Our Leadership & Faculty Profiles

At MICA, our academic experts are at the forefront of their fields, driving research and teaching that elevate the institution to global academic excellence.

Dr. Anita Basalingappa

Professor, Associate Dean, Executive Education

Prof. Atul Kumar

Assistant Professor

Prof. Bikram Bindra

Professor of Practice

Prof. Falguni Vasavada-Oza

Professor, Academic Head, The School of Applied Creativity

Dr. Githa Heggde*

Professor, Dean – Strategic Initiatives

Dr. Harmony Siganporia

Associate Professor,
Associate Dean Knowledge

Jaya Deshmukh

Director and CEO, MICA

Dr. Nirja Sharma*

Chief Talent & Skills Officer (CTSO)

Prof. Kallol Das

Associate Professor, Chair – Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)

Prof. Khushboo Benani

Assistant Professor of Practice

Prof. Manisha Pathak-Shelat

Professor, Chair, Centre for Development Management and Communication (CDMC).

Prof. Niyati Bhanja

Associate Professor, Academic Head – School of Management and Controller of Examinations

Prof. Nivedita Deshmukh

Assistant Professor of Practice

Prof. Pooja Thomas

Associate Professor, Academic Head, The School of Strategic Communication

Prof. Raoof Mir

Assistant Professor

Prof. R. M. Simha

Co-Chair, CCC Programme

Dr. Ruchi Tewari

Chief Marketing & Experience Officer

Dr. Santosh Kumar Patra

Professor, Associate Dean - Academics

Prof. Siddharth Deshmukh

International Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Swapnil Kumar

Professor of Practice

Prof. U T Rao

Associate Professor

Vinit Shah

Head of Finance & Corporate Services

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Infrastructure details like: fire and safety certificate, barrier free build for disabled and elderly

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1Fire-Safety-Certificate-MICA
The validity period of 2 years and the expiry date is 31/08/2028
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2Barrier-free-Build-by-Architect
The validity period of 3 years and The expiry date is 31/08/2028 
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Affirmative Action/SC/ST Committee (STATUTORY)

Sr. No. Member
1CTSO (Lead) – Nirja Sharma
2Faculty/Anchor for Environment & Creativity AI Centre (Co-Lead) - Harmony Singanporia
3Faculty – Deepika Meena
4Staff representatives – Bhikabhai Chauhan
5Staff representatives – Manu Parmar
6Staff representatives – Jaydeep Vaghela
7Secretary: Kruttika

IQAC & Assurance of Learning

Sr. No. Member
1Registrar (Lead) - Professor Panda
2Dean & Principal (Designate) – (Co Lead) – PK Sinha (Prof. Sinha will continue to play this role post his becoming Dean & Principal)
3Controller of Examinations (Lead Assurance of Learning) – Niyati Bhanja
4Dean & Principal – Githa Heggde (Prof. Heggde will continue once she transitions to her new role)
5Director & CEO – Jaya Deshmukh
6Associate Dean Knowledge – Suresh Malodia
7Head of FRC – Rasananda Panda
8Head of CLIP – Pooja Thomas
9Faculty – Harmony Siganporia
10External Review Member – Amrita Randhawa (MICA Alumni)
11External Review Member – Arun – Accenture Song (MICA Alumni)
12External Review Member – Maya Indira Ganesh (TBC)
13Secretary: Sethu Iyer

Institution Industry Cell / Placements (Including Summer Internship)

Sr. No. Member
1Head of External Relations & Growth (Lead) – Indranil Banerji
2Executive Advisor – Strategic Initiatives (Co-Lead) – Githa Heggde (Githa will play this role even when she is Dean & Principal)
3Dean & Principal (Designate) – PK Sinha (Sinha Sir will continue to play this role when he becomes Dean & Principal)
4Associate Dean – Academics – Santosh Patra
5Faculty - Bikram Bindra
6Faculty – Govindrajan
7Director & CEO – Jaya Deshmukh
8CMO – Ruchi Tewari
9Management Trainee – CEO’s Office – Strategic Initiatives – Kuldeep Raj
10MICA 2026 leaving placecomm member – Akhilesh
11MICA 2027 SPC sitting member – TBC
12MICA Committee List 2026-27 5
13Student MLS Lead 2026 - TBC
14MAA Board Placement Enabler – Navneeth L V
15Secretary: Harjeet

Institution’s Innovation Council – IIC (Entrepreneurial Initiatives)

Sr. No. Member
1 Faculty & IIC Lead: Adwait Mardikar
2 Faculty (Co-Lead): U T Rao
3 Faculty/ Anchor Technology in AI Centre – Viral Nagori
4 Faculty – Ashutosh Yadav
5 Faculty – Saurabh Pandya
6 Faculty – Sukaran Thakur
7 Director & CEO – Jaya Deshmukh
8 Dean & Principal (Designate) – PK Sinha
9 Secretary: Pooja Sharma