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Kamala Institute of Technology and Science, Singapur has various committees under governing body and administrative setup. The Table below describes the list of committees and frequency of meetings held by different committees

Institute Academic Committee

The Institute Academic Committee (IAC) is constituted with the following members nominated by the chairman

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K. Eswariah Principal Chairman
2 Dr A.Chennakesava Reddy
(JNTUH Nominee)
Sr .Prof. of ME
JNTUH,UCESTH
Member
3 Dr. S.Tara Kalyani
(JNTUH Nominee)
Sr .Prof. of EEE
JNTUH,UCESTH
Member
4 Dr . M.V.S.S Giridhar
(JNTUH Nominee)
Prof. of CWR
JNTUH,UCESTH
Member
5 Dr.R.B.V.Subramanyam Prof. of CSE
N.I.T.,Warangal
Member
6 Dr.K.Ashoka Reddy Principal,KITS(W),Warangal Member
7 Dr.R.Vijay Scientist G, ARCI,
Hyderabad
Member
8 Dr.B.H.Suryanarayana Senior Manager.
Cognizant Technologies
Member
9 Dr.K.Shanker Director Member
10 Dr. M.Anil Associate Professor & HOD, CE Member
11 Dr. Yogesh, Y.Pundlik Professor & HOD, EEE Member
12 Dr. M.V. Satish Kumar Professor & HOD, ME Member
13 Dr. B. Ramesh Professor & HOD, ECE Member
14 Dr. K. Ravindra Babu Professor & HOD, CSE Member
15 Dr. K. Praveen Kumar Rao Professor & HOD, AI & ML Member
16 Dr. V.Rajeshwar Rao Professor & HOD, H&S Member
17 Dr .D. Sunitha Associate Professor of CSE Member
18 Dr. S. Rajendra Prasad Associate Professor of ME Member
19 Dr .D. Venugopal Associate Professor of EEE Member
20 Dr K.Vijaya Lakshmi Assoc. Prof. of I/C TPO Member
21 Dr N.Sasikala Professor in ECE / Controller of Examinations Member
22 Dr G.Mallaiah Professor. in ME / Academics Coordinator Member Secretary

Grievance Redressal Committee

A Grievance Redressal Committee for faculty is formed in the college to look into the grievances of the Faculty. Every effort will be made by the Committee for speeding up the Redressal of the Grievance, if any. All the faculty and employees may bring their grievances to the notice of members of the Committee in order to take the necessary action at the earliest.

Grievance Redressal Committee for faculty is consisting of the following members:

S.No Name of The Office Bearer Designation
1 Dr. K. Eswaraiah, Principal Chairman
2 Dr. N.V.S. Raju, Prof. of M.E, JNTUH, CEJ, Kondagattu Member
3 Dr. K. Anitha Sheela, Prof. of ECE, JNTUH, CEH, Hyderabad Member(University Nominee)
4 Dr. N.Sasikala, Prof. of ECE Member
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A Student Grievance Redressal Committee is formed in the college to look into the grievances of the students. Every effort will be made by the Committee for speeding up the Redressal of the Grievance, if any. All the students may bring their grievances to the notice of members of the Committee in order to take the necessary action at the earliest.

Student Grievance Redressal Committee consisting of the following members:

S.No Name of The Office Bearer Designation
1 Dr. K. ESWARAIAH, Principal Chairperson
2 Dr. V.Rajeshwar Rao, HOD, H&S Member
3 Dr. B.Ramesh, HOD, ECE Member
4 Dr. A.V.Ramani Kumari, Assoc. Prof, H&S Member
5 Mr. P Praharsha(20281A0516) Member
6 Dr. K. Shanker, Director 1st Appellate Authority
7 Dr. K. Eswaraiah, Pricnipal Public Information Officer
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OMBUDSMAN & Grievance Redressal Committee


