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UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD 37th ANNUAL REPORT Report on the working of the University (1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012) Prof. C. R. Rao Road Central University P.O. Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 046 www.uohyd.ac.in beforePages.indd 1 2/20/2013 6:59:11 PM Our Motto forms part of a verse appearing in Vishnu-Purana (1.19.41) The whole verse reads as follows : The verse also occurs in the anthology of subhasitas entitled "Sarangadharapaddhati" (No.4396). In this latter work, the source of the verse is given as Vasisthat. The verse obviously possesses an ethical-spiritual import and may be translated as follows: “That is (right) action which does not conduce to bondage (Karmabandha in the Bhagavadgita sense); that is (true) knowledge which conduces to final liberation or spiritual emancipation; (any) other knowledge implies mere skill in craft beforePages.indd 2 2/20/2013 6:59:12 PM Visitor The President of India Chief Rector The Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chancellor R Chidambaram (upto 11.01.2012) C H Hanumantha Rao (12.01.2012) Vice-Chancellor Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Pro Vice-Chancellor E. Haribabu Deans of Schools Mathematics & C.I.S. T Amaranath, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Madras) Physics C Bansal, Ph.D. (TIFR., Bombay) Chemistry M V Rajasekharan, Ph.D.(IIT, Madras) Life Sciences M Ramanadham, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad) Humanities Mohan G Ramanan, Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani) Social Sciences G Nancharaiah, Ph.D. (AU, Visakhapatnam) Sarojini Naidu School of Vinod Pavarala, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh) Arts and Communication (upto 18.03.2012) B Anandhakrishnan, Ph.D. (University of Madras) (from 19.03.2012) Management Studies V Venkata Ramana, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad) Engineering Sciences and Technology K Bhanu Sankara Rao, Ph.D. (Madras) Medical Sciences Geeta K. Vemuganti, M.D. (NIMS, Hyderabad) Registrar C. P. Mohan Kumar Finance Officer B. Pandu Reddy Librarian Y. Nagi Reddy, (Librarian i/C) beforePages.indd 3 2/20/2013 6:59:12 PM CONTACTS (As on date) Deans of Schools T Amaranath, School of Mathematics & Mohan G Ramanan, School of Humanities Computer/Information Sciences Phone : (040) 2313 3300, 2313 3301 Phone : (040) 2301 0560, 2313 4000 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] S P Tewari, School of Physics Aloka Parasher-Sen, School of Social Sciences Phone : (040) 2301 2455, 2313 4300, 2313 4303 Phone : (040) 2301 0853, 2313 3001, 2313 3152 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] M V Rajasekharan, School of Chemistry B Anandhakrishnan Phone : (040) 2301 0221, 2313 4800, 2313 4827 Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : (040) 2301 1553; 2313 5500, 2313 5522 E-Mail : [email protected] M Ramanadham, School of Life Sciences Sita Vanka Phone : (040) 2301 0082, 2313 4500, 2313 4570 School of Management Studies E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : 2301 1091, 2313 5000, 2313 5008 E-Mail : [email protected] Sundararaman Mahadevan Geeta K Vemuganti School of Engineering Sciences & Technology School of Medical Sciences Phone : (040) 2301 1087, 2313 4451 Phone : (040) 2313 4780 / 2313 4781 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] G. Nancharaiah School of Economics Phone : (040) 2313 3100 E-Mail : [email protected] Administration Registrar : C P Mohan Kumar Controller Of Examinations: Ch Venkateswara Rao Phone : (040) 2301 0245, 2313 2100 Phone : (040) 2301 0248, 2313 2101 E-Mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Finance Officer: B. Pandu Reddy Internal Audit Officer: B Narsimloo Phone : (040) 2301 0370, 2313 2200 Phone : (040) 2313 2211 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Academic and Support Services Librarian i/C : Y Nagi Reddy Chief Medical Officer i/C: Dr. P. Rajasree Phone : (040) 2301 0318, 2313 2600 Phone : (040) 2301 0206, 2313 2402 E-Mail : [email protected] Chief Proctor: P Prakash Babu Principal Scientific Officer CIL: Syed Maqbool Ahmed Phone: (040) 2313 2170 2313 4584 Phone : (040) 2313 2662, 2301 0234 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Dean Students’ Welfare : B V Sharma Director, Study in India Program : Aparna Rayaprol Phone : (040) 2313 2500, 2313 3056 Phone : (040) 2313 2808, 2313 3260 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Chief Warden : Debashis Acharya University Engineer : Sidhardha Reddy T Phone : (040) 2301 1859, 2313 2505, 2313 3124 Phone : (040) 2301 0208, 2313 2300 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Director, Academic Staff College: R S Sarraju Asst. Director, Physical Education : K V Rajasekhar Phone : (040) 2301 0834, 2313 3460 Phone : (040) 2313 2440 E-Mail : [email