Faculty

He is a professional with around 25 years of rich and varied experience in Academics and Administration and is currently heading IFIM Law School, Bangalore. Prior to joining IFIM Law School, he was heading Amity Law School, Kolkata. He was associated with the corporate world for 14 years in the Administration and Legal departments and then went on to pursue his passion and has been associated with academia for the past 11 years and has extensive teaching and research experience. His areas of specialization include Business Law, Company Law, Criminal Law, and Human Rights.

He is also a guide for doctoral research work in Law. He is also a member of the Board of Studies for designing of law curriculum and a subject expert on the panel interview for the recruitment of faculty members at various law colleges. He has also been invited as a resource person to deliver Guest lectures and as a judge for various Debate and Moot Court competitions. He is also actively involved with initiatives for protecting the environment including rivers, water bodies, mangroves, and natural habitat in Charkop area of Mumbai. He was also the recipient of the ‘Best Faculty Award’ for outstanding contribution in Academics and contribution to the corporate life of NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law for the academic year 2018-19.

Ms. Shagufta Anjum is a self-driven person who always thrives on challenges and constantly sets goals for herself. She strongly believes that “Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom”.

Ms. Shagufta Anjum completed her BA (Law) LLB from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore in 2003 followed by her LLM, in Business Laws from University Law College, 2006 Bangalore. She has also pursued a PG Program in Corporate Laws, and a PG Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune. She has maintained a first-class percentage record all throughout. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Surrogacy from Alliance University, Bangalore. 

She has 15+ years of experience in teaching and has taught a wide variety of subjects from the branches of Business Law, Human Rights Law, Cyber Laws, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Law of Contracts, Interpretation of Statutes, Practical Clinical Courses, Research Methodology, Environmental Laws, Right to Information, Kannada Kali. Etc

Dr. Asha P Soman is an Assistant Professor and faculty convenor for the IFIM Law Journal at the IFIM School of Law, India. She is a member of Study Group 5.20 of IAA Commission 5 on Space Policy, Law and Economy, IAA, France. She has 11+ years of experience in academia and industry. She has supervised Doctoral thesis, LLM and LLB dissertations and taught PG and UG classes. She worked with top law schools in India including Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Christ University, Bangalore. She also worked as an Advocate and Assistant Director – Knowledge Management at IndusLaw, Bangalore. She cleared UGC NET in 2013, was a part of the UGC Sponsored Major Research Project with the NLSIU, Bangalore, and was a seminar resource person. She has initiated Air and Space Law Committee at her previous institutions. She also has international and national publications of articles in journals, a handbook, book chapters and includes Web of Science indexing. She has presented papers at international and national conferences and has done certification courses in various fields.

Subjects she taught include Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, Company Law, Criminal Law, Space Law, Aviation Law, Nuclear Law, Interpretation of Statutes, Competition Law, Investment Laws, Consumer Protection and Motor Vehicles Act, Insurance Law, Property Law, Service Laws, Law of Tort, Case Studies – Hyperlinking and Interlinking, Philosophy of Life and Lifestyle, Law and Economics, Law and Political Society. She has revised syllabi for several subjects and drafted syllabi for Aviation Law and Technology Law in her previous institutions. Her research interests are Air and Space Law, Technology Law, Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, and Law and society. 

Anjali Prabhakaran completed her B.A. LL.B from the Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and thereafter her LL.M from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, with dual specialization in Criminal Law and Human Rights Law. She also completed a Post- Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi in 2010. Anjali is a member of Indian Society of Victimology. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from School of Law, Alliance University, Bengaluru.

Her areas of interest are Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Public International Law and Family Laws. She has presented papers at several national and international conferences. She has several publications to her credit, her recent one being a chapter in a book titled “The Emerging Trends in Consumer Law” published by Thomson Reuters.

She joined the IFIM School of Law in 2023.

Prof. Mubarak Khan is a proven professional with over 6 years of rich experience in teaching and advising culturally diverse undergraduate and graduate students of law. He completed his LL.M in specialization with Labour and Employment Law in the year 2017 from Bangalore University and has cleared KSET in the year 2021. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Law Relating to Agricultural Labour from CMR University, Bengaluru. He is having a distinguished record of publication in academic journals of national and international repute. His special areas of interest include; Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Labour Law, Administrative Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Evidence, Law of Torts etc.

Prior to joining IFIM, he was tendering his services as Assistant Professor at Al-Ameen College of Law, Bengaluru for around 6 years. During his tenure at Al-Ameen, he was working as Chief Coordinator for NSS, Legal Aid Cell, Research Cell, Moot Court Society etc. He is having a good experience of initiating and organising State level and National level events including National Moot Court Competitions, National Seminars, Debate Competitions etc. He has worked as External Senior Supervisor for term end examinations in various law colleges of Bengaluru which are affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi. He is a regular Examiner for Karnataka State Law University Evaluation work and question paper setter for the subject Criminal Law for School of Law, Vel Tech University, Chennai.

