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Updated on 24 Dec, 2019

Prof. K Elumalai

Director

EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy (subject) year	Name of the University: S.K. University, Anantapur, India (1997-2001) Discipline: Law Doctoral Research Topic: A Critical Study of Consumer Protection Act with special reference to Banking Service. Academic Achievement: if any: The Thesis in converted into a Book
Master of Philosophy (subject) year	Name of the university: University of Madras, India (1979-80) Discipline: Economics Dissertation Topic: Cost of Production and Marketing of Jasmine with special reference to Saidapet Taluk. Academic Achievement: if any: Secured ‘A’ grade
Master of Arts (Subject) year	Name of the university: University of Madras, India (1977 to 1979) Discipline: Economics Academic Achievement: Secured ‘A’ grade
Master of Law (LLM) year	Name of the university: University of Delhi, India (1987- 1990) Discipline: Law Dissertation Topic: The Preamble of the Indian Constitution: The myth and reality with special reference to Social Justice and Economic Justice. Academic Achievement: Secured second position (Silver Medal) in LL.M IInd Term and IVth Term
Bachelor of Arts (Eco.) (Subject) year	Name of the university: University of Delhi (1974 – 1977)
Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB)	Name of the university: University of Delhi (1984-1987)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1) Prof. of Law at School of Las, IGNOU w.e.f 15/05/2008 till date (over 11 years)

2) Director, School of Law, IGNOU for the period May 2010 to Nov. 2016 & Oct. 2018 to
Till date

3) Prof. of law VAMNICOM, Pune between August, 1991 and May 2008
(Nearly 15 Years 09 months)

4) Director VAMNICOM, Pune Jan, 1999 to March , 2000 (One year 03 Months)

5) Economic Officer August, 1982 to Aug. 1992 (10 Years 08 Months).

6) Assistant Prof. of Economics PGC College, Coimbatore (Oct. 1981 to May, 1982.

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

S. No	Post/ Assignment	Organization/ University	Area of Assignment	Duration
S. No	Post/ Assignment	Organization/ University	Area of Assignment	From	To	In Years & Months
1.	To undergo Regional Seminar on Curriculum Development for Coop. Training	International Coop. Alliance, Regional Office, Asia Pacific/ International Labour Organisation - Coopnet/ National Coop. Council, Sri Lanka	Curriculum Development	16^th Dec. 1996	28^th Dec. 1996	2 weeks
2.	To undergo South Asia Teaching (SAP) on International Humanitarian Law	ICRC, New Delhi in Collaboration with ICRC Tehran, Kish Island, Iran.	Teaching techniques in International Humanitarian Law	25^th April 2012	07^th May 2012	3 weeks
3.	To participate in the Second International Conference on Human Rights and Cultures.	NAM Center for Human Rights and Cultural Diversity, Tehran, Iran	Presentation of paper on “Laws Protecting Women in a Culturally Diverse and Secular State India: Lesson for Learning”	12^th Nov. 2012	14^th Nov. 2012	1 week

FELLOWSHIP/ AWARDS:

Sl. No.	Name of the Fellowship/Aw ards	Granting/ Awarding Institution	Year
1.	Appreciation Letter	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India	2014

PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS: 3 (authored)

• Prof. K. Elumalai’s Consumer Protection Act and Banking Service with digest of case Law, Published by Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad, India, June 2008. (Pages i - xciii, 983, Price Rs. 990)
• Co-Authored revision of a book on Seth’s Banking Laws, being commentaries on Banking Regulation Act along with Securetisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002, with Allied Laws and Rules, published by Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd. Allahabad, India, March 2008. (Pages i- lxxiv, 1504, Price Rs. 1595)
• Cooperation-Cooperative Legal System (for Higher Secondary Students-vocational courses) published by NCERT, New Delhi, December 2006. (Pages i - vi, 282, Price Rs. 170/-)

? Edited = 2

• Cooperative Banking (Co-author) (Ed), Written and edited at the request of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai, Nov.2003. (Pages - 574)
• Preparing Co-operatives for the 21st Century (Ed.) Published by VAMNNICOM, Pune, March 1999.

? CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: Nil
? RESEARCH PAPERS: (11)
? POLICY DOCUMENTS: 02
? UNITS WRITTEN: 03

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODY/ STATUTORY BODY (INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL):

Membership of Professional body/ Statutory body	Name of statutory body/ institution/	Period
Expert to lead an Action Group on ‘Strengthening Cooperatives”	U.N Solution Exchange, New Delhi	October, 2010
Member, Expert Committee on ‘Licensing of Urban Cooperative Banks’	Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai	October, 2010
Member, Expert Committee Constituted by Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture	Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002	October, 2008
Member, Academic Committee, Ali Yaver Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, (GOI)	2014-2017
Member, Sub-Committee of Experts in the subject Law	To identify the Journals in the domain knowledge of Law	Nov., 2016
Member, Expert Committee for Evaluation and Assessment of Proposal submitted	College Teachers for availing Travel Grant Assistance to attend International Conference Abroad	May 2016
UGC Nominee in the UGC-SAP Advisory Committee of School of Legal Studies,	Cochin University of Science and Technology for a period 5 years	Aug., 2011
Member, Expert Committee on Inspection of Mangalyatan University	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh	May 2011
Member Expert Committee to Evaluate the performance of Colleges	X^th Five Years Plan to assess the requirements for the XI^th Plan period	March 2010
Member, Expert Committee to Evaluate Proposals	fifth UGC-TEC (Mauritious)	March 2010
Member, Expert Committee to Interview Candidates in the field of Social Science and Humanities	Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship for the year 2010	December 2009
Member, Expert Committee to select eligible colleges under special scheme for construction of Women’s Hostels in colleges	located in Districts with concentration of weaker sections including minority/Muslim girl students	,August 2009
Member, Expert Committee to hold Interface Meetings with colleges	state of Punjab to evaluate 11^th plan requirement	June 2009
Member, Expert Committee to assess the requirements of XI^th Plan	General Development Plan Grants to colleges in the State of Punjab	March 2009
Member, Expert Committee to Select the Candidates	Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships scheme	May 2009
UGC Observer to Oversee Selection Process from Reader to Professor	CAS at HP University Shimla	December 2008
Chairman, Review Committee to Review the work	Sri, Ramakrishna Degree College, Srinivasanagar, Nandiyal. Kurnool District	Sept. 2008
Member, Academic Council	National Law University, Jodhpur	2017-2020
Member, Board of Studies, School of Law,	Ansal University, Gurgaon	2016- 2018
Expert Member (Outside), Board of Post Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Law	Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Haryana	2014-2016
Expert Member (Law), Department of Law,	Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, Punjab	01/07/2015 to 30/06/2016
Member, Planning and Monitoring Board of Damodaran Sanjivayya National Law University	Visakhapatnam for a period of 3 years	2012 -2015
Expert Member, Curriculum Development on the subject cooperation, NCERT: Functioned as member of the Working Group constituted	NCERT through PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, Bhopal to frame curriculum on the subject cooperation for the vocational course in Business and Commerce for higher/senior secondary school students	2003
Member, Several Expert Committees Constituted by the then Distance Education Council	IGNOU, New Delhi	2008-2012