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Dr. V. Ajit Prabhu is an Indian Management Expert and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) wizard. He started his career as Scientist/Engineer ‘SB’ at LPSC/ISRO in August 1987. Since August 2005, he has been working as Joint Director in KSCSTE and is handling the Special Programmes and Project Management Division at KSCSTE .Dr. Ajit Prabhu, hails from Kayamkulam in Alleppey District. His brilliant academic achievement and track record started with his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from TKM College of Engineering, Kollam. He also possesses M. Tech. in Thermal Engineering with Gold Medal from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. He also took MBA with specialisation in HR & Marketing from IGNOU. He was awarded Ph. D. in Management from the University of Kerala. He also possesses several diplomas and PG Diplomas in Management and also in Disaster Management, Environmental Sciences, Rural Development, etc.

His career started as a Scientist, where he has made substantial contributions in the Indian Space Programmes especially in the field of cryogenics when he was working in the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre under I. S. R. O. His R&D works involved development of control systems and components for liquid engines and has also developed certain components for satellite propulsion. He has also made tremendous achievements in the field of energy management.

Presently he is the Joint Director of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, under the Government of Kerala and heads the Special Programmes and Project Management Division. He is rendering outstanding performance in the field of science and technology management. He has initiated several new schemes and special programmes for the promotion and popularisation of S&T in Kerala State. He is also the Nodal Officer of the Patent Information Centre – Kerala.

He has undergone special training in the field of WTO and IPR at Academic Staff College of India, Hyderabad, and attended and organised several training programmes on Management Development and IPR.

He is member of faculty of Management Studies, University of Kerala and is the Approved Research Guide of Kerala University in Management Studies. He is Academic Counsellor for IGNOU, teaching Management subjects like HR management, Marketing and Operations research. He is course consultant of Kerala University for Management Subjects like Group Dynamics, Performance Management,, ERP, DSS, etc.

He has delivered expert lectures and made presentations in Seminars/Workshops including Radio talks in the related subjects and published several papers. He has Membership in various Professional Bodies like Institution of Engineers (MIE), National Institute of Personnel Management, Life Member of Indian Society for training and Development, Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, etc. He is married and has two children.