By leading the team of teachers and scholars of KPI at various stages of its formation they took the highest responsibility. The progress of the Institute depended on them.

Victor Lvovovich Kyrpychov, the first Rector, Professor 1898 - 1902
Mykhailo Ivanovych Konovalov, Professor 1902 - 1904
Kostyantyn Oleksiyovych Zvorykin, Professor 1904 - 1905
Mykola Petrovych Chyrvinsky, elected rector, Professor 1905 - 1906
Volodymyr Fedorovych Tymofeev, Professor 1906 - 1908
Kostyantyn Grygorovych Dementyev, Professor 1908 - 1911
Ivan Diomydovych Zhukov, Professor 1911 - 1917
Petro Feofanovich Yerchenko, Professor 1917 - 1919
Georhiy Georgiyovych De-Metz, Professor 1919 - 1920
Oleksa Yakovych Stupin, i/c Rector, Professor 1919 - 1920
Sergiy Feofanovich Veselovsky, Professor 1920 - 1921
Ivan Antonovich Kukharenko, Professor 03.1921 - 12.1921
Victorin Flavianovych Bobrov, Professor 1921 - 1929
Dmytro Fedorovich Melnykov, Professor 1929 - 1930
Mikola Pylypovych Efimov, Professor 1934 - 1936
Pavlo Grygorovych Zhikharev, Professor 12.1936-08.1937
Mykola Pylypovych Shpylko , Professor 1937-1941
Oleksandr Sergiyovych Plygunov, Professor 1944-1952, 1955-1971
Vitaliy Nykyforovych Hrydnyev, academician of Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR 1952 - 1955
Ivan Trofyhymovych Shvets , academician of Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR 09.1955-12.1955
Grigoriy Ivanovych Denisenko, corresponding member of Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR 1971 - 1987
Petro Myhaylovych Talanchuk, Professor 1987 - 1992
Mykhailo Zakharovych Zgurovsky, academician of Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR 1992 -