Office Bearers (Indian Montessori Centre - CGC)
B V A Rao, Chairman
Dr. B. V. A. Rao is the Chairman of the Indian Montessori Centre. He has been actively involved in the activities of the IMC and has been extremely supportive in its functioning. Despite being an extremely busy individual, Dr. Rao has always made himself available to help and guide the activities of the Indian Montessori Centre.
An academician-par-excellence, Dr. Rao is currently the Director (International Relations) of the Vellore Institute of Technology, a premier institute located in Vellore as the name suggests. He was a Professor of Applied Mechanics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for 30 years. Dr. Rao has to his credit over 150 publications and has guided over 15 Ph. D and research students. He has been actively connected with many professional societies which include FIE, FIIPE, FASI, FTSI, FFPSI. He has been conferred as a Fellow by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE) for his research contributions. Dr. Rao has travelled widely and has also been a Visiting Professor for different institutes in Germany, Holland, and Singapore.
The first Stanley Ehrlich award (Gold) was conferred to Dr. Rao in the year 2004 by the Acoustical Foundation (India) for his contributions in the field of acoustics. He was also awarded the silver medal in Noise in 2002.
Contact Details
Address Office : Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University),
Vellore-632 014 (Tamil Nadu)
Address Residence : 74, Hymamshu Vihar,
4th Main Road, Malleswaram,
Bangalore-560 055
Address for Correspondence : Adviser, Chancellor,
Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University),
Vellore-632 014 (Tamil Nadu)
Telephone (Off) : 0416-2245073
Telephone (Res) : 0416-23340371
Fax : 0416-2243092, 23345414
Email : bvarao33@gmail.com