Board of Management
Constitution
Functions
Members
Board of Management - Members
(As on 21.11.2024)

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
3 Dr.K.Velumani
Dean, School of Social Sciences
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,
PeriyarPathai, 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.PrasannaSai
Management Consultant
Sai Advisory Services
No.5A, Anna Main Road
Kodambakkam
Chennai - 600 024
Chancellor's Nominee Member
7 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
8 Dr.G.Muralidharan
Professor
Dept. of Physics
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Senior Most Professor Member
9 Dr.K.Manikandan
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram.
Associate Professor Member
10 Prof.(Dr) Vishnukant S.Chatpalli
Vice-Chancellor
Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat
Raj University Gadag - 582 101
GRI Society's Nominee Member
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 Dr.L.Rathakrishnan
Registrar i/c.
Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
Gandhigram
Registrar i/c. Ex-officio
Secretary

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