Ritu Rana has been awarded the Post Doctoral Fellowship 2021-22 by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. She is currently working as ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow in Economics & Business Environment Area at Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu), Jammu and Kashmir. She has a unique blend of experience in Academia, Administration and Industry. She was awarded the 100% ICSSR Travel Grant for Attending Seminar/ Conference Abroad by the ICSSR, New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India for presenting a paper in an international conference technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society held in Bern, Switzerland. She has an interdisciplinary approach in research and has published her research work in refereed national and international journals, conferences and books. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, the area of Macroeconomics, International Trade/ Business, Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship. She has taken up several teaching assignments at Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Her interest in teaching is in the area of Finance, Economics and International Business. She has also served as a Member in various committees at National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NIT Hamirpur), H.P. while pursuing her Doctoral degree there. She has taken up various coordination assignments at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. She has attended the ISRO Academia Day 2018 held at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun organised by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). She has also worked with some internationally renowned business organisations (like IBM, Convergys and Reliance) in various capacities for several years where she was recognised for her performances.
- PhD, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Hamirpur, H.P.
- MBA (Finance and Marketing), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- B. Com. (Foreign Trade), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu), Jammu and Kashmir (Current)
- Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (Past)
- National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NIT Hamirpur), H.P. (Past)
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India (Past)
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2022). On CO2 emissions, trade and investments in India. Empirical Economics Letters, (ABDC), DOI : Accepted
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2020). Dynamic causality among FDI, economic growth and CO2 emissions in India: with open markets and technology gap. International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, 11(3), 15-31. (SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.4018/IJABIM.2020070102
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2019). Dynamic causality testing for EKC hypothesis, pollution haven hypothesis and international trade in India. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 28(3), 348-364. (ABDC,SCI/SSCI/ESCI,Scopus), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2018.1542451
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2019). Electricity generation and environment: the causal linkages prevailing in India. WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, 16, 54-59. (Scopus), DOI : https://www.wseas.org/multimedia/journals/economics/2019/a095107-723.php
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2019). International trade, foreign direct investment, economic growth and CO2 emissions: a study of India. Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 20(1), 73-82. (ABDC), DOI : https://doi.org/10.1504/IER.2019.10019705
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2018). On the causality between electricity generation, energy consumption, investment patterns and CO2 emissions in India. IEEEXplore: 2nd European Conference on Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS 2018) Conference Publishing Services (CPS), IEEE Power Electronics Society, (pp.71-75). Bern, Switzerland: IEEE: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8910023 and https://doi.org/10.1109/EECS.2018.00023
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2018). On the causality between FDI, international trade indicators, energy consumption and CO2 emissions in India. National Conference on Roadmap for Inclusive & Sustainable Economy (NCRISE 2018) NIT Hamirpur, H.P. Department of Management & Humanities:
- Rana, R. & Sharma, M. (2017). Foreign direct investment in India: a study of growth and instability in telecommunications sector. Sharma, M., Gupta, Y. and Sharma, A. (Eds.) Developments in Economics and Public Policy: National Conference on Management, Economics and Social Sciences (NCMESS 2017) NIT Hamirpur, H.P., (pp.176-187). Department of Management & Humanities: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Rana, R., Sharma, M. & Singh, A. (2021). Technology Gap: Information and Communication Technology Trade and Sustainability Issues in India, Handbook of Research on Developing Circular, Digital, and Green Economies in Asia (pp. 415-438 ). IGI Global, https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8678-5.ch021
- Rana, R., Sharma, M. & Danish, M. (2020). Examining Causal Linkages for Sustainable Development: A Literature Review, Eco-Friendly Energy Processes and Technologies for Achieving Sustainable Development (pp. 127-142 ). IGI Global, https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4915-5.ch007
- Sharma, M. & Rana, R. (2018). Foreign direct investment in India: a study of growth and instability in telecommunications sector, Developments in Economics and Public Policy (pp. 176-187 ). Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Taught a number of courses at Graduate and Post-Graduate Level at Central University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir:
- Financial Management & Retail Accounting
- Fundamentals in Accounting-I
- Sustainable Finance & Investments
- IT Applications in Banking
- Indian Financial System
- Attended International Workshop on Statistical Techniques and Data Analysis using STATA held during March 22-26, 2022 jointly organized by The School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) IIT Mandi, Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Govt. of India and Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH).
- Attended a course in Electronics Assembly Operator sponsored by WCD, Ministry of HRD, Govt. Of India, New Delhi.
- Awarded the ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellowship 2021-22 by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India pursuing at Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu).
- Awarded the 100% ICSSR Travel Grant for Attending Seminar/Conference Abroad by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India for presenting a paper in an international conference technically co-sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society in Bern, Switzerland.
- Recognised for scoring 95% on Communication Monitoring with 100% Accuracy by Convergys.
- Recognised for Enhancing Client Satisfaction through Relationship Management by Convergys.
- Recognised for Putting Best Efforts to make the Team at the Top by Convergys.
- Received Certificate of Excellence for the excellent performance by the team for the year 2006 from IBM.
- Certified for participating in Future CEO- 2005 Contest organized during 3rd National Conference "From Home to World: Workplace for Intellectual Indians (Challenges and Opportunities)" by MM Institute of Management, Mullana, Ambala.
- Received Certificate of Appreciation for participating in Talent Hunt at MM Institute of Management, Mullana, Ambala.
- Appreciated by MM Institute of Management, Mullana, Ambala for working in the Registration Unit during Zonal Youth Festival 2005.
- Achieved First Division in Hindi Subodh Pareeksha 1999, organized by Hindi Vikaas Sansthaan (Regd.), Saharanpur.
- Awarded as 'The Best Student of the School' in Class 6th.
- Served as a Member in the Departmental Post Graduate Committee (DPGC) for the Department of Management & Humanities, NIT Hamirpur for a period of 2 years.
- Served as a Member in the Hospitality & Accommodation Committee (for invited guests & speakers) during the National Conference on Roadmap for Inclusive & Sustainable Economy (NCRISE) held on 03- 04 Feb, 2018 at NIT Hamirpur.
- Served as a Member in the Hospitality & Accommodation Committee (for invited guests & speakers) during the National Conference on Management, Economics & Social Sciences (NCMESS) held on 14- 15 July, 2017 at NIT Hamirpur.