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People : Dr. Priya Mahajan

Name: Dr. Priya Mahajan
Designation: Assistant Professor (AC)
School : School of Management Studies & Commerce, Commerce
Qualification: M.Com, M.Phil, Ph.D, U-SET, NET
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Email : [email protected]

Teaching Interest: Financial Markets and Institutions, Mutual Funds, Financial Services, Indian Economy, Banking sector
Research Interest: Index Funds and Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual funds, Primary Market Secondary Market

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

  1. Performance Evaluation of Indian Exchange Traded Funds (The Management Accountant) Vol. 48, Issue 9, Published on 9 Sept. 2013. ISSN 0972-3528
  2. Bank Exchange Traded Funds: A Relative Performance Evaluation (The Indian Journal of Commerce) Volume 66 Issue 4, Published on Oct – Dec 2013. ISSN :0019-512X
  3. Performance Comparison of Index Funds and ETFs in India ( The Indian Journal of Commerce )Vol. 67, Issue 3, Page No.21-34 July –September 2014 ISSN :0019-512X
  4. Growth of Mutual Fund Industry in India (Quest-The Journal of UGC-HRDC Nainital) Vol. 9, Issue 3, Page No. 216-217 Published on 2015. ISSN : 0974-5041
  5. Exploring the Potential of E-Commerce in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities for Commerce Education ( The IUP Journal of Information Technology) Published on Dec 2015 ISSN: 0973-2896
  6. Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Market and Gold Returns in India. (Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics),14(27), 29-46, Vol.14.27(2021): May ISSN: 1694-5948
  7. "Digital Payments and MSMEs: Assessing Potential and Impact" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 549-553, 2023.E-ISSN NO. 2853-5238
  8. "Covid-19 and Financial Health of Individuals: A Descriptive Study". International Journal of Financial Management, Vol.13, No.2, pp.28-39, 2023. ISSN NO. 2229-5682 ,E-ISSN: 2229-5690
  9. Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Stock Markets: A Descriptive Study. IRJMSH Vol 12 Issue 1 [Year 2021] ISSN 2277 – 9809 (0nline) 2348–9359 (Print)   DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
  10. A correlation study on selected macroeconomic indicators of selected Asian Countries. Gitam Journal of Management, Volume 19, issue 4 (Year 2021). 1.    ISSN 0972-740X
  11. Empowering Women through Gender Budgeting in India: Assessing Trends and Initiatives. Shodh Disha, UGC Approved Care Listed Journal. Shodh Ank 61/4 Jan-March 2023. ISSN 0975-735X
  12. Protecting Traditional Knowledge: The Role of International Organizations in Intellectual Property Rights. Indian Knowledge system and Contemporary Social Order. Indu Book Service Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 978-93-6729-086-6
  13. Safeguarding Heritage- Intellectual Property Protection for Traditional Knowledge. International Research Journal of Commerce, Arts and Science. CASIRJ , Volume-16, Issue-5 May,2025. ISSN 2319-9202(O)
  Paper Presentation and Resource Person
  • Presented paper on “Mergers and Acquisitions in Indian Banking sector” at Punjabi University, Patiala (10th- 11th Feb 2005)
  • Presented paper in National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Commerce Education in India at Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani. (20th -21st December 2014)
  • Resource Person in the three day training Programme (21st Feb. 2022 - 23rd Feb. 2022) organized for official of co-operatives Department and M-Pacs (Kumaun Region).
  • Presented paper in National Conference on "Traditional Knowledge: Intellectual Property Protection Perspectives"held on 24th and 25th December 2024 organized by Kumaun University, Nainital.
  • Presented paper in International Conference on Protecting Traditional Knowledge: The Role of International Organizations in Intellectual Property Rights held on April 4-5, 2025 organized by Maharaja Agrasen University, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University and Baba Mastnath University.
  • Guest Speaker in Awareness session on “Digital Payment Technologies and Cyber Security” held on 16th May, 2024 at KITM Degree College, Khatima.
  • Acted as an expert panelist in the admission process of the Two- Year Full-Time M.Sc Finance Programme 2021,Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai
   Seminar, Conferences, Workshops, FDP
  • Participated in the UGC- Sponsored Workshop on ‘Research Methodology for Ph.D / Post Doctoral Scholars/ TeachingFaculty’from15/10/2015to21/10/2015at Human Resource Development Centre, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
  • Co-organizing Secretary at National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Commerce Education in India CICI 2014 on 20th -21st December 2014 organized by Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani
  • Participated in 7 days National level workshop on “Research Methodology” from June 4-10, 2020 organized by Punjab Commerce and Management association in collaboration with Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines Ludhiana.
  • Attended 5 days online Faculty Development Program (FDP)on “Data Analytics using Appropriate Statistical Tools and Techniques” supported by TUHH, University of Hamburg, Germany from 26th to 30th June, 2020
  • Member of Review Committee of National Seminar on “Homestay Tourism & Sustainable Development in the Indian Himalayan Region: Prospects & Challenges” Organised by Faculty of Commerce, Kumaun University Nainital on 9th -10th October 2023.
  • Attended one week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Capacity Building Workshop on CO-PO Mapping and Attainment” organized by Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA) Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, held from 4th October 2023 to 11th October 2023.
  • Attended one week Faculty Development Programme on “Empowering research: Libraries and Advanced Tools for Research” from 24th-29th March 2025 organized Library Information Science, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani in collaboration with CIQA.
  • Attended one week faculty Development programme on “ Online Learning, MOOC’s and AI in ODL” from 14th July to 19th July 2025 organized by Directorate of Academics of Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani
   Funded Research Project  Co-coordinator in one year research project (14th July 2023- 14th July 2024) Titled Identifying Awareness and Factors for Adopting Digital Payment Technologies in the State of Uttarakhand: a Descriptive Study funded by USERC. Contribution in MOOC  
  1. Delivered 60 video lectures for Commerce Learners of Uttarakhand Open University on university’s official YouTube Channel “UOULIVE”.
  2. Served as a subject matter expert and delivered 4 lectures  course content in four quadrants ( 4 credit course)  for MOOC titled “Entrepreneurship Skills & Digital marketing Strategies” during the academic cycle January 2025 offered through SWAYAM Portal.
  3. Served as a Subject Matter Expert and delivered 4 lectures course content in four quadrants for the MOOC titled Micro Economics for Business, during the academic cycle January 2024, July 2024 and January 2025 offered through SWAYAM Portal.
  4. Served as a Subject Matter Expert and delivered 4 lectures course content in 4 credit course for MOOC titled “Fundamentals of Research and Data Analysis Techniques, for SWAYAMPRABHA Channel 14.
  5. Served as a subject matter expert and delivered 4 lectures course content in  4 credit course  titled “Introduction to Business Studies” for SWAYAMPRABHA Channel 14. The course is under the process of development.
  6. Served as a subject matter expert and delivered 5 lectures course content in 4 credit course for MOOC titled “Financial Literacy” for SWAYAMPRABHA Channel 14. The course is under the process of development.

       Certificate Course

  • Successfully completed Certificate course offered by IIMBx, an online learning initiative of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on Equity stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risk and Derivatives on 25 January 2019.
   
Title Language Audio file
साइबर अरेस्ट पर सुनें डा. अनुराग भट्ट को डा. प्रिया महाजन के साथ (यूओयू) Hindi
साइबर फ्रॉड से कैसे बचें - प्रिया महाजन व सोमेश पाठक Hindi
रूस यूक्रेन युद्व का भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था पर असर सुनें डा. प्रिया महाजन व सोमेश पाठक को Hindi
Ukraine War and Indian Economy Hindi

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