Dr. Vinay Khandelwal
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, ICFAI Business School, ICFAI University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
IMPARC ID: IMP-MM-FIN-RJ-IND-2026-2198
Profile Summary
Dr. Vinay Khandelwal is an academic professional specializing in Finance, Econometrics, and Analytics with over six years of full-time academic and research experience. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Finance at ICFAI Business School, ICFAI University Jaipur, and is also associated as Adjunct Faculty with the University of Stirling (RAK Campus) and Eaton Business School, Sharjah. His teaching interests include corporate finance, financial derivatives, investment analysis, portfolio management, and analytics tools such as Excel, PowerBI, R, and Python for finance. Dr. Khandelwal has extensive experience in empirical and management research, conference coordination, and academic teaching in AACSB-aligned institutions. He has led funded research projects, published extensively in ABDC and Scopus-indexed journals, and actively contributes to sustainability, ESG, and emerging technology research domains.
Subject Matter Expertise
Business, Finance, Economics, & Law →
– Finance
– Investment Management
– Financial Economics
STEM
– Data Science
– Data Analysis
– Investment Management
– Financial Economics
STEM
– Data Science
– Data Analysis
Mentorship Offered
Research
– Scientific and Technical Research
– Systematic Literature Review
Data & AI
– Statistical Analysis
Training & Instruction
– Skills Training
– Scientific and Technical Research
– Systematic Literature Review
Data & AI
– Statistical Analysis
Training & Instruction
– Skills Training
Work Experience Summary
Dr. Vinay Khandelwal has held multiple academic roles across Indian and international institutions, contributing to teaching, research, accreditation processes, and conference management. His experience includes full-time assistant professorships, adjunct faculty appointments, visiting faculty roles, and full-time doctoral research. He has coordinated international conferences, supervised postgraduate and doctoral scholars, and established institutional initiatives related to business sustainability.
Institution Name: ICFAI Business School, ICFAI University Jaipur, India
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Finance
Description: Teaching financial management and advanced finance courses; established the Centre for Business Sustainability; served as Faculty Coordinator for the Money Matrix (Finance) Club.
Duration: June 2024 – Present
Institution Name: University of Stirling, RAK Campus, UAE
Job Title: Adjunct Faculty
Description: Module coordinator for finance and analytics courses; supervised master’s theses.
Duration: January 2022 – Present
Institution Name: Institute of Business Management, GLA University, Mathura, India
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Description: Taught finance, analytics, and valuation courses; served as Assurance of Learning Coordinator; supported AACSB accreditation processes.
Duration: May 2023 – June 2024
Institution Name: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Senior Research Scholar (Full-Time)
Description: Conducted doctoral research; coordinated international conferences and faculty development programmes.
Duration: July 2020 – April 2023
Institution Name: Eaton Business School, Sharjah, UAE
Job Title: Adjunct Faculty
Description: Teaching analytics, accounting, finance, and blockchain modules; supervising DBA scholars.
Duration: April 2025 – Present
Institution Name: Taxila Business School, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Visiting Faculty
Description: Delivered postgraduate modules in finance and analytics.
Duration: October 2024 – December 2024
Institution Name: Sunstone Eduversity – JECRC University & Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Visiting Faculty
Description: Conducted MBA classroom sessions in analytics and marketing analytics.
Duration: August 2022 – April 2023
Institution Name: International School of Informatics & Management, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Part-Time Assistant Professor
Description: Taught financial systems and global financial markets.
Duration: September 2022 – January 2023
Institution Name: Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, India
Job Title: Visiting Lecturer
Description: Delivered invited lectures on stochastic finance.
Duration: July 2022 – August 2022
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Finance
Description: Teaching financial management and advanced finance courses; established the Centre for Business Sustainability; served as Faculty Coordinator for the Money Matrix (Finance) Club.
Duration: June 2024 – Present
Institution Name: University of Stirling, RAK Campus, UAE
Job Title: Adjunct Faculty
Description: Module coordinator for finance and analytics courses; supervised master’s theses.
Duration: January 2022 – Present
Institution Name: Institute of Business Management, GLA University, Mathura, India
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Description: Taught finance, analytics, and valuation courses; served as Assurance of Learning Coordinator; supported AACSB accreditation processes.
Duration: May 2023 – June 2024
Institution Name: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Senior Research Scholar (Full-Time)
Description: Conducted doctoral research; coordinated international conferences and faculty development programmes.
Duration: July 2020 – April 2023
Institution Name: Eaton Business School, Sharjah, UAE
Job Title: Adjunct Faculty
Description: Teaching analytics, accounting, finance, and blockchain modules; supervising DBA scholars.
Duration: April 2025 – Present
Institution Name: Taxila Business School, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Visiting Faculty
Description: Delivered postgraduate modules in finance and analytics.
Duration: October 2024 – December 2024
Institution Name: Sunstone Eduversity – JECRC University & Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Visiting Faculty
Description: Conducted MBA classroom sessions in analytics and marketing analytics.
Duration: August 2022 – April 2023
Institution Name: International School of Informatics & Management, Jaipur, India
Job Title: Part-Time Assistant Professor
Description: Taught financial systems and global financial markets.
Duration: September 2022 – January 2023
Institution Name: Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, India
Job Title: Visiting Lecturer
Description: Delivered invited lectures on stochastic finance.
Duration: July 2022 – August 2022
Educational Summary
Dr. Vinay Khandelwal holds a doctoral-level qualification in finance along with postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in commerce, finance, and statistics, supported by school-level education under the CBSE board.
Institution Name: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Degree Title: FPM (Finance)
Field / Description: Study of Asset Pricing Models in the Indian Capital Market
Duration: 2023
Institution Name: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Degree Title: PGDM
Field / Description: Finance and Marketing
Duration: 2019
Institution Name: University of Rajasthan, India
Degree Title: B.Com (Hons)
Field / Description: Accountancy and Business Statistics
Duration: 2017
Institution Name: Seedling Modern High School (CBSE)
Degree Title: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Field / Description: School Education
Duration: 2014
Institution Name: Seedling Modern High School (CBSE)
Degree Title: Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Field / Description: School Education
Duration: 2012
Degree Title: FPM (Finance)
Field / Description: Study of Asset Pricing Models in the Indian Capital Market
Duration: 2023
Institution Name: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Degree Title: PGDM
Field / Description: Finance and Marketing
Duration: 2019
Institution Name: University of Rajasthan, India
Degree Title: B.Com (Hons)
Field / Description: Accountancy and Business Statistics
Duration: 2017
Institution Name: Seedling Modern High School (CBSE)
Degree Title: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Field / Description: School Education
Duration: 2014
Institution Name: Seedling Modern High School (CBSE)
Degree Title: Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Field / Description: School Education
Duration: 2012
Awards & Recognition
Funded Projects
Title: Transforming Banking: The Impact of the Metaverse on Future Financial Services – A Journey towards a Developed India
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Scheme: Vision Viksit Bharat@2047 Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Grant Amount: INR 15,00,000
Title: Transforming Banking: The Impact of the Metaverse on Future Financial Services – A Journey towards a Developed India
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
Scheme: Vision Viksit Bharat@2047 Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Grant Amount: INR 15,00,000
Publication Summary
Title: Harnessing AI–Metaverse Synergies for Smart Sustainability: A Knowledge Management Perspective on Immersion, Ethics, and Decentralization
Journal: Technology in Society
Indexing: Scopus (Q1), WoS–SSCI | Impact Factor: 12.5
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X26000230
Year: 2026
Title: A Systematic Review of Paradoxes Linked with Digital Transformation of Business
Journal: Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Emerald
Indexing: ABDC–A, Scopus (Q1), WoS–SSCI | Impact Factor: 6.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-07-2023-0397
Year: 2024
Title: A Decade of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Review
Journal: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, SAGE
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 1.4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906241299589
Year: 2024
Title: Understanding the Underlying Knowledge Structure in Business Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability Research
Journal: International Review of Management and Marketing
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/irmm.17557
Year: 2025
Title: How to Cook a Meme: Exploring Content Strategies in Brand and User-Generated Memes on Instagram
Journal: Cogent Business & Management, Cogent OA
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 3.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2366001
Year: 2024
Title: Exploring the Nexus of Infrastructure, Finance, and Economic Growth in SAARC Nations
Journal: Problems and Perspectives in Management, Business Perspectives
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | CiteScore: 2.2
Status: Accepted
Year: 2024
Title: Underpricing during the Pandemic: Evidence from Indian IPOs
Journal: International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
Status: Accepted
Year: 2024
Title: ESG Disclosure & Firm Performance – An Asset Pricing Approach
Journal: Risks, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 2.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11060112
Year: 2023
Title: Examining the Impact of Agency Issues on Corporate Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis
Journal: Journal of Risk & Financial Management, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16120497
Year: 2023
Title: Impact Investing in Action: A Framework for Sustainability
Journal: International Journal of Management and Sustainability, Conscientia Beam
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18488/11.v12i2.3353
Year: 2023
Title: Economic Value Added Research: Mapping Thematic Structure and Research Trends
Journal: Risks, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 2.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11010009
Year: 2023
Title: Is There a Beta Anomaly? Evidence from India
Journal: Annals of Financial Economics, World Scientific
Indexing: Scopus (Q3) | Impact Factor: 1.12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010495222500208
Year: 2022
Title: Testing the Efficiency of the Treynor–Black Model in the Post-Global Financial Crisis Era
Journal: Pacific Business Review International
Indexing: WoS–ESCI
Link: http://www.pbr.co.in/2022/2022_month/May/1.pdf
Year: 2022
Academic Events
Title: 10th International Conference on “Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 16–18 February 2023
Details: Coordinated 130+ research paper presentations across 20 technical sessions with participation from 80+ institutions.
Title: 9th International Conference on “Envisioning India’s Future: Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, Happiness and Wellbeing”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 17–19 February 2022
Details: Coordinated 90+ research paper presentations across 15 technical sessions with participation from 50+ institutions.
Title: 8th International Conference on “Envisioning Business for a Better Tomorrow”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 18–20 February 2021
Details: Coordinated 55+ research paper presentations across 12 technical sessions with participation from 30+ institutions.
Conference Presentations
Title: ESG Disclosure and Financial Performance: An Asset Pricing Approach
Presented At: 2nd International PRISM Conference
Organized By: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur, India
Date: November 2022
Title: IPO Underpricing during the Pandemic: Evidence from India
Presented At: 4th International Conference on Banking and Finance (ICBF)
Organized By: Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (IMI), India
Date: February 2022
Title: Testing the Efficiencies of the Treynor–Black Model in the Post-Financial Crisis Era
Presented At: 9th International Conference (Youth 2025 Series)
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Date: February 2022
Title: An Integrated AHP–TOPSIS Framework for Equity Portfolio Selection in the Indian Capital Market
Presented At: RACME Conference
Organized By: BKBIET, Pilani, India
Date: March 2021
Title: Determinants of Cryptocurrency Returns: A Review
Presented At: 8th International Conference (Youth 2025 Series)
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Date: February 2021
Journal: Technology in Society
Indexing: Scopus (Q1), WoS–SSCI | Impact Factor: 12.5
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X26000230
Year: 2026
Title: A Systematic Review of Paradoxes Linked with Digital Transformation of Business
Journal: Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Emerald
Indexing: ABDC–A, Scopus (Q1), WoS–SSCI | Impact Factor: 6.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-07-2023-0397
Year: 2024
Title: A Decade of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Review
Journal: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, SAGE
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 1.4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906241299589
Year: 2024
Title: Understanding the Underlying Knowledge Structure in Business Ethics, Governance, and Sustainability Research
Journal: International Review of Management and Marketing
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/irmm.17557
Year: 2025
Title: How to Cook a Meme: Exploring Content Strategies in Brand and User-Generated Memes on Instagram
Journal: Cogent Business & Management, Cogent OA
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 3.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2366001
Year: 2024
Title: Exploring the Nexus of Infrastructure, Finance, and Economic Growth in SAARC Nations
Journal: Problems and Perspectives in Management, Business Perspectives
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) | CiteScore: 2.2
Status: Accepted
Year: 2024
Title: Underpricing during the Pandemic: Evidence from Indian IPOs
Journal: International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
Status: Accepted
Year: 2024
Title: ESG Disclosure & Firm Performance – An Asset Pricing Approach
Journal: Risks, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 2.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11060112
Year: 2023
Title: Examining the Impact of Agency Issues on Corporate Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis
Journal: Journal of Risk & Financial Management, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16120497
Year: 2023
Title: Impact Investing in Action: A Framework for Sustainability
Journal: International Journal of Management and Sustainability, Conscientia Beam
Indexing: Scopus (Q3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18488/11.v12i2.3353
Year: 2023
Title: Economic Value Added Research: Mapping Thematic Structure and Research Trends
Journal: Risks, MDPI
Indexing: ABDC–B, Scopus (Q2) | Impact Factor: 2.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11010009
Year: 2023
Title: Is There a Beta Anomaly? Evidence from India
Journal: Annals of Financial Economics, World Scientific
Indexing: Scopus (Q3) | Impact Factor: 1.12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010495222500208
Year: 2022
Title: Testing the Efficiency of the Treynor–Black Model in the Post-Global Financial Crisis Era
Journal: Pacific Business Review International
Indexing: WoS–ESCI
Link: http://www.pbr.co.in/2022/2022_month/May/1.pdf
Year: 2022
Academic Events
Title: 10th International Conference on “Netritva 4.0: Leadership in the Era of Connection and Collaboration”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 16–18 February 2023
Details: Coordinated 130+ research paper presentations across 20 technical sessions with participation from 80+ institutions.
Title: 9th International Conference on “Envisioning India’s Future: Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, Happiness and Wellbeing”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 17–19 February 2022
Details: Coordinated 90+ research paper presentations across 15 technical sessions with participation from 50+ institutions.
Title: 8th International Conference on “Envisioning Business for a Better Tomorrow”
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India (with support of AMDISA)
Role: Conference Coordinator
Date: 18–20 February 2021
Details: Coordinated 55+ research paper presentations across 12 technical sessions with participation from 30+ institutions.
Conference Presentations
Title: ESG Disclosure and Financial Performance: An Asset Pricing Approach
Presented At: 2nd International PRISM Conference
Organized By: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur, India
Date: November 2022
Title: IPO Underpricing during the Pandemic: Evidence from India
Presented At: 4th International Conference on Banking and Finance (ICBF)
Organized By: Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (IMI), India
Date: February 2022
Title: Testing the Efficiencies of the Treynor–Black Model in the Post-Financial Crisis Era
Presented At: 9th International Conference (Youth 2025 Series)
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Date: February 2022
Title: An Integrated AHP–TOPSIS Framework for Equity Portfolio Selection in the Indian Capital Market
Presented At: RACME Conference
Organized By: BKBIET, Pilani, India
Date: March 2021
Title: Determinants of Cryptocurrency Returns: A Review
Presented At: 8th International Conference (Youth 2025 Series)
Organized By: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, India
Date: February 2021