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1 Dr. Smruti Bulsari Assistant Professor Department of Human Resource Development Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (GUJARAT) 395 007, INDIA. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] WORK EXPERIENCE: Presently working with the Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat since June 2013. 10 years at Department of Business & Industrial Management, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat [February 2003 to June 2013]. RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN Completed 1. Principal Co-ordinator (Jointly with Kiran Pandya), UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on preparation of “District Human Development Report of Surat District” (September 2009 – December 2011; Revised: November 2015). 2. Principal Co-ordinator (Jointly with Kiran Pandya), UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on preparation of “District Human Development Report of Tapi District” (September 2010-August 2015). 3. Convenor (Jointly with Minasree Saikia; Principal Co-ordinator: Kiran Pandya), Social Impact Evaluation of CSR Activities of NTPC Ltd., Kawas, sponsored by NTPC (March 2015 – April 2015). 4. Principal Co-ordinator, project on “Traffic Accidents and Adherence to Rules in Surat City” (ongoing since May 2010 – May 2012). 5. Team Member, UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on “Baseline Survey of Socioeconomic Infrastructure in Villages of Surat District” (ongoing since September 2009 – December 2011). 6. Team Member, UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on “Statistics and Data Gaps at District Level” (September 2009 – December 2011). 7. Team Member, District Government sponsored project on “Impact Assessment of Social Welfare Schemes in Surat District” (May – October 2010). 8. Field Supervisor, Rockefeller Foundation funded project on “Asian Cities Climatic Change Resilience Network (ACCRN)” in collaboration with TARU (May – June 2009). 9. Team Member, “Work satisfaction of Employees working at Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd., Hazira”, sponsored by Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd., Hazira (September 2008 – March 2009). Ongoing 1. Principal Co-ordinator, UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on “An Analysis of Demand for Telecommunication Services” (ongoing since August 2014).

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Dr. Smruti Bulsari Assistant Professor

Department of Human Resource Development

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (GUJARAT) 395 007, INDIA.

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCE: Presently working with the Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad

South Gujarat University, Surat since June 2013.

10 years at Department of Business & Industrial Management, Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University, Surat [February 2003 to June 2013].

RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN Completed

1. Principal Co-ordinator (Jointly with Kiran Pandya), UNDP sponsored project assigned by

Government of Gujarat on preparation of “District Human Development Report of Surat

District” (September 2009 – December 2011; Revised: November 2015).

2. Principal Co-ordinator (Jointly with Kiran Pandya), UNDP sponsored project assigned by

Government of Gujarat on preparation of “District Human Development Report of Tapi

District” (September 2010-August 2015).

3. Convenor (Jointly with Minasree Saikia; Principal Co-ordinator: Kiran Pandya), Social

Impact Evaluation of CSR Activities of NTPC Ltd., Kawas, sponsored by NTPC (March 2015

– April 2015).

4. Principal Co-ordinator, project on “Traffic Accidents and Adherence to Rules in Surat City”

(ongoing since May 2010 – May 2012).

5. Team Member, UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on “Baseline

Survey of Socioeconomic Infrastructure in Villages of Surat District” (ongoing since

September 2009 – December 2011).

6. Team Member, UNDP sponsored project assigned by Government of Gujarat on “Statistics

and Data Gaps at District Level” (September 2009 – December 2011).

7. Team Member, District Government sponsored project on “Impact Assessment of Social

Welfare Schemes in Surat District” (May – October 2010).

8. Field Supervisor, Rockefeller Foundation funded project on “Asian Cities Climatic Change

Resilience Network (ACCRN)” in collaboration with TARU (May – June 2009).

9. Team Member, “Work satisfaction of Employees working at Gujarat State Energy

Generation Ltd., Hazira”, sponsored by Gujarat State Energy Generation Ltd., Hazira

(September 2008 – March 2009).

Ongoing

1. Principal Co-ordinator, UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on “An Analysis of Demand

for Telecommunication Services” (ongoing since August 2014).

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PUBLICATIONS

Working Papers 1. “Telecommunication and Economic Growth of India”, Working Paper No. 5, Department

of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary studies in Social Sciences, February 2009.

Research Paper in Edited Books 1. “Road Traffic Congestion in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Surat City”, in India’s Urban

Environment: A Changing Scenario, Ed: Rao, A S and A Nanavati, Department of

Economics, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara [ISBN: 978-81-931298-2-1] (Jointly with

Kiran Pandya).

