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Dr. Devika Agarwal

Dr. Devika Agarwal

Head of Department, Commerce & Management, Biyani Girls College, Jaipur, India

DR. DEVIKA AGARWAL

professoreafm@gmail.com

+91-9351670888/ 7073528084

OBJECTIVE

To be a dynamic teacher, moderator and a thoughtful leader, focused on providing students with rigorous and challenging education along with confidence, tools and skills required to built and advance towards a framework of success. Shape students with innovative coursework, stimulating projects, practical knowledge, emerging trends and use of Technology.

EDUCATION

Pursuing, Post-Doctoral Fellow, ICSSR, New Delhi (Jan 2019-21). Topic- Study of Clean India Drive on Tourism with special reference to Rajasthan

Ph. D. in Commerce, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 2016. Topic- Socio-Economic Impact of Micro Insurance Schemes (A Case Study of Rajasthan)

MPAT- Ph.D. /M.Phil. Entrance Exam passed in 2011

M.Com. in Financial Management, S.S. Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur in 2011 (70.22%) PGDBM, Marketing, Indian Institute for Learning in Management (IILM), Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Approved by AICTE in 1997 (74%)

B.Com. Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University (Formerly, Kanpur University in 1994 (72.67%) 12th from ISCE Board in 1991 (82%)

10th from ICSE Board in 1989 (60%)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Presently working as HOD, Commerce & Management, Biyani Girls College, Jaipur

Worked in Biyani Group of Colleges as Assistant Professor and Head- Trainings and Placements from 1st April, 2015 to December 2018

Worked in Shri Khandelwal Vaish PG College as Assistant Professor, Commerce Dept. from September 2012 to January 2015.

Worked in Shri Kandelwal Vaish Girls PG College as Assistant Professor, Commerce Dept. from 2nd Feb, 2009 to 4th April 2011

Worked as Trainer and Moderator in Speakwel, Spoken English and competitive exam preparatory institution, Lal Kothi, Jaipur from April 2007 to April, 2009

Worked as Management Trainee in BPL India Ltd for 2 months in 1995 & Dabur India Ltd. For six months in 1996

  •  Earned recognition as a knowledgeable teacher with well organized, student centric and participative teaching techniques.

  •  Taught Business Communication, Capacity Building, International Finance, Economic Administration and Financial Management at UG and PG level.

  •  Organized Student Orientation Program, Faculty Development Program, Annual Functions, Student exchange programs every year.

  •  Organize and coordinated more than 50 seminars and workshops along with BICON (International Conference) 2016, 17 and 18.

  •  Coordinated Industrial visits, Industrial Orientation Programs, personality enhancement programs and Placement drives.

  •   Coordinated various celebrity events for the promotion of their upcoming movies

  • or sport for celebrities like Mr. Abhishek Bachchan, Irfan Khan, Gauhar Khan,

  • Malika Sherawat and many more.

  •  Trained and developed the technical as well as soft skills among the students to help them become more employable.

  •  Provided employment to 500+ students in the last three years in sectors like Banking, Financial services, Insurance, IT, Retail, Tourism etc.

BOOKS, PAPERS AND ARTICLES

Books:

  •  Edited Book, Impact of Corona Virus on Indian Economy, Navyug Publications, Agra, ISBN:978-93-88873-08-6

  •  Book published as solo author on “Micro Insurance in India: Present and Future prospects” , Jaipur Publishing House, Jaipur

Research Papers:

  •  Current Scenario of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Jaipur City and Future Prospects, Pg. 1, Dogo Rangsang Research Journal, Vol. 10 Issue O5, May, 2020. Impact

  • Factor- 7.12, UGC Care Listed Journal

  •  Micro Insurance in India: Issues and Challenges, Pg. 122, Indexed in Google Scholar (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-9urZLkJzacP762MHdhMWzEB8eC4A1dI), Journal

  • of Information and Computational Science, ISSN: 1548-7741, Scopus Source Listed Journal & UGC Care Listed, Group II, Vol. 10, Issue 2-2020

  •  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan In View of Tourism: Comparative Perspective Analysis of Tourists and Service Providers in Jaipur City, Pg 21, Shodh Sanchar Bulletin, ISSN-

  • 22293620, UGC care listed Group I, Vol. 10, 2020.

