Dr Basavaraj S Anami is presently working as the Principal, K.L.E's Institute of Technology, Hubli, since August 2008.He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Stream during November 1981. Then he completed his M.Tech in Computer Science at IIT Madras in March 1986. Later he received his Doctrine(PhD) in Computer Science at University of Mysore in January 2003.

He began his academic journey as the Lecturer in Electrical department in BEC, Bagalkot from September 1983 up to December 1985. Then he was promoted as the In-charge Head of Department of Computer Science in the same college and in February 1990 as the Head of Department, Computer Science,up to July 2008.