Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Dr. RAJKUMARI SONI

Residential Address: C-5, Castle Villa, Behind Cygnus World School, Motnath Mahadev Temple Road, Harni, - 390022., Gujarat, India. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Contact : +91-9427848468, 7984013476

Career Path My goal is to transit my enthusiasm, creativity and experience into a position where I continue to provide the strategic and tactical leadership. I would like to work in a team and changing work environment with a constant quest for learning.

• Currently working at M S University, Vadodara as Assistant Professor (CES) (7th December 2018 – till date).

Work Experience (13 years and 7 months)

Teaching Experience: Role: • Teaching subjects like Financial Management, Managerial Economics, International Finance, Management of Financial Services, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Financial Derivatives, Business Statistics and Operations Research to MBA students.

Duration Position Institute From 02.01.2006 to Lecturer 30.11.2010 From 01.12.2010 to Reader 18.12.2012 Parul Institute of Engineering From 19.12.2012 to I/c Director and Reader and Technology – MBA 28.02.2014 From 01.03.2014 to I/c Director and Associate 31.05.2015 Professor From 01.06.2015 to Director 21.07.2018

Chairperson (June 2016 – 21st July 2018)

Board of Studies, Faculty of Management Study, Parul University

Recognized PhD guide (September 2015 – till date)

Recognized PhD guide at Faculty of Management Studies, Parul University Currently supervising two research scholars.

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International Relations Cell (IRC) (3 years and 9 months) Role: • Facilitate the development of new and existing international programs, increase visibility of Parul University’s international programs, and help students and faculty navigate the opportunities at the Office of International Programs. • Work to enhance international partnerships, conceptualizes and initiates cross-cultural activities, and promotes strategies to internationalize the university. • Work across the campus to implement programs and procedures for the students, scholars, faculties and staff.

September 2013 – June 2017 Head, IRC Parul University, Vadodara

Industry Experience (3 months in 2005):

Worked in MIS-Accounts department at ESSAR STEEL LTD., Hazira (Surat), Gujarat, India for 3 months.

Freelance Corporate Trainer (August 2018 - till date):

Imparted training program for corporates like Karvy Stock Broking, Steelcast limited, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, M G Motors, Baroda Productivity Council etc., L&T on various topics like Finance for Non-finance, Time Management, Work Life Balance, Team Building etc.

Education Qualification % / Grade Board/College/Uni. Passing year Degree obtained Ph.D M. S. University, Baroda, Gujarat. - February 2012 M.B.A. (Finance) North , Patan, 67.22 % (B+) March-June 2004 Gujarat. B.B.A.(Marketing/Finance) North Gujarat University, Patan, 71.50 % March-June 2001 Gujarat. Diploma in Computer M.J.Computers, Himatnagar, A+ Grade December – 1999 Application (DCA) Gujarat. H.S.C. (Science) GSEB, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 79.69 % March 1998 S.S.C. GSEB, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 68.71 % March 1996 Cleared NET-UGC in June-2012 with 66.67%

Personal Details: v Date of Birth : 19-05-1981 v Gender : Female v Marital Status : Married v Nationality :Indian

Language Known

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International Exposure

Ø Deputed as a faculty coordinator for participation in “Study Tour 2012” to University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Bielefeld, Germany duly organized by the Parul Group of Management Institutes, Waghodia, Vadodara from 22nd September 2012 to 3rd October 2012. Ø Recipient of Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility grant at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland for five days i.e. from 10th October to 14th October 2016. Taught Financial Management and International Financial Management to the Undergraduate and Post Graduate students of Business Management. Ø Visited foreign universities at Poland, Germany and Czech Republic for partnership/collaborations as a Head- International Relations Cell during 17th October to 21st October 2016.

Academic Achievement: Ø Obtained Second rank in “Best Paper Awards” category at Second International Conference on Meeting the challenges of a Globalized Market: Perspectives of Corporate, Financial Institutions, Governments, Educational Institutions and Civil Societies organized by Parul Group of Management Institutes, 23-25th January, 2013. Ø Received an award for “Best Teacher in College/Department” on 8th August,2015 for the academic year 2014-15. Ø Obtained Second rank in “Best Paper Awards” category at Interdisciplinary National Conference on “ Skills, Science, Sanskriti & Strategic Approach are the Mantras for Effective Leadership in 21st Century” organized by Faculty of Management Studies jointly with Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Arts , Parul University, 15th-16th December, 2017.

Editor of Book:

Ø Editor of book “Skills, Science, Sanskriti and Strategic Approach – The Mantras for Effective Leadership in 21st Century” published by Excel India Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN No. 978- 93-86724-65-6, February 2018.

