He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna until he stepped down due to his involvement in a controversial deal relating to sale of radio spectrum bandwidth involving Antrix.
Ia adalah Ketua Badan Gubernur Institut Teknologi India Patna sampai ia mundur karena ia terlibat dalam kesepakatan kontroversial terkait penjualan bandwidth spektrum radio yang melibatkan Antrix.