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School of AI & Future Technologies

DR. KAVITHA VENKATACHARI

Dean of Universal Ai & Future Technologies School

DR. SHILPA SHAILESH JOSHI

Dean - Academics

PROF. SHREYAS NAMBIAR

Chief Business Officer

DR. SHIVAJI D. PAWAR

Associate Professor

DR. ATUL NARKHEDE

Assistant Professor

Prof. Pranav More

Assistant Professor

PROF. RAJESH BHISE

Assistant Professor

PROF. RANJANA GOTHANKAR

Assistant Professor

School of Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas

Dean - School of Management (UG) & School of Social, Liberal Arts & Behavioural Sciences

MR. DEEPAK CHAWLA

Chief Human Resources Officer

DR. JAYA JETHWANI

Assistant Professor

DR. Meena Sharma

Professor & HOD – HRM

MR DEEPAK KALHER

Teaching Associate

MR VIJAY TOGARGE

Student Experience Manager

School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

DR. HARSHITA KUMAR

Dean - School of Management (PG) & School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

DR. PRAMOD CHANDORKAR

Program Director at School of Music Sound and Cinematics

VIJAY BENEGAL

Senior Live Sound Engineer

MR. MUJEEB DADARKAR

Senior Live Sound Engineer

MR. PRADIP ROUTRAY

Sound Engineer​

MR. VIJAY DAYAL

Music Recording & Mixing Engineer

MR. SANJAY WANDREKAR

Music Composer & Keyboardist

MR. AMRUT MAHAJAN

Mixing Engineer

MS. SHRADDHA SANKULKAR

Psychologist

Prof. Hitansu Patnaik

Associate Teaching & Program Coordinator

School Of Design

Rahul Nirakar

Asst. Professor

Sunny Kolekar

Asst. Professor

School Of Management

Dr. Harshita Kumar

Dean - School of Management (PG)

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas

Dean - School of Management (UG)

General Management

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

Prof. Brigadier GPS Cheema

Professor of Practice & Head Centre of Excellence for SSS Development

Dr. Asha Bhatia

Professor & Dean – Research & Doctoral programs

DR. WAHEEDA SUNNY THOMAS

Professor & Dean- School of Management (UG)

DR. M. GURUPRASAD

Associate Professor & Director – Student Research

Dr. Tapas Sengupta

Assistant Professor & Head- IT

Marketing Management

DR. SEEMA LADDHA

Associate Professor & HOD

PROF. Amrita Mathews

HOD - Practice

Dr. Harshita Kumar

Dean - School of Management (PG) & School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

PROF. INDERPAL SINGH

Professor - Practice & Director of Skill Development

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

PROF. VIJAY TANDON

Assistant Professor & Dean – Internationalization

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Assistant Professor & Head QED

PROF. BHUPENDRA MISHRA

Assistant Professor of Practice & Program Chair - Faculty Development

Financial Management

Dr. Srinivas Shirur

Professor & HOD

Dr. Maneesh Ketkar

Assistant Professor and HOD (Practice)

PROF. CA UJWAL ASHOK DHOKANIA

Assistant Professor & Dy. CFO

PROF. KRUTIKA SAWANT

Assistant Professor & Program Manager – BBA

Business Analytics

Dr. Sindhu P.M

Associate Professor & HOD and Controller of Examinations

DR. PUNEET KUMAR

Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Aakash Kadam

Teaching Associate

Human Resource Management

Dr. Meena Sharma

Professor & HOD

DR. PRANJALI MADHUR

Professor and Director- QED

Operations Management

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Professor of Practice & Pro-Vice Chancellor

Prof. Maninee Dhole

Assistant Professor & Sr. Program Manager

Faculty

Embrace the Future with Confidence: Join Universal AI and Transform Your Business Education!

At Universal AI, education should equip students with the skills and competencies they need to succeed in the constantly changing business world. Our approach to education is focused on developing future-ready students who are not only knowledgeable but also confident, agile, and innovative.

PGDM (GENERAL)

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Dr. Pranjali Madhur

PROFESSOR

Dr. Harshita Kumar

PROFESSOR

Dr. K. Logasakthi

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

M Guruprasad

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Vijay Tandon

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Suman Gundu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Deepak Alva

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Chetan Parikh

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

PGDM (Business Management)

Dr. Asha Bhatia

PROFESSOR

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas

PROFESSOR

Dr. Sangeeta Chopra

PROFESSOR

Inderpal Singh

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dhaval Bhatt

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Tapas Sengupta

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Maninee Bhojraj Dhole

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Elora Basumatary

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Sriram Ramshanker

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

AI/ML/DATA SCIENCE/BUSINESS ANALYTICS

DR. KAVITHA VENKATACHARI

DEAN - SCHOOL OF AI & FUTURE TECH, HOD & PROFESSOR - COMPUTER SCIENCE

PROF. SHREYAS NAMBIAR

CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER

DR. PUNEET KUMAR

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

DR. SINDHU PALONATH MANA

Associate Professor

Prof. Pranav More

Assistant Professor

DR. ATUL NARKHEDE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DR. SHILPA SHAILESH JOSHI

