Department of Master of Business Administration
Empowering future business leaders through strategic thinking, innovation, and industry-oriented management education.
Welcome
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers comprehensive management education with a strong focus on outcome-based learning, strategic thinking, and professional excellence. Designed in accordance with the university-prescribed curriculum, the program is enriched by experienced faculty, ICT-enabled pedagogy, case-based and experiential learning, and industry-oriented training. Students actively participate in academic, co-curricular, and professional development activities, demonstrating significant achievements in placements, entrepreneurship, and higher studies, in alignment with IQAC and NAAC quality benchmarks.
Courses Offered
MBA – 180
Vision
Create centre of excellence in the field of management education to groom the talent to the expectations of stakeholders.Mission
- To create management professionals suitable for Employment, Entrepreneurship, Business Leadership and Consultancy through innovative Technologies, Research and Contemporary Management Practices.
- To impart quality management education through innovative pedagogy to make students think critically, communicate effectively and manage Interpersonal relationships.
Dr.SHIVASHANKAR PALAKURTHY
Professor & Head, MBA
Ph.D | 24+ Years Experience
Network Security | Mobile Computing | Computer Forensics
HOD’s Message
It is my privilege to welcome you to the MBA Department at Vaagdevi Engineering College, Warangal.
Our program is committed to nurturing future leaders who are equipped with strong academic foundations,
practical skills, and the confidence to excel in diverse professional and entrepreneurial arenas.
At Vaagdevi, we emphasize:
We take pride in organizing national conferences, workshops, and outreach programs that connect students
with industry leaders and thought experts. Our graduates have consistently demonstrated success in placements
and entrepreneurial ventures, reflecting the strength of our program and the dedication of our faculty.
I warmly invite you to explore the opportunities our MBA program offers and join us in shaping a future
defined by knowledge, innovation, and impact.
Welcome Message from the Head of MBA Department
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Total Faculty
46+
Placements 2025–26
2+
Faculty Achievements
120+
Student Achievements
2
MoU's
25+
Publications
850+
Alumni
4
IPR
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEO 1: To enable students to apply management principles and practices for building a successful career in the corporate world.
PEO 2: To develop the ability to solve complex business problems and cultivate leadership skills to manage business uncertainties and crises with a rational approach.
PEO 3: To prepare graduates to understand national and international business environments and to assimilate updated knowledge and information in the field of management.
PEO 4: To develop responsible citizens who actively participate in social commitments and engage in lifelong learning.
PEO 5: To provide an excellent academic environment that enables students to demonstrate strong communication skills, creativity, critical thinking, responsibility, teamwork, and leadership in their professional careers.
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
PSO 1: Apply the fundamental knowledge of management sciences to optimally solve complex business problems.
PSO 2: Develop multidisciplinary knowledge through simulated problems, case analysis, projects, and industrial training to address real-world business challenges.
PSO 3: Demonstrate professional ethics, values, and standards in management practices for societal and environmental well-being.
