School Wise Ph.d. Supervisors
School of Allied and Healthcare Professions
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Arindam Mitra | Professor & Dean – SoAHP | Microbiology, Biofilms, Antimicrobial Resistance |
| 2. | Dr. Shwetal Panchal | Associate Professor | Biology |
School of Business
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. (Dr.) Ramkumar | Professor & Vice Chancellor | Leadership; Finance |
| 2. | Prof. (Dr.) Dwarika Prasad Uniyal | Professor & Pro Vice Chancellor | Marketing & Strategy |
| 3. | Prof. (Dr.) Diganta Chakrabarti | Professor & Dean- Academics |
Human Resource Management; Organizational Behavior; Marketing Management; Strategic Management; General Management |
| 4. | Dr. Tuhin S. Banerjee | Associate Professor |
Financial Management; Stock Market; Insurance |
| 5. | Dr. Veena A. | Associate Professor | Education and General Management |
| 6. | Dr. Logasakthi Kandasamy | Associate Professor | Human Resource Management |
| 7. | Dr. P Gnanasundari | Associate Professor | Wireless sensor networks / Internet of Things (IOT), Blockchain Technology (BCT) |
| 8. | Dr. Santosha C D | Associate Professor | Statistics / Applied Mathematics / Business Analytics / Data Science / Management |
| 9. | Dr. Mayank Mathur | Associate Professor | Analytics |
| 10. | Dr. Akshay Bhat | Associate Professor | Strategy |
| 11. | Dr. Vikram Khangembam | Assistant Professor | Management |
| 12. | Dr. Jyothi Vidhani | Assistant Professor | Accounting and Finance |
| 13. | Dr. Shikha Karamchandani | Assistant Professor | Marketing |
| 14. | Dr. Balaji Bhovi | Assistant Professor | Commerce |
School of Computer Science and Engineering
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. (Dr.) Sahana D Gowda | Professor & Registrar- RVU |
Document Image Processing; Pattern Recognition; Video analytics |
| 2. | Dr. Rammohan Bhanumurthy | Professor | Computational Mechanics, Aeroleasticity, Soft Robotics |
| 3. | Dr. Sarasvathi V | Professor |
Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Big Data Analytics |
| 4. | Dr Dattatreya P Mankame | Professor | Biometrics, Image processing, AI and Machine Learning |
| 5. | Dr. J Cynthia | Professor | Computer Science / Sensor Networks, Security, Blockchain, AI – ML |
| 6. | Dr. Baishali Garai | Associate Professor |
Nanotechnology; Sensor development |
| 7. |
Dr. Lokanayaki K |
Associate Professor |
AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Cloud Security |
| 8. | Dr. Nagaraja J | Associate Professor | Computer Networks , Internet of Medical Tings ,Cloud computing |
| 9. | Dr. Karthik Shastry | Associate Professor |
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Auger Spectroscopy, Electron Spectroscopy |
| 10. | Dr. Jeethu V. Devasia | Associate Professor | Computer Science and Engineering |
| 11. | Dr. Thiruselvan | Associate Professor | Computer Science – Cloud Computing, Data Science and Decision Science |
| 12. | Dr. Shyam Mohan J S | Associate Professor | Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology, Big Data Analytics |
| 13. | Dr. K Sailaja Kumar | Associate Professor | Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics |
| 14. | Dr. Karamangala Chandrashekara Narendra | Associate Professor | Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Internet of Things |
| 15. | Dr. Shushrutha K S | Associate Professor | Wireless Communication; 5G/6G Technology; Antenna Design; RIS.. |
| 16. | Dr Priya W Nandihal | Associate Professor | Image Processing, AIML, Computer Network and Security |
| 17. | Dr. Thotreithem Hongray | Assistant Professor |
Nonlinear Dynamics and Bifurcation Theories; Computational Physics; Quantum Information Science & Computing; Probabilistic Motion Planning in Mobile Robotics |
| 18. | Dr. Durgarao Guttula | Assistant Professor | Physics / Biophysics |
| 19. | Dr. K. Thenmozhi | Assistant Professor | Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics |
| 20. | Dr. Basavaraj Patil | Assistant Professor | Computer Network / Cyber Security / Blockchain / WSN |
| 21. | Dr. Sheela S | Assistant Professor | Machine Learning, Data Science, Communication Engineering |
| 22. | Dr. Ishita Chakraborty | Assistant Professor | Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks. |
| 23. | Dr. Sangeeta Bhanja Chaudhuri | Assistant Professor |
Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Ergonomics and Design, Human-Computing Interaction, Human Comuting Interface, Natural Language Processing And Big Data, Social Research, Interaction Design, Medical Informatics, Precision Medicine, Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare Systems, Soft Computing. |
| 24. | Dr. V. BALAJI | Assistant Professor |
Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning, Responsive Ai, Assistive Technologies |
| 25. | Dr. Madderla Chiranjeevi | Assistant Professor | Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Hybrid deep learning models |
| 26. | Dr. Shrikant Utagi | Assistant Professor | Theoretical Sciences |