Prof. Pooja Ogale is pursuing Ph.D. in Law from National Law Institute University, Bhopal. She has completed her post-graduation from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She has completed her graduation from NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad, Telangana. Furthermore, she has also completed PG- Diploma in Cyber Law and IPR from the University of Hyderabad.

Prof. Pooja Ogale before joining IFIM Law School worked as an Assistant Professor (Law) with Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore for a period of 4 years. She has worked as a Faculty Placement Coordinator in her previous place of work.

Sharu completed her graduation in Political Science from Miranda House, University of Delhi. She later pursued law from the Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, securing the Second Rank in the University of Kerala. She enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Kerala and subsequently completed her Post Graduation in Law specializing in Constitutional Law with the First Rank in the University of Kerala. She has been awarded the Certificate of Practice by the Bar Council of India and is UGC-NET qualified.

As a law student, she did her judicial internship under Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Judge, High Court of Delhi and Sr. Adv. Mr. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok (then Additional Solicitor General of India), and as a Mirandian, she worked in Taylor and Francis, New Delhi, as a marketing intern.

After working in a New Delhi-based boutique corporate law firm, Sharu started litigating in the Supreme Court of India, which, inter alia, required her to assist senior counsels in the Sabarimala Case and in representing the State of Telangana. She started off in academia at Presidency University, Bangalore, where she taught law and political science and was the Exam Coordinator. She also worked in Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore, where she served in the capacity of Faculty Coordinator of the Podcast Committee and the Social Media Committee, Head of IQAC Criterion 1 and member of IQAC Criterion 7, Internal Complaints Committee, and Entrance and Admissions Committee.

Naman Shukla is a Corporate and Financial law post-graduate from O. P. Jindal Global University, Haryana. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Law at IFIM Law School, Bangalore. He has his law graduation in B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) from the School of Law, Fair Field Institute of Management and Technology, New Delhi affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGISPU) New Delhi.

Prior to entering into academics, He was previously a Legal Manager at Venus India Asset Finance Ltd, Nodia, Legal Analyst at APTARA, New Delhi, and Research Associate at Concept Legal, New Delhi. He had interned at United IPR, New Delhi, Krishna and Saurastri Associates, New Delhi, Concept Legal Consultants (P) Limited, New Delhi, Chambers of Advocate Vijay Dalal, New Delhi High Court, and Chambers of Supreme Court Advocate Ashish Nischal, New Delhi.

While pursuing his law graduation, he participated in various Moot Court Competitions and Presented & Published multiple research papers on international and national platforms. He was the Winner of Best Paper presenter in the 2nd National Symposium organized by Droit Panel Indian Law journal on crime and criminology in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad, Allahabad. He successfully completed the International Student Exchange program with an A+ grade and received the award of “Best Researcher” organized by the Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal. He Topper and Successfully completed the Diploma in Economic, Social and Development Rights on South Asia- China Connectivity for Regional Economic Social Development organised by Kathmandu School of Law with A++ along with being Awarded ESDR fellowship at the 12th International Winter Residential School by Kathmandu School of Law. He was Runner Up in the International paper presentation Competition in the Law fest Lex Bonanza 2018.

He is interested in learning new skills to get an opportunity to work in a more challenging environment. His passion to learn new skills and being an active learner helped him achieve his targets. Being able to cope with different situations helps him in work as an individual but it also helps him learn new ways to deal with those situations.

Mrs.Pauline Priyanka. B has completed her B.B.A.LL.B from Seshadripuram Law College, Bengaluru affiliated to Karnataka State law University, Hubli and Completed her LL.M in Constitutional and Administrative Law from University Law College, Bangalore University. Mrs.Pauline Priyanka is a University Rank Holder, both in UG and PG. Mrs.Priyanka after completion of her studies got Enrolled in the year 2018 at the Karnataka State Bar Council and is presently practising in the High Court of Karnataka, other Subordinate Courts and Tribunals at Bengaluru, she is also member of High Court Legal Services Committee and is appointed as a Probono Advocate and she represents Cases in that regard.

Mrs. Priyanka During her College has been actively involved both in curricular and extracurricular activities. She has been Awarded the Best Mooter, Best Lady Advocate, Best Speaker, Best Researcher, Best Memorials and has Won National Level Moot Court Competition, National Law Fest, National Level Quiz Competition, Essay Writing Competition, Model Parliament.

She has also Participated in various Moot Court Competitions like International level Moot Court Competition,  National Moot Court Competition, State Level Kannada Moot Court Competition, Trial Advocacy, Client Counselling Competition etc. She has successfully trained many for moot court and model parliament competition. Mrs. Pauline Priyanka actively participated in Athletics at the University Level and further she has won prizes in cultural Competitions like Group Song, Mime, Skits etc. She has presented many papers and has co-authored various Articles. Teaching is her passion and she considers this to be a Noble Service.

