Dr. P. Nalini is a distinguished academician with over 18+ years of experience in higher education, currently serving as Professor, KPR Business School, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, she was former Dean, School of Business, VET Institute of Arts and Science (Co-Education) College, Erode (A group of institutions under Vellalar Educational Trust). A University Rank Holder in her MBA and a Ph.D. holder in Management from Anna University, Chennai, she has further strengthened her academic credentials through the Faculty Development Program in Management (FDPM) at IIM Indore. Her prior role as Faculty of Marketing, PSGIM, PSG college of Technology and Program Coordinator for the Leeds Beckett University (UK) MBA Program reflects her strong National and Global orientation. She is a recognised doctoral supervisor at Anna University, currently guiding multiple research scholars, and has served as a Board of Studies Member across several leading institutions.
Dr. Nalini is an accomplished researcher with over 30 publications in Scopus,WoS and UGC-CARE indexed journals, contributions to Springer book chapters, and presentations at premier forums including IIMs, IITs, IISc, BITS Pilani, and international conferences. She has successfully led two ICSSR-funded major research projects and has received more than 15 national and international awards, including the AIMS WeSchool Innovation Gold Medal (2025) and multiple Best Paper and Case Awards from AIMA-ICRC. Her expertise spans curriculum development, outcome-based education, NBA accreditation, and quality assurance, having spearheaded accreditation initiatives at both KCT Business School and PSG Institute of Management.PSG collge of technology
Beyond academia, Dr. Nalini was passionate in industry contributions, she has done multiple management development training, having delivered bespoke programs for organizations such as ITC Ltd., BPCL, India Post, and Indian Oil Corporation. Her entrepreneurship development initiatives, supported by DST-EDII funding, have impacted over 4,000 students across 40 institutions through 50+ Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps. With adjunct faculty recognition from the University of Toledo, USA, and international student engagement programs in Malaysia, Dr. Nalini embodies the blend of research excellence, industry engagement, and global perspective that defines transformative management education.