Board of Management
Constitution
Functions
Members
Board of Management - Members
(As on 27.08.2024)

S.No. Name Capacity as per composition Membership
1 Dr. N. Panchanatham
Vice-Chancellor
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram.
Vice-Chancellor Chairperson
2 Dr.O.Muthiah
Dean, School of Tamil,
Indian Languages and Rural Arts
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram.
Senior Most Dean Member
4 Dr.K.Velumani
Dean, School of Social Sciences
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Senior Most Dean Member
5 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,
PeriyarPathai, Choolamedu,
Chennai-600 094
Chancellor's Nominee Member
6 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
7 Dr.K.PrasannaSai
Management Consultant
Sai Advisory Services
No.5A, Anna Main Road
Kodambakkam
Chennai - 600 024
Chancellor's Nominee Member
8 Shri.P.K.Banerjee
Joint Secretary (Mgt. & MC & Scholarship)
Ministry of Education
Room No.230-C, Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi - 110 001.
Central Government Representative Member
9 Dr.G.Muralidharan
Professor
Dept. of Physics
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Senior Most Professor Member
10 Dr.K.Manikandan
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram.
Associate Professor Member
11 Prof.(Dr) Vishnukant S.Chatpalli
Vice-Chancellor
Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat
Raj University Gadag - 582 101
GRI Society's Nominee Member
12 Prof.Shireesh Balwant Kandare
Sustainable Development Lab
6th Floor, Dept. of Energy Science and Engineering
IIT Bombay, Adi ShankaracharyaMarg
Mumbai - 400 076
Maharashra
GRI Society's Nominee Member
13 Prof.N.Venkatesh Prajna
Chief, Cornea and Refractive Surgeries
Aravind Eye Hospials & P.G. Institute of Ophthalmology
Madurai - 625 009
GRI Society's Nominee Member
14 Prof.(Retd.) Susmita Pande
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
Former Chairperson
National Monument Authority
New Delhi
607, Block-12,
KailashDham, Sector - 50
Noida - 201 301.
GRI Society's Nominee Member
15 Dr.L.Rathakrishnan
Registrar i/c.
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Registrar i/c. Ex-officio
Secretary

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