Admissions 2024

Department of Management & Professional Studies

Devi S.Nair

Designation : Assistant Professor

Qualification : MBA, M.com

Email-ID : devi@rajagiri.edu

She holds a double PG – MBA from Mar Athansios College for Advanced Studies. Tiruvalla, Mahatma Gandhi University and M.Com from Annamalai University. She has more than 6 years of teaching experience with SCMS School of Technology and Management in MBA department. Prior to join as academician, she had been working as a Finance Associate in EXL Ltd. In her credentials, she received a Badge from MHRD'S Innovation cell as ' Innovation Ambassador'. She is also the Mentor and Evaluator for YIP (Young Innovators Programme) by Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), YIP Kerala from 2019.  Certified in 4 weeks course on "Unlocking Investment and Finance in EMDEs" by World Bank Group. “Certified in Excel” from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI).  Certified in “Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning” by IIT Bombay X. She is a resource person and trainer in the fields of Entrepreneurship. She was a Chief Examiner for the course ‘Accounting for Management’ in MBA, under Mahatma Gandhi University. She has organized many national and international conferences and also published articles in National and international Journals. She is a volunteer in World Wildlife Fund India & Kerala Flood Collective Relief Committee.

  • Pursuing Ph.D. in Management from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
  • MBA (Finance and Marketing) from Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla (Mahatma Gandhi University) with Distinction.
  • M.COM (Accounts & Finance) from Annamalai University with First Class.
  • B.Com (Taxation) from Baselius College, Kottayam (Mahatma Gandhi University)
  • Assistant Professor, SCMS School of Technology and Management in MBA department July 2015- September, 2021)
  • Finance Associate, EXL Services (2012-2013)
  • Teaching
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Bank Management
  • General Management
  • Entrepreneurship Development
  • “Financial Inclusion through Financial Literacy” for the Society by SSTM in association with SBI Kalamassery Branch- October 2018- January 2019.
  • “Koodorukkkam”-Post flood activities in Kerala August – November 2018.
  • A study on the Behavioural Attitude of government employees- a special reference to Government Hospitals in Ernakulam and submitted this report to Vigilance & Anti-corruption Bureau, Ernakulam, Kerala- Feb, 2017. 
  • Resource person for the webinar on Indian start-ups: Opportunities & Challenges on 24th Dec.2021 organized by SJC Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
  • Resource person for the session on 29th Dec.21. Topic : 'Time Management and Problem Solving' organized by KITCO for the Online Technology Entrepreneurship Development Program on Food Processing  sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India.
  • Resource person for the webinar on Angel Investment/ VC Funding opportunity for Early Stage Entrepreneurs organized by Institution’s Innovation Council , SJC Institute of Technology, Karnataka on 12th June 2021.
  • Resource person for the One-day Workshop on ‘Digital Marketing’ By Department of Computer Science, Al-Amen College, Edathala on 30th  January 2019.
  • Conducted an in house training program 'Incorporation of use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended learning' for MBA Faculty, SSTM on 25th November 2016.
  • Conducted training program for Faculty members in OBE Settings, Outcome calculation in LINWAYS LMS (2019-2020). Conducted Hand in hand LINWAYS training for students &parents at the time of admission.
  • Ms. Devi S. Nair & Ms. Rinu Jayaprakash published a CASE STUDY: CUSTOMER’SPREFERENCE BETWEEN THIRD PARTY UPI APPS AND BANKING APPS on Perspectiva: Volume VII (ISSN # 2394 9961, e ISSN: 2454-7034): Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru
  • Ms. Rinu Jayaprakash and Ms. Devi S Nair published an article on the topic "Implications & Opportunities of Prompt Corrective Action on Private sector Banks" in Wesleyan Journal of Research (UGC CARE list), Vol 13, No.24, September2020, and ISSN 0975-1386.
  • Praveena K and Nair DS. Exploring the Behavioural Attitude of the Employees in the Public Health Care System in the State of Kerala Published in International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, Volume 7, Issue:8, August (2017) ISSN: 2249-9571-UGC approved Journal.
  • Devi S. Nair and Blessy Maria Joseph, published by Krishi Sanskriti Publications in Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), ISSN(2394-1545)Volume 3, Issue 8, October-December (2016) “A Paradigm shift in Indian taxation with respect to registration, tax payment and refund in GST network’.
  • Devi S.Nair and Blessy Maria Joseph, Published by Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Research, Volume 8, 2016(ISSN 2394-3874) “GST- ARevolutionary Tax Reform in India” by Research Promotion Council Assumption College.
  • Presented a paper titled " The Gig Economy in India's Education: Present & Future Possibilities at the International Conference on Business Education in the New Millennium- The Way Forward 2023 organized by the School of Management & Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam & Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), London on 6th & 7th March 2023.
  • Presented a paper titled "A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF POST PANDEMIC IMPACTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNOVATIVENESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP" at an International Conference 2022- Business transformation-'The Next Normal' organized by Mar Athanasios College For Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST) on 14th Dec.2022.
  • Presented a paper titled  'A comparative study of Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness Index among 34 countries' in a National Seminar on Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in Business Organization organized by the School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam held on 24th & 25th Nov.2021.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Unified Payments Interface- A game changer inIndian Digital Payment system’ in Two days UGC Sponsored National Conference on Digital Innovation 2016 held at Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, and Kochi (13&14December, 2016).