2. “Road Traffic Management in Surat City” in Emerging Issues and Challenges of Finance in

21st Century, (Edited Volume. Editors: Pathania, K S and S Kumar), Bharati Publications

[ISBN: 978-93-85000-79-9] (Jointly with Kiran Pandya).

3. “Growth and Development in Gujarat”, in Gujarat Economy: Structure and Performance,

Ed: Rao, A S and A Nanavati, Wisdom Publications, New Delhi [ISBN: 978-93-81505-70-0].

4. “Fate of Carpet Industry and Livelihood among Tribals”, in the Conference Volume of the

10th Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship, Vol. 1, February 2013 [ISBN: 978-93-

80574-48-6].

5. “Use of telecommunication Services and Passenger Transport: An Urban Viewpoint”, in

Transportation System Studies and Policy Analysis, Ed.: Sriraman, S, Himalaya Publishing

House, March 2010 [ISBN: 978-93-5024-087-8].

Research Papers (in Peer Reviewed Journals) 1. “Education and Unemployment: A Study of India”, Global Journal of Research in

Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2015 [ISSN: 2319-8915] [Jointly with Divyani Patel].

2. “Urban Traffic Management: A Study of Surat City”, SPET Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 2,

No. 2, August 2014 [Jointly with Kiran Pandya] [ISSN: 2348 2982].

3. “Growth Behaviour in Gujarat Economy: An Empirical Analysis”, Vishleshaka: Biannual

National Research Journal of Economics, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2012 [Jointly with Kiran Pandya]

[ISSN: 2278 4675].

4. "Effect of Work Schedules on Women's Work Participation", Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2, July – December 2010

[ISSN: 0975-637x].

5. “Policy Regime Change in Telecommunication Sector and its Growth in India”, Veer

Narmad South Gujarat University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1,

January – June 2009 [ISSN: 0975-637x].

6. “Telecommunications and Economic Growth in India: A Study of Causality”, Indian Journal

of Quantitative Economics Vol. 23, No. 1 & 2, 2008 [ISSN: 0970-1532].

7. “Telecom Service Development in Post-Liberalization Period in India”, in Icfain Journal of

Management Research, April 2007, Vol. VI, No.4. [Jointly with Dr. Kiran Pandya], [ISSN:

0972-5342].

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8. “National Telecom Policy (NTP) 1994 and Structural Change in Telecommunication Sector

in Gujarat”, in Icfain Journal of Infrastructure, September 2007 [ISSN: 0972-9194].

Books 1. “SPSS in Simple Steps”, published by DreamTech Press, New Delhi [Second Reprint:

January 2014, Original Publication: 2012], (Jointly with Dr Kiran Pandya and Sanjay

Sinha), ISBN: 978-93-5004-251-9.

2. “Economics of Telecommunication Development: A Study of India”, published by VDM

Verlag Dr Muller, Germany [August 2010], (Jointly with Dr Kiran Pandya), ISBN: 978-3-

639-28928-2.

3. “SPSS for Beginners (Gujarati Edition)”, published by Popular Prakashan, Surat [July

2010] (Jointly with Ms Neha Sheth and Dr Kiran Pandya), ISBN: 978-81-910491-0-7.

4. “SPSS for Beginners” published by Popular Prakashan, Surat [January 2009] (Jointly with

Dr Kiran Pandya).

5. “Arthashashtra maa Computer Paddhatiyo (Computer Applications in Economics)”,

published by Popular Prakashan, Surat [January 2007] (Jointly with Dr Kiran Pandya and

Shri N P Bhamore).

6. “Enjoy Statistics with SPSS”, published by Popular Prakashan, Surat [April 2005] (Jointly

with Dr Kiran Pandya).

DOCTORAL RESEARCH SUPERVISION

Completed 1. Comparative Study of Employee Turnover in Banking Sector [Nidhi Singhvi, Faculty:

Management, Pacific University, Udaipur] Degree Awarded: December 2015.

2. Interrelationship between Education and Unemployment [Divyani Patel, Faculty: Arts,

Subject: Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat] Thesis submitted.

Ongoing 1. Impact of Marcoeconomic Variables on Indian Stock Markets [Latika Karnani, Faculty:

Arts, Subject: Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat].

2. Spatial Temporal Pattern of Sex Ratio in Gujarat 1961-2011 [Niyati Mistry, Faculty: Arts,

Subject: Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat].

3. Business Leadership and Religion: A Case Study of Islam [Tasneem Navsariwala, Faculty:

Arts, Subject: Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat].

CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED / ACCEPTED

International Conferences

1. “Pattern of Literacy in Tapi” in the International Conference on Contemporary Issues in

Development, jointly organized by the Department of Human Resource Development,

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Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat; Vishleshan Trust and International Institute

of Development Studies (IIDS), Australia on December 11, 2016.

2. “An Examination of Favourable Sex Ratio in Tapi” in the Asia-Pacific Conference on Social

Sciences and Management organized by Higher Education Forum, Taipei, Taiwan [Venue:

Cebu, Phillipines during January 19-21, 2016: Acceptance Received].

3. “Interregional Variations in Infrastructure and Human Development Indicators in Surat”

in the International Conference on Gujarat Society After Five Decades: Retrospect and

Prospects organized by the Centre for Social Studies, Surat during January 18-20, 2012."

4. “Flexible Work Schedules and Women's Work Participation” at the Symposium for Young

Researchers organized by Obuda University Keleli, Faculty of Business and Management,

Budapest, Hungary on October 8, 2010 [Paper accepted but not presented].

5. “Impact of Telecommunication Sector Development on Passenger Transport: An Urban

Viewpoint” at the International Conference on Transportation System Studies (ICOTSS),

University of Mumbai, Mumbai during January 10-12, 2008.

6. “Telecommunication Service Development in Post-Liberalization Period in India” at Hawaii

International Conference on Social Sciences at Honolulu, Hawaii,USA during May 30 –June

02, 2007 [Paper accepted but not presented].

7. “Effect of Work Schedules on Women’s Work Participation” at the “International Seminar

on Redefining Work Culture in Globalization Era” at SSPM’s Mahila Mahavidyalaya,

Nagpur during September 27-28, 2005.

National Conferences 1. “Data Gaps in Education Statistics” at the National Seminar on Role of Statistics in Current

Scenario organized by the Department of Statistics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University, Surat on March 27, 2016.

2. “Customer-Centric Servant Leadership: A Case Study of Taj Mumbai in the time of Crisis”

at the National Seminar on Human Resource Management – Managing Human Resources

at Workplace organized by the Department of Human Resource Development, Veer

Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on February 24, 2016. [Jointly with Prashant Joshi]

3. “Talent Management using Linkedin.com” at the National Seminar on Human Resource

Management – Managing Human Resources at Workplace organized by the Department

of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on

February 24, 2016. [Jointly with Prashant Joshi]

4. “Bhitbhudrak Gobar Bank: A Unique Milk Co-operative” at the UGC Sponsored National

Seminar on Co-operatives Contribution towards Rural Development in India organized by

the Department of Co-operative Management and Rural Studies, M S University of

Baroda, Vadodara on February 7, 2016.

5. “Modelling Volatility in Indian Stock Market: A Study of BSE” at Annual Conference of the

The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) organized by the Department of Economics, Punjabi

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University, Patiala during December 12-14, 2015. [jointly with Kiran Pandya and Prashant

Joshi]

6. “Sex Ratio Patterns of India” at the Workshop on Dissemination of Census 2011 Data,

organized jointly by the Department of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat and Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat on September 5, 2014.

7. “Economic Growth of Gujarat” at the National Seminar on Economic Development Across

Sectors – Discourses on Theories, Policies and Issues, organized by jointly by the

Department of Economics, M K Bhavnagar University and Gujarat Economic Association

Silver Jubilee Trust during March 7-8, 2014 [jointly with Prashant Joshi and Jayesh Desai].

8. “Traffic Rules Awareness and Violations in Surat City” at the National Seminar on India’s

Urban Envionment – A Changing Scenario, organized by the Department of Economics, M

S University of Baroda, Vadodara during January 17-18, 2014 [Jointly with Dr Kiran

Pandya].

9. “Growth Behaviour in Gujarat Economy: An Empirical Analysis” at the National Seminar

on Gujarat Economy: Retrospect and Prospect, organized by the Department of

Economics, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara during January 20-21, 2012 [Jointly with

Dr Kiran Pandya].

10. “Growth Behaviour in Indian Economy: An Empirical Analysis” at the 48th Annual

Conference of The Indian Econometric Society, organized by the Department of

Economics, University of Pondicherry, Puducherry during March 01-03, 2012 [Paper

Accepted but not presented].

11. “Transport Infrastructure and Human Development” in the State-Level Conference on

Human Development in South Gujarat Region: Issues and Challenges, organized by the

Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat on March 21, 2010.

