Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
In an illustrious career that spans more than 45 years, Dr Shankar S Mantha has held several important positions both in Academics and Public Administration. Dr. S S Mantha, was former Chairman of the National Regulator (AICTE), and implemented several e-governance initiatives and facilitating regulations over a six-year stint. He was also the President of the National Board of Accreditation for 3 years. Earlier, a Professor of Robotics, Control theory and AI at VJTI, he currently, is the Chancellor of the RB University in Nagpur. He has more than 285 publications in National and International Journals and Conferences besides authoring three books. His work at IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York on TIVOLI is also noteworthy. He is the author of NVEQF, now renamed the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the Regulations for ‘Blended Learning’. He was member, Karnataka Skill development Authority and advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier, he was the Pro Vice Chancellor of SNDT Woman’s University, the Chancellor, KL University, each of which he served for three years. Further, he served as the CEO of MAHAPREIT Start-up Knowledge Centre, a Government of Maharashtra Company for one and half years. He is a certified IIAM Arbitrator. (The Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation. He is also an Adjunct Prof. at the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, and Chairman of Technical Committee, National Cyber Safety and Security Standards (NCSSS), and IT expert, for the Government of Maharashtra.
University Chancellor / President
Adjunct Professor, National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru
Research