Designation: Assistant Professor Extn: 321 Email: bp.sankar@bgu.ac.in Area: Finance
Brief Profile
Dr. B P Bijay Sankar is currently working as Assistant Professor at Birla School of Commerce, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Prior to this, he worked as Assistant Professor in Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has also contributed towards teaching as Teaching Assistant during his PhD Program at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. Dr. Sankar’s teaching interests include Corporate Finance, Financial and Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Management, Corporate Restructuring and Business Research Methodology. He has done his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from School of Management, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela and Master of Commerce from Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India. His research work broadly focused on “Corporate Finance”. He is the receiver of Doctoral Scholar Award from Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Dr. Sankar has published several research articles in various reputed indexed national/international journals.
Educational Qualifications
PhD
In Management from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Research in the area of Corporate Finance
Masters
M.Com (Finance) from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Bachelors
B.Com (Accounting Hons.) from BJB Autonomous College, Utkal University, Bhuabaneswar
Professional Qualification
IPCC (gr-1), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), New Delhi
Technical Qualification
Information Technology Training (ITT) program from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bhubaneswar Branch in the year 2010.
Orientation program from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bhubaneswar branch in the year 2010.
Computer training course (100 hours) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Bhubaneswar branch in the year 2010.
Teaching and Research Interest
Teaching Interest:
Financial and Cost Accounting
Mergers and Acquisition
Financial Management
Business Research Methodology
Business Environment
Business Mathematics
Research Interest:
Mergers and Acquisition
Corporate Finance
Stock Market
Business Valuation
Research Experience
Full time PhD Scholar (July, 2014 – August, 2018): Title of the Thesis: Payment Methods and Shareholders Gains in Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Investigation into Indian Companies. Supervisor: Dr. N. M. Leepsa, Lecturer, Arizona State University at Lake Havasu City, Arizona – 86403, United States.
Project fellow (Field Assistant) (Nov, 2015 – March, 2016) Project: Impact assessment of CSR activities for Talcher and IB Coalfields of MCL. Principal investigator: Dr. Chandan Kumar Sahoo, Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Mentoring MBA final year students (finance area) in dissertation work at National Institute of Technology Rourkela. (2015-2018)
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor (2nd January, 2019 to till date): Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Assistant Professor (7th September, 2018 – 25th December, 2018): Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Teaching Assistant (July, 2014 – July 2018): School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India.
Private Tutor (July, 2012 – June, 2014): Institute of Commerce (Private coaching center), Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Publications in Journals/Conference Proceedings
Kaur P, Sankar B.P.B., Bhanawat H. (2020) Foreign Institutional Investor and Stock Market Volatility: Evidence from India. Test Engineering and Management. 84, 9574 – 9585. [SCOPUS]
Bhanawat H, Sankar B.P.B., and Pandey G (2020) Diversification of Agriculture and Impact on Farmers’ Income. Business Interventions for Effective Management of Technology and Innovation. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmaur India [Wiley]
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2019). Bank Mergers: Opportunity or Obstruction? An Indian Case Study. Singapore Management Journal, 8(1), 63-80.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2018). Payment Methods in Acquisitions: A Study on Short-Term Performance of Indian Acquiring Firms. Indian Journal of Research in Capital Markets, 5(2), 7-22. DOI: 10.17010//ijrcm/2018/v5/i2/130185
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2018). Payment Methods in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Theoretical Framework. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 8(1), 170-187. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v8i1.12354
Sankar, B. P. B., Dash, P., & Leepsa, N. M. (2018). Is Demonetisation a Bridge for Digital Financial Inclusion: An Extensive Survey. IIMS Journal of Management Science, 9(2), 93-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v8i1.12354
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2016). Choice of Payment Methods in Mergers and Acquisitions: Review and Reappraisal of Past Empirical Research in International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, 12th – 13th August 2016 at Chennai: Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Dash, P., & Sankar, B. P. B., (2017). ‘Corporate Restructuring through Spin-off: A Journey of Max Group towards Excellence’ in International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, 7th – 8th July 2017 at Kharagpur: Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2017). ‘Guidelines of New Companies Act 2013 and Their Effect on Merger & Acquisition in India’ in National Management Conclave on “Business, Innovation & Sustainability”, 7th – 8th January 2017 at Rourkela: School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2017). ‘A Critical Analysis of Union Budget 2017-18’ in the seminar on Union Budget 2017-18: Perception and Reality, 15th March 2017 at Rourkela: School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Pratihari, S. & Sankar, B. P. B., (2017). ‘Demonetization in the Fourth Pillar of Indian Democracy: A Content Analysis’ in the seminar on Demonetization: Personal Narratives and Political Motifs, 10th February 2017 at Rourkela: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Presented Paper in Conferences
International
Sankar, B. P. B., Bhanawat, H. & Dash, A.K. (2019) “Mega Merger Announcement in Banking Sector: An Analysis of Short-Term Performance” in International Conference on Global Trends in Business Practices and Management Education, 24th -25th January 2019 at Hotel The Crown, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Lavanya, S., Sharma, A.R. & Sankar, B. P. B. (2019) “Mega Merger of Banks: A Study of Customer Perspective” in International Conference on Global Trends in Business Practices and Management Education, 24th -25th January 2019 at Hotel The Crown, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2016). “Choice of Payment Methods in Mergers and Acquisitions: Review and Reappraisal of Past Empirical Research” in International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, 12th – 13th August 2016 at Chennai: Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Dash, P., & Sankar, B. P. B., (2017). “Corporate Restructuring through Spin-off: A Journey of Max Group towards Excellence” in International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, 7th – 8th July 2017 at Kharagpur: Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
National
Sankar, B. P. B. (2019). “Impact of M&A Announcement on Stock Returns of Acquirer: Listing Status of Target” in National Seminar on Indian Financial System: Strategic Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, 18th October 2019 at Birla Global University campus in Bhubaneswar.
