Conditioning Program Designing

Prof. Deckline Leitao completed his bachelors degree in Sports Science from the University of KZN, South Africa (2005) and followed by his post-graduate Diploma in Sport Culture from Roehampton University, London (2007). He has worked with elite athletes from various sports disciplines including badminton, swimming, tennis, boxing, shooting, cricket, table-tennis, etc.

Prof. Kaustubh Shedjale is an authority and pioneer in the field fitness program design. He started his career as an Exercise programmer and Senior Fitness Manager in Pune in 2009 after his Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. His love and curiosity in field of Sports & Exercise Sciences led him to complete his Bachelors in Sports and Exercise Science from Griffith University, Australia. He has also worked in Australia in the fitness industry for two years and is currently completing his Masters in Performance Coaching from Setanta College, Ireland. He has been the Head of S & C and the Deputy Program Coordinator for the School of Sports, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai since 2016 and is known for his in-depth knowledge, vast practical experience and excellent teaching methods and is passionate about teaching and imparting knowledge about S & C, Fitness Program Designs to the students at Bachelors and Masters level. He is also the founder of Fitness Education Training (F.E.T™) which is a  fitness training services provider  and advanced fitness courses provider company .Under F.E.T™ he has developed an app to digitize fitness services like S&C and  Personal Training .  

For 8 years he had been providing S&C  training  to state , national level athletes of multiple sports and people with stable medical conditions giving them result oriented fitness programmes. Currently , he  has upgraded his S&C services to full stack sports sciences services to sports academies at multiple centers in India. He has been a speaker at several conferences and also been honored as one of the best educators contributing to Indian fitness education teaching by a leading fitness institute in Mumbai. His vast knowledge, practical skills and international training exposure make him uniquely qualified to teach this course and the students will benefit immensely.

Prof. Pralay Majumdar serves as the Senior Advisor for Sports Science Education and Research at the Centre of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. With a rich background spanning almost three decades, he brings a wealth of experience in teaching postgraduate courses, developing training programs, and conducting extensive research in the fields of sports physiology, biochemistry, anthropometry, and nutrition. 

Prof. Majumdar is a highly regarded expert in sports physiology, sports biochemistry, anthropometry, and sports nutrition. His extensive academic background includes a Ph.D. in Physiology, where he conducted groundbreaking research on the physical work capacity of Indian sports professionals. With almost three decades of experience, he has become an instrumental figure in the field, contributing significantly to sports science education and research. 

Apart from his academic achievements, Prof. Majumdar has played a pivotal role in the design and implementation of physiological monitoring processes for Indian sports teams. His expertise has been crucial in assessing the progress and physiological qualities of athletes during various training phases. He has also been actively involved in the development of training programs, incorporating the latest scientific techniques and evaluation methods to optimize athlete performance.

Prof. Majumdar's dedication to the field is evident through his memberships in prestigious scientific societies and his active involvement in various sports-related committees and projects. His profound knowledge and contributions continue to shape the landscape of sports science, benefiting athletes and sports professionals in India.

Prof. Babji Srinivasan received his B.Tech degree in instrumentation and control engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. In 2008, he received the Master's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He then started his doctoral work at the department of chemical engineering at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA and received his doctorate in 2011.

In 2012, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India as an Assistant Professor at the departments of chemical and electrical engineering. In 2020, Prof. Babji joined the Indian Institute of Technology Madras as an Associate Professor in the department of applied mechanics, IITM.

His research interests include cognitive systems engineering, behavioural informatics and human cyber-physical systems.

Prof. (Dr) S Chandrasekaraguru Wing Commander is a commissioned medical officer in the Indian Air Force. He is a graduate of AV Medical College, Pondicherry. After his compulsory Internship at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, he joined the Armed Forces Medical Services in 2009. 

Over the last 16 years in the Armed Forces, he has managed and treated various training and sports-related injuries in combatants. He is an adventure enthusiast and has done Basic Para Jumping from 4000 feet above mean sea level off a Mi-17 helicopter and also completed the Basic Mountaineering course with ‘Alpha’ grading from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. He completed his MD post-graduation in Sports Medicine from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.  He was bestowed with the AFMC Gold Medal for securing ‘First in the MD examinations’ in 2019. He has been part of the Medical team of the ‘Khelo Indian School Games’ held in New Delhi and Pune. Presently, he is a postgraduate teaching faculty member as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine at AFMC, Pune. 

He has also been actively involved in teaching and as a co-faculty in creating various sports sciences courses in the NPTEL platform under the Centre of Excellence for Sports Sciences & Analytics, IIT Chennai. Being an avid researcher and scientific collaborator, he has co-authored close to 16 published research articles in various national and international sports medicine/ science journals, including a chapter on 'Heart rate monitoring in Sports Performance' in the book - Sports Sciences in India, published by Taylor & Francis publishers Ltd. His recent publication on Can we predict archery performance using shooting heart rate and other biophysical parameters? A machine learning approach has been published in a Scopus-indexed journal, ‘Acta Gymnica’, in Aug 2025. He has also been a scientific reviewer of about 25 articles for various International and National Journals to date, contributing actively to sports science research. 

His field of interest includes sports performance enhancement, sports injury prevention and management, physical activity in special populations, including pilots, doctors, military combatants, geriatrics and technology in sports sciences. Behaviour approaches to anti-doping, exercise adherence, and patient empathy among health care practitioners are also his fields of interest.