Prof. Niranjan Rajpurohit
Assistant Professor – Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour
Prof. Rajpurohit is an MBA from IIT Roorkee and holds a University Gold Medal in B.E. (Hons.) - ECE from MBM University, Jodhpur. His doctoral thesis is on the applications of machine learning (artificial neural network) in deploying effective project teams in real time. He is a UGC NET qualified candidate in Management and has more than a decade long rich experience of working in industry and academia.
Prior to joining Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, he has worked at School of Business Management, NMIMS Indore for five years as assistant professor in the area of HR and OB. He had taught core and elective courses in the areas of HR, OB, Consulting, Indian Ethos and Business Ethics. He was also the Faculty In-charge for ‘We Care’ Civic Engagement Internship program and a mentor to student committees like Social Responsibility Club and HR Learning Centre. He received ‘InsideIIM's Professor of the Year’ recognition in 2020 and 2021, and cherishes it deeply.
During his six years’ stint at BHEL in Group-A executive cadre, he had handled entire gamut of HR, IR and CSR activities while working in different plants and offices across India. In his tenure as in-charge of New Initiatives Cell at Nagpur HQ, he was a Core Team Member for implementation of SAP-HR and PCMM. At Trichy plant, he was a member of the leadership team which had won the prestigious RASBIC award. He is trained in Labour Laws and IR by NIPM Kolkata and had troubleshot several IR issues at different project sites in Power Sector - Western Region.
He is a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner. He has conducted several training programs and competency assessments for middle and senior level corporate executives and other professionals. His Consultancy assignments, MDPs & Workshops span across some large organisations like - Indore Smart City, MPPKVVCL, ICSI Indore, CHRC, A-One Products, Treebo Daksh, etc. in the areas of HR Policy, PCMM, TNI and EI. He has also served as Subject Matter Expert for AICTE’s SLA project.
Area of Specialization
OB, MHR, Emotional Intelligence, International HRM, Compensation Management, Diversity and Inclusion.