Director- M. S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies: 1999-2010
President- M.S. Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies: 2011-2013

      ​Gokula Education Foundation (GEF) established the M S Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies (MSRSAS) in 1999. The goal of the School was to offer industry-relevant post-graduate programs in Engineering in collaboration with the Coventry University of the UK.

     The School offered 22 post-graduate programs leading to M.Sc.[Engg.] Degree from Coventry University and Doctoral program in Engineering leading to Ph.D. Degree. In addition, School offered training, competency, and skill development programs for engineering graduates, and corporate training courses for practicing engineers from major companies in India.

    The School had established a Consultancy Centre- SAS Tech, which executed more than 600 projects for various industries, research, and business establishments. A TIFAC-CORE in Digital Image Processing was established, with financial grants from TIFAC, and DST-GoI. TIFAC-CORE undertook path-breaking engineering product development work such as Micro Air Vehicles, Obstacle Avoidance Systems, Programmable Driver-less Cars, Orthopedic Implants including hemipelvis, Blood Flow Simulation in Atherosclerosis cases, Bionic Hand, Haemostatic Drug Delivery Systems, and many such systems based on digital image processing. Several press notes and interviews appeared in "India Today" magazine and in many national dailies covering School achievements.

      The School became a part of M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in 2014.

Vice Chancellor - M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences- January 2014- May 2018

       
        Gokula Education Foundation (GEF) established M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in 2013 by an act of the State of Karnataka. GEF appointed me as the First Vice Chancellor of M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. I planned every aspect of the University system like- faculties, buildings, human resources, and academic programs.  Some of the initiatives  of mine are listed here below.

      Choice Based Credit System
      Outcome Based Education and Learner Centric Practices
      Project Based Learning Practices
      MOOCs as a academic resource for Training for Lifelong Learning
      Diagnostic tests for differentiating learning abilities
      Minors for Advanced Learners
      Credit Management for Slow Learners and Extra Contact Hours
      Library of Video Lectures
      Open elective to enlarge students’ horizon
      Opportunities for Study Abroad
      Opportunities for semester abroad or year  abroad
      World Class Learning Facilities
      Developed 25 industry relevant, highly popular master’s programme in Engineering
      Created diverse faculties in the University and made to work towards a common goal
      Blended Education-Flipped Learning and Online Education
      Online Proctored Examination
      NAAC Accreditation documentation and NIRF documentation 

Positions at other Institutions -June 2018-October-2022

Technical Advisor- REVA University

Pro-Vice Chancellor- PES University

Pro-Vice Chancellor- Dayanand Sagar University

Executive Director- East Point Group of Institutions