Dr. Surjeet Singh Dhaka Assistant Professor Department of Applied Agriculture MBA (Agribusiness) Central University of , City Campus, Mansa Road, Bathinda, Punjab, - 151001 Email: surjeetdhaka.iabm@gm ail.com ; [email protected] Phone: +91-9983518781; +91-6376532609 Mission Statement- To serve as a leader, live a balanced life and be a positive force to make a significant difference in the lives of others. Career Objective- To be a part of a dynamic organization, where I can utilize my analytical skills and learning abilities to accomplish the opportunities entrusted to me and thus contributes towards the organizational success. Work Experience- Central University of Punjab, Bathinda January 20, 2020 – till date Department of Applied Agriculture, MBA (Agribusiness) Designation- Assistant Professor (Agribusiness) Location- Bathinda (Punjab) Pay Scale- Academic Level-10 Key Accountabilities-  Teaching, mentoring MBA students and research  Specialization- Agribusiness Management, Agri & Rural Marketing, Food Retail Management, Project Management, Agripreneurship, Research Methodology, Legal aspects of Business Banaras Hindu University October 04, 2019 – January 18, 2020 Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Mirzapur (3 months) Designation- Assistant Professor (MBA- Agribusiness) Location- Barkachha (Mirzapur) Pay Scale- ₹ 50000/- and special allowance of ₹ 2,000/- per month (Contractual) Key Accountabilities-  Teaching and mentoring MBA students  Courses Taught- Financial Ratio, Business Communication, Rural Marketing, Organizational Change, Legal aspects of Business MSAMB’s June 19, 2018 – September 30, 2019 Post Graduate College of Agri Business Management (1 Year and 3 months) Designation- Assistant Professor (Agri Business & Marketing Management) Location- Talegaon Dabhade (Pune) Pay Scale- ₹ 15600-39100 GP 6000 Key Accountabilities-  Teaching, administrations and trainings  Courses Taught- Agribusiness, Marketing, Agri & Rural Marketing, Entrepreneurship

Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd February 28, 2017 – April 12, 2018 (1Year and 1 month) Designation- Assistant Manager (Sales & Marketing) Location- Kolkata (West Bengal) CTC- ₹700,000/- per annum Key Accountabilities-  Sales & Collection as per budget  Distribution, H&T and Warehousing Management  Channel Management  Farm Advisory Services, Market and Business Development  Coordination with Dr. Fasal Mobile Apps Call Promotion and Dr. Fasal Agri Clinic establishments  Formation of Dr. Fasal Bandhu (Clubs) in West Bengal  Liaison with various Govt. Dept. for farmers related Govt. schemes and coordinate for implementation of schemes in Matix Villages Network Project on Market September 28, 2015 – February 23, 2017 (1Year and 5 months) Intelligence (NIAP-ICAR, New ) Designation- Senior Research Fellow (Department of Agricultural Economics, COA, SKRAU) Location- Bikaner () Fellowship- ₹30,000/- per month Key Accountabilities-  Data mining and collection of prices and arrivals of selected agricultural commodities from web portal of agmarknet and state agriculture marketing board and other secondary data like acreage, production, demand, supply of agri commodity and rainfall, temperature variations  Price forecasting of selected commodities – pre sowing and pre – harvest  Price forecast dissemination to farmers with the help of all possible methods  Technical bulletins, commodity reports, state agricultural marketing reports, policy studies, workshops, farmers, traders and industry interactions etc.  Impact assessment studies and presentations Trendsetters Skill Assessors Pvt. Ltd 19th, 20th & 27th March Associated with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)2016 Designation- Freelance Assessor (ASCI certified) (Under scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) Honorarium - ₹2,000/- per day and TA/DA Key Accountabilities-  As an assessor, examined that the training of a candidate has been carried out as per the syllabus and the expected outcome of training under the scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY)” - Vocational Training Partner – 4 (Bharatpur – March 19-20, 2016) and Vocational Training Partner – 1 (Churu – March 27, 2016)

