Puran Singh
Associate Professor
puran@iitmandi.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship
Dr. Puran Singh is an accomplished academic and researcher specializing in finance and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Management in IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, where he has been actively contributing to the field since 2015. His research in financial inclusion focuses on exploring business correspondent model of banking. He has completed an extensive study of business correspondents in Himachal Pradesh. His research in the area of entrepreneurship focuses on new venture creation dynamics, student entrepreneurship, and incubation ecosystem. He has developed and taught courses in the areas of finance, accounting and entrepreneurship at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.
- Financial Accounting
- Statistical Methods
- Organizational Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Essentials of Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- Financial Inclusion
- Entrepreneurship Practicum
- 2013, PhD, Finance, University Business School, PU Chandigarh
- 2008, MBA, Finance, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
- 2006, B.Com, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (Gold Medal)
- 2022 - Present, Associate Professor, School of Management, IIT Mandi
- 7 years, 2015 - 2022, Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi
- 1 year, 2014 - 2015, Assistant Professor, Finance, BITS-Pilani, KK Birla Campus, Goa
- 1 year, 2013 - 2014, Research Associate, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
- 1 year, 2012 - 2013, Academic Associate, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Books:
Journals:
- Gupta, S., & Singh, P. (Accepted) What drives activity of banking agents? Evidence from Rural India. World Development Perspectives. Elsevier.
- Gupta, S., & Singh, P. (In Press). Technology and financial inclusion : A study of technology's role in continuity of banking agents. In Technology and Policy: An intersection of ideas for public Policy. Routledge (Accepted).
- Singh, P. & Gupta, S. (2021). State of Agent Banking Himachal Pradesh. DIRI, ISB. https://diri.isb.edu/en/community/blog-grid/state-of-agent-banking-in-hpstate-of--agent-banking-in-himachal-.html
- Singh, P., & Ray, S. S. (2021). Arnetta technologies: minimum viable product. The CASE Journal. Emerald Publishing. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TCJ-08-2019-0076/full/html
- Singh, P. & Kaur, H. (2019). Zenatix: Discovering Market Fit. Ivey Publishing, 9B19A019, 11p. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=102444
- Singh, P., Vishwanathan, B. & Bang, Nupur, P. (2016). M Power Micro Finance: Early Battle for Survival, Ivey Publishing, 9B15M120, 10p. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=76011
- Singh, P., Bang, Nupur, P. & Chakrabarti, R. (2015). Prosharpe Wealth Management, ET Cases, 17p. http://www.etcases.com/prosharpe-wealth-management-financial-management.html
- Bang, Nupur, P., Singh, P. & Kuriyan, V (2014). India's Passion for Gold: Velvetcase, ISB Case Series, Harvard Business Publishing, ISB035-PDF-ENG, 18p. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ISB035-PDF-ENG?Ntt=&itemFindingMethod=Search
- Bang, Nupur, P., Singh, P. & Kuriyan, V. (2014). The Gold Story, ISB Case Series, Harvard Business Publishing, ISB037-PDF-ENG,8p. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ISB037-PDF-ENG?Ntt=&itemFindingMethod=Search
- Bang, Nupur, P., Singh, P. & Kuriyan, V. (2014). Gold as an asset class, ISB Case Series, Harvard Business Publishing, ISB038-PDF-ENG,12p. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ISB038-PDF-ENG?itemFindingMethod=Other
- Singh, P. , Bang, Nupur, P. Bhattacharjee, K. and Chakrabarti, R. (2013). Krishna Bhima Samruddhi Local Area Bank (KBSLAB): A Decade Review, ISB Case Series, Harvard Business Publishing, ISB018-PDF-ENG, 24p. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ISB018-PDF-ENG
- Singh, P., Bang, Nupur, P. Bhattacharjee, K. and Chakrabarti, R. (2013). A Note on Evolution and Growth of Microfinance, ISB Case Series, Harvard Business Publishing, ISB020-PDF-ENG, June 2013, 6p. http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam;jsessionid=082168063298CF6EE75482D40B43370D?E=4800851&R=ISB020-PDF-ENG&conversationId=408877
- Singh, P. and Singh, K. (2011). An Empirical Analysis of Disclosure and Performance of Indian Microfinance Institutions, Panjab University Research Journal, 38 (1&2), 107-122.
- Singh, P. (2011). Performance of Regulated Microfinance Institutions: Empirical Analysis of Indian Microfinance Industry. In Inclusive Growth and Microfinance Access, Proceedings of Conference on Inclusive Growth and Microfinance Access, Banaras Hindu University, Macmillan Publishers, New Delhi.
Book Chapters:
Master Programme:
PhD Programme:
- Sanal Gupta, working on Agent Banking in Himachal Pradesh
- Navdeep Kaur, working on Financial literacy in rural populace
- Suryani Sinha Ray, working on Product development dynamics of technology-based startups
- Dharmendra Yadav, working on Student Entrepreneurship
- Neha Jaswal, working on Incubator's role in bridging market separations for startups
- Lakhwinder Singh, working on Startup Mentoring Dynamics
- "Role of Aadhaar in improved last mile delivery of banking services?", DIRI, ISB, Hyderabad, 2018-20
- "Evaluation of BC Model of Banking: A case study in Himachal Pradesh", ICSSR, 2018-19
- "Financial Inclusion and Financial deepening through branch-less banking in Himachal Pradesh", IIT Mandi, 2016-18
- "Excellence in Teaching", Teaching Honors Award, 2017 & 2021, IIT Mandi
- "Significant and effective contribution in setting up Catalyst, IIT Mandi's TBI", Foundation Day Awards, Feb 24, 2018, IIT Mandi
- "IIM RAIPUR - ET CASES Award - For a Case Showcasing Futuristic and Progressive Idea", Global Summit on Management Cases, 2014
- “Excellent Contribution by an Academic Associate”, Annual Awards for 2012-13, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
- "Gold Medal", B. Com, 2006, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
- Member, Governing Body, Indian STEPS and Business Incubators' Association (ISBA), Dec 2022-Present
- Member, CII Northern Region Committee on Startup & Entrepreneurship for the year 2022-23, 2023-24
- Member, CII Startup Panel, Himachal Pradesh, 2022-Present
- Founding Member, Global Association of Financial and Entrepreneurial Research (GAFER), 2022-Present