Faculty Awards
1. Dr. Vighneswara Swamy was selected for award of Macro Research Fellowship for the year
2015-16, for his research proposal titled ‘A Study on the Effectiveness of Transmission of
Monetary Policy Rates in India’.
2. Dr. Aviral Kumar Tiwari has been selected for the ‘Prof. M J Manohar Rao Award’ for the year
2014. The award instituted by The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) is given to young
researchers below the age of 35 years, to encourage high quality research. The award was
presented at the 52nd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society, held at IIM,
Kozhikode, during January 4-6, 2016.
3. Dr. Aviral Kumar Tiwari was awarded Best Researcher Award- 2015 by GRABS Educational
Charitable Trust, Chennai.
4. Dr. Devika Vashisht, Won the Best Paper Award, for her conference paper, titled, ‘Impact of
Advergame Speed, Game-Product Congruence and Persuasion Knowledge on Brand Recall,’ at
International Conference on – Globalizing Brand India: Opportunities and Challenges, held at IIM
Kashipur during April 18-19, 2015.
5. Amarnath Mitra, won the Best Paper Award for his conference paper, titled ‘Global
Transmission of Volatility: An Empirical Investigation’, at the International Conference on
Advances in Management and Technology (ICAMT-2015) held at MNNIT Allahabad during
January 29-31, 2015.
6. Prof. V S P Rao - Won the Best Book Award, ISTD, 2014, Himalaya, for the authored book
'Managing Organization', Excel Books, First Edition, 2014.
7. Prof. Shailendra Singh Bisht, - BIG GREEN (BG) - Framework for Bringing Scale to Green
Livelihood Initiatives (GLIs) in 2014.
8. Mr. Rik Paul - Received the 2014 Philip Law Scholarship from The Case Centre (former ECCH)
for the case proposal titled 'Adopting a Learning Management System: Hurdles Galore'.
9. Prof. Suresh Chandra Bihari - received the Apollo N J Y Best Teacher award for overall
Excellence in 2014.
10. Prof. S V Seshaiah - IBSAF Best Teacher for Institutional Development for the year 2013-14,
given by IBSAF, on Teacher's Day, 2014.
11. Prof. G K Srikanth - IBSAF Best Teacher award for the year 2013-14, given by IBSAF, on
Teacher's Day, 2014.
12. Prof. C Padmavathi - IBSAF Best Teacher award for the year 2013-14, given by IBSAF, on
Teacher's Day, 2014.
13. Mr. Rik Paul - Winner of the 2013 CEEEMAN/Emerald Case Writing Competition, for
authoring the case titled 'Customer Retention at Hyundai Motor India Ltd'
14. Mr. Samyadip Chakraborty (jointly authored with Dr. Nasina Jigeesh) was awarded the Best
Research Paper under IT category for the title 'Analysis of Agile testing attributes for faster time
to Market: Context of Manufacturing sector related IT projects', at the Annual International
Research Conference organized by Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune, in
December 2013.
15. Ms. Nikhat Afsan - second prize under Doctoral Track (certificate of excellence and a cash
prize) for the paper titled 'The Mediating Role of Customer Related Performance Outcome on the
Relationship between Customer Integration and Firm Performance: An Investigation in Indian
Context', at ISDSI (Indian Subcontinent Region Decision Sciences Institute) conference held at
IMI, New Delhi, in December 2013.
16. Ms. Ritu Gupta - Received a travel grant from Oklahoma State University for attending GSA
conference in New Orleans in Nov 2013.
17. Prof. T Koti Reddy - IBSAF Best Teacher Award for the year 2012-13, given by IBSAF, on
Teacher's Day, 2013.
18. Prof. Y L N Kumar - IBSAF Best Teacher for Institutional Development for the year 2012-13,
given by IBSAF, on Teacher's Day, 2013.
19. Prof. Manas Rajan Tripathi - received the Apollo N J Y Best Teacher award for overall Excellence
in 2013.
20. Prof. Vighneswara Swamy - Won Global Development Network - South Asian Network of
Economic Research Institute (SANEI) award for the title of the study 'Euro Zone Sovereign
Debt Crisis: Macroeconomic Implications and Policy Options for South Asia', GND-SANEI, March
2013.
21. Mr. Sudhakar Reddy - Won 'Best Thesis Proposal Award (in Finance Area)' for the thesis
proposal tilted Commonality in Liquidity: An Empirical Examination of Stocks and Options Listed
on NSE' at the 6th Doctoral Colloquium organized by IIM-A during January 5-6, 2013.
22. Prof. M.S .Balaj - First Winner, AIMS-IMT Outstanding Young Management Researcher
Award, for the year 2012, Tenth AIMS International Conference on Management held at IIM
Bangalore, January 2013.
23. Prof. Subhadip Roy - Second Winner, AIMS-IMT Outstanding Young Management
Researcher Award, for the year 2012, Tenth AIMS International Conference on Management
held at IIM Bangalore, January 2013.