Institute of Agri Business Management (IABM) July 16, 2013 - September 27, 2015 Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (2 Years and 2 months) Designation- Teaching Associate Location- Bikaner (Rajasthan) Teaching Assistantship- ₹12,000/- pm for 1st and 2nd year and 14,000/- pm for 3rd year Key Accountabilities-  Assistance to professors and taking classes of MBA 1st & 2nd Year and PGDAIM students and Research reports, seminars, workshops related to agri business NCDEX e Markets Limited May 17, 2012 - August 6, 2012 (2 Months and 15 days) (Formerly known as NCDEX Spot Exchange Ltd) Designation- Summer Intern Location- Mumbai and Bikaner Stipend- ₹10,000/- pm and TA/DA Key Accountabilities- Project - Physical feasibility study of e-mandi in Bikaner  Evaluation of Agricultural Produce Market Size in Bikaner  Study of Existing System / Infrastructure for Agriculture Marketing in Bikaner  Estimation of Market Potential of Commodity Financing in Bikaner  Assessment of Level of Awareness on Agricultural Marketing among Farmers in Bikaner

Educational Qualifications-

Passing Date % Qualification Institute/University/Board & Year Marks Ph.D. Institute of Agri Business Management, 12.10.2017 74.40 (Agri Business) SKRAU, Beechwal, Bikaner (Rajasthan) PG- MBA Institute of Agri Business Management, 16.07.2013 72.30 (Agri Business) SKRAU, Beechwal, Bikaner (Rajasthan) Graduation# College of Horticulture, (BSc. Horticulture Dr. Y. S. Parmar UHF, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) 10.06.2011 76.60 HONS.) 12th Science „ Prince Senior Sec. School, 06.05.2005 69.38 (PCB) Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan Subhash Chandra Bose Sec. 10th Pub. School, Sahawa 01.06.2003 84.00 Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan #National Talent Scholarship (NTS) by ICAR during graduation. Additional Qualifications-  UGC NET (Management) – 25th March, 2013, qualified for Lectureship.  ICAR NET (Agri Business Management) - 2014 (II) conducted by ASRB (ICAR), New Delhi.

Computer Proficiency-  RS-CIT (RAJASTHAN STATE CERTIFICATE COURSE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) -2015 with 76 percent (RS-CIT)  Computer Science as subject studied in 10th, 12th Science, Graduation (BSc. Horticulture- HONS.) and in Post-Graduation MBA (Agri Business Management) as computer for managers with First Division  Operating Systems: Windows (2000/XP, Vista, 2007/ 10)  Packages: MS Office-Word, Excel, Power-point, Outlook etc.  Statistical software: SPSS, and SAS Professional Experience- 1. Played an active role in delivering sessions and coordinating the workshop on “Data Analytics” (September 15-19, 2015) at IABM, Bikaner 2. Visited and organized one day workshop on “Personality Development and CAT Awareness” at three Agricultural colleges of Rajasthan during September 10 -11, 2015 3. Assistant to Nodal Officer (Dr. Aditi Mathur) in Ministry of Agriculture, GOI launched -Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres Scheme "ACABC" at IABM, Bikaner (August - October 2014) 4. Survey of Tribal Region of Udaipur District of Rajasthan (July 21 to July 26, 2013) 5. A Field Survey - Guar Project for ACE Commodity Exchange (September 2013) 6. Underwent “South and North India Tour & Rural Awareness Work Experience Programme” during 8th semester of B.Sc. (Hort.) Programme in 2010-11  Gained practical knowledge in various Regional Horticulture Research Stations in Himachal Pradesh for a period of five month  Training- at Regional Horticultural Research Stations (Bajaura, Jachh, Mashobra)  KVKs (Reckong-Peo, Kandaghat) during RAWE (rural awareness work experience) in Graduation

