Dr. Prof. (Ing.) Gurudutt Sahni is an eminent engineering professional, academician, and scientist based in Jalandhar, Punjab, with more than 26 years of experience spanning mechanical engineering, industrial R&D, and technical consultancy. [1, 2]
His extensive professional portfolio covers two core domains: his private practice as a statutory Chartered Engineer and his extensive contributions as a Government Mentor and Advisor. [1, 2]
1. Experience as a Chartered Engineer & Valuer
Dr. Sahni operates a premier technical consultancy and audit practice—Dr. Gurudutt Sahni Chartered Engineers & Valuers—offering cross-disciplinary engineering and statutory services. His roles in this capacity include:
- Statutory Certifications: He is a registered Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI). He issues mandatory Chartered Engineer (CE) certificates required for the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), customs clearance, EPCG schemes, and the import/export of heavy machinery. [1, 2, 3]
- Asset & Machinery Valuation: He provides official plant and machinery appraisals, asset valuations, and technical inspections for infrastructure projects, manufacturing plants, and banking institutions.
- Industrial Auditing: As an IRCA-trained Quality Management System (QMS) Lead Auditor, he performs rigorous safety, compliance, and energy audits for heavy manufacturing, oil & gas, and infrastructure sectors. [1, 2]
- Engineering Design & R&D: Leveraging his background as the General Manager of R&D at Leader Valves Ltd., he consults on complex industrial valve designs, thermodynamic systems, and pressure equipment matching international codes like ASME, API, and IBR. [1, 2, 3]
2. Experience as a Government Mentor & Advisor
Dr. Sahni bridges the gap between state industrial policy and ground-level execution by serving as an institutional mentor and advisor to central and state entities: [1]
- National-Level Ambassadorship (i-STEM): He serves as a Professional Ambassador and Expert to i-STEM (Indian Science, Technology and Engineering facilities Map), an initiative running directly under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (hosted by IISc Bangalore).
- Startup & MSME Mentorship: He is an active mentor listed under the Invest Punjab - Business First portal, where he guides early-stage startups and MSMEs through technology adoption, modernization, and regulatory scaling.
- Certified Professor of Practice (PoP): He holds a formal certification as a Professor of Practice from the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), which was jointly established by the NITI Aayog, Government of India.
- Punjab State Industrial Cluster Advisory: He acts as an expert technical advisor for the Jalandhar Valve & Pipe Fitting Cluster under the Department of Industries & Commerce (Government of Punjab). In this role, he evaluates plant capacities, validates units for state subsidies, and helps local foundries upgrade to international standards to qualify for major government procurement contracts and global exports.
