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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

Ex Officio
Member
Principal Secretary, Higher Education
Department Government of Karnataka

Member
Nominee of the Government of Karnataka

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

Member
Pro-Vice Chancellor*

Member
Nominee of the University
Grants Commission

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. Radhika Lobo
Member
Professor
School of Business Studies,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences,
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 Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business Studies
Vidyashilp University

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Prof. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair, School of Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair of Law, School of
Legal Studies and Governance
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Kiran D.C
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Mahendra. B.M
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Sheetal Bharat
Member
Associate Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Ms. Kavitha Singh Kale
Member
Associate Professor
School of Liberal Arts & Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Anupama A.V.
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Setu G Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Ranjana Raghunanthan
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts & Design Studies
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Legal Studies & Governance
Vidyashilp University

Dr. Kavya Salim
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Legal Studies & Governance
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 Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
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 Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair of Law, School of Legal Studies and Governance
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 Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Dr. Ranjana Raghunathan
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Dr. Devanand Thanissery
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Dr. Gargi S Kumar
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Dr. Ravi Kant Rai
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Sciences
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

Dr. Rajdeep Konar
External Member
Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts
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 Computational and Data Science

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business Studies

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design Studies

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Tania Islam
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Jobeth Ann Warjri
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Ms. Spatica Ramanujam
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Ranjana Raghunanthan
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts & Design Studies
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Liberal Arts

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 Computational and Data Science

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business Studies

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design Studies

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Sheetal Bharat
Member
Associate Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Bipin Sony
Member
Assistant Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Taniya Sah
Member
Assistant Professor of Economics,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Jyotsna Rosario
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
School of Design Studies

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Chairperson
Program Chair,
School of Design Studies

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 Studies

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Mr. Ramana PV
Member
Professor of Practice
School of Design Studies

Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Jobeth Ann Warjri
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Mr. Narendra Raghunath
Member (Adjunct)
Design Faculty(Adjunct),
School of Design Studies

Ms. Kavita Singh Kale
Member Secretary
Associate Professor of Design,
School of Design Studies
School of Computational and Data Science

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

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

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business Studies

Prof. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design Studies

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Kiran D.C.
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. N Mehala
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Shital Bhatt
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Mahendra B M
Member
Associate Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Mr. Mallikarjuna M
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Priyambada Tripathi
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Ravi Kant Rai
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Devanand T
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Anupama A V
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Science
School of Business Studies

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Chairperson
Program Chair and
Professor,
School of Business Studies

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 Design Studies

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design Studies

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. R. P. Suresh
Member
Professor of Practice
School of Business Studies

Dr. Shakti Chaturvedi
Member
Associate Professor
School of Business Studies

Dr. Shilpa Baid
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Business Studies

Dr. Bijil Prakash
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Computational and Data Science

Dr. Bipin Sony
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Setu Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Mr. Aravindan Anandan
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Mr. Prabhakaran
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business Studies

Mr. Abhilash Ramani
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business Studies

Mr. Sukesh Kumar B R
Member
Adjunct Faculty
School of Business Studies

Dr. Vikas Namadeva Prabhu
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor
School of Business Studies
School of Legal Studies and Governance

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Chairperson
Program Chair
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

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 Studies

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Computational and Data Science

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Professor and Program Chair,
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Kavya Salim
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Amlanika Bora
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Neha Khurana
Member
Assistant Professor,
School of Legal Studies and Governance

Mr. Aravindan A
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor,
School of Legal Studies and Governance
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Psychology

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Chairperson
Program Chair and Professor
School of Liberal Arts & Design Studies

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 Studies

Prof. M.S. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Computational and Data Science

Prof. Roopa Madhav
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of
Legal Studies and Governance

Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass
Member
Program Chair and Professor,
School of Design Studies

Dr. Setu Havanur
Member
Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Sheetal Lakhani
Member
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Sohinee Ganguly
Member
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies

Dr. Gargi S Kumar
Member Secretary
Assistant Professor (Psychology)
School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies