Faculty

Avagmah’s faculty pool consists of educators and Industry professionals with a wealth of academic and practical experience. All faculty members have been selected for their ability to work effectively with adult students, as well as for their academic qualifications and work experience.

Dr. A.M. Sherry
Dr. N.K. Dhooper
A.K. Biswas
Saroj Dutta
Prof. P.K. Lal
Prof. S.K. Sachdeva
Dr. R.K. Gupta
Mr. Pramod Kumar

Dr. A.M. Sherry Ph.D. Professor Information Technology

Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry is a Ph.D., M.Sc.(Gold Medalist), M.Tech.(Computer Science – IIT Kharagpur). He is a recipient of Anand Swarup Bhatnagar Gold Medal for securing highest marks in postgraduate examination. He is also a recipient of Brilliant Student Honor by Lions Club in the year 1987 and 1989. He has participated in various training programs organized by IIMs and IITs.

His Specialization is in the field of Computer Networks, inter-networking technologies and wireless communications. He has more than 15 years experience in teaching and research. He has delivered a large number of lectures as guest faculty at many universities and Institutes of repute. He is AACSB (The Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Accredited Faculty.

He has been the Chairman of Fellow Program in Management. Two candidates have already been awarded Ph.D degrees under his supervision and at present, he is supervising six candidates for the award of Ph.D. More than 100 postgraduate students have completed projects under his supervision. Dr. Sherry has published over 25 papers in international/national journals and conferences. He is an Information Technology Consultant of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (A Govt. of India Enterprise) and a Member of the Task Force for strengthening of Information Technology Application in Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Dr. N.K. Dhooper Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

Dr. N.K. Dhooper, M.A. (Economics), M.Com, L.L.B., D.L.L., C.M.P. (C.M.U., USA), Ph.D., having teaching experience of over three decades in University of Delhi and reputed Management Institutes. He was Founder Director of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Led Teams of Management Experts in 1991-92 on behalf of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India and AIMA to erstwhile Chechoslovakia Socialist Republic and Mongolia when they adopted market economy pattern of governance to impart managment inputs to their managers to make them compatible with the changed pattern of governance.

Was selected for prestigious CMP (College Management Program), 1996 by Carnegi Mellon University of USA out of thousands of Applicants from the whole globe.

Awarded with 'Gem of India Award' and '20th Century Excellence Award' at the hands of the then Union Minister of Planning and Planning and Program Implementation, Ms. Ratanmala D. Savanoor and Ex-Prime Minister of India, Mr. Chandra Shekhar for his contribution to the field of management education; Was also honoured as one of the Best Teachers by then Governor of UP, Mr. Vishnu Kant Shastri.

A.K. Biswas Senior Professor Marketing Management

A.K. Biswas is M.A. (Economics) Calcutta University, and M.A. (Management) from Leeds University, U.K. He has a wide experience in area of teaching, research and industry. His interest area includes Marketing Management, Business-to-Business Marketing and Service Marketing. He has worked on various managerial positions in several organizations such as SAIL, Canadian Crown Corporation, IDRC. Over his entire service, he had traveled to several countries including U.K., USA, Japan, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Nigeria.

Saroj Dutta Ph.D. Professor

Saroj Datta is a Mechanical Engineer from Jadavpur University and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IIM, Calcutta. He has over 25 years of industry experience and 10 years academic experience particularly in the area of marketing and execution of pollution control projects. He has worked for blue-chip multinationals and Indian companies such as Gibbs & Hills, ACC-Vikers-Babcock, Flakt India, GEC, India and Orient Paper& Industries. During the last decade he has been actively involved in teaching, consultancy and research in the area of Marketing Management. His present area of interest includes Consumer Behavior, Business Process Reengineering, Knowledge Management and Leadership. He has also authored a book called “Marketing Sense” and an eBook on Marketing Management for IMT’s eMBA program. He is the Head for IMT’s Eastern Regional Operation.

Prof. P.K. Lal Senior Professor HR

Professor P.K. Lal has taught at IMT, Ghaziabad, from November, 1996 to June, 2007. He has taught courses in Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, Strategic Leadership, Organisational Development, and Performance Management.

Before joining IMT, he was the Head-Human Resource at Telco, Jamshedpur; Ashok Leyland, Ennore; DCM-Toyota; Escorts Ltd.; and DCM-International for a total of 19 years.

Prof. Lal holds a Master’s Degree in Labour and Social Welfare. He stood first in the first class and was awarded a Gold Medal. Earlier, he was awarded M.M.R. Tripathi Prize for standing first in Language papers at Matriculation examination.

He has attended various training programs organized in India and abroad including workshops at Sterne School of Business, New York and Strathclyde University, Glasgow. He has been extensively trained in delivery of HR functions at Toyota Motor Company, Toyota City, Japan.