    Details of University OMBUDSPERSON
Name :    Dr. R.Sayanna
Designation :    Former Vice-Chancellor Kakatiya University,
Warangal,Telangana State & Former Professor &
Head, Department of Physics
Osmania University, Hyderabad
E mail :    ombudsperson@jntuh.ac.in

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OMBUDSPERSON

The OMBUDSPERSON nominated by JNTUH University


    Details of University OMBUDSPERSON
Name :    Dr. R.Sayanna
Designation :    Former Vice-Chancellor Kakatiya University,
Warangal,Telangana State & Former Professor &
Head, Department of Physics
Osmania University, Hyderabad
E mail :    ombudsperson@jntuh.ac.in

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Internal Complaint Committee

The Internal Complaint Committee is constituted with the following members nominated by the chairman

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K.Vijaya Lakshmi Assoc.Prof of H&S Presiding Officer
2 Dr K.Madhulatha Professor in H&S Member
3 Dr D.Sunita Associate Professor in CSE Member
4 Mr. P. Suresh Assistant Professor in ECE Member
5 Ms. Pradnya Dhoke Assistant Professor in CE Member
6 Mr. P Srinivas Office Superintendent Member
7 Mrs. K.Raja Subhadra Computer Operator in CSE Member
8 Mr. A Adarsh (20281A0557) Student Member
9 Ms. S. Vaishnavi (20281A04A9) Student Member
10 Mr. A Venkata Swamy (20285A0102) Student Member
11 Sri. P. Sadashiva Rao Advocate Member
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Anti – Ragging Committee

In order to make the institute a ragging free zone, a standing committee consisting of the following members is constituted as Anti-ragging Committee

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Prof. K. ESWARAIAH Principal Chairman
2 Sri.P.Venkataiah Registrar Member
3 Dr. Yogesh, Y.Pundlik Professor & HOD, EEE Member
4 Dr. V.Rajeshwar Rao Professor & HOD, H&S Member
5 Sri. V.V.R.Srinivas Rao Director of Physical Education Member
6 Dr. K.Vijaya Lakshmi Assistant Professor in H&S Dept Member
7 Sri. K.Gopal Reddy Caretaker Member
8 Mr.B.Ramesh C.I. Huzurabad Member
9 Sri.J.Mahesh Babu Reporter, Eenadu. Member
10 Sri.V.Dayanand Rao Parent Member
11 Sri. E. Sadanandam Parent Member
12 Sri.M.Purnachander Students organization Member
13 Mr.D.Abhiram (21281A7310) Student AIML Member
14 Mr.Md.Amaanuddin (21285A0301) Student ME Member
15 Mr.P.Veeranna (21285A0324) Student ME Member
16 Ms.M.Vaishanavi (20281A0401) Student ECE Member
17 Mr.E.Saiharshith (20281A0494) Student ECE Member
18 Mr.M.Madhuakar (21285A0209) Student EEE Member
19 Ms.K.Sudeepa (21285A0272) Student EEE Member
20 Mr.Pruthviraj Kankatkar (21281A05B4) Student CSE Member
21 Ms.Vemula Nanditha (21281A05B8) Student CSE Member
22 Mr.Md.Tajuddin (21281A0106) Student CE Member
23 Ms.J.Ankitha (22285A0112) Student CE Member
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Anti Sexual Harassment & Women Protection Cell

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K.Madhulatha Associate Professor, H&S Coordinator
2 Dr. N.Sasikala Professor, ECE Member
3 Dr. D.Sunitha Associate Professor, CSE Member
4 Mrs. B.Arathi Assistant Professor, CSE Member
5 Mrs. Gauri Deshpande Assistant Professor, ECE Member

Professional Bodies Committee

The professional bodies committee has been constituted with the main objective of encouraging the students and staff to get the membership in various professional societies of Engineering and Technology

