Dr. SAKSHI KHANNA Khanna Niwas Shankli - 171001. Mobile Number: +91-8988205056; 8894186281 Email Id: [email protected]

Objective

To strive for excellence in all the spheres of life and give my best to all the jobs assigned to me. I would like to work with an organization where my eagerness for continuous learning, nurturing good relationship and pursuit for excellence could be put to an effective use.

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor in University College of Business Studies, H.P.U (since 19 March, 2021). • Assistant Professor in Jaypee University of Information Technology (March, 2017– March 2021). • Guest Faculty in University College of Business Studies, University (July, 2016 – February, 2017). • Teaching experience of four and half years during my Ph.D. (from July, 2011- December, 2015) in Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat.

Professional Qualification

• Doctorate of Philosophy in Management in the area of Finance from Department of Hu- manities and Social Sciences, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, in April, 2017. • Masters of Business Administration in Finance and IT Networking from Thapar University, Patiala with 8.51 CGPA in 2011. • Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla with 69.66% in 2008.

Academic Achievements

• Qualified NET-JRF in Management held on June 30, 2013 (was eligible for SRF also, but I had submitted my Thesis). • Awarded with “1st Outstanding Paper in Finance”, for the paper "Testing the Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure for Indian Firms", co-authored by Dr. Amit Srivastava and Dr.Yajulu Medury at the International Research Conference - 2013 held at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, , during 7th - 8th March, 2013. • Qualified National Stock Exchange’s Certification in Financial Markets: Derivatives Markets dealers on August 21, 2010.

Area of Interests

• Financial Management. • Managerial Economics • Personal Finance • Investment Management. • Project Management. • Presentation and Communication Skills.

Educational Qualification

• Intermediate from CBSE Board, Dayanand Anglo Vedic, Shimla with aggregate 83.20% in 2004. • High School from ICSE Board, Sacred Heart Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla with aggregate 78.00% in 2002.

Publications: Journals

• Khanna, S. and Gaur, M. (2021). Population Groups and Banks: A Comparative Study on the Survival Analysis of Indian Commercial Banks. Management Research Review (Sco- pus Indexed) (Accepted) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2016). A Study of Capital Structure Dynamics on the Value of Indian Firms using Panel Threshold Regression Model. International Journal of Management Practice, 9 (1), 40-55. ISSN: 1477-9064 (Scopus Indexed) (http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=74887) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2015). The Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on the Capital Structure Decisions of Indian Firms: A VECM/VAR Approach. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 5(4), 968-978. ISSN: 2146-4138 (Scopus Indexed) (http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/1450) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2015). Is Equity Market Timing the Sole Criteria for Capital Structure Decisions? An Insight from Indian Firms. Indian Journal of Finance, 9 (10), 48-64. ISSN: 0973 - 8711 (Scopus Indexed) (http://www.indianjournaloffinance.co.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/79558) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2015). Analyzing the Relationship Between Management Efficiency, Capital Structure, and Firms' Performance in a Turbulent Environment: Evidence from India. Indian Journal of Research in Capital Markets, 2(2), 56- 64. ISSN: 2394 - 3459. (http://indianjournalofcapitalmarkets.com/index.php/ijrcm/article/view/102677) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2014). Revisiting the Capital Structure The- ories with Special Reference to India. The International Journal Of Business & Man- agement, 2014 (8), 132-138. ISSN: 2321 8916 (http://www.ir.juit.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/9540/1/Revisiting%20the%20Cap ital%20Structure%20Theories%20with%20Special%20Reference%20to%20India.pdf) • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2013). Testing the Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure for Indian Firms. JBIMS Spectrum, 1 (1), 9-20.

Publications: International Conferences

• Sharma, N.,Srivastava, A., & Khanna, S. (2019), “The Mediating Effects of Economic Growth between Public Expenditure and Human Development in India” , International Conference on Flexibility, Innovation and Sustainable Business (GLOGIFT 19), organized by IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, December 6-8, 2019. • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2015), “A Study of Capital Structure Dynamics on the Value of Indian Firms using Panel Threshold Regression Model”, International Conference on Advances in Management and Technology in a Global World (ICAMT-15), Jaypee Business School in association with University of Nebraska, India, December 18-20,2015. • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2015), “Do Capital Structure Decisions in Tur- bulent Environment Affect Value of Firm?”, Twelfth AIMS International Conference on Management, organized by AIMS International- The Association of Indian Management Scholars International and Indian Institute Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India, January 2-5. ISBN: 978-81-924713-8-9. • Khanna, S., Srivastava, A., & Medury, Y. (2013), “Testing the Market Timing Theory of Capital Structure for Indian Firms”, International Research Conference 2013, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India, March 7-8. (Awarded with best research paper. http://conf16.jbims.edu/irc-2013) Experience of Administrative Responsibilities

