Dr. G. Tulasichandra Sekhar has been working as the Vice Principal of Sri Sivani College of Engineering, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. He has done B.Tech in EEE and M.Tech in Power Electronics & Electric Drives from St Theressa Institute of Engineering & Technology - Garividi, Vizianagaram along with PhD in Electrical Engineering from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) - Burla as part of his education. Also, he started his professional journey as an Assistant Professor with Sri Sivani College of Engineering in 2016 and later got promoted as Associate Professor and then to Professor and finally as Vice Principal.

Apart from this, for his amazing academic and research work, he has received numerous accolades including Best Researcher Award for the contribution and honorable achievement in innovative research by Science Father International Research Awards on Science, International Outstanding Young Researcher 2021 by Green ThinkerZ, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Young Scientist-2019 by Marina Labs Research & Development of Chennai, Young Achiever Award-2018 for research work contribution in Electrical & Electronics Engineering by Institute for Exploring Advances in Engineering (IAEA)-Chennai followed by Young leader in Engineering during the Higher Education Leadership Meet-HELM 2018 by Venus International Foundation of Chennai. 

He has co-authored 26 research papers in international journals, written book chapters of 20 and has also presented 25 research papers in international conferences. Other than this, he has written and edited 11 books, has 2 patents on his name and he has also attended multiple workshops, faculty development programs and STTPs during his professional journey. Dr. G. Tulasi Chandra Sekhar is an editorial member of International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering, International Journal of Swarm Intelligence, International Journal of Automation and Control, Neural Computing and Applications – SPRINGER, The International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA), IGI Global and proud Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Institute of Engineers, International Association of Engineers, International Scientific Academy of Engineering & Technology and Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors. 

Till date, he has guided 34 B.Tech Batches, 12 M.Tech students and acted as a Co-Guide for 2 PhD students. Applications of Optimization Techniques to Power System Control Problems, Applications of FACTS devices and Energy Storage Devices to Power System Control Problems and Distribution Generation, Power Quality are his prime research interest areas.

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What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

I firmly believe that Professional Courses have a global impact, as knowledge and skills acquired by students after pursuing them, will help ambitious minds to settle in their career. And if I talk of the factor that has pushed me to the dynamic and challenging world of education, then it is definitely the feeling of satisfaction, pride and happiness that comes after teaching students and contributing to this nation's development. 

Along with this, working in the education sector provides me with limitless opportunities to upgrade my skills and knowledge of various subjects and ultimately helps me to improve my innovative thinking and creativity.

Being the Vice-Principal of Sri Sivani College of Engineering, what is your philosophy of leadership? 

Being a Vice-Principal of Sri Sivani College of Engineering, I strongly believe that the leader should have a clear vision for the future and he/she should know how to deliver crystal clear instructions to their staff and students. Another quality of a leader is appropriate decision making at the right time and in the right direction so that the stakeholders are not left unattended and feel happy while working with Leader. 

Last but not the least, a leader should be patient enough to listen to people of different mindset, skills and experience.

How do you strategize and update the key programs for the marketing and administration of your institution? 

Our institution has set a clear vision and mission of imparting finest quality and employment oriented education to the young generation of the society.

And in order to strategize and update the key programs for the effective marketing and administration of our college, we first conduct a detailed SWOT analysis and then defines end objectives which involves facilitating ultra-modern facilities to students, conducting events like workshops and seminars to make them aware about industrial needs and how to be placement ready.

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In your experience, how studying in your institute would be beneficial for students?

In my opinion, our students are very good at fundamentals and need guidance to improve their analytical and problem solving skills. 

Hence we have established modern Laboratories to carry out experiments and research, a spacious and aesthetic Library to provide additional learning sources to students and teachers along with enough sports arrangements to keep students physically and mentally fit. 

And although we have an amazing team of highly educated and experienced faculty members, with changing time and industrial demands, we encourage them to attend Faculty Development Programs and workshops conducted by reputed institutes across India for the purpose of enhancing their skills and assisting them in redesigning their teaching methodologies.

How does the curriculum of your college ensure the best practices of industry?

We follow the curriculum designed and updated by the famous Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, as we are affiliated to it.

However, we have framed our time table by incorporating a 4 hours CRT program per week, so that the students can upgrade themselves by learning new skills and get the desired practical exposure as per requirement of the present industry.

How is your college more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds?

We are situated in the North Coastal area of Andhra Pradesh and this is also the place where people from diverse communities with relatively poor economic backgrounds live. Hence to give underprivileged students a welcoming and vibrant learning opportunities in our college, SSCE offers scholarships as well as fee concessions to them so that they can continue their education without much hussle. 

Also, any kind of discrimination or unethical behavior from anyone is strictly prohibited and strong laws are in place to punish those who are found guilty.

As a Vice Principal, what are your key roles and responsibilities towards the college and students?

Being the Vice-Principal of SSCE, my prime responsibility is to ensure the development of our institution by contributing in academics as well as research activities. Along with this, ensuring students receive best quality education and values to be future ready also comes under the scope of my accountabilities.

What do you think should be your institution's top priority over the next 10 years?

I firmly believe that our institution's goal for the upcoming years should be on improving the education quality and academic services we offer and also getting accreditation from the prestigious NBA.

Apart from this, we aspire to transform our students into successful Entrepreneurs and achieve a stellar record of 100% placement in coming years.

When you first came to SSCE, what was your vision for the college and how far have you come along in implementing those objectives?

I joined Sri Sivani College of Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 2009 and since then have worked in various positions including Head of EEE Department, Principal for Polytechnic College and as a IQAC Coordinator as well. 

And my vision at the time of joining was to develop SSCE into an institution of eminence by producing highly skilled and globally competent technocrats. And to achieve my goals, for the last 14 years, I have been dedicatedly working and participating in both academic activities and research work.