Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities
Basic Science Humanities
The Basic Sciences and Humanities Department serves as the foundational cornerstone of academic exploration in our institution. It typically encompasses a diverse array of disciplines, ranging from fundamental sciences like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Environmental Science to humanities subjects such as English literature and languages, Constitution of India and Professional Ethics and Human values.
In this department, students are introduced to the fundamental principles that underpin our understanding of the natural world, as well as the complexities of human culture, society, and thought. It provides a well-rounded education that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a deep appreciation for the interconnections of various fields of study. Within the basic sciences, students delve into the laws and theories that govern the universe, from the microscopic realm of atoms to the vast expanses of space. They learn to conduct experiments, analyze data and apply mathematical models to understand natural phenomena.
On the other hand, the humanities component explores the rich tapestry of human experience through literature, history, art, philosophy, sports and yoga. Students examine different cultures, historical events, and philosophical ideas to gain insights into the human condition and the diverse ways people have expressed themselves and organized societies throughout history. Moreover, the Basic Sciences and Humanities Department often plays a crucial role in interdisciplinary studies, bridging the gap between the sciences and humanities to address complex real-world problems. By fostering collaboration and interdisciplinary thinking, it prepares students to tackle the multifaceted challenges of the modern world.
Overall, the Basic Sciences and Humanities Department serves as the bedrock of education, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they need to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected global society.
HOD's MESSAGE
A Message from the Head of Department
zOur students excel in academics, research, innovation, sports, entrepreneurship, and national competitions, making a meaningful impact both on campus and beyond.
Dr. G. SREENIVASULU
Professor & Head of Department
Department of Basic Science Humanities.
The Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities is committed to providing quality education and building a strong academic foundation for students. We promote innovative learning, critical thinking, effective communication, and problem-solving skills through a student-cantered approach.
Our dedicated faculty guide and motivate students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and confidence. The department strives to nurture competent, responsible, and well-rounded professionals who are prepared to meet the challenges of the modern world
Vision Statement
To strive to provide opportunities for students to appreciate the value of science, recognize excellence in education, build successful careers in engineering, and lead lives of social cohesion and harmony while upholding high values
Mission Statement
Basic Sciences and Humanities department offers coherent and well-designed program curricula to provide in depth-knowledge to students interested in the mathematical, physical, chemical, environmental, language and managerial skills. It is committed to furnish quality education through an inherent assortment of major courses.
- To strive to meet the social, ecological, and ethical needs of the region
- To strive for 100% academic success among students
- To establish a Centre of Excellence in Basic Sciences and Humanities.
Short term goals
- To resort to innovative teaching methodologies in imparting in-depth knowledge to the student community.
- To conduct national level seminars and conferences for students and faculty members.
- To conduct faculty development programmes regularly for skill up-gradation.
- To conduct programmes for students that promotes their skills for their future career.
Meet the Faculty of Basic Sciences & Humanities
Faculty supporting the essential foundations of engineering education through the sciences, mathematics, communication and humanities.
Pioneers of research and Innovations
Research Publications
Faculty Research & Publication Records
| S. No. | Name of the Faculty | Title of the Paper | Name of the Journal | Year / Vol. / Issue / Page Nos. | ISSN / ISBN No. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Y. 2025-26 | ||||||
| 01 | Dr. G. Sreenivasulu | Characteristics of a Rotating Rivlin-Ericksen Fluid Model: Impact of Radiation Absorption, Hall and Ion Slip Currents on Magneto hydrodynamic Free Convective Flow over a Vertical Porous Plate | Cureus Journal of Engineering | 2025-26 | DOI: 10.7759/s44388-024 | — |
| 02 | Dr. K.V.B. RAJA KUMAR | Characteristics of a Rotating Rivlin-Ericksen Fluid Model: Impact of Radiation Absorption, Hall and Ion Slip Currents on Magneto hydrodynamic Free Convective Flow over a Vertical Porous Plate | Cureus Journal of Engineering | 2025-26 | DOI: 10.7759/s44388-024 | — |
| A.Y. 2024-25 | ||||||
| 01 | Dr. K.V.B. RAJA KUMAR | Cross-Diffusion Effects on Magneto hydrodynamic Free Convective Flow Over a Vertical Porous Plate Under the Influence of Chemical Reactions, Thermal Radiation, and Dissipative Heating | Heat Transfer WILEY | 2024-25 | DOI: 10.1002/htj.23358 | — |
| 02 | Dr. K.V.B. RAJA KUMAR | Hall and Ion Slip Current influence on Unsteady MHD Free Converctive Boundary Layer Flow Past a Vertical Porous Plate with Thermal Radiation and Chemical Reaction. | Journal of Physics: Conference Series | 2024-25 | IP Address: 223.227.98.20 | — |
| A.Y. 2023-24 | ||||||
| 01 | Dr. K.V.B. Rajakumar | — | Journal of Nano Fluids | 2023-24 | DOI: 10.1166/jon.2025.2216 | — |
