Upping our A-game with NITTTR Chennai and SRM faculties
2020-10-25 15:00 - 2021-11-21 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
The Faculty and Academic Affairs unit is hosting a Faculty Development Program (FDP), an initiative of the SRM University-AP Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), which was inaugurated on October 25, 2021, at 2:45 pm by Prof. V S Rao, our esteemed Vice-Chancellor who graced the event as the Chief Guest and the revered Prof. Usha Natesan, Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chennai as the Guest of Honour in the occasion.
This FDP will be an opportunity to nurture the finest traits that our faculty members have to offer by inviting five faculty members from NITTTR Chennai. Dr G. Janardhanan (Course coordinator), Dr P. Malliga, Dr S. Renukadevi, Dr V. Shanmuganeethi, and Dr E. S. M. Suresh from NITTTR Chennai; Dr Balgauruprasad Narayanan (Course Coordinator), and Dr Anupama Ghattu from Teaching Learning Centre (TLC) SRM University-AP, and Dr Rajeev Sukumaran from the Centre for Applied Research (CARE), SRMIST will be the resource persons for this event.
NITTTR Chennai is a Ministry of Education, Government of India-funded institution. The SWAYAM-MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) courses offered by NITTTR have become very popular among the teachers’ community as easy-to-access resources.
The entire FDP will be conducted in four batches and over 170 faculty members of SRM University will participate in it to learn about the latest developments in pedagogical methods and their incorporation in the classroom setting. The events for the first batch will continue from October 25, 2021, till November 6, 2021, from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm every day coming up to a total of 10 sessions.
This Faculty Development Program jointly designed by NITTTR Chennai and SRM University-AP will give our educators the essential tools needed to make every classroom experience an unrivalled growing opportunity for the students. We urge our faculty members to make the most of this event from October 25, 2021, onwards.

Captivating session with Mr VV Lakshminarayana
2021-08-31 09:30 - 11:00
Progressing with the Freshmen Orientation Programme-2021, where students learn about the university systems and processes, SRM University-AP has also made arrangements to introduce them to eminent people from various spheres of society. The university is honoured to have Mr Vasagiri Venkata Lakshminarayana, Former Additional Director General of Police in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 31, 2021, at 09.30 am for an interesting discussion.
Mr Lakshminarayana, a son of the soil, dedicated his life to the service of the nation. He is well-known for leading some high profile investigations with repute and valour. The Retired-IPS officer had previously held the posts of Joint Commissioner of Police of Thane, Maharashtra and Inspector general of police Rank under Y-category security for dealing with high-profile corruption cases. He has also worked under Anti-Terrorism Squad and CBI. Mr V.V. Lakshmi Narayana has been conferred with the Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Services on January 26 2017.
He is known for his impactful speeches and interactions with youth that impels them towards maturity and development. He was an active member of the Lead India Foundation, which was started with the blessings of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Mr V.V. Lakshmi Narayana is also an avid blood donor. Moreover, as a part of his social duties towards the nation, he has adopted several villages that voluntarily prohibit alcohol – Chinnamandadi of Mahabubnagar District, Sahalalaputtuga of Srikakulam District and Seetharamapuram of Vizianagaram District are among them. He extensively travels in the villages of Andhra Pradesh to understand prominent issues, especially those of farmers, youth and women. Students are requested to avail the opportunity to welcome Mr Lakshminarayana to share his thoughts with us.
It is gracious moment to have him with us on August 31, 2021, at 09.30 am for an interesting discussion.
