UNIVERSITY OF

Post Graduate CENTRE HEMAGANGOTHRI, HASSAN - 573220. INTRODUCTION

Hassan is in the Malnad region surrounded by coffee plantations and forest. It is a city with rapid growth of small-scale industries. The Master Control Facility (MCF) of ISRO is located here. To meet the needs of the youth in this region and also to facilitate higher education to rural youth, the University of Mysore established this Centre. The Post-graduate Centre was established in 1992 and it has five departments offering courses at the Masters Degree level.

The Post-graduate Centre is located about 7 Kms away from Hassan city on the -Mangalore highway at Kenchatahalli in an area of about 74 acres of land. The campus has newly constructed academic building with adequate classrooms, hostel and laboratory facilities. Dormitory type facility is available for boys. The Library of the Centre has over 10,500 books, Subscribes to 13 journals, 24 magazines and news papers. The library is setting up a digital collection also with compact discs for the students. The emphasis here has always been on teaching, research, and extension activities. The courses offered here are in great demand as they open up new job opportunities.

The Departments are:

 BIOSCIENCE

 COMMERCE

 ELECTRONICS

 ENGLISH

 KANNADA DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCE

M.Sc. Course in Bioscience was started in 1993 at the Post Graduate Centre, Hemagangothri, Hassan. The main objective of the course is interdisciplinary studies of Bio chemistry, Bio technology, Botany, Zoology and Microbiology subjects. The thrust areas of research activities of department on Adaptive responses, Cancer biology, Cytogenetics, Eco toxicology, Bacterial polysaccharides, Conservation biotechnology, Medicinal plants and Biodiversity.

COURSES OFFERED

 M.Sc in Bioscience – 2 year course  Ph.D in Bioscience

AREA OF RESEARCH  Adaptive Response in different Biological systems (insect, mammals)  Ecotoxicology  Genotoxicology  Conservation of endangered plants  Medicinal plants  Natural products  Bacterial polysaccharides FACULTY MEMBERS

NAME DESIGNATION AREA OF SPECIALIZATION Dr V Vasudev Professor Genetics, Cytology, [email protected] Genotoxicology

Dr R Triveni Assistant Microbiology, Professor Bacterial polysaccharides.

Dr P Sharanappa Assistant Plant taxonomy, plant [email protected] Professor tissue culture.

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

UGC – MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.

1. Studies on anticlastogenic, anticarcinogenic and antioxidant properties of Dioscorea pentaphylla of western ghats, India – Prof V Vasudev, Principal investigator. 2. Micropropogation and bioprospecting of threatened medicinal tree Glochidion tomentosum Dalz. – Dr P Sharanappa, Principal investigator DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

ABOUT DEPARTMENT

The Department of Commerce at P.G. Centre, Hassan was started during 1992-93. Equipped with experienced and distinguished faculty and good infrastructure, the Department has turned out many experts in the field of Commerce, the alumni of the department are working for organization such as Infosys, Accenture, India Bulls, Geogit, ICICI bank, Syndicate bank, ACC, Toyota, Corporation Bank etc., a host of them are member at various Higher Education Institutions as faculty members VISION

EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE MISSION

TO TRAIN AND PREPARE YOUTH AS RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS LEADERS COURSE

 Two years MCom. Degree – Master of Commerce – CBCS Scheme

Master of Commerce is a full time 4 semester (2 years) intensive programme. The course is designed to provide both academic and industry orientation. Along with specialization in the area of business taxation, the students are given in depth orientation in different functional and technical areas of business scheme.

 PhD in Commerce SPECIALIZATION

Advanced Business Taxation FACULTY PROFILE

Yashavantha Dongre Ph.D Professor -On Lien as Registrar, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Bellary. Specialization - International Business Books: Leadership Role in Preserving Cooperative Identity, (Co edited with Akira Kurimoto and Purushothaman Nair, ICA-AP, 2008 Indian Consumer: Protection and Empowerment (Co edited with Dr. T.N. Sreedhara, Prof. B.R.Ananthan falicitation committee, Mysore (2008) Youth and Cooperatives in India, (Co edited with Dr. T.Paranjothi), Institute of Cooperative Management, Bangalore, 2006 Problems and Prospects of Rural Banking in India, ((Co-edited with Dr. G.V.Joshi and Dr. S.Giriappa) , 1997 Consumer Cooperatives in Educational Institutions in India, (Co-edited with Dr.T.Paranjothi), International Cooperative Alliance (ROAP) 1998

Publications: 08 in national and Intrantional Journals

Email: [email protected]

