Prof. R. V. Ranganath

Dean - Academics

Prof. R.V. Ranganath obtained B.E.,(Civil Engineering) degree from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore University and M.Tech, Ph.D., both from IIT Delhi. Presently, he is working as Dean-Academics, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore. His research interests include Fly ash/pond ash Concrete, Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), Geopolymer Concrete using Fly Ash, Slag and C & D wastes. The essences of his research have been documented in about 60 research publications in various journals and conferences. He is associated with 7 Ph.D. thesis. He has been active in Professional organizations like Indian Concrete Institute and ACCE and has taken initiatives in organizing several Seminars, Conferences and exhibitions. He was the Honorary Secretary and Chairman for ICI- Karnataka Centre during 2004-2006 and 2010-12.

He is a recipient of AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers in 1998 and “ICI-FOSROC Award for Outstanding Concrete Technologist in 2011 at National level.

He has served BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore in various capacity namely as HOD (Civil) for six years, Dean (Academics) for four years and also as Principal in BMS Institute of Technology, Yelahanka, Bengaluru. He is a member of few committees of NBA namely, Evaluators training, Preparation of SAR and Preparation for Washington Accord Review. He has participated as representative of NBA to assist WART (Washington Accord Review Team) during the review of Accreditation process by NBA, India held during 2019.

He is also involved in evaluation of programmes as PEV on several occasions. Currently, he is actively involved in implementation of Outcomes Based Education (OBE) in Engineering Institutions through awareness programmes and Evaluators training programmes as resource person for National Board for Accreditation in India.