Mr. Raghavendra Rao P, Associate Professor in Electronics & Communication Engineering Department of Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management, Bantakal, has been awarded Ph.D. degree by NITK, Surathkal for his research thesis titled “Investigation of Control Algorithms for PV System under Partial Shading Conditions and their effect on the efficiency of DC-DC Converter” submitted under the guidance of Professor Dr. B. Venkatesa Perumal and Dr. Vignesh Kumar V, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangaluru. The management, Principal and staff members of SMVITM have congratulated Mr. Raghavendra Rao P for being honoured with Ph.D award.