  •  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Awareness, Perception and Practice among urban Population of Jaipur City, The Orissa Journal of Commerce, ISSN: 0974-8482, Pg. 19, UGC Care

  • Listed, Group-I, peer reviewed and referred Journal, Issue XXXXI, Jan-March-2020

  •  Present Scenario and Future Prospects of Municipal Solid Waste management in Jaipur City, Alochana Chakra Journal, ISSN: 2231-3990, Pg. 5280, AC Journal, Volume IX,

  • Issue V, May, 2020, UGC Care Listed, Group-I

  •  Understanding and Implementation Analysis of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Jaipur City, Pg. No. 201, International Research Fellows Association’s Research Journey, Special

  • Issue- 235(E), February 2020, ISSN- 2348-7143, Impact Factor- 6.625

  •  Issues and Challenges of Micro Insurance, Pg. No. 103, Inspira-Journal of Modern Management and Entrepreneurship (JMME), Vol.-7, No.- 3, Publication date- July, 15

  • 2017, ISSN-223, UGC Serial No. – 989, Impact factor- 2.3982, Solo Author

  •  Distribution Channels of Micro Insurance: An overview, Ascent Journal for Research Analysis, Vol-II,Issue II (Indexed in 12OR), ISSN No. 2455-5967, Impact Factor 1.03,

  • solo Author, Date- Sept, 2017

  •  Social Security through Micro Insurance: Need of the Hour, Pg. No.- 124 to 128, Shodh Shree International Referred Journal for Multidisciplinary research.

  •  Issues and Challenges of Micro Insurance schemes, BICON-2016, Oct 20-22, 2016, solo author

Articles:

  •  Published in DNA Newspaper- Procrastinate or Prioritize

  •  Published in Rajasthan Patrika- Hindi Poem

  •  Published in Biyani Times, a monthly Newspaper on-

- Time Management tips for work-life Balance

- The Art of Public Speaking

- Tips for the students to make them more employable

- 7 Essential keys to become more effective managers and Team Leaders

- Tips to make your Group Discussion Effective and Impressive

- High Paying Jobs of the future

- Resume, CV and Bio-data

- 5 things students need to know about Employability Tests

- How to enhance your Future employability while still at college

- Act smart with your smart phones

Web Presence:

Written blogs (blogexcelencia.wordpress.com) on –

  • - How to enhance your future employability while still at college

  • - “Tell me something about yourself” – An Ice Breaker

  • - Ways to make your Group Discussion effective

  • - Procrastinate or Prioritize: Your choice will decide your destiny

  • - Sky is the Limit

Youtube videos on Gurukpo channel as soft skill trainer and career expert 


AWARDS & ACCOLADES

  •  “Best Paper Award” received for paper presentation in 2nd India- Great Mekong Sub-

  • Region International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Tourism, Entrepreneurship and

  • Management” organised by FATER Academy of India and Fr. Angel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, Goa held between 27th and 29th November, 2019

  •  Received “Scroll of Honour” for the remarkable contribution in the field of Career

  • Education from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Jaipur Chapter on 23rd December, 2018

  •  Received Certificate of Achievement for exceptional contribution in the field of Event management in “FEM AWARD-2016” by Indian Institute of Event Management Research (IIEMR), Jaipur on 31st May, 2016

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STRENGTH

  •  Resource Person in Technical Session in the International Seminar on “Financial Sector Amidst COVID-19: Perspectives, Policies & Strategies”, organised by P.G. Department of Commerce, SCS (Autonomous) College on 27thSeptember, 2020.

  •  Key note speaker in Three Days National Student Development Programme on Personality, Employability and Skill Development organised by Faculty of Commerce and Research Studies, Swami Shukdevanand PG College, Shahajahanpur (U.P.) held on

  • 23-25 June, 2020.

  •  Resource Person in the Two Days National Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Economy” held on 10-11 June, 2020 by Faculty of Commerce and Management, Swami

  • Vivekanand PG College, Powayan, Shahajahanpur (UP) in collaboration with Faculty of Commerce and Research Studies, Swami Shukdevanand PG College, Shahajahanpur (UP).

  •  Delivered Live E-Lecture on “Enhancing Employability Skills from a New Normal Perspective during COVID-19” organised by Biyani Group of Colleges, Jaipur.

  •  Member of organizing committee for Faculty Induction and Refresher Program on Research Methodology and Teaching Pedagogy organished by Biyani Girls college in collaboration with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangaluru from 7th Jan to 8th January, 2019.

  •  Conference Secretary for ICSSR sponsored International conference on Sustainable Development, “BICON-2018“, held in 26-28 November, 2018

  •  Convener, Social Science for International conference on Work Stress Health, Positive Attitude: A shift towards a Sustainable Society , “BICON-2017”

  •  Conducted workshop in Institute of Company Secretaries, Jaipur Chapter. Took Session on Leadership Skills and Personal Interview

  •  Life member of Indian Commerce Association

  •  Life member of Forum for Advanced Training in Education and Research “FATER” Academy of India, Lucknow (UP)

  •  Fluent in English Communication and a soft skill trainer

  •  Complete knowledge of MS-Office

FDP, SEMINARS, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS

  •  Successfully Completed 2 weeks Faculty Development Program on Digital Tools for writing, authoring and Reviewing Manuscripts, organised jointly by IIT Guwahati, NIT Patna, MNIT Jaipur, IIT, Kanpur, IITDM, Jabalpur and IIT, Roorkee from July 12-23,

  • 2021.

