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h°Xam~mX {dÌd{d⁄mb` University of Hyderabad 32dm± dm{f©H$ ‡{VdoXZ 32nd Annual Report www.uohyd.ernet.in Vice Chancellor, Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain and Dr. V.P. Dimri, Director, National Geographical Research Institute exchanging the MoU signed between both the Institutions. The Vice Chancellor presents the “Life time achievement award” to Dr. Julie L.Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD 32nd ANNUAL REPORT Report on the working of the University (1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007) CENTRAL UNIVERSITY P.O. HYDERABAD – 500 046 Our Motto gm {d⁄m `m {d_w∫$`o forms part of a verse appearing in Vishnu-Purana (1.19.41) The whole verse reads as follows : VÀH$_© `fi ~›Ym` gm {d⁄m `m {d_w∫$`o & Am`mgm`mnaß H$_© {d⁄m›`m {eÎnZ°nwU_y ü&&ü 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” “ ~›YZ H$m H$maU Z hmo, dhr H$_© h° Am°a _moj H$mo {g’ H$aZo dmbr hmo, dhr {d⁄m h°ü& Bggo {^›Z H$_© Ï`W© n[al_ Í$n Am°a {^fi {d⁄mE± Ho$db H$bm-H$m°eb Í$n hr h¢ ü&&“ Visitor The President of India Chief Rector The Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chancellor Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah Vice-Chancellor Seyed E Hasnain Pro Vice-Chancellor V. Kannan Deans of Schools Mathematics & C.I.S. T. Amaranath, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Madras) Physics Vipin Srivastava, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Roorkee) Chemistry M. Periasamy, Ph.D.(I.I.Sc., Bangalore) Life Sciences A.S. Raghavendra, Ph.D. (SVU, Tirupati) Humanities M.G. Ramanan, Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani) Social Sciences E. Haribabu, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Bombay) Sarojini Naidu School of Vinod Pavarala, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh, USA) Performing Arts, Fine Arts & Communication Management Studies V. Venkata Ramana, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad) Registrar Y. Narasimhulu, Ph.D. Finance Officer I/c S. Parabrahmaiah Librarian M. Koteswara Rao, Ph.D. CONTACTS Deans of Schools Prof. A.K. Pujari (upto 12.2.2007) Prof. Sudhakar Marathe (upto 30.11.2006) Prof. T. Amaranath, School of Mathematics & Prof. M.G. Ramanan, School of Humanities Computer/Information Sciences Phone : (040) 23010003, 23133301/23133412 Phone : (040) 23134114, 23134100 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Prof. V.S.S. Sastry (upto 23.6.2006) Prof. G. Haragopal (upto 31.7.2006) Prof. Vipin Srivastava, School of Physics Prof. E. Haribabu, School of Social Sciences Phone : (040) 23010227, 23134300, 23134318 Phone : (040) 23010853, 23133001/23133208 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Prof. M. Periasamy, School of Chemistry Prof. Vinod Pavarala, Sarojini Naidu School of Phone : (040) 23010221, 23134800/23134814 Performing Arts, Fine Arts & Communication E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : (040) 23011553, 23135500/23135501 E-Mail : [email protected] Prof. A.S. Raghavendra, School of Life Sciences Prof. V. Venkata Ramana Phone : (040) 23010630, 23134500/23134555 School of Management Studies E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : 23011091, 23135000 E-Mail : [email protected] Administration Registrar : Prof. Y. Narasimhulu Finance Officer I/c.: S. Parabrahmaiah Phone : (040) 23010245, 23132100 Phone : (040) 23010370, 23132200 E-Mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Academic and Support Services Controller of Examinations : Director (Distance Education) : Dr. Ch. Venkateswara Rao Prof. M. Shoukat Hayat Phone : (040) 23010248, 23132101 Phone : (040) 23010849, 23132828 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Librarian : Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Dean, Students' Welfare : Phone : (040) 23010318, 23132600 Prof. G. Umamaheshwara Rao E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : (040) 23132500/23133652 E-Mail : [email protected] Chief Warden : Director I/c, Computer Centre : Prof. B. Anandhakrishnan Dr. C. Ravindra Kumar Phone : (040) 23011859, 23132505 Phone : (040) 23010367, 23132651 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Hon. Director: Academic Staff College P.S.O. I/c., CIL : C.S. Murthy Prof. I. Ramabrahmam Phone : (040) 23132661 Phone : (040) 23010834, 23132713 E-mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Placement Officer : Dr. S. Durga Bhavani University Engineer : Phone : (040)-23134205 Col. M. Narayana Rao E-Mail : [email protected] Phone : (040) 23010208, 23132300 E-Mail : [email protected] Chief Medical Officer & I/c Health Centre : Public Relations Officer I/c : Dr. G. Satya Lakshmi Raseel Ahluwalia Phone : (040) 23010206, 23132401 Phone : (040) 23010207, 23132110 E-Mail : [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] Director, Physical Education : V.V.B.N. Rao Phone : (040) 23132440 E-Mail : [email protected] iv Contents Part - I Report From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk vii 1. At a Glance 1 2. Academic Activities 17 3. Particulars of Staff 40 4. Schools and Departments 46 5. Student Amenities and Activities 88 6. Financial Assistance to Students 92 7. Special Provisions for SC/ST Employees and Students 93 8. Central Facilities 98 9. Developmental Activities 107 10. University Finances 109 11. Academic Distinctions 117 12. Academic Outreach 141 13. Conference Papers and Lectures 175 14. Research and other Publications of the Faculty 231 v Part - II Appendices A. Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Tech. degrees awarded during 2006-2007 296 B. Details of ‘on going’ research projects 313 C. Members of the Court, Executive Council, 342 Academic Council and Finance Committee List of tables 1. Admissions 2006-2007, Post-Graduate Courses 29 2. Admissions 2006-2007, M.Phil. / M.Tech. Courses 30 3. Admissions 2006-2007, Ph.D. Programmes 32 4. Admissions 2006-2007, At a Glance 33 5. Enrolment of Women students in the University 34 6. Number of students on rolls as on closing of admissions 35 7. State-wise distribution of students on rolls 36 8. Student strength in various courses (since inception) 37 9. Enrolment of students under reserved categories 38 10. Number of degrees awarded over the years 39 vi University of Hyderabad Seyed E Hasnain 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 2006-2007. The report aptly reflects the well-sustained, active 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 stood at 2,707, out of which over 49.6 percent are research scholars pursuing Ph.D. and M.Phil./M.Tech. programmes. Women students constitute 31.4 percent of the total strength. 31.7 percent of the students are from reserved (SC, ST and PH) categories. Besides, more than 800 students were enrolled in 22 P.G. Diploma courses the University offers in the distance mode. At the University of Hyderabad, all eligible students in various disciplines and who do not get any fellowship from any other source are provided fellowship. The Study in India Programme (SIP) of the University aims at providing an opportunity for foreign students to experience and study not only various aspects of Indian Society, History and Culture but also Sciences and Information Technology and in the process create an international environment on the University Campus. The Programme emphasizes heritage, continuity and change in India. Under the SIP, a number of interdisciplinary courses were offered to participants from North American and European Universities. vii Our distinguished faculty, numbering 291, produced over 864 research publications including 91 books during the year. They also contributed to the award of 101 Ph.D., 112 M.Phil., 72 M.Tech. and 565 Post Graduate degrees. The faculty earned research funding for individual research projects numbering 206 with a total outlay of about 78 crores from various national and international agencies. These projects supported 203 research scholars. Several consultancy and industry sponsored projects were also undertaken through MoUs. Over the years our faculty have earned several national and international fellowships and awards. These include: Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Award, Fellowship of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc.), Indian National Science Academy (FNA), National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), C.L. Chandna Award of the Indo-Canadian Math. Foundation, INSA Young Scientist Award, Thomson Scientific Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Third World Academy of Sciences Award, The Einstein Medal, German Academic Exchange Fellowship, Japan Science and Technology Fellowship, DAAD (Germany) Fellowship, Albert Shankar International Award, Birla Science Award, SS Bhatnagar Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Swarna Jayant Award, J.C. Bose Award, Hamsa Awards, and Fellowships of the leading Science Academies abroad viz. German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) etc. In addition, the faculty visited several reputed institutes in India and abroad as Visiting Professors/Scientists. Further, the faculty were nominated for memberships of editorial boards of several reputed international journals. Also, the faculty participated actively in the working of organizations like CSIR, UGC, DST, DAE, DBT, ICMR, NBHM, ICHR, ICPR and ICSSR in various capacities throughout the year as expert members. Among the leading 50 institutions of Higher Education and Research in India, on the basis of publications and citation indexes, the National Information System for Science and Technology (NISSAT) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, has rated the University of Hyderabad as the only University in the ‘High-Output-High Impact’ category.