Prof. Mohd Hasan of the Department of Electronics Engineering has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology for two years, with effect from 29 October 2026, Aligarh Muslim University said on Friday.
He is not new to the chair. Prof. Hasan held it as officiating Dean from June to August this year, and before that he headed the Electronics Engineering department from October 2015 to October 2018.
An Alig engineer, first in his batch
Prof. Hasan is an AMU product. He topped B.Sc. Engineering (Electronics) here in 1990, went on to an M.Tech. at IIT Delhi in 1992, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh in 2004 on a Commonwealth Scholarship. He later held a Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Southampton. He has been a Professor in the department since March 2005.
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Students preparing for competitive exams will know his other job: since January 2025 he has been Director of AMU’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA). Two RCA students were selected as Assistant District Attorneys in Haryana only this week.
Research record at a glance
- Research areas: low-power VLSI design, energy-efficient hardware for AI and machine learning, signal processing, nanoelectronics and emerging memory technologies
- 182 research papers, 2,704 Google Scholar citations, h-index of 27
- Two patents granted, two more filed
- Ten Ph.D. scholars and 31 M.Tech. dissertations supervised
- Senior Member of the IEEE
Dr Mohammad Tariq on the Academic Council
In a separate order the same day, Dr Mohammad Tariq, Provost of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Hall, was declared a member of the Academic Council. The seat goes to the senior-most Provost among the halls of residence. He will hold it for two years, or for as long as he remains Provost of the hall, whichever ends first.
The two orders follow a round of appointments announced earlier this week, including Prof. Nasrin as Provost of Abdullah Hall.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at AMU?
Prof. Mohd Hasan of the Department of Electronics Engineering, appointed for two years from 29 October 2026.
Is Prof. Mohd Hasan an AMU alumnus?
Yes. He stood first in B.Sc. Engineering (Electronics) at AMU in 1990.
Why was Dr Mohammad Tariq made a member of the Academic Council?
As Provost of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Hall he is the senior-most Provost among AMU’s halls, and that position carries a seat on the Council.
Source: AMU Public Relations Office, 30 October 2026.
