Dr. K. Bommanna Raja, Chief Director, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India

Dr. K. Bommanna Raja

Dr. K. Bommanna Raja

Chief Director, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore

Biomedical engineering · Medical electronics · Signal and image processing

As Chief Director, he leads three initiatives of KPR Charities: KPR University, a new university being established; the KPR Q Lab Forum, its Technology Business Incubator for student and faculty start-ups; and KPR Global EduTech, its platform for academic collaboration with universities abroad.

At KPRIET, he supports institutional development activities as the institute moves towards becoming a research institution by 2030–31. He brings to the institute his experience across academia, research and industry, and his wide network of institutions and partners in India and abroad, so that KPRIET's growth in reach, research and recognition continues to gather pace.

  • 26+Years in education
  • 70+Publications
  • 12Ph.D. scholars
  • 32Master's theses
  • 6Textbooks

Career

  • 1992–2000

    Lecturer, ECE

    Nanjiah Lingammal Polytechnic College and KSR College of Technology.

  • 2001–2009
    2012–2015

    Professor & Head, Biomedical Engineering

    PSNA College of Engineering and Technology. Rose from Senior Lecturer to Professor and Head, achieving 5-year accreditations for ECE (2003, 2008) and BME (2013).

  • 2009–2012

    Professor & Principal

    Excel College of Technology. Led the institution and organised multiple AICTE/ISTE-funded programmes.

  • 2015–2019

    Professor & Principal

    KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology. Led KPRIET to NAAC accreditation, NBA accreditation, a NIRF Top 200 ranking and autonomous status.

  • 2019–2026

    Principal & Executive Director

    Excel Engineering College and Excel Technical Campus, Namakkal.

  • 2026–Present

    Chief Director

    KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Education

  • 2009

    Ph.D., Information and Communication Engineering

    Medical Electronics, Anna University, Chennai.

  • 2001

    M.Tech., Biomedical Engineering

    IIT Madras.

  • 1991

    B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering

    Madras University.