Faculty

DIRECTOR

Dr. Harish Kumar S. Purohit

Qualification: 
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. with Physics & Computer Programming), Masters Degree in Marketing Management (M.M.M.) from NMIMS–then affiliated to the University of Mumbai, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management.

Brief Profile:
A dynamic professional with expertise spanning across industry, research, academic, and administrative domains with a flair for modern methodologies while adhering to quality standards. An esteemed academician having the distinction of being associated with important academic bodies, committees, and cells of the University of Mumbai as well as professional associations. Before joining Sheila Raheja School of Business Management & Research, Dr. Purohit served few renowned management institutes as a director. His stint with MCX, India’s no.1 commodity exchange, facilitated him writing research articles and reports on commodities and other economic issues. He was part of the study team that executed the United Nation’s [UNCTAD] funded project. He has successfully managed packaging solutions to the varied needs of multinational clients, such as Reliance Industries, Telco, M&M, Bayer, Telco, Hoechst, Aventis, Raychem, Blue Star, and ITC among others. Dr. Purohit played an instrumental role in conducting corporate interactions of students with industry icons like  Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Keshub Mahindra, Dr. Anji Reddy, Mr. Sajjan Jindal and Dr. Verghese Kurian among many notable dignitaries.

Key Skills:
Accreditation Process
Strategy Planning
Infrastructure Management
Advisory & Consulting Services
Strategic Partnership
New Systems Implementation
Trend Analysis
Relationship Management
Resource Optimization
Recruitments & Placements
New Systems Implementation
Turnaround Management
Performance Management
Training and Career Development
Necessary Compliance

Certifications
Successfully completed One-Week online National Faculty Development Program on “Outcome Based Education: Paradigm Shift in higher Education” jointly organised by St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Successfully completed an online 5-days workshop on Financial Models Using Analytics & also completing Home Based Assignment by AIMS (Association of Indian Management Schools).

Successfully completed an online 5-days workshop on “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by AICTE.

Successfully completed a workshop on “National Education Policy 2020-Knowledge Series Transforming Higher Education: Structure and Processes” by ASSOCHAM India.

Dr. Purohit’s core competency lies in his tremendous organisational skills, which are exemplified by the various events that he has organized in terms of training programmes, including an international training programme, and seminars. He is often invited in a capacity of Key-note Speaker, Guest of Honour, Guest Speaker at various conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.

Dr. Purohit is also a former member of Board of Colleges and University Development (B.C.U.D.) in the University of Mumbai. He was a Member of Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Management and has contributed significantly towards the syllabus revision of MMS Program in the area of Marketing. He has successfully guided Ph.D. students in the subject of Management Studies and an External Examiner/ Referee, M.Phil./Ph.D. at renowned B Schools.

Recognizing his contribution to the field of academics, “Outstanding Contribution to Education” award was conferred upon Dr. Purohit at 23rd BSA (Business School Affaire) & Dewang Mehta National Education Award on November 28, 2015. He is also a recipient of “Best Director of the Year” 2018 award by Computer Society of India.

Experience
Nearly 29 years of rich expertise spanning across industry, research, academic, and administrative domains with a flair for modern methodologies while adhering to quality standards.

Research & Publication

Associate Professor

Dr. Girish B. Pawar

Dr. Girish B. Pawar is a Associate Professor at SRBS Sheila Raheja School of Business Management & Research, Bandra, Mumbai. He earned his Doctoral degree in Businesses Policy and Administration from University of Mumbai and Masters of Management Studies in Finance specialization as well as Masters in Commerce degree from University of Mumbai. He has more than 20 years Industry & Teaching experience and published various research papers in journals of National and International repute. His major research interest is in behaviouralized inquiries related to emerging research area of consumer behaviour, financial economics and behavioural finance. He has extensively taught courses at UG and PG level in Finance specialization like Advance Financial Management, Behavioural Finance, Financial Research Analysis, Taxation, Strategic Cost Management, Banking and Financial Operations with reference to Indian financial system.

Assistant professor

Prof. Nitin Sawant

Prof. Nitin has an impressive track record spanning over 20 years of hands-on experience in Marketing communications and strategy, Business acquisition, Profit Centre Head, Strategy Planning, Client servicing and Team Management. Some of the sectors he has worked on are FMCG, Educational Institutes, Healthcare, BFSI, Jewellery and Luxury goods, Retail, IT Cos and Social sector.

