Prof. (Dr.) D. Mavoothu is a distinguished academician, researcher, and academic administrator with over three decades of experience in higher education. He currently serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
Prior to assuming this position, he served as Director of the School of Management Studies (SMS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), where he has been associated with management education for more than 33 years. His areas of specialization include Human Resource Management, Indian Ethos, and Business Ethics.
Prof. Mavoothu presently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at CUSAT and Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Kerala. He has also served as a Syndicate Member of CUSAT and the Central University of Karnataka, and as a Court Member of Pondicherry University and the Central University of Kerala.
Throughout his academic career, he has held several important administrative positions, including Director of Students’ Welfare and Head of the Department of Physical Education at CUSAT. His extensive administrative experience has contributed significantly to academic governance, student welfare, institutional development, and quality enhancement initiatives.
A committed teacher and researcher, Prof. Mavoothu has guided numerous Ph.D. scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows. He has published and presented a large number of research papers in national and international journals and conferences. In recognition of his contributions to management education and academic leadership, he received the prestigious Dewang Mehta Educational Leadership Award in 2019.
Prof. Mavoothu holds an MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Ph.D. from Cochin University of Science and Technology. A native of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, he continues to contribute actively to higher education, research, academic administration, and institutional leadership through his various professional engagements.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Human Resource Management
- Indian Ethos and Values
- Business Ethics
- Higher Education Governance
- Academic Administration
- Student Welfare and Institutional Development
