Meet the Faculty
T V Rao
Dr T V Rao is currently Chairman, of T V Rao Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd. & Adjunct Professor, IIMA. He was Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for over 20 years betweeen 1973 and 1994. While at IIMA he Chaired Public Systems Group, Fellow Program, PGP, and Ravi Matthai Center for Educational Innovations. He also worked as L&T Professor of HRD at XLRI, Jamshedpur during 1983-85. Dr. Rao is the Founder President of the National HRD Network and was President of the Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science (ISABS).
Dr. Rao has participated in the past in HRD, OD and Self renewal work with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; National Institute of Design, Mount Carmel group of colleges, St. Joseph’s group of Institutions, XLRI, Jamshedpur; XIM Bhubaneswar etc. At IIMA he was a member of the Committee for Future Directions coordinate by Dr. C. Rangarajan in late seventies.
Dr. Rao has several publications to his credit in the areas of HRD, Performance management, education, entrepreneurship, health, population and management training. These include:, HRD Audit, Performance Appraisal: Theory and Practice; Performance Planning, Analysis and review Skills Book, HRD in the New Economic Environment; Designing and Managing HR Systems; The HRD Missionary; Handbook of Training for Education Management; Redesigning Performance Appraisal Systems; Human Resources Development: Experiences, Interventions Strategies; Recent Experiences in Human Resources Development (co-author); Alternative Approaches and Strategies of HRD; Excellence Through Human Resource Development; Designing Entrepreneurial Skills Development Programs; Readings in HRD; Career Planning and Promotion Policies; Institution Building in Education and Research: From Stagnation to Self-Renewal; Adult Education for Social Change; Organization Development: Strategies and Experiences. Forthcoming Books: HRD Audit for Business Development, Developing Leadership Competencies through 360 Degree Appraisal systems)
Dr. Rao worked as a short-term consultant to UNESCO, Ministry of Health, Indonesia, National Entrepreneurial Development Association, Malaysia and the Commonwealth Secretariat, London. Dr. Rao has designed and assisted in implementing performance appraisal and other HRD Systems for a number of organizations in India and Abroad. Consulting Experience including Designing and implementing Performance Management and other HR Systems and Workshops includes:
Public Sector:
SAIL, NTPC, Indian Oil Corporation, HPCL, Bharat Petroleum, NALCO, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Neyveli Lignite, MRL, IFFCO, BEML, State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Patiala, Reserve Bank of India and others.
Private Sector and MNCs:
Larsen & Toubro, Voltas, Sundram Fasteners, EID Parry, TI Group, Crompton Greaves, Transpek Industries, BILT, NOCIL , IL&FS, Mahindra and Mahindra, Escorts, Tata Finance, Tata Cummins, KPMG, ICI, Hindustan Levers, Pfizer, Chanrai Group (Nigeria).
International: Ministry of Health, Indonesia; UNESCO, Bangkok; Commonwealth Secretariat, London; NERDA, Malaysia; ICOMP, Malaysia; ICM Sisters, Rome; FAO, Rome.
