Mangalore, August 28: Palale Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya and B Narayana have been appointed as registrars of Mangalore University. While Yadapadithaya is Administration Registrar, Prof B Narayana took charge as Evaluation Registrar.
The registrar (evaluation) prior to this appointment, Yadapadithaya replaces K Chinnappa Gowda, former HoD of post-graduate studies in Kannada in the university. The government as per schedule 17 of Karnataka Universities Act 2000 appointed B Narayana, professor department of chemistry as the new registrar (evaluation) in his place.
Yadapadithaya hailing from Kokkada of Belthangady taluk did his schooling in Government Higher Primary School, Kokkada, high school in SDM High School Ujire and got his BCom from SDM College, Ujire in 1980. He obtained MCom degree from Mangalore University, in 1982 securing first rank and a gold medal. With three decades of PG teaching experience at PG department at Mangalagangotri, he has successfully supervised 16 PhD scholars.
Having expertise in the field of human resource development, Yadapadithaya is the recipient of national and international awards for his contribution to commerce teaching and research. In addition to his teaching and research work, Yadapadithaya held the additional responsibility of finance officer of Mangalore University for three and half years and registrar (evaluation), Mangalore University for nearly three years prior to his elevation.
Yadapadithaya is the founder secretary of Mangala Alumni Association and has served in various capacities such as chairman, PG department of commerce; chairman of board of studies and board of examinations; dean, faculty of commerce, and member of Syndicate and academic council. He played a decisive role in computerization of UG and PG examination activities of the university so as to ensure the timely conduct of examinations.
About Prof. B.Narayana
Prof.B.Narayana, Chairman, Department of Chemistry is appointed as the new Registrar (Evaluation) of Mangalore University. Prof Narayana is also the present Chairman of BOE in Chemistry and BOS in Industrial Chemistry.
He obtained his M.Sc Degree from the University of Calicut with distinction and IIIrd Rank. He joined Mangalore University in 1984 to carry out research in Chemistry under the guidance of Prof M.R.Gajendragad. He was appointed as Lecturer in Chemistry in 1988. He obtained his PhD degree in 1990.
He was selected for the prestigious Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Fellowship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities to work at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom during 1999-2000. He has successfully guided 19 Ph.D and 6 M.Phil candidates. Five students are pursuing their PhD programme under his guidance. He has published over 590 papers in peer reviewed International and national journals. Recently he has received Basic Science Research award grant of 7.0 Lakhs from UGC for guiding over 15 PhD's, to strengthen his research activities. He has worked as PI and CoPI for NPC-Kaiga, BRNS and DST funded projects.
Basically he hails from Badiadka, a small town in Kasaragod Dist. He had his early education at Navajeevana High School, Perdala. Graduation and Post –Graduation education at Govt College, Kasaragod and Christ College, Irinjalakuda.
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