Subjects she taught include Constitutional Law, Public International Law, IPR, Land Laws, Family law-I & II, Environmental Law, Company Law, CPC and Limitation Act, Administrative Law, Property Law, IPC, Law of Evidence, Interpretation of Statutes,Banking Law and Negotiable instrument Act, Law of Contract, Insurance Law and Law of Tort.

Dr. Ananthavalli Ramesh is alumnus of NITT and IITM. She has interdisciplinary domain expertise from engineering design, new product development, healthcare research to technology management. She has more than a decade of industry experience with Royal Enfield, GM, Volvo and Caterpillar.

She is a trained six-sigma blackbelt and accelerated by sis-sigma council as a trainer. She has designed the curriculum for developed the curriculum for Mahatma Gandhi National Council for Rural Education for the rural MBA programs.

Dr. Ananthavalli Ramesh is a certified technical writer for Clinical Evaluation Report – medical devices. She coined the term ‘Concept Exploration Process’ as part of her M.S. (by Research) program at DoMs, IITM to facilitate new product success. She worked closely with hospitals to deploy patient engagement (patient-centric care) as an outcome of her doctoral research at DoMs, IITM.

She is working on her startup idea to provide patient engagement service to expecting and new mothers. She works closely with students to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset. She has published papers in reputed journals in the areas of healthcare management and product design. Her current focus is on ‘metaverse in healthcare’ and nurturing students in ‘research-entrepreneurship design (RED Hubb)’- an accelerated program.

After completing her education in Mysuru, she started her teaching career in January 2010 as a lecturer in Kannada. She has over 12 years of teaching experience working in various educational institutions. At present is a visiting faculty at leading educational institutions in Bangalore such as;

* IFIM  Law School

* IZEE   Degree Institute and

* LORVEN educational institution.

She has served as the editor of the Kannada textbook on interior design at Bangalore University.  She has also served as the editor of the Textbook Committee of Bangalore University.

Other Services:  She has been deputed as ‘Squad’ for undergraduate colleges from Bangalore University. 

She has been appointed as valuator of the Bangalore University examination since 2019 till now.

Dr. N.Ramu is currently working as Associate Professor in PG Department of Management (MBA) – Marketing and Finance area at IFIM College, Bangalore.

He holds an MBA Marketing and Finance. His Ph.D research is in the area of Psychographics from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. He also completed M.Phil in Buying Behaviour from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

He has been in the teaching profession for more than 20 years to Post Graduate and Undergraduate of Business Studies affiliated to various Universities viz., Bharathair University, Anna University and Bangalore University.

He has published various research papers in national and international Scopus indexed journals. He has also a peer reviewer of various Scopus indexed international journals published by Inderscience Publishers, UK. He is a certified ISO Internal Auditor by Bureau Veritas.

Dr. Sridevi has a work experience of over 22 years in teaching, research, and corporate training and is currently the Dean at IFIM School of Management. 

She holds an M.Com and a Ph.D. from Osmania University. Her thesis was “Working of Online trading in Indian Capital Market.” ,2005. Dr.Sridevi is a gold medalist.

At IFIM, she teaches courses like financial statement analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Valuation.

Dr. Sridevi was engaged in a faculty-led research project on “A Study on Total Expense Ratios of Mutual Funds in India,” a report submitted to the regulator.   She is associated with leading organizations as a corporate trainer and Subject Matter Expert.

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Prof. Ramini Singh is an adjunct faculty in IFIM College, Bengaluru. Currently she is pursuing her PhD. from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. Her main research areas include career transition and career changes in millennials. She has completed her MBA from Anand Agricultural University, with governor’s gold medal to her credit. She is also a post graduate in Science from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat. Prior to her joining in IFIM, she completed eight weeks faculty development program from IIM- Ahmedabad. She has three years of corporate experience as a banker in Federal Bank and State Bank of India and was instrumental in opening and establishment of new branch.

Ms. Nagarathna M L is a teacher for more than a decade. She is pursuing her research in Clinical Psychology under Bangalore University. She has been in teaching profession for more than 4 years to Post Graduate Level (M.Sc, affiliated to Bangalore University) and more than 10 years teaching to undergraduates, affiliated to Bangalore University. She also have 1.5 years Industry Experience in Hospitals.

Her main areas of interest are Clinical, Developmental, Cognitive, Child, Counselling and Behavioural assessment.

She has attended various workshops and conferences and has also presented papers in them. Also, she has published papers in various International journals and UGC Care Journal.

Dr Venugopal N previously has worked in top academic institutions of the country namely Jain deemed to be University, AIMS, as head of the department Arts and Humanities prior to joining IFIM.

