Specialisation:

Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment, Integrated Waste Management 

Major Professional Contributions:

(i) Lead expert for the formulation of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for the industrial clusters and its application over 83 industrial clusters of the country;

(ii) Expert member in Central Pollution Control Board’s steering committee for Environmental Action Plan for Critically polluted Areas;

(iii) Expert member in the technical committee for utilization of hazardous waste as a supplementary resource or for energy recovery or after processing under Rule 11 of Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2008;

(iv) Expert Member for CPHEEO, MoUD, Govt of India Committee for Preparing Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Management;

(v) Expert Member for MoEFs Project Steering Committee and Technical Expert Committee for Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Dump Sites;

(vi) Expert Member for the State Environmental Appraisal Committee for evaluating Proposals;

(vii) Expert member in the committee of National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, and CPCB New Delhi for Environmental Assessment of Industrial Units and Polluted Areas;

(viii) Lead expert for remediation of mercury contamination which takes place on account of manufacture of thermometers by M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) at Kodaikanal; 

(ix) Expert member for the Committee for formulation of Effluent discharge standards of Sewage Treatment Plants.

Consultancy Areas:

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.

Remediation of Contaminated Sites.

Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment.

Environmental Conflict Resolution.

Air Quality Monitoring and Modelling.

Water and Wastewater Treatment. 

Sector Associated With:

Education.

Industry.

Government.

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Education.

Industry.

Government.

Professional Experience

Academic Leadership Roles:

·        Deputy Director (Operations), IIT Delhi, July 2025 onwards (Operations, Administration and Management of the IIT Delhi)

·        Provost/ Deputy Executive Director, IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi, January 2024 – December 2024 (Administration and management of the IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi Campus)

·        Head, Department of Civil Engineering, September 2022 – January 2024 (Administration and management of the departmental activities)

·        Dean (Student Affairs), 2020-2022 (Administration and management of all the students’ affairs including, welfare, events and hostel management)

·        Associate Dean (Hostel Management), 2018-2020 (Due diligence and management of Students Affairs and Hostel Management)

·        Chairman JEE (Advance), 2016-17, (Initiation of computer-based test, successful implementation of the Biometry based attendance system for the exam and verification at the time of counselling and admission, Zonal re-organization and inclusion of newer IITs into the JEE (Adv) system)

·        Vice-Chairman JEE (Advance), 2015-16

·        Chairman GATE-JAM, 2014-15 (Complete computer-based test for JAM)

·        Vice-Chairman GATE-JAM, 2013-14 (Complete computer-based test for GATE)

·        Vice-Chairman GATE-JAM, 2012-13 (Organization of JAM)

·        Warden, Vindhyachal Hostel 2006-2012.

Keywords

Prof Nema has contributed as a key expert at the national level on several environmental issues including: Formulation of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for the industrial clusters and its application over 83 industrial clusters of the country; Key expert member in the technical committee for utilization of hazardous waste as a supplementary resource and for resource recovery and Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Dump Sites and Expert Member of the Committee for Preparing Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Management to name a few. Beasides this, he has a proven track record of innovation, governance, and strategic vision, which is highlighted by his roles as Deputy Director (Operations) at IIT Delhi (since July 2025), Provost of IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi (January–December 2024),  Head of the Civil Engineering Department, Dean Student Affairs, Associate Dean Hostel Management, Chairman of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and Chairman of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced.