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KEY HIGHLIGHTS PLACEMENT STATISTICS Faculty Research & Activities
FUNCTION / ROLE WISE BREAKUP
Prof. Anirban Ghatak

Prof. Ghatak (Decision Sciences) took up a topical project of high contemporary interest, titled, COVID-19 in India: Policy Suggestions
using Epidemiological Modelling.
Highest Stipend Offered
` 2,00,000 In this project, he and his team implemented a compartment-based epidemiological model that incorporates control measures such as
lock-down and social-distancing for the fteen most-affected states in India, using data available in the public domain, from reliable
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Top 10% sources. The team estimates, directly from the data, the time varying effects of these control measures on the transmission rate of
COVID-19. It predicts the disease progression using the eSIR (extended susceptible-infected-recovered) model for nine scenarios with
` 1,25,500
Average Stipend of different possible dates of lock-down-relaxation followed by different levels of social-distancing guidelines adopted post lock-down.
Top 25% Using the results of the simulations, the team proposes possible exit strategies for each state, depending on factors such as the fraction
of the population that will be infected at the peak and the hospital-bed capacity. Prof. Anirban presented on 16 May 2020, a webinar to
` 98,482 the Board of Governors of the Institute, the CII members of Andhra Pradesh State Council, faculty and staff of the Institute on this topic.

` 51,726 His next webinar was on 23May 2020 on the topic, under the aegis of JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research. He submitted a
research paper on this to the Springer Nature Operations Research Forum. A report about his work has also been published in the
Times of India on 13 May 2020.
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52 Prof. Amit Shankar
Prof. Amit Shankar co-authored a paper titled “Insights for luxury retailers to reach customers globally”, which was published in the
Total Number of Recruiters journal: Marketing Intelligence and Planning, an Emerald publication. He also published a paper “A Study of Factors Affecting Mobile
Governance (mGov) Adoption Intention in India using an Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)” in the South Asian
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First Time Recruiter Journal of Management. He delivered a session on 'Social Media Marketing and Social Media Marketing Analytics' at the Vinod Gupta
School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur on 14 March 2020. He was a key resource person in the TEQIP-
sponsored one-week workshop on research methodology using SPSS and AMOS at NIT Srinagar held during 08-12 February 2020. He
Students Placed was also invited as a key resource person in a Faculty Development Programme on Impact of Moral Values, Ethics & Behavioral
100% Sciences on Attitudinal Development of Professionals, from 17 to 30 January 2020, organized by AICTE New Delhi.
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Prof. Bhargab Chattopadhyay
Prof. Chattopadhyay co-authored a research paper titled “Sequential Accuracy in Parameter Estimation for Estimation of the Population
Correlation Coefcient” which was published in the journal - Psychological Methods. His paper “Accuracy in Insurance Billing Error
Estimation Using Auxiliary Information” was accepted in the South African Statistical Journal. His article titled “Virtual Dimensionality of
SECTOR-WISE BREAKUP Hyperspectral Data: Use of Multiple Hypothesis Testing for Controlling Type-I Error” received acceptance in the IEEE Journal of Selected
Incubation under TIDE 2.0 Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing and will be published soon. He was one of the panel members in deciding the
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research article recommended for the 16 Abraham Wald Prize in Sequential Analysis. He is also the Associate Editor of the Sequential
28% The Institute is only the fth IIM to have been granted a Analysis Journal by Taylor & Francis.
