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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah<br />
| image = K.Venkata_Ramiah.jpg<br />
| office = Vice Chancellor of <br> [[Kakatiya University]]<br />
| term_start = 20 Aug 1976<br />
| term_end = 19 Aug 1979<br />
| office2= Member <br> [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]]<br />
| term2=1981–1987<br />
}}<br />
'''Kailasa Venkata Ramiah''' (20 October 1926 – 17 December 1994) was an educationist from [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. He was born in [[Pegallapadu]] village of [[Khammam]] district. He stood first-in-first in both B.Sc and M.Sc from [[Osmania University]] and grew to head the Physics Department of [[Osmania University]]. He is recipient of the Sir [[Akbar Hyderi]] Gold medal and several awards during his career both as student and later as an academician. He finished his PhD in record time and later his research was in [[quantum mechanics]] and [[Raman effect]]. He published about 100 papers in both national and international journals. He served to become the first vice-chancellor of [[Kakatiya University]] (1976–79). He founded the University from its inception. It was his vision and efforts that led to the development of [[Kakatiya University]] in a short period of time.<br />
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He is the first person from the present Telangana to be the member of [[Union Public Service Commission]] during the period 1981-87. He also served on [[Satish Chandra]]<br />
panel for review on UPSC (Civil Services) selection process.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
1) Lecturer, Physics, [[Nizam College]]<ref>I was his student</ref><br />
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2) Principal, Arts & Science college, Warangal<br />
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3) First Principal and Special Officer, P.G. Centre, Warangal<br />
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4) Head, Physics Department, [[Osmania University]], Hyderabad<br />
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5) Director, P.G. Centre, Warangal<br />
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6) First Vice-Chancellor, [[Kakatiya University]], Warangal<br />
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7) Member, [[Union Public Service Commission]], New Delhi<br />
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==Achievements/Governing Bodies==<br />
1) Fellow of AP Akademy of Sciences<br />
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2) Editorial board member of ''Indian Journal of Physics''<br />
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3) Best Teachers AP Award<br />
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4) Syndicate Member [[Osmania University]]<br />
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5) Governing Body, [[Vasavi College of Engineering]], Hyderabad<br />
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6) Founder board member of Education Consultants of India Ltd.<br />
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7) Expert member of various committees of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] of [[India]]<br />
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8) Governing Body of Mahbub College, Secunderabad<br />
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9) President, Lions Club of Secunderabad<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
*Kakatiya University official site https://www.kakatiya.ac.in/<br />
*Osmania University alumni<br />
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[[Category:Scientists from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:1926 births]]<br />
[[Category:1994 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Khammam district]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian educational theorists]]<br />
[[Category:Osmania University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Osmania University faculty]]<br />
[[Category:Kakatiya University]]<br />
*LIST OF FORMER CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION | UPSC https://www.upsc.gov.in/list-former-chairmen-and-members-commission</div>->Vkailasa