During Dr Venugopal’s tenure in Jain university the department of Arts has enhanced its combination to six and he has successfully started PG programs with counselling centre. He has successfully initiated the BA program in AIMS in psychology. Dr Venugopal N has organized webinars at national level. He was a resource person for an international webinar on Drugs and Young Minds. He is a professional counsellor for IFIM Institute. He has published and presented research articles at National and International journals.

Ms. Niji Nelson is an educationist and a creative thinker. She has been in teaching profession for more than 7 years to post graduate and undergraduate levels, affiliated to Bangalore University.

Her main areas of interest are Literatures of India, English Literature and Language Development.

She has attended various workshops and conferences and has also presented papers in them. She also coordinates the various events of the college. 

Has a master’s degree in MA Hindi from Mysore University, bachelor’s degree in BA from Gulbarga University, B.Ed. teachers training from Bellary and has worked in various esteemed Educational Institutes across the state and has the rich academic experience of 24 years. Has also published several Research Journal Articles, has also been Guest Speaker, Subject Expert, University Paper Setter.

Lakshmi Saranya S has 5 years of teaching experience in computer science. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Applications at IFIM College (Autonomous). She has attended various workshops, Faculty Development Programs and conferences.

Sunetra has twelve years of teaching experience in science, mathematics and computer science and two years of industry experience. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Computer Applications at IFIM College (Autonomous). She is pursuing her PhD from Sri Satya Sai University of Technology and Medical Science. She is doing her MBA in specialization in IT from Singhania University. She has attended various workshops and conferences. She has also published eight research papers till now in various International journals.

Saravanan has 12 years of teaching experience in computer science and one year industry experience. He is currently Assistant Professor, in the Department of Computer Applications at IFIM College (Autonomous). He has passed UGC NET exam in Computer Science and is pursuing his Ph.D in Periyar university. He has attended various workshops and conferences.  He has also published the articles in scopus, UGC ,Web of Science and peer-reviewed journals.

Dilip B has 05 years of teaching experience in Mathematics and Statistics and one year industry experience. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at IFIM College (Autonomous).

Mr Dilip B, He has been in teaching profession in the past 5 years for both undergraduate and post graduate level. He has master’s degree in mathematics from Bengaluru University. Currently he is registered his Doctoral degree. He has attended many research workshops and webinars on many issues. He is meticulously working on various research papers. His teaching Domains Trigonometry, Differentiation, and Integration, Discrete Mathematics and Algebra Mathematics and Parametric and nonparametric statistics. 

Prof Seshachalam Ananthasayanam is a teacher and an educationist. He has completed his masters in Commerce, Philosophy and Business Administration. He has been in teaching profession for more than 28 years from Bachelor Level to Post Graduate Level in affiliated colleges of University of Madras, Annamalai University, Alagappa University and Bangalore University. He served as a Principal in an affiliated college of Bangalore University. He is also having a corporate experience of around 3 years in Accounting Services.

His main areas of interest are Finance, Taxation, and Human Resource Management subjects.

He has published 20 articles in international journals of high repute, 25 research papers in international and national conferences, authored two text books and attended various workshops and conferences. Also, he is an active NSS Programme Officer.

Dr Jude Ashmi Prakash has an experience of 9 years in Post Graduate teaching and research guidance of MBA students. She is a Placement and Skill Trainer with an experience of 15 years specialising in JD decoding and customized training. She is a certified Global educator and a recommended innovative professor as recognised by X-culture (A virtual global forum for practical learning of global business environment). With her 9 years of experience as a researcher, she has published, presented & delivered research content as an application researcher in Virtual HRM (M.Phil.) and Social Media Recruitment behaviour (PhD). 

She is a skilled Storyteller, Content and script writer, a Voice over artist and a recognised Master of ceremonies in multiple corporate and cultural events. She bags an overall experience of 24 years in media and events. Her hustle with entrepreneurship is 12 years long in customised size inclusive and health prioritized women’s clothing.

She has been a consultant for Up grad, the popular online learning platform for Subject Matter and Content Delivery Expertise in their “Learning and Development” courses.

Dr James Thomas has previously held leadership position Management Institute of the country namely Christ University, The Oxford College of Engineering, New Horizon College of Engineering. Dr James hold PhD in Finance from Bharathidasan University in the area of financial leverage, Earnings and Dividend .He was associated with SEBI to spread awareness among investors through NSE. Dr James has 30 years of experience in Academic, Research &Developments.

Mr B B Venkatesh has been a teacher by choice and is keen on the holistic development of the student community. He has been into teaching since twenty-two years and passionately working on strengthening the individuals at personality level. He has worked in the The Oxford College of Science, Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Vasavi Vidya Niketan and Administrative Management College. He is now serving in IFIM Institutions since 2014. He has been instrumental in starting the NSS unit, YRC unit, Sports-Annual Athletic Meet and Desi Sports. He has been convening international conferences of IFIM, Fusion and Mind Power and now he has been the head of Student Affairs.

He is doing his PhD on Dalit Literature from Swami Vivekananda University Sagar, MP. Apart from his Masters in English from Bangalore University, he has also done his PGDY, Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga from Annamalai University. He is a health consultant, an adventure enthusiast and runs his own rustic adventure club, Rashavi Woods.

He conceptualized an unique programme under the title ‘75for75’ a series of seventy five events to celebrate the seventy-fifth year of Indian independence. The series started with the flag hoisting of 15^th August 2021 and ended with the flag hoisting of 15^th August 2022.

Dr. Lakshmi. P is a teacher and an educationist. She has completed her research in Impact of non tariff barriers on Foreign trade in International Economics. She has been in teaching profession for more than 4 years . She is also having a corporate experience of more than 3 years.

Her main areas of interest are foreign trade, Marketing and International business.

She has attended various workshops and conferences and has also presented papers in various national and international conferences.

Ms. Meera Govindaraj has served in the capacity of a writer of books, curriculum designer, and teaching faculty. Being a double postgraduate is pursuing her Ph.D. from VTU. Her area of interest is intangible assets.

Dr. Sanchita Choudhury has been in teaching profession for about 14 years now. She has taught students affiliated to various Universities. She has done her PhD on Corporate Social Accounting. Her main areas of interest are Accounting and Taxation.

She has attended various workshops and conferences and has also presented papers in them.

She has also published research papers in various journal.

She is a Professional Dancer having post-graduation degree in Kathak and Tagore Dance.

Dr. S. Nagalakshmi is working as an Assistant Professor in Management Department at IFIM College, Bangalore, since 28th January 2013. She is an enthusiastic and dedicated Faculty with 21 years of experience in academic field. She is handling both UG and PG subjects.
She has proved her research capabilities by her publications and presentations in research journals and conferences respectively at national and international levels.

She has received Best Faculty Award in 2014 at IFIM Institute. Honoured twice with best paper award for paper presentation in National & International Conference in the year 2020 & 2005. She had participated in various workshops, FDPs, seminars, and conferences, She is convener for SIP – IFIM College.

Prof.Bovina S is an academician with 15 years of experience in teaching English, Communication and Journalism. She began her teaching career as a visiting faculty in Zantye College, Government College Khandola, Goa and St. Xavier’s College, Goa. She the joined as a lecturer in Communication at Government Polytechnic Panaji and later joined the Journalism Department at Don Bosco College, Panaji as an Assistant Professor. She moved to Bangalore in the year 2013 and joined the Department of Languages, T. John College. Since 2016 she has been with the Personality Enhancement Program of IFIM Institutions as Assistant Professor. She is a voracious reader with keen interest in current affairs, writing has been her forte. She has been a freelance journalist, writer, columnist.

She has received the Special Award in T. John for her ability to motivate students to drive large scale initiatives and push them to realise their full potential. She has also held various administrative roles as Chairperson-Women’s Cell and Coordinator of Student Welfare and Grievance cell. She is also Coordinator for various Student Clubs in the previous institutions.

She was Convener of national level seminars and conferences related to the field of English Literature and Media like Kadambari: A national Conference on Narratives,Madhyama:A National Media Conference, Ignite Film Festival: A national level student festival.

At IFIM she has established the Youth Parliament and has been part of core committee of AACSB Accreditation Process, Kanyathon Annual Charity Run and other student related initiatives.

Her monthly column ‘Living Houses’, featured in a Lifestyle magazine Casa e Jardim. One of the articles has been published in a book titled.:Mhamais of Goa in the network of trade and culture, Chapter 18,Page No.120 Titled: House with a History Mhamais of Goa in the network of trade and culture .

Her article titled, ‘The benefits of developing well rounded personalities in Institutions’ was published in ‘Your story’ a web portal.

She Presented a paper on ‘The Role of Audio-Visual media in English language Teaching’ in Jain University, the paper is published in a Research journal ‘Samyoga’.

Her Paper titled ‘Khadi and repositioning: A holistic study on consumers and retailers’, published September 2019 in Colorage Magazine.

She has been Editorial Board member of research journal Samayoga and other magazines of the various institutions she worked with, including the Kanyathon 2020 Souvenir recently

Dr. Nataraja N.S is a sincere and skilled professional with around 30 plus years of academic experience. His teaching area includes Statistics, Operations Research (management Science), multivariate analysis through Excel and SPSS, Research Methodology (both fundamental and applied areas), and Business mathematics. He has made progressive growth in academic career through effective participation, initiatives and focus at assigned responsibilities.

Dr. Nataraja is a continuous learner and researcher in Econometrics. He has published more than 15 research articles in both national and international journals.