25% Te c h n o l o g y I n c u b a t i o n a n d D e v e l o p m e n t o f
Entrepreneurship (TIDE) Center by the Ministry of Electronics Prof. Bishakha Majumdar
& Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India. TIDE 2.0 is a Prof. Majumdar co-authored a book titled 'Disadvantaged Children in India: Empirical Evidence, Policies and Actions' which was
scheme to promote technology entrepreneurship by published with Springer Singapore (March 2020). In January 2020, she co-authored and presented a paper titled 'Handloom and Digital
providing nancial and technical support to promising ideas. Empowerment: Case-Based Policy Perspectives' at the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Indian Academy of Management (INDAM
6% Under this scheme, two startups at the ideation stage and two 2020), at IIM Tiruchirappalli. She was invited to deliver a lecture on 'Human Resource Management in Higher Education Institutions:
5% 6% 6% 5% startups at the prototype stage shall be selected for Documentation and Maintenance of Digital Databases' at the National Conference on Future Challenges of Higher Education
3% 3% 3% 3% incubation at the Centre. Institutions, Govt. College for Women (A), Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. She also co-directed a one-day training program on
1% 1% 1% 1% “Personnel Management and General Management Skills' at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics,
Visakhapatnam and conducted sessions on 'Communicating Feedback Effectively' and 'Stress and Time Management'. She also co-
The TIDE Centre launched on 27 Feb. 2020, the online
application portal for receiving applications under the directed a Two-Day Capacity-building Program on Transforming Teaching Processes: Effective Coaching for Teaching and Learning for
Scheme. the Senior Faculty & Directors of National Institute of Business Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka. She participated in a round-table
discussion led by Mr. M. Pratap, IPS, Managing Director and Vice-Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
(APSRTC) to discuss the feasibility of proposed road transport innovations in Andhra Pradesh.
The startups which are at ideation or prototype stage, should
preferably be using Electronics & IT based technologies such Prof Deepika Gupta
Women Startup Programme as IoT, AI/ML, Blockchain, Robotics, etc. and working in the Prof. Gupta was invited as Chief Guest for the Valedictory Function of successful completion of the in-house Management Training
focus areas like Agriculture; Clean Energy; Education; Program for its rst batch of newly-recruited Management Trainees of Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research,
Environment and Clean Technology; Financial Inclusion Visakhapatnam. She was also the Program Director for the Management Development Program for ofcers of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.
including Digital Payments; Healthcare; Infrastructure; Smart She is the co-chair of the Academy of International Business, India Chapter Conference 2020 to be held in Visakhapatnam during the
Building on the remarkable success of the Women Start-up Program Transportation and other such emerging Areas (e.g. Fintech, year.
(WSP-2018), the Institute will soon announce, in partnership with the Electric Mobility, Skill Development, Women Safety, Women
N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) of IIM & Children Nutrition). Prof. M.V. Anuradha
Bangalore, the launch of the next edition of this programme. WSP is Prof. Anuradha codirected a one-day training program on “Personnel Management and General Management Skills' at the
an incubation program that aims to support and encourage women The startups which are selected under the EiR (Entrepreneur- National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics, Visakhapatnam and conducted sessions on Conict
entrepreneurs from all over the country. As the fully-equipped in-Residence) category will receive Fellowships of Rs.4.0 Management and Change Management. Along with Prof. Anupama Sharma, Prof. Anuradha conducted a training session
satellite/out-reach center (of IIMB) for this programme, the Institute Lakh each and those selected under the Grants category will on soft skills for Income Tax Ofcers. The sessions were held on 9 January 2020 at the training ofce of the Income Tax
would work towards the development of the entrepreneurial receive Rs.7.0 Lakh each. Department in Visakhapatnam. One of her articles was also published in the April edition of Human Capital Magazine.
ecosystem in the regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The selection process will be highly competitive and only two Prof. Neena Pandey
startups under each category shall be admitted for the nal Prof. Pandey co-authored an article titled “The tech effects of Covid-19, and ofces of the future” which was published in the
incubation phase. April edition of Forbes India Magazine. She also co-authored and published articles titled, “Internet Governance in Times of
a Pandemic” and “COVID-19 Pandemic and the Possibilities of Digital Surge”.
The last date for the application was extended to May 18,
2020. Mr. Navnath Pawar
Mr. Pawar, Assistant librarian of IIM Visakhapatnam presented a paper titled “Read and Publish model of journal
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subscription: An Introduction” at 4 International Conference of Asian Libraries at IIM Lucknow during February 26-28,
The details about this unique initiative are available on the 2020.
Institute's website.
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