Dr. Saurav Pramanik | IIT Kharagpur
Current and Earlier Position at IIT Kharagpur
| Associate Professor | Nov’ 2025 – Present Date |
| Assistant Professor (Gr-I) | June’ 2016 – Nov’ 2025 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor | Jan’ 2016 – June’ 2016 |
Postdoc in Corporate Research, ABB, Västerås, Sweden
| Position | Scientist |
| Tenure | April 2014 – Jan’ 2016 |
| Research Area | Reducing Core and Stray Losses in Transformers with Amorphous Core Materials and Improved Winding Design |
Education
| Degree | Year | University / Department | Thesis / Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | July 2010 – Nov. 2013 |
I.I.Sc Bangalore Dept. of EE |
"Frequency and Time Domain Response Analysis of Transformer Winding for Indirect Measurement of Series Capacitance and Construction of Ladder Network Models" |
| M.Sc (Engg.) | Aug 2008 – June 2010 |
I.I.Sc Bangalore Dept. of EE |
"Complex Network-Function-Loci for Localization of Discrete Change in Transformer Windings" |
| B.E. | July 2002 – June 2006 |
Jadavpur University, Kolkata Dept. of EE |
Electrical Engineering |
Industrial Job Experience (July’2006 – July’2008)
- Vedanta Alumina Refinery Project, Lanjigarh, Orissa, India
- ‘H’ Blast furnace project in Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
- Vedanta Aluminum Plant, Jharsuguda, Orissa, India
Nature of work involved Erection, Testing and Commissioning of electrical apparatus like Transformers, Switchgear Panels, Power and Control Panels, Induction Motors, Megger and DC HI-POT test of HV cable, Relay and Protection scheme checking. Testing of Switchgear Panels includes testing of CT, PT, Circuit Breaker (both LV and HV).