M Ramadass

A Professor and Economist with specialisation in Indian Economic Issues and Policies and Economics of Education; has guided 7 Ph.Ds, 40 M. Phils, 15 M.S. Theses, undertaken 18 National and International Projects; published 45 Research papers, presented 35 papers in Conferences and Seminars and delivered more than 100 invited/Memorial Lectures; has been a Member of Executive Council, Court, Academic Council, Financial Committee, Planning Board and Sports, Board of Pondicherry University; Member, State Planning Board, Backward classes Commissions Committee on Statehood for Pondicherry, State Committee on Industrial Policy, Rural Development, State Board, & Trade and Industry; was Inspector of Statistics, 1971; Asstt. Professor of Economics, 1971 - 1986; Professor of Economics, 1986 - 1993; Director, Academic Staff College, 1993 - 1999; Director, Community College, 1994 - 1999; Coordinator, IGNOU, Pondicherry, 1993 - 1999; Registrar, Pondicherry University, 1999; Senior Professor of Economics, 1999 - 2004