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Our Faculties

Vivekanand Business School (VBS) is driven by an accomplished faculty of Ph.D. scholars with 15+ years of academic and industry experience, drawn from premier institutions such as IIMs, JBIMS, NMIMS, and SPJIMR. Bringing diverse expertise as corporate leaders, consultants, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, they bridge theory with real-world business practice. Actively engaged in consultancy, research, and curriculum design, our faculty ensure learning remains industry-relevant and future-ready. Through innovative pedagogy, close mentoring, and strong industry collaboration, they shape students into confident leaders, problem-solvers, and high-impact professionals.

Faculty List for A.Y. 2026-27

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Date of Joining	Educational Qualification	Nature of Association
1	Dr. Sandeep Bhardwaj	Director	01-01-2008	B.A. M.Sc. IR&PM, MMM, M.Phil. Ph.D.	Regular
2	Dr. Debjani Banerjee	Professor	08-04-2010	B.A, M.A., P.G.D.B.M., LL.B. Ph.D.	Regular
3	Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta	Professor	15-04-2015	B.A. (Eco) M.A. (PPM), Ph.D.	Regular
4	Dr. Meena Sharma	Professor	02-04-2018	M.Com, P.G.D.M., M.B.A., Ph.D.	Regular
5	Dr. Brijesh Sharma	Associate Professor	01-12-2012	B.Sc. DMS, M.M.S, Ph.D. NET	Regular
6	Dr. Rupali Rajesh	Associate Professor	15-12-2008	B.Com, M.Com. M.Phil. B.Ed. Ph.D.	Regular
7	Dr. Anupama Tiwari	Associate Professor	02-04-2018	B.Com. M.B.A., Ph.D.	Regular
8	Dr. Neerja Kashive	Associate Professor	01-07-2010	B.Sc, M.Sc, PGDM, M.B.A., Ph.D	Regular
9	Dr. Hardeep Kaur Mundra	Associate Professor	01-03-2019	M.Com, M.Phil, PGDM, Ph.D.	Regular
10	Dr. Sushma Patil	Associate Professor	02-08-2023	B.Pharma, M.B.A., Ph.D	Regular
11	Prof. Nikita Ramrakhiani	Assistant Professor	03-02-2021	B.E, M.E	Regular
12	Dr. Jyoti Dixit	Assistant Professor	02-05-2022	B.Com, M.M.S., Ph.D	Regular
13	Dr. Neetu Sharma	Assistant Professor	02-05-2022	B.Com, M.B.A., Ph.D	Regular
14	Dr. Kshitija Pandey	Assistant Professor	03-07-2023	B.Sc., P.G.D.M., Ph.D	Regular
15	Dr. Anju Vaswani	Assistant Professor	03-10-2023	BMS, M.M.S. M.Com, Ph.D	Regular
16	Prof. Vidhi Parikh	Assistant Professor	24-06-2024	B.Tech, M.Sc	Regular
17	Dr. Harinder Hari	Assistant Professor	24-06-2024	B.Com, M.M.M., Ph.D	Regular
18	Prof. Radhika Kiran Kumar	Assistant Professor	01-07-2024	B.Sc, M.B.A	Regular
19	Dr. Shrinivas Repak	Assistant Professor	01-07-2025	B.Sc., M.M.S., Ph.D	Regular
20	Dr. Vaishali Pardeshi	Assistant Professor	02-03-2026	M.Phil (IT), M.C.M, MBA, Ph.D	Regular

Professor of Practice

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Date of Joining	Educational Qualification	Nature of Association
1	Prof. K.V. Ramkrishnan	Professor of Practice	02-03-2026	B.Sc. LLM, CAIIB	Contractual - Full Time
2	Prof. Fahim Bubère	Assistant Professor of Practice	01-07-2026	B.Com, PGDBM	Contractual - Full Time
3	Prof. Rajesh Ramakrishnan	Assistant Professor of Practice	01-08-2026	B.E, PGDM	Contractual - Part Time

