SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Aug 28: Vijay Kumar Verma, an IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) alumnus, who is presently working as a scientist at ISRO, has served as an integral part of the Chandrayan-3 Rover design team.
Verma (32), who completed his PhD in 2021 as a part-time research scholar under the guidance of Prof Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, associate professor of the electronics engineering department of IIT (ISM) is a native resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
An IIT ISM official said, “Vijay Kumar Verma completed his B.Tech from Uttar Pradesh Technical University in 2012 and M.Tech from IIT (BHU) in 2015.”
He joined ISRO in 2018 and is presently working as a scientist SD, Control and Digital Electronics Group, UR Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru.
“I went into the spiritual mode when the landing took place and one can say in other words for a moment it also turned completely blank in my mind and I became speechless,” said Verma and added that his parents, other family members, including his wife who is a branch manager at SBI Bengaluru and four-year son Vihaan Verma were equally ecstatic over the success.
He pursued his PhD under Prof Rajeev Kumar Ranjan of IIT ISM after joining ISRO as a part-time research scholar.
Prof Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, associate professor, electronics engineering, IIT (ISM) said that Vijay Kumar Verma’s dedication, expertise and handwork have played a significant role in pushing the boundaries of space exploration.
Not only Vijay but another alumnus of IIT (ISM), K Bharat Kumar, a B Tech mechanical engineering 2015 batch student has also served as a key member of the ISRO team of scientists which played a crucial role in the landing of Chandrayan-3 on the South Pole of Moon.