  • Presented a paper titled ‘A Paradigm shift in Indian taxation with respect to registration, tax payment and refund in GST network’ in International Conference on Recent Advances in Management of Marketing, Accounting, Business, Entrepreneurship, economics and Tourism(MABET-2016) Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU), New Delhi (19th November,2016).
  • Presented a paper titled ‘GST- A revolutionary tax reform in India’ in National Conference on Impact Of GST on Trade & Industry (22nd October, 2016) by Mariancollege, Kuttikkanam.
  • Completed the National level bootcamp Evolve 360 for Nodal Officers and faculties of Higher Education Institutions from 9th Jan-14th Jan 2024 by Kerala Startup Mission's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centres' Ecosystem organized by Kerala Startup Mission
  • Seven-day national-level online faculty development program (FDP) on ‘Curriculum framework in line with NEP 2020, OBE and AI Advancements’ being offered by Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbavoor in association with The Kerala State Higher Education Council from 12 to 19th October 2023.
  • Participated in the Expert Lecture Series I- ‘Implication of Union Budget 2020 on Industries and Trade’ organized by Department of Economics, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore on 2nd February 2022.
  • Successfully completed 30 days International Online workshop on “Academic Writing and Communication Skills, Research Methodology, Reference management and Academic publishing from 23rd Nov to 31st Dec 2021 organized by NIPMR, Mahatma Gandhi University Library and Lore & ED research Associates.
  • Successfully completed the Workshop on Data Analysis using SPSS organized by the Department of Management, Kristu Jayanti College, and Bengaluru during 25th Oct-31st Oct.2021. 
  • Successfully completed a Faculty Development Program on Financial Modelling and Valuation - A two-day intensive workshop held at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) Kalamassery, Kochi, Kerala on October 15 & 16, 2019.
  • Successfully completed  2  weeks  (28th  December  2018-  8th  January 2019)  Faculty Development Programme  on  Entrepreneurship  conducted  by KITCO sponsored  by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) & National Science & Technology  Entrepreneurship  Development  Board  (NSTEDB),  Department  of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
  • Participated in the Faculty Development Program on "Commodity Derivatives Market" organized by the Department of Commerce, School of Management, and Pondicherry University (23rd & 24th March 2017).
  • Participated in “Annual Research Methodology Course (Series 1): Research Skills and Data Analysis Using R” conducted by CUSAT, (11th to 13th May, 2016).
  • Successfully completed FDP by IIT Bombay on – “Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning”. (May- August, 2016).
  • Attended one-day workshop on “GST-A Paradigm shift for Indian Economy” by Kochi Business School (28th September, 2016)
  • Co-coordinator of AICTE sponsored FDP on Enriching the Learning Experience through Experiential Learning - 12th July- 16th July 2021.
  • Coordinator - 6 days AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Programme "Women Entrepreneurs in Plastic Up-cycling" (1st Phase- 24th -29th Aug & 2nd Phase 5th Oct-10th Oct.2020).
  • Organized a webinar on "Empowering MSMEs: Role of Banks by IEDC, MBA department on 30th June 2020.
  • Conducted ‘Ceremony of Appreciation for Volunteers in Flood Relief Activities, 2018held at Collection Centre, Kakkanad, Ernakulam on 5th March 2019.
  • Conducted ‘Idea Pitching Competition- 2019’ on 6th March 2019 for students.
  • Coordinator of “National Seminar on Imperatives for Managing Plastic Waste” organized by SSTM in association with Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) – 12th October 2018.
  • Coordinator of ‘One- Day Workshop on NBA accreditation’ organized by SCMS School of Technology and Management on 7th April 2018.
  • Chief coordinator of 3rd International Conference on Aging Well (ICAW) 2018 (11th Jan-13th Jan) by SCMS group.
  • Main coordinator of “International Conference on Financial Inclusion” organized by SSTM in association with Bank of India on 21st November, 2017.
  • Main Coordinator of National Seminar on “Assistive Technology for Specially Abled Persons” (ATSAP) organized by SSTM in association with Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) as a part of the National Science Day. (18th February, 2017).
  • Chief coordinator II International Conference on Aging Well (ICAW) 2017 (11thJan-13th Jan) by SCMS group.
  • Strategic Management course from Copenhagen Business School, June 2023
  • Certified in 4 weeks course on "Unlocking Investment and Finance in EMDEs" by World Bank Group, in Ed x.Jan, 2021.
  • Completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on" Operations Management" from 2020-12-19 to 2020-12-23 at Shiv Hadar University.
  • Completed successfully AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Block chain" from 7th Sept. to 11th Sept.2020 at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra.
  • Certified in “Online Refresher Course in Management” by ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) MHRD & NPTEL.
  • “Certified in Excel” from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), (March 2018).
  • “Introduction to Data Science” by Microsoft Virtual Academy, Microsoft. (July 2017).
  • “Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning” by IIT Bombay X. (May- July, 2016).
  • Annual Research Methodology Course (Series 1): Research Skills and Data Analysis Using R by CUSAT (2016).
  • Evaluator for the “State Level Evaluation of Young Innovators Program Sasthrapadham 5.0” on 13th Jan.2024 organized by K-DISC.
  • Certificate of appraisal from AICTE & MHRD Innovation Cell for exceptional contribution as Primary Evaluator in Toycathon 2021.
  • Certificate of Recognition as Evaluator for the Preliminary evaluation of the Young Innovators Programme 2020 (YIP 2020).
  • “Innovation Ambassador” badge from IIC MHRD’S Innovation Cell & AICTE 2020.