Visiting Faculty

S. No.	Name	Qualification	Area of Specialization	Industry Experience
1	Dr. Subhashish Roy Chowdhury	B.Com (Hons.), M.Com, ACMA (ICAI), MIIA (USA), SMP (ISB-Hyderabad), Ph.D. (University of Mumbai)	Finance	35 Years
2	Mr. Dattajirao Hindurao Patil	B.Sc., LLM	HR	20 Years
3	Prof. Rakesh Kumar Sen	PGDM	Business Analytics (BA)	1 Year
4	Dr. Sharukh Tara	B.Com, M.Com, LL.B., MBA, ACMA, MCT, Ph.D.	Operations	35 Years
5	Swati Karnataki	B.Sc., MBA, Ph.D.	Marketing	11 Years
6	Dr. Kamini Khanna	Ph.D. in Economics	General Management	—
7	Satyavati Rao	M.sc in Mathamatics	General Management	—
8	Prof. Vasanthi Krishna	B.Sc. Statistics	Business Analytics (BA)	25 Years
9	Prof. Sanjay Gajria	MHRDM	Marketing	8 Years
10	Mr. Tanmay Churi	B.E & PGDM (BA)	Business Analytics (BA)	5 Years
11	Prof. Anish Dutia	B.Sc. (Chemistry), LTC (VJTI), PGPMS (Welingkar)	Operations & Marketing	30 Years
12	Prof. Bharat Nadkarni	MAM, PGDMS	HR / Management	35 Years
13	Prof. Nelson Dsouza	Bachelor of Engineering	Full Stack Development & Cloud/DevOps	4 Years
15	Prof. Omar Maner	Master's in Administrative Management	HR	38 Years
16	Dr. Snehal Chincholkar	Ph.D. (Management), MBA (Marketing), B.E. (Biotechnology)	Marketing	2 Years

S. No.

Name

Qualification

Area of Specialization

Industry Experience

Dr. Subhashish Roy Chowdhury

B.Com (Hons.), M.Com, ACMA (ICAI), MIIA (USA), SMP (ISB-Hyderabad), Ph.D. (University of Mumbai)

Finance

35 Years

Mr. Dattajirao Hindurao Patil

B.Sc., LLM

20 Years

Prof. Rakesh Kumar Sen

PGDM

Business Analytics (BA)

1 Year

Dr. Sharukh Tara

B.Com, M.Com, LL.B., MBA, ACMA, MCT, Ph.D.

Operations

35 Years

Swati Karnataki

B.Sc., MBA, Ph.D.

Marketing

11 Years

Dr. Kamini Khanna

Ph.D. in Economics

General Management

—

Satyavati Rao

M.sc in Mathamatics

General Management

—

Prof. Vasanthi Krishna

B.Sc. Statistics

Business Analytics (BA)

25 Years

Prof. Sanjay Gajria

MHRDM

Marketing

8 Years

Mr. Tanmay Churi

B.E & PGDM (BA)

Business Analytics (BA)

5 Years

Prof. Anish Dutia

B.Sc. (Chemistry), LTC (VJTI), PGPMS (Welingkar)

Operations & Marketing

30 Years

Prof. Bharat Nadkarni

MAM, PGDMS

HR / Management

35 Years

Prof. Nelson Dsouza

Bachelor of Engineering

Full Stack Development & Cloud/DevOps

4 Years

Prof. Omar Maner

Master's in Administrative Management

38 Years

Dr. Snehal Chincholkar

Ph.D. (Management), MBA (Marketing), B.E. (Biotechnology)

Marketing

2 Years

Our Faculties

Dr. Sandeep Bhardwaj

Director

Dr. Brijesh Sharma

Dean Academics & Associate Professor

Dr. Debjani Banerjee

Dean Academics: Teaching & Learning Excellence/ Head International Relations/ Professor

Dr. Rupali Rajesh

Associate Dean Academics & Associate Professor

Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta

Professor

Dr. Meena Sharma

Professor

Dr. Anupama Tiwari

Associate Professor

Dr. Neerja Kashive

Associate Professor

Dr. Hardeep Mundra

Associate Professor

Dr. Sushma Patil

Associate Professor

Prof. Nikita Ramrakhiani

Assistant Professor & Head of Department- Business Analytics

Dr. Jyoti Dixit

Assistant Professor

Dr. Neetu Sharma

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kshitija Pandey

Assistant Professor & Head of Department-Marketing

Dr. Anju Sunny Vaswani

Assistant Professor & Head of Department-Finance

Prof. Vidhi Parikh

Assistant Professor

Dr. Harinder Hari

Assistant Professor

Prof. Radhika Kiran Kumar

Assistant Professor & Head of Department-HR

Dr. Shrinivas Repak

Assistant Professor & Head of Department-Operations

Dr. Vaishali Hemant Pardeshi

Assistant Professor

Prof. Fahim Aziz Bubere

Assistant Professor of Practice

Prof. K. V. Ramkrishnan

Professor of Practice

Faculty List for A.Y. 2026-27

Professor of Practice

Visiting Faculty

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