AURO Authorities
The Governing Body
The Governing Body ensures that the Vision, Mission and Values of the University are always upheld. The Board is also responsible for the future planning and development of the University as it continues to grow and expand.
Hon’ble Shri H.P. Rama
Founder President, AURO University
Prof. Parimal H. Vyas
Provost, AURO University
Shri D. J. Rama
President, Auro Hotels, USA
Mr. Suresh Mathur
Prof. R Vaidyanathan
Rtd. Professor, IIM Bangalore
Dr. Ajay Ranka
Chairman & MD, Zydex Industries, Vadodara
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta
Advisor & Head – Program DevelopmentÂ
IBM Innovation Center for Education
Mr. Nayan Banker
Chief Financial Officer, Auro Hotels
Dr. Susan Pfau (Radhe)
La Grace – Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, USA
Mr. S. B. Dangayach
Industrialist, Former MD Sintex Industries Ltd., Ahmedabad
Smt. Sunaina Tomar
Principal Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, Government of Gujarat
Prof. Amreesh Misra
Registrar, AURO University
AURO Board of Management
Hon’ble Shri H.P. Rama
Founder President, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Prof. Parimal H. Vyas
Provost, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Suresh Mathur
Mr. Nayan Banker
Chief Financial Officer, Auro Hotels
Mr. Parag Shah
Industrialist
Mr. Sanjiv Shah
Industrialist
Dr. Rajan Welukar
Vice Chancellor, Atlas Skilltech University, Mumbai
Dr. Papri Das
Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Prof. Amreesh Misra
Registrar, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
The Academic Council
Hon'ble Sri Hasmukh (H.P.) Rama
Founder President, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Suresh Mathur
Mr. Nayan Banker
Chief Financial Officer, JHM Hotels, Surat, Gujarat
Ms. Jyotiben Thanki
Educationist Director, Children University, Prenatal Education, Tapovan Scheme Gandhinagar
Prof. Sharad Joshi
Ex-Pro Vice Chancellor, M S University, Vadodara, Gujarat
Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Associate Professor and I/c Head of School of Law, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Dr. Vimal Shukla
Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Dr. Papri Das
Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Ms. Prerna Dahiwade
Controller of the Examinations, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Prof Amreesh Misra
Registrar, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
BOARD OF STUDIES
School of Business
| Prof. Vishal Shukla | Head – School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Prof. Nimesh Joshi | Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Richa Agarwal | Associate Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Ajay Kumar Jain | Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Lead- Centre for Indian Thought and Management, Fellow, Aarhus University, Denmark | External Member |
| Dr. Sanjeev Prashar | Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur | External Member |
| Mr. Amit Kalra | Director, HLE Glascoat Ltd | External Member |
| Ms. Vaidehi Desai | Sr. Manager, Gharpedia (Alumni, AURO University) | Alumni |
| Dr. Vipin Agrawal | Associate Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Design
| Dr. Arpita Purohit | Head – School of Design, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Ms. Vaishali Bhatt | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Shashank Mehta | Principal Faculty, Industrial/Product Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Dr. Jigna Desai | Program Chair for Masters in Conservation and Regeneration at the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Ms. Angira Shah | Owner & Principal Designer, Square 1, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Ms. Tanvi Shivam | Former Student, B.Des. in Graphics & Communication Design 2017 Batch | Alumni |
School of Hospitality Management
| Dr. Vimal Shukla | I/c. Head – School of Hospitality Management, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Chef Vishal Gawande | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Pranav Aggrawal | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Bhuvan G.M. | Principal, Apeejay Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai | External Member |
| Mr. Suresh Mathur | External Member | |
| Mr. Amit Metha | Area Director and General Manager Surat Marriott Hotel, Surat | External Member |
| Mr. Vikas Sharma | Area General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott, Surat | External Member |
