpur University)
Principal, Government Engineering College Raipur (Presently NIT Raipur)
Founder Director, Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg
Principal, Government Engineering College Jagdalpur
Dean Faculty of Engineering, Ravishankar University Raipur
Council Member, AICTE New Delhi
Member Board of Governors, IIT Mumbai
Member Board of Governors, MA NIT Bhopal
Member Board of Governors, NI TTR Bhopal
Consultant, University Institute of Tech Barkatullah University Bhopal
Advisor, Trinity Institute of Technology and Research
Founder Director, Truba IEIT (Institute of Engineering and Information Technology) Bhopal
Advisor, Truba IEIT