| S.No. | Name and Address | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dr. P. Shiva Shankar Associate Professor & Head MBA, VEC |
Chairman |
| 2 |
Dr. Sindhu Professor of Management, JNTUH UCMH |
Member (Univ. Nominee) |
| 3 |
Prof. S. N. Chary Professor, KU |
Member (Subject Expert) |
| 4 |
Dr. Y. Bhaskar Rao Head, Vaagdevi Institute of Management Sciences, Warangal |
Member (Subject Expert) |
| 5 |
Dr. M. Saritha Assistant Professor, MBA, VEC |
Member |
| 6 |
Dr. L. Jayaramakrishna Assistant Professor, MBA, VEC |
Member |
| 7 |
Dr. V. Ramachandramurthy Assistant Professor, MBA, VEC |
Member |
| 8 |
Mr. A. Shiva Krishna PG Alumni |
Member (Alumni Member) |
| 9 |
Mr. S. Kaushik Senior Development Manager, Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. |
Member (Industry Representative) |
| Dept. S.No. | Name | Designation | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.SHIVASHANKAR PALAKURTHY | Professor & HOD | |
| 2 | Dr.LAKNKE JAYARAMA KRISHNA | Associate Professor |  |
| 3 | Dr.RAMACHANDRAMURTHY VUMMALLA | Associate Professor |  |
| 4 | Dr.JANGA GOPAL VENU | Associate Professor |  |
| 5 | N.PRADEEP | Assistant Professor |  |
| 6 | MUKTEESHWAR GUNDA | Associate Professor |  |
| 7 | SRAVAN KUMAR | Assistant Professor |  |
| 8 | SAMATHA DAYYALA | Assistant Professor |  |
| 9 | REVELLI SHASHANK | Assistant Professor |  |
| 10 | CHERI GOUTHAM | Assistant Professor |  |
| 11 | ATAKAPURAM SATHEESH | Assistant Professor |  |
| 12 | NAGAMALLA ANITHA | Assistant Professor |  |
| 13 | SANDHYA POTHARAJU | Assistant Professor |  |
| 14 | KASHI VISWANATH | Assistant Professor |  |
| 15 | ANIL ETTABOINA | Assistant Professor |  |
| 16 | RAKESH JANGAM | Assistant Professor |  |
| 17 | MULUKA RADHA | Assistant Professor |  |
| 18 | SAIRAM CHILAGANI | Assistant Professor |  |
| 19 | SWETHA RAVULA | Assistant Professor |  |
| 20 | SARITHA MIDIDODDI | Assistant Professor |  |
| 21 | BANDELA SUNILKUMAR | Assistant Professor |  |
| 22 | P. VAAGDEVI | Assistant Professor |  |
| S. No. | Project No. | Funding Agency | Title of the Project and Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BFP/RGP/ICT/23/026 | University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman | Block Funding Program Awardees (BFP Call 2023) | Rs. 21,00,000/- | Ongoing |
| 2 | EEQ/2021/000456 | Science and Engineering Research Board | SERB | Rs. 23,69,900/- | Ongoing |
| 3 | 9-104/IDC/MOD-ACP/POLICI-1/2021/2022 | AICTE | AICTE-MODROBS | Rs. 20,00,000/- | Ongoing |
| 4 | 1743139484 | AICTE – ATAL FDP | Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Computing | Rs. 3,50,000/- | Ongoing |
| 5 | 1691573262 | AICTE – ATAL FDP | Exploring Immersive Realities of Augmented and Virtual Reality | Rs. 3,50,000/- | Completed |
| S.No | Name of the Organization / Company | MoU Signed on | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sak Informatics | 05.02.2025 | Project Implementation and Placement Guidance |
| 2 | TCollegeDayz | 17.12.2024 | Current and future Educational arrangements, Communications and recruitment initiatives. |
| 3 | SRU – SR University | 18.11.2024 | The purpose of this MoU is to establish a collaboration partnership between the two educational institutions to promote academic, research and cultural exchanges and mutual cooperation. |
| 4 | IDS | 13/03/2024 | Business of Digital Transformation of various Businesses; IT products and Services. |
| 5 | Cloudplinth INC | 03.10.2023 | Skill Based Training, Education, Placement, Industrial Visit, Expert Lectures. |
| 6 | IFOCUS | 10.02.2023 | Internship and Career Placement Services. |
| 7 | FOUNDIT (monster.com) Pvt. Ltd. | 10.01.2023 | Internship and Career Placement Services |
| 8 | ICT ACADEMY | 09.01.2023 | Proposal for certificate on Programming Essentials in Python |
| S.No | Name of the Faculty | Dept. | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. K. Sharmila | CSE |
1. Reviewer for Ph.D Thesis – 2025, Sri Venkateshwara University 2. Chair, ISML – 2024 (04.05.2024) 3. Best Paper Award – Student National Symposium 4.0 4. ATAL FDP Coordinator 5. Block Funding Programme (Sultanate of Oman) |
