Prof. N.R. Shetty pursued his B.Sc (Hons) in Physics at Presidency College, Madras. He started his career in the Karnataka Regional Engineering College (Now National Institute of Technology), Surathkal. He served this Institute in different capacities from 1960 to 1993 including the position of Principal for more than 5 years. During this period, he secured UNESCO fellowship to do Master's Degree at the University of ESSEX in United Kingdom. His area of specialization was Opto Electronics which was an emerging research area during that time. He was interested in pursuing his career in research along with teaching. His keen interest in research enabled him to obtain a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in IIT, Bombay.
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