University of Hyderabad www.uohyd.ac.in 38 38th Annual Report ?\¦X¦UÉn®È1àÉ1àÉnɦnX?®1àÉ*W9ÉEnÉnn\Én¦®È®ÉinX¦1àÉ®ÈÀ\ JÉ`//~£¤É?Ð3?n¦\20131àÉ]X1àÉ The new building of School of Life Sciences which was inaugurated by Dr M M Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister for Human Resource Development on January 3, 2013. UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD 38th ANNUAL REPORT Report on the working of the University (1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013) Prof. C. R. Rao Road Central University P.O. Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 046 www.uohyd.ac.in 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 Visitor The President of India Chief Rector The Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chancellor C H Hanumantha Rao Vice-Chancellor Ramakrishna Ramaswamy Pro Vice-Chancellor E. Haribabu Deans of Schools Mathematics & Statistics T Amaranath, Ph.D. (I.I.T., Madras) (upto 12.02.2013) S Kumaresan, Ph.D. (University of Bombay) (from 13.02.2013) Physics C Bansal, Ph.D. (TIFR., Bombay) (upto 12.07.2012) Surya P Tewari, Ph.D. (Delhi) (from 13.07.2012) Chemistry M V Rajasekharan, Ph.D.(IIT, Madras) Life Sciences M Ramanadham, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad) (upto 06.01.2013) R P Sharma, (JNU Delhi) (from 04.02.2013) Humanities Mohan G Ramanan, Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani) (upto11.12.2012) Amitabha Das Gupta, (IIT, Kanpur) (from 12.12.2012) Social Sciences G Nancharaiah, Ph.D. (AU, Visakhapatnam) (upto 31.07.2012) Aloka Parasher-Sen, Ph.D. (Univ. of London) (from 01.08.2012) Sarojini Naidu School of B Ananthakrishnan, Ph.D. (University of Madras) Arts and Communication Management Studies V Venkata Ramana, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad) (upto 13.10.2012) V. Sita, Ph.D. (OU, Hyderabad)(from 14.10.2012) Engineering Sciences and Technology Sundararaman Mahadevan, Ph.D. (University of Bombay) Medical Sciences Geeta K. Vemuganti, M.D. (NIMS, Hyderabad) School of Economics G. Nancharaiah, Ph.D. (AU, Visakhapatnam) (from 10.10.2013) School of Computer and A. K. Pujari, Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur) (from 22.01.2013) Information Sciences Registrar C P Mohan Kumar Finance Officer B Pandu Reddy Librarian Y. Nagi Reddy, (Librarian i/C) CONTACTS (As on date) Deans of Schools S Kumaresan Amitabha Das Gupta School of Mathematics and Statistics School of Humanities Phone : (040) 2301 0560, 2313 4000 Phone : (040) 2301 0003, 2313 3300, 2313 3301 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] S Chaturvedi Aloka Parasher-Sen School of Physics School of Social Sciences Phone : (040) 2301 2455, 2313 4300, 2313 4353 Phone : (040) 2301 0853, 2313 3001, 2313 3152 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] M V Rajasekharan B Ananthakrishnan School of Chemistry Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication Phone : (040) 2301 0221, 2313 4800, 2313 4857 Phone : (040) 2301 1553, 2313 5500, 2313 5540 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] R P Sharma Sita Vanka School of Life Sciences School of Management Studies Phone : (040) 2313 4500, 2313 4770 Phone : (040) 2301 1091, 2313 5000, 2313 5008 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] Sundararaman Mahadevan Geeta K Vemuganti School of Engineering Sciences & Technology School of Medical Sciences Phone : (040) 2313 4451 Phone : (040) 2313 4780, 2313 4781 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail : [email protected] G Nancharaiah A K Pujari School of Economics School of Computer and Information Sciences Phone : (040) 2313 3100, 2313 3101, 2313 3105 Phone : (040) 2301 0780, 2313 4105, 2313 4101 E-Mail : [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Administration Registrar: B Raja Shekhar 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: 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: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 23134584 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 : +91 (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 :Y Narsimhulu Asst. Director, Physical Education : K V Rajasekhar Phone : (040) 2301 0834, 2313 3460 Phone : (040) 2313 2440 E-Mail : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Director, Distance Virtual Learning: S Jeelani Public Relations Officer & 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] vi Contents Part - I Report From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk vii 1. At a Glance 1 2. Academic Activities 19 3. Particulars of Staff 62 4. Schools and Departments 69 5. Student Amenities and Activities 135 6. Financial Assistance to Students 141 7. Special Provisions for SC/ST Employees and Students 143 8. Central Facilities 147 9. Developmental Activities 157 10. University Finances 158 11. Academic Distinctions 166 12. Academic Outreach 190 13. Conference Papers and Lectures 250 14. Research and other Publications of the Faculty 320 15. Details of Research Projects 396 vii Part - II Appendices A. Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Tech. degrees awarded during 2012-2013 406 B. Members of the Court, Executive Council, 430 Finance Committee and Academic Council List of tables 1. Admissions 2012-2013, Post-Graduate Courses 31 2. Admissions 2012-2013, M.Phil. Courses 33 3. Admissions 2012-2013, M.Tech. Courses 34 4. Admissions 2012-2013, Ph.D. Programmes 35 5. Admissions 2012-2013, At a Glance 37 7. Statement showing the number of students on rolls 38 8. State-wise distribution of students 41 9. Enrolment of students under reserved categories 42 10. Enrolment of Women students in the University 43 11. Student strength in various Courses 44 12. Number of degrees awarded over the years 61 viii 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 a pleasure to present the Annual Report of the University and its growth and development during the year 2012- 2013. This Report reflects the sustained pace of growth and development of the University during the said year. The University of Hyderabad (UoH) is now 39 years old and retains its position as one of the major Universities in India in the area of higher education, achieving honours and attaining standards that set a benchmark. The student strength in various disciplines this year stood at 4939, out of which over 45% are research scholars pursuing Ph.D. and M. Phil. / M. Tech. programmes. Women students constitute 35% of the total strength. 31% of the students are from reserved (SC/ST/PH) categories and an additional 30% are from the OBC category. In addition, more than 972 students were enrolled in 16 P.G. Diploma courses. The Study in India Programme (SIP) of the University 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. Under the SIP, a number of interdisciplinary courses are 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 394, produced over 1265 research publications including 92 books during the year. They also contributed to the award of 122 Ph.D., 191 M.Phil. 152 M. Tech. and 880 postgraduate degrees. The faculty earned research funding for 260 individual research projects with a total outlay of over Rupees 190 crores from various national and international agencies. These projects supported 264 research scholars. Several consultancy and industry sponsored projects were also undertaken. From the inception of the University in 1974, the faculty have published more than 17,445 papers which includes 1,290 books, and they have been granted 15 patents. All these have helped us achieve a position of Excellence within the Central University system in India. ix Over the year our faculty members have been honoured with several national and international fellowships and awards of leading academies in India and abroad. These include Gold Medal in Mathematical and Computational Sciences; BHU Distinguished Alumnus Award; Thomson Reuters India Citation Award; B.