Ph.D. Programs at SBUP
Doctoral Program in the Faculty of Commerce and Management
Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP) Doctoral Program in the faculty of Commerce and Management is a rigorous, research-oriented program aimed at developing researchers and practitioners who can solve tough business issues using research innovation. The program integrates firm theory with firm empirical research to enable the candidates to contribute meaningfully to the academic community and industry.
Categories of Ph.D. Candidates
Golden Opportunity For Career Advancement For Fresh Post-Graduates In Management.
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This program is for young, fresh Management graduates having post–graduate degree (MBA or equivalent) or Diploma (PGDM) holders having their post–graduation approved by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
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This program is normally to be completed in 3 (three) years including coursework and its examination candidates who are interested in full-time Ph.D. under Jr. Research Fellowship will have to appear for the test/interview.
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On clearing the test/ interview, candidate will be offered a fellowship which would be in the range of ₹ 40,000/- (Forty Thousand) to ₹ 60,000/- (Sixty Thousand) per month, besides an annual contingency grant of ₹ 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) for attending conferences, etc. These scholars will be working full-time for their research program.
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During this period, they will assist the senior faculty in conducting in their academic duties at SBUP, besides continuing their research Annexure 34, page 101 (Page no 108 in the PDF Document file). These scholars may be offered suitable positions in the University after completing their Doctoral degree (Ph.D.).
- The candidates who are already postgraduates with some Industrial or Academic experience or the candidates who are expected to complete their Post-Graduation before appearing for the SBUP PET Test can also apply.
Industry-sponsored Ph.D. scholars:
Corporate leaders who are required to delve into and resolve practical industry problems should be encouraged and given opportunities to pursue Ph.D. studies on key issues they encounter in their professional roles. This initiative will naturally foster industry-academia collaboration, which is essential in today’s dynamic business environment. Flexibility will be provided where necessary, without compromising the core principles of doctoral research. Such efforts will also directly contribute to post-doctoral discourse, enhancing the relevance, validity, and academic richness of research, as well as its practical application in global industry contexts. However, forming a separate group for industry-sponsored Ph.D. scholars does not imply any relaxation of the rules and regulations governing doctoral studies at SBUP. These candidates must submit the required documentation , Annexure 01 and 02, pages 24 and 25 (Page no 30 and 31 in the PDF Document file), including the No Objection Certificate (NOC) addressed to the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, SBUP from their respective organizations, permitting them to pursue their Ph.D. at SBUP.
Ph.D. Scholars from other educational institutes:
The research scholars who hold full-time positions (as Faculties/Staff personnel) in educational institutions/universities and are permitted by their respective organizations to pursue their Ph.D. at Sri Balaji University, Pune (SBUP) may enroll as Part-time Research Scholars. These candidates will conduct their research under the supervision of the SBUP-approved Research Supervisors allotted to them and must complete the mandatory coursework credit requirements as stipulated by the UGC and are expected to adhere to all rules and regulations of the Ph.D. program in SBUP, in both letter and spirit during the process of their research. The research scholars are required to submit the No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by their employers in the process of the submission of documents portion of the admission formalities for Ph.D. course in SBUP and are also required to state in concrete terms that they have been granted the necessary study leave (sabbatical leave) or permission in form of a letter/document from their employers (letter relieving them of their duties to pursue their Ph.D. in SBUP. Submission of the above documents/assurances is a must for the research scholars to pursue their Ph.D. in SBUP. The documents are to be addressed to the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Sri Balaji University, Pune and are to be submitted by the research scholar at the earliest date to ensure that their Ph.D. research will be conducted in a smooth way in SBUP.
Discover Your Drive and Talent for Research
The program is anchored in an interdisciplinary paradigm that integrates multiple academic fields, linking rigorous theoretical frameworks with robust empirical methodologies to generate transformative contributions to professional practice and scholarly literature.