DR. T.S Devaraja Associate Professor & Course Coordinator Specialization - taxation ,Marketing and International Business Books:04  Financial Performance of Agro-Based Industries – The case of Sugar Industry in State, India , Anmol Publications Limited, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 India ISBN:978-81-261- 4047-3 2009  Fundamentals of Marketing Management Anmol Publications Limited, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002, India ISBN:978-81-261- 4210-1 2010  Garment Industry in India – An Economic Evaluation of Value Chain Performance Arun Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. SCO 49-51, Sector – 17C, Chandigarh – 160 017, India2012  Foreign Direct Investment and Retail Chain Industry – An Analysis. (Kannada) Ankitha Book Publishers, #53, New Gandibazar Raod, Basavanigudi, Bangalore – 560004 2012

Research Paper Published: 16 in National & International Journals

Email: [email protected] RESEARCH PROJECTS

No. Project Position Title of the Project Funding agency Year 1 Consultant/ Life Style Changes in Rural India (An Manipal University 2007 Researcher empirical Study that looks at pattern of (Rs. 60,000) changes of life styles in rural household) 2 Project Adviser Market potential for Low Cost Medicine in Supraja Foundation, 2006 Karnataka (A study that attempts to link Hong Kong access to health through low cost medicine (Rs. 1.6 Lakhs) in the backdrop of Mellinium Development Goals of the United Nations) 3 Consultant/ Financial Performance of Sugar Industry in Indian Council of 2007 Researcher Karnataka State, India Social Science Research Govt. of India, New Delhi, India (3,20,350/-) 4 Researcher International Financing and agricultural UGC 2010 Credit Policy in Karnataka – An Economic Evaluation 4 Researcher International Financing and agricultural UGC 2010 Credit Policy in Karnataka – An Economic Evaluation

FACULTY SERVING IN

Sl. Name of the International Position Date and Year Place & Country No. Conference In the International of Conference Conference 1 The international Reviewer Sept. 24-26, Technical University of Conference on E-Learning 2012 Lodz, and E – Technologies in Lodz, POLAND Education (ICEEE), 2 2nd Annual International Member 21-23 May Global Science & Conference on “Accounting 2012 Technology Forum (GSTF) and Finance – AF2012 SINGAPORE 3 SIBR-Thammasat 2012 Associate Member June 7th – 9th, Society of Interdisciplinary Conference on 2012 Business Research, Interdisciplinary Business & Bangkok, THAILAND Economics Research 4. IAM 2012 International Member, July 15-18, REPUBLIC OF PALAU Conference on Innovation Programme 2012 and Management Committee 5 The World Congress on E- Reviewer August 27-29, London Metropolitan Commerce and Business on 2012 University, London, the Web (WCEBW-2012) UNITED KINGDOM 6 The International Reviewer June 3-5, 2012 University Sultan Zainal Conference on Informatics Abidin, Kaula Terangganu, & Applications (ICIA MALAYSIA 2012) 7 2nd Annual International Member September 17- Global Science & Conference on Human 18, 2012 Technology Forum (GSTF) Resource Management and 10 Anson Road, Professional Development International Plaza, for the Digital Age SINGAPORE HRM&PD 2012, BALI, INDONESIA 8 2012 Annual Conference on Member July 27-30, Beijing, CHINA Global Economics, Business 2012 and Finance 9. International Journal Of Reviewer Board 2010 ISSN (Online) 2180-2165 Business Research And Publication Frequency : Management (IJBRM) Bi-Monthly Publisher: CSC Journals, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 10 African Journal of Business Member, Editorial 2012-Till date ISSN 1993-8233 Management Board ISI – Indexed Journal (Peer - Reviewed www.academicjournals.org Impact factor 1.105) 12 Journal of Development and Member, Editorial 2012-Till date www.academicjournals.org Agricultural Board Economics(Peer – Reviewed)

Award / Conferred by recognition

“Dr. Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, in Recognition of the Commendable AMBEDKAR Literary, Social & Cultural Services Rendered for the upliftment of Downtrodden – FELLOWSHIP Oppressed &Depressed People of the Country NATIONAL AWARD-2011”

“SEVA Exclusive Aajtak & All India Economy Survey Award Council, Bhubaneswar, Odisha CHAKRA – for his Outstanding Achievements and Distinguished Services in Academic and PURASKAR Research AWARD” National Award 2011

“RASHTRIYA International Institute of Education and Management, Delhi, in recognition of the VIDYA contribution teaching and research in Social Science. SARASWATI PURASKAR AWARD - 2007”

