K.J. Hemanth Kumar, has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Sciences by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for his thesis ‘A Study on Technical and Economic Aspects of Biogas and Briquette Production from Sugarcane Waste’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda.

H. Nayana has been awarded Ph.D in Faculty of Applied Sicences (Library Science) by the VTU, Belagavi,  for her thesis ‘User Education Practices in Engineering Colleges of Karnataka: A Study,’ submitted under the guidance of                                             Dr. T.A. Mohan.