An eminent educator, Dr. M. Ganga Raju, who is currently the Principal and a Professor at Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, completed his B. Pharm (2000) from Mangalore University and M. Pharm (2003) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He further went on to obtain his Ph.D. from Andhra University in Andhra Pradesh in 2011. In addition to his 20 years of teaching experience, he is also an eminent researcher which is evident from the fact that more than 100 of his articles have been published in peer – reviewed journals globally. Dr. Ganga Raju also has been accredited with the CMI Level 5 certificate in Management and Leadership by The Chartered Management Institute, U.K. Apart from his exemplary academic credentials; he has received many awards from several distinguished institutes.
Notable among them are the Research Excellence award bestowed by Institute of Scholars, a Certificate of Merit awarded by Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Excellence Award of Education in 2020 and the Distinguished Professor Award from Sidra Bahuudeshiya Vikas Sanstha (SBVS) for the academic year 2020-21. Dr. Ganga Raju has also been awarded the “Young Professor of the year Award-2021” by Global Teaching Excellence Awards 2021, which is a token of appreciation towards illustrious minds for their impeccable contribution to the Education Sector. An esteemed body, the International Research Association, based in the U.K. has endowed him the Indian Academic Leader Award in 2021. As a mark of recognition of his research skills, ASKM Innovations, an MSME Certified Research and Development Organization dedicated to societal transformation through innovation has presented him the “Innovative Professor of Innovation Award in 2021.