12. “Policy Regime Change in Telecommunication Sector and its Growth in India” at the

National Seminar on Economic Growth and Stability in Post-Reform Period – Indian

Experience under the Auspices of the UGC-ASIHSS Programme to be organized by the

Department of Economics, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara during February 27-28,

2009.

13. “Dynamics of Telecommunications and Economic Growth: An Indian Experience” at the

45th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society organized by the University of

Gauhati, Guwahati during January 08-10, 2009.

14. “Policy Impact Analysis of Telecommunication Sector in India” at the National Seminar on

India’s Macroeconomic Management in the Context of Global Slowdown at the M S

University of Baroda, Vadodara on December 06, 2008.

15. “Telecommunication and Economic Growth in South-East Asia: An Empirical Investigation

Using Panel Data” at the 44th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society

organized by the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during January 03-05, 2008.

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16. “Knowledge Management for attaining Production Efficiencies” at the “UGC-sponsored

National Conference on Knowledge Management” at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar

(Punjab) [jointly with Snehal Mistry] during December 04-05, 2004.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED 1. National Seminar on Economic Development Across Sectors - Understanding

Development Discourses organized by M K Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar during

October 8 – 10, 2015.

2. Gujarat CSR Summit – 2015, organized by Corporate Citizens, Vadodara on June 2, 2015.

3. International Seminar on Law and Economics organized by The Gujarat National Law

University, Gandhinagar during March 14-15, 2015.

4. National Seminar on Natural Language Processing and Data Mining (NLPD – 2015) at the

Department of Computer Science, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat during

March 3-4, 2015.

5. Industrial Relations Conclave – 2013, organized by the National HRD Network South

Gujarat (Surat) Chapter at the Lords Plaza, Ankleshwar during September 20-21, 2013.

6. Human Development in South Gujarat, at Department of Research Methodology and

Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

on January 12, 2010.

7. The Indian Econometric Society Conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-

Bombay), Mumbai during 5th – 7th January 2007.

8. Worked as “Repertoire” at the 36th Annual Conference of Gujarat Economic Association

at N S Patel Arts College, Anand (January 2006).

UCG-SPONSORED ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES / REFRESHER

COURSES / AICTE-SPONSORED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAMMES / OTHER WORKSHOPS / TRAINING PROGRAMMES

ATTENDED 1. Methods Summer Programme on Introduction to Data Science and Big Data Analytics at

the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) during August 15-26, 2016.

2. Training Programme on Big Data Analytics organized by the Department of Computer

Science and Engineering, Manav Rachana International University, Faridabad (Haryana)

during June 6 – 17, 2016.

3. Faculty Development Programme in “Economics” organized by the Department of Human

Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat and the Gujarat

Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust, during March 28 – April 2, 2016.

4. Workshop on Future Trends and Opportunities in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence &

Big Data along with Research Methodology and Thesis Writing organized by U and P U

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Patel Department of Computer Engineering, CHARUSAT, Changa in association with

Gujarat Council of Science and Technology (GUJCOST).

5. Short-Term Training Programme on Qualitative Data Analysis using Atlas.ti organized by

Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar during June 11-12, 2015.

6. Faculty Development Programme in Human Resource Management Issues organized by

the Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University, Surat during February 23-28, ,2015.

7. National Workshop on Structural Equation Modelling for Behavioural Research using R,

organized by the Centre for Computational Social Sciences, University of Mumbai during

September 13-14, 2014.

8. Refresher Course in Pure and Applied Economics (May 19 to June 8, 2014) at the

Academic Staff College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Dist. Anand.

9. Faculty Development Programme on "Macroeconomics" organized by the Department of

Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat and the

Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust, during February 21-23, 2014.

10. Train the Trainer Programme for the Wrox Certified Big Data Analyst, organized by Wiley

at the VESIT, Chembur during January 23-25, 2014.

11. International Workshop on Mastering Research Tools – Research Made Easy, organized

by the Research Centre for Training and Development through High Definition (HD) Video

Conferencing during December 4-5, 2013.

12. Faculty Development Programme on "Analytical Techniques for Research” organized by

the Auro University of Hospitality & Management during June 3 – 8, 2013.

13. Faculty Development Programme on Microeconomics organized by the Department of

Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat and the

Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust, during April 27-29, 2013.

14. Faculty Development Programme on "Policy Analysis in Economics" organized by the

Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat and the Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust, during February 25-27,

2012.

15. Orientation Programme on "Human Development" organized by Tata Institute of Social

Sciences, Mumbai during April 25-29, 2011.

