Dean’s

Dr. Prasanta Kumar MohantyDean, Academics

A graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering with MBA and PhD in the area of Supply Chain Management. PMP certified

27 years of teaching and academic administration experience. The academic interest lies in teaching courses;

Quantitative Techniques, Operations Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Design and Service Operation Management.

The research interests are in Service Optimisation, Vendor Management Inventory and Disruptive Innovations.

Dr. P. SRINIVSA RAODean, R&D

Dr. P. Srinivasa Rao is presently working in Centurion University as Professor in Mechanical Engineering and DEAN –R&D. Prior to this, he has worked in GITAM deemed to be a university, Visakhapatnam, GMR group’s GMRIT and have total of 35 years of experience which include industrial, academic and applied research in engineering. He obtained his B. Tech from S.V. University, M. Tech from IIT, DELHI, Ph.D from Andhra University.

His areas of interest are Manufacturing processing Technologies, Metal matrix composites , Non Traditional manufacturing , Additive manufacturing , Digital manufacturing etc.

Dr. Sangram Keshari SwainDean, Examinations, CUTM, Odisha Dean, Students’ Welfare, CUTM, BBSR

Dr. Sangram Keshari Swain is a Ph.D. in CSE having 15 years of teaching experience. He also holds B Tech (IT), M Tech (IT), MBA (HR), LLB & PGDRD degrees. He is an Experienced Teacher & Passionate Researcher.

He is a strong education professional having multidimensional approaches like Engineering, Technology, Management and Law. He is Skilled in Teaching, Research, Data Analysis, Social Services, Students’ Welfare, and Higher Education. Social Responsibility Initiative is his Passion always. His research interests and activities include Data Mining, Data Analytics, Big Data, AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, IoT, Waste Management and Social Development. He is has published 02 Patents, 02 Copyrights, more than 30 Technical papers in different Indexed Journals. He has Presented more than 10 Technical papers in different National & International conferences.

Dr. S.P.NandaDean, MSSSoA

Dr. S. P. Nanda, worked in various capacities from Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, School of Applied Sciences and Associate Dean of M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Paralakhemundi, before taking over the present assignment as Dean (Administration) of M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Paralakhemundi, Odisha.

In addition to his duties as the Dean (Administration), Dr. Nanda is also associated with School of Applied Sciences, CUTM, Paralakhemundi as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Dr. Ashish Ranjan DashDean, SoET, PKD

Dr. Ashish Ranjan Dash received the BTech in Electrical Engineering from the Govt. college of Engineering, Keonjhar and MTech degree from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He obtained Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He has a total teaching and research experience of 16 years and currently working as Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, Paralakhemundi. He has published in many reputed international journals. He is the coordinator of the Smart Infrastructure research centre.

His area of research interest includes Power electronics modelling, Power quality analysis, multilevel inverter, Electric Vehicles, Soft computing techniques, IOT integrated Cloud computing, IOT based automation.

Dr. Sujata ChakravartyDean, SoET, BBSR

Dr. Sujata Chakravarty, Senior Member of IEEE, is currently working as Dean SoET, Professor CSE and Coordinator DSML Research Centre, CUTM, Odisha. There are about 120 Publications, eight patents published, one patent granted, one book and 25 book chapters to her credit. Recently three of her articles have been recognized by WHO and are being listed on the WHO website. Under her guidance about 150 BTech, 20 MTech and three PhD scholars got awarded.

Currently ten PhD scholars are working in areas like Financial Engineering, Bio-medical engineering, Smart Agriculture, Intrusion Detection, Image Processing, Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging. She has been awarded Jhansi Rani Laxmibai Prativa Puraskar for Technical Education and Research on 8th March 2018, Abdul Kalam Chair Professor Award on 5th September 2021 in Provost Research Conclave, Medal of Honour and Certificate of Excellence on 15th August 2022.

Dr. Amulyaratna BeheraDean, SoFSc, BBSR

Dr. Amulyaratna Behera, presently working as Dean, School of Forensic Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar. He is having 15 years of teaching and research experience.

He has published more than 35 publications, 4 book chapters,1 book and 6 patents. He has guided more than 40 nos of M.Pharm students. Currently he is guiding 6 nos of PhD Scholars at Centurion University. He is working at Centurion University since 2016.

Dr Yashaswi NayakDean, SoAS, BBSR

Dr. Yashaswi Nayak , presently serving in Centurion University of Technology and Management as faculty and Head of the Department of Zoology and taken the charge of Dean, SoAS has around twenty years of teaching experience and possess specialization in Poultry management , vermicomposting processes. Her area of interest is Fishery Science and Vermicomposting.

She did her MSc , M.Ed from Regional Institute of Education Bhubaneswar in the year 1996 She completed her Ph.D. (Environmental Science) with specialization in Poultry management from Utkal University in 2014. She has published research papers in the journals of repute and also presented some of her research papers in various National and International conferences held in Bhubaneswar.

Dr Nitesh Dhar BadgayanDean, Skills Integration and Future Learnings

Experimental scientist and multifaceted professional with 7+ years of research experience with an ability to functionalize nanomaterials and work on high end analytical and characterization instruments with special interest in microscopy and tribology with an aim to develop new materials. Strategic and operations management of academics, advisor to CNC product manufacturing start-up and team lead for University`s multiple projects.

Proactive professional with skills set to lead diverse teams and endeavor to find end solutions. Project lead for University`s multiple projects like World Skills, Impact Rankings, innovation and Entrepreneurship cell.

Dr. Sivala KumarDean, SoABE

Dr.Sivala Kumar is presently working as Dean and Professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, School of Agricultural and Bio engineering, Centurion University of Technology and Management from July 2019. Prior to this he has worked in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University at Bapatla (AP) Retired as Associate Dean of Dr NTR college of Food Science and Technology.

He has worked as Associate Professor, Professor and Senior Professor. He has publication in reputed International and National journals, attended several International and National Seminars and conferences. He is life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE). Under his guidance six M.tech and Three Ph.D Degrees were awarded.

Prof. Sunil Kumar JhaDean, SoPAHS, BBSR

Prof. Sunil Kumar Jha is working as the Dean of School of Paramedics and Allied Health Sciences at Centurion University of Technology and Management since 2016. He has also taken the responsibility of Director of Community Diagnostic Center. His major areas of expertise are medical diagnostics , clinical pathology, diagnostic bacteriology, histopathology and patient safety. He has completed MBA-HMGT, MLT, DAF, MHD and some of the courses in Alternative Medicine.

He has a working knowledge of 20 years in various universities and hospitals in various capacities such as, visiting faculty at Sikkim Manipal University, Kalinga University, Raipur and IASE deemed University, Principal of Bhava Institute of Medical Science, Director of College of Medical Technology, Bhubaneswar.

Prof (Dr.) Gurudutta PattanikDean, SoPLS, BBSR

Prof (Dr.) Gurudutta Pattanik (M Pharm, PhD) is the Dean, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He is an active Inspector in Pharmacy Council of India. He is a life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, and IAPST.

He is also the Centre coordinator of Centre for Drug Design. Under his supervision Centre for Drug Design has developed 5 no of natural based cosmetic products and which will be marketed soon under the Centurion brand name. He has also published 3 patents. He is the reviewer of Elsevier, Wiley, Informa Healthcare, Taylor and Francis, Bentham Science, Springer, IEEE Xplore, Dovepress etc., and editorial board member of several International Journals of America, Canada, UK, Thailand, India etc.