In order to provide a platform to our budding researchers as well as encourage the student community in general to pursue Ph.D., we applied to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University for recognition as Place for Higher Learning and Research in 2015.
We were first recognized as ‘Place for Higher Learning and Research’ by Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University on 3rd December 2015 vide letter no BCUD/R/G/2015/1318, in the Faculty of Commerce for the subjects:
1) Commerce
(2) Business Economics and
(3) Management
Against an intake of 20 seats, we have enrolled 5 research scholars and conducted research methodology workshops and bi-annual viva as per RTMNU norms.
Since the recognition of our centre was for 5 years, we applied for renewal of recognition and were re-recognized as ‘Place for Higher Learning and Research’ by Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University on 18th October 2021 vide letter No: RTMNU/CDS/2021/4184C/773
RTM Nagpur University has allotted 2 V.C nominees to our Ph. D centre, namely Dr. Sanjay Tekade from Jawahar Lal Nehru College Wadi and Dr. Ruhi Bakhare from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Management, Nagpur.
Research Supervisors
Being a Commerce College, our prioritized research areas are essentially those related to Indian Economy, Commerce & Industry, Accounts, and Business Management.
5 faculty members are registered as Research supervisors in Commerce Faculty and 2 of our faculties are also research supervisors in the field of Marathi and Library Science. The institution has all the necessary facilities to conduct research in these areas.
The following faculty members are registered as Research Supervisors in Commerce Faculty as per the specializations mentioned against their names as well as the areas of research being supervised by them:
| Name of Ph.D Supervisor | Subject (Faculty of Commerce) | Year of Recognition as Guide | Name of the scholar | Registration year of scholar | Title of the thesis for scholar |
| Dr. R.H Nagarkar | Business Economics | 2010 | C.A Shri. Anurag Bavaria | 2018 | An analysis of the existence of causal relationship between economic expectations & business cycles. |
| Dr. M.R Pandey | Commerce &Mangement | 2013 | 1. Ms. Kanchan Diwedi, 2. Ms. N.Baghel | 2017 | 1. A Comparative Study of Marketing Strategies of Telecommunication companies, with special reference to Reliance, Airtel, Idea and BSNL” in Nagpur city. (2011-2016) 2. A Comparative Study of Training Programs Conducted By IT Companies and Its Impact on Performance of Their Employees with Special Reference to Nagpur City (2009-2016) |
| Dr. A. B. Dadhe | Business Management | 2017 | Ms. Nargis Neha S. Ahmed | 2019 | An Analytical Study of Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Organizational Climate and Organizational Citizenship behaviour in Private Sector Banks of Nagpur City |
| Dr. R.T Sahu | Commerce | 2021 | Nil | NA | Synopsis stage |
| Dr. V. N Thangan | Commerce | 2021 | Nil | NA | Synopsis stage |
Research Advisory Committee
The research proposals for Ph.D. that are received by us from aspiring scholars are scrutinized by the research advisory committee. The Committee also conducts bi-annual viva of the enrolled research scholars once in every 6 months.
Research Advisory Committee consists of the following members:
- Dr. N.Y Khandait -Principal, Head of Research Centre
- Dr. S. Tekade – V.C. nominee
- Dr. R. Bakhare – V.C. nominee
- Dr. R.H Nagarkar -Supervisor
- Dr. M.R Pandey -Supervisor
- Dr. A.B. Dadhe -Supervisor
- Dr. R.T Sahu -Supervisor
- Dr. V.N Thangan -Supervisor
- Dr. N. Z Hirani -Convenor, Place of Higher Learning and Research
- Dr. S.S Gadekar -Member, RAC
Research Methodology Workshop
Three day workshop on ‘Research Methodology’ was organized recently for enrolled research scholars as per the following schedule:
| Sr. No | Title | Date | Time |
| 1 | Information about Pre-submission viva by Dr. M.R Pandey | 18th Dec 2021 | 11.30 -12.15 pm |
| 2 | Lecture on ‘Use of Citation Software’ By Prof Akash S Jain | 18th Dec 2021 | 12.15- 1.30 pm |
| 3 | Lecture on ‘Nuances of Thesis writing’ by Dr. Afsar Sheikh | 20th Dec 2021 | 1.30- 3 pm |
| 4 | Lecture on ‘ Plagiarism: Bane of Research’ by Dr. Nusrat Z Hirani | 21st Dec 2021 | 11.30- 12.15pm |
| 5 | Lecture on ‘Writing research articles’ by Dr. A. B Dadhe | 21st Dec 2021 | 12.15- 1.30 pm |