Corporate Training Programme Conducted: Ø Conducted a training program on “Finance for Non-finance” at Steelcast Ltd., Bhavnagar from 13th August to 14th August 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Business Acumen” at Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL), Dahej from 20th August to 21th August 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Finance for Non-finance” at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Rajkot on 24th September, 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Time Management, Work Life Balance, Team Work Importance of Personal Hygiene and Safety” at M G Motors, Halol on 5th October, 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Time Management, Work Life Balance, Team Work Importance of Personal Hygiene and Safety” at M G Motors, Halol on 30th October, 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Finance for Non-finance” at Baroda Productivity Council (BPC), Vadodara on 22nd December 2018. Ø Conducted a training program on “Creativity and innovation @ Work” at GNFC, Bharuch 5th February, 2019. Ø Conducted a training program on “Motivation Towards Society” at L & T, Vadodara on 24th February, 2019.

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Training Courses / Conference /Seminar/ Workshop Organised: Ø Co-Convener of the Interdisciplinary National Conference on “ Skills, Science, Sanskriti & Strategic Approach are the Mantras for Effective Leadership in 21st Century” organized by Faculty of Management Studies jointly with Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Arts , Parul University, 15th-16th December, 2017. Ø Coordinator of the One Week Workshop on “Teaching Pedagogy” organized by Department of Accounting and Financial Management, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara from 20th to 26th June 2019.

Events Organized:

Ø Appointed as a Coordinator for the “Indian Summer School” organized during February-March, 2014. Ø Appointed as a Joint Coordinator for the “Indian Summer School” organized during February- March, 2016. Ø Co-Convener of the event “Imprints 2018” organized by Integrated MBA, Faculty of Management Studies on 19th March, 2018. Ø Convener of the National Level Symposium Xplore 2017 organized by Faculty of Management Studies, Parul University from 10th March – 11th March 2017. Ø Appointed as Core Committee Member in the cultural and sports events in Faculty Youth Festival LAKSHYA 2019 organized by Faculty of Commerce Students’ Association, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara from 29th January 2019 to 5th February 2019. Ø Assistant Convener of the Honours Students link of B.Com (Honours) programme of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda for the academic year 2018-19. Ø Coordinator and Mentor for the paper presentation Contest for the third-year students on the theme “Investment Avenues in India”, jointly organized by B.Com(Honours) and BBA Programme, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda on 6th July,2019.

Research paper presented at National/International conference

• International:

Ø “Indian Mutual Fund Performance:1999:2008” paper Presented at the 1st IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence organized by IIM , 6-7th June, 2009. Ø “Is it anything to worry about during recent recession ? : In relation to Indian Equity Mutual Fund Schemes" paper presented at First International Conference on Dynamics of Global Recession: Economic and Corporate Strategies for Survival and Growth organized by Parul Group of Management Institutes, 6-8th January,2012. Ø “Behavioral Analysis of Retail Investors towards Mutual Fund: An Empirical Evidence” paper presented in the First International Conference on Contemporary Innovative Practices in management, at the Pacific University, Udaipur on April 13-14, 2012. Ø “Challenges and Opportunities Before Indian Mutual Fund Industry: A Behavioral Finance Study " paper presented at Second International Conference on Meeting the challenges of a Globalized Market : Perspectives of Corporates, Financial Institutions, Governments, Educational Institutions and Civil Societies organized by Parul Group of Management Institutes, 23-25th January,2013. Ø Presented a research paper titled "Role of Higher Education towards Sustainable Future with specific reference to Higher Education" in India in the 4th International Conference on " Business Ethics for Good Corporate Governance & Sustainability" organized by GTU in collaboration with SMJV's CKSV Institute of Management, Vadodara from 6th - 7th, February ,2015.

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Ø Presented a research paper titled "A Conceptual Study on Sources of Finance for SMEs" in the third International Conference on "Management of SMEs in Global Era : Challenges , Opportunities, Perspectives and Lessons from Gujarat Model" organized by GTU in collaboration with Parul Group of Management Institutes , Vadodara from 20th - 21th, February ,2015. Ø Presented a Teaching Case for the case titled “Forward Rates and Interest Rate Arbitrage” in the FLAME International Conference on Research and Teaching Cases conducted by FLAME Centre for Case Development held on 21st and 22nd June 2018.

• National:

Ø “Mutual Funds Characteristics & Its Impact on Fund Returns of Indian Mutual Funds” paper presented at A Multi-disciplinary National Conference on Emerging Vistas of Technology in 21st Century organized by Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology-MBA, 11-12th September, 2009. Ø Presented a research paper titled "An Application of Time Series ARIMA Model for predicting Indian Stock Market Index” in the Interdisciplinary National Conference on “ Skills, Science, Sanskriti & Strategic Approach are the Mantras for Effective Leadership in 21st Century” organized by Faculty of Management Studies jointly with Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Arts , Parul University, 15th-16th December, 2017.