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. Yogesh.Y.Pundlik Professor &HOD, EEE Dept Coordinator
2 Smt. Gauri Deshpande Associate Professor, ECE Dept Member
3 Dr. A.Komuraiah Associate Professor, ME Dept Member
4 Mr. P.Sharath Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
5 Mr. E.Prasad Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

Renewable Energy Committee

The institute values the use of solar power as an alternative energy resource in view of the rate of fossil fuel depletion and also to save the revenue on electricity usage. A renewable energy committee has been constituted to help harness this source for power generation, to meet the partial energy requirements of the institute

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. Yogesh, Y.Pundlik Professor & HOD, EEE Dept Coordinator
2 Smt. B.Arathi Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member
3 Mr. E.Sreedhar Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member
4 Mrs. P. Manasa Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
5 Mr. P.Jagan Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member

Industry Institute Interaction Cell

With the advent of globalization and opening up of Indian economy to outside world, competition among industries has become stiff. Better interaction between technical institutions and industry is the need of the hour. Realizing this need, an Industry Institute Interaction Cell has been constituted

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. B.Ramesh Professor & HOD, ECE Coordinator
2 Mr. R.Venu Madhav Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member
3 Mr. P.Jagan Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
4 Mr. N.Raghu Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member
5 Dr. V.Ravi Kumar Associate Professor, H&S Dept Member
6 Mr. P.RamReddy Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
7 Mr. V.Vikram Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
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Entrepreneurship Development Cell

The aim of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) is to develop and strengthen entrepreneurial qualities in budding professionals.The composition of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell is

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. MV Satish Kumar Professor of ME Chief Coordinator
2 Mr. M.Praneeth Kumar Associate Professor, CSE Dept Member Coordinator
3 Dr. K.Madhulatha Associate Professor, H&S Dept Member Coordinator
4 Mr. U.Rajaiah Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member Coordinator
5 Mr. K.Amarnath Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member Coordinator
6 Mr. M.Rakesh Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member Coordinator
7 Mr. S. Naveen Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member Coordinator

Research & Development Cell

Research & Development (R&D) Cell:

The Research & Development (R&D) Cell established at KITSS aims to create research culture among the faculty and students and covers incentives and seed funding to various research activities. The primary task of the R&D cell is to inculcate among the staff and students the necessity of research and to provide assistance for writing research proposals and to undertake research projects in the emerging and challenging areas of engineering, technology and science.



R&D Cell Objectives:

  1. To formulate policies on all research related matters which impact on the vision of the Institute and objectives of the R&D Cell of the KITS.
  2. To promote quality research and motivate faculty and students towards research integrity and ethics.
  3. To ensure faculty and students publications in quality journals indexed in Scopus/Web of Science.
  4. To promote an environment of undertaking socially relevant sponsored research and industrial consultancy projects.
  5. To provide essential infrastructure facilities to support research work at KITSS.

R&D Cell Committee:

The R&D Cell committee shall be constituted for ensuring effective outcomes and impact in matters relating to the objectives of R&D cell at KITSS. The R&D Cell shall be responsible for overall functioning of research activities within the institute. The institute level R&D Cell Committee shall conduct meetings to discharge its functions. The composition of institute R&D Cell shall be as follows.




S.No Designation
1 Director
2 Principal
3 Dean R & D
4 Coordinator, IQAC
5 Dept. HoD’s
6 Dept. Nominated Faculty Coordinators


R&D Cell Functions:

