RAJEESH VISWANATHAN Professor
- Department of International Business
- School of Management
- rajeeshv71@gmail.com
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certification | Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies | Harvard Business School | 2020 |
| 2 | MBA | HR | TNOU | 2007 |
| 3 | PhD | HR | Dibrugarh University | 1999 |
| 4 | MA | Public Administration | Madras Christian College, University of Madras | 1994 |
| 5 | BA | Economics, Pol Sc & Pub Administration | Osmania | 1992 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
| S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
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Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty | MBA | ICFAI Business School |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | MBA | Thiagrajar School of Management, Madurai |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | MBA | Jansons School of Business, Coimbatore |
| 4 | Associate Professor | MBA | Ganam School of Business, Tanjore |
| 5 | Assistant Professor | International Business | Pondicherry University |
| 6 | Associate Professor | International Business | Pondicherry University |
| 7 | Professor | International Business | Pondicherry University |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associate Professor | international Business | Pondicherry University | HR |
| 2 | Associate Professor | International Business | Pondicherry University | Employee Engagement, Cross Cultural Management and Performance Management |
Industry Experience
| S.No | Designation | Company/Corporate | Nature of Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HR Officer | Godrej & Boyce | Overall HR activities in Plant |
| 2 | Sr Manager HR | Baywood Hotels, VA – USA | HR & Operations |
| 3 | Placement Officer | Pondicherry University | Placement Officer |
Contribution towards Innovation
| S.No | Name of the Work/Contribution | Specialization | Remarks |
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Patent Details
| S.No | Title | Status | Patent Number | Year of Award | Type | Commercialized Status |
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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transmisia and Psychological Distress with the Mediation of Unemployment and Moderation of Social Acceptance – A Study of Indian Transgender Citizen | Meena Ramaswamy, Rajeesh Viswanathan | Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research | Vol. 13, Issue 3 pp - 163-183 | 2023 | 3.6 |
| 2 | The moderating role of resonant leadership and workplace spirituality on the relationship between psychological distress and organizational commitment | M Ramaswamy, R Viswanathan | The International Journal of Human Resource Management | https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2022.2143273 | 2023 | 6.2 |
| 3 | Effectiveness of online teaching and learning in Indian universities during the COVID-19 pandemic | Khan, M. and Viswanathan, R. | International Journal of Educational Management | Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 610-632. | 2023 | 3.6 |
| 4 | A re-engagement model to overcome the psychological distress of students | Meena Ramaswamy,Rajeesh Viswanathan | International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education | Vol. 12, No. 4, 1973~1984 | 2023 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Re-Engaging Employees during COVID-19 Pandemic - With special reference to Indian IT Companies | Rajeesh Viswanathan, Mohsin Khan | International Journal of Business Excellence | 10.1504/IJBEX.2021.10039879 | 2022 | 3.6 |
| 6 | Enhancing employee innovativeness and job performance through a culture of workplace innovation" | Khan, M., Raya, R.P. and Viswanathan, Rajeesh | International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management | IJPPM-09-2020-0466 | 2021 | 3.6 |
| 7 | Does Job Satisfaction and Employee Commitment pave way for Employee Engagement in IT Sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan, N. Sarath Lal, Veena Prasad, Jahira Parveen | International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) | Volume – 8 Issue – 2S4 July 2019, ISSN: 2277-3878 | 2019 | 6.04 |
| 8 | Long Term Financial Performance of Acquiring Companies:Evidences from India | Rajeesh Viswanathan & Neethu T.C | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Vol: 6, Issue:6, July 2017 | 2017 | 4.89 |
| 9 | Leadership in the changing world: An impact of transformational leadership on employee retention in ITES companies | Rajeesh Viswanathan & Sarathlal N | ”, Indian Journal of Applied Research, | Vol: 7, Issue:8, August 2017 | 2017 | 4.89 |
| 10 | The influence of organizational culture on team cohesion in ITES sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan & Sarathlal N | International Journal of Scientific Research | Vol: 6, Issue:8, August 2017 | 2017 | 4.176 |
