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1. Name : Dr. N. LINGA MURTHY

2. Designation : Professor of Economics (Retired)

3. Important positions held : Former Vice-Chancellor Kakatiya , . AND Incharge Vice-Chancellor University, Nizamabad

4. Present Designation : Professor of Economics

5. Date of Birth : 14-12-1951

6. Qualifications : M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

7. Teaching Experience : 35 years

8. Teaching experience in Distance : 4 years

9. Research Experience : 25 Years

10. Research Guidance : a) No. of Ph.Ds awarded 12 b) M.Phils. awarded 23

a) Teaching specializations : Political Economy; Rural and Tribal Development b) Research Interest Areas : Rural & Tribal Development; Agricultural Economics

11. No. of Books & Book Reviews : 7 & 5

12. No. of Publications : 35

13. Major & Minor Research Projects: 2 & 4

14. Membership in Professional Bodies

1. Member, Indian Economic Association 2. Member, Indian Labour Economic Association 3. Life Member, Andhra Pradesh Economic Association, Hyderabad 4. Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi 5. Life Member, Indian Political Economy Association. 6. Member, Rural Residential Education Society, Government of Andhra Pradesh

15. Administrative Experience : 25 years

1. Incharge, Publication Cell, Kakatiya University 1985-1989 2. Head, Department of Economics, Kakatiya University 1988-1992

1 3. Special Officer, Univ. Post-graduate , Khammam, KU 1991-1992 4. Controller of Examinations, Kakatiya University 1992-1995 5. Chairman, Board of Studies in Economics, KU 1996-1998 6. Principal, University College, Kakatiya University 1999-2002 7. Secretary, University Sports Board, Kakatiya University 2000-2002 8. Director, Self-Financing Courses and Post Graduate , KU 2002-2003 9. Director, SDLCE, Kakatiya University 2003-2005 10. Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kakatiya University 2004-2005 11. Coordinator, UGC SAP-DRS, Department of Economics 2004-2007 12. Coordinating Officer, UGC Unit, KU 2007 13. Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal. 2007-2010 14. Incharge, Vice-Chancellor, , Nizambad 2009-2010 15. Member, Advisory Committee, UGC SAP-DRS, University of Calcutta, West Bengal. 16. President,Telangana Economic Association. 17. Chairman &Member Coordinator,NAAC Peer teams and visited several colleges in .

16. Awards 1. Best Teacher Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2004 2. Amity Academic Excellence Award conferred by Amity International Business School, Noida, New Delhi in 2009. 3. Honorary Rank of “Colonel” in the National Cadet Corps (N.C.C.) conferred by Government of India.

17. Member/Member-Coordinator of the peer teams constituted by NAAC, Bangalore, for assessment and accreditation of Colleges

18. Foreign Visits : Visited “Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and Dubai to present papers at the International Conferences/Seminars”.

19. Address : Official: Prof. N. Linga Murthy Former Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Vidyaranyapuri, Warangal-506 009 - Andhra Pradesh Phone: 0870-2437488; Mobile:8106376467 Email: [email protected]

Residential: H. No. 2-362, Bank Colony, Vidyaranyapuri , Warangal – 506 009. Andhra Pradesh Tel. No. 0870-2438488; Email: [email protected]

(Prof. N. LINGA MURTHY)

2 BIOGRAPHY OF Prof. N. LINGA MURTHY

Prof. N. Linga Murthy was born on 14-12-1951 and joined in teaching profession in 1975 at a reputed degree college. Later, he joined in Kakatiya University service in 1981 and has 35 years of teaching experience out of which 26 years at Post Graduate level. Apart from teaching, he has guided 22 M.Phil. Scholars and 12 Ph.D. scholars besides publishing more than 40 papers in reputed journals. Prof. Murthy had been very closely associated with academic administration of the university for the past 20 years in several capacities. He worked as Head & Chairman, Board of Studies in the Department of Economics, Incharge, Publication Cell, Principal of the Campus College, Controller of Examinations, Director, School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education and Self-Financing Courses of Kakatiya University, Warangal. He was the Vice- Chancellor of the Kakatiya University, Warangal for three years from 2007 – 2010 and One Year as the Incharge Vice-Chancellor of Telangana University, Nizamabad from 2009-2010. He was also the Chairman of the Grievance Redressal of Non-teaching employees of the University. Prof. Murthy is also a Chairperson and Member of the Peer Team Committees Constituted by National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India (NAAC), Bangalore to assess the performance of various and Colleges.

After serving the University in various capacities for over three and half decades he retired on December 31, 2011 after attaining the age of Superannuation.

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