Dr. V. Usha Kiran is a Professor of Commerce at Osmania University and also serves as
Honorary Director, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Southern Regional Centre
(ICSSR-SRC). She is also holding the other positions as Director, Directorate of Placement
Services, Osmania University and Head, Dept. of Commerce, Osmania University.
She has acquired 32 years Teaching and research experience and her areas of research interest
include Finance, Accounting and Taxation. Professor Usha Kiran has published about 60 journal
articles, books, book chapters and chapters in conference proceedings and participated in about
65 national and international seminars and conferences.
She is conferred upon with various awards which include;
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, Bengaluru, Karnataka (2016), 6) Telangana State Best Teacher Award
for 2020.
She is associated with various academic institutions like Human Resource Development Centre
at Osmania University, Telangana State Police Academy, Affiliated and Constituent Colleges of
Osmania University, Kakatiya University, Palamuru University, Dhrawad University, Gulbarga
University, Punjab University, University of Hyderabad, Bharathiar University and University of
Kerala.
On the academic administration side she had served as NSS Officer, Student Advisor, Head,
Dept. of Commerce at University College for Women and PG College, Secunderabad. She is
also Member on Board of Studies, Selection Committees and Governing Bodies at various
affiliated and autonomous colleges. She was a Coordinator for UGC-UPE-Bureau of Human
Resources, Placement & Training Centre.
She is now General Secretary at Hyderabad Branch of Indian Accounting Association, Executive
member on Indian Accounting Association representing South, Member on Internal Complaints
Committee, LIC Southern Zone. She is also coordinator of SAP – UGC at Dept. of Commerce.
With regard to her social contribution, she renders social service through Chaitanya Seva Trust at
Burgula Village, Rangareddy District, Telangana which runs an Old Age Home and an
Orphanage. She is the Financial Advisory and Development Committee Member of the Trust
.