Vice Chancellor Message

• JNAFAU Vice – Chancellor Prof. Dr. N. Kavita Daryani Rao has studied Architecture and specialized in Housing. Her research, mostly funded by AICTE, focuses on low-income housing in the urban slum communities and on the impact of globalization on cities. She is guiding several doctoral research scholars in JNAFAU as well as other institutions.

• She is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University for the second term and has been involved in academic administration in various capacities. As Director of Evaluation, she introduced many measures in the examination section of the University for automation. She has been instrumental in collaborating with international universities for joint programmes.

• She received the IIID (HRC) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and the Telangana State Government Award on International Women’s Day in 2018 to recognize her contribution to academics. She was nominated twice as a Member of Council of Architecture by the Government of Telangana.