Prof. Lal has been a member of the Executive Committee of DMA, a member of National Committee on Industrial Relations, and Committee on Human Resource Management of CII. He was also the President of the U.P. chapter of HR committee of CII. He has lived in the U.S.A, Malaysia, and Japan and has visited France, Thailand and Hong Kong.

He has published in Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, and on literary topics in Kadambini, Nayee Dhara etc. He has been a Consultant with Indian Rayon. He has conducted more than 150 workshops, most of them back to back, for companies like New Holland, Eicher (R&D Division), Chambal Fertilizers, Shriram Pistons, NTPC, Motherson Sumi etc.

Prof. S.K. Sachdeva Professor Marketing Management

Prof. S.K. Sachdeva is a reputed Management Consultant in the areas of International Marketing, Operations Management and Total Quality Management. He is Lead Auditor for ISO 9000 standards. Presently he is professor in IMT-Centre for Distance Learning in Marketing and Operations Management.

He did his B.Tech., Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management and MBA from Delhi University and scored the top positions. Later he did diploma in Advance Training in Industrial Management from RVB, Delft, The Netherlands and M.Tech. from IIT Delhi. Having keen interest in International Trade, he did Certificate Course in Export Marketing from IIFT, New Delhi and Shipping Management Course from Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping, Bombay.

Prof. Sachdeva has vast and varied experience in Industry and Public Sector as well as in education and training. In 1960’s he worked as Deputy Director in Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. Later he worked as Manager (Planning & Research) and Regional Manager in Food Corporation of India. He has traveled extensively in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Italy in connection with understanding markets and product adaptation. He has delivered a large number of talks and organized training programs in the areas of Company Standardization, Total Quality Management, Technology Management, Materials Management, Quality Circles, Marketing, International Marketing and International Trade.

He has been teaching for over last 40 years in the areas of management, marketing, standardization and quality control management in the reputed Institutes and Universities in the country. He has contributed over 37 articles in various news papers and journals in the country and authored three books in the area of Quality Management and International Trade. He has also authored an eBook on Product & Brand Management for IMT’s e-MBA program.

Dr. R.K. Gupta Ph.D. Professor Information Technology

Dr. R.K. Gupta has 37 years of experience spanning across Research & Development, Training & Education, Managerial Administration, Project Planning & Co-ordination etc. in both corporate as well as academic Institutions in India and abroad.

Dr. Gupta completed his Post Graduation degree in Electronics Engineering in 1970 from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani. He researched in the area of semi-conductor transistors at Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani. Ministry of Education, Government of India selected him for Japanese Government Scholarship in 1972 based on his publication in Electronics Letter (UK). He completed his Doctor of Engineering Degree (D.Eng.) in 1976 from Tohoku University, Japan under Professor Jun-ichi Nishizawa, popularly known as “Father of semi conductor”.

After returning to India, he again joined CEERI for two years to continue his research. He then undertook teaching assignments at universities in Iraq and Nigeria for seven years. He has several publications in national and international journals (solid state Electronics, Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transaction on Electron devices etc.) to his credit. He returned to India in 1985.

He worked in corporate world for 5 years, where he provided training and education for various levels of management and technical cadre. In 1991 he joined Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad as professor in Computer Department. During his ten years at IMT, he held posts of Chairman PGDCA, Head of Computer Department and Controller of Examination.

Prior to joining at IMT-CDL he served as Director of Ideal Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad. He also served as professor in Computer Science and Engineering Departments with Dean (R&D) at Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad for a total of two years.

Mr. Pramod Kumar, PMP

Mr. Pramod Kumar has over 22 years of experience in the IT industry which includes more than 12 years in positions such as Vice President, Director, Project Manager and Technical Manager in USA and India. He is certified Project Management Professional – PMP® from PMI®, USA.

Pramod Kumar is currently involved in standard tools, techniques & methodology based technology & management consulting. His work focuses on increasing ROI by improving Project Management maturity and setting up PMO (Project Management Office). He has managed projects with large organizations like Madison Cable of Tyco Group, Manufacturing Services Limited, AmTech in USA and Tata Special Steel Limited, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation in India and his strong technical and organizational management skills are a great asset to customers and industry alike.

He has successfully implemented solutions in diverse technical and business environments with his strong experience of OOAD/UML, Web application development & deployment, ISO quality processes and skills of team management & client management. His functional experience includes CRM, Sales Force Automation, Business Process Automation, Inventory Management, Quotation & Sales Order Processing, Customer Service & support in industry verticals like Oil & Petroleum Gas, Cable & Wire, Hospital, Insurance, Retail Trading and Information Technology.

He is a life-member of Computer Society of India (CSI), member of Project Management Institute (PMI®), member of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™) and has published & presented paper on ‘Enhancing Project Management Competencies & Maturity’ in PMI Congress 2005. He is one among the first few consultants trained as lead assessor of ‘Organizational Project Management Maturity Model’ (OPM3) in India.