DIRECTOR - ACADEMICS

Marketing Management

DR. SEEMA LADDHA

Associate Professor & HOD

PROF. Amrita Mathews

HOD - Practice

Dr. Harshita Kumar

Dean - School of Management (PG) & School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

PROF. INDERPAL SINGH

Professor - Practice & Director of Skill Development

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

PROF. VIJAY TANDON

Assistant Professor & Dean – Internationalization

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Assistant Professor & Head QED

PROF. BHUPENDRA MISHRA

Assistant Professor of Practice & Program Chair - Faculty Development

Financial Management

Dr. Srinivas Shirur

Professor & HOD

Dr. Maneesh Ketkar

Assistant Professor and HOD (Practice)

PROF. CA UJWAL ASHOK DHOKANIA

Assistant Professor & Dy. CFO

PROF. KRUTIKA SAWANT

Assistant Professor & Program Manager – BBA

Operations Management

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Professor of Practice & Pro-Vice Chancellor

Prof. Maninee Dhole

Assistant Professor & Sr. Program Manager

Human Resource Management

Dr. Meena Sharma

Professor & HOD

DR. PRANJALI MADHUR

Professor and Director- QED

General Management

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

Prof. Brigadier GPS Cheema

Professor of Practice & Head Centre of Excellence for SSS Development

Dr. Asha Bhatia

Professor & Dean – Research & Doctoral programs

DR. WAHEEDA SUNNY THOMAS

Professor & Dean- School of Management (UG)

DR. M. GURUPRASAD

Associate Professor & Director – Student Research

Dr. Tapas Sengupta

Assistant Professor & Head- IT

School of Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Rekha Wagani

Dy. Program Director – School of Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas

PROFESSOR

DR. Meena Sharma

Professor & HoD – HRM

Ms. Kamaldeep Kaur Kohli

Teaching Assistant

Design School

Dr. Manoj Singh

PRO - VICE CHANCELLOR (INTERNATIONAL)

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Shanta Rajapaksha Yapa

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Samir Saraiya

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. Vidya Hattangadi

Faculty – Mentor & Guide (ph.d Students)

Prof. Sonal Simple Desai

Native French Language Coach And Tutor

Prof. Yogesh Bhawnani

Faculty – Economics

Prof. Chetan J. Parikh

Faculty – Marketing

Dr. Sunil B. Lalchandani

Faculty – Finance & Accounts

Prof. Kartik Ramaswamy

Faculty – Marketing

Prof. Aman Torka

Faculty – Social Media & Digital Marketing

Prof. Masuma Merchant

Faculty – Law

Advocate Ajay Sharma

Faculty – Law

Prof. Sarabjit Singh Butalia

Faculty – Global Logistics & Supply Chainn

Prof. Sahil Nayar

Faculty – Human Resources

Prof. Vijay Kasar

Faculty – Sales & Operations Planning

Prof. Ajay Singh

HOD – Operations, Supply Chain And Analytics

Prof. Tejpal Singh Batra

Department Of Operations & Analytics

PROF. PRASAD PATIL

Faculty – Operations And Scm/analytics

PROF. ARVINDH CHANDRAMOHAN

Faculty – It Professional

School of Music, Sound & Cinematics Faculty

DR. PRAMOD CHANDORKAR

Founder and Director of Soundideaz Academy

VIJAY BENEGAL

Live Sound Engineer

MR. MUJEEB DADARKAR

Sound Engineer

MR. PRADIP ROUTRAY

Sound Engineer​

MR. VIJAY DAYAL

Live and Studio Engineering

MR. SANJAY WANDREKAR

Keyboardist & Composer

MR. AMRUT MAHAJAN

Mixing Engineer

MS. SHRADDHA SANKULKAR

Psychologist

International Faculty

Dr. Simon Mak

Founding Vice Chancellor, USA

DR. NAJIB HAMOOD SAIF FARHAN

Assistant Professor, Yemen

Prof. Emeritus Dr.David Faulkner

Dean, Magna Carta College, Oxford, UK

Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Kaushal

Faculty – Stanford University, USA

Prof. John Kerr

Faculty – Leadership, UK

Dr. Kaloyan Kolev

International Trade, Macro Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Aleksandar Shivarov

Development Economics, Environment Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Massimo Bracale

Faculty Global Management And Leadership, Italy

Prof. Flavia Muzi Falconi

Program Director Master In Luxury Management, Innovation And Branding, Italy

Prof. Giovanni Luigi Manente

Faculty Marketing And Advertising, Italy

Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand

Faculty Innovation & Creativity, Strategic Management

Prof. Dr. Uday Karmarkar

Co-Chair, Academic Council; Faculty – Operations Management, University Of California Los Angeles, USA

Prof. Salma Nasr

Faculty International Marketing, Egypt

Prof. Vijay Tandon

Faculty Marketing

DR. UDAY KUMAR GHOSH

Faculty – Lincoln University, USA

DR. WHITNEY TAYLOR

Instructor, University Of the Cumberlands, Kentucky, USA

Dr. Mandeep Kaur

Director HR, Kyndryl, Canada

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor Of Practice – Operations