Dr V S Rao obtained the Bachelor of Science degree from the Andhra university in the year 1972. He secured the Masters degree in science from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India) in the year 1974 . He obtained his Ph.D. from BITS Pilani in the year 1979. He obtained a certificate on Educational Economics and Education research from university of Bielfeld , Germany , 1998.

Kumar, D.; Sundaree M. S., Patel, G., Rao V.S, Varma, R. S. Solvent-free facile synthesis of novel α-tosyloxy β-keto sulfones using [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene, Tetrahedron Lett., 2006, 47, 8239.

Dalip Kumar, Braja Gopal Mishra, V S Rao. An environmentally benign protocol for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones using solid acid catalysts under solvent-free conditions. Ind.J.Chemistry., vol. 45B, Oct.2006, pp 2325-2329

H3PW12O40 catalyzed expeditious synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones under solvent-free conditions, Mishra, B. G.; Kumar, D.; Rao, V. S.
Catal. Commun., 2006, 7(7), 457-459.

A facile one-pot synthesis of β-keto sulfones from ketones under solvent-free conditions Kumar, D.; Sundaree, S.; Rao, V. S.; Varma, R. S. Tetrahedron Lett., 2006, 47( 25), 4197-4199.

Facile One-Step Conversion of Ketones into α-Azidoketones using [Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene and Sodium Azide in the Presence of a Phase-Transfer Catalyst under Solvent-Free Conditions, Kumar, D.; Sundaree, S.; Rao, V. S.; Synth. Commun., 2006, 36(13), 1893-1896.