N. Maheshwari has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the University of Mysore (UoM) for her thesis ‘Ganga Padekal Avara Sahityada Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.M. Talawar.

V. Renuka Bai has been awarded Ph.D in Business Administration by the Kuvempu University, Shivamogga, for her thesis ‘Consumers Preferences Towards Consumer Durables in Rural Market – A Study with Special Reference to Malnad Region of Karnataka’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. R. Hiremani Naik.