N. Mahesha has been awarded Ph.D in Ancient History by the University of Mysore (UoM) for his thesis ‘Karnatakada Vastu Sanghrahalayagala Samskruthika Adhyayana’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. G. Kariyappa. K.A. Syedbarkath has been awarded Ph.D in History by the University of Mysore for his thesis titled ‘Charithre Lekhana Parampareyalli Tipu Sultanana Prathinidhikarana – Olavugalu’  submitted under the guidance of Dr. Aswathanarayana.