Tasnim, S. & Sankar, B. P. B. ( 2019) “Corporate governance failure: A case study on IL&FS” in National Seminar on Economic Development: Rationality vs Populism, 09th -10th January 2019 at Birla Global University campus in Bhubaneswar.
Lavanya, S., Sharma, A.R. & Sankar, B. P. B. (2019) “Impact of deficit finance and Inflation on Indian Economy” in National Seminar on Economic Development: Rationality vs Populism, 09th -10th January 2019 at Birla Global University campus in Bhubaneswar.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2017). “Guidelines of New Companies Act 2013 and Their Effect on Merger & Acquisition in India” in National Management Conclave on “Business, Innovation & Sustainability”, 7th – 8th January 2017 at Rourkela: School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2017). “A Critical Analysis Union Budget 2017-18” in the seminar on Union Budget 2017-18: Perception and Reality, 15th March 2017 at Rourkela: School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Sankar, B. P. B. (2009). “Standard Costing: A Control Technique” in National Conference for CA Students in year 2009, at Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) Bhubaneswar Branch.
Poster Presentation
Sankar, B. P. B., & Leepsa, N. M. (2017). “Is Demonetization a Bridge for Digital Financial Inclusion: An Extensive Survey” in Fifth Pan IIM World Management Conference, 14th – 16th December 2017 at Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Campus.
Awards and Recognitions
Doctoral fellowship award from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
State level chess player award from All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA).
Chief prefect award from Vikram Sarabhai hall of residence, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Best student award for social work in the year of 2008 from BJB Autonomous College.
Seminar and Workshops Attended
ICSSR sponsored workshop on ‘Multivariate Data Analysis’, 08th – 09th November 2014, organised by Indian Institute for Production Management, Kansbahal, Rourkela.
‘Analytical Hierachy Process and Data Envelopment Analysis’, 18th March 2015, organised by School of Management, National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Banking: Emerging Trends & Challenges & Opportunities’, 29th, March, 2015, organised by Department of Commerce, Raveneshaw University, Cuttack.
‘Certificate Program on Research Methodology’, 29th – 30th June 2015, organised by Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar.
‘A four-Day Short Term Course on Fundamentals of Applied Econometrics Using Stata’, 28th September – 01th October 2015, organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
‘Intellectual property & Innovation Management in Knowledge Era’, 24th November 2015, organised by National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi.
‘5th Indian Finance Conference’, 16th December 2015 at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. 8. “A Four Day Short Term Course (STC) on Time Series Modelling and Forecasting: Using Eviews Package, 27th – 30th January 2016, organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
‘Financial Research Workshop’, 18th – 19th November 2016, organised by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
‘A Three-Day Short Term Course on Panel Data Analysis Using Stata’, 23th – 25th November 2016, organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
Author Workshop on ‘How to Write and Publish Scientific Articles and Manuscripts’, 7th March 2018, jointly organised by Springer Nature and National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
FDP Attended
‘Capacity Building Workshop for Faculty Member of Management and Social Sciences’, 17th – 29th February 2016, organized by School of Management and Humanities and Social Sciences department of National Institute of Technology Rourkela. (ICSSR Sponsored)
One Week Short Term Training Program on “Advance Technique in Research and Data Analytical Tools by using SPSS and Eviews” 23rd – 28th November, 2020, organized by Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, India. (AICTE Sponsored)