protected], [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Director, Distance Education: S. Jeelani PRO & Placement Officer: Ashish Jacob Thomas Phone : (040) 2460 0266, 2460 0264 Phone : (040) 2301 0207, 2313 2110 E-Mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] iv beforePages.indd 4 2/20/2013 6:59:12 PM Contents Part - I Report From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk vii 1. At a Glance 1 2. Academic Activities 19 3. Particulars of Staff 41 4. Schools and Departments 47 5. Student Amenities and Activities 106 6. Financial Assistance to Students 111 7. Special Provisions for SC/ST Employees and Students 113 8. Central Facilities 117 9. Developmental Activities 126 10. University Finances 127 11. Academic Distinctions 135 12. Academic Outreach 165 13. Conference Papers and Lectures 229 14. Research and other Publications of the Faculty 324 15. Details of Research Projects 406 v beforePages.indd 5 2/20/2013 6:59:12 PM Part - II Appendices A. Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Tech. degrees awarded during 2011-2012 414 B. Members of the Court, Executive Council, 439 Finance Committee and Academic Council List of tables 1. Admissions 2011-2012, Post-Graduate Courses 27 2. Admissions 2011-2012, M.Phil. Courses 29 3. Admissions 2011-2012, M.Tech. Courses 30 4. Admissions 2011-2012, Ph.D. Programmes 31 5. Admissions 2011-2012, At a Glance 33 6. Enrolment of Women students in the University 34 7. Statement showing the number of students on rolls 35 8. State-wise distribution of students 37 10. Student strength in various Courses 38 11. Enrolment of students under reserved categories 39 12. Number of degrees awarded over the years 40 vi beforePages.indd 6 2/20/2013 6:59:12 PM University of Hyderabad Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Central University P.O. Vice-Chancellor Hyderabad – 500 046. From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk It is an honour to present the Annual Report on the working of the University during the year 2011-2012. The Report aptly reflects the sustained pace of growth and development of the University during this year. The year also witnessed several international and national workshops, conferences and seminars where speakers from different parts of the world presented their findings. The student strength in various disciplines this year (2011-12) stood at 4875, out of which over 44.34% are research scholars pursuing Ph.D. and M. Phil. / M. Tech. programmes. Women students constitute 34.70% of the total strength. 8.61% of the students are from reserved (SC/ST/PH) categories. Besides, more than 983 students were enrolled in 15 P.G. Diploma courses. The University’s Study in India Programme (SIP) aims at providing an opportunity for foreign students to experience and study not only the various aspects of Indian society, history and culture but also sciences and information technology and in the process creates an international environment on the University campus. The Programme emphasizes heritage, continuity and change in India. A number of interdisciplinary courses were offered to participants from North American and European universities. The University of Hyderabad can rightly boast of a highly qualified and internationally renowned faculty. Our faculty, numbering 399, produced over 1215 research publications including 63 books during the year. They also contributed to the award of 133 Ph.D., 159 M.Phil. 167 M. Tech. and 775 postgraduate degrees. The faculty earned research funding for the individual research projects numbering 440 with a total outlay of over rupees 112.65 crores from various national and international agencies. During the period of report 61 projects worth Rs. 33 crores were sanctioned to the University. These projects supported 92 research scholars. Several consultancy and industry sponsored projects were also undertaken through MoUs. Over the year our faculty members have been honoured with several national and international fellowships and awards of leading academies in India and abroad like the INSA, New Dehi, NASI Allahabad, Emeritus Professor, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Young Women Scientist vii beforePages.indd 7 2/20/2013 6:59:15 PM prize in Physics and Mathematics, N. S. Satya Murthy Memorial Award in Physics for Young Scientists, J. C. Bose National Fellowship, Silver Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India, Outstanding Thesis Award for Ph. D. students, Best Poster award for students, Best Speaker in the ChemFest for students, Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award - 2011, Best Presentation Award at World Congress on Biotechnology - 2012, Foreign Researcher, Ghent University (Belgium), Prof. T. Desiraju memorial Prize for Best poster for Ph.D. Student, ICMR, Tilak Venkoba Rao Award, National Bioscience Award-2011, Associate Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Cullan Devarajan Memorial Award, Crop Protection, Society