Kailasa Venkata Ramiah (20 October 1926 – 17 December 1994) was an educationist from

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, India. He was born in Pegallapadu village of

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district. He stood first-in-first in both B.Sc and M.Sc from

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and grew to head the Physics Department of

. He is recipient of the Sir Akbar Hyderi Gold medal and several awards during his career both as student and later as an academician. He finished his PhD in record time and later his research was in

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and

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. He published about 100 papers in both national and international journals. He served to become the first vice-chancellor of

Kakatiya University Kakatiya University is a public university located in Hanmakonda, Warangal in the Indian state of Telangana. It was most recently accredited with an "A" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India on 12 September 2017. ...

(1976–79). He founded the University from its inception. It was his vision and efforts that led to the development of

in a short period of time. He is the first person from the present Telangana to be the member of

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during the period 1981-87. He also served on

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panel for review on UPSC (Civil Services) selection process.

Positions held

1) Lecturer, Physics, Nizam College 2) Principal, Arts & Science college, Warangal 3) First Principal and Special Officer, P.G. Centre, Warangal 4) Head, Physics Department,

, Hyderabad 5) Director, P.G. Centre, Warangal 6) First Vice-Chancellor,

, Warangal 7) Member,

, New Delhi

Achievements and governing bodies

1) Fellow of AP Akademy of Sciences 2) Editorial board member of ''Indian Journal of Physics'' 3) Best Teachers AP Award 4) Syndicate Member

5) Governing Body,

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, Hyderabad 6) Founder board member of Education Consultants of India Ltd. 7) Expert member of various committees of University Grants Commission of

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8) Governing Body of Mahbub College, Secunderabad 9) President, Lions Club of Secunderabad

References

External links

*Kakatiya University official site
Kakatiya University, Warangal-506009, Telangana, India.
*LIST OF FORMER CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION , UPS
LIST OF FORMER CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION , UPSC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramiah, K. Venkata 1926 births 1994 deaths Scientists from Andhra Pradesh People from Khammam district 20th-century Indian educational theorists Osmania University alumni Osmania University faculty Kakatiya University