Prof. Dr. Ananthachar Ramprasad

Academic Director, APSCE
Chairman, A P S Polytechnic

Trustee

APSET

Biography

Academic and Professional Background

• Former Principal & Professor, Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi, Bangalore.
• Former Prof and Principal, A P S College of Engineering, Bangalore.
• Former Professor & Head of Mechanical Engineering at School of Engineering and Technology, Jain University, Bangalore, India.
• Former Professor & Program board chairman, Head of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Dept, National University of Science and Technology, Oman.
• Former Chair Programme Board, NUST, Chemical Engineering department (Affiliated to Vellore Institute of Technology, India).

Educational Qualifications

• B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) - R V C E, Bangalore University, India.
• M.E. (Metal Casting Science & Engineering) - MSRIT, Bangalore University, India.
• Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) - Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India (2009).

Significant Achievements

• Patented three engineering concepts during 2016-2017, including an international patent in Oman.
• National Patents: Switch mechanism for four-wheel and two-wheel ternary link-steering system, Skate Bike.
• Initiated employability skills training & development programs for fresh graduates at National University of Science & Technology, Oman.
• Bagged a Certificate of Recognition from Nizwa College of Technology, Oman.

Other Assignments and Professional Memberships

• Member of the Board of Studies at Jain University (2021 - present).
• Visited Canada, Glasgow Caledonian University (UK), and Yang University (Singapore) on staff exchange programs.
• Examiner for evaluating M.Tech. and Ph.D. theses at various universities.
• Organizing member of the Indian Welding Society for conducting programs for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the area of weld design & distortion.
• Life Member of various professional organizations, including the Indian Society for Technical Education, Indian Welding Society, Indian Aluminium Association, and I MECH E (U.K).
• Published many international and national journals with a high impact factor.
• Presented talks on the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).