16. Workshop on “Participatory Research: Methods and Applications” organized jointly by the

Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat and Centre for Social Studies, Surat during March 12 – 13, 2011.

17. Project launching workshop on “Livelihoods of Saltpan Workers – Mainstreaming the

Marginalized” organized by Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute on January 4, 2011.

18. Workshop on “Financial Econometrics” organized by the Central University of Hyderabad

during November 09-13, 2010.

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19. Workshop on “Preparation of District Human Development Report” organized by

Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad during September 17-18, 2010.

20. Workshop on “Preparation of District Human Development Report” organized by the

Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences,

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on April 24, 2009.

21. Workshop on “Preparation of District Human Development Report” organized by Sardar

Patel Institute of Public Administration during September 19-20, 2008.

22. TIES sponsored workshop on “Applied Econometrics and Time-Series Analysis” organized

jointly by Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Application

(SRMICA), Bardoli and Department of RMISSS, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University,

Surat at SRIMCA premises during December 14-18, 2007.

23. ICSSR Sponsored Workshop on “Research Methodology and Quantitative Analysis”

organized by the Department of RMISSS, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

during November 20-24, 2007.

24. Gujarat Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust–sponsored workshop on

“Microeconomic Theory” (March 21-24, 2007) at the Department of Economics, Veer

Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

25. AICTE-sponsored Quality Improvement Programme (April 06-08, 2006) on “Building

Research Capabilities” at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

26. ICSSR sponsored Workshop on Financial Econometrics, from March 01-02, 2006 at the

Department of Economics, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara.

27. AICTE-sponsored Quality Improvement Programme (January 31 – February 04, 2005) on

“Advances in Business Economics & Strategies” at Narsee Monjee Institute of

Management Studies, Mumbai.

28. UGC-sponsored Refresher Course in Management (RCM-0506) (November 10, 2005 –

November 30, 2005) at Department of Business & Industrial Management, Veer Narmad

South Gujarat University, Surat (with ‘A’ Grade).

29. UGC-sponsored Orientation Programme (OP–70) (June 14, 2004 –July 10, 2004) at

Academic Staff College, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (with ‘A’ Grade).

30. Two–day Training Programme on “Foreign Exchange Risk Management” (September 19-

20, 2003) at Bombay Stock Exchange Training Institute, Mumbai.

31. ICSSR sponsored Workshop on Computer Applications in Social Sciences from May 26 –

June 04, 2003 at the Department of Economics, South Gujarat University, Surat.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 1. Organized a One-Day Workshop on Cloud Computing on October 17, 2015.

2. Organized a One-Day Workshop on Research Methodology on October 5, 2015.

3. Organized a One-Day Workshop on Principles of Management on September 26, 2015.

4. Organized a Seminar on Emotional Management on July 11, 2015.

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5. Organized a One-Day Workshop on Introduction to Data Analytics on April 3, 2015.

6. Organized a Faculty Development Programme in Economics, sponsored by Gujarat

Economic Association Silver Jubilee Trust during March 21-23, 2015.

7. Organized a One-Week International Faculty Development Programme on Research

Methodology and Quantitative Analysis using SPSS in collaboration with SPSS South Asia

Inc. during August 4-9, 2014.

8. Organized a Workshop on Growth Path – The Road Ahead: It is all about Attitude in

collaboration with National HRD Network – South Gujarat on August 19, 2014.

SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED 1. Lectures on (1) Logistic Regression and (2) Non-Parametric Tests at the Refresher Course

on Research Methodology organized by the Department of Economics, University of

Mumbai on November 10-11, 2016.

2. Lectures on (1) Monetary and Fiscal Policies of India and (2) Misuse of Statistics at the

Mahidol University International College, Bangkok (THAILAND) on June 3, 2016.

3. Centre for Social Studies, Surat on Sampling and Types of Data in the ICSSR Sponsored

Training Workshop on Research Methodology on March 17, 2016.

4. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad on MDSS and Panel Data

Analysis in the International Programme on Business Research Methods and Data

Analysis on December 14–15, 2015.

5. Centre for Social Studies, Surat on Sampling and Descriptive Statistics in ICSSR Sponsored

Research Methodology Training Course in Social Sciences on April 9 and April 11, 2015.

6. J Z Shah Arts and J P Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat on Factor Analysis and Cluster

Analysis in a UGC Sponsored Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology

in Management on March 24, 2015.

