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Embrace the Future with Confidence: Join Universal AI and Transform Your Business Education!

At Universal AI, education should equip students with the skills and competencies they need to succeed in the constantly changing business world. Our approach to education is focused on developing future-ready students who are not only knowledgeable but also confident, agile, and innovative.

School of AI & Future Technologies

School of Social, Liberal Arts & Behavioural Sciences

School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

School of Design

School of Management

General Management

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

Prof. Brigadier GPS Cheema

Professor of Practice & Head Centre of Excellence for SSS Development

Dr. Asha Bhatia

Professor & Dean – Research & Doctoral programs

DR. WAHEEDA SUNNY THOMAS

Professor & Dean- School of Management (UG)

DR. M. GURUPRASAD

Associate Professor & Director – Student Research

Dr. Tapas Sengupta

Assistant Professor & Head- IT

Marketing Management

DR. SEEMA LADDHA

Associate Professor & HOD

PROF. Amrita Mathews

HOD - Practice

Dr. Harshita Kumar

Dean - School of Management (PG) & School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

PROF. INDERPAL SINGH

Professor - Practice & Director of Skill Development

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

PROF. VIJAY TANDON

Dean – Internationalization

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Assistant Professor & Head QED

PROF. BHUPENDRA MISHRA

Assistant Professor of Practice & Program Chair - Faculty Development

Financial Management

Dr. Srinivas Shirur

Professor & HOD

Dr. Maneesh Ketkar

Assistant Professor and HOD (Practice)

PROF. CA UJWAL ASHOK DHOKANIA

Assistant Professor & Dy. CFO

PROF. KRUTIKA SAWANT

Assistant Professor & Program Manager – BBA

Business Analytics

Dr. Sindhu P.M
Associate Professor & HOD and Controller of Examinations

DR. PUNEET KUMAR
Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Aakash Kadam
Teaching Associate

Human Resource Management

Dr. Meena Sharma

Professor & HOD

DR. PRANJALI MADHUR

Professor and Director- QED

Operations Management

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Professor of Practice & Pro-Vice Chancellor

Prof. Maninee Dhole

Assistant Professor & Sr. Program Manager

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Shanta Rajapaksha Yapa

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Samir Saraiya

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. Vidya Hattangadi

Faculty – Mentor & Guide (ph.d Students)

Prof. Sonal Simple Desai

Native French Language Coach And Tutor

Prof. Yogesh Bhawnani

Faculty – Economics

Prof. Chetan J. Parikh

Faculty – Marketing

Dr. Sunil B. Lalchandani

Faculty – Finance & Accounts

Prof. Kartik Ramaswamy

Faculty – Marketing

Prof. Aman Torka

Faculty – Social Media & Digital Marketing

Prof. Masuma Merchant

Faculty – Law

Advocate Ajay Sharma

Faculty – Law

Prof. Sarabjit Singh Butalia

Faculty – Global Logistics & Supply Chainn

Prof. Sahil Nayar

Faculty – Human Resources

Prof. Vijay Kasar

Faculty – Sales & Operations Planning

Prof. Ajay Singh

HOD – Operations, Supply Chain And Analytics

Prof. Tejpal Singh Batra

Department Of Operations & Analytics

PROF. PRASAD PATIL

Faculty – Operations And Scm/analytics

PROF. ARVINDH CHANDRAMOHAN

Faculty – It Professional

International Faculty

Dr. Simon Mak

Founding Vice Chancellor, USA

PROF. (DR.) ELIZABETH STRAND

International Faculty

Prof (Dr.) Ervin Frenzel

International Faculty

DR. NAJIB HAMOOD SAIF FARHAN

Assistant Professor, Yemen

Prof. Emeritus Dr.David Faulkner

Dean, Magna Carta College, Oxford, UK

Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Kaushal

Faculty – Stanford University, USA

Prof. John Kerr

Faculty – Leadership, UK

Dr. Kaloyan Kolev

International Trade, Macro Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Aleksandar Shivarov

