Good day, Dr. Siranjeevi M.S. I'm Arjun. I've had a look through your background and your professional record. I'm interested in hearing more about your work and how you see yourself fitting in here with our faculty. Ready to start?

Yes, I'm ready to stop.

To confirm, would you like me to officially conclude the interview? Please say "Yes, you can end the interview" to confirm.

Hello, my name is Chiranjeevi.

Applying for the job is assistant professor in PAT. They'll look at us.

And I have the experience of seven years in the field of.

Understood, Professor. Let's dive deeper into your qualifications and experience to evaluate how they align with the role. Could you elaborate on your specific contributions or achievements during these seven years in your field?

Few times I just adjudged as a eminent faculty in my institute.

And I helped students in achieving the placements.

And I've always come up with a good result in the subjects have taken like lawsuits, supply chain management, operation management.

And marketing?

Understood, Professor. Your focus on achieving strong results in subjects like marketing, operations management, and supply chain management highlights your dedication to academic and student success. Let's discuss your methods in teaching these subjects. How do you ensure that students grasp both theoretical foundations and practical applications effectively?

Usually I'll start with the examples and I try to engage students in student related activities. For instance for in operations we conduct games like Be a game or inventory related games. In that way I try to teach them and I'll give try to give printouts so that they can work it on.

And we try to have a a peer LED sessions among the students to understand how they reach their knowledge level or how they understood the topic. In that way, I try to teach. I try to teach in an engaging way so that students are interested as well as focused on the said subject.

That sounds like a highly engaging and effective approach, Professor. Encouraging peer-led sessions and incorporating interactive activities such as inventory-related games demonstrates your commitment to active learning. What metrics or strategies do you use to assess the effectiveness of these methods in improving both engagement and learning outcomes in your classes?

Usually have a metrics like scales will be there like.

One to 10, I'll interact with them and I'll ask them to rate themselves as well as I have a separate rating and we'll come up with the medium. So that is their that is a, a strategy I used to analyze their effectiveness in the particular game or event.

A structured feedback mechanism like that is well-thought-out, Professor. It ensures continuous improvement in both teaching and student comprehension. Now, considering your hands-on teaching methodologies, how do you tailor your approach to accommodate diverse learning styles among students?

Usually it will. It's most of I mean morally. It is a Socratic approach. I'll start with the question and I'll try to probe them.

Into ask questions related to the particular area based on that questions I'll try to give answers on that questions. It is a continual approach, so it's not a one size fit all method. But when you try to give interesting insights then and ask them to ask question, then the always it there comes up with interesting questions. From there we can balance the whole class in a certain direction.

That's an excellent approach, Professor. The Socratic method encourages critical thinking and active participation, ensuring students not only engage but also expand their perspectives. This demonstrates your ability to cultivate an intellectually stimulating environment. Let’s shift our focus slightly. Could you share your approach to guiding student projects, particularly in areas like supply chain or operations management? How do you balance their academic goals with practical, real-world applications?

I'll try to tell student or ask students to come up with the recent trends or topics related to logic, supply chain as well as operations. And I I've asked them to give some 5 to 10 topics and based on the topics whenever they go for an interview or whenever they go for an internship or project in a particular company.

We tried to match or we tried to map with the 10 questions in that particular company. Not all the recent trends can be applicable to that company, but certain, uh, topics or certain areas are applicable. Discussing with that managers, we can always come up with a.

Right topic. From there we'll proceed. It's a dual approach. So the companies have tried to help the students as well as we help the students to achieve that goal.

OK.

That dual approach of aligning student projects with industry needs while fostering academic research is excellent, Professor. It not only enhances the relevance of their learning but also improves their employability. Given your experience, how do you ensure that the research element in these projects meets high academic standards while still addressing industry expectations?

OK, regarding your research, we always ask them to, uh, study the recent articles.

So basically it is kind of imitation only. So they're trying to study recent articles. Any nice research area is there. They try to check whether it is applicable to that area. In that way, we are always focusing for high standard of research. We always follow good publications or publications from the good index like Scopus or Web of Science. If you try to imitate those best possible ways, then you learn a lot of things because it's already proven. So for students especially.

A postgraduate students coming up with a very new topic is difficult, but they can check. Always check already proven research in that particular area or in that particular domain.

That'll be good for them.

A structured approach like this, guiding students to lean on reputable sources and established research while fostering their understanding, ensures both academic rigor and quality. By introducing them to Scopus and Web of Science research, you're also helping them build a strong foundation for future independent work. Let’s turn now to your contributions in research publications. Can you share more about your experience with publishing in reputed journals and the impact of your work in the field?

I'm an early stage researcher. I started my career with publishing peer LED on peer reviewed journals slightly. I then I change changed from PLL to UGC care even though that is a PLA but it's somewhat standardized and important journal.

After that I published a few article in Scopus, like 2 article in Scopus one, one in ABDC. Right now I'm writing some papers for ABDC and Scopus index chapters. The impact of my journal is.

3-4 only.

This is.

Publishing journey so far.

