Dr. Pragyan Parimita Sarangi has an accomplished academic and research experience of more than 17 years. She holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from Utkal University, Vani Vihar. She has a Ph.D. degree in Finance from Utkal University and her areas of interest include Security Analysis and Portfolio Management and Financial Derivatives. She has to her credit several research articles published in Journals of National and International repute. With her strong research acumen, she successfully coordinates the Research and Development cell of the institute. She also holds the position of IQAC coordinator and administers the institutional ranking activities. Presently, she is the Head of the IMBA program at Srusti Academy of Management. 

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What keeps you connected with the Education sector and how has your experience been so far with the institute?

I'm exceptionally energetic about showing students and exploring moving points and advancements. Additionally, working in the educational field affords me ample opportunities to continuously acquire new knowledge and keep up with the most recent changes. Furthermore, as a teacher I don't trust in passing the information however I have confidence in building areas of strength for a base. I'm continually connecting with youngsters half of my age, and even younger. Their youthful exuberance and innocence inspire me to prepare lectures that would be useful for them.

Being the Department Head of the institute, what are your roles and responsibilities towards the students?

As a Department Head, I accept that persistent development and advancement of showing teaching methods is the key to experiential learning. Furthermore, I keep myself refreshed with the most recent patterns and advancements of Finance and Economics, which at last aids me in the deliverability of the talks and upgradation of my courses. As a result, my primary responsibility is to improve and upgrade the knowledge of the students.

Which extracurricular activities are organized to enhance the skills of students?

Our Institute is aware that students' holistic development necessitates participation in extracurricular activities, as simply reading books for work will not prepare them for higher education. Also, for a similar explanation, under the Department of Finance, we sort out live exchanging meetings, studios on Sectoral Examination, we organize live trading sessions, and workshops on Sectoral Analysis, ESG, and MSME Funding. Also, we give accreditation seminars on Item Subordinates and arrange Pre-placement talks for the students to improve their industry preparation abilities.

What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

Each student is required to complete a summer internship for two months following semester 2. The summer project report is the assignment for them to complete. They have 2 projects in their last semester, one connecting with General Management, and another one on the specialization they have decided on finance, marketing, HR, or Operations. With our nearby relationship with 50+ ventures and because of the great wishes of our celebrated graduated students and visitor speakers, understudies get amazing chances to work on live projects. 

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What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course?

In Finance-Investment Banking, Risk Management, Equity Analysis, Wealth Management, PMS, working for Venture Capitalists, PE and Hedge Funds, Big Broking Houses, Depository Services, Banks, NBFCs and other financial intermediaries, Business Consultancy, Core Finance jobs, more and more opportunities in Mutual Funds as analysts and customer procurement and servicing and of course employment in startups. 

What do you see as the department’s greatest strengths and how can they be enhanced?

Our incredible assets are the student body of Finance and the capable course facilitators. By constantly interacting with and mentoring them, I can improve their competence by ensuring that they are focused on making the campus environment, even the virtual one, conducive to learning, networking, bonding, and developing strong ethical attitudes. Likewise reassuring a multi-disciplinary methodology so the understudy clubs of promoting, business, research, and so forth enhance the Financial keenness of understudies.

What would you like people to know about your institute that makes it different from others?

In addition to preparing students for the workforce, our college instills the highest social values and ethical principles in them. What's more, to accomplish this goal, we have teamed up with many presumed NGOs and Corporates to make accessible the best entry-level positions to understudies and this has been made compulsory in the educational program for Students to seek after these internships consistently.

What valuable advice would you like to give the students for they to have a prosperous career ahead?

My repetitive and constant advice to students is to rapidly adjust to the always-changing climate and potentially open doors to get by in this merciless cutthroat world. In the long run, straightforwardness and morals pay. Understand the compliance issues of your work profile and simultaneously be creative. Center around execution. Transparency, ethics, and diligence are the three fundamental components of success and happiness.