Approved by AICTE, Govt. of India | Affiliated to BPUT, Rourkela
Mr. Nihar Ranjan Swain, Assistant Professor in the Department of MBA, brings over 16 years of experience in finance and management education. A UGC-NET qualified professional, he has taught at reputed institutions and contributed to seminar coordination, pre-placement training, and curriculum delivery. His research interests include financial disruption, AI in financial services, and ETFs. An entrepreneur in the retail and wholesale garment sector, he combines academic expertise with practical industry insight.
Currently working on AI intervention in Financial Services in India. ||| Currently working on Exchange traded fund: the next big thing in Indian financial environment. ||| Published a paper titled Demonetization and its impact on stock price movements in Banking sector in India in International Journal Of Research And Scientific Innovation. ||| NPTEL CERTIFICATE & FDP COURSES: â— AI in Human Resource Management – Conducted by IIT, Guwahati â— Marketing Management I – Conducted by IIT, Kanpur â— Corporate Social Responsibility - Conducted by IIT, Madras â— Understanding Incubation and Entrepreneurship – Conducted by IIT, Bombay â— Organizational Behaviour – Conducted by IIT, Hyderabad â— Leadership and Team Effectiveness – Conducted by IIT, Roorkee â— Principles of Management – Conducted by IIT, Kharagpur â— Principles of Human Resource Management - Conducted by IIT, Kharagpur â— Leadership - Conducted by IIT, Kharagpur â— Human Resource Development - Conducted by IIT, Kharagpur ||| PUBLICATION: ◠“An Analysis on Effects of Demonetization on Co-operative Banks†IJSR, 14 (2): 85-90, 2017, ISSN: 2250-0138(Online) ◠“Corporate Governance in Indian Banking Sector: Issues and Concerns†Internal Journal of Research, e-IISN: 2348-6848, p-ISSN: 2348-795X, Volume 05 Issue 04, February 2018 ◠“Performance Appraisal Practices as a Tool to Improve Employees Efficiencies in Banking Sectorâ€, Internal Journal of Modern Agriculture, Volume 9, No. 4, 2020, ISSN: 2305-7246 â— Emergence of Green Human Resource Management Practices in Indian Banking Sector, DRIEMS Business Review, 13 (2024) (I), ISSN No: 2320-6241 (Print), ISSN No: 2321-4112 (Online) ||| FDP & TRAINING PROGRAMME PARTICIPATED: â— Participated in two days FDP on “Indian Knowledge System in Higher Education – A Perspective of NEP 2020†being organized by United School of Business Management in Association with AIMS held on 12th & 13th September 2025. â— Participated in one week FDP on “Data Visualization using Tableau and Power BI (Online Mode)†being organized by Srusti Academy of Management & Technology (Autonomous) in Association with AIMS (Odisha Chapter) from 26th – 30th May 2025. â— Participated in one week FDP on “Neural Network, Deep Learning, NLP and Transformers†being organized by Srusti Academy of Management & Technology (Autonomous) from 23rd – 28th March 2025. â— Participated in one week FDP on “Integrating Literature Review, Systematic Literature Review (SLR) through PRISMA, TCCM Analysis, and Bibliometric Analysis (online Mode) being organized by Srusti Academy of Management & Technology (Autonomous) in Association with AIMS (Odisha Chapter), BPUT, FM University, ISTD (Balasore Chapter) from 24th – 28th February 2025. â— Participated in one week FDP on “Leveraging AI Tools for Scopus Publications†being organized by Srusti Academy of Management & Technology (Autonomous) from 20th – 25th Jan 2025. â— Participated in one day FDP on “Imagining & Reimagining Labour Laws: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow†being organized by Srusti Academy of Management & Biju Patnaik University of Technology on 11th Aug 2024. â— Participated in Faculty Development Programme on “Marketing Strategies in the Digital Eraâ€, held at Centurion University of Technology & Management, Bhubaneswar on 22nd Feb 2020. â— Participated in STTP: Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Positive Classroom Behaviour, Moral and Ethics in Education†held at Gandhi Institute For Technology (GIFT), Bhubaneswar from 8th – 13th July 2019. â— Participated in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS & AMOSâ€, organized in joint collaboration of Bhavan’s Centre for Communication & Management (BCCM) and Gandhi Institute For Technology (GIFT), Bhubaneswar on 20th& 21st June 2018. â— Successfully completed the