• Coordinator of HSS Department’s Consultative Committee 2019-20, from August, 2019- March 2021. • Worked as a member of Mid-Day Meal Evaluation Study- Govt. of H.P, Directorate of El- ementary Education, from March, 2019- March 2021. • Worked as a member of Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell, from May 22, 2018 – March 2021. • Coordinator of Board of studies of my department, since February 27, 2018-March 19, 2021. • Coordinator of Jaypee Youth Club’s Arts Club, from June 2017-June 2018. • Worked as a member of JUIT’s Discipline Committee, from August 17-18, 2017. • Worked as a member of JUIT’s Diksha Committee, from August 03-17, 2017. • Worked as a member of JUIT’s HP-Audit Committee, from July 01-21, 2017. • Actively participated in Students’ Pre Placement activity, since July, 2017. • Actively participated in the Student Registration, since 2017. • Actively participated in the JUIT Counselling, since 2017. • Library Coordinator for my department, since June 2017. • DPMC Members, since May, 2017. • Working as a member of JUIT’s Internal Quality Assurance Cell, since May 2017. • Working as a member of Departmental Quality Assurance Cell, since April 2017. • Working as a member of Editorial Board of JUIT’s Newsletter (Hilly Ramblings), since March 2017.

Workshops/Conferences Organized/Attended

• Participated in one day workshop on “Patent Filing Procedures and Geographical Indica- tions of Himachal Pradesh Drafting” held on 30 November, 2018 at JUIT, Waknaghat. • Organized a One day workshop on “Fundamentals of Art” on 14th August, 2018 at JUIT, Waknaghat. • Organized 7th One Week Workshop on “Tools and Techniques for Data Analysis in Man- agement Research” during June 11 - 17, 2018, conducted at JUIT, Waknaghat. • Participated in one day workshop on “Patent Drafting” held on 13th October, 2017 at JUIT, Waknaghat. • Attended one day workshop on “Startups & Innovative Projects” organized by TIED, JUIT and HPCED, on May 16, 2017. • Attended one day workshop on “A Foundation Program on Data Science using Statistica” organized by Grid Analytics India and JUIT, Waknaghat, on April 21, 2017. • Worked as an organizing committee member in 5th one week workshop on “Tools and Techniques for Data Analysis in Management Research” conducted at JUIT, Waknaghat started during June 20-25, 2016. • Participated in a one day workshop on “Technical Manuscript Preparation with Latex” held on November, 29, 2015, organized by the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, JUIT, Waknaghat. • Participated in a one day workshop on “Business Process Simulation” held on September 2, 2014, organized by Department of Mathematics, JUIT, Waknaghat. • Attended a one week workshop on “Tools and Techniques for Data Analysis in Management Research” conducted at JUIT, Waknaghat started from June 16, 2014. • Participated in an International Conference on “Empowering Women in Developing Countries through Information & Communication Technologies” organized by JUIT, Waknaghat from June 1-3, 2013. • Participated in a seminar on “Human Rights: Liberty, Equality, Women, Socio-Cultural & Economic Issues” held on November 5, 2012, organized by JUIT, Waknaghat. • Attended a one week workshop on “Effective Teaching” conducted by IUCEE at JUIT, Waknaghat, from June 1-6, 2012. • Participated and worked as an organizing committee member in an international conference on "Consultation and Experience Sharing on Role of Humanities and Social Sciences in Holistic Development of Future Technocrats - Looking Ahead" organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences on 23-24, September 2011. • Participated in the workshop on Ethical Hacking & Information Security on 5th and 6th October, 2010. • Participated in AIMA’s workshop on Management Skills to Source Financing and Management Of Technologies by SMEs on 1, October 2010.

Extra Curricular Achievements

• I was the Joint Secretary in the committee workshops at Saturnalia’10 – A Mega Cultural Event in Thapar University in 2010. • Won 2nd prize in inter college dance competition held at St. Bede’s College, Shimla in 2005 • Participation in stage activities such as plays and dance, held annually in college.

Strengths

• Proactive. • Ability to work in cross culture environment. • Keen learner with ability to learn and imbibe new knowledge with ease. • Good team player & facilitator.

Personal Details

Date of Birth June 15, 1986 Gender Female Marital Status Married Husband’s Name Dr. Manoj Gaur Father’s Name Mr. Rakesh Khanna Languages Known English, Hindi Hobbies

• Dancing. • Playing badminton.

References • Dr. Amit Srivastava Associate Professor Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Jaypee University of Information Technology Himachal Pradesh, India Mobile Number: +91-9418109766 Email id: [email protected]

• Prof. Pawan Garga Professor and Head Universiy Buisness School (formerly IMS) Himachal Pradesh University Himachal Pradesh, India Mobile Number: +91-9418276540 Email id: [email protected]

Declaration

I hereby declare that the aforementioned information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

(SAKSHI)