| Office: | Vice Chancellor, India International University of Education and Research, Goa |
| Term Start: | 14/03/2023 |
| Term End: | Till Date |
| Office2: | Chairperson, Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies & Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi |
| Term Start2: | 16/09/2019 |
| Term End2: | Till date |
| Birth Date: | 1954 3, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Professor, Vice-Chancellor |
| Profession: | Teaching, Administration |
R. Venkata Rao is the former Vice Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.Now he's serving at the prestigious India International University of Legal Education and Research,Goa as the Vice Chancellor.
He has served for 31 years in the Faculty of Law, Andhra University in various capacities.[1] He was Director of Centre of Criminal Justice Andhra University from 1997-2009. [2] [3] He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore for a period of 10 years, 2 months and 21 days, before being appointed as the Chairperson of the Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies and Vivekananda schools of English Studies.[4]