Prof. Dr. C. Karthikeyan, Alumnus of IIM-A., with 25 yrs of experience in both Industry and Academia is a Ph.D. (HR)., triple masters in Management Programme from Reputed Universities, and Institutions with M.B.A in (Human Resource Management and International Marketing).,M.B.A., in (Education Management)., M.B.A (International Business)., besides 4 other Masters in M.Sc (App Psy)., M.S.,(Psychotherapy)., M.Com., and Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling PG.DGC besides pioneer information of HRIS in the government sector. Apart from being Director of reputed Institutions in Kerala for the past 13 years, and currently the Director of T.John College, Bangalore, of the Management Studies, he is also a recognized Ph.D. Guide and Evaluator for Bharathiar University, Career Point University, ICFAI University, Jharkhand, Vishwesariya Technological University, Karnataka, Karpagam University., and important member of other research and evaluation panels. He is a Recognised International Certified PPA (Personal Profile Analyst) by Thomas UK. He is known as a recognized Journal Reviewer of highly reputed international journals like the American Journal of Psychological Reports, USA, and Journal of Leadership Studies USA, and other International Journal of Repute in India as well. He has authored extensively in reputed journals, including Scopus and other reputed UGC recognized journals with impact factors ranging from 5 to 7+ and a very active member of the various research bodies. He has already completed Books of various genres, which are under production stages with reputed publishers in India and is passionate in writing and publishing in the areas of social issues pertaining to India, and has very high readership in Academia.edu, Research Gate and other reputed citation bases. His Value Stand on Education as a teacher is "Teaching is not a job, it is a way of life", and firmly, asserts, that education without "discipline and character" is spineless, worthless and valueless.
He is currently the Director, Management Studies, T.John College, Bangalore, Karnataka, affiliated to Bangalore University, which is Accredited with NAAC “A”, and also the founder Chairperson for T JOHN CENTER FOR ADVANCED SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH, (TJCASSR), a center for promoting research culture in social sciences among the faculties and students, which is already taking strides in Research Writing, Qualitative Research, Publishing in reputed Journals, Action Research with Training and Improvising students Personality Development with special contributions to training in Psychometrics to improve positivity towards holistic way of life. He is also the chairperson of the UBA (Unnath Bharath Abhiyan) program for the college, a scheme promoted by MHRD, and heading research committee of the college besides taking charge of the innovative training programs of teachers under CTL, Centre for Teaching and Learning under the aegis of T.John College.