| 11 | Transformational leadership and its impact on job satisfaction | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Indian Journal of Applied Research | , Vol: 6, Issue:11, November 2016 | 2016 | 3.919 |
| 12 | A proposed model to Maximize Fuel Economy and Develop Good Maintenance Practices throughGlobal practices – With special reference to Pondicherry Roa | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Vol: 6, Issue:08 | 2016 | 3.919 |
| 13 | Challenges encountered by women entrepreneurs in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) confined to Puducherry and Chennai region | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Paripex Indian Journal of Research | Vol: 5, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 3.508 |
| 14 | Employee Retention Strategies Adopted by SMEs | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Indian Journal of Research, | Vol: 6, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 3.919 |
| 15 | Examining influence of employee engagement on job performance with special reference to select private schools in Puducherry | Rajeesh Viswanathan | International Journal of Scientific Research | Vol: 5, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 3.508 |
| 16 | Job satisfaction among primary teachers – A study of select schools Puducherry | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Vol: 5, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 3.62 |
| 17 | Determinants of general adjustment in cross cultural work environment: a study of Indian expatriates in the United States of America | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Paripex Indian Journal of Research | Vol: 5, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 5.215 |
| 18 | Determinants of work adjustment in cross cultural work enviornment: a study of Indian expatriates in the United States of America | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Vol: 5, Issue: 4, April 2016 | 2016 | 3.62 |
| 19 | Customers Perception about retail formats ( self service); with special reference to Bhopal, India | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Volume: 4,Isssue:1, Jan 2015 | 2015 | 1.5408 |
| 20 | Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Climate on Project Success: A Study of Software Project Teams on Select IT Companies | Rajeesh Viswanathan | International Journal of Scientific Research | Volume 4, Issue:2, Feb 2015 | 2015 | 1.8651 |
| 21 | Impact of Emotional Intelligence of Project Team Members: A Study of Software Project Teams on Select IT Companies | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Volume: 4,Isssue:2, Feb 2015 | 2015 | 3.1218 |
| 22 | A Study of Financial Performance of Companies before and after merger and acquisition | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Paripex – India Journal of Research | Vol: 4, Issue: 3,March 2015 | 2015 | 3.4163 |
| 23 | Impact of emotional intelligence in cross cultural adjustment: A Study of Indian expatriates | Moiz Mohd & Rajeesh Viswanathan | International journal of cotemporary commerce | Vol: 3, Issue:2, March2015 | 2015 | 3.125 |
| 24 | A Study on Organizational commitment and its impact on Productivity – A Study of Select IT companies | Rajeesh Viswanathan & Jeevitha | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Vol: 5, Issue:4, April 2015 | 2015 | 3.6241 |
| 25 | Impact of Transformational Leadership on Team Effectiveness: A Study of Team Leaders in IT Sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Journal for Research Analysis | Volume: 4,Isssue:7, Jul 2015 | 2015 | 3.131 |
| 26 | A Study on the Impact of Organizational Climate on Project Success among Software Engineers in IT Sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Paripex – India Journal of Research | Vol: 4, Issue: 7,Jul 2015 | 2015 | 3.416 |
| 27 | Consumer Perception towards Attributes of Ice Cream and Cholare – With special reference to Ponlait, Pondicherry, India | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Paripex – India Journal of Research | Vol: 3, Issue: 4, April 2014 | 2014 | 3.508 |
| 28 | Impact of Performance Appraisal System on Organizational Growth – A Study with special reference to ITES Sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Vol:4, Issue:5, May2014 | 2014 | 2.165 |
| 29 | Quality of Work Life – An Ignored factor in todaus globalization scenario – A Study of select IT Companies. | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Asian Journal of Research in Social Science & Humanities | Vol I, Issue – VI, June 2014 | 2014 | 1.986 |
| 30 | Absenteeism – A menace in Indian BPO Industry | Rajeesh Viswanathan | SMART Journal of Business Management Studies | Volume: 9, No: 1, Jan – June – 2013 | 2013 | 3.62 |
| 31 | Retention – A Nightmare of BPO Sector | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Global Research Analysis | Volume: 1,Isssue:5, Nov2012 | 2012 | 5.215 |
| 32 | Work Life balance – An Alarming Issue in BPO Sectors, Journal of Asian Business Management | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Journal of Asian Business Management | Vol: 4, No2, July 2012 | 2012 | 3.416 |
