Faculty
Dr. Rajesh Ranjan Thakur
Assistant Professor
Alliance School of Business
Rajesh R. Thakur is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Accountancy. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Hyderabad on “Financial Inclusion through Micro-insurance: A study of awareness, Acquisition and Willingness to pay for PMJJBY” and holds an M.Com from the University of Delhi(2019). He has also qualified for NET-JRF. He has three years of industry experience in the field of Accounting, Taxation, and Finance. His research interests span a diverse range of areas within finance and public policy. His work primarily focuses on Behavioural Finance, Personal Finance, Insurance, and Financial Inclusion.
- “Are Microinsurance Benefits reaching the Poorest? Investigating the Ground reality in Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana” in Journal of Poverty (Scopus Q2).
- “Impact of Corporate Debt Restructuring on the Operating Performance of Selected Indian Firms” in IUP Journal of Accounting Research and Audit Practices (ABDC-C).
- Invited as Keynote Speaker at the National Workshop on "Bridging the Research Gap: Methods and Quality Publication", organized by National institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(ni-msme), Hyderabad, India.
- FDP on Advance Data Academic Research and Analysis organized by IIM Kozhikode (Nov 2021-Jan 2024) with an Executive Alumni Status.
- FDP on “Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review” on 06th and 07th Jan 2023 organized by Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad.
- FDP on Data Driven Decision Making organized by NIT Calicut on 3-8 Aug, 2020.
- Mitigating Risks in Tourism: The Critical Role of Travel and Medical Insurance in Enhancing Tourist Experience” presented at University of Wolverhampton, UK on 4h October 2024
- “Assessment of the low enrolment in PMJJBY and Possible Solutions: A Perspective of the Bank employees” in IIM Kashipur on May 2023.
- “Microinsurance- Assessing the reach of PMJJBY” organized by FORE School of Management on Nov 25-26, 2022.
- “An Analytical view on Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana” presented at 3rd All India Conference on Business, Economics and Sustainable Development 2020 organized by National Institute of Securities Market held on March 02-03, 2020.