Development Economics, Environment Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Massimo Bracale

Faculty Global Management And Leadership, Italy

Prof. Flavia Muzi Falconi

Program Director Master In Luxury Management, Innovation And Branding, Italy

Prof. Giovanni Luigi Manente

Faculty Marketing And Advertising, Italy

Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand

Faculty Innovation & Creativity, Strategic Management

Prof. Dr. Uday Karmarkar

Co-Chair, Academic Council; Faculty – Operations Management, University Of California Los Angeles, USA

Prof. Salma Nasr

Faculty International Marketing, Egypt

Prof. Vijay Tandon

Dean – Internationalization

DR. UDAY KUMAR GHOSH

Faculty – Lincoln University, USA

DR. WHITNEY TAYLOR

Instructor, University Of the Cumberlands, Kentucky, USA

Dr. Mandeep Kaur

Director HR, Kyndryl, Canada

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor Of Practice – Operations

Faculty

Embrace the Future with Confidence: Join Universal AI and Transform Your Business Education!

At Universal AI, education should equip students with the skills and competencies they need to succeed in the constantly changing business world. Our approach to education is focused on developing future-ready students who are not only knowledgeable but also confident, agile, and innovative.

PGDM (GENERAL)

Dr. Pranjali Madhur
PROFESSOR

Dr. Harshita Kumar
PROFESSOR

Dr. K. Logasakthi
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

M Guruprasad
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Vijay Tandon
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Suman Gundu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Deepak Alva
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Chetan Parikh
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

PGDM (Business Management)

Dr. Asha Bhatia
PROFESSOR

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas
PROFESSOR

Dr. Sangeeta Chopra
PROFESSOR

Inderpal Singh
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dhaval Bhatt
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Tapas Sengupta
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Maninee Bhojraj Dhole
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Elora Basumatary
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Sriram Ramshanker
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

AI/ML/DATA SCIENCE/BUSINESS ANALYTICS

DR. KAVITHA VENKATACHARI
DEAN - SCHOOL OF AI & FUTURE TECH, HOD & PROFESSOR - COMPUTER SCIENCE

PROF. SHREYAS NAMBIAR
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER

DR. PUNEET KUMAR
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

DR. SINDHU PALONATH MANA
Associate Professor

Prof. Pranav More
Assistant Professor

DR. ATUL NARKHEDE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DR. SHILPA SHAILESH JOSHI
DIRECTOR - ACADEMICS

Marketing Management

DR. SEEMA LADDHA

Associate Professor & HOD

PROF. Amrita Mathews

HOD - Practice

Dr. Harshita Kumar

Dean - School of Management (PG) & School of Music, Sound & Cinematics

PROF. INDERPAL SINGH

Professor - Practice & Director of Skill Development

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

PROF. VIJAY TANDON

Dean – Internationalization

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Assistant Professor & Head QED

PROF. BHUPENDRA MISHRA

Assistant Professor of Practice & Program Chair - Faculty Development

Financial Management

Dr. Srinivas Shirur

Professor & HOD

Dr. Maneesh Ketkar

Assistant Professor and HOD (Practice)

PROF. CA UJWAL ASHOK DHOKANIA

Assistant Professor & Dy. CFO

PROF. KRUTIKA SAWANT

Assistant Professor & Program Manager – BBA

Operations Management

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Professor of Practice & Pro-Vice Chancellor

Prof. Maninee Dhole

Assistant Professor & Sr. Program Manager

Human Resource Management

Dr. Meena Sharma

Professor & HOD

DR. PRANJALI MADHUR

Professor and Director- QED

General Management

Dr. Neeraj Dangi

Associate Professor & HOD -GM

Prof. Brigadier GPS Cheema

Professor of Practice & Head Centre of Excellence for SSS Development

Dr. Asha Bhatia

Professor & Dean – Research & Doctoral programs

DR. WAHEEDA SUNNY THOMAS

Professor & Dean- School of Management (UG)

