Governance
NIE’s governance covers various aspects from a Board of Directors to Governing and Academic Councils as well as the Governance framework that includes proceedings of the Academic Council, Rules of NIE and Memorandum & Byelaws.
Leadership @ NIE
Dr. Ranganath M S
President
Education: MBBS, MS, FICS, FRCS – 1987
Experience: 45 Years of Medical Practice (Incl. Professor of Urology for 12 years)
Present : Hon. President – NIE MC; Chief Urologist & Director- RMS Hospital, Mysore
Mr. Niranjan Simha S
Vice President
Education: BE Civil NIE 1984; PG in Construction Management (NICMAR) 1990
Experience: 40 Years Corporate (30 yrs with L&T) incl Executive Vice President; L&T Construction Division
Present : Advisor – Strategic Initiatives Larson & Toubro
Mr. UdayShankar S B
Hon.Secretary
Education: BE – 1984 Mechanical, NIE
Experience: 35 years corporate working with 18 years in Manufacturing and 17 years in the Software Industry Worked with TATA Group, Widia India ,Founder & Director-Spectrasoft Technologies, held Global Roles.
Present : Hon. Secretary – NIE MC, & Business Advisor.
Mr. Sathyakumar N
Hon. Treasurer
Education: BE – 1983 Mechanical, NIE
Experience: 35 years corporate including 6 yrs in Machine Tool and 23 years in Auto Component Manufacturing
Present : Hon. Treasurer – NIE MC, Director TOPSEAL India
Mr. Srinath Batni
Director
Education: BE – 1975 Mechanical (NIE), MTech – 1978 (IISc)
Experience: 45 years of experience in Corporate, including as Board of Director- Infosys, member of executive committee NASSCOM, Trustee Infosys Foundation
Present : Director NIE MC, Co-founder and Director - Axilor Ventures Pvt Ltd, Independent Director-Cignite Technologies Ltd & KPIT, Trustee- Infosys Science Foundation
Mr. Srikanth Nadhamuni
Director
Education: BE – Electronics and Communication 1985 NIE, MS - E & C Engg. Louisiana State University, USA. Research Affiliate MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA
Experience: Founder CTO Aadhaar, CEO Khosla Labs, Ex-Board member of HDFC Bank, 25 years Silicon Valley experience - Sun Micro, Intel Crop, Silicon Graphics, WebMD - in chip design, interactive TV and healthcare sectors
Present : Apex Committee member for AI Centers of Excellence of Ministry of Education Govt of India, Chairman – Trustt Inc, Managing Trustee eGovernments Foundation, CEO Khosla Labs
Mr. Rajkumar R S
Director
Education: BE – 1987 Mechanical, NIE
Experience: 32 years corporate including Executive Vice President – Bosch Rexroth India , specialized in Business Development, Technology transfer & operations
Present : Director – NIE MC, Member of Board – IIT Guwahati
Dr. M K Nagaraj
Director
Education: M Tech (IIT K) PhD (IISc)
Experience: 45 years of Teaching , Rtd Professor of NIT Surathkal Guided 15 PhD & 75 MTech Students, Papers Published-75
Present : Expert Member – UPSC Academic Advisor to many Engineering Colleges
Mr. Deepak H S
Director
Education: BE (Civil) 1987 & MTech 1990
Experience: 30+ Years in Construction Industry . Specializes in Structural Design . Worked With TATA Coffee. Involved in Structural Design of large scale Industrial , Commercial, residential & Multi-level Structures as an entrepreneur.
Present : Director NIE MC, Founder & Director – Deep Consultants Mysuru, Past Chairman Builders Association of India, Mysore. Past Hon. Secretary Association of Consulting Civil Engineers
Mr. Ramprasad M S
Director
Education: Engineering Civil – 1992 NIE
Experience: 39 Years in Construction Industry as an entrepreneur. Past Chairman Builders Association of India, Mysore. Past Hon Secretary Association of Consulting Civil Engineers India Mysore.
Present : Director NIE MC, Managing Partner RL Constructions; Trustee Mysore Builders Charitable Trust
Academics Heads
Committees
NIE Teachers’ Association (NIETA)
The NIETA is a registered body that effectively represents the NIE teaching faculty at various levels in the State for the welfare of its members. It is actively cooperating with the college administration in matters like promoting academic excellence and maintaining discipline among students.
Farewell to faculty who retire, change jobs or go abroad, felicitation functions in recognition of the outstanding faculty achievements and positions held are organised under the auspices of NIETA.
NIE Employees’ Association
This is a forum to represent the non-teaching staff of NIE. The Association extends financial and other assistance to its members and renders efficient technical services in the laboratories.
International Women's Day Celebrations at NIE on Saturday, 14th March 2026
