Dr. R. S. Kumar
B.E. (Hons.), M.Tech., PhD, and FIE
Dr. R. S. Kumar Studied in premier institutes, B E with Honours in Mechanical Engineering, from PSG College of Technology. M Tech from IIT Delhi in Production Technology . PhD from Anna University in Product Development domain, Management Development program from XLRI Jamshedpur
Work Experience
- He has worked in Multi National Companies in various locations of the Country – in design, Manufacturing, product development and Software services for 15+ years.
- Few of them are Ashok Leyland Ltd., Mannesmann Demag, HCL Ltd. He had a brief stint abroad.
- For the last 24+ years he is in Academia and for the past 15+ years he is working as Principal. Presently, he is Principal of Prathyusha Engineering College Autonomous Chennai. He has 39+ years of experience.
Key Achievements
- With his vast experience in the industry, he has successfully implemented 34 Industry based Centres of Excellence
- He has secured more than 11 crores of fund for his Institutions. He is credited with implementing a Technical Business Incubator at Coimbatore. He was instrumental in procuring and implementing AICTE IDEA Lab at Chennai
- Dr. R. S. Kumar was awarded “Principal of the Year 2020” by ACADEMIC INSIGHTS and “Principal of the Year 2024” by MIT Square UK.
- He is an expert in Autonomous Regulations, Curriculum design and development. More than 20,000 students and faculty have benefitted by his Regulations and ideas.