Sukla Mistry (1985 Met E) Becomes First Woman Director On The Board Of IOC!

One of our highly established alumna, from the Batch of 1985 - Metallurgical Engineering, Ms. Sukla Mistry, has been appointed the first woman director on the board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

This is a phenomenal achievement, and is expected to provide a massive boost for gender diversity in India’s energy sector and indicates rising opportunities for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

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Indian Oil remains the top refiner in India with a group refining capacity of 80.55 million tonnes per annum (1.64 million barrels per day).

Below is an interesting episode of Leadership Masterclass with Sukla Mistry, by the Economic Times. 

Here are also some of the selected press coverage of this momentous occasion. 

On behalf of the entire alumni community of Bengal Engineering College, BESU and IIEST, GAABESU congratulates Ms. Sukla Mistry for this trend setting accomplishment and wishes her all the very best for the future.

Published by: Amitabha Das - EE, 1997