  1. Dean R&D will be assisted by the faculty members designated as R&D coordinators deputed one each from the departments.
  2. The R&D coordinators are expected to provide the necessary R&D related information of their department from time to time and aid in executing the Dean R&D duties effectively.
  3. To ensure faculty and students publications in quality journals, indexed in Scopus/Web of Science with impact factor and eliminate the scope of plagiarism as per the UGC regulations.
  4. To assist writing research proposals and guidance for submission of proposals to various funding agencies.
  5. To inculcate research culture by organizing various seminars, lecture series and FDP’s with eminent researchers.
  6. To motivate faculty and students to design, fabricate and implement viable functional projects for the benefit of the society.
  7. To recommend incentives for faculty for significant outcomes in research work, publications and patents.
  8. To recommend seed money to faculty and students who are working on industrial & societal relevance research projects at the institute level.
  9. To prepare and submission of budget proposals to the management for smooth conduction of research activities at the institute.
  10. To identify various funding agencies and connect to faculty to submit proposals and take up research work.
  11. To identify various funding agencies and alumni to establish new laboratories / modernization of labs.
  12. To review and publish goals, strategic plans and research outcomes for onward submission to the management.
  13. To review faculty research contributions periodically and onward submission to the management.
  14. To encourage faculty to register various scholar ID’s and professional bodies.
  15. To create and maintain a database regarding faculty expertise and their publications.

R&D Cell faculty coordinators duties and responsibilities.

  1. The department R&D faculty coordinators are expected to provide the necessary R&D related information of their department from time to time and aid in executing the Dean R&D duties effectively.
  2. The department R&D faculty coordinators should to assist the R&D cell to organize institutional level research seminars and FDP’s.
  3. The department R&D faculty coordinators are expected to coordinate and monitor the faculty registration for various scholar ID’s and professional bodies.
  4. The department R&D faculty coordinators assist the department and faculty for submission of proposals for various funding agencies.
  5. The department R&D faculty coordinators should create and maintain a database regarding faculty expertise and their publications at the institutional level.

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Prof. K.Shanker Director Advisor
2 Dr.K.Eshwaraiah Principal Chairman
3 Dr. K. Praveen Kumar Rao Prof. & Head, AIML Dean, R & D
4 Dr. M.Anil Associate Professor & HOD, CE Member
5 Dr. Yogesh Y.Pundlik Professor & HOD, EEE Member
6 Dr. M V Satish Kumar Professor & HOD, ME Member
7 Dr. B. Ramesh Professor & HOD, ECE Member
8 Dr. K. Ravindra Babu Professor & HOD, CSE Member
9 Dr. V.Rajeshwar Rao Professor & HOD, H&S Member
10 Dr. S.Rajendra Prasad Assoc.Prof.of ME Dept.Coordinator
11 Dr.D.Sunitha Assoc.Prof of C.S.E Dept.Coordinator
12 Dr.D.Venugopal Assoc.Prof. of E.E.E Dept.Coordinator
13 Dr.M.Shyam Sunder Assoc.Prof. E.C.E Dept.Coordinator
14 Mr.S.Rajashekar Asst.Prof.of C.E Dept.Coordinator
15 Dr V.Ravi Kumar Assoc.Prof. of H&S Dept.Coordinator

NSS Committee

The National Service Scheme is an Indian government-sponsored public service program carried out by the department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India The committee in the institute has been constituted to guide interested students in fulfilling the objectives stated in the scheme

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Mr. P.Suresh Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Program Officer, NSS Unit-I
2 Dr. G.Veerya Nayak Assistant Professor, H&S Dept Program Officer, NSS Unit-II
3 Ms.B.Aarthi Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member
4 Mr. M.Raju Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
5 Mr. Md. Zafar Anwar Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member
6 Mr. S.Naveen Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
7 Ms.M.Subhadra Assistant Professor, AI&ML Dept. Member
8 Ms. P.Manasa Assistant Professor, ECE Dept. Member

SC-ST Cell

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K. Eswariah Principal Chairman
2 Mr. K. Shankaraiah Assistant Professor, ME Member
3 Mr.P.Venkataiah Registrar Member
4 Mr. B.Yakhoob Assistant Professor, CSE Member
5 Ms. PRADNYA DHOKE Assistant Professor, CE Member
6 Mr. Ch.Anjaiah Assistant Professor,English Member
7 Mr. M. Thirupathi Assistant Professor,English Member
8 Mr. Gandhi Uday Vansh Student (20281A0465) Member
9 Mr. B. Akash Student (20281A05A1) Member
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Career Guidance Cell