Entrepreneurship Faculty Educator Programme for Orientation Course, organized by Pradhan Mantri YuvaYojana (YuvaUdyamitaVikasAbhiyan), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship at LNCT, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 10th Oct – 14th Oct 2017. â— Faculty Knowledge Sharing Programme on “Case Study Approach of Learning†at DAV School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar on 30th Aug 2017. â— Week Day Faculty Development Programme, organized by NIIS Institute of Business Administration, Bhubaneswar from 10th July 2017 to 17th July 2017. â— Participated in a Two-Week ISTE STTP on “Technical Communication†conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 8th October to 5th December 2015. â— Participated in the “Workshop on SPSS†held at School of Management, Centurion University of Technology and Management on 17th January 2015. â— Faculty Development Programme sponsored by BPUT, Rourkela, Odisha on “Statistical Package on Social Science: An Important Research Tool†held at Srusti Academy of Management, Bhubaneswar on 12-13 May 2011. â— AICTE Sponsored Staff Development Programmeon “Emerging Issues in 21st Century Managerial Revolution†organized Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology & Management Studies (BIITM), Bhubaneswar from 29 July – 11 August 2010. â— AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on “Supply Chain Management & E-Business†organized by Dept. of Industrial Engineering & Management, IIT Kharagpur on 22-29 November 2009.
Presented paper at 18 th national seminar of Srusti academy of management “Financial Disruption: Charting the Road Ahead. ||| PAPER PRESENTATION IN SEMINAR: â— Participated and presented a paper titled “Sustainable Business Practices: A Road map to Viksit Bharat 2027 – A Literature Review†in the National Conference on Sustainable Business Practices: A Roadmap to Viksit Bharat 2027 held at School of Management, DRIEMS University, Cuttack on 24th – 25th October 2025. â— Participated and presented a paper titled “Corporate Governance in Indian Banking Sector: Issues & Concern†in the International Seminar on “Corporate Governance and Sustainable Performance†held in the Department of Business Administration, S.C.S. Autonomous College, Puri on 13th February 2017. â— Presented a paper titled “An Analysis on Effects of Demonetization on Co-operative Banks†in International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Science, Engineering and Management (ICCI-SEM-2K17), organized by Gandhi Institute For Technology (GIFT), Bhubaneswar on 18th& 19th February, 2017. â— Presented a paper titled “The Role of Co-operative Banks in Rural Development†in UGC Sponsored International Seminar on “Resurgent Rural India: A Paradigm Shift†organized by P.G. Department of Commerce (DRS-III) Utkal University, Bhubaneswar on 18th& 19th March, 2017. â— Participated and presented a paper titled “The Role of Capital Market in Indian Financial System†in National Seminar on “Issue and Challenges in Business Management†organized by Institute of Business & Computer Studies, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University on 2nd March 2016. â— Presented a paper in National Seminar on “Marketing Strategies for Changing Indian Market Environment†organized by Srusti Academy of Management, Bhubaneswar on 09 April 2011. â— Presented a paper in the 10th National Seminar on “HRM: Strategies Optimizing Human Assetsâ€, organized by Srusti Academy of Management, Bhubaneswar on 23rd Apr 2011. â— Presented a paper in National Seminar on “Corporate Restructuring and Value Creation†organized by Srusti Academy of Management, Bhubaneswar on26 March 2011. â— Presented a paper in 4th International Management Seminar-2009, International Market at Cross Roads: Strategic Dimensions & Directions on “Financial Engineering: A Challenge to Global Meltdown†organized by DRIEMS Business School, Bhubaneswar on 24-25, April 2009.
Awarded as Best Faculty in the Academic Sessions 2012-13 and 2013-14 at Gandhi Institute For Technology ||| Qualified UGC NET December 2012 ||| Organized and coordinated National seminar on Financial Disruption at Srusti Academy of Management. ||| Won Awards in translation and transcription events ||| Worked in the field of Solid Waste Management for western Odisha under ACPL Global Pvt.Ltd. As a Finance expert in preparation of PFR.