Steering CRAI India with Integrity, Standards & Policy Oversight
The Governance Council provides strategic leadership, ethical oversight, and policy framework guidance to ensure CRAI India Foundation achieves its national mission of empowering India's robotics and AI ecosystem.
Core Responsibilities & Standards
Our governance structure ensures accountability, quality assurance, and ethical stewardship across all CRAI India initiatives.
Policy & Ethics Oversight
Formulating ethical guidelines, compliance protocols, and transparent governance standards for robotics and AI implementations across India.
Institutional Standards
Establishing rigorous framework benchmarks for educational institutions, lab setups, and national skill certification programs.
Strategic Directives
Guiding the foundation's strategic direction, resource allocation, and partnerships with government and corporate stakeholders.
Regulatory Alignment
Working in synergy with national technological directives, Industry 4.0 standards, and national education policy priorities.
Distinguished Leadership of the Governance Board
Composed of esteemed academicians, policy experts, legal luminaries, and industry leaders.
Dr. Rajesh V. Sharma
Chairperson, Governance Board
Former Director, National Tech Policy Council
Over 25 years of experience in higher education policy, technology governance, and public sector innovation leadership.
Prof. Sunita Deshmukh
Member — Academic Governance
Dean of Academic Affairs, CRAI Network
Pioneer in curriculum standardization for robotics, mechatronics, and artificial intelligence in Indian universities.
Vikramjit Singh Kohli
Member — Legal & Ethics Compliance
Senior Advocate & Tech Governance Expert
Specializing in IP rights, data protection, AI ethics, and institutional compliance frameworks.
Dr. Ananya Roy
Member — Industry Standards
Vice President, Automation & Robotics Forum
Leading industrial automation integration standards, workforce transformation, and industry-academia synergy.
Commitment to Transparent Governance
The Governance Council meets quarterly to review institutional partnerships, audit certification standards, approve curriculum revisions, and evaluate national ecosystem expansion strategies.
Collaborate with CRAI India Governance
Institutions, universities, and regulatory bodies seeking alignment with CRAI India standards can connect with our governance secretariat.