| Director | Term of office |
| Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy | Jun 4, 1973 – Aug 7, 1983 |
|
Prof. J. Philip
President, XIME, Bangalore |
Apr 15, 1985 – Jan 5, 1991 |
| Prof. K.R.S. Murthy | Feb 11, 1991 – Feb 28, 1997 |
| Prof. M.R. Rao | Mar 1, 1997 – May 31, 2002 |
| Prof. P.G. Apte | Oct 7, 2002 – Oct 6, 2007 |
| Prof. Pankaj Chandra | Dec 3, 2007 – Sept 3, 2013 |
| Prof. Sushil Vachani | Jul 1, 2014 – Apr 1, 2016 |
| Prof. G Raghuram | Feb 22, 2017 – Jul 31 2020 |
| Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan | Jul 20, 2020 – Jul 19, 2025 |
| Director In-charge | Term of office |
| Prof. S. Subba Rao | Oct 8, 1978 – Dec 12, 1978 |
| Mr. K.R. Ramachandran |
During the leave period of Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy [01.04.1980 to 01.03.1981] |
| Prof. B.K. Chandrashekar |
During the leave period of Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy [11.09.1981 to 31.01.1982] |
|
Mr. P.G. Daftary
Member, IIMB BoG |
Aug 8, 1983 – Nov 28, 1983 |
|
Prof. N. Krishnaswamy
Dean (Research) |
Nov 29, 1983 – Apr 14, 1985 |
| Prof. S. Shivaramu | May 25, 1986 – Jun 15, 1986 |
|
Prof. R.K. Herlekar
Dean (Academic Prog.) |
Jan 6, 1991 – Feb 11, 1991 |
| Prof. P.G. Apte, Dean (Academic) | Jun 1, 2002 – Oct 5, 2002 |
| Prof. Shyamal Roy | Oct 6, 2007 – Oct 12, 2007 |
| Prof. V. Nagadevara, Senior Most Faculty | Oct 12, 2007 – Dec 3, 2007 |
|
Prof. Devanath Tirupati
Dean (Academic) |
Sept 3, 2013 – Jun 30, 2014 |
|
Prof. R. Srinivasan
(Next Senior Most Faculty) |
Apr 1, 2016 – Feb 21, 2017 |
| Prof. U. Dinesh Kumar | Jul 20, 2025 – |