R. Venkata Rao (law professor)

R. Venkata Rao is the former Vice Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.Now he's serving at the prestigious India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa as the Vice Chancellor.

R. Venkata Rao
M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting Professor N.R. Madhava Menon, Best Law Teacher Award for 2018 to Prof. R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor of National Law School of India, Bengaluru
Vice Chancellor, India International University of Education and Research, Goa
In office 14/03/2023 – Till Date
Chairperson, Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies & Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi
In office 16/09/2019 – October, 2022
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-15) 15 March 1954 (age 71)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Professor, Vice-Chancellor
Profession	Teaching, Administration

Career

He has served for 31 years in the Faculty of Law, Andhra University in various capacities.^[1] He was Director of Centre of Criminal Justice Andhra University from 1997-2009.^[2][3] He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore for a period of 10 years, 2 months and 21 days, before being appointed as the Chairperson of the Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies and Vivekananda schools of English Studies.^[4]