Neeraj Sehrawat, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

  • Corporate Analysis & Valuation
  • Financial Reporting Quality, Earnings Management and Ind-AS/IFRS adoption
  • Financial Econometrics and Engineering
  • Bankruptcy Prediction using Machine learning
  • Financial Data Analytics using R and Stata

Neeraj Sehrawat, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires

Biography

Prof. Neeraj Kumar Sehrawat, an Alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and FMS (University of Delhi) is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance at Shaheed Sukhdev of Business Studies (SSCBS). In 2020, he became the proud recipient of the Best Professor Award by Government of NCT of Delhi. His research activities focus on the financial strategies that companies use to revitalize their business and improve performance and create value when operating in challenging business environment. In his academic career, he has published research papers and articles, which have garnered international praise from leading academic and practitioner journals. The same is testified through the recognition of his research work in national and international fora. Some of the prominent conferences include World Finance Conference (New York 2016), India Finance Conference and JAAF Symposium; organized by institutes of national eminence such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, ISB Hyderabad and CMIE. He has also been an invited chairperson for multiple sessions in India finance conference at various IIMs.

He is also a renowned author, famous for his three books on Corporate Valuation, Ind-AS & IFRS and Goods & Services Tax (GST). Apart from these, he is the current Editor-in-Chief of Amar Research Journal: An UGC-Approved Interdisciplinary Research Journal. As the Principal Investigator of two Innovation Projects at the University of Delhi, he has led teams of academic researchers in the field of “Predicting the financial crises of the companies based upon cash flow statements: An Innovative Approach” and “Quantify the impact of IFRS adoption on corporate reporting practices in India: An Empirical Investigation”– securing funding to the tune of over INR 10 lakhs across three years.

He has conceptualized and headed short duration courses, including “Integrated Financial Modeling & Financial Econometrics” by Bombay Stock Exchange and “NSE Certified Capital Market Professional” by National Stock Exchange and “Digital Marketing” by Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi. On the professional front, he is on advisory board of various Indian private corporates and start-up firms. Some of his endeavors in various Management Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs are as follows:

  • Faculty Development Program on “Use of Contemporary research tool and analysis software used in research” at SSCBS, University of Delhi.
  • Faculty Development program on “Panel data Analysis using Stata and Solving the problem of endogeneity using 2SLS” organized by Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University Delhi.
  • Resource person at “International seminar on contemporary issues and predictive models in accounting and finance” by DSPSR, IP University.

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, FMS, University of Delhi, India
  • FDPM, IIM Ahmedabad, India
  • M.B.A
  • M.com

Publications

  • Khan, F.N., Sehrawat, N.K., Singh, S. (2021). The Impact of HR Practices on Perceived Gender Sensitivity and Gender Bias: A Multilevel Analysis of Hotel Industry. Jindal Journal of Business Research 10(1), 90–106, 2021. DOI: 10.1177/22786821211001769. (SAGE publication and Scopus Indexed)
  • Sehrawat, N.K. et al (2020). Does corporate governance affect financial performance of firms? A large sample evidence from India. Business Strategy and Development, 3(4), 615-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.126. (Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus Index (Elsevier), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics))
  • Sehrawat, N.K. et al (2020). Test of Capital Market Integration Using Fama-French Three-factor Model: Empirical Evidence. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 17(2), 113-127. doi:10.21511/imfi.17(2).2020.10(Scopus indexed and Ranked B in ABDC journal index)
  • Sehrawat, N.K., et al (2019). Impact of corporate governance on Earning management: large sample evidence from India. Asian economic and Financial Review, 9(12), 1335-1345. doi: 10.18488/journal.aefr.2019.912.1335.1345 (Scopus indexed and Ranked C in ABDC journal index)
  • K. G., CA, & Sehrawat, N. K (2017). Handbook on Valuation. New Delhi, Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd, ISBN: 978-93-5139-497-6