The Hyderabad Management Association and Rishi UBR Women’s College have launched the PRAGNYA Management Research Centre to promote research, publications, and industry-academia collaboration. An MoU was signed to support the centre’s long-term growth and strengthen research capabilities among students and faculty.
Published Date – 3 June 2026, 05:55 PM
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Management Association (HMA), in collaboration with the Research Cell of Rishi UBR Women’s College, inaugurated HMA–RISHI Management Research Centre ‘PRAGNYA’, a dedicated platform to promote research among management students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders.
The PRAGNYA Management Research Centre, to be headed by Prof R Chandra Shekar, will focus on building a strong research culture, encouraging scholarly publications, strengthening industry–academia collaboration, and enhancing research competencies among students and faculty.
On the occasion, a MoU assuring institutional support for the Centre’s growth and long-term initiatives was signed between HMA and Rishi Group of Institutions.
Dr Raghuram Bommaraju, Associate Professor, ISB; Prof V Shekhar and Prof S Jeelani; HMA president, Alwala Devender Reddy; vice-president, Sharath Chandra Maroju; secretary, G Vasudevan; Rajasekhar Kandepu; and others were present.
