1.Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) : Kakatiya University, Warangal; in Mechanical Engineering; May 1986-May 1990, 76.3%, First Class with Distinction, Overall second rank in the class.
GATE:1990:Mechanical Engineering: 94.5 Percentile.
2.Master of Technology (M.Tech.): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), UP, India; in Mechanical Engineering with the specialization of Manufacturing Science; Aug 1990-March 1992, CGPA: 8.32/10, Thesis: satisfactory.
3.Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) : Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), New Delhi, India; in Mechanical Engineering with the thesis entitled, Evaluation of Boundary Friction under Sub-surface Plastic Deformation for Metal Forming Processes, Defended: Dec 1998; Convocation : May 1999. http://www.eprint.iitd.ac.in/handle/2074/5063.
Work Experience:
§ Industrial internship project, 1st May to 30th June, 1989, Nuculear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad.
§ Senior Research Associate, IIT Kanpur, April-Nov, 1992.
§ Asst. Manager, Laxmi Precision Screws Limited, Rohtak, Dec 1992.
§ Research Associate, IIT Delhi, Sep-Dec, 1997.
§ Guest Researcher at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, Jan-Oct 1998.
§ Assistant Professor, Oct 1998-Dec 2004, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.
§ Practice School instructor, 20th May to 20th July, 1999, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad and Hindustan Machine Tools Limited (HMT), Hyderabad.
§ Practice School instructor, 20th May to 20th July, 2000, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad and Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad.
§ Associate Professor, Jan 2005-Dec 2008, BITS-Pilani, Rajasthan.
§ Associate Professor, Dec 2008-June 2010, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
§ Professor, July 2010-May 2021, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
§ Visiting faculty member, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Gurukul, Hyderabad, 2010 to 2012, taught two courses, (1) Computer Aided Design and (2) Finite Element Methods.
§ Senior Professor, June 2011-till date, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
§ Assistant Dean, Research & Consultancy, Feb 2006-Nov 2008, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.
§ Group Leader, Mechanical Engineering, Jan - Aug 2009, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.
§ Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Aug 2009- Dec 2012.
§ Professor-in-charge, Faculty Affairs, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Aug 2013-Jan 2014.
§ Associate Dean, Work Integrated Learning Programmes Division, BITS-Pilani, Feb 2014-March 2018.
§ Coordinator, Product Design & Realization Laboratory, Aug 2010-May 2020, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
§ Dean (Institute-wide), Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, June 2020 to Aug 2023.