DR. M. GURUPRASAD

Associate Professor & Director – Student Research

Dr. Tapas Sengupta

Assistant Professor & Head- IT

School of Liberal Arts, Social & Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Rekha Wagani
Dy. Program Director – School of Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioural Sciences

Dr. Waheeda S Thomas
PROFESSOR

DR. Meena Sharma
Professor & HoD – HRM

Ms. Kamaldeep Kaur Kohli
Teaching Assistant

Design School

Dr. Manoj Singh
PRO - VICE CHANCELLOR (INTERNATIONAL)

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Shanta Rajapaksha Yapa

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Samir Saraiya

Faculty – Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. Vidya Hattangadi

Faculty – Mentor & Guide (ph.d Students)

Prof. Sonal Simple Desai

Native French Language Coach And Tutor

Prof. Yogesh Bhawnani

Faculty – Economics

Prof. Chetan J. Parikh

Faculty – Marketing

Dr. Sunil B. Lalchandani

Faculty – Finance & Accounts

Prof. Kartik Ramaswamy

Faculty – Marketing

Prof. Aman Torka

Faculty – Social Media & Digital Marketing

Prof. Masuma Merchant

Faculty – Law

Advocate Ajay Sharma

Faculty – Law

Prof. Sarabjit Singh Butalia

Faculty – Global Logistics & Supply Chainn

Prof. Sahil Nayar

Faculty – Human Resources

Prof. Vijay Kasar

Faculty – Sales & Operations Planning

Prof. Ajay Singh

HOD – Operations, Supply Chain And Analytics

Prof. Tejpal Singh Batra

Department Of Operations & Analytics

PROF. PRASAD PATIL

Faculty – Operations And Scm/analytics

PROF. ARVINDH CHANDRAMOHAN

Faculty – It Professional

School of Music, Sound & Cinematics Faculty

DR. PRAMOD CHANDORKAR
Founder and Director of Soundideaz Academy

VIJAY BENEGAL
Live Sound Engineer

MR. MUJEEB DADARKAR
Sound Engineer

MR. PRADIP ROUTRAY
Sound Engineer

MR. VIJAY DAYAL
Live and Studio Engineering

MR. SANJAY WANDREKAR
Keyboardist & Composer

MR. AMRUT MAHAJAN
Mixing Engineer

MS. SHRADDHA SANKULKAR
Psychologist

International Faculty

Dr. Simon Mak

Founding Vice Chancellor, USA

PROF. (DR.) ELIZABETH STRAND

International Faculty

Prof (Dr.) Ervin Frenzel

International Faculty

DR. NAJIB HAMOOD SAIF FARHAN

Assistant Professor, Yemen

Prof. Emeritus Dr.David Faulkner

Dean, Magna Carta College, Oxford, UK

Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Kaushal

Faculty – Stanford University, USA

Prof. John Kerr

Faculty – Leadership, UK

Dr. Kaloyan Kolev

International Trade, Macro Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Aleksandar Shivarov

Development Economics, Environment Economics, Bulgaria

Dr. Massimo Bracale

Faculty Global Management And Leadership, Italy

Prof. Flavia Muzi Falconi

Program Director Master In Luxury Management, Innovation And Branding, Italy

Prof. Giovanni Luigi Manente

Faculty Marketing And Advertising, Italy

Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand

Faculty Innovation & Creativity, Strategic Management

Prof. Dr. Uday Karmarkar

Co-Chair, Academic Council; Faculty – Operations Management, University Of California Los Angeles, USA

Prof. Salma Nasr

Faculty International Marketing, Egypt

Prof. Vijay Tandon

Dean – Internationalization

DR. UDAY KUMAR GHOSH

Faculty – Lincoln University, USA

DR. WHITNEY TAYLOR

Instructor, University Of the Cumberlands, Kentucky, USA

Dr. Mandeep Kaur

Director HR, Kyndryl, Canada

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor Of Practice – Operations