Previously Dr. Nataraja N.S worked as HOD. Department of Statistics, Vijaya College for 20 years and later at Alliance University in the General Management for 9 years. In addition to this, he also served as visiting professor for MBA programme at different business schools and universities like, Christ University, Jain University, ITM, RJS etc.,

Dr Vidhya Pillai is an academician, author, and researcher with more than 16 years of experience at Post graduate level institutes affiliated to University of Calicut, Mumbai, and Bangalore. She is a commerce graduate, with PG in MBA, PGDCA, M.Phil. and Ph. D in Management. Dr. Vidhya is an approved faculty member of university of Mumbai and throughout her career, she has served several positions and has been at the forefront of heading various committees & end-to-end processes of the institutions she has worked.  She worked with Seasonal Kerala as Marketing coordinator and public relations officer for a short span of time and shifted to academics to pursue her interest in teaching.

Dr Vidhya is a continuous learner and has presented more than 20 papers and published research papers in various journals. She has also undertaken small projects for Govt. of Kerala Her core subjects of teaching are Marketing, Retail, Services, CSR, and Marketing Applications with career stints in leading business schools like Nehru School of Management, TIMSR, CMR, Alliance and Jain University. She is a confident, optimistic, and self-disciplined person. Currently she is associated with IFIM college as Associate Professor in the Department of Management.

Mrs. Sinzy Silvester is an academician with over 15 years of Experience. She has taught both at the Graduate and Post-Graduate levels for courses affiliated to Bangalore University.

She is an organized and a dedicated professional with proven skills in teaching, guidance, and motivation with an ever-approachable nature. She holds a double masters in the areas of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Applications.

She specializes in her areas of interest namely Cryptography & Network Security, UNIX & SHELL Programming and Data Analytics. She is quite passionate and has an avid interest for research in the mentioned areas.

She has attended various workshops and conferences both at the National and International level. She has also presented and published papers in journals of high repute.

Dr. Jaya Patil has held good positions in top Journalism and Mass Communication  Institutes in India and abroad. She was the Director of Indian Institute of Mass Communication & Research ( IIMCR)  sister concern of IBMR, Hubli. As part of Research she was awarded UGC Research Fellow to do her research. She held the position of Researcher and teaching at National Institute of Rural Development and also contributed as  Editor and  Reporter for Panchayat Unnati Newsletter as Asst. Editor for 22 years. Prior to joining IFIM as Head of the Department of Journalism, Psychology and Opt English ( Triple Major) , she was abroad working Republic of Tanzana for 8 years in a Corporate as Operations Manager and teaching as well.

Dr. Jaya Patil was awarded Ph.D. from Pune University in the subject of electronic media and rural development. She has vast experience in teaching subjects like- Mass Communication Theory, Newspaper Reporting, Editing, Media Laws and Ethics, Audio Visual Media, Media Management, Advertising and Public relations, Reporting, and journalism along with Practical’s and certificate courses every semester.

Dr Jaya Patil has presented research papers at various International and National Forums. She was invited by (the International Association of Mass Communication & Research  (IAMCR) to present papers at Yugoslavia, Bled, Seoul, Korea.

Dr Jaya Patil  was Convener of Social Immersion Programme and currently Convener for Corporate Social Responsibility at IFIM College coordinating the Project at Kolar Shikshana Kendra ( KSK).

Dr. H.S Gitanjali T. Shankarappa is a teacher and an educationist. She has completed her research in Accounts and Statistics on Accounting Standards. She has been in teaching profession for more than 22 years, teaching Post Graduate students – MBA affiliated to Bangalore University and VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum) and to M. Com students affiliated to Bangalore University. She has more than 10 years of teaching experience to undergraduates, affiliated to Bangalore University. She is also having a corporate experience of more than 5 years in Banking and Financial Services.

As an Associate Professor – Accounts & Finance at IFIM, she is using her knowledge and skills using various modern pedagogical methods in teaching and research. Her main areas of interest are Accounting, Finance and General Management subjects.

Dr. H.S. Gitanjali is a registered guide of VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum) for guiding Ph. D Scholars.

She is a certified auditor by Bureau Veritas Ltd.

She has worked as a Director of IQAC, (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) at IFIM for around more than five and a half years. During her tenure she has conducted many seminars, webinars, workshops, Faculty Development Programs, Staff Development Program and Student Development Programmes for the faculty, non-teaching staff and the students at the college for enhancing quality in teaching, learning, research and in administrative work.

She has published papers in international journals of high repute, presented papers in international and national conferences, authored one textbook and attended various faculty development programmes and workshops.

She is a sportsperson and represented her university at different Badminton tournaments at state level and at national levels. Also, she is an active volunteer of NSS (National Service Scheme). To her credit she has won many awards as an NSS Volunteer at State Level for the contribution and services rendered to the society.

Prof. Swarnika Dixit has earlier taught in number of reputed Institutes namely Lucknow University, Lucknow Engineering College, ICFAI School of HRD & M S Ramaiah Institute of Management.

