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Department Profile – Human Resource and Soft Skills

  • The Department of Human Resources & Soft Skills, an integral part of the Faculty of Management was established in 1995.The department creates and disseminates knowledge in Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, Business Communication and Soft Skills.
  • The department has two major areas of focus – Operations and Information Technology. Currently, the department has forty four faculty members involved in teaching, research and administration. Of these, thirty seven are Doctorates.
  • The department has 47 faculty members. The highly qualified and experienced multidisciplinary team of Faculty has teaching, research interests and industry experience in the fields of HRM, OB, Soft Skills, Psychology, Employment Laws, Corporate Communication, Organizational Counselling and Design Thinking.
  • The faculty members work in close coordination, with a shared focus on student success. More than 90% of the faculty has PhDs, and 61% are women.

Teaching

  • The department offers courses as part of PhD in Management, MBA, BBA, and BA (Eco) programs of the University. It offers a thriving undergraduate and postgraduate elective portfolio designed to current industry requirements that enable students to kick start better corporate careers.
  • In addition, the faculty also offer courses like SS labs, Communication and interpersonal skills, time management, personality profiling, Human Values etc. which play an important role in increasing the employability as well as self-esteem of the students.

Research and Publications

  • The department engages in contemporary and quality research in the thrust areas of Positive Organizational Behavior and Scholarship, Leadership and Change Management, Talent Management, Employment Laws, Employer Branding, HR Tech & Analytics, etc.
  • The research quality has seen a quantifiable improvement in the Year-on-Year increase in publications in reputed National & International peer-reviewed journals indexed in databases such as Scopus, ABDC, and UGC CARE.
  • Apart from research publications, the faculty also contributes to the Case Research Center by developing case studies which are mapped to the courses offered.
  • The case studies developed by the faculty of the department received 9 International and 17 National case writing awards. The faculty is also involved in publishing books and book chapters which have seen a considerable increase in numbers year-on-Year.
  • The Department organizes an International Conference annually that attracts research contribution from scholars and academicians from India & abroad.
  • The Department brings out four peer-reviewed journals - IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, IUP journal of Soft Skills, IUP Journal Management Research and IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, and one magazine the HRM Review.
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Department Profile - Human Resource and Soft Skills

The profiles of the departments and the faculty are given below-

Faculty Profiles

Sitamma Mikkilineni
Sitamma Mikkilineni
Professor
Qualification: MA, Ph.D.
Rita Rangnekar
Rita Rangnekar
Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Viswanatham Naga Kolluri
Viswanatham Naga Kolluri
Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Mahesh Kumar Soma
Mahesh Kumar Soma
Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Radha Mohan Ch
Radha Mohan Ch
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
M Bhaskara Rao
M Bhaskara Rao
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Ashok Kumar G
Ashok Kumar G
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
Sireesha Mamidenna
Sireesha Mamidenna
Associate Professor
Qualification: LL.M, Ph.D
M Showry
M Showry
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Aruna B
Aruna B
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Venkata Lakshmi Ramana Patri
Venkata Lakshmi Ramana Patri
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Pradeep Kumar Mulay
Pradeep Kumar Mulay
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Geetha V Sharma
Geetha V Sharma
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Tavleen Kaur
Tavleen Kaur
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Rajini Venkatadri
Rajini Venkatadri
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Prerna Chhetri
Prerna Chhetri
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MA
Md. Abdul Nayeem
Md. Abdul Nayeem
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
Niraj Kishore Chimote
Niraj Kishore Chimote
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., M.Phil
Brig. Chandrasekhar
Brig. Chandrasekhar
Associate Professor (Visiting)
Qualification: FPM
Dr. N. Akbar Jan
Dr. N. Akbar Jan
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
G. Geethanjali
G. Geethanjali
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., M.Phil, MA
Kalaa Chenji
Kalaa Chenji
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D, M.Com
A Kranthi Kumar
A Kranthi Kumar
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
KBS Kumar
KBS Kumar
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Chetna Priyadarshini
Chetna Priyadarshini
Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
Asha Binu Raj
Asha Binu Raj
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Namrata Chatterjee
Namrata Chatterjee
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
Neha Gahlawat
Neha Gahlawat
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Preshita Neha Tudu
Preshita Neha Tudu
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Raghavendra Sode
Raghavendra Sode
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., MBA
Surajit Saha
Surajit Saha
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Chethana G Krishna
Chethana G Krishna
Assistant Professor
Qualification: PG in Communicative English
Smita Kulkarni
Smita Kulkarni
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D (Pursuing)
Vasundhara Tademeti
Vasundhara Tademeti
Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.Com, PGDM
Yamini Meduri
Yamini Meduri
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Sheela Rosalyn
Sheela Rosalyn
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Shankar Anappindi
Shankar Anappindi
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
K Veena
K Veena
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D (Pursuing)
P Ameeta
P Ameeta
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D., M.Sc, M.Ed.
K Satya Lakshmi
K Satya Lakshmi
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
U V Chalapathi Rao
U V Chalapathi Rao
Associate Professor
Qualification: MBA
Indu Perepu
Indu Perepu
Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.B.A, Ph.D.(Pursuing)
Anjali Rai
Anjali Rai
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Mustakhusen S. M.
Mustakhusen S. M.
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Sindhu Ravindranath
Sindhu Ravindranath
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D (Pursuing)
Rupali Nandamuri
Rupali Nandamuri
Visiting Faculty
Qualification: Ph.D (Pursuing)
Swati Singh
Swati Singh
Assistant Professor
Qualification: Ph.D