Administrative Setup

Central to any organization is its administration which is the pivot on which the wheels of its growth and success hinges. The successful track records, degree of planning, efficiency in the management of resources, especially in times of competition or crisis, deft handling of situational threats, periodical reviews and evaluation of performance, benchmarking fresh targets for achievement on the part of the members of the administrative authority govern the fate and fortune of any organization.  At Dr YSR National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the illustrious team forming the administrative setup comprising chiefly  he Chairman, Managing Director and Director are always brimming agog with creative thoughts and aggressively strategic plans to envisage new vistas of enviable  achievement, excellence  and standards.  Unrelenting efforts and uncompromising attitudes is the order prevalent here which are  not only  conducive but a prerequisite for disciplining and inspiring the learning minds in any academic institution to shape them as full fledged professionals. The administrative set up is as follows:

Ms. Chandana Khan, I.A.S, Chairman & Director General

Ms. Chandana Khan joined Indian Administrative Service in 1979 and has worked in several capacities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. She had worked as collector in Kadappa District. She was also the Director – “Woman, Child and Disability Welfare”. She is Secretary to “Road and Building Department” also the Principal Secretary of “Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports” and Commissioner of Enquiries under GAD. Presently she is working as Principal Secretary, SSA, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Secretary (Tourism) Full Addl. Charge. She is known for her iron will and astute administration. She can make impossible, possible. She is double faceted dynamite, an artist on one hand and an administrator on the other. She has a creative artistic temperament and has created an aesthetic world around her. She has a unique way of expressing herself in colors. Though she was born in Bengal, her identity is more profound in Andhra Pradesh. She has been staying on this Telugu land for 19 years now serving Telugu people in various ways and forms. A few minutes with her is worthwhile. She completed her M. Phil in English literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and has also done an M.A in gender development from University of East Anglia, Norwich. Her areas of interest are painting & creative writing. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions of paintings in India and abroad. She has published 4 collections of poems & 3 collections of short stories in Bengali.
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Dr. P.Narayana Reddy : Director

Dr. P. Narayana Reddy, Director, Dr. YSR NITHM  was serving at School of Management Studies, CBIT as professor and Head for 15 years. Prior to that he worked as Reader in Commerce in the faculty of Commerce and Management, Goa University for about 9 years. He graduated from Sri. Venkateswara University Tirupati in 1977 and did his Masters in Commerce in 1979.He was conferred Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing Management in 1986 by Sri. Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. As an academician, he has published 10 books including Marketing Research (Excel publications, New Delhi), Entrepreneurship Text and Cases (Cengage Learning, New Delhi), Research Methodology and Statistical Tools (Excel publications, New Delhi). He has more than 45 Research papers and 55 popular articles to his credit. He completed 4 research projects sponsored by UGC and ICSSR New Delhi. He guided 6 Ph.Ds students and 7  M. Phil students and 9 more students are pursuing their research on various current topics leading to  Ph.Ds. He was the organizing committee member appointed by the Ministry of culture and Youth affairs, Govt. of India to celebrate Republic fifty. He attended more than 25 National and International seminars and symposiums and presented papers related to the Education, General Management, and entrepreneurship. He also chaired more than 15 Technical sessions in seminars organized by various Universities and Institutions. Presently, he is Executive Committee member, Association of Indian Management Schools. He is editing a quarterly Journal EB Journal of management and Research.
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Mr. S. Sudha Kumar: Director, School of Hospitality

Sri S.Sudha Kumar (MBA, M.Phil) has put in 32 years of vast teaching experience in the field of Hospitality and churned out more than 5000 students to be the finest hospitality professionals of India. He joined as a faculty at IHMCT & AN, Hyderabad (formerly known as Food Craft Institute, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad) which is one of the 19 Central IHMs across the country established by Government of India, Ministry of Tourism. He served IHM - Hyd at every level beginning from a Lecturer, Sr.Lecturer, Head of Department and currently as Principal I/C. His Culinary specializations gained a grip on various Regional Indian Cuisines and International Cuisines. He is a Trainer for the student teams, participated in All India Level (Budding Chefs) competitions and bagged 6 times overall 1st Prizes conducted by NCHMCT. He is a role Model and Mentor for many top most chefs in the country. His Culinary excellence has been contributed to public through weekly articles 'Ruchi - Abhiruchi' in 'EENADU' Sunday Magazine continuously for 15 years covering nearly 2000 culinary creations. He has also performed many popular cookery shows in almost all daily TV Channels and got famous as 'Andhra Sanjeev Kapoor'

LIMCA BOOK OF WORLD RECORD – he played a role of Team Leader in making World's Biggest ‘LADDU’ in the year 1992.

All his expertise was utilized by the then Chief Minister Late Dr.N.T.Rama Rao and the present Governor of A.P. State Shri E.S.L.Narasimhan for organizing prestigious State level Banquets. He was also an advisor for State Hospitality Tender Committee for Afro Asian Games and catered to the scale of 2000 pax per day.

MEMBERSHIPS IN UNIVERSITIES: Member of Academic Council, College of Technology, Osmania University; Member of Academic Council, Dept. of Tourism, Telugu University;

Member of following Boards and Committees
1. Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore.
2. State Institute of Hotel Management, Tirupathi.
3. State Institute of Hotel Management, Zaheerabad (Medak)
4. Food Craft Institute, Visakhapatnam.

Professional Membership at FHRAI, SICA, APHRAP, Government of India appointed as a Mentor for IHM, Khozikode and also FCI, Beluru. Under his esteemed leadership, IHM HYDERABAD won 4 prestigious National awards from Shri Subodh Khan Sahai, Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism, GoI, for the academic year 2011-12
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Ms. Jayashree Bhaskaran - Chief Administrative officer

She is post Graduate in Economics and has 25 years of rich experience working in Secretarial and Administrative areas. As CAO, her job is to look after the administration of the institute. CAO takes the responsibility of the maintenance of the campus including student’s hostels and supporting infrastructure. She is the custodian of all official documents of the institute. She coordinates the meetings of the Governing Council and implements the decisions of GC from time to time. CAO is the administrator who provides total administrative support for all the activities and to lead a team of staff in the institute and guide them in their day-to-day activities and to assist the Director in the day-to-day functioning of the institute.
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Mr. P.S. Sridhar - Assistant Registrar

Has a work Experience of over 15 years in Secretarial Support, Administration, Coordination, Networking, and Capacity Building for all functional areas of Management. He did his B.A. in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management, M.A. in Public Personnel Management and also has a Masters of Tourism Management degree to his credit. He is presently working as Assistant Registrar in Dr. YSR NITHM and deals with objectives like Planning manpower for different departments, Calling applications for filling-up vacancies, Organizing interviews, Issuing appointment orders, Preparing Agenda points for the Governing Council meetings, Preparation of advertisements for admissions, Student counseling and Maintenance of attendance records & leave registers.

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Ms. Michelle J. Francis, Trainings & Placement Officer

Brings along her professionalism and rich experience, working with the Travel & Tourism Industry since 1994.
Done her Masters - 1994 - 1995, from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Specialization: Public Personal Management.
Further enhanced her career in the Tourism Industry by completing a Diploma in International Airline and Travel & Management with double honors from Trade Wings Institute of Management, Hyderabad - 1994. And also done a PG Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management from Kuoni Academy - Hyderabad during the year 2007 - 2008. Certified as Trainer by companies such as Galileo India Pvt. Ltd and Amadeus India Pvt. Ltd. Both leading MNC Travel software companies. Awarded 3rd for all India Faculty Development Program by Kuoni Academy year 2008 – 2009. Journeyed with companies such as Marshall Tours & Travels, Secunderabad - A subsidiary of Bambino Group Company that serves as a travel agent, Lufthansa German Airlines, GSA Hans Aviation (P) Ltd - The world’s leading European carrier and member of the star alliance, Galileo India Pvt. Ltd. - A leading CRS company that deals with travel technology and software development and Kuoni Academy, Hyderabad - A subsidiary of Kuoni Travel Group, one of the world’s leading globally-active leisure travel organizations and India’s largest travel & Tourism Company. Now she serves NITHM as Training & Placement Officer – Coordinating with the Industry for practical oriented on-site trainings, Takes classes on Personality Development and also trains 40 – 50 sessions on the GDS Travel Software – AMADEUS MUNDUS.
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Administrative & Staff Heirarchy