India, Nov. 21 -- Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the chairperson of Board of Governors (BoG) at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) for a three-year term commencing on November 17.

Radhakrishnan, who led ISRO from 2009 to 2014, brings extensive experience in both administration and academia. His tenure at the space agency was marked by the successful launch of Mangalyaan, India's Mars Orbiter Mission. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India, in 2014. He succeeds Sharad Saraf, the first IIT-Bombay alumnus to hold the position, who completed his tenure this month.

He has earlier chaired the BoG of IIT-Kanpur and also led several n...