Ph.D. (Thesis) “Online Retailing of Agri Inputs in India” The project “Online Retailing of Agri Inputs in India” was assigned to fulfill the following objectives: 1. Study the extent of e-commerce usage by farmers 2. Determine the perception of farmers regarding the benefits and constraints in usage of e- commerce in farming practices 3. Assess the factors influencing willingness of farmers to adopt online retailing of agricultural inputs 4. Study the perception of stakeholders 5. Suggestive model for online retailing of agricultural inputs in India

MBA Project (Dissertation)- “Organic Cotton Farming in India: Current Scenario and Prospects” The project “Organic Cotton Farming in India: Current Scenario and Prospects” was assigned to fulfill the following objectives: 1. To study the present status of organic cotton in World and India 2. Analysis of economic efficiency of organic cotton farming in India 3. Study of organic cotton business in India and abroad 4. Overview of certification agencies and their services involved in organic cotton in India and abroad

List of publications- A. Book S. Book Name Publisher Author ISBN No. No. Organic Cotton Farming Surjeet LAP LAMBERT Academic 978-3-659- 1. in India: Current Singh Publishing (18-04-2016) 87413-0 Scenario and Prospects Dhaka

B. Book Chapters S. Chapter Authors Book Name and Publisher ISBN No. No. Forecasting Wholesale Price of Surjeet Singh „Natural Resource Chickpea using the Dhaka* and Management in Arid and 1. ARIMA Model: the Saumitra Semi-Arid Ecosystem for Case of Bikaner Mathur Climate Resilient Agriculture‟ 978-81- APMC Eds: N. K. Pareek and Sanjay 909228-6-9 Price Forecasting Arora, Soil Conservation Technique for Society of India, New Delhi, Rajesh Sharma* Efficient Market 2016. 2. Intelligence to and Surjeet Combat Climate Singh Dhaka Uncertainties

C. Publications

Dhaka, S. S. (2017). Impact of Growing E-commerce on Indian farmers. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 13(2a), 596-599. DOI: 10.5959/2322-0430.2017.00085.3 Mathur, S. & Dhaka, S. S. (2017). Impact assessment of chickpea (Chana) price forecast advice on economic status of the farmers. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 13(2a), 304- 308. Dhaka, S. S. & Urmila (2016). Farmer Suicides in India-A Curse to Mankind. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 12(1a), 283-286. Dhaka, S. S. (2016). Scope of Online Shopping of Agri Inputs. International Journal of Advance Research in Computer Science and Management Studies, 4(6), 111-115.

Bannor, R., K., Sharma, M. & Dhaka, S. S. (2016). Integration of Cumin Markets in Rajasthan. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 8(52), 2516-2520. Mathur, A., Dhaka, S. S. & Urmila (2015). Prospects of Agritourism in Bikaner District of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 11(4), 923-932. Dhaka, S. S. (2015). Market Analysis of Pesticides for Paddy Crop. International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering, 5(1), 256-266. Bannor, R., K. & Dhaka, S. S. (2015). Integration of Cluster Beans Markets in Rajasthan State of India. Economic Affairs, 60(3), 529-538. Dhaka, S. S. & Urmila (2014). Assessment of the brand image of Bikaji Foods International Limited in Bikaner City. Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), 1(12), 119-123. Bannor, R., K. & Dhaka, S. S. (2014). Preference for MBA Agribusiness Programme: A Conjoint Analysis. IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 16(5), 1-7. Bannor, R., K., Dhaka, S. S., Mathur, A. & Longo, J. (2014). An Assessment of Listening Abilities of MBA Students. International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research, 3(6), 247-259. D. Abstracts

S. Title of Paper Authors Seminar/ Conference/ Congress No. Usage of Information National Seminar on “Agriculture and Communication Resource Management for Technologies to Develop Surjeet Singh Dhaka* Sustainability and Eco-Restoration” 1. Innovative Agricultural and Urmila Organized by Society for Agriculture Extension and Arid Ecology Research, ICAR- System CIAH, Bi