Doctoral Program Outcomes
The Commerce and Management doctoral program is designed to equip scholars with the ability to contribute meaningfully to professional practice and to the body of academic knowledge:
- Career Preparation for Academia The graduates are prepared for academic positions in high-standard universities and research centres
- Leadership Research Alumni acquire competencies to lead research teams and direct research centres
- Policy Influence Public and private sector organizations' policy-making is often influenced by doctoral studies
- Expansion of Knowledge Dissertations increase theory and empirical knowledge in management areas
- Practice Impact Research findings are translated into evidence-based management practices in industries
Ph.D. Research Mentors
| Sr. No. | Research Guide Name | Subject | Designation, Institute | Email Ids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sanjit Kumar Dash | Marketing | Professor, BITM | sanjit.dash@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 2 | Dr. Rashmi Mahajan | Marketing & IB | Professor, BIIB | rashmi.mahajan@biibpune.edu.in |
| 3 | Dr. Binod Sinha | Marketing | Professor, BIMM | binod.sinha@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 4 | Dr. Subhasis Sen | Marketing | Professor, BITM | subhasis.sen@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 5 | Dr. Nitesh Behare | Marketing | Associate Professor, BIIB | nitesh.behare@biibpune.edu.in |
| 6 | Dr. Ritika Singh | Marketing | Associate Professor, BITM | ritika.singh@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 7 | Dr. Ganesh Pathak | Marketing | Associate Professor, BIMM | ganesh.pathak@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 8 | Dr. Amol Ranadive | Marketing | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | amol.ranadive@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 9 | Dr. Nilesh Anute | Marketing | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | nilesh.anute@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 10 | Dr. Ruhi Bakhare | Marketing | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | ruhi.bakhare@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 11 | Dr. Pritesh Somani | Marketing | Sr. Assistant Professor, BIIB | pritesh.somani@biibpune.edu.in |
| 12 | Dr. Sudeep Limaye | Marketing | Assistant Professor, BIIB | sudeep.limaye@biibpune.edu.in |
| 13 | Dr. Tushar Savale | Marketing | Assistant Professor, BIMM | tushar.savale@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 14 | Dr. Shreeprasad Kulkarni | Marketing | Assistant Professor, BITM | shreeprasad.kulkarni@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 15 | Dr. Prachi Wani | Marketing | Assistant Professor, BIMHRD | prachi.wani@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 16 | Dr. Leena B. Dam | Finance | Professor, BIMHRD | leena.dam@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 17 | Dr. Shubhra Aanand | Finance | Professor, BIMM | shubhra.aanand@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 18 | Dr. Sachin Chavan | Finance | Professor, BIIB | sachin.chavan@biibpune.edu.in |
| 19 | Dr. Puja Bhardwaj | Finance | Professor, BIMM | puja.bhardwaj@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 20 | Dr. Pallavi Kudal | Finance | Associate Professor, BIIB | pallavi.kudal@biibpune.edu.in |
| 21 | Dr. Monica Chauhan Singh | Finance | Associate Professor, BIIB | monica.singh@biibpune.edu.in |
| 22 | Dr. CA.Vishwanathan Iyer | Finance | Assistant Professor, BIIB | vishwanathan.iyer@biibpune.edu.in |