| 27. | Dr. Roopesh R | Assistant Professor | Machine Learning, IoT, Embedded systems, Deep Learning |
| 28. | Dr. Mahadev Kalyanrao Patil | Assistant Professor | Computer Applications |
| 29. | Dr. Subir Roy | Assistant Professor | Nanotechnology |
| 30. | Dr. Akhilesh K. S. | Assistant Professor | Quantum information and quantum computation |
School of Design and Innovation
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. (Dr.) Anuradha Chatterjee | Professor; Pro VC & Dean |
Design; Architecture; Design Education; Design History; Criticism & Humanities |
| 2. | Dr. Priyanka Yadav | Assistant Professor | Design (Visual Art) |
| 3. | Dr. Partha Dutta | Assistant Professor | Design, Applied Art, Printmaking & Print Technology |
School of Economics and Public Policy
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Ranjini C R | Professor | Public Policy |
| 2. | Dr. Narinder Kumar | Assistant Professor | Economics; Development Economics; Quantitative Research; Empirical Economics Research; Econometrics Research; Inequality and Development; Productivity and Efficiency Analysis; Studies on Market Research and Consumer Behaviour; Comparative Development Studies |
| 3. | Dr. Varadurga Bhat | Assistant Professor | Economics (International Trade, Environment Economics) |
| 4. | Dr. Soumen Ghosh | Assistant Professor | Social Sustainability, Labour Economics, Circular Economy, Sustainability Transition |
| 5. | Dr. Vikesh Sharma | Assistant Professor | Environmental Resource Management and Environmental Economics, Climate Change, Energy Economics |
School of Film, Media and Creative Arts
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. (Dr.) Piyush Roy | Professor & Dean – SOFMCA |
Film Studies; Sanksrit Drama & Natyashastra; Entertainment Journalism & Criticism |
| 2. | Dr. Debarghya Sanyal | Assistant Professor | Cinema Studies, Animation, Comic Studies, Journalism and Game Studies |
School of Law
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Arpitha H C | Associate Professor | Law |
| 2. | Dr. Shailja Beniwal | Assistant Professor | Criminal Justice System, Police Science, Criminal Laws, Criminology, penology, and Victimology |
| 3. | Dr. Amrutha Karayil | Assistant Professor | Criminology |
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
| S No. | Name of Supervisor | Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. (Dr.) Lakshmi Arya Thathachar | Dean-Research & Professor |
Socio-Cultural History of Modern India; Political Philosophy; Gender Studies |
| 2. | Dr. Vijendra Singh | Associate Professor & Assistant Dean |
Political Science with Specialization in Modern Indian Political Thought and Indian Politics |
| 3. | Dr. Soundarya Iyer | Associate Professor | Gender and agrarian change; Migration and Urbanization; Climate Change Adaptation |
| 4. | Dr. Amit John Kurien | Assistant Professor | Environmental Science |
| 5. | Dr. Hasan Akhtar | Assistant Professor | Environmental Science; Physical Geography |
| 6. | Dr. Sudhindra Maganahalli | Assistant Professor | Philosophy |
| 7. | Dr. Jivitesh Patil |
Assistant Professor |
Philosophy |
| 8. |
Dr. Sayendri Panchadhyayi |
Assistant Professor |
Sociology of Care and Life course, Medical Anthropology, Ageing and Demography, Death and Bereavement, Feminist Science and Technology, Labour and Posthumanism |
| 9. |
Dr. Madhu Karnat S |
Assistant Professor |
Psychology: Clinical, Counselling, Indian Psychology and Interdisciplinary with Criminology and Forensic Science. |
| 10. | Dr. Riya Rafeekh |
Assistant Professor |
Psychology |
| 11. | Dr. Aswathi A. Nair |
Assistant Professor |
International Studies |
| 12. | Dr. Sindhu Vasanth B | Assistant Professor | Psychology |
Admission Procedure
Step 01
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Step 02
Complete the application form
Fill in all required academic, professional, and personal details.

Step 03
Upload the required documents and the research proposal
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Step 04
Pay the application fee of INR 1000.

Step 05
Submit your application by 31 March 2026

Fee Structure
| SN | FEE STRUCTURE | PART TIME++ | FULL TIME++ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Application Fees & Entrance Test | INR 1000 | INR 1000 |
| 2. | Provisional Registration Fees | INR 4000 | INR 4000 |
| 3. | Annual Fee | INR 40000 | INR 25000 |
| 4. | Dissertation Evaluation & Ph.D. Viva-Voce Fees | INR 25000 | INR 25000 |
** A part time Ph.D. student shall pay an annual fee of INR 40,000/year for 4 years (stipulated period for completing the Ph.D. from the date of provisional registration). For each additional year (late submission), the fee is annual fee + Rs.20000/ year.
++ A full time Ph.D. student shall pay an annual fee of INR 25,000/year for 3 years (stipulated period for completing the Ph.D. from the date of provisional registration). For each additional year (late submission), the fee is annual fee + Rs.10000/ year.
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