Executive Council
The Governing Body
Hon’ble Shri H.P. Rama
Founder President, Auro University, Chairman, AURO Hotels,
Greenville, USA
Shri D. J. Rama
President & CEO,
AURO Hotels,
Greenville, USA
Professor Parimal H. Vyas
Provost / Vice Chancellor,
AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Nayan Banker
Managing Director,
Gujarat JHM Hotels,
AURO Hotels, Surat, Gujarat
Professor R Vaidyanathan
Retd. Professor of Finance,
Indian Institute of Management (IIM),
Bangalore, Karnataka
Dr. Ajay Ranka
Chairman & MD,
Zydex Group, Vadodara, Gujarat
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta
Advisor, IBM – ICE Division,
Pune, Maharashtra
Mr. Suresh Mathur
La Grace –
Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, USA
Dr. Susan Pfau (Radhe)
La Grace –
Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, USA
Mr. S. B. Dangayach
Former Managing Director
Sintex Industries Ltd,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Smt. Sunaina Tomar (IAS)
Additional Chief Secretary
(Higher and Technical Education)
Professor Amreesh Misra
Registrar,
AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Board of Management
Hon’ble Shri H.P. Rama
Founder President, Auro University, Chairman, AURO Hotels,
Greenville, USA
Professor Parimal H. Vyas
Provost / Vice Chancellor,
AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Nayan Banker
Managing Director,
Gujarat JHM Hotels,
AURO Hotels, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Suresh Mathur
La Grace –
Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, USA
Professor Amreesh Misra
Registrar,
AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Mr. Sanjiv Shah
President,
Gujarat Chapter Mata Amritanandamayi
Professor Rajan Welukar
Mr. Parag Shah
Executive Director,
K. Girdharla International
Pvt. Ltd., Surat, Gujarat. Chairperson-Fountainhead School, Surat, Gujarat
Dr. Papri Das
Associate Professor,
School of
Information Technology, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
The Academic Council
Hon’ble Shri H.P. Rama
Founder President, Auro University, Chairman, AURO Hotels,
Greenville, USA
Mr. Suresh Mathur
La Grace –
Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre, USA
Mr. Nayan Banker
Managing Director,
Gujarat JHM Hotels,
AURO Hotels, Surat, Gujarat
Ms. Jyotiben Thanki
Educationist Director, Children University, Prenatal Education, Tapovan Scheme Gandhinagar
Prof. Sharad Joshi
Ex-Pro Vice Chancellor, M S University, Vadodara, Gujarat
Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Associate Professor and I/c Head of School of Law, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Dr. Vimal Shukla
Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Dr. Papri Das
Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Ms. Prerna Dahiwade
Controller of the Examinations, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
Prof. Amreesh Misra
Registrar, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat
BOARD OF STUDIES
School of Business
| Prof. Vishal Shukla | Head – School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Prof. Nimesh Joshi | Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Richa Agarwal | Associate Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Ajay Kumar Jain | Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Lead- Centre for Indian Thought and Management, Fellow, Aarhus University, Denmark | External Member |
| Dr. Sanjeev Prashar | Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur | External Member |
| Mr. Amit Kalra | Director, HLE Glascoat Ltd | External Member |
| Ms. Vaidehi Desai | Sr. Manager, Gharpedia (Alumni, AURO University) | Alumni |
| Dr. Vipin Agrawal | Associate Professor, School of Business, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Design
| Dr. Arpita Purohit | Head – School of Design, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Ms. Vaishali Bhatt | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Shashank Mehta | Principal Faculty, Industrial/Product Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Dr. Jigna Desai | Program Chair for Masters in Conservation and Regeneration at the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Ms. Angira Shah | Owner & Principal Designer, Square 1, Ahmedabad | External Member |
| Ms. Tanvi Shivam | Former Student, B.Des. in Graphics & Communication Design 2017 Batch | Alumni |
School of Hospitality Management
| Dr. Vimal Shukla | I/c. Head – School of Hospitality Management, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Chef Vishal Gawande | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Pranav Aggrawal | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Dr. Bhuvan G.M. | Principal, Apeejay Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai | External Member |
| Mr. Suresh Mathur | External Member | |
| Mr. Amit Metha | Area Director and General Manager Surat Marriott Hotel, Surat | External Member |
| Mr. Vikas Sharma | Area General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott, Surat | External Member |
| Ms. Ridhima Seth | Former Student, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management batch 2014 | Alumni |
| Chef Manoj Patkar | Associate Professor, School of Hospitality Management, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Information Technology
| Prof. Anurag Dixit | I/c. Head of School of Information Technology, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sunil Kumar | Associate Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Prof. Apurva Desai | Head, Department of Computer Science, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University | External Member |
| Prof. Pratap Rao | Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Patna | External Member |
| Mr. Yusuf Ahmed | Deputy General Manager (IT), National Textile Corporation Ltd. | External Member |
| Mr. Murtuza Bansrai | Former Student, B.Sc. IT 2012 Batch | Alumni |
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
| Dr. Dhara Bhatt | Head – School of Journalism and Mass Communication, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sandeep Kumar | Associate Professor-Schoolof Mass Communication and Journalism | Internal Member |
| Ms. Suruchi Agrawal | Assistant Professor-Schoolof Mass Communication and Journalism | Internal Member |
| Mr. Rochak Saxena | Assistant Professor-Schoolof Mass Communication and Journalism | Internal Member |
| Professor Ujjwal Chowdhury | Vice President, Global Marketing, Washington Universtiy of Science and Technology | External Member |
| Mr. Sanjay Masand | Vice President – Reliance Industries Limited | External Member |
School of Law
| Dr. Shilpi Sharma | I/c. Head – School of Law, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Ms. Subarna Ghosh | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member |
| Mr. Srinath Iyengar | Managing Partner, Fox Mandal | External Member |
| Dr. Kavita Lalchandani | Principal, K C Law College, Mumbai | External Member |
| Ms. Anuja Shah | Former Student, BBA LLB – 2013 Batch | Alumni |
| Mr. Satyajeet Panigrahi | Assistant Professor, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Member Secretary |
School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
| Dr. Priya Rajkumar | I/c. Head – School of Liberal Arts and Human Science, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat | Chairperson |
| Prof. Nigam Dave | Professor & Director, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Dindayal Energy University, Gandhinagar | External Member |
| Dr. Dipti Christian | Former Principal, Head, Department of Psychology, Hilltop College, Nagpur | External Member |
| Ms. Rashi Hakim | Former student, BA in Psychology 2019 Batch | Alumni |