During her teaching tenure of 23 years, she demonstrated her interests in Organizational Behaviour, Leadership and Employee Engagement She has published papers in number of reputed journals and is keenly working on Employee Engagement. She firmly believes in case study discussions as an extremely important pedagogical tool for applying theory to practical learning.

Currently she is the Chair Human Resources & Chair-Placements at IFIM. She is also a Certified Internal Auditor.

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Dr Sathya Thangavel holds Ph.D in English Language Teaching. Her area of interest are Literature, English for Specific Purpose, Personality Enhancement, Soft Skills and Placement Training, Public Speaking Skill, E-Learning, E-Content Development. She embarked her teaching journey in the year 2014. She is determinant in implementing innovative teaching methodologies / approaches / techniques inside the classroom such as Activity Based Language Teaching, Training Rural Teachers, Multiple Intelligences and Cognition Based Teaching, VARK Model – Teaching Learning Process, Neuro Linguistic Program, Design Thinking, Outcome Based Teaching, etc. She has published several research papers in international, UGC and Scopus indexed journals. She has published a patent on “Method and System for Career Planning and Guidance”. She has a keen interest in doing the research to take the English Language Teaching to the zenith. She has received several awards at Institute level and National level and the notable among is “Outstanding Teacher Award – 2022” in recognition of her contribution to teaching and research by Research India Foundation. She had experience in the process of Strategy Planning, Ranking and accreditation.

Dr Syed Ahamed S is a forward-thinking academician with 20 years of Strong Academic, Research and Administrative experience in managing academic institutions approved by AICTE/ UGC and affiliated to reputed Indian Universities. Board of Studies & Board of Examination member for Bangalore University, Leading Universities and Autonomous Colleges. Experienced in reviewing existing courses, programmes, and restructure, redesign the courses and programmes of the study. Published around 28 research articles in reputed ABDC, UK ABS, Scopus Indexed, UGC Care List, and other high impact factor journals with Taylor and Francis, Emerald, Elsevier and presented papers in various National and International conferences.

Serving as an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for leading ABDC, Scopus, WOS, UGC CARE Indexed Journals. Attended many FDP/MDP organised by AICTE, ATAL, NITTT, etc. Skilled in Preparing Proposal for funding and Sponsorship. Acted as a Chief/ Additional Superintendent for University Examinations. Experienced in Organizing National, International Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, Industrial Visits, FDP & Management Development Programs. Expertise in preparing documents for AICTE Approval, University Affiliation, Research Centre Recognition and Establishing a new Institution. Membership with NIPM, AIMA, AMA, NHRD Chapter-Hosur and other management associations.

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Dr. M. Mahadeva has joined IFIM recently as a Professor. He has both teaching and research experience of about two decades and academic administrative experience for over fifteen years. He obtained all three of his degrees from the University of Mysore (1916), including the PhD in Economics (1987- 93) on the theme “Market and Economics” under the guidance of an eminent Economist Professor C.K Renukarya. Since 1992, he was a research faculty of Economics in the Centre for Economic Studies and Research and the Centre for Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation, at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. During the stint, he was nominated for the five international fellowships awards by the Commonwealth Commission (2008), Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (2001), Indo-Dutch Programme in Alternative Development (1997) and Indian Council for Social Science Research (2010 & 1998). He was a visiting academic fellow in the University of Bristol, UK (December 2008 – April 2009), University of Toronto, Canada (October 2000- January 2001), Institute for Housing and Urban Studies, (December 1997- January 1998), Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands (November-December 2010) and Maison Des Science De L’ Homme, France (December 1998). He served at the Planning Commission of India as the Chairman of the Sub-Committee (Twelfth Five Year Plan), Member of the Working Group (Twelfth Five Year Plan), Member of the Steering Committee (Twelfth Five Year Plan) and Member of the Mid-Term Appraisal (Eleventh Five Year Plan). Also, he was the Director of the Board of Management for State Bank of Mysore (Now SBI) from June 2003- November 2006. He has extensively published targeting the academics and general public, covering the areas of housing poverty and deprivation, housing market and housing development players, financial exclusion and inclusion policies, human settlement in urban and rural contexts of the poor and vulnerable households. Apart from guiding doctoral dissertations in Economics leading to PhDs, he has engaged himself as a subject expert and served in various committees/commissions at the regional and national levels.

Dr.N.Ramu holds Ph.D in Psychographics from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. His research interests are psychographics, consumer behaviour, internet consumer behaviour, women consumer behaviour, advertising, and structural equation modeling (SEM). His papers appeared in International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, International Journal of Business Excellence, Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Perspectives, International Journal of Applied Services Marketing Perspectives and International Journal of Management and Social Sciences and published book chapters. He is a peer reviewer of various Scopus Indexed International and National Journals.

Dr. Sridevi has a work experience of over 22 years in teaching, research, and corporate training and is currently the Dean at IFIM School of Management.