  •  Attended All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) 5-Day online FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” from 17th May, 2021 to 21st May, 2021.

  •  Attended RTU (ATU) TEQUIP-III sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Enhancing Teaching Learning Quality and ICT Tools” organised by Arya Institute of Engineering & Technology from 26th Feb to 2ndMarch, 21.

  •  Participated in Webinar on “Stress Management” organised by “Department of Business Administration, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on 9thOctober, 2020.

  •  National Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Statements & Reporting” organised by Indian Accounting Association (IAA), Bhubaneshwar Branch, Odisha on 14th August, 2020

  •  Attended International Webinar on “Business Education and Research in Digital Era” organised by Indian Accounting Association (IAA), Bhubaneshwar Branch, Odisha in collaboration with Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar on 2ndAugust, 2020

  •  One day national webinar on “Investment Opportunities and Challenges faced by young Investors in the Capital market” organised on 11thJuly, 2020 by Faculty of Commerce and Research Studies, Swami Sukhdevanand P.G. College, Shahjahanpur (U.P.) in

  • collaboration with SEBI, BSE and CDSL.

  •  Online, Two weeks Faculty Development Programme on “COVID-19 New Age Teaching Pedagogy: Innovative Tools, Techniques and Research Methods for efficient Business Management Teaching in Digital Era” organised from 20th July, 2020 to 31st

  • July, 2020 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ABV- SME), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

  •  Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on Data Analysis for Research in Social Sciences” organised by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) & Ramanujam College, University of Delhi from 17thJune to 30th June, 2020.

  •  Faculty Development Programme on Contemporary issues in Accounting and Finance organised by Department of Accountancy and Statistics, University College of Commerce & Management Studies, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan.

  • The programme fulfilled the requirements of one week (five days) FDP as per guidelines of UGC for Career Advancement Scheme.

  •  One Day Online Multi-Disciplinary Conference on “Current Trends, Policies & issues in the field of commerce, Management, Economics, Law & Social Science organised by

  • Shurparake educational & Medical Trust’s M.B. Harris College of arts & A.E. Kalsekar College of Commerce & Mgt, Nallasopara, Maharashtra and Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat on 14th June 2020. Presented Paper on “Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Economy”

  •  International Seminar on Coping with COVID-19 on Higher Education in Global Scenario organised by Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (A Central University), Amarkantak-484886, MP in collaboration with Business Standard on 22/05/2020.

  •  Faculty Development Programme on “Effective ways to develop e-content for teaching- learning” organized by UGC (HRDC), KTHM College, Nasik and S.P.P. University, Pune from May21 to May29 2020

  •  Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology” organised by Wilson College, Kandivili Education Society’s B.K. Shroff College of commerce, Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Management studies and Research, Sangli and University of Mumbai

  •  Faculty Development Programme on Global Pandemic: COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities for India organised by Institute of Technology & Science, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad on 16th & 17th May 2020.

  •  Attended Two Days national Seminar on “Recent Trends in Commerce, Management and Economics” organised by Adv. Manoharrao Nanasaheb Deshmukh Arts, Science and Commerce College, Rajur, Ahmednagar, Pune from 25 to 26thFeb, 2020.

  •  ICSSR Sponsored International Seminar on Rethink, Restrict, Restructure and Reinvent: The sustainable Development Perspective, 7-8th February, 2020, organised by Xavier’s College, Jaipur. Paper presented on “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Policy Framework and Implementation Analysis For Urban Rajasthan”

  •  72nd All India Commerce Conference- 2019 & International Seminar organised by Indian Commerce Association from 22-24 December, 2019. Paper Presented on “Swachh

  • Bharat Abhiyan: Awareness, Perception & Practice among Urban Population of Jaipur City”

  •  2nd India- Great Mekong Sub- Region International Conference on “Emerging Trends in Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Management” by FATER Academy of India and Fr. Angel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, Goa from 27thto 29th November, 2019.

  • Paper Presented on “The Waste-to-Energy option for Managing Domestic Solid Waste with Special Reference to India”.

  •  11th Indo-Japan International Conference, BICON-2016, 20-22 October, 2016. Paper Presented on Issues and Challenges of Micro Insurance”

  •  Indo-Japan International Conference BICON from 2015-2018.

  •  Attended Orientation and Refresher Program approved by AICTE-ISTE from 13th August to 19th August, 2017

  •  Attended a workshop on Interpersonal skills in ICFAI, Jaipur on 8th August, 2016

  •  Attended Investor Fair 2016 organised by National Stock Exchange on 17thDecember, 2017

  •  Attended HR-TPO Conclave on “National Employability-2015”, organized by Aspiring Minds (AMCAT).

  •  Attended, South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN IV), 4-7 April, 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka organised by the Ministry of water Supply and Drainage, Sri Lanka.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: Indian 

Marital Status: Married 

Gender: Female

Languages Known: English and Hindi

Address: I/52, Saumya Marg, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur-302015

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