Paper Published:

• In Journal:

Ø Published a paper titled “Performance Evaluation of Selected Indian Mutual Fund Schemes: 2000-2009” in AIMS, A Journal of Management Science, June 2011 with ISSN No. – 0974-2581. Ø Published a paper titled “Effect of 2013 Budget’s Announcement on Infrastructure Stocks” in IJMFSMR (PRINT), April-June 2013. Ø The paper titled “Market Timing Abilities of Indian Mutual Fund Managers: An Empirical Investigation” is published in the 18th issue (October- March 2013) of DIAS Technology Review, Delhi, referred International Journal with ISSN No. 0972-9658 (Listed in Cabell’s Directory, USA and is also included in the database of Social Science Research Network (SSRN)). Ø Published a research paper titled "A Study on selected Equity Mutual Funds Schemes using Data Envelopment Analysis Approach” in International Journal for Research in Engineering Application and Management (IJREAM) in Volume 05, Issue 01, April 2019 with ISSN No. 2454-9150.

• Conference Proceeding:

Ø Published a paper titled “Is it anything to worry about during recent recession? In relation to India Equity Mutual Fund Schemes” in Excel India Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN No. 93-81361-78- 9, January 2012. Ø Published a paper titled “Challenges and Opportunities before Indian Mutual Fund Industry: A Behavioral Finance Study” in Excel India Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN No. 978-93-81361-78- 8, January 2013. Ø Published a research paper titled "A Conceptual Study on Sources of Finance for SMEs" in the third International Conference on " Management of SMEs in Global Era : Challenges , Opportunities, Perspectives and Lessons from Gujarat Model" organized by GTU in collaboration with Parul Group of Management Institutes , Vadodara in Excel India Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN No. 978-93-84869-34-2, February 2015. Ø Published a research paper titled "An Application of Time Series ARIMA Model for predicting Indian Stock Market Index” in the Interdisciplinary National Conference on “Skills, Science, Sanskriti & Strategic Approach are the Mantras for Effective Leadership in 21st Century” organized by Faculty of Management Studies jointly with Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Arts, Parul University, in Excel India Publishers, New Delhi with ISBN No. 978-93-86724-65-6, 15th-16th December, 2017. Curriculum Vitae/Resume - Page 5 of 6

Research Workshop/Seminar 1. Participated in three days State level Workshop on “Research Methodology” in commerce & management from 30th September 2007 to 2nd October, 2007 organized by S.D.School of Commerce, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and Indian Accounting Association, Gujarat Branch at Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India. 2. Participated in the Third National “Case Writing” workshop held from June 9-11, 2008 by Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India. 3. Attended five days Short Term Training Program (STTP) on “Recent Trends in Capital Markets” organized by Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology (MBA), Vadodara, Gujarat,India 1st to 5th December, 2008. 4. Participated in one day Workshop on “Challenges and Opportunities in Equity and Debt Markets” jointly organized by GTU Financial Skills Council with Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. on 3rd March 2012 at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India. 5. Participated in two days Workshop on “English Training & Certification by SCOPE” from 31st March 2012 to 1st April 2012 organized by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. 6. Participated in seven days Faculty Development Program held from 23rd July to 29th July, 2013 at Parul Institute of Management and Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 7. Participated in two days AICTE Sponsored Seminar on “Risk Management Using Derivatives (Futures and Options)” held from 11th to 12th January, 2014 at Parul Institute of Management and Research, Limda, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 8. Participated in one day Training Workshop on “Beginners Programme on Futures and Options” on 23rd February 2014 organized by ICICI Securities Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat,India. 9. Attended two days Faculty Development Programme on Statistical Analysis using SPSS held on 17th and 18th July, 2014 at Parul Institute of Management, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 10. Attended the Seven Days National Workshop on " Econometric Application for Commerce and Management" organized by the Department of Commerce and Business Management, Faculty of Commerce, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara in joint association with The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), during 19th to 25th January,2015. 11. Attended the Seven Days State Level Faculty Development Program on “Rejuvenating Management Educators through Innovative Pedagogy & Research Techniques" organized by Faculty of Management, Parul University, Vadodara from 6th July to 13th July, 2015. 12. Attended the three Days Faculty Development Program on “Transcending Newer Horizons in Management Teaching” organized by Narmada College of Management, Bharuch, Gujarat affiliated with Gujarat Technological University from 30th August 2017 to 1st September 2017. 13. Attended the two Days Work Shop on “Machine Learning” organized by G.H. Bhakta Management Academy, Department of Business and Industrial Management, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat from 22nd -23rd September 2017. 14. Participated in the Faculty Development Program on “Machine Learning with Business Applications” from 21st to 25th May 2018 organized by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 15. Participated in the “ICSSR Sponsored Two Weeks Capacity Building Programme on Research in Accounting & Finance” organized by Department of Accounting and Financial Management, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara from 9th to 20th April 2019. 16. Participated in the “ICSSR Sponsored One Day National Conference on Research and Regulatory Aspects in Accounting” organized by Department of Accounting and Financial Management, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara on 17th April 2019. 17. Participated in the One Week Workshop on “Teaching Pedagogy” organized by Department of Accounting and Financial Management, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara from 20th to 26th June 2019.

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