She holds an M.Com and a Ph.D. from Osmania University. Her thesis was “Working of Online trading in Indian Capital Market.” ,2005. Dr.Sridevi is a gold medalist.
At IFIM, she teaches courses like financial statement analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Valuation.

Dr. Sridevi was engaged in a faculty-led research project on “A Study on Total Expense Ratios of Mutual Funds in India,” a report submitted to the regulator. She is associated with leading organizations as a corporate trainer and Subject Matter Expert.

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Growing up as a child, Muskaan always wanted to be an academician, given the role of an attorney for the mock trial, in her 8th grade is when she realized the importance of legal studies and the thought of pursuing a law degree solidified her mind.

Post her graduation she joined IFIM as Teaching Assistant to the Dean of the institution and a part of the Academics Team. Alongside, she was also assisting the Law School in the Admission Department. She was promoted based on her performance as teaching assistance to Assistant Professor.  Ms. Muskaan loves to interact on topics like – gender justice, religion & law, and constitutional Law.

Ms. Bhoomika Saxena has completed her master’s degree (LL.M.) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. She has completed her bachelor’s degree (B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)) from Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad with Criminal Law specialization and has obtained outstanding grades. She has worked as a Legal Advisor at Singhania and Co. LLP. Her primary areas of interest include Intellectual Property Law, Criminal Law, Environment Law and Family Law.

Presently, she is chairing Intellectual Property Rights Clinic (IFIM-IPR Clinic) and Research Center, along with being a Faculty Co-ordinator of Placement & Internships Committee and Social Immersion Program. In addition to her professional achievements, she has authored multiple research papers and has publications in reputed law journals.

Harsh Vardhan Tiwari is a National Law University graduate (RGNUL, Punjab) specializing in Political Science and Criminal Law and a postgraduate from Buckingham Law School in International Commercial Law, currently pursuing his Ph.D. (Law) from Bennett University.

He has been the Executive Editor of RGNUL Student Research Review, and a member of the Centre for Energy Law, the Center for Consumer Law, and Advocacy, along with the Center for Labour Laws. He was also part of the Quiz Cell (Literary and Debate Committee) of RGNUL.

Over the last 4.5 years, he has mentored over 5000 law school aspirants across the country. He has spoken with more than 10,000 law school aspirants on Law as a Career. He has worked as Project Lead (Maverick) at LawSikho, Head of Operation at CLAT Path, Legal Faculty at CLAT Possible, Educator at Unacademy, Head (CLAT Vertical) at Pahuja Law Academy, and Content Creator at Legal Edge & Toprankers. He worked with the Admissions and Outreach Team at O. P Jindal Global University, where he spearheaded LLM Admissions and set new records.

Currently, he is working as Chairperson, of Admissions at IFIM Institutions, having been promoted from Assistant Dean, Assistant Professor, and Associate Director of Admissions and Outreach after setting new LLB admission records at IFIM Law School.

Why did he choose the Education Service? At age 21, he realized my passion for education, shaping students’ careers, and being in the teaching-learning ecosystem. The love for the same thing lives and keeps improving.

Mr. Ananyo Mitra is a passionate legal researcher and educator. He has completed his LL.M degree in Public International Law from Queen Mary, University of London (Batch of 2018) and his BBA. LLB from School of Law, KIIT University (Batch of 2017). He has worked and interned in reputed research organizations, PSUs and law firms such as Indian Law Institute, The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), Coal India Ltd. & Fox & Mandal, Solicitors & Advocates, to name a few. Before joining IFIM Law School in the year 2019, Mr. Mitra was researching with Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.

He has a flair for writing and has published various articles and chapters in legal journals and books. His research areas include international law, environmental law, criminal law, jurisprudence, and human rights law.

Rishabh has taught Law of Contracts I, Law of Contracts II and Constitutional Law II. And currently, he is teaching Constitutional Law I, Administrative Law and Social Immersion Program.

At IFIM Law School, Rishabh has chaired the Social Immersion Program; has contributed to Admissions and Outreach and has also worked as the Executive Editor for IFIM Law School’s Newsletter.

As a Faculty Member for the Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution, he has been an active member of the organising committee for Concordat 2.0, the national ADR Fest of IFIM Law School. He is also a part of IFIM Law School’s committee for organising Kanyathon, 2023, which is the annual event of IFIM Institutions and Vijaybhoomi University, organised to support the cause of upliftment of the girl child.

Before joining IFIM Law School, Rishabh worked as the Course Faculty for Into Legal World’s Certification Course on Law of Contracts, aimed at PCS-J aspirants.

As an Associate Editor for RMLNLU Law Review, Vol. VI, Rishabh has also edited and reviewed important research articles and case comments.

He takes interest in Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Human Rights Law, Environment Law and Contracts Law.

And, when he is not reading about the law, he can be found following his passion for psychology, cinema and music.