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Governing Bodies Of Vidyashilp University
- Board of Governors
- Board of Management
- Academic Council
- Research and Innovation Council
- Board of Studies
Dr. P Dayananda Pai
Chairperson
Chancellor
Trustee of Vidyashilp Education Group
Trustee of B.M.S Educational Trust
Board Trustee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Syndicate Member of NIT, Surathkal,
Mangalore University and Manipal University
Dr. Kiran Pai
Member
Pro-Chancellor
Director, Vidyashilp Education Group
Ed.D., M.Ed. (LDT), University of
Southern California
Prof. P.G. Babu
Member
Vice-Chancellor
Former Professor of IGIDR, Economics & Law
Ph.D., IISc Bangalore
Member
Nominee of the University
Grants Commission
(The request submitted for UGC nomination is awaited.)
Ex Officio
Member
Principal Secretary, Higher Education
Department Government of Karnataka
Mr. Chetan Rai
Member
Nominee of the Government of Karnataka
Chief Executive Officer
YCRAI Pvt. Ltd.
P Ravindra Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Managing Director, Century Real Estate
Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust
MBA, IIM Bangalore
Ashwin Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Executive Director, Century
Real Estate Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
MBA, Ohio-Manipal Institute
of Management
Shilpa Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Director, Vidyasagar Preschool,
Bhoopasandra, Bengaluru
HR and personal coaching for
corporate leads
Mr. T.R. Ramakrishnan
Secretary (non-voting)
Registrar In-Charge
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Prof. P.G. Babu
Chairperson
Vice-Chancellor
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Mr. P. Ravindra Pai
Member
Trustee
Vidyanidhi Education Trust
Managing Director, Century Real Estate
Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust
MBA, IIM Bangalore
Mr. P. Ashwin Pai
Member
Trustee
Vidyanidhi Education Trust
Executive Director, Century
Real Estate Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
MBA, Ohio-Manipal Institute
of Management
Mr. Maninder Chhabra
Member
Director (Sales, Marketing & CRM),
Century Real Estate
MBA, IIM Bangalore
Prof. Yadati Narahari
Member
Honorary Professor, Department of Computer Science and Automation (CSA),(IISc), Bengaluru
Former Dean, Division of EECS, IISc
Former Chair, Department of CSA, IISc
M.E.,Ph.D. (IISc) Bengaluru.
Prof. T. S. Somashekhar
Member
Professor of Economics,
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
Former Eramus Mundus Fellow, University of Hamburg, Germany
Co-ordinator, IQAC, Chair-Professor, ICCR, Paris.
Ph.D. in Economics, ISEC, Bangalore.
Prof. T.C.A. Anand
Member
Adjunct Professor, TISS, Hyderabad
Visiting Professor, Institute for Industrial Studies and Institute for Human Development
Former Member, UPSC, 2019–2023
Former Chief Statistician of India and Secretary,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 2010–2018
Ph.D., Cornell University
Prof. Janat Shah
Member
Former Director of Indian Institute
of Management, Udaipur
Special Professor at Nottingham University
Former President of Seva Mandir
Prof. P S Sastry
Member
Distinguished Professor and Dean
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Dean & Program Chair
Law School
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Mr. T.R. Ramakrishnan
Secretary
Registrar In-Charge
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Prof. P.G. Babu
Chairperson
Vice-Chancellor,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Prof. T. S. Somashekhar
External Member
Professor of Economics,
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
Former Eramus Mundus Fellow, University of Hamburg, Germany
Co-ordinator, IQAC, Chair-Professor, ICCR, Paris.
Ph.D. in Economics, ISEC, Bangalore.
Prof. A. Ganesh-Kumar
External Member
Former Dean of Faculties
Former Dean Academic Affairs
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) Mumbai,
Member of National Statistical Commission, Delhi
Ph.D. Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkotta.
Prof. Pooja Purang
External Member
Professor of Psychology
Head of the Department, Humanities &
Social Sciences, IIT Bombay
Winner of Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Award
Ph.D. IIT, New Delhi.
Prof. Shalabh Bhatnagar
External Member
Convener, Stochastic Systems Laboratory,
Associate Faculty Member, Robert Bosh Centre for Cyber-
Physical Systems
Professor and Former Chairman,
Dept of Computer Science and Automation
IISc, Bangalore-560012
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, IISc., Bangalore.
Prof. Vikas Kumar
External Member
Associate Professor, Azim Premji University, Bangalore
B.Tech, IIT, Kanpur & Ph.D. in Economics, IGIDR, Mumbai.
Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh
External Member
Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Former Director, IMT, Ghaziabad.
Ph.D. in Development Studies, IGIDR, Mumbai.
Prof. Dhiraj Kumar
External Member
Director – Academics, New Initiatives and Foundation Studies
(UG Programs)
United World Institute of Design (UID)
Karnavati University, Gujarat
B. Design, NIFT, Delhi, MBA and Post Graduate Certificate in
Higher Education, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Prof. Narayan Rangaraj
External Member
Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
IIT, Bombay,
Fraunhofer ITWM Fellow at Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial
Mathematics, Germany
Ph.D. (Mathematical Sciences), Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
and B.Sc. (Hons) - Decision Sciences
Professor of Data Science, School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Vidyashilp University
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University
Prof. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair, School of Design
Vidyashilp University
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair of Law,
Law School,
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Kiran D.C
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Mahendra. B.M
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Sheetal Bharat
Member
Associate Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University
Ms. Kavitha Singh Kale
Member
Associate Professor
School of Design
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Anupama A.V.
