Prof. M.P. Gupta assumed the position of Director at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow yesterday, 23rd April 2025, succeeding Prof. Archana Shukla. Before this appointment, Prof. Gupta served as a Modi Foundation Chair Professor in the Department of Management Studies at IIT Delhi.
Prof. Gupta earned his B.Tech (1983) from HBTU, Kanpur, M.Tech (1985) and Ph.D. (1990) from IIT Delhi. He began his academic career at IIT Roorkee before joining IIT Delhi in 1997, where he has played a pivotal role in advancing management studies. He has been a Professor since 2008 and held the prestigious Modi Foundation Chair Professorship.
Alongside his academic career, Prof. Gupta has held several key administrative roles. He was Head of the Department of Management Studies at IIT Delhi from 2016 to 2019 and served as Professor-in-charge/ Dean (Planning) in 2015–16. In 2020, he played a foundational role in establishing the School of Management & Entrepreneurship (SME) at IIT Jodhpur, serving as its first Head.
Prof. Gupta is widely recognised for his pioneering contributions to the field of e-governance in India. His extensive research output includes over 260 research papers published in national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has supervised 38 doctoral theses and led 25 global, sponsored, and consultancy projects. He has co-authored the book, Government Online, and edited the volumes Towards E-government and Promise of E-governance. He has also led the production of 14 edited volumes on e-governance through the International Conference on E-governance (ICEG), since 2003.
He has been at the forefront of developing tools, frameworks, and case materials that have significantly influenced policy and practice in the field. His research has directly contributed to national initiatives such as the Digital India and Smart City programs. Notably, he led an EU-funded project, EU-India Cooperation Platform in Future Internet and Electronic Media, which fostered international partnerships and facilitated the introduction of the ‘FIWARE’ platform in India, now being showcased in World Bank–backed smart city pilots. His report Smart Campus@IITD, which sets an agenda for smart campus living, received acclaim at the NEM Summit at 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair.
Beyond academia, Prof. Gupta has actively contributed to national ICT policy through his involvement in several central and state government committees. He also serves on juries for prestigious awards such as the Digital India Awards, National e-Governance Awards, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), and the Computer Society of India (CSI) e-Gov Awards. He was awarded the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Humanities & Social Sciences Fellowship in 1996 and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Manitoba. In 2012, he received the Best Professor Award at the World Education Congress and CMO Asia.
With a rich blend of academic rigor, policy engagement, and institution-building experience, Prof. Gupta brings a future-ready perspective to IIM Lucknow. The institute looks forward to the visionary leadership of Prof. Gupta, anticipating multi-faceted growth and development under his guidance.