| Ms. Ridhima Seth | Former Student, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management batch 2014 | Alumni |
| Chef Manoj Patkar | Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Management, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Information Technology
| Prof. Anurag Dixit | I/c. Head of School of Information Technology, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sunil Kumar | Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Prof. Apurva Desai | Head, Department of Computer Science, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University | External Member |
| Prof. Pratap Rao | Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Patna | External Member |
| Mr. Yusuf Ahmed | Deputy General Manager (IT), National Textile Corporation Ltd. | External Member |
| Mr. Murtuza Bansrai | Former Student, B.Sc. IT 2012 Batch | Alumni |
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
| Dr. Dhara Bhatt | Head – School of Journalism and Mass Communication, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Chaudhary | Former Dean – Symbiosis International University and Amity University | External Member |
| Mr. Sanjay Masand | Vice President – Reliance Industries Limited | External Member |
| Mr. Karl Gomes | Chief – Fanatics | External Member |
| Mr. Utpal Acharya | CEO – Content Engineer | External Member |
| Ms. Akanksha Jha | Programming Head – Big FM | External Member |
| Mr. Siddharth Laik | Founder & Editor In Chief – IMWBUZZ | External Member |
| Mr. Kunal Wahi | Anchor & Producer – TV 9 Network | External Member |
| Ms. Chaiti Narula | Editor / News Anchor – India Today | External Member |
| Dr. Mayur Parikh | Media Consultant & Journalist – Ex ABP News | External Member |
| Mr. Paras Jha | Senior Journalist – BBC News | External Member |
| Mr. Aniket Khandagale | Film Maker – Bollywood & Marathi Film Industry | External Member |
| Mr. Prashant Desai | Director, Film Maker & Academician | External Member |
| Mr. Sanjay Narayanan | Marketing Director – Warner Media (Warner Bros.) | External Member |
| Mr. Hashwardhan Suri | A former student of BJMC – 2018 Batch | Alumni |
| Mr. Partha Partim Samanta | Assistant Professor – School of Journalism and Mass Communication, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Law
| Dr. Shilpi Sharma | I/c. Head – School of Law, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Ms. Subarna Ghosh | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Srinath Iyengar | Managing Partner, Fox Mandal | External Member |
| Dr. Kavita Lalchandani | Principal, K C Law College, Mumbai | External Member |
| Ms. Anuja Shah | Former Student, BBA LLB – 2013 Batch | Alumni |
| Mr. Satyajeet Panigrahi | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
| Dr. Priya Rajkumar | I/c. Head – School of Liberal Arts and Human Science, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Prof. Nigam Dave | Professor & Director, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Dindayal Energy University, Gandhinagar | External Member |
| Dr. Dipti Christian | Former Principal, Head, Department of Psychology, Hilltop College, Nagpur | External Member |
| Ms. Rashi Hakim | Former student, BA in Psychology 2019 Batch | Alumni |
BOARD OF STUDIES
School of Business
School of Hospitality Management
- Mr Vimal Shukla
- Chef Vishal Gawande
- Mr Pranav Aggrawal
- Dr Bhuvan G.M.
- Mr Suresh B. Mathur
- Mr Amit Metha
- Mr Vikash Sharma
- Ms Ridham Seth
- Manoj Patkar
School of Information Technology
- Dr Papri Das
- Dr Bhanupratap Singh
- Dr Sunil Kumar
- Prof Apurva Desai
- Prof Pratap Rao
- Mr Yusuf Ahmed
- Mr Murtuza Bansrai
- Dr Akhilesh Latoria
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Dr Vishwas Deokar
- Ms Trupti Mistry
- Mr Ujjawal Kumar Chaudhary
- Mr Sanjay Masand
- Mr Karl Gomes
- Mr Utpal Acharya
- Ms Akanksha Jha
- Mr Siddharth Laik
- Kunal Wahi
- Ms Chaiti Narula
- Dr Mayur Parikh
- Mr Paras Jha
- Aniket Khandagale
- Mr Prashant Desai
- Sanjay Narayanan
- Mr Hashwardhan Suri
- Partha Partim Samanta
School of Law
- Dr Shilpi Sharma
- Dr Vrushti Patel
- Ms Subarna Ghosh
- Mr Srinath Iyengar
- Dr Kavita Lalchandani
- Ms Anuja Shah
- Mr Satyajeet Panigrahi
School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
- Dr Sunil Sagar
- Dr Sazzad Parwez
- Dr Sumedh Lokhande
- Prof Nigam Dave
- Dr Dipti Christian
- Ms Rashi Hakim
- Dr Priya Rajkumar
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