“{t∫Á§Át uƒ≈ƒuƒtΩÆÁ¬Æ University of Hyderabad www.uohyd.ac.in 41ƒÁ ƒÁu…Á|N˛ ú¿uoƒztå 41st Annual Report National Institutional Ranking Framework Have ranked UoH among the Best in the Country UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD 41st ANNUAL REPORT Report on the working of the University (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016) 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 & Telangana Chancellor C. Rangarajan Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile Deans of Schools Mathematics & Statistics S Kumaresan, Ph.D. (University of Bombay) (upto 30.04.2015) B. Sri Padmavathi, Ph.D (University of Hyderabad) (from 1.5.2015) Physics Rajender Singh, Ph.D (Delhi University) Chemistry M. Durga Prasad, Ph.D (Calcutta University) Life Sciences P. Reddanna, Ph.D. (SVU, Tirupati) Humanities Panchanan Mohanty, Ph.D. (IIT Berhambpur) Social Sciences Aloka Parasher-Sen, Ph.D. (University of London), (upto 31.7.2015) Kamal K Misra, Ph.D. (Utkal University, Odisha) (from 1.8.2015) Sarojini Naidu School of B Anandhakrishnan, Ph.D. (University of Madras), (up to 31.5.2015) Arts and Communication P. Ramalinga Sastry (from 1.6.2015) Management Studies V. Sita, Ph.D. (Osmania University, Hyderabad) (upto 13.10.2015) B. Raja Shekhar, Ph.D. (Kakatiya University, Warangal) (from 14.10.2015) Engineering Sciences and Technology Rajender Singh, Ph.D (Delhi University) (from 1.2.2015 to 31.12.2015) Ghanshyam Krishna, Ph.D. (IISc. Bengaluru) (from 1.1.2016) Medical Sciences Geeta K Vemuganti, M.D. (NIMS, Hyderabad) Economics G Nancharaiah, Ph.D. (Andhra University, Visakhapatnam) (upto 30.4.2015) K N Murty, Ph.D. (Gujarat) (from 1.5.2015 to 31.7.2015) B Kamaiah, Ph.D. (IIT Bombay) (from 1.8.2015) Computer and A K Pujari, Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur) (upto 1.10.2015) Information Sciences Arun Agarwal, Ph.D. (IIT Delhi) (from 5.10.2015) Registrar i/c M. Sudhakar Finance Officer Pandu Reddy Librarian N Varatha Rajan, Ph.D. As on 31.03.2016 CONTACTS (As on date) Deans of Schools B. Sri Padmavathi Panchanan Mohanty School of Mathematics and Statistics School of Humanities Phone: (040) 2301 0560, 2313 4000, 2313 4051 Phone: (040) 2301 0003, 2313 3300, 2313 3656 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Bindu A Bambah P Venkat Rao School of Physics School of Social Sciences Phone: (040) 2301 2455, 2313 4300, 2313 4325 Phone: (040) 2301 0853, 2313 3001, 2313 3054 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] M Durga Prasad P Ramalinga Sastry School of Chemistry Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication Phone: (040) 2301 0221, 2313 4800, 2313 4855 Phone: (040) 2301 1553, 2313 5500, 2313 5532 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] P Reddanna B Raja Shekhar School of Life Sciences School of Management Studies Phone: (040) 2313 4500, 2313 4542 Phone: (040) 2301 1091, 2313 5000, 2313 5003 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] M. Ghanshyam Krishna Geeta K Vemuganti School of Engineering Sciences & Technology School of Medical Sciences Phone : (040) 2313 4451, 2313 4382 Phone : (040) 2313 5470, 2313 5471 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] B Kamaiah Arun Agarwal School of Economics School of Computer and Information Sciences Phone: (040) 2313 3100, 2313 3101, 2313 3108 Phone: (040) 2301 0780, 2313 4105, 2313 4116 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Administration Registrar: P Sardar Singh Controller of Examinations i/C: Devesh Nigam Phone: (040) 2301 0245, 2313 2100 Phone: (040) 2301 0248, 2313 2101 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Finance Officer i/c:Debashis Acharya Internal Audit Officer:Y V Krishna Rao Phone: (040) 2301 0370, 2313 2200 Phone: (040) 2313 2211 E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Academic and Support Services Librarian: N Varatha Rajan Chief Medical Officer i/C: Capt. Ravindra Kumar Phone: (040) 2301 0318, 2313 2600 Phone: (040) 2301 0206, 2313 2403 E-Mail: [email protected] Chief Proctor: S Dayananda Principal Scientific Officer CIL: Syed Maqbool Ahmed Phone: (040) 2313 