PROFILES

Director : Fr. Dr. Antony Kariyil CMI

      Fr. Dr. Antony Kariyil CMI, Director of the Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (RSET), Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (RCSS) and the Rajagiri Business School (RBS), is an eminent scholar and academician, with many laurels to his credit. A PhD holder in Sociology from the University of Pune, from where he completed his post graduation with first rank, he also holds Licentiate in Philosophy, and Bachelor of Theology degrees.

      He started his career as a lecturer in S.H. College, Thevara in 1974, from where he moved to Christ College, Bangalore in 1975. He was the Professor & Head, Dept of Sociology at Christ College for close to two decades, and the Principal, from 1989 to 1997. He then assumed the mantle of the Principal, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, from 1997 to 2002. As a distinguished academician, he has served as the member of various academic bodies, including the Academic Council of the Bangalore University; Board of Studies in Sociology of Bangalore University and Calicut University; Board of Studies in Social Work of Calicut University; Senate of the Cochin University of Science & Technology; and Syndicate of the M.G. University. An avid researcher, he has several publications to his credit, including two books 'Church and Society in Kerala: A Sociological Study' and 'Thiruvayassu'.

      Dr. Antony Kariyil was the Vicar Provincial and Secretary for Social Work of the CMI Sacred Heart Province, Kochi from 1999 to 2002. He was elected the Prior General of the CMI congregation in 2002; after which he served as the Provincial Superior of the Sacred Heart Province and Manager of Rajagiri Educational Institutions from 2008 to 2011.

      Dr.Antony Kariyil's untiring efforts and hard work had been instrumental in the establishment of RSET. He has guided, supported and has shouldered a crucial role in the growth of RSET from the early days and continued to nurture the institution even when he was elected as the prior general of CMI congregation from 2002 to 2008.