| 23 | Dr. Abha Kaneria | Finance | Assistant Professor, BITM | abha.kaneria@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 24 | Dr.Vikas Adhegaonkar | Finance | Assistant Professor, BITM | vikas.adhegaonkar@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 25 | Dr. Archana Shrivastava | HR | Professor,BIMM | archana.shrivastava@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 26 | Dr. G Gopalakrishnan | HR | Professor, BIMHRD | g.gopalakrishnan@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 27 | Dr. Sweta Banerjee | HR | Professor, BIMHRD | sweta.banerjee@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 28 | Dr. Rajeshwari Patil | HR | Associate Professor, BITM | rajeshwari.patil@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 29 | Dr. Deepali Raheja | HR | Professor, BIMHRD | deepali.raheja@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 30 | Dr. Manisha Shukla | HR | Professor, BIMHRD | manisha.shukla@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 31 | Dr. Bhushan Pednekar | HR | Associate Professor, BIIB | bhushan.pednekar@biibpune.edu.in |
| 32 | Dr. Priyanka Mishra | HR | Associate Professor, BIMM | priyanka.mishra@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 33 | Dr. Mittal Mohite | HR | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | mittal.mohite@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 34 | Dr. Nutan Samdani | HR | Associate Professor, BIMM | nutan.samdani@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 35 | Dr. Dipaali Pulekar | HR | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | dipaali.pulekar@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 36 | Dr. Rahul Waghmare | HR (Organisational Mgmt) | Sr. Assistant Professor, BIIB | rahul.waghmare@biibpune.edu.in |
| 37 | Dr. Biju Pillai | IT | Professor, SBUP | bijupillai@sbup.edu.in |
| 38 | Dr. Dhanraj Tambuskar | IT | Professor, BIMM | dhanraj.tambuskar@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 39 | Dr. Richa Purohit | IT | Associate Professor, UG Schools, SBUP | richa.purohit@sbup.edu.in |
| 40 | Dr. Bapurao Bandgar | IT | Associate Professor, UG Schools, SBUP | bapurao.bandgar@sbup.edu.in |
| 41 | Dr. Anju Khandewal | IT & OSCM | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | anju.khandelwal@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 42 | Dr Nilam Upasani | IT | Associate Professor, BITM | niiam.upasani@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 43 | Dr. Rajashree Khande | IT | Associate Professor, BITM | rajashree.khande@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 44 | Dr. Manisha More | Computer Application | Sr. Assistant Professor, School of Computer Studies | manisha.more@sbup.edu.in |
| 45 | Dr. Pallavi Yarde | IT | Sr. Assistant Professor, School of Computer Studies | pallavi.yarde@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 46 | Dr. Vijaya Waidande | IT/Computer Science | Sr. Assistant Professor, School of Computer Studies | vijaya.waidande@sbup.edu.in |
| 47 | Dr. Dimple Saini | OSCM | Professor, SBUP | dsaini@sbup.edu.in |
| 48 | Dr.Nilesh Kharche | OSCM | Associate Professor, BITM | nilesh.kharche@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 49 | Dr. Anurodh Singh Khanujia | Supply Chain | Sr. Assistant Professor, BITM | anurodhsingh.khanuja@bitmpune.edu.in |
| 50 | Dr. Abhijeet Thakur | Supply Chain | Sr. Assistant Professor, BIMM | abhijeet.thakur@bimmpune.edu.in |
| 51 | Dr. Manisha Paliwal | GM | Professor, BIIB | manisha.paliwal@biibpune.edu.in |
| 52 | Dr. Shailesh Kumar Tripathi | GM | Professor, BIMHRD | shailesh kumar.tripathi@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 53 | Dr. Siddharth Shimpi | GM | Associate Professor, BIMHRD | siddharth.shimpi@bimhrdpune.edu.in |
| 54 | Dr. Dipak Umbarkar | GM | Assistant Professor, School of Commerce and Management | dipak.umbarkar@sbup.edu.in |
| 55 | Dr. Santosh Gawai | GM | Assistant Professor, BITM | santosh.gawai@bitmpune.edu.in |
Doctoral Degrees Awarded (2023–2025)
| Sr. No. | Registration Number | Ph.D. Candidate | Specialisation | Supervisor | Thesis Title | Year of Award |
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| 1 | 2020PHD112 | Mr. Balbir Raj Saini | Human Resources Management | Dr. Sweta Banerjee | Cultural Diversity at the workplace: lmplications for Workforce Management, Productivity, and Performance. | 2024 |
| 2 | 2020PHD111 | Mr. Balachandran | Information Technology | Dr. Shubhra Anand | Cost Benefit Analysis on the involvement of MSMEs in Warship Buitding towards Atma NiibhAi Bharat | 2023 |
