Dr.Pankaj Singh

Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Singh
Professor & Dean – School of Management
Expertise in Behavioral Assessment and Psychometric Testing

Dean, School of Management

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), Fursatganj – Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Dr. Pankaj Singh

Profile Summary: Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Singh is a distinguished academician with over 15+ years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He has spent more than a decade at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur (IIM Raipur), making significant contributions to academic excellence and institutional growth. His areas of expertise include Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and psychometric and behavioral assessments. His research interests encompass work engagement, burnout, employee resilience, reverse mentoring, and organizational effectiveness, with several publications in reputed ABDC and Scopus-indexed journals. He has supervised numerous doctoral scholars, many of whom are currently associated with leading B-Schools such as IIM, IMT, TAPMI, JBS. In addition, he has delivered executive training sessions and conducted Management Development Programs (MDPs) for industry professionals.

Educational Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal (2010)
  • Master in Personnel Management – Pune University (2004), First Division

Executive Education:

  • Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, Harvard Business School, USA

Teaching & Research Experience:

  • Associate Professor – Indian Institute of Management, Raipur (Dec 2021 – Sep 2025)
  • Assistant Professor – Indian Institute of Management, Raipur (Jun 2014 – Nov 2021)
  • Taught at institutions including TAPMI, UPES, ABS

Areas of Teaching:

  • Organization Theory, Design and Change
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resource Management (HRM)
  • Conflict and Negotiation
  • Behavioral Assessment and Psychometric Testing

Areas of Research:

  • Job Burnout
  • Work Engagement
  • Leadership & Entrepreneurship
  • Reverse Mentoring
  • Employee Resilience and Agility

Sole Ph.D. Supervision (at IIM Raipur):

  1. Dr. Neha Garg – Work engagement among Indian software developers (2016–2020)
  2. Dr. Arjun Chakraborty – Burnout among Indian primary school teachers (2016–2021)
  3. Dr. Anuj Gupta – Work engagement among Indian software developers (2015–2021)
  4. Dr. Prerna Panda – Employee resilience and agility in Indian IT sector (2019–2024)
  5. Mr. Shivam Upadhyay – Leader humility and well-being outcomes (2019–2024)

Awards & Honors:

  • Fellowship – Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), MHRD, New Delhi
  • Bharat Vikas Award (2023) for excellence in social science and innovative teaching

Books & Book Chapters:

  • Fostering Intrinsic Motivation among Primary School Teachers (2025), Springer
  • Career Decisions of Management Students (2012), Macmillan

Case Publications:

  • MD Solutions: Working from Home (2016), Ivey Publishing

Training & MDPs:

  • Conducted multiple Management Development Programs (MDPs)
  • Delivered 300+ hours of executive training sessions