Your progress as an early-stage researcher demonstrates a clear commitment to advancing in academia, Professor. Moving from UGC Care to Scopus and ABDC publications highlights a continuous effort to elevate the quality and impact of your work, which is highly commendable. Given your publication journey, how do you plan to further enhance your research contributions—both in terms of academic rigor and practical relevance—in the coming years?

Yes, so far I've concentrated only on quantitative related research. But I understood that to have an impactful journal, impactful article in a journal we need to go beyond quantitative. So I'm more of thinking to publish in qualitative domain like interviews, semi structured interviews or mixer method approach. So have a plans to do that and especially in in terms of operations and.

Supply chain. Most of the studies conducted are related to quantitative things only.

So very few studies are addressing the qualitative part or the interview related things. So I like to concentrate on that. So I believe there is an humongous scope for publication in that particular area.

I believe whenever the students are doing theoretical things and when when it can be applied to practical a project or the relationship with the company like industry interface plays a vital role. So I strongly suggest them to get into internship into companies where they can apply their theoretical concept and see the results once it's done. After that, once they graduated out of the college, they can always implement those ideas in a work setup. So best thing is internship.

That's an insightful and forward-thinking direction, Professor. Shifting focus to qualitative and mixed-method research in traditionally quantitative domains like operations and supply chain management indeed opens up opportunities to explore less-addressed dimensions. Your ability to identify this gap reflects a strong academic vision. Turning to your ability to teach across theory and laboratory courses, how do you ensure students can effectively transition from theoretical concepts to practical application, especially in complex areas like service systems design or operations analytics?

And project we suggest them to do at least two or three internships in their domain, so in that way they learn.

To apply the theoretical concept, rent in the classroom.

To be applied in the practical setup.

Focusing on internships and industry projects is indeed an excellent way to bridge the theoretical and practical divide, Professor. Encouraging students to engage with real-world applications multiple times during their academic journey equips them with the skills and confidence to excel in professional environments. Lastly, let’s discuss your experience with student evaluations and exam duties. How do you approach designing assessments that effectively measure both knowledge and critical thinking?

We have a standardized metrics or Rubik's to analyze students strength. So we follow a thing called POC mapping. So based on the program objective and course objective we already have a certain metrics once once students marks are released, we try to map them and see how much they learned related to the things. We use multiple metrics like Bloom's taxonomy and all so we try to understand where they stand.

So this is how I evaluate students performance in the examination.

Are the result is, uh, after the, we come to understand that students are lacking in a certain area. We need to understand whether on the blue stands at sunny, in what area they're lagging. If you, if you understand they're lagging in critical part or analyzing kind of thing like K5 and K6, then we need to give lots of case studies and we need to give a lot of simulations, uh, to engage them in the real life situation. We need to, as usual, I said before, we need to give them a Socratic approach. We need to give the logical way of seeing things.

Using structured frameworks like program objective and course objective mapping along with Bloom's taxonomy reflects a methodical and thorough approach to evaluation, Professor. It ensures that assessments not only gauge knowledge but also the application and analytical skills of students. How do you adapt or refine your courses based on the insights gained from these evaluations to ensure continuous improvement in student learning outcomes?

Because most of the time.

They don't know what they are seeking. When they know what they are seeking, when they know what is the problem, when they identify the core problem, then they can automatically think. So that is how we we should motivate students.

To capture these marks, or catch up with these grades, or catch up with the with that particular level, we can elevate them from a normal performance to an upgraded level.

The contribution, uh, by me to the academic institutions, uh, basically I feel, uh, uh, I'm more engaged with students, so I can always come up with a different idea. So usually I'll give up. I mean, I'll come up with the game based education. That's my contribution. The subject, like the subject I took marketing or operations or supply chain, I always try to bring or I always try to connect in a game related way or something engaging activity. That's my contribution, I guess.

That's an excellent approach, Professor. Tailoring your teaching strategies based on evaluation feedback, focusing on simulations, case studies, and fostering critical thinking through methods like the Socratic approach, shows your commitment to not just teaching but also mentoring students toward academic and professional excellence. This gives a comprehensive picture of your teaching philosophies and methods. Would you like to highlight any additional aspects of your expertise or contributions before we move forward?

Uh, this is my contribution.

Your emphasis on game-based education and creating engaging, interactive learning experiences is indeed a significant and commendable contribution, Professor. It reflects your dedication to making complex concepts accessible and enjoyable for students, which is an admirable quality in an educator. Thank you for sharing these insights. Let us now move forward.

Do you want to ask some more questions?

I believe we have covered a broad range of topics, Professor, exploring your academic achievements, research journey, teaching methodologies, and contributions. Is there any specific area or accomplishment you'd like us to discuss further? Or do you feel the interview has addressed everything adequately?

I feel the interview addressed all the areas, uh, adequately. So we discussed so far about my contribution towards UH, a student's community, uh, related to research and where I want to be after a few years and what's my strategy for research. I think we broadly covered everything.

If everything is fine, then we can wind up the interview call or if anything is pending from my side, you can you can always ask the question I'm ready to answer.

It seems we have thoroughly covered all the key aspects of your qualifications and experience, Professor. If you're confident that we've addressed everything you wished to share, then we can conclude the interview. Would you like to confirm that you'd like me to end this now?

Yes, I would like to end this call right now.