SNAP SHOTS OF COMMERCE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS

PROFILE Department of Studies in Electronics was started in 1993 in collaboration with MCF, ISRO, Hassan at Post Graduate Centre, Hemagangothri, Hassan. AIM “Mould Students Technically & Academically Educated Citizens for tomorrows Developed India” Vision “Excellent Academic & R&D Department” COURSES OFFERED  M.Sc.  Ph.D. AREA OF RESEARCH  Digital Signal Processing  Pattern Recognition  Communication Engineering  Digital Image Processing  Nano Science  Antenna Design

RESEARCH PROJECTS Completed: Project Title: “Investigation of deep level defects in GaN using DLTS technique” Investigator: Dr. V. Rajagopal Reddy Funding Agency: DST Grants received: Rs.23,44,605/- Duration: 2005-08

Ongoing: Project title: “Implementation of Image Encryption Algorithm on FPGA using Labview” Investigator: Dr. S.K. Naveen Kumar. Funding Agency: UGC Grants received: Rs.5,60,000/-

FACULTY MEMBERS

NAME DESIGNATION AREA OF EXPERIENCE SPECIALIZATION Sri. M. Mahadeva Asst. Professor Signal Processing, Prasad 14 Years Communication Engineering, Pattern Recognition.

Dr. S.K. Naveen Asst. Professor Nanotechnology, Image Kumar 10 Years Processing, Microwave Communication, Liquid Crystals.

Sri. Halappa R Asst. Professor Digital Electronics & Gajera 8 Years Communication PUBLICATIONS – (2006-2012):

Name National International Total

Dr. V. Rajagopal Reddy 7 12 19

M. Mahadeva Prasad 1 3 4

Dr. S.K. Naveen Kumar 25 15 40

Halappa R Gajera 07 12 19

Total 82

STUDENTS’ EMPLOYED: • R & D Institutions. • Electronics and Software Industries.

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES: UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE COURSE

. Electronics Association . Invited Talk by Experts on Cutting Edge Technology . Weekly Seminars by Students. . Participation of both Faculty Members & Students in Seminars, Conferences, etc. . Faculty members actively participate in Research Activity. . E- Fest - . 17.5KVA UPS Backup to Labs and Classroom DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Established in 1992 Courses Offered: M.A in English Literature

Faculty Profile

Dr. C.E. Sujatha C.E. M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Specializations:

Women Writing in India

Indian Women Autobiographies

Indian Writing in English

American Literature Faculty Profile

Ravindra Babu A.S. M.A., M.Phil. (Ph.D) Email:[email protected]

Specializations:

Criticism and Literary Theory

Cultural Studies

Indian Literature Soft Cores offered at the Department:

Short Fiction by Indian Women in Translation

Applied Cultural Studies (Indian / Regional)

American Western Fiction

Literature and Popular Culture

Indian Women Novelists in Translation

Cultural Materialism

Uniqueness of the Course Curriculum

The Dept. offers M.A. in English with latest updates in curriculum of deferent area Studies for students from in and around Hassan District Department functions with the state of art-infrastructure and privileges facilitated by the University.The information and communication technology enabled teaching and open access catalogue in internet library has been a continuous feature of the Department, Placement Opportunities: Teaching jobs in the country and abroad, Journalism and Media, Administrative Services, Defence Services , Publishing Houses and Call Centers.

DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA A two year Post Graduate Course in Kannada was started in 1992 in the Post Graduate Centre, Hemagangothri, Hassan.

COURSES OFFERED  M.A in Kannada – 2years  M.Phil in Kannada – 1 year  Ph.D in Kannada AREA OF RESEARCH  Language  Literature  Criticism  Comparative Study  Folklore  Tribal Study  Cultural Study and  Epigraphy.

FACULTY MEMBERS

NAME DESIGNATION AREA OF SPECIALIZATION Prof. Manjunatha Professor Epigraphy M.G Cultural Studies Old Kannada Literature

Dr Venkateshamurthy Associate Cultural Studies H.T. Professor Modern Literature Criticism

Dr Shankar M. Associate Criticism mshankar.shobha Professor @gmail.com

Dr. Puttaswamy Assistant Folklore [email protected] Professor Cultural Studies

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

NAME OF THE PROJECT TITLE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Prof Manjunatha M.G Karnatakadha arasu manethanagala shasana

samputagalu

Dr Venkateshamurthy “Honna Kogile” – Dalita Chaluvali, Ithihasa – (7 H.T. volumes)

Dr Shankar M. History of Literary Criticism in Kannada

Dr. Puttaswamy Mandya Jilleya Pradarshanathmaka Kalegalu