| 2 | Dr. J. Srikanth | CSE |
SERB Project Chair for International Conferences Reviewer for International Journals |
| 3 | Dr. K. Srinivas | CSE |
AICTE ATAL FDP Chair for International Conferences Reviewer for International Journals |
| 4 | Ms. A. Swathi | CSE | NET Qualified |
| S.No | Student Name | Achievement Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. S. Tharun | GATE Qualified | 2025 |
| 2 | Mr. G. Sathwik | GATE Qualified and secured Ph.D Admission at IIT BHU (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi | 2024 |
| 3 | Mr. G. Sathwik | Best Research Paper in 6th International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing 2023 conducted at VIT, Chennai | 2023 |
| 4 | Ms. V. Tejaswini | Internship at IIT Hyderabad | 2023 |
| 5 | Ms. K. Mounika | Paper in 6th International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing 2023 conducted at VIT, Chennai | 2023 |
| 6 | Mr. S. Tharun | Paper in 6th International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing 2023 conducted at VIT, Chennai | 2023 |
| S. No | Title of Paper | Name of the Author/s | Name of Journal | Year of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smart IoT-Based Solution for Emergency Assistance During Sandstorms and Landslides | Karramareddy Sharmila | 10th International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET) | 2024 |
| 2 | A Scalable Server Architecture for Mobile Presence Services in Social Network Applications | Maloth Parshuram, K. Bhaskar Babu, Dr. R. Naveen Kumar | Quaderns Journal, an ISO:7201–2008 certified journal, UGC Care approved Group-2 Journal | 2023 |
| 3 | Methane Gas Prediction Model in Underground Coal Mines: A Deep Learning Approach | Naveen Kumar Rangaraju | IEEE | 2023 |
| 4 | Machine Learning Model for Identifying and Analyzing Intrusion Detection Systems | Macherla Vamshi | Journal of Northeastern University | 2023 |
| 5 | A Study on the Integration of Smart Contracts with Blockchain Technology in Banking | Shazia Tazeen, S. Anoosha, M. Swetha | IJRAR - International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews | 2023 |
| 6 | Performance Enhancement in Facial Emotion Classification Through Noise-Injected FERCNN Model: A Comparative Analysis | Karramareddy Sharmila | IIETA | 2023 |
| 7 | Hybrid CNN and Vision Transformer-Based Multi-Factor Authentication for Enhanced Security in Online Examination Systems | Vallem Ranadheer Reddy, Gourishetty Shankar Lingam, Peesala Ilanna, Amgoth Ashok Kumar | ICUIS-579 | 2024 |
| 8 | Evaluation of Text Pattern Matching using the Aho-Corasick Algorithm | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews | 2024 |
| 9 | Underground Water Level Prediction in Remote Sensing Images Using Improved Hydro Index Value with Ensemble Classifier | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | Remote Sensing | 2023 |
| 10 | An Advanced Energy Management and Harvesting System for Network Lifetime for Industrial IoT in Smart Cities | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Internet of Things Journal | 2023 |
| 11 | EEG-Based Motor Imagery Channel Selection and Classification using Hybrid Optimization and Two-Tier Deep Learning | Dr. Srikanth Jannu | Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Elsevier | 2024 |
| 12 | Modelling and Evaluating the Performance of a Split-Gate T-Shape Channel DMDPDG-TFET Biosensor for Label-Free Detection | Dr. Srikanth Jannu | IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics | 2024 |
| 13 | A Novel k-Coverage and m-Connectivity Based Fire Prediction Model for Consumer IoT Using Fish Swarm Optimization and Logistic Regression Model | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics | 2024 |
| 15 | A Novel Logistic Regression-Based Fire Detection Model Using IoT in Underground Coal Mines | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer | 2023 |
| 16 | Methane Gas Prediction Model in Underground Coal Mines: A Deep Learning Approach | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Xplorer | 2023 |
| 17 | An Energy and Coverage-Aware Optimal Routing Algorithm for Mobile Sink to Maximize Network Lifetime for Wireless Sensor Networks | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Xplorer | 2023 |
| 18 | A Novel Fleet Management System in Underground Coal Mines using Internet of Things | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Xplorer | 2023 |
| 19 | A Model for Quality Management in Industrial Products Based on Machine Learning and Image Processing Techniques | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | ICACII (Conference) | 2023 |
| 20 | Inclusive Learning and Assessment in the Era of AI | Dr. Ramesh G | SN Computer Science | 2024 |
| 21 | The Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Social Media Marketing | Dr. Ramesh G | International Conference on Future Growth of Global Business Nurturing Change through AI (ICFGGB2023), Sponsored by ICSSR | 2023 |
| 22 | A Channel of Communication through Secured 3-party AQKDP | Dr. Ramesh G | Material Today: Proceedings | 2023 |
| 23 | IoT Mastery Using Raspberry Pi | Dr. Ramesh G | — | 2022 |
| 24 | Energy Efficient Quantum-Informed Ant Colony Optimization Algorithms for Industrial Internet of Things | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence | 2022 |
| 25 | An Advanced Energy Management and Harvesting System for Network Lifetime for Industrial IoT in Smart Cities | Dr. Srikanth Jannu, Chaitanya Thuppari | IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence | 2022 |
| 26 | User-Segregation Based Channel Estimation in the MIMO System | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | Physical Communications | 2022 |
| 27 | Underground Water Level Prediction in Remote Sensing Images Using Improved Hydro Index Value with Ensemble Classifier | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | — | 2022 |
| 28 | A Novel Codebook Design Algorithm for Image Vector Quantization | Dr. V. Manohar | YMER International Journal | 2022 |
| 29 | A Host-Based P2P Host Identification Approach with Flow-Based Detection of P2P Bots | Dr. Gadde Ramesh | Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology | 2022 |
| 30 | A Communication Efficient Federated Learning: A Probabilistic Approach | Dr. Srikanth Jannu | International Conference on Computing, Communication and Learning | 2022 |
| 31 | Graphical Exploratory Data Analysis (GEDA): A Case Study on Employee Attrition | Dr. Sharmila Reddy | Journal of Science and Technology | 2022 |
| 32 | Machine Learning Techniques for Sensing IoT Botnets | Dr. Gadde Ramesh | Journal of Jilin University (Engineering and Technology Edition) | 2022 |
| 33 | Evaluation of Text Pattern Matching using Aho-Corasick Algorithm | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | IJRAR | 2022 |
| 34 | Disease Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas | Futuristic Areas in Computer Engineering and Technology | 2022 |
| 35 | An Approach for Sign Language Recognition with Deep Learning Algorithm | Dr. Kalyanapu Srinivas, K. Ranjith Kumar, V. Rakesh Datta | IJCACI | 2022 |
| 36 | BOTRANSACK to Detect Botnets Using Machine Learning | Dr. Gadde Ramesh | Design Engineering (Toronto) | 2021 |
| 37 | A Channel of Communication through Secured 3-Party AQKDP | Ms. G. Arunakranthi, Mr. Gadde Ramesh, Mr. K. Goutham, Mr. M. Sathish | Elsevier: ScienceDirect | 2020 |
| 38 | Attributes of Trustworthiness in Fourth Factor Authentication | Dr. K. Sharmila | Elsevier: ScienceDirect | 2020 |
| 39 | Necessity of Fourth Factor Authentication with Multiple Variations as Enhanced User Authentication Technique | Dr. K. Sharmila | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing | 2020 |
| 40 | An Overview on Architecture of Botnet and Techniques towards the Botnet Detection | Mr. Gadde Ramesh | International Journal of Research and Applications | 2020 |
| 41 | Summarization of Legal Judgments using Gravitational Search Algorithm | Dr. J. Srikanth | Springer – Neural Computing and Applications | 2020 |
| 42 | Passage-Based Text Summarization for Legal Information Retrieval | Dr. J. Srikanth | Springer – Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering | 2020 |
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