Major General
P MOHANDAS, VSM (Retd)
- Was commissioned into the Corps of Electronics & Mechanical Engineers of the Indian Army in Feb 1964. Served till Jul 2002.
- Participated in both the Indo Pak wars - '65 and '71.
- Operated in insurgent areas in J& K & the North East where he was decorated. Raised the Army Development Group in the NE.
- As head of Recruiting, Officers improved the Selection System.
- Post Graduate Engineer in Radar and Controls. Specialised in Guided Wpns. Developed the Impact Point Predictor for the `Devil` Missile system with the DRDL in 1976 in one year against two years allotted by the SA.
- Alumni of the NDA, DSSC (where he was also on the Faculty), MCEME, War College, and the NDC. Dean of the MCEME where he oversaw a complete relook of the engineering curricula.
- Took premature retirement to be CMD of Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
- Fellow of the Institution of Engrs, IETE, AIMA, IIPA, BNHS, and a Professional Member of the AeSI.
- After superannuation in 2005 the General Officer has been an Advisor to the CMDs / CEOs of a number of organisations like Ascendas, BSCPL, Hyderabad Batteries, Bharat Forge, Private Shipyards and GSTi India. Has also mentored MSMEs to ramp up their business skills.
