Consultancy Projects

SID Projects
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Duration
1 Development of a Framework for Web-Enabling the Recruitment Process for BEL BEL K.B. Akhilesh and N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2005 (3 months)
2 Models for demand and capacity planning in semiconductor firms Semiconductor Research Corporation, USA N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2004 (2 years)
3 Models for WIP allocation Intel N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2004 (18 months)
4 LogIndia-facilitating knowledge transfer between Europe and India European Commission Mary Mathew and  P. Balachandra 2004 (2 years)
5 Technical advice on E-commerce portal for chemicals Ebizchem Pvt. Ltd. N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2002 (6 months)
6 An exploratory study of environmental pollution by SSI sector in Karnataka World Bank through IGIDR M.H. Bala Subrahmanya and P. Balachandra 2000
CCE Projects
Sl.No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Duration
1 Training Program on “MDP” for Officers of Strategic Levels of Government of Karnataka CSB, Bangalore K.B. Akhilesh 2008 (for 10 days)
2 Management Development Program ACE Designers K.B. Akhilesh 2008
3 Management Development Program for the Education Officers of the Government of Karnataka Policy Planning Unit, Office of Commissioner of Public Instruction in Karnataka, Bangalore K.B. Akhilesh 2007
4 Management Development Program for the Senior Executives and Managers ACE Designers K.B. Akhilesh 2007
5 Management Development Program for the Senior Executives ACE Designers K.B. Akhilesh 2005
6 Industrial Policy and Development in India – Current Issues (18)   M.H. Bala Subrahmanya 16-20 Dec. 2002
7 Strategic Management of Technology (21) QIP R. Srinivasan 2-6 July 2001
8 Industrial policy and management   M.H. Bala Subrahmanya 10-14 May 1999
CSIC Projects
Sl. No. Title of the Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Duration
1 Implementing decentralized renewable energy options in Bihar: Dynamics and policy options Greenpeace India Society, Greenpeace International, The Netherlands Anjula Gurtoo Jul. – Oct. 2010
2 Improving distributed collaboration in a knowledge environment: Investigating ICT innovation in India IIM Bangalore & Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Anjula Gurtoo Jun. – Dec. 2009
3 Study of Apprenticeship Act ILO K.B. Akhilesh 2008
4 Pareto optimization in product design using evolutionary algorithms QUEST Engineering Parthasarathy Ramachandran 2008-2009
5 Selection of companies analyzing the maturity and interest by the Indian Software Services Market Sopheon K.B. Akhilesh 2008
6 Developing the targeting and positioning strategy for Specific Country Markets for Indian Remote Sensing Services in the International Earth Observation Market Antrix Corporation Ltd. R. Srinivasan 2008
7 Advising on Management Program in Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College of Engineering Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College of Engineering K.B. Akhilesh 2008
8 Technical Advice ISRO, Bangalore Mary Mathew 2008
9 Understanding Indian R&D outward investment in the context of UK Research Study KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. Mary Mathew 2007
10 Advising and Paper setting for selection of Dip. in Engineering Candidates HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2007
11 Study of International Market Potential for Indian Earth Observation Data Services Antrix Corporation Ltd. R. Srinivasan 2006
12 Psychographics Study of “Youth” Banking Customers in India Canara Bank R. Srinivasan 2006
13 Advising and Paper setting for selection of Management/Design Trainees HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (2 months)
14 Socio-Economic impact study of Brigade Gateway Project Brigade Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. K.B. Akhilesh and M.H. Bala Subrahmanya 2006 (18 months)
15 Advising and paper setting for selection of Management Trainees HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (2 months)
16 Design of test for promotions for grade V HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (3 months)
17 Design of test for promotions for grade I & II HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (3 months)
18 Design of test for promotions for grade III & IV HAL K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (3 months)
19 Advising, paper setting, evaluation and conducting group discussion/ psychological tests for Management Trainee selection HMT K.B. Akhilesh 2006 (3 months)
20 Technical Advice on Project Management and Monitoring HKADB Hyderabad Karnataka Area Development Board Parameshwar P. Iyer 2006 – 2007 (9 Months)
21 Technical Advice and Guidance in Preparing R&D Plan & Roadmap National Thermal Power Corporation Limited(NTPC) Parameshwar P. Iyer 2006 – 2008  (18 Months)
22 Recruitment test for selection of Probationary Engineers BEL K.B. Akhilesh 2005 (2 months)
23 Setting and Evaluation of Papers BEL K.B. Akhilesh 2005 (3 months)
24 Technical Advice and Development of Two Distance Learning Courses Liqwid Krystal Private Limited, Bangalore Parameshwar P. Iyer 2005-2006 (1 Year)
25 Conduct of recruitment test BEL K.B. Akhilesh 2004 (4 months)
26 Workshops on interviewing skills BEL K.B. Akhilesh 2004 (2 months)
27 Innovations in IT manufacturing WIPRO Mary Mathew 2004 (3 months)
28 Market research on forest produce- medicinal plants Dept. of Forests, Karnataka R. Srinivasan 2004 (6 months)
29 Conducting common aptitude test for the posts of Class-I officers and Class-III supervisors KSRTC K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (3 months)
30 Conducting common aptitude test for the posts of Class-I officers and Class-III supervisors KSRTC K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (2 months)
31 Advice on HR functions in Quest Quality Engg. Software Tech K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (6 months)
32 Enhancement of interviewing skills BEL K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (2 months)
33 Conduct of group discussions and psychological test HMT K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (2 months)
34 Advising, paper setting and evaluation of management trainees for HMT HMT K.B. Akhilesh 2003 (3 months)
35 E-commerce and small enterprises in India IDPMU, UK M.H. Bala Subrahmanya 2003 (6 months)
36 Analysis and determination of installed production capacity Aquamall Water Solutions M. Mathirajan 2003 (5 days)
37 E-learning Centre Microland N.J. Rao 2002 (6 months)
38 Project evaluation Digital synergy N.J. Rao 2002 (1 month)
39 Courseware development on Data Structures Microuniv N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2002 (3 months)
40 Combinational optimization for vehicle routing and selection Sonata Software N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2002 (3 months)
41 Scheduling for utilizing resources efficiency at Burn-in-Facility Intel N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan 2002 (1 year)
42 Six sigma supply chains GM R & D USA N.R. Srinivasa Raghavan + CSA Faculty 2002 (2 Years)
43 Biomass energy in Asia: Assessment and Strategy formulation SIDA through AIT P. Balachandra  + ASTRA Faculty 2002 (2 years)
44 Energy Environment and Climate SIDA through AIT P. Balachandra  + ASTRA Faculty 2002 (11 months)
45 Development of a DSS for monthly retail sales and market-share estimation of Titan watches Titan Industries Ltd. C. Mukhopadhyay 2000 (4 months)
46 Technical background paper on Energy and Poverty in the context of Climate Change UNDP – Asia-Pacific Regional Centre, Bangkok, Thailand P. Balachandra Nov. 2010 to April 2011
47 Evaluation of Bioenergy Development Project UNDP, Colombo, Sri Lanka P. Balachandra Jan. – Feb. 2006
48 Optimization Models for Sales force analysis and Optimal sales force allocation Pharmarc Analytic Solutions Pvt. LTD., Bangalore P. Balachandra April – May 2004