Prof. Sanjay Sehgal
M.Phil(Finance), Ph.D. (Finance)
Head of the Department


Prof Sanjay Sehgal is a Ph.D. Finance from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and has one Post Doctorial Research on 'Multi Factor Asset Pricing' from Department of Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics (U. K.). He has completed two major research projects on Mutual Funds Performance Evaluation and Asset Pricing. He has authored a book entitled 'Asset Pricing in Indian Stock Market' and has written about 30 research papers, which have been published in leading finance journals. He has made many presentations of his research papers in finance conferences in India and abroad. He has acted as a resource person for EDP Programme orgnised by Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCI), ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, PEC Limited, NIFM etc. His areas of specialisation are Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management and Financial Econometrics.

Prof. Muneesh Kumar
Ph.D. (International Business)

Prof. Muneesh is an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from University of Delhi. He has teaching and research experience of over two and a half decades. He has authored two books and edited one book. More than 25 of his articles have been published in journals of repute. A couple of his research papers have been awarded prizes for their outstanding contribution. He is presently supervising the research work of five Ph.D. students. More than 10 M.Phil. Dissertations have been completed under his supervision. He has presented papers at several national and international seminars/conferences. He was a visiting Fellow under the Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme during September-October 2001. His areas of special interest are: Financial Information Management and Management of Bank Funds. He has been a member of the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is on the editorial board of Perspectives in Management, an international journal.

Dr. V. K. Vasal
Ph.D. (Accounting)


Dr. V. K. Vasal is a first rank holder in M.Com., and a Ph.D (Accounting) from University of Delhi . He has been actively associated in recent years with research in the area of corporate accounting and reporting practices. In his teaching and research career spanning over 25 years he has contributed more than 40 papers in reputed journals. He has made presentations at many national and international conferences. He has conducted workshops and delivered special lectures at various universities in Canada, Continental Europe, the UK and the US. He has the distinction of winning the inaugural 'Young Researchers' Gold Medal' and four 'Best Conference Paper' awards of the Indian Accounting Association. He has been a visiting research scholar at the University of Kansas under the CIBER program of the US Federal Government since 2001. He has also acted as a resource person in EDP/MDP conducted by the Government of India, leading professional bodies, and companies such as BHEL, DPE, ICAI, ICWAI, Indian Oil, IFFCO, Maruti, NIFM, ONGC and Samtel Group. His areas of special interest are Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting. Currently, he is also Director, Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Delhi, South Campus.

Dr. Nidhi Jain
M.Phil. (Marketing), Ph.D.(Finance)


Dr. Nidhi Jain is a cross functional specialist. A gold medalist from Delhi University and a Doctorate from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS, D.U), she has post graduate teaching experience of seventeen years. She has authored a book entitled 'Restructuring Indian Financial System'. Several of her papers have been published in leading national journals. She has completed a UGC sponsored major research project on ''Developing MIS for Foreign Exchange Exposure Management' and a UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on 'International Financial Flows'. Her areas of teaching include Services Marketing, Business and Corporate Laws and Management Accounting. Her focal areas of research currently is Service Quality in Cross Cultural Setting.

Dr. Amitabh Gupta
M.Com, M.Phil, MFC, Ph.D (Finance)

Dr. Amitabh Gupta is an M.Com, M.Phil, MFC and Ph.D from University of Delhi. He has the distinction of standing first in M.Com at South Campus and securing 3rd position in MFC. He has over 18 years of teaching and research experience. He also has rich experience of working in the Financial Services Industry which includes Equity Research, Investments and Mutual Funds. He has authored a book entitled 'Mutual Funds in India: A study of Investment Management' and co-edited a book entitled 'Indian Capital Market: An Empirical Study'. He has published around two dozen research papers and has presented papers at domestic as well as international conferences. He was a Research Fellow at the Maison des Science de I' Homme, Paris 2003. His areas of research include Mutual Funds, Capital Markets and Stock Market Efficiency.