The inventors

Dr. Ashok Jhawar

Senior Professor and Head of Academics

Daly College of Business Management, Indore

An academic leader with 24 years of academic experience, including more than 15 years in institutional leadership as Principal, Head of Academics, Head of Department and Controller of Examinations. He has a proven record of leading a multidisciplinary institution across governance, quality assurance, academic policy development, faculty leadership and student outcomes.

A prolific research contributor, he has published 22 research papers, guided 10 doctoral scholars to the award of Ph.D., and holds a published patent. He is actively involved in journal editorial boards and university statutory bodies.

Teaching and research areas

Core leadership competencies

• Institutional Strategy and Governance
• Quality Assurance and Accreditation
• Multidisciplinary Institution Building
• Curriculum Design and Academic Innovation
• Faculty Leadership and Development
• Examination Governance and Regulatory Compliance
• Research Culture and Doctoral Mentorship
• Policy Drafting and Institutional Documentation
• Industry-Academia and Government Liaison
• Stakeholder and Board Engagement
• ERP Implementation and Digital Transformation
• Cross-Institutional Coordination

Dr. Sonali Jain

Associate Professor and Head, Department of Commerce

Atmiya University, Rajkot

An academic with more than 16 years of experience in teaching, research and academic leadership. She holds a Ph.D. in Commerce (Applied Economics) and specialises in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Statistics and Income Tax.

• 12 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in edited books, and papers presented at national and international conferences
• Recognised Ph.D. guide, with postgraduate research projects successfully guided
• Completed UGC-funded research and consultancy assignments
• Contributed to curriculum development, e-content creation under NEP 2020 and ICT-enabled teaching
• As Head of Department, introduced skill development programmes including CPBFI with Bajaj Finserv, Tally with GST, Advanced Excel and Digital Marketing, and played a key role in launching the B.Com programme with ACCA
• Resource person at academic programmes, and educator on YouTube, where she shares lectures and learning resources with students