Administration

Administration of the college is handled by the Governing Board of Members which even includes the principal of College.

Principal

Office

Educational Qualification: B.Sc., B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D.

Total Service: 37 Years.

Awards:

• Secured First Rank for the Mechanical Engineering Department in M. Tech. at I.I.T. Madras in 1978 and was awarded a Medal and Institute Merit Prize.
• Recipient of N.R.D.C (National Research Development Corporation) Invention Award in August 1987 for the invention "Spiral Grooving of the sides of the grinding wheel for reduction of corner wear", Shared a cash award of Rs. 25,000/- with Dr.V. Radhakrishnan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, I.I.T, Madras.
• Was awarded a Silver Medal for the same work in December 1987 at the International Exhibition of "Ideas, Inventions and Novelties" organized by IENA at Nuremberg, West Germany, in which over 200 exhibits from 10 countries were displayed.
• Was awarded "Sadhana Puraskar Award" by Kuvempu University in Dec.,2004 for outstanding contribution to the University in academics.

Career Highlights:

• A paper entitled "A method of reducing the corner wear in cylindrical plunge grinding", originally published by Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Great Britain, has been included in "Machining Source Book", a collection of outstanding articles from technical literature, and published by American Society of Metals International. U.S.A.
• Published 55 papers in National and International Journals. Also registered two patents through I.I.T., Madras.
• M/S. Carborundum Universal, Madras. a leading Multi-national grinding wheel manufacturing firm, has acquired the patent licensing of "Spiral Grooved Wheels".
• Attended Post-Doctoral re-invitation programme at I.I.T., Madras, during July -  October, 1989.
• Has been guiding undergraduate projects regularly since 1970, and handling M.Tech. classes and guiding projects since 1989. Guided 40 M.Tech. projects. Guided four Ph.Ds and guiding three more.
• Actively involved in sending proposals to AICTE for sanction under MODROB, TAPTEC and R & D SCHEMES.
• Co-ordinator for the Accreditation process at University B.D.T College of Engineering in 2002.
• Convener for preparing the proposal for world bank assistance under TEQIP through which University B.D.T College of Engg. got about 11crores in 2004.
• Honored by Karnatak Nataka Academy for contribution in the Field of Drama, 5th May 2006.