Dr. Maj. S.k.gupta

Biography

  Jindal Vijaynagar Steels Ltd (JVSL) is the latest entrant to the hot rolled coils market and the first in Southern India. The company has put up the first project in the country and third in the world based on Voest Alpine's Corex technology. The company, which faced technical problems when it first commissioned its Corex unit last year, has restarted its Corex unit from 8th August 1999. In this exclusive conversation spanning nearly two hours with Anirudha Dutta of Indiainfoline, Dr. S. K. Gupta, Executive Vice Chairman of JVSL, candidly discusses a host of issues affecting the steel industry, PSUs, SDF funds, joint venture with MNCs and JVSL. Dr. S. K. Gupta is equally at ease in corporate boardrooms and academic institutions. After a short stint in Bhilai Steel Plant, he joined as lecturer at the Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT, Mumbai as it is now known) in 1960 and by 1973 was the Professor & Head of Metallurgical Engg department. Subsequently he had a long stint in public sector units ? SAIL, defence production and Mecon. He rose to become the Managing Director of Rourkela Steel Plant and later Chairman of Mecon. Dr. Gupta then joined Jindal Vijaynagar Steels Ltd (JVSL) in 1994 and was instrumental in bringing the Corex technology into India. Presently he is the Executive Vice-Chairman of JVSL and is also on the board of IDBI.

Research Interest

  Organic and Inorganic chemistry Physical & Synthetic chemistry Geochemistry & Astrochemistry Polymer chemistry & Biochemistry Analytical and Biophysical chemistry Material chemistry Nano chemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry Forensic and