Proven ability to successfully analyse Client’s critical business & Marketing requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to address the same.

He has  also worked in Social Sector with renowned NGOs like Magic Bus and Educo, heading the marketing and communication department and also conducted research for more than 25 NGOs across Maharashtra to assess their Organizational capabilities and develop remedial solutions based on the evaluation.

A Mechanical engineer from the prestigious V.J.T.I Institute and MMS from the renowned Jamnalal Bajaj institute of Management Studies, his role in the academics has been largely in mentoring and grooming the students to bridge the gap between the student’s competencies and the industry expectations.

Assistant Professor

Prof. Jagruti Gijare

An ambitious Marketing person with 23 + years of experience which includes 15 years in corporate industries and 7.3 years in academics. Hardcore Marketing person & Assistant Professor of Marketing management. Forte areas like Brand Management, Selling Skills and Strategic Management. Business communication as well as overall development of students. Innate ability to conduct innovative research in areas of Marketing management, green marketing Proficient in imparting insightful and pragmatic advice in areas of Marketing Management and Brand development.

Qualification:

Pursuing PhD from Sun Rise University
MMM ( Marketing) – Mumbai University
M.Ed.
MSc ( Microbiology)
Researched papers published in National and International Journals
Authored 2 chapters on marketing management in Book by Himalaya Publications
Certified course on Strategic management

Assistant Professor

Ms. Apeksha Gaje Khopkar

Research Scholar, PAHER University, Udaipur.
Sangeet Visharad in (Kathak) from A.B.G.M . Miraj.

She has industry and 11+ years of teaching experience which includes MMS (IT), MCA, PGDM and BCA programme. Learners have appeared for the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and Coursera certification examinations on Java Programming, AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud and worked on various projects under her mentoring.
She has expertise in delivering lectures and demonstrating practicals. Enterprise Resource Planning, IT in Business Management and Strategic ITM with case studies are her devoted area of interest. Java Programming, Computer Networks, and Mobile Technology (Android) subjects like Advanced Distributed & Cloud Computing are her favorite courses.
She has authored around 8+ research papers in National Conferences and journals of repute, which includes UGC CARE and Web of Science. Her area of research is to explore the facial expressions (9 ras) of Kathak dancers through Deep Learning and has contributed research articles in the same domain.
Due to her teaching expertise, she has been a resource person to deliver various guest sessions on Strategic Information Technology Management at GNVS Institute of Management. She has presented and delivered a session on OBE implementation at Kirti College(Dadar).
She is a Part of the syllabus framing committee at the University level for multiple subjects, she was also a member of syllabus framing committee of J. S. Kothari Business School for PGDBM and also for BCA of Tilak Maharashtra University for courses like CTIT and Android.
She has worked as an NBA Coordinator at DES’s NMITD and successfully completed NBA Accerditation. She was also an active member of the Incubation Training and Placement Cell (ISTP).
She has a Visharad degree in Kathak and serves as an examiner at the National level for Kathak examinations by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay also a founder of her own Kathak academy named Nrityankur.

Assistant Professor

Prof. Prasad M Supekar

Dr. Prasad M Supekar has completed Doctorate in Commerce. He holds a degree of M.com in accountancy. He has got 8 years of rich experience of Teaching, Worked as a visiting faculty for M.Com at K.J Somaiya Arts and Commerce College. Dr. Supekar also has 1 years of work experience with ATOS India Pvt. Ltd. He is a qualified society Auditor (GDCA)

His area of teaching is basically in Finance and Accounting Subject such as Auditing, Corporate Finance, Equity and Debt Market, Wealth Management, IAPM, Commodity Market, International Finance, Project Management. He has written and Published 9 research Paper in Various National & International Journal

Qualifications:

Ph.D –JJT University
M.Com – K. j Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce
DFM- Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research
GDCA- Government of India
B.Com- R.J College

Assistant Professor

Varsha Ramesh Dhotre

She has completed her Graduation and Post-Graduation from M.L. Dahanukar college of Commerce and had cleared the Professional UGC – NET exam from Commerce Subject. She holds acorporate experience of 2 years and 4 years of experience in academics. Her area of specialization is Finance& her subject expertise includes Financial Accounting, E-commerce & Digital Marketing, Corporate Communication and Public relation, Business Communication and Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. She places a strong emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment in which students are trained to absorb and retain information successfully& also guides them to keep focus on their career.