Faculty
Sunil Shukla
Director General
Ph.D. (Psychology)
Dr. Sunil Shukla, possesses more than three decades of experience in entrepreneurship development.
Raman Gujral
Professor & Director- Dept. of Projects- Corporate & Regional Director- Southern Regional Office, Eastern Regional Office
Ph.D. (Commerce)
Has around 32 years of experience in the field of Entrepreneurship Development with expertise...
Satya Ranjan Acharya
Professor & Director - Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education
Ph.D. (Economics), MBA, MFC
Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya is a National Teacher’s Awardee 2023. His extensive experience in teaching...
Amit Kumar Dwivedi
Professor & Director - Department of Projects (Government) &
Regional Director - Northern Regional Office
M.Com, PhD (Commerce)
Has over 19 years of teaching & research experience. He is a National Team Member of the GEM India...
Pankaj Bharti
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Psychology)
Has over 24 years of teaching and research experience. Specialises in Social Psychology, Organisational Behaviour and Research Methods.
Prakash Solanki
Associate Professor and In-Charge-Western Regional Office
Ph.D. (Sociology), M.A. (Sociology), LL.M. (Labour Law), B.Sc. (Chem), PGD PPT, PGD BM, PGD RD.
Specialises in conducting projects /programmes for New Enterprise Creation and Capacity Building of...
Reshmi Manna
Associate Professor
PhD (Psychology), Calcutta University
SFR Fellow, IIT Delhi
She possesses 22 years of experience in industry and academics. Her key areas of specialization include; research, business analytics, entrepreneurship...
Rajesh Gupta
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Management)
A business management professional with more than 2 decades of work experience in industry and development sector.
Rajeev Sharma
Associate Professor &
In-Charge - Department of Business Development Services & National Outreach
Ph.D. (Industrial Economics)
Possesses more than 19 years of experience in academics including 9 years in the development sector
A. L. N. Prasad
Assistant Professor
M.B.A, PG Dip PMIR&LW
Has over 25 years of experience in the fields of Entrepreneurship Development, Greenfield Project
Anjani K Singh
Faculty
Ph.D. (Social Entrepreneurship)
A noted academician, he has held positions at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow and Amity Business School
Samit Kumar
Faculty
BSc (Agriculture);
MBA (Agribusiness Management)
Mr. Samit Kumar has over 16 years of work experience. He has a blend of expertise from both the corporate and development sectors
Suneel Sharma
Faculty
PhD (FinTech), Post Doctorate Certificate in Academic Practice (CAP), PG Entrepreneurship, MSc(Tech) IT, Engineering, Humanities
An alumnus of BITS Pilani, IIM Bangalore and Lancaster University, UK.,
P N Srivastava
Assistant Professor
M. Com
Possesses over 33 years of experience in providing training inputs and conducting various entrepreneurship related programmes across sections and sectors
Sivan Ambattu
Assistant Professor
PGDRD, MSW
A versatile professional in the field of entrepreneurship and project management. Developed strong linkages with state government, national, and international
Abdul Razak
Associate Faculty
Post Doc (Entrepreneurship), Ph.D. (Management)
MBA (Finance), PGDIPR, PGDTIL, PGDCL,
UGC-NET (2 Times), AP-SET, BBM
Dr. Abdul Razak has over 14 years for experience in the Industry and Academia.
Ananthavalli Ramesh
Associate Faculty
Ph. D., (Technology Management), M.S. (by Research) (IITM), B.E., (NITT).
Dr. Ananthavalli Ramesh boasts a rich background with over 15 years of expertise in industry and academia.
Sheetal Thomas
Associate Faculty
Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Ongoing)
Ph.D. (Financial Behaviour)
Executive Program (Financial Analytics)
MBA (Finance)
B.Com (Accounting & Auditing)
Dr. Sheetal Thomas has over 18 years of experience in academia and research.
