M.Com. (Berhampur University -1984),

NET (UGC - 1986),

M.Phil.  in Commerce (Berhampur University - 1988),

DBF (ICFAI-2000),

Ph.D. (Gauhati University- 2011).

Teaching Experience:

Administrative Positions

Conferences / Seminars /Refresher Courses/ Symposia participated and Attended:

International Level Conferences Attended:

1. International Webinar on COVID-19: Lives & Livelihood, Organised by KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar on 5th & 6th May, 2020. (Resource Person/Key Note Speaker).
2. 72nd All India Commerce Conference, 22-24 December, 2019. (As rapporteur in Technical Session)
3. 40th All Orissa Commerce Conference, 20-21 December, 2019 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (As Co-chairperson).
4.  2nd Annual Conference on Banking & Finance 2018-Towards a Sustainable Financial System, 24-25 August, 2018.
5. International Conference on Decent Work and Sustainable Development along Rural-Urban Gradients, 19-20 Feb. 2016,Sponsored By  TISS, and International Centre for Development and Decent Work (Germany), TISS, Guwahati.
6. IX International Conference on Finance and Business Management, July 11-12, 2014, Organised by Ranchi University and STMP at Ranchi University.
7. National level Conferences: Eight
8. Seminars and Workshops:  Fourteen
9. Orientation programme  and Refresher Courses of ASC/HRDC/ Attended as resource Person: 25
10. NET Evaluation Workshop: Three Times
11. UGC Panel member for Workshop on Revision of NET Syllabus: Once
12. Short-term Courses and Refresher Courses attended as participant: Eight

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Papers Presented in Conferences during 2013-18.

1.  "Feasibility of Tea Futures in India", in 2nd Annual Conference on Banking and Finance: Towards a Sustainable Financial System"  held at International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha during 24-25, Aug. 2018.
2. “Performance of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Uplifting the Livelihood security of Rural People: A Study on Sonitpur District of Assam”, in 2^nd NEICMA National Conference on Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Emerging Dimensions, held at at Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, during 10-11 Nov. 2017.
3. “Examining the Role of MGNREGA in Creation of Decent Job and Better Living Condition”, in International Conference on Decent Work and Sustainable Development along Rural-Urban Gradients, held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati during 19-20 February, 2016.
4. “A Study on Risk Profile, Perception and Risk-Coping Behaviour of Rural Poor in Assam”, in the 68^th All India Commerce Conference- 2015, held at Hazaribagh during 6-8, November, 2015.
5.  “Corporate Social responsibility and Sustainability: A Case of Tea Manufacturing Enterprises in Assam”, in the 67^th All India Commerce Conference-2014 held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar during 27-29, December 2014.   
6. “Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Retail Sector: Opportunities and Challenges”, in the IX International Conference on Finance and Business management(ICFBM-14), held at Ranchi University, Ranchi during 11-12 July, 2014.
7. “Resource Mobilization for the Aam Admi through Microfinance and the Sustainability Question” in the 66^th All India Commerce Conference-2013, held at Bangalore University, Bangalore during 5-7, December 2013.
   

RESEARCH PAPERS/ARTICLES:

1. Sanjib Das & Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, The Big Three of Financial Literacy: Analyzing its Influences on Financial Well-being, FWU Journal of Social Sciences, Summer 2023, Vol. 17, No.2, pp.1-23, Scopus & ESCI(WOS) DOI: http://doi.org/10.51709/19951272/Summer2023/1

2. Rajat Bhattacharjee and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Is Seasonality A Factor for Introduction of Tea Futures in India,  Aitihya-The Heritage, Vol. XIII, Issue-2, 2022, pp. 20-32, UGC CARE Listed, ISSN: 2229-5399.

3. Rajat Bhattacharjee and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Is Homogeneity a Hurdle for Introducing Tea Futures in India?, The Orissa Journal of Commerce, Vol. 41, Issue No. 2 (April-June 2020), pp.98-111, UGC-CARE Listed, ISSN: 09748482.

4. Rajat Bhattacharjee and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Examining the Feasibility of Tea Futures in India, Space and Culture India, Vol. 8, Issue No. 1 (June 2020), pp. 154-163, Scopus Indexed and UGC Care Listed, ISSN: 205208396 (Online), https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v8i1.645

5. Rajat Bhattacharjee and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Commodity Derivatives Market: A Literature Review, Ethnography of Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability, ed. S.K. Baral & D.M. Mahapatra, Kunal Books, 2020, New Delhi, pp. 277-302, ISBN:9789389224641.

6. Sanjib Das and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Financial Literacy and its Dimensions: An Empirical Study in Assam, The Orissa Journal of Commerce, Vol. 40, Issue No. 3 (July-Sept. 2019), pp.51-60, UGC-CARE Listed, ISSN: 09748482.

7. Rajat Bhattacharjee and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Does Government Interference Pose A Threat to The Introduction of Tea Futures: A Case of India, The Journal of Business Management Commerce & Research (JBMCR), Vol. 6, Issue No 4 (March 2019), pp. 1-11, Peer Reviewed Journal, ISSN 2319-250X.

8. Suchismita Paul and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, An Analytical Study on the working of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) in Sonitpur District of Assam, Journal of North East Research, Vol. 1, Issue 6, April 2018, pp. 279-288,(ISSN:2321-0583, UGC Approved Journal : 62645, PIF: 3.545, Indexed in 120R & Cosmos).

9. Suchismita Paul and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Performance of Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGs) in uplifting the Livelihood Security of Rural People: A Study on the Sonitpur District of Assam, National Conference on Sustainable Rural Livelihood: Emerging Dimensions (10-11 November 2017), ed: Jena, S., Excel India Publishers, 2017, pp. 169-181.

10. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Sanjib Das, Measurement of Financial Literacy: A Sample Study among the People of Kamrup (M) District- Assam, EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review, Vol. 5, Issue-7, 2017, pp.118-123. UGC approved Journal.

11. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Examining the Role of MGNREGA in Creation of Job and Better Living Condition: A Study on the North East India, Global Journal of Multi Disciplinary Studies, Vol. 6, No. 7, 2017, pp. 121-130, UGC Approved Journal.

12. Mrinal Ghosh and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Evaluating the Impact of Microfinance on Poverty through the lens of Consumption Behavior, GU Journal of Commerce, Vol. XIX, 2015-16, pp.58-69, ISSN: 0971-4715, UGC Approved Journal.

13. Gaurav Dutta and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Extending Social Protection through Microinsurance: A Study in the Indian Context, Northeast Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015, pp. 17-32, (ISSN: 2349-3089).

14. Gaurav Dutta and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Risk Management Pattern and Microinsurance Awareness of Rural Poor in Assam, FMU Journal of Management, Vol. III, Issue 1, 2015, pp. 33-39, (ISSN: 2320-8899).

15. Mrinal Ghosh and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Reducing Social Inequality: The Role of Microfinance, Intercontinental Journal of Finance Research Review, Vol. 3, No 12, 2015, pp. 84-93, (ISSN: 2347-1654-Print, 2321-0354-Online).

16. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Ethical Dimensions of Accounting: A Case of Indian Banks, G.U. Journal of Commerce, Vol. XVIII, 2014, pp.70-76, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

17. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Foreign Direct Investment in India’s Retail Sector: Opportunities and Challenges, Changing Finance and Economic Perspectives, ed. Adigal V S and Mukund C Mehta, 2014, Bharti Publications, New Delhi, pp. 279-286, (ISBN: 978-93-81212-79-0).

18. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Dipankar Malakar, Microfinance through SHG-Bank Linkage Programme and its Sustainability, IFRSA Business Review, Vol. 4, Issue 1, March 2014, pp. 95-99, (ISSN: E-2249-5444, Print-2249-8168).

19. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Asymmetrical Development of Banking in India: A Case of North Eastern Region, Development Dynamics, ed. Behera, M. C. et al., DVS Publishers, Guwahati, 2012, pp.227-236, (ISBN: 987-81-86307-50-2).

20. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Profit Performance of Indian Commercial Banks in the Post-reform Period: Has it Improved, International Journal of Financial Management, Vol. 1, Issue:4, October, 2011, pp. 71-83,(ISSN: 2229-5682).

21. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Devdas Bhorali, A Review of Literature on Bank Efficiency and  Use of Data Envelopment Analysis, G.U.Journal of Commerce, Vol XI, 2010, pp.64-72, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

22. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Commerce Education and Employment, Commerce Education in Assam, ed. Deka, H., K C Das Commerce College, Guwahati, 2009, pp. 139-149.

23. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Restructuring of Regional Rural Banks - Problems and Prospects, G.U.Journal of Commerce, Vol. XIV., 2006, pp.91-96, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

24. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Nayan Barua, Geographical Indication and Knowledge Infrastructure, Development Agenda of Third World Countries Under the WTO Regime, (Vol.2), ed. Stephen Analil, Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2005, pp.641-49,(ISBN: 81-86771-70-0)

25. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Regional Disparity in Development: A Study of Public Sector Banks in Assam, G.U. Journal of Commerce, Vol. VIII & IX, 2000-01, pp.1-5, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

26. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Nayan Barua, Transparency in Corporate Financial Reporting: A Comparative Study, Corporate Accounting and Financial Analysis, ed. Pramanik, A K and Gurusamy, S., Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, 2000, pp.26-35, (ISBN: 81-7391-300-5).

27. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Credit Rating in Emerging Financial Market: Role and Significance, G.U. Journal of Commerce, Vol.VII, 1999, pp.42-49, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

28. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Computation of Net Asset Value of Mutual Fund: An Accounting Perspective, Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Auditing, ed. Das, N C, Arihant Publishing House, Jaipur, 1998, pp.211-220, (ISBN: 81-7230-134-0).

29. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, Productivity in Banks: The Problems of Measurement, G. U. Journal of Commerce, Vol. VI, 1997-98, pp.139-146, (ISSN: 0971-4715).

30. A J Chodhury, Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Nayan Barua, Strategy for Development of Power Sector in North Eastern Region: The Role of Assam State Electricity Board, Infrastructure Development for Industries, ed. Rehman, A R M, Dibrugarh University, 1998, pp.29-43.

31. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and Nayan Barua, Mutual Funds in Indian Capital Market: Performance and Prospects, Indian Commerce Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996, pp.39-44.

32. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra and G S Panda, Profitability in a Public Sector Bank, The Orissa Journal of Commerce, Vol. XVI, No. 1987, pp.29-34.

BOOKS/EDITED VOLUMES:

1. Santosh Kumar Mahapatra, A Text Book of Business Organization, Global Publishing House (India), 2014, (ISBN: 978-93-81563-30-4), (Author).

2. H C Gautam and Santosh Kumar Mahapatra (ed.), Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Sector, Department of Commerce, Gauhati University, 2014, (ISBN: 9788192949109), (Co-editor).

Area of Specialisation:

Finance, Banking and Research Methodology.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations:

1. Life Member of All India Commerce Association

2.Life Member of Orissa Commerce Association

3. Life Member of North East Commerce and management Association

4. Fellow of Orissa Commerce Association.

Research Guidance and Supervision:

1. Number of Scholars Awarded with Ph.D.: Four

2. Number of Scholars Continuing Ph.D. : Five

3. Number of Scholars Awarded with M.Phil.: One