Prof (Dr) Venkat Ram Reddy Ganuthula is working as an Assistant Professor at School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SME), IIT Jodhpur. Before moving to IIT Jodhpur, he has worked as a faculty in the Organization Management area at IIT Delhi. He has done Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science. He teaches Master of Business Administration, Executive Master of Business Administration as well as undergrad programs. His areas of research are behavioral science, economics, evolutionary biology, neuroscience and organization science among others. 

What are the crucial factors that keeps you connected with the education sector?

“Passion to contribute in nation growth by educating youths”

Education along with health is the key factor to determine the quality of human capital that rests with any nation including India. Being a professor, I endeavor to contribute to the creation of capable human capital who can solve problems and create value in our socio-economic and cultural environment. This idea keeps me enthused and engaged with learning environment.

How has the teaching methodology been changed and evolved post COVID world?

“Online teaching has bridged the gap of classroom teaching to a great extent and students are learning irrespective of location”

Learning is a deeply involved process. However, with the onset of the pandemic learning environment have been reduced to video conferencing suites, widening the distance between learner and the teacher. Changes to teaching methods are largely directed towards bridging this widening distance. One such change is the use of asynchronous teaching, which allows students to passively interact with the teacher irrespective of time and place.

What strategy do you follow to help students prepare for the placement and internships?

“We do offer best programs to help them grow independently in every respect”

Preparedness to solve problems and thereby creating and sustaining value necessitates not only acquiring know-how but more importantly putting it to use and learning from feedback. This is the reason why we at SME, IIT Jodhpur bring a strong focus on bridging the gap between formal classroom environments and real-world business settings. We achieve this by mandated practitioner engagement in all of our courses, encouraging students to concurrently work on industry-specific problems while doing coursework through live projects, breaking the old molds by reimagining that internships need not be a two-month affair, but could be year-long if need be, among others.

How does the curriculum of your institute is aligned with industry demands?

“We have initiated multiple programs as per industry needs and also conduct professional talks”

If I talk about fulfilling industry demands through curriculum, our college has taken many initiatives over the last few years to bridge the gap between industry and academia like project-based learning, regular talks and seminars by industry experts and professionals. In project-based learning, students are given open-ended problems and they are required to provide solutions for the same. 

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What makes SME, IIT Jodhpur different from other management institutes?

“We are finest in terms of programs, curricula and educative ecosystem”

SME, IIT Jodhpur from its inception has laid out a differentiated path for itself with the programs, curriculum, and pedagogy to be able to prepare students to be able to solve problems, create, and sustain value in a world driven by exponential trajectories. While technology embeddedness is the natural kind to any academic unit within the larger IIT ecosystem, SME is uniquely placed to help professional management students thrive on this embeddedness.

What opportunities a student can expect from the institute for their overall development?

“Students get abundant opportunities to learn and with some brightest minds”

The IIT ecosystem is unparalleled in India in the opportunities it presents to students and faculty. Quintessential to the IIT ecosystem is the environment a) that facilitates the exchange of ideas and conversations amongst the brightest of the minds from across the nation in the form of students and faculty, b) that allows for independence of the student to explore, learn, and excel in any facet of human endeavor, c) and evolve humane values. Being part of SME at IIT Jodhpur is the gateway to such an ecosystem and all its facets.

How do you guide your students to survive in such a competitive world?

“We encourage students to excel in their area of interest rather than providing them our options”

Survival is more a biological value that natural selection paves the way to. A well-rounded education is to help shape individuals to thrive in their endeavors. The only way we believe students can thrive is by figuring out what they like and becoming great at it and we do whatever it takes to facilitate this endeavor.

What co-curricular activities are conducted by the college to enhance the skills of students?

“We do organize a variety of technical and cultural activities to sharpen their physical and mental fitness”

The fact that we are a B-School in the larger IIT ecosystem in itself presents a rich and [diverse opportunity for the students to excel in co-curricular activities. Active student life in the form of student boards, societies, clubs and committees catering to a variety of student co-curricular and extracurricular preferences. We welcome the prospective students to explore the IIT Jodhpur and SME IIT Jodhpur webpages for more specific information.

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

“Be fierce and learn new skills to tackle challenges in real life”

Today’s youth are the future of our country and society, so they need to be guided properly. They should be trained on experiential learning and life skills so that they do not shiver to take up any challenge in life. My key takeaway for the younger ones is that they should dream and dream big.