| 33 | Employee Engagement- Prime Challenge of Managers | Rajeesh Viswanathan | International Journal of Marketing, Financial Services & Management Research | Vol:1, No4, Oct- Dec,2012 | 2012 | 3.131 |
Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
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Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Details of Conference Publication | Page Nos. | Year |
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Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management | Stephen P Robbins, Mary Coutler and Rajeesh Viswanathan | Pearson Publishers | 2023 | 978935606491 |
| 2 | Motivation and Leadership | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House | 2018 | 978-93-5299-276-8 |
| 3 | Strategic Human Resource Management and HR Policies | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House | 2018 | 978-93-5299-303-1 |
| 4 | Human Resource Planning and Information System | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House | 2017 | 978-93-5262-406-5 |
| 5 | HRM in Global Perspective | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai | 2017 | 978-93-5262-405 -8 |
| 6 | Business Communication | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing | 2012 | 978-93-5024-889-8 |
| 7 | Communication Skills - II | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai | 2011 | 978-93-5024-812-6 |
| 8 | Communication Skills - I | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai. | 2010 | 978-93-5024-697 -9 |
| 9 | Business Communication | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai. | 2009 | 978-81-8488-529 -3 |
| 10 | Strategic Human Resource Management | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai | 2009 | 978-81-8488-595-8 |
| 11 | Principles of Management | Rajeesh Viswanathan | Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai | 2009 | 978-81-8488-599-6 |
| 12 | Organizational Theory | Stephen P Robbins, Mary Mathew, Rajeesh Viswanathan | Pearson | 2009 | 978-81-317-1730-1 |
| 13 | Management | MA Hitt, J Steward Black, LW Porter and Rajeesh Viswanathan | Pearson | 2009 | 978-93-5097-377-6 |
Chapters in Books
| S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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Edited Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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Ongoing Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Ongoing Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Health, Stress, Job Commitment and Satisfaction of Municipal Workers in Puducherry: An Assessment of Environmental Factors | Dept of Science and Technology | May2017 - Dec 2019 | Rs 90,000 thousand | 2019 |
Completed Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Designed Performance Management System for Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences | MINDS, Mahe | May 2018 - Dec 2019 | 2,00,000 | 2019 |
| 2 | Performance Evaluation of PAPSCO, Govt of Puducherry, Puducherry | Govt of Puducherry | 3 months | Rs 90,000 thousand | 2011 |
Career Guidance Offered to students
| S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
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List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
| S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
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Research Guidance - PG
| S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | MBA | 9 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| 2 | 2022 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 3 | 2021 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 4 | 2021 | MBA | 9 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| 5 | 2021 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 6 | 2020 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 7 | 2020 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 8 | 2019 | MBA | 12 | International Business |
| 9 | 2019 | MBA | 9 | International Business |
| 10 | 2018 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 11 | 2018 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 12 | 2017 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 13 | 2016 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 14 | 2015 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 15 | 2014 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 16 | 2013 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 17 | 2012 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 18 | 2011 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
| 19 | 2010 | MBA | 18 | International Business |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
| S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neethu TC | 09-09-2015 | 20151145004 | Mergers and Acquisitions | YES | 19-11-2018 | YES | 12-09-2019 |