7. Tolani Institute of Management Studies, Adipur, Kachchh on Sampling, Measurements

and Scaling; and Qualitative Research Methods in a Faulty Development Programme, on

Research Methodology and Data Analysis on August 26, 2014.

8. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad on Reliability, MDSS, Panel

and Cross-Section Data Analysis in the International Programme on Business Research

Methods and Data Analysis on October 21–22, 2013.

9. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad on Time Series Analysis

and Qualitative Research in the International Programme on Business Research Methods

and Data Analysis on October 18–19 and 20, 2012.

10. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad on Panel Data Analysis in

the International Programme on Business Research Methods and Data Analysis on

October 2–3, 2011.

11. Tolani Institute of Management Studies, Adipur, Kutch in a Faulty Development

Programme, on Panel Data Analysis on February 21, 2011.

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12. Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad in the International Faculty

Development Programme on Time-Series Analysis on February 9, 2011.

13. Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences,

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for Workshop on Statistical Analysis using

Minitab, December 20, 2009.

14. Pradeshik Talim Kendra, Surat run by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in

workshop on Human Development on Poverty and Human Development on October 7,

2009.

15. Pradeshik Talim Kendra, Surat run by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in

workshop on Human Development on Poverty and Human Development on September

19, 2009.

16. Pradeshik Talim Kendra, Surat run by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in

workshop on Human Development on Poverty and Human Development on August 21,

2009.

17. Pradeshik Talim Kendra, Surat run by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in

workshop on Human Development on Introduction to Human Development on August

21, 2009.

18. Department of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for Workshop on,

Preparing Research Proposal for PhD, August 2, 2009 (Economics).

19. Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences on

Introduction to SPSS, August 28, 2008.

20. Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences,

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for Workshop on Statistical Analysis using

SPSS, October 7, 2008.

21. Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences,

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for Workshop on Regression and Time

Series Analysis, November 26, 2008.

22. Centre for Social Studies, Surat for ICSSR Sponsored Training Programme on Computer

Applications in Social Sciences on Maps and Charts in MS-Excel and SPSS on February 4,

2009.

23. Centre for Social Studies, Surat for ICSSR Sponsored Training Programme on Computer

Applications in Social Sciences on Maps and Charts in MS-Excel and SPSS on February 4,

2008.

24. Centre for Social Studies, Surat for ICSSR Sponsored Training Programme on Computer

Applications in Social Sciences on Maps and Charts in MS-Excel and SPSS on February 4,

2007.

25. Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Applications, Tarsadi for

Workshop on Computer Applications on topic Graphs and Charts in SPSS, on April 3, 2006.

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26. Centre for Social Studies, Surat for ICSSR Sponsored Training Programme on Computer

Applications in Social Sciences on Graphs and Charts in MS-Excel and SPSS on March 6,

2006.

27. Department of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for Workshop on

Computer Applications in Business Analysis on topic Applications of MS-Excel for Capital

Budgeting Decisions on February 12, 2006.

28. Narmada College of Management, Bharuch on Case Study Analysis in MICS on October

26, 2005.

29. Narmada College of Management, Bharuch on Principles of Management on December

22, 2004.

30. Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Applications, Tarsadi on

Case Studies in Principles of Management on December 14, 2004.

31. Department of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat for UGC

Sponsored Refresher Course on Quantitative Techniques and Computer Applications in

Economics on topic MS-Access on November 3, 2004.

EDUCATION 2014

Advance Certificate Course in SPSS (A+ Grade)

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

2005-2008: Ph.D. (Economics)

Thesis title: Telecommunications and Economic Development

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

2007-2008

PG Diploma in Research Methodology (82%)

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

2005-2007

Master of Arts (Economics) – 56 %

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

1998 – 2000

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 62%

South Gujarat University, Surat.

1994-1996

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - 68%

Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi

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1990-1993

Diploma in Computer Technology (DCT) - 72%

Government Polytechnic for Girls, Surat.

WORK EXPERIENCE Organization: Department of Human Resource Development, Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University, Surat.

Designation: Assistant Professor

Duration: June 2013 Onwards

Organization: Department of Business and Industrial Management, Veer Narmad South

Gujarat University, Surat.

Designation: Assistant Professor

Duration: February 2003 to June 2013

PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: February 10, 1973

Residential Address:

O-7 Anubhav Enclave

Vasant Vihar

Udhna Magdalla Road

Surat 395 017

GUJARAT (INDIA)

Contact Number: +91-261-22 56 071 (Ext. 204).

Last Updated: December 2016