Bishnu Prasad Panda
Assistant Professor
M.A. (Economics), LLB, MBA (Financial Management), CSWA (TISS)
He possesses over 35 years of experience in Micro-Finance, Micro-Enterprise Promotion, Livelihood
T.A.Nikita
Assistant Professor
C.A., M.Phil (Commerce)
A teacher in the areas of Accounting, Costing, Management Accounting, Taxation and Finance.
Gopal Kumar Roy
Assistant Professor
B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Executive MBA
An engineer, management consultant, start-up evangelist and a trainer, Mr. Roy holds more than 9...
Zahoor Ahmad Paray
Assistant Faculty
Fellowship Programme in Management, M. Phil. (Economics)
An academician and researcher with 8 years of experience, Mr. Paray's areas of specialization
Bhaskar Jyoti Saud
Assistant Professor
PhD (Zoology), MPhil (Zoology), M.Sc.
PG Diploma in Computer Application, Certificate course in GIS Application (ArcGIS 9.3)
A research and consulting professional with over 19 years of experience in Livelihood & Cluster
Eesha Singh
Assistant Professor
Ph.D - Finance (pursuing),MBA. LLB, M.Com, B. Com.
Faculty Development Course
Professional Competency Course (ICAI)
With over 14+ years of experience in Industry, Statutory Audit and Consultancy, specializing in Finance, ...
Esrafil Ali
Assistant Professor
PhD (Management), Master in Personnel Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, BBA (Human Resource Management)
Dr. Esrafil Ali has over 14 years of experience in academia. He has worked with institutes...
Kirtika Chetia
Assistant Professor
PhD (Marketing),
PGDM (Business Entrepreneurship),
BBA
Dr. Chhetia has 8 years of experience of working with startups and various incubators across the country. Her experience of working in the Gujarat ecosystem is also diverse.
Anju Karna Pandey
Assistant Professor
PhD (Advertising)
MPhil (Management), MBA, BSc (Chemistry)
Dr. Anju Pandey is an educator and researcher with over 8 years of experience in academia. Her key specialization areas are marketing
Reshmi Banerjee
Assistant Professor
PhD (Women Entrepreneurs), MBA – Finance, B.com (Hons.)
Dr. Reshmi Banerjee has more than 15 years of academic and corporate experience. While she has served at noted academic institutions, her experience at corporate houses
Sheeba Roberts
Assistant Faculty
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Journalism & Mass Communication, Master of Mass Communication & Journalism, Master of Social Work, Executive- MBA.
An alumna of IIM Raipur, with over 16 years of experience in the development sector,...
Advisors
C.Umashankar IAS (Retd.)
Senior Advisor
Bachelor of Commerce
A 1990 batch IAS from theTamil Nadu cadre, Shri Umashankar retired on 31st May 2024 as Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
Nikhilesh Desai
Advisor
Master of Arts (Journalism & Public Relations)
In his 47 years of service, Mr. Desai has amassed rich experience as a Communications and a Public Relations Professional.
Ganapathi Batthini
Incharge EDII LIC
A library and information science professional, with over three decades of experience, he heads EDII's library and information centre.
Visiting Faculty
Mayank Upadhyay
Distinguished Visiting Faculty
ACWA
Specialises in the areas of finance, management accounting, project planning and strategic management
J B Patel
Distinguished Visiting Faculty
B.Sc. (Chemistry), B.Sc.(Chemical Technology)
Over three decades of experience in the areas of business opportunity identification, project formulation
Shailesh Modi
Sr. Visiting Faculty
PGDBA
A practising management consultant with a multi disciplinary work record.
Piyush Kumar Sinha
Senior Visiting Professor
Ph.D. (Management)
Dr. Piyush Sinha has previously served on deputation from the Government of India as Advisor
P. G. Makhija
Senior Visiting Faculty
PhD (Entrepreneurship),
M.Com., LL.B. A.C.S.
He has industry experience of over 40 years, including 18 years in the top-management
