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Dr. Ajit Yadav
Dr. Ajit Yadav

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ajit Yadav is currently an Assistant Professor – Finance at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur, Maharashtra India. Before joining IMT Nagpur, Dr. Yadav was associated with the School of Business, UPES Dehradun for nearly 3 years, as Assistant Professor – Finance.

Dr. Yadav earned his Ph.D. (Finance) from the Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi, India. His research focused on Investor Sentiment and Asset Pricing, Stock Market, Standard Finance, Behavioral Finance, Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial Finance.

He has published research papers in the Journal of Internal Repute, e.g., ABDC-B, C, and Scopus, Web of Science (WoS) – Q1 Journals.

At IMT Nagpur he delivers Finance and Accounting courses to PGDM students.

Academic Biography
  • PhD. in 2023: Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi, India
  • MBA in 2016: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • PGDM in 2014: School of Management Sciences (SMS), Varanasi, India.
  • BBA in 2012: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKVP), Varanasi, India
Work Experience
  • Assistant Professor – Finance, IMT Nagpur, since June 2026.
  • Assistant Professor – Finance, School of Business, UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand (Sept 2023 – May 2026)
  • Assistant Professor at Microtek College of Management and Technology, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (December 2017-December 2018)
  • Assistant Professor at Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology, New Delhi (July 2017- December 2017)

Professional Experience

  • Technical Assistant, Green Highways Division, National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi (August 2016-June 2017)
  • Management Trainee at Coldex Logistics Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi (Feb 2014- June 2014)
Academic Unit
  • Corporate Finance
  • Fixed Income Securities
  • Corporate Valuation
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management
Research Interest
  • Investor Sentiment and Asset Pricing
  • Stock Market
  • Standard Finance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial Finance
Research Publications
  • 2025 Tolani, K., Vijaya, V., Yadav, A., & Mathur, H. P. (2025). Determinantal Factors Eliciting the Intention of Impact Investors Toward Investment in Social Enterprise: The Moderating Role of Trust. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2025.2586101 (SCOPUS-Q1 and ABDC- B)-Taylor & Francis
  • 2024 Vijaya, Yadav, A., & Mathur, H. P. (2024). Reconnoitering antecedents of donation intention in donation crowdfunding campaigns: a mediating role of crowdfunding readiness. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 21(1), 229-254 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12208-023-00376-4 (SCOPUS-Q2 and ABDC-B)-Springer
  • 2023 Yadav, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2023). Synthesis of the effect of investor sentiment on stock returns: a systematic review. Global Business and Economics Review, 28(4), 425-446. https://doi.org/10.1504/GBER.2023.131193-(SCOPUS-Q3 and ABDC-C)-Inderscience
  • 2023 Vijaya, V., Yadav, A., & Mathur, H. P. (2023). Augmenting the theory of planned behaviour and trust in driving the funder’s intention to donate: The moderating role of herding bias. Global Business Review, 09721509231185654 https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509231185654 (SCOPUS-Q1 and ABDC B)- SAGE – online first
  • 2023 Yadav, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2023). Relationship between investor sentiment and stock returns: a bibliometric analysis using SCOPUS database. Global Business and Economics Review, 28(1), 62-90. https://doi.org/10.1504/GBER.2023.127554 (SCOPUS-Q3 and ABDC-C)-Inderscience
  • 2022 Yadav, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2022). Modeling a bi-directional sentiment-return relationship: Evidence from the Indian market. Investment Management & Financial Innovations, 19(4), 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.19(4).2022.07 (SCOPUS-Q1 and ABDC-B)- Business Perspectives
  • 2022 Yadav, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2022). Investor sentiment and stock market returns: Evidence from the Indian market. PURUSHARTHA-A journal of Management, Ethics and Spirituality, 15(1), 79 93. https://doi.org/10.21844/16202115106. (SCOPUS-Q2)- SMS Varanasi
  • 2021 The Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (ANBA) Government Stimulus Package: A Critical Analysis in Edited Book- Business & Trade Practices During and After Corona Pandemic (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University)-ISBN: 978-93-88891-95-0, Edition, 2021, 55-64- Swaraj Prakashan, New Delhi
  • 2021 Will Government Stimulus Packages make India self-reliant?” in Edited Book- COVID-19: Its Global Impact (Arya Mahila PG College)-ISBN: 978-93-89484-76-2, Edition, 2020, 55-64- Kanishka Publisher, New Delhi
  • 2019 Published a chapter titled “Investor Sentiments in Stock Market” in Shodh Pravah- Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi- Vol. 8, No.3, January- March, 2019
  • 2017 Published a chapter titled “Green Marketing- The neo-global Marketing Approach” in Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Management Practice and Research – ISBN: 978-93 86238-28-3- Current Publisher- Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi.
Case Published
  • When the case teaches you Back: Professor Dilemma in Communication Curriculum” DOI- 10.1108/TCJ-09-2025-0311