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Setu G Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Ranjana Raghunanthan
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Law School
Vidyashilp University
Dr. Kavya Salim
Member
Assistant Professor
Law School
Vidyashilp University
Mr. T.R. Ramakrishnan
Secretary
Registrar In-Charge
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Prof. P.G. Babu
Chairperson
Vice-Chancellor,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Prof. Sastry P.S.
External Member
Distinguished Honorary Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Prof. Pami Dua
External Member
Distinguished Honorary Professor
and Former Director
Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi, Delhi
Former Member of the Monetary
Policy Committee, RBI.
Prof. Chandan Gowda
External Member
Ramakrishna Hegde Chair Professor
Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Bengaluru
Prof. Arul George Scaria
External Member
Co-Director, Centre for IP Research and Advocacy (CIPRA)
National Law School of India University
Bengaluru
Prof. Jyotsna Agrawal
External Member
Additional Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Consultant, Adult Psychiatry, Positive Psychology & Integral Medicine
Faculty In-charge, VIPRA (Vedic Indian Psychology Research & Application)
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
Bengaluru
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Secretary
Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore
Dr. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
and B.Sc. (Hons) - Decision Sciences
Professor of Data Science, School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair of Law, Law School,
Ph.D in Law (SOAS, University of London)
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair of Design
Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, US
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Sheetal Bharat
Member
Associate Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Shakti Chaturvedi
Member
Associate Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Ranjana Raghunathan
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Devanand Thanissery
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Gargi S Kumar
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Dr. Ravi Kant Rai
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Mr. Muralidhara T R
Ph.D Scholar
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
Ms. Sneha Pradeep Warrier
Ph.D Scholar
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.
General Education
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Rajdeep Konar
External Member
Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur.
Dr. Padmini Ram
External Member
Founding Director
Urban Ethnographers, Bengaluru
Dr. Haimanti Biswas
External Member
Head of WPB Risk
Global Analytics Centres at HSBC, Bengaluru
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor
Law School
Dr. Tania Islam
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jobeth Ann Warjri
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Law School
Dr. Ranjana Raghunanthan
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. S. Madeshwaran
External Member
Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy
Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru
Dr. Ekta Selarka
External Member
Associate Professor & Chairperson, BA Program,
Madras School of Economics, Chennai
Dr. Aditi Chauba
External Member
Associate Professor,
IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Dr. Haimanti Biswas
External Member
Head of WPB Risk,
Global Analytics Centres at HSBC, Bengaluru
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor
Law School
Dr. Sheetal Bharat
Member
Associate Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Bipin Sony
Member
Assistant Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Taniya Sah
Member
Assistant Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jyotsna Rosario
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Design
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Chairperson
Program Chair,
School of Design
Ms. Nupur Banerjee
External Member
Co-Founder & Creative Director Hebby Coffee
Dr. Rajdeep Konar
External Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair,
Law School
Mr. Ramana PV
Member
Professor of Practice
School of Design
Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Jobeth Ann Warjri
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mr. Narendra Raghunath
Member (Adjunct)
Design Faculty(Adjunct),
School of Design
Ms. Kavita Singh Kale
Member Secretary
Associate Professor of Design,
School of Design
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Mallikarjuna Rao
External Member
Professor Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Dr. Subarna Roy
External Member
Chief Data Scientist
IBM, Bengaluru
Prof. Shalabh Bhatnagar
External Member
Professor
IISc Bangalore
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor
Law School
Dr. Kiran D.C.
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. N Mehala
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Shital Bhatt
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Mahendra B M
Member
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Mr. Mallikarjuna M
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Priyambada Tripathi
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Ravi Kant Rai
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Devanand T
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Anupama A V
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Chairperson
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. Rudra Sen Sarma
External Member
Professor of Economics
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
Prof. Vaidyanathan
External Member
Retired Professor of Finance and Control
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Prof. Rajesh Pandit
External Member
Industry Consultant and Visiting faculty at ISB
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor
Law School
Dr. R. P. Suresh
Member
Professor of Practice
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Shakti Chaturvedi
Member
Associate Professor
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Shilpa Baid
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Dr. Bipin Sony
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Setu Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mr. Aravindan Anandan
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mr. Prabhakaran
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Abhilash Ramani
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Sukesh Kumar B R
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Vikas Namadeva Prabhu
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Law School
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Chairperson
Program Chair
Law School
Prof. Bhavani Prasad Panda
External Member
Former Vice Chancellor
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Prof. Sapna S
External Member
School of Law
Christ University, Bengal
Dr. Praveen Tripathi
External Member
Registrar and Associate Professor,
Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur
Mr. Vikas Mahendra
External Member
Partner, Keystone Partners
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Professor and Program Chair
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Design
Dr. Kavya Salim
Member
Assistant Professor
Law School
Dr. Amlanika Bora
Member
Assistant Professor
Law School
Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Law School
Mr. Aravindan A
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor,
Law School
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Psychology
Prof. Radhika Lobo
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Anuradha Sovani
External Member
Professor and Head, Dept. of Psychology
SNDT University, Mumbai
Dr. Sanjay Chandrasekharan
External Member
Associate Professor,
HBCSE, Mumbai
Dr. Suvashisa Rana
External Member
Associate Professor
Center for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad
Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Engineering and Technology
Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
Law School
Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design
Dr. Setu Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Dr. Sheetal Lakhani
Member
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Dr. Sohinee Ganguly
Member
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Dr. Gargi S Kumar
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