| 3 | 2020PHD116 | Mr. Dhiraj Khedekar | Human Resources Management | Dr. Archana Srivastava | lmpact of Employee Engagement on Employee Performance and Attrition in the lndian lT lndustry. | 2024 |
| 4 | 2020PHD119 | Mr. Gaurav Ray | Marketing Management | Dr. Sanjit Kumar Dash | A study of Transformation of Kirana (Grocery) Shops due to adoption of mobile technology platfom- A B2B perspective. | 2024 |
| 5 | 2020PHD108 | Mr. Ashish Kite | Marketing Management | Dr. Binod Sinha | A Study on the impact of bid management function in the lT lndustry. | 2023 |
| 6 | 2020PHD138 | Ms. Nikita V Raut | Human Resources Management | Dr. Archana Srivastava | A Study of Holistic Inclusion and growth of employees with visual impairment in the organizations - The Socio-Technical approach" | 2024 |
| 7 | 2020PHD151 | Ms. Rachana Singh | Financial Management | Dr. Shubhra Anand | An empirical study of IPO pricing and allocation in India from 2010 to 2020. | 2024 |
| 8 | 2020PHD157 | Mr. Samir Mishra | Human Resources Management | Dr. Binod Sinha | A Study of Recruitment process on Organizational Effectiveness- An Empirical Study On Private Airports in lndia | 2024 |
| 9 | 2020PHD156 | Mr. Sachin Mathur | Human Resources Management | Dr. Archana Srivastava | Developing a Predictive Model for Student's Learning Engagement with MOOCs with Special Reference to MBA students. | 2024 |
| 10 | 2020PHD158 | Mr. Sangram Kesari Samal | Human Resources Management | Dr. Dimple Saini | Identification and adoption of post pandemic competencies for employment of MBA graduates in financial sector | 2024 |
| 11 | 2020PHD149 | Mr. Praveen Singh Purohit | Human Resources Management | Dr. Archana Srivastava | Analysis of Talent Management Strategy for Achieving Strategic Organizational Outcomes with Special Reference to the Vedanta Group. | 2024 |
| 12 | 2020PHD184 | Ms. Rajni Pathak | Marketing Management | Dr. Manisha Paliwal | To study the factors driving student choices for admission to institutes of higher education | 2023 |
| 13 | 2020PHD153 | Ms. Rajasmita Panda | Marketing Management | Dr. Binod Sinha | A study on the adoption of social media for enhancing the growth of farmers. | 2023 |
| 14 | 2020PHD165 | Ms. Shilpa Gaidhani | Human Resources Management | Dr. G Gopalakrishnan | A Study of different SHRM practices adopted by private Universities during COVID-19 with special reference to Maharashtra. | 2024 |
| 15 | 2020PHD160 | Ms. Shagunthala Devi | Human Resources Management | Dr. Sweta Banerjee | Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Commitment:Testing the mediatory role of Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction among Health Care Professionals. |
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| 16 | 2020PHD170 | Ms. Sonali Banerjee | Human Resources Management | Dr. Sweta Banerjee | The lnfluence of Care Leadership in Employee Engagement and Productivity with special reference to Pune based lT Service lndustry. | 2024 |
| 17 | 2020PHD183 | Ms. Priyanka Pandita | Human Resources Management | Dr. Bhushan Pednekar | A Study on effect of job stress and work related burnout while working from home on mental health and quality of work life among working women in IT sector in Pune | 2024 |
| 18 | 2020PHD177 | Mr. Vijay Sampath | Human Resources Management | Dr. Sanjit Kumar Dash | Managerial response to business enterprise decline and failure in lndia | 2024 |
| 19 | 2020PHD181 | Mr. Yogesh | Financial Management | Dr. Leena B. Dam | Long Term Financial Performance Analysis in Indian Manufacturing Sector Pre and Post Merger | 2024 |
| 20 | 2020PHD178 | Mr. Vinay Ranjan | Human Resources Management | Dr. Archana Srivastava | A Study of Antecedents and lmpact of Employee Engagement on Employee Productivity with Special Reference to Coal lndia Limited and its subsidiaries. | 2024 |
| 21 | 2020PHD167 | Mr. Siddharth Saxena | Information Technology | Dr. Subhasis Sen | A Study of Artificial Intelligence for Service Desk with reference to Information Technology Sector in India | 2024 |