Board of Management
Constitution
Functions
Members
Board of Management - Members
(As on 24.11.2023)

S.No. Name Capacity as per composition Membership
1 Prof.V.Kamakoti
Vice-Chancellor (Additional charge)
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU), Gandhigram
Vice-Chancellor Chairperson
2 Dr.G.Baskaran
Dean, School of English and Foreign Languages
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU), Gandhigram
Senior Most Dean Member
3 Dr.L.Rathakrishnan
Dean, School of Management Studies
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU), Gandhigram
Senior Most Dean Member
4 Dr.M.Raja Marimuthu
Senior Faculty
Professor in Orthopaedics
Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
Chennai
RMG House, New No.8, Old No. 215
Periyar Pathai, Choolamedu
Chennai-600 094
Chancellor's Nominee Member
5 Shri M.Nagarajan, IAS.,
Director
Commissionerate of Higher Education
Gujarat State
Block No.12, 2nd Floor, Old Sachivalay
Gandhinagar - 382 010
Gujarat
Chancellor's Nominee Member
6 Dr.K.Prasanna Sai
Management Consultant
Sai Advisory Services
No.5A, Anna Main Road
Kodambakkam
Chennai - 600 024
Chancellor's Nominee Member
7 Smt.Kavita Narayan
Technical Advisor
HRH Cell, 513-A, 5th Floor
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi - 110 001
Central Government Representative Member
8 Dr.M. Soundarapandian
Professor
Dept. of Rural Industries and Management
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Senior Most Professor Member
9 Ms.N.Suganthi
Associate Professor
School of English and Foreign Languages
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Senior Most Associate Professor Member
10 Prof.(Dr) Vishnukant S.Chatpalli
Vice-Chancellor
Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University
Gadag
GRI Society's Nominee Member
11 Prof.Shireesh Balwant Kandare
Sustainable Development Lab
6th Floor, Dept. of Energy Science and Engineering
IIT Bombay, Adi Shankaracharya Marg
Mumbai - 400 076
Maharashra
GRI Society's Nominee Member
12 Prof.N.Venkatesh Prajna
Chief, Cornea and Refractive Surgeries
Aravind Eye Hospials & P.G. Institute of Ophthalmology
Madurai
GRI Society's Nominee Member
13 Prof.(Retd.) Susmita Pande
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
Former Chairperson
National Monument Authority
New Delhi
GRI Society's Nominee Member
14 Dr.L.Rathakrishnan
Registrar In-charge
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Registrar Ex-officio
Secretary

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