Professor S. Maji is an eminent academician from Delhi Technological University (earlier known as Delhi College of Engineering) and is currently working as Campus Director of DSEU, Okhla Campus -2 in diverted capacity. Previously he has served as the Principal of GB Pant Government Engineering College and Director-cum-Principal of Delhi Institute of Tool Engineering.

Prof Maji has completed his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from DCE in 1981, M.Tech from IIT-Delhi and PhD from Faculty of Engineering, University of Delhi. He has worked as Scientist at CSIR – IIP, Dehradun for 10 years. Prof. Maji was UNDP fellow in 1986-87 at University of Zwickau, Germany and SERC fellow during 1998 at IIT-Delhi.

He has served as Associate Professor & Professor for 29 years at DCE/DTU. During the period, he also held the positions of Dean (IRD), Professor I/C (Alumni Affairs), HOD (Mech and P & I Engg) and HOD (Bio Tech). Prof Maji was also Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering, Delhi University from September 2006 to August 2009.

Prof Maji has keen interest in Internal Combustion Engines, Automobile Engineering and has worked in this field throughout his academic and research career. Prof Maji has completed 3 consultancy projects and 7 R&D projects sponsored by various Govt. Departments, UNDP, DST etc. at CSIR-IIP, DCE/DTU and DITE. At present two R&D projects sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), one each at GBPGEC and DITE are being carried out. The previous DST project on biodegradable cutting fluids carried out in DITE was mentioned as significant achievement and was placed at top among a pool of 800+ projects in the annual report of DST, Govt of India. The current project sponsored by DST is related to sustainable manufacturing and also addresses many UN SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals)– 2030. He has also published a book on ‘Investigation of Modelling Transportation Noise and its Abatement’.

Prof. Maji was conferred Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 2001 by SAE International, USA; Guru Award (2014) by SAEINDIA Foundation for extraordinary contribution to Automotive Engineering Education and Research. Prof. Maji was invited by Michelin Tyres to deliver a talk on Hybrid Technology for Automotive Vehicles to Automotive Engineering students of Germany in “Challenge Bibendum-2011”, Berlin, Germany. Part of the PhD work guided by him was awarded with National Award by Ministry of Social Justice, Govt of India for developing a cost-effective product aimed at improving the life of person with disabilities.

Prof. Maji has more than 150 research publications with more than 1400 citations and with a h index 18 and i-10 index of 38. He also holds 2 Indian patents. He has supervised 11 Ph.Ds. and one Post-Doctoral Fellow from South Korea.

Prof. Maji is also Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI); SAE-India Publication Board; SAE-India, SAE-India Foundation; Faculty Advisor-SAE International Students Chapter; Vice-Chairman(Publication)-SAE India, NIS; Faculty Advisor-SAE Student Chapter-DCE.

As the Director-cum-Principal of DITE, Prof Maji has been instrumental in carrying out prestigious projects like “ Development of Braille Plate” especially for visually handicapped people and every year around 20000 plates are being produced and supplied to NIVH, Dehradun, “ Fabrication of Aero Dynamic Sleds” for DRDO lab i.e. TBRL, Chandigarh. These sleds are used for testing of missiles and projectiles at a very high speed of 800 Kms to 3600 Kms per hour He also established one incubation centre (DITE IIF) and signed many MOUs with industry for the benefit of the students of DITE. He has taken several measures for improving the facilities at DITE. Prof Maji loves to teach and is always welcoming of new ideas from students.

Book: ‘Investigation of modelling Transportation noise and its abatement’ published by Lambert Publishing, Germany
Patents: 02
Research and Consultancy Projects: 12
Papers Published: 150⁺ (50⁺ SCI)
Area of Specialization: Thermal Engineering- IC Engines, Emissions, Air and Noise pollution