Koteswara Rao

Kotha Koteswara Rao (19 October 1929 – 29 September 2021)[1] was the principal of the Regional Engineering College, Warangal during the period 1973-1989, which is now renamed as National Institute of Technology, Warangal.

K. Koteswara Rao
Born(1929-10-19)19 October 1929
Sangam jagarlamudi, Tenali
Died29 September 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 91)
Visakhapatnam
NationalityIndian
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Guindy
University of Iowa
Scientific career
FieldsCivil Engineering
InstitutionsNational Institute of Technology, Warangal

Rao was born in Sangam Jagarlamudi, a village located near Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. He obtained his degree in Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras in 1951.

He joined Andhra University as Lecturer in 1955. He pursued his Masters in Hydraulics at the University of Iowa and later worked with Dr. Hunter Rouse and obtained his doctoral degree also from the University of Iowa in 1966.

Rao was appointed the Principal of the Regional Engineering College at Warangal (RECW), and was principal during its transition to National Institute of Technology, Warangal in 1986.[2]

He was appointed a Member of the Committee constituted by Central Government for enhancing quality of graduation in engineering. The Committee advised the government on the national regulatory exam for graduate entrance, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

References
  1. "Prof. Koteswara Rao Kotha". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. "NITW alumni Association". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

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