Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust
Dr. P. Duraisamy, Ph.D.,D.Econ.Sc.(Paris)
Former Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
Email: pduraisamy2009@gmail.com, Mobile: 96001 77609
Prof. P. Duraisamy was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras from May 27, 2017 to May 26, 2020. Currently he is a member of the Board of Management of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, member of Board of Governance, Madras School of Economics, member of the Board of Trustees of the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai and member of Advisory Committee, GITAM University, Vizagapattinam. Prof Duraisamy has served in the panel of Vice-Chncellor Selection Committees of many Universities.
Prof Duraisamy has served as a member of UGC Committees such as implementation of NEP, Guidelines for New UG Programs, Professor of Practices, UGC 7th Pay Review Committee for Teachers among others. He was a member of UGC’s Visiting Committee for Institution of Eminence (IoE). He has also served as a member of NAAC Executive Committee and General Body (2013-2016) and the Appeals Committee (2017-21).
Prof. Duraisamy has had a distinguished academic career and served for over 28 years at the University of Madras (1986-2014) of which he was a professor for over 21 years. Subsequently he was Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and affiliated to MIDS (2014-17).
Prof. Duraisamy obtained his Ph.D degree in Economics from the University of Madras (1978-82) and a Doctorate in Economic Science [D.Econ.Sc.] (equivalent to D.Sc.) from the University of Paris, France (1982-1986). He was a Visiting Professor of Economics in several top French Institutions and was a Senior Visiting Fellow at Yale University, USA. He was a Consultant to the World Bank, Washington D.C., USA (Jan. 1994-June 1995), and Population Council, New York, USA (1999-2002).
His areas of specialisation and interest are access, quality, financing and policy issues relating to higher education, labour economics, macro and ecometrics. He has published several books, and over 100 research articles in highly reputed national international journals.