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Dr. Prashant Kumar Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Mahindra University, holding a Ph.D. in Finance from IIT Delhi and an MBA from BIT Mesra, with prior academic roles at ISB Hyderabad, PSIT Kanpur, and PIBM Pune. He has published in ABDC- and Scopus-indexed journals on topics such as corporate governance and asset quality in banks and microfinance and poverty in South Asia, with best paper awards and selections at prestigious doctoral colloquia. His current research interests include asset quality in banks, fintech, digital currency, and digital payments, while his broader profile reflects strong engagement in sports and Art of Living training and outreach.
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Prashant Kumar Gupta
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Prashant Kumar Gupta holds a Ph.D. in finance from IIT Delhi (2022) and has pursued his MBA from BIT Mesra. Professionally, he was associated with ISB, Hyderabad, in the capacity of an academic associate (2017). He also headed the academic team at PIBM Pune, ranked amongst the top-10 upcoming B-Schools in India by Forbes (2016).
He has published in journals indexed with ABDC and Scopus. The papers can be accessed at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prashant-Gupta-69. He also presented papers at two international conferences and won the best paper award at his first conference presentation. His research has also been selected amongst the ten articles for presentation in the finance track at IIM Vishakhapatnam’s first doctoral colloquium.
As a member of the CBSE Jharkhand state school basketball team, he won the national level tournament- MHRAT. As a trainer of Art of Living since 2011, he has organised and taught various Art of Living programs at educational institutions like IIT Delhi, IIT Patna, IIT Dhanbad, IIM Ranchi, NUSRL Ranchi and BIT Mesra. He has also introduced spirituality, meditation and yoga to prisoners of Tihar and Hotwar jails.
- Ph.D in Finance from IIT Delhi (Finance, Dept. of Management) [2017 – 2022]
- MBA (Finance and Marketing) from BIT Mesra [2011 – 2013]
- B.Com (Accounts Hons.) from St. Xaviers, Ranchi [2008 – 2011]
- Intermediate from DAV Hehal, Ranchi (CBSE) [2008]
- Matriculation from St. Anthonys School, Ranchi (ICSE) [2006]
- Gupta, P.K. and Sharma, S. (2023), “Role of corporate governance in asset quality of banks: comparison between government-owned and private banks”, Managerial Finance, Vol. 49 No. 4, pp. 724-740. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-04-2022-0165
- Gupta, P.K. and Sharma, S. (2022), “Corporate governance determinants of asset quality in an emerging economy: evidence from Indian banks”, Journal of Advances in Management Research, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 560-577. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAMR-05-2021-0182.
- Gupta, P.K.and Sharma, S. (2021), “Literature review on effect of microfinance institutions on poverty in South Asian countries and their sustainability”, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-07-2020-0861 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-07-2020-0861/full/html
- Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad [July 2022 – Current]
- Academic Associate, ISB Hyderabad [March 2017 – July 2017]
- Assistant Professor, PSIT Kanpur [November 2016 – February 2017]
- Assistant Professor & Batch Incharge, PIBM Pune [July 2013 – November 2016]
Current research interests are asset quality in banks, fintech, Digital Currency, and Digital Payments