24. Prof. Surajit Ghosh Dastidar - Outstanding Management Teacher Award - 2012, Flame
Institute, Pune, 2012.
25. Prof. Surajit Ghosh Dastidar, Prof, Srividya Raghavan Saundarya and Mr. Rajesh - Creating
Flexi-Careers, Adjudged as the winner in ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition 2012, Hyderabad.
26. Prof Subhadip Roy - 'X-plant challenging times for student entrepreneurs', Adjudged as one of
the 12 best cases, in ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition 2012, Hyderabad.
27. Prof. Shailendra Singh Bisht and Prof. Surajit Ghosh Dastidar - Second Prize for the case titled
'AAGAAS: Growing Organically for a Sustainable Future (Uttarakhand)', at the Livelihoods India
Conference, November 2012.
28. Prof. M.S Balaji - IBSAF Best Teacher Award for the year 2011-12, given by IBSAF, on Teacher's
Day, 2012.
29. Ms. Kavita Wadhwa - Won the Best Paper Award for the paper titled 'Market Timing and Pseudo
Market Timing: An Empirical Examination of Public Equity Issuance in India', at the XI Capital
Markets Conference, Mumbai, December 2012.
30. Mr. Rik Paul - Winner of the 2012 Emerald-IBS Best Emerging Markets Case Award, Emerald
Group (UK) for authoring the case titled 'Feeding the Hungry Surfers: www.justeat.in'.
31. Mr. Rik Paul - Winner of the 2012 IBS-Elite Projects Best Case Award, for the case titled
'Feeding the Hungry Surfers: www.justeat.in.' at the International Case Study Conference (ICSC)
India 2012.
32. Prof. Vighneswara Swamy P M - Awarded UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship for the project titled
'Transaction Costs and Micro finance Intermediaries, UGC, New Delhi 2012.
33. Prof. Vighneswara Swamy P M - Sir Ratan Tata Research Fellowship award, for 'Financial
Inclusion and Gender Dimension', 2012.
34. Prof. Vighneswara Swamy P M - IIBF Macro Research Award for the year 2011-12, for the title of
Research 'Basel III: implications for Indian Banking, Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, 2012.
35. Mr. Jigyasu Gaur - Emerging Economies Doctoral Student Award in 2012 for the paper titled
'The Relationship of Financial and Inventory Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Indian
Context', at the 23rd annual Production and Operation Management (POM) Conference,
Chicago, USA, April, 2012.
36. Prof. Suresh Chandra Bihari - First Prize under Micro Research Award for the research paper
titled 'Financial Literacy-key to Financial Deepening', Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, March
2012.
37. Prof. P N Sindhuja - Best Doctoral Thesis award by Association of Indian Management Scholars
(AIMS) for the thesis titled 'Impact of Information Security Initiatives on Supply Chain Operation
and Performance', at the 9 th AIMS-International Conference on Management, organized by
Flame institute of Management, Pune during January 1-3, 2012.
38. Prof. Surajit Ghosh Dastigar and Prof. Srividya Raghavan - Won the 5th Best Case at the ISBIvey case competition for the case titled 'Pepsico India (Eastern Region): The Mountain Dew
Strategy', ISB Hyderabad, 2011.
39. Prof. VV Gopal - Won the 10th Best Case at the ISB- Ivey case competition for the case titled
'JSW Shoppe -A unique Distribution Model for Branded Steel', ISB Hyderabad, 2011.
40. Prof. D Satish - IBSAF Best Teacher Award for the year 2010-11, given by IBSAF, on Teacher's
Day, 2011.
41. Prof. Suresh Chandra Bihari - First Prize under Micro Research Award for the research paper
titled 'Financial Literacy-The Key to Inclusive Growth', Indian Institute of Banking & Finance,
2011.
42. Prof.Vighneswara Swamy - Won UGC Research Award for the paper titled 'Microfinance
Intermediaries and Transaction Costs in India-An Empirical Analysis', University Grant
Commission (UGC), 2011.
43. Prof. V. Narender - Won award for the report entitled 'Commercial Paper: Problems and
Prospects' submitted to Reserve Bank of India, 2011. The report was selected on national level
competition in 2011.
44. Mr. Rik Paul - Winner of the Best Case Award for the case titled 'Avant Garden: Exploring
Possibilities for Improving Revenue Management', at the 2nd conference on management case
development at IBS Bangalore, 2011.
45. Prof. Suresh Chandra Bihari - Customer Satisfaction Survey in Selected Microfinance Institution,
Macro Research Award 2010, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
46. Prof. Suresh Chandra Bihari - Financial Literacy -The Key to Financial Deepening, 3rd prize,
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in 2010.
47. Prof. Nikhil Rastogi - IBSAF Best Teacher Award for the year 2009-10, given by IBSAF, on
Teacher's Day, 2010.
48. Prof. S P R Vittal - IBSAF Best Teacher Award for the year 2008-09, given by IBSAF, on
Teacher's Day, 2009.