Career Guidance Cell has been established to help students acquire the knowledge, information, skills necessary to filter career opportunities and choose a suitable career. The composition of the Career Guidance Cell is

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K.Vijaya Lakshmi Associate Professor, H&S Dept.& TPO Coordinator
2 Dr. G.Mallaiah Professor, ME Dept Member
3 Dr. M.Shyamsunder Associate Professor, ECE Dept Member
4 Mr. T.Raju Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
5 Mr. A.Sanjeeva Raju Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

Training and Placement Cell

Training and Placement Cell This cell is very essential for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, aspiring to get placed in companies as well as to start companies of their own. In-house Training and Career Guidance are given to the students in their pre-final year and pre-final semester respectively, preparing them for the forthcoming campus interviews. The composition of the Training and Placement Cell is

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Prof. K.Shanker Director Chairman
2 Dr. K.Vijaya Lakshmi Associate Professor, H&S Dept TPO
3 D.Manoj Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
4 A.Abisheker Reddy Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
5 S.Vamshi Krishna Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member
6 E.Swapna Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
7 N.Raghu Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member
8 G.Deepak Reddy Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

Alumni Committee

Alumni of an educational institute contribute a lot to the growth of the organization. Besides being a major stakeholder of the institute, they give guidance and feedback to their juniors with respect to their career opportunities. This committee has been constituted to keep constant rapport with the alumni.

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K. Eswariah Principal Chairman
2 Dr. N.Sasikala Professor, ECE Dept President
3 Dr. D.Venu Gopal Assoc.Professor, EEE Dept General Secretary
4 Mr. N.Raghu Assistant Professor, CSE Dept. Joint Secretary
5 Mr. P.RamReddy Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Treasurer
6 Ms.B.Arathi Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Executive Member
7 Mr. P.Suresh Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Executive Member

Cultural Committee

The cultural committee has been established to help the students from diverse backgrounds to explore and showcase their innate potential for creativity, relax, enjoy and not be limited by a rigid routine of academics alone. Students are encouraged to take part in various cultural events within and outside the institute

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. A.Komuraiah Associate Professor, ME Dept Coordinator
2 Dr. A.Vanisree Assistant Professor, H&S Dept Member
3 Mrs. Gauri Deshpande Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
4 Ms. Pragna Dhoke Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
5 Mrs. V.Supritha Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
6 Mr. R.Bharathi Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

Intellectual Property Rights Cell

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K. Shanker Director Chairperson
2 Dr. K. Eswariah Principal Convener
3 Dr. K. Praveen Kumar Rao Head & Pro. of AI&ML Member
4 Mr. N. Raghu Asst.Prof in CSE Member
5 Mr. A. Vamshi Krishna Senior Project Manager, Infosys Member
6 Mr. M. Murali Mohan Sodtware Engineer, Microsoft Member
7 Mr. P. Sadshiva Rao Advocate Member
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Examinations Committee

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee of the institute has been formulated to provide financial advice, analysis needed to ensure the smooth functioning of the organization.

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Prof. K.Shanker Director Chairman
2 Sri. V.SatishKumar MLA, Husnabad Secretary & Correspondent Member
3 Dr.K. Eswariah Principal Member
4 Sri V.Indraneel Executive Director Member
5 Sri. A.Vamshidhar Institute Auditor, Warangal Member
6 Dr. V.Rajeshwar Rao Professor & HOD, H&S Member

Library Committee

The Library Committee, headed by the Principal ensures that all these requirements are fulfilled through the coordinator and the inputs from the other members

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Prof. K.Shanker Director Chairman
2 Dr. K. Eswaraiah Principal Coordinator
3 Dr. B.Ramesh Professor & HOD, ECE Dept Coordinator
4 E.Ramakrishna Rao Librarian Member
5 Dr. R.Mohan Librarian Member
6 Mr. S.Kiran Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
7 Mrs. V.Supritha Assistant Professor, EEE Dept Member
8 Mr. M.Venkatesh Associate Professor, ME Dept Member
9 Sri. A.Sriramulu Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
10 Mr. E.Prasad Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

