Indian Council of Social Science Research
Southern Regional Centre

Dr. V. Usha Kiran is a Professor at the Department of Commerce and also serves as Honorary Director of the Indian Council of Social Science Research – Southern Regional Centre (ICSSR-SRC), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She is also holding other positions as Director, Directorate of Placement Services, Osmania University and as a Coordinator, UGC -UPE – Bureau of Human Resources, Placement & Training Centre.

She has acquired 31 years of Teaching and Research experience and her areas of research interest include Finance, Accounting and Taxation. Prof. Usha Kiran has published about 55 Journal articles/Book chapters/chapters in conference proceedings and participated in about 60 national and international seminars/conferences. She has been conferred upon various awards, namely 1. National Merit Scholarship, 2. Junior Research Fellowship of UGC, 3. Best Commerce Faculty Award by Institute of Practical Accounting (2004), 4. Best Research Paper Award at 33rd All India Accounting Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala (2010), and 5. Best Research Paper Award at 39th All India Accounting Conference, Bangalore, Karnataka (2016).

She is also associated with various academic institutions like the Academic Staff College, Osmania University, ICSSR Programs, Telangana State Police Academy, and Constituent Colleges of Osmania University, Kakatiya University and Palamuru University as a resource person.

On the academic administration side, she had served as NSS Officer, Head, Department at Women’s College & PG College, Secunderabad, Board of Studies, as a member of Governing Body and Selection committees at various colleges, Coordinator UGC UPE Bureau of Human Resources and Training Center, Member of Program Committee, ICSSR Southern Region. She is also representing the Southern Region as an Executive Committee member of All India Accounting Association and also Member of Internal Complaints Committee, LIC Southern Zone

With regard to her social life, she is the Financial Advisor and Development Committee Member, Chaitanya Seva Trust in Burgula village, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana which runs an Old Age Home and an Orphanage. .