T. G. Sitharam is a civil engineer, professor at IISc Bangalore, former director at IIT Guwahati. Currently, he is serving as Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education, (AICTE) from 1 December 2002 onwards. He is known for his works in the fields of rock mechanics, rock engineering geotechnical earthquake engineering. He is an elected fellow of Indian Geotechnical Society, Institution of Engineers (India) and American Society of Civil Engineers.

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