Dr. M.S Parmar
Director General
Dr. M. S. Parmar, eminent textile-scientist and hitherto the Director of the organization has taken over as Director General of NITRA, Ghaziabad w.e.f. 8th May 2025. He is also in overall charge of NITRA´s academic wing, NITRA Technical Campus (NTC).
While serving NITRA for 32 years now, Dr. Parmar wears many hats. He has expertise in diversified fields such as Textile Chemistry, Protective Textiles, Unconventional Fibres, and Quality Control of Textiles. He has so far completed 28 govt. and industry-sponsored projects and filed 15 patents, out of which 5 have been granted. Besides, he has guided 48 students at Ph.D., M.Sc., and B. Tech levels, presented 140 papers at prestigious technical forums, published 137 articles in national and international journals and has been the author and co-author of 17 books. Dr. Parmar won many awards both for research work and technical publications.
Dr. Parmar’s recent work on developing thermal layers of extreme cold climate clothing earned him many accolades in the industry and research circuit. To top it all, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sh. Narendra Modi ji and Hon’ble Textile Minister Sh. Giriraj Singh ji have personally met, discussed and appreciated him on this. In recognition of his contributions to the textile industry, Dr. Parmar was awarded the “Hon. F.T.A.” by the Textile Association of India for the year 2022-23.