2170 2313 4578 Phone: (040) 2313 2662, 2301 0234 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Dean, Students’ Welfare : P Prakash Babu Director, Study in India Program: Kirtana Tangavelu Phone : (040) 2313 2500, 2313 4584 Phone: (040) 2313 2808, 2313 5516 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Chief Warden : Vasuki Belavadi University Engineer: Syed Ayub Basha Phone: (040) 2301 1859, 2313 2505, 2313 3263 Phone: (040) 2301 0208, 2313 2300 E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Director i/C, Academic Staff College: G Omkarnath Asst. Director, Physical Education : K V Rajasekhar Phone: (040) 2301 0834, 2313 2713 2313 3115 Phone: (040) 2313 2440 E-Mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Director, Distance & Virtual Learning: S Jeelani Public Relations Officer & Placement Officer: Phone: (040) 2460 0266, 2460 0264 Ashish Jacob Thomas E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (040) 2301 0207, 2313 2110 E-mail: [email protected] iv Contents Part - I Report From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk vii 1. At a Glance 1 2. Academic Activities 20 3. Particulars of Staff 62 4. Schools and Departments 70 5. Student Amenities and Activities 128 6. Financial Assistance to Students 137 7. Special Provisions for SC/ST Employees and Students 139 8. Central Facilities 143 9. Development Activities 152 10. University Finances 153 11. Academic Distinctions 159 12. Academic Outreach 181 13. Conference Papers and Lectures 241 14. Research and other Publications of the Faculty 297 15. Details of Research Projects 362 v Part - II Appendices A. Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Tech. degrees awarded during 2015-2016 374 B. Members of the Court, Executive Council, 404 Finance Committee and Academic Council List of tables 1. Statement showing the number of students on rolls 34 2. State-wise distribution of students 49 3. Student strength in various Courses 50 4. Enrolment of Women students in the University 51 5. Enrolment of students under reserved categories 52 6. Number of degrees awarded over the years 53 7. Admissions 2015-2016, Post-Graduate Courses 55 8. Admissions 2015-2016, M.Phil. Courses 57 9. Admissions 2015-2016, M.Tech. Courses 58 10. Admissions 2015-2016, Ph.D. Programmes 59 11. Admissions 2015-2016, At a Glance 61 vi Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli Appa Rao Podile 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 2015- 2016. This Report reflects the sustained pace of growth and development of the University during the said year. The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been ranked fourth best in the country by the National Institutional Ranking Framework of MHRD for the year 2016. It was declared as the Best Central University for the year 2015 and given the Visitors Award by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. UoH also 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 5089, out of which over 45.62% are research scholars pursuing Ph.D. and M. Phil. / M. Tech. programmes. Women students constitute 36.75% of the total strength. 30.13% of the students are from reserved (SC/ST/PH) categories and an additional 31.22% are from the OBC category. In addition, more than 754 students were enrolled in 14 P.G. Diploma courses. The Study in India Programme (SIP) of the University provides 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 371, produced over 1095 research publications including 59 books during the year. They also contributed vii to the award of 220 Ph.D., 225 M.Phil. 124 M. Tech. and 994 postgraduate degrees. The faculty earned research funding for 275 individual research projects with a total outlay of over Rupees 273 crores from various national and international agencies. These projects supported 55 research scholars. Several consultancy and industry sponsored projects were also undertaken. The University is now 40 years young and is regarded as one of the major Universities in India in the area of higher education, achieving honours and attaining standards that set a benchmark for other universities in India.