Anurag University Hyderabad Faculty: Top Courses and the Faculty Behind Them ,Ghatkesar, Hyderabad

Prof. VAKULABHARANAM VIJAYA KUMAR

Designation: Dean & Professor

Department: School of Engineering

Qualification: He received an integrated M.S.Engg in CSE from the USSR and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from JNTUH. 

Experience: He served as Associate Professor and Professor at SIT, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH) for 13 years. He is nominated as Executive Council Member for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh by the Govt of Andhra Pradesh. He served as Director of Admissions, Professor, and Chairman BOS for more than one year at RayalaSeema University. He guided 42 research scholars for Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering, and published more than 130 research articles in international journals.

Prof. P. Narayan Reddy

Designation: Dean & Professor

Department: School of Agriculture

Qualification: Dr.P.Narayan Reddy did his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, specialising in plant pathology

Experience: Worked for 32 years as a Professor at Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University in various capacities in teaching and research fields, and worked for 3 years in IIIT Hyderabad in the e-sagu project. Also received training on Pest Risk Analysis at the USDA under the US AKI project. He has published more than 100 research publications, textbook chapters and plant protection bulletins. Guided several PhD students. Acted as a member for reviewing research programmes of several Agricultural universities and ICAR institutions.

Prof. Balaji Utla

Designation: Professor & Dean

Department: School of Management

Experience: He was CEO, Vice-Chairman and co-founder of KRIA Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., before he was founder-CEO of PiramalSwasthya (formerly HMRI) and president (Corporate Sustainability) at Piramal Healthcare Ltd. He was involved in designing 108 emergency services and 104 health services. He was the founding CEO of HMRI, which launched India’s first dial-a-doctor service at scale. Other services such as remote healthcare using Telemedicine and mobile itinerary health services.
He is Chairman of the Centre of Environmental Concerns, an NGO in the service of dry-land farmers offering water-conserving products and labour-reducing tools for agriculture.

Prof.  B Vasudha

Designation: Dean & Professor

Department: School of Pharmacy

Experience: Dr. B. Vasudha is presently working as Dean, School of Pharmacy, Anurag University. She obtained her Bachelor's from Kolhapur University and Master's from Manipal University with specialisation in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2009 from SDNT University, Mumbai. She is an awardee of a senior research fellowship under the DBT program sponsored by the Government of India. Her research work mainly focuses on diabetes, inflammation, behavioural studies, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Self-Emulsifying drug delivery System and Nanoparticles.

Prof. B Lakshmi Prasanna

Designation: Professor and Dean

Department: School of Medical Sciences.

Experience: Dr. B. Lakshmi Prasanna is an esteemed medical professional with a wealth of experience and expertise in the field of medicine and medical education. As the Dean of Neelima Institute of Medical Sciences, she brings a profound commitment to excellence in education, patient care, and research.

Prof. Rafath Razia

Designation: Professor and Dean

Department: School of Nursing

Experience: Professor Rafath Razia is presently serving as the Dean of the School of Nursing at Anurag University. Professor Razia brings with her 47 years of rich experience in different profiles, having successfully carried out classroom and clinical teaching

Prof. V. Srinivasa Rao

Designation: Professor and Dean

Department: Student Affairs

Experience: Dr. V. Srinivasa Rao is a Mathematician with over 20 years of teaching and research experience. He did his Master's from NIT Warangal in the year 2003, and he received a doctorate from Osmania University, Hyderabad in the year 2011. He is a life member of the Indian Science Congress, APTSMS, and ISTE. He completed a minor research project funded by UGC, New Delhi during the year 2014-16 worth Rs. 3,75,000. Under his supervision, two research scholars are pursuing Ph. D. and one scholar was awarded a Ph.D. from JNTU Hyderabad.

Prof. G. Vishnu Murthy

Designation: Professor and Dean, Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences at SGT University

Department: He graduated and post-graduated in CSE and did his Ph.D in CSE from JNTU, Hyderabad

Experience: He has more than 20 years of experience in academia and has published around 80 publications in International journals and conferences. He received the Inspiring Faculty Award by Infosys and, Significant Contribution Award by CSI.

Prof. T. Anil Kumar

Designation: HOD

Department: Electrical and Electronics Department

Qualification: He obtained his B. Tech from Kakatiya University, M. Tech and Ph.D from JNTUH University.

Experience: He has 23 years of teaching and 13 years of research experience. He has organised and attended various workshops and conferences at the National and International levels. He has published more than 65 papers in various National & International journals & conferences and guided 6 Ph.D scholars.

Prof. B. Narender

Designation: HOD

Department: Civil Engineering Department

Qualification: He finished his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), India.

Experience: Dr. Bodige Narender is an Associate Professor at Anurag University and joined in the year 2016.

Before joining Anurag University (formerly Anurag Group of Institutions), he was an Assistant Professor at Vasavi College of Engineering (VCE) and Lecturer in JB Institute of Engineering and Technology (JBIET), Hyderabad. Dr B. Narender worked as a research fellow at IIITH and was involved in National and International Projects in year 2011 to 2013, such as DISANET (JICA-JST) for a set of building vibration sensors in Chandigarh city and Vulnerability Assessment of Nanded City and Himachal Pradesh. He was also involved in consultancy work for the Ramappa temple to study the effect of Near Site Tunnel Blasts of Devadula Project in the year 2011 and Third-Party Quality Control of GHMC (2018 to 2021). He published thirty-three papers in various National and International conferences and journals.