Board Of Governors

Shri M. J. Balachandar, a Chartered Accountant by qualification, is committed to academic excellence, innovation, and holistic development. Under his leadership, MVJCE has emerged as an autonomous institution, striving for quality education, industry-focused programs, and the development of future-ready professionals.

Dr. Venkatesh Raikar is a distinguished academic leader with over 42 years of experience in higher education, institutional development, and engineering education. He has held key leadership positions, including Director of KLE Technological University, Hubballi, and Principal of Government Engineering College, Karwar, and has contributed significantly to accreditation, outcome-based education, research, and capacity building as an expert committee member of AICTE, NBA, NAAC, and UGC.

Dr. Bhimaraya Metri is a distinguished academic leader and management educator who has held key positions including Director of IIM Tiruchirappalli, Dean of the L&T Institute of Project Management, Vadodara, and Dean and Professor at the International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi. A renowned expert in quality management, supply chain management, service management, and project management, he has made significant contributions to management education, research, and academic leadership in India.

Dr. Satish V. Kailas is a distinguished academician and researcher at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, where he leads the Surface Interaction and Manufacturing Laboratory. With nearly three decades of experience in teaching and research, he is widely recognized for his contributions to fracture mechanics, materials science, nanomaterials, manufacturing, and surface engineering, and has also served as a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.

Prof. R. Jagadeesh is a distinguished academician, researcher, and management educator with over four decades of experience in teaching, research, academic administration, and industry consultancy. He has held key academic leadership positions, including Chairperson-PGDM at SDMIMD, Mysore, and has served as an Adjunct Faculty at Temple University, USA, and the British University in Dubai, UAE, contributing significantly to quality management, operations management, supply chain management, and higher education development.

Dr. Krishna Venkatesh is a distinguished academician, researcher, and technology leader with over 25 years of experience in research, innovation, academia, and industry. An IISc Bengaluru alumnus with a Ph.D. in Nanoengineering, he is the Founder Director of CIIRC and has made significant contributions to research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology incubation, including the establishment of an Atal Incubation Centre supported by NITI Aayog.

Dr. N. Alagumurthi is a distinguished academician and former Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Puducherry Technological University, with over 38 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration. He has contributed significantly to quality assurance, accreditation, curriculum development, and higher education governance as an expert committee member of NAAC, NBA, AICTE, UGC, and UPSC, and has served on various academic and governing bodies of higher education institutions across India.

Dr. M. Brindha currently serves as Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at MVJ College of Engineering. She has been actively involved in the process of NBA accreditation, NAAC accreditation, institutional autonomy, and quality assurance.