National Innovation and Start-up Policy

National Innovation and Start-up Policy 2019 for Students & Faculty Implementation Committee

  • NISP 2019 was launched by Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development on 11 September 2019.
  • The policy intends to guide HEIs to promote students’ and faculty driven innovations & startups.
  • It will be instrumental in leveraging the potential of student’s problem solving & entrepreneurial mind-set and promoting a strong intra and inter-institutional partnerships.
Major Functions of the NISP committee:
  • HEI to ensure maximum student should participate and go through pre-incubation process of Problem identification, Solution development, Proof of Concept validation and prototype development, business model and proposal development.
  • HEI should link and collaborate their Incubation unit with external agencies and ecosystem enablers and provide network support to incubate startups.
  • Connecting student entrepreneurs with incubate startups for internship, experience sharing and encouraging participation of students in innovation and business plan competitions and organize such competitions/hackathons on campus.
S.No Name of Member Designation & Organization Designation in NISP Committee
1 Dr. K.Shanker Director, KITS Singapur Chairman
2 Sri G.V.Ramakrishna Rao Advocate and Chairman SUDA, Karimnagar Member
3 Dr. Y.Y.Pundlik Professor & Head of EEE Department, KITS Singapur Nominated Faculty, NISP and Secretary
4 Dr. M.V.Sathish Kumar Professor & Head of ME Department, KITS Singapur & Incharge Entrepreneurship Cell Member
5 Dr. B.Ramesh Professor & Head of ECE Department, KITS Singapur & Incharge of Industry Institute Interaction Cell Member
6 Dr. K.Ravindra Babu Professor & Head of CSE Department, KITS Singapur Member
7 Dr. K. Praveen Kumar Rao Prof. & Head, AIML Member
8 Mr. D.Prashanth Kumar Institution's Innovation Council Coordinator, KITS Singapur Member
9 Mr. G.Rajith Kumar Deputy General Manager, Operation, NTPC Ramagundem Member
10 Mr. M.Purnachander Managing Director, Bhadrakali Enterprises, Warangal Member
11 Mr. M.Anil Reddy Managing Director, MR Energies, Hanamkonda Member
12 Mr. K.Himamsh Managing Director, NIVAHATA Technologies Private Limited, Hanamkonda Member

Welfare Committee

Welfare Committee is constituted to discuss about the welfare measures to be undertaken by the institute for staff, students and employees. The composition of the Student Welfare Committee is

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K. Eswaraiah Principal Chairman
2 Dr. G.Mallaiah Professor, ME Dept. & Officer Incharge Academics Coordinator
3 Miss. Pragnya Dhoke Assistant Professor, CE Dept Member
4 Mr. B.Yakhoob Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member
5 Mr. A.Johnson Assistant Professor, ME Dept Member
6 Smt. N.Lalitha Assistant Professor, ECE Dept Member
7 Smt. B.Arathi Assistant Professor, CSE Dept Member

OBC Cell

S.No Name Designation Position
1 Dr. K.Shanker Director Chairman
2 Dr. K. Eswariah Principal Convener
3 Mr. K. Ravi Kumar Assistant Professor in H&S Member
4 Mr. J.Pavan kumar Assistant Professor in CSE Member
5 Ms.V.Supritha Assistant Professor in EEE Member

Disciplinary Committee

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Right to Information

The following staff are appointed as officers of Right to Information Act,2005 of the institute.

S.No Name of Staff Officer Role
1 Dr. N.Sasikala, Prof in ECE Assistant Public Information officer
2 Dr. S.Rajendra Prasad, Assoc.Prof in ME Assistant Public Information officer
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Any requests for information about the institute may approach the above officers for clarification.