| 2 | Sarathlal N | 09-09-2015 | 20151145005 | The Relationship of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Culture on Team Effectiveness: A Mediation Model of Team Cohesion | YES | 19-11-2018 | YES | 12-09-2019 |
| 3 | Divya Lakshmi G | 09-09-2015 | Team Cohesiveness | YES | 01-02-2019 | YES | 12-09-2019 | |
| 4 | Col R Subramaniyam | 18-07-2013 | R 32979 | Antecedents of Supply Chain Agility - With special reference to Eastern Base Workshop - A unit of government of India. | YES | 21-05-2019 | YES | 24-09-2018 |
| 5 | Ms P Jeevithaa | 18-10-2013 | 312311631040 | A Study on employee engagement of Select IT Companies in India | YES | 16-09-2016 | YES | 20-03-2017 |
| 6 | Mohammed Moiz | 03-08-2012 | 5201108 | Impact of Emotional & Cultural Intelligence on Psychological Well Being and Work Performance: A Study of Indian Expatriates in USA | YES | 22-12-2015 | YES | 12-08-2016 |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
| S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
| S.No | Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided | Professional body for which membership fee is provided | Amount of Support | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
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E-Lecture Details
| S.No | E-Lecture Title | Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering | Member of Editorial Bodies | Reviewer/Referee of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content/Module Title | Institution/Platform | Year | Weblink | ||||
Details of Online Education Conducted
| S.No | Nature of Online Course | No. of Sessions | Target Group | Date |
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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India’s foreign policy and trade relations | India’s foreign policy and its impact on trade relations with emerging economies | Pondicherry university | International | 22-02-2018 | 23-02-2018 | 2018 |
| 2 | Corporate social responsibility | Global summit Corporate social responsibility | Acharya Nagarjuna University | International | 29-03-2017 | 31-03-2017 | 2017 |
| 3 | IFRS perception and issues | Convergence with IFRS perception and issues | Thunjan memoriam government college | National | 05-01-2017 | 06-01-2017 | 2017 |
| 4 | Educational preferences and uncertainty | UGC National seminar on Educational preferences and uncertainty | PSMO College | National | 07-01-2016 | 08-01-2016 | 2016 |
| 5 | Contemporary management practices | Conference on contemporary management practices | VIMS | International | 23-09-2015 | 23-09-2015 | 2015 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Educated Youth in Global Business | UGC | School of Management, one day | National | 08-03-2017 | 08-03-2017 | 2017 |
Workshop Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
| S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
| S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
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Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
| S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PGDFT Co-ordinator | 26-07-2015 to 29-07-2017 | Co-ordinator |
Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
| S.No | Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
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Collaboration with Institution/Industry
| S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | From Date | To Date | |||||||
| 1 | Deepak C | Managing Director | Kaivalya Manufacturing Co Pvt Ltd | NATIONAL | Designing App for Monitoring Production Process | 02-01-2019 | 31-08-2021 | 02-01-2019 | 31-08-2021 | Designing App to calculate net profit by deducting waste and adding scrap on a daily basis. |
| 2 | Shanmugam | Managing Director | Touch Solar Technologies | NATIONAL | Designing of Organizational Structure and Conducting of Training Programs | 02-04-2020 | 30-12-2022 | 02-04-2020 | 30-12-2022 | Designing of Organization Structure and PMS Tool for monitoring performance |
Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
| S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
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Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
| S.No | Name of the Programme | No. of Participants | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year | Revenue Generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – Leadership Challenges in the Organization for Executives | 30 | Dept of Industries, Govt of Puducherry | 1 day | 05-01-2018 | 05-01-2018 | 2018 | 5000 |
| 2 | Enhancing Team Effectiveness and Entrepreneur skills. | 25 | Phocos India Solar Pvt Ltd | 2 days | 07-06-2016 | 08-06-2016 | 2016 | 5000 |
| 3 | Enhancing Team Effectiveness and Entrepreneur skills. | 25 | Phocos India Solar Pvt Ltd | 2 days | 12-12-2015 | 13-12-2015 | 2015 | 5000 |
Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
| S.No | IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
| S.No | Name of the Programme | Period of the Programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | ||