Homepage

About Us

Preeminent Education and Research Association PERA is an esteem federation of the state private universities of Maharashtra. The federation has been constituted to promote quality education in all the domains of professional Programmes.

Office Bearers

Dr. Mangesh T. Karad
Dr. Mangesh T. Karad
President, PERA
Mr. Bharat Agarwal
Mr. Bharat Agarwal
Vice President, PERA
Dr. E B Khedkar
Dr. E B Khedkar
Member Secretary, PERA
Dr. Sandip Jha
Dr. Sandip Jha
Member, PERA
Dr. Sanjay D. Patil
Dr. Sanjay D. Patil
Member, PERA
Dr. Swati Mujumdar
Dr. Swati Mujumdar
Member, PERA
Mr. Rahul V. Karad
Mr. Rahul V. Karad
Member, PERA
Dr. Sanjay Padode
Dr. Sanjay Padode
Member, PERA
Dr. P.A Inamdar
Dr. P.A Inamdar
Member, PERA
Dr. Ravikumar Chitnis
Dr. Ravikumar Chitnis
Member, PERA
Dr. Sanjeevan Arsud
Dr. Sanjeevan Arsud
Member, PERA
Dr. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai
Dr. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai
Member, PERA
Dr. Prabhat Ranjan
Dr. Prabhat Ranjan
Member, PERA
Prof. Dr. Arun Patil
Prof. Dr. Arun Patil
Member, PERA

Educational Qualification,Experience and Designation:

  • Professor Arun Patil is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Sanjay Ghodawat University (SGU), Kolhapur, India.
  • Prior to joining SGU, Professor Patil was Academic Dean (Engagement and Partnerships) and Dean for Melbourne Campus at Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT) Australia.
  • He has extensive academic experience in various leadership and managerial roles including Vice-Chancellor and President at Amity University Rajasthan, India
  • Director of Engineering Postgraduate Coursework at Deakin University, Australia; Deputy Dean (L&T) at CQUniversity, Australia. Professor Patil is an Expert member for Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia and holds several adjunct and visiting professor positions in Australia, Russia, Vietnam and India.
  • He holds a PhD, the MEngSc., both from Monash University, Australia with UNESCO Research Scholarships. He has also obtained M.Sc. (Applied Electronics) from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.

Awards:

  • He has received several awards including; ‘Most Innovative Vice Chancellor’ Award from the Golden AIM Awards, India;
  • Deakin University’s award for ‘Overall Contribution to the School’
  • Australian Government’s Endevour Executive Award
  • Deakin University’s Award for Overall Contribution to the School of Engineering;
  • Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman Award by the NRI Welfare Society of India
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Award for ‘Best Practices in Learning and Teaching’ from CQUniversity, Australia
  • Silver Badge of Honour from Monash University, Australia and an Award by Lions Club, India, in recognition of Overall Contribution for Excellence in Higher Education for his significant contribution to higher education.

Expertise and Publication:

  • He is internationally recognised for his expertise in curriculum development, University Audits, Accreditation and Reviews. He has been invited by Governments and universities to facilitate several audits, workshops and seminars in Russia, Vietnam, China, India, Mauritius, Fiji, Middle East, Europe, the USA and Canada. His leadership and networking skills have resulted in several collaborations worldwide.
  • He is the founding General Chair for the International Engineering and Technology Education Conference (IETEC) Series held since 2011
  • he has published widely including edited books, scholarly journal articles, book chapters, conference volumes and conference papers.
  • One of his Springer edited book; Engineering Education Quality Assurance: A Global Perspective, is highly popular and most cited in engineering education literature. He is an active member of several professional organizations including, Engineers Australia (EA), European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), The Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN) and The Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE).
Dr. Sayalee Gankar
Dr. Sayalee Gankar
Member, PERA
Dr. Vilas Sapkal
Dr. Vilas Sapkal
Member, PERA
Dr. G.K. Shirude
Dr. G.K. Shirude
Member, PERA
Dr. Hrridaysh Deshpande
Dr. Hrridaysh Deshpande
Member, PERA
Dr. Anil Kashyap
Dr. Anil Kashyap
MEMBER,PERA
Dr. Girish Desai
Dr. Girish Desai
Member, PERA
Mr. Tarundeep Singh Anand
Mr. Tarundeep Singh Anand
Member, PERA
Dr.Ravi Joshi
Dr.Ravi Joshi
MEMBER,PERA
Dr. Gopalkrishna Joshi
Dr. Gopalkrishna Joshi
MEMBER,PERA
Prof. Hanumant Pawar
Prof. Hanumant Pawar
CEO, PERA

Esteemed Members