| 02 | Dr. G. Sreenivasulu | Influence of heat flow due to concentration gradient on unsteady MHD heat and mass transform dissipative flow with span wise fluctuating temperature | — | 2023-24 | ISSN (Print) ISSN (Online) | Journal homepage: www.tandfonline.com/journals/unht20 |
| 03 | Dr. K.V.B. Rajakumar | Influence of heat flow due to concentration gradient on unsteady MHD heat and mass transform dissipative flow with span wise fluctuating temperature | — | 2023-24 | ISSN (Print) ISSN (Online) | Journal homepage: www.tandfonline.com/journals/unht20 |
| 04 | Dr. K.V.B. Rajakumar | Impact of Dufour, Hall and Ion Slip Current on Aligned MHD Walter’s Liquid Model-B Flow Past an Impulsively Started Infinite Vertical Porous Plate with Radiation Absorption and Chemical Reaction | — | 2023-24 | DOI: 10.1166/jon.2025.2216 | — |
| A.Y. 2022-23 | ||||||
| 01 | Dr K.V.B Raja Kumar | Significance of Chemically Reacting and Viscous Dissipative on MHD free Convective flow past a semi infinite Normal plate with Radiation Absorption and Suction | eBook | 2022-23 | ISBN: 978-81-19315-09-3 ISBN: 978-81-19315-02-4 | — |
| 02 | Dr P.V.S.S.N. GOPAL | Key-Insulated Aggregate Proxy Signature | Springer Book Series on Algorithms for Intelligent Systems | PP-41-51, 2022 | ISSN: 2524-7573 | — |
| 03 | Dr K.V.B Raja Kumar | Influence of Radiation Absorption and thermal Diffusion on laminar flow of a chemically Reacting Fluid past a porous plate in conducting field with Rotation | Recent Advances in Applied Mathematics and Applications to the Dynamics of Fluid Flows, Springer Nature | Vol. 51: 2023 | ISSN 2195-4356 ISSN 2195-4364 (electronic) ISBN 978-981-19-1928-2 ISBN 978-981-19-1929-9 (eBook) DOI Link | — |
Department Advisory Board / BoS – English
Board of Studies Members
| S. No. | BOS Hierarchy | Name, Designation of the Member & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Dr. B. Anupama
Professor of English, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 2 | University Nominee | Dr. A. Savithri
Professor of English, University College, JNTUK, Narasaraopet. |
| 3 | Subject Expert (Academic) | Dr. G. Nageswara Rao
Professor of English, VFSTR (Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi. |
| 4 | Subject Expert (Academic) | Dr. D. Rajani
Professor of English, RVR & JC College of Engineering. |
| 5 | Alumni / Co-opted Member | Mr. G. Somi Reddy
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 6 | Senior Faculty | Mr. P. Bala Swamy
Assistant Professor of English, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 7 | Coordinator | Dr. B. Bindu Madhavi
Associate Professor of English, KHIT, Guntur. |
Department Advisory Board / BoS – Mathematics
Board of Studies Members
| S. No. | BOS Hierarchy | Name, Designation of the Member & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Dr. V. Sivarami Reddy
Professor of Mathematics, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 2 | University Nominee | Dr. GVSR. Deekshithulu
Professor of Mathematics, JNT University, Kakinada. |
| 3 | Outside Expert (Academic) | Dr. K. S. BalaMurugan
Professor of Mathematics, R.V.R. & J.C. Engineering College (Autonomous), Guntur. |
| 4 | Outside Expert (Academic) | Dr. P. Siva Prasad
Professor of Mathematics, VFSTR (Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi. |
| 5 | Alumni Member | Mr. G. Somi Reddy
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 6 | Senior Faculty | Dr. K. V. B. Raja Kumar
Professor of Mathematics, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 7 | Coordinator | Dr. V.S.S.N. Gopal P
Professor of Mathematics, KHIT, Guntur. |
Department Advisory Board / BoS – Physics
Board of Studies Members
| S. No. | BOS Hierarchy | Name, Designation of the Member & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairman | Dr. G. Sreenivasulu
Professor of Physics & HOD, BSH, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 2 | University Nominee | Prof. G. Padmaja Rani
Professor of Physics, JNT University, Kakinada. |
| 3 | Outside Expert (Academic) | Dr. M. Sreenivasulu
Professor of Physics, VFSTR (Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi. |
| 4 | Outside Expert (Academic) | Dr. K. Neeraja
Associate Professor of Physics, Narasaraopet Engineering College (Autonomous), Narasaraopet. |
| 5 | Industry Expert | Mr. M. Nagaja Kumar
Scientist ‘F’ and Division Head, OOS, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ocean Valley, Near ALEEP, Pragathi Nagar, Nizam Pet, Hyderabad. |
| 6 | Alumni Member | Mr. P. Rajesh
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 7 | Senior Faculty | Mr. M. Srinivasa Rao
Associate Professor of Physics, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 8 | Coordinator | Mrs. V. Revathi Devi
Associate Professor of Physics, KHIT, Guntur. |
Department Advisory Board / BoS – Chemistry
Board of Studies Members
| S. No. | BOS Hierarchy | Name, Designation of the Member & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairperson | Dr. B. Lakshmi
Professor of Chemistry, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 2 | University Nominee | Dr. S. Satyaveni
Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, UCEK, JNTUK, Kakinada. |
| 3 | Subject Expert (Academic) | Dr. D. Nagaraju
Professor, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed to be University), Vadlamudi. |
| 4 | Subject Expert (Academic) | Dr. T.L.M.V. Subbarao
Professor, VVIT, Guntur. |
| 5 | Subject Expert (Industry) | Mr. K. Yedukondalu
Seven Hills Research Laboratories (SRL) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. |
| 6 | Alumni Member | Mrs. G. Somireddy
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 7 | Internal Faculty | Dr. K. Aruna
Associate Professor of Engineering Sciences, KHIT, Guntur. |
| 8 | Coordinator | Dr. S. Rama Krishna Reddy
Associate Professor of Chemistry, KHIT, Guntur. |