Dr.
Varadraj B. Bapat
M.Com., FCA, DISA, Ph.D.
Faculty in Accouting and Finance
Ph: +91-22-2542 1332 / 25767787/ 9892413119
E-mail: varadraj@som.iitb.ac.in, varadrajb@gmail.com
Teaching Interests
Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Indian Economic and Business
Model
Research Interests
Financial Accounting, Financial Inclusion, Bankruptcy Prediction, Corporate
Governance, Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance
Education
·
Ph.D. in Management (Finance), Shailesh J.
Mehta School of Management, IIT
Bombay
·
Post-Qualification
Diploma in Information Systems Audit, Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India, New Delhi
·
Fellow, Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India, New Delhi
·
Final Examination
of Chartered Accountancy, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New
Delhi
·
Final Examination
of Cost Accountancy, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of
India, Calcutta
·
Master of Commerce,
University
of Pune, Pune
Awards
and Honours
Ø Secured
22nd All India Rank in C.A. final examination in May 1995.
Ø Secured
47th All India Rank in C.A. intermediate examination in
November 1993.
Teaching Experience
Faculty in Accounting
and Finance, July 2008 to date
Indian Institute
of Technology, Mumbai
Faculty in Accounting
and Finance, June 2007 to June 2008
National Institute of Industrial
Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
Vice-principal/ Lecturer Aug 1996 to May 2007
S. K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science
& Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai
Management Accounting Course (Financial + Cost
Accounting) is available as both video and web course. The lecture videos,
notes, problems, solution are freely downloadable.
http://nptel.ac.in/syllabus/110101003/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMVogVj5nJT-3_cO6KRCY6cwCYoZzOnl
Research
Projects
·
“Financial Inclusion - Status and its Impact on Human Development: A
Special Focus on North East India”
·
Publications
- Textbooks
Financial Accounting-A Managerial
Perspective, Tata
McGrawHills Publishing, Delhi. (ISBN 978-12-59004889)
Investment Analysis &
Portfolio Management, Sheth Publishers, Mumbai
- Research papers published
- Research Output (papers in last 3 yrs)
- Bankruptcy Prediction (3), Accounting Standards (2), Financial Inclusion (2), Portfolio Management (2) and Corporate Governance (1) = Total Listed in ABDC (10)
·
Raithatha Mehul and Bapat
Varadraj (2015), " Impact of Corporate Governance on Financial Disclosures:
Evidence from India”, Corporate Ownership and Control. (Rated as “B” as
per Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC))
·
Raithatha Mehul and Bapat
Varadraj (2014), " Ranking of Mutual Fund Performance: Comparison of
Various Measures”, The Journal, Academy of Taiwan Business Management
Review. (Rated as “B” as per Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC)).
·
Raithatha Mehul and Bapat
Varadraj (2014), " Accounting Standards Compliance: Comparison between
Manufacturing and Service Companies”, International Journal of
Economics and Finance, Vol 6, No. 9, 158-164. (Rated as “C” as per
Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC)).
·
Bapat, V. and Nagale, A.
(2014), Bankruptcy Prediction of Indian Listed Companies Using Discriminant
Analysis, Logistic Regression and Neural Network. Academy of Taiwan
Business Management Review (Ranked “B” by Australian Business Deans Council)
·
Bapat, V. and
Nagale, A. (2014), “Comparison of Bankruptcy Prediction Models: Evidence from
India”, Accounting and Finance Research, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 91-98
(Ranked “C” by Australian Business Deans Council) (http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/afr/article/view/5743/3400)
·
Bapat, V. and Nagale,
A. (2014), An Empirical Analysis of Altman’s and Ohlson’s
Model. The Empirical Economic Letters (Ranked “C” by Australian
Business Deans Council)
·
Bapat, V. and Nagale, A.
(2013), Comparison of Financial Statements prepared as per International
Financial Reporting Standards and Indian GAAP, The Chartered Accountant
Journal, 61(9), 1406-1411.
·
Raithatha Mehul and Bapat
Varadraj (2013), "A Panel Data Analysis of Corporate Attributes and
Stock Prices for Indian Manufacturing Sector”, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing. (ISSN: 1548‐6583). (Rated as “C” as per Australian Business Dean Council (ABDC)) (http://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=1781)
·
Raithatha Mehul
and Bapat Varadraj (2013), " Corporate
Disclosures in Financial Statements and its Determinants: An Empirical Study”, The
journal, Academy
of Taiwan Business Management Review,Vol
9,No 2, Aug 2013. (ISSN is 1813-0534). (Rated as “B” as per Australian
Business Dean Council (ABDC))
·
Bhanot, D. , Bapat, V.
(2013), Sustainability Index of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and
Contributory Factors, International Journal of Social Economics (Accepted on
March 22nd,2014) (Rated as “B” as per Australian Business Dean Council
(ABDC))
·
Raithatha
Mehul and Bapat Varadraj
(2012), "Corporate Governance Compliance Practices of Indian
Companies", Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol 3, No 8,
2012. (ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online)) (IC Impact factor 6.26)
·
Bapat
Varadraj and Raithatha Mehul
(2012), "Off Balance Sheet Disclosures: A Comparison between Indian
and US Companies", Indian Journal of Finance, May. (ISSN
0973-8711) (IC Impact factor 5.09)
·
Disha
Bhanot, Varadraj Bapat,
Sasadhar Bera, (2012) "Studying financial inclusion in north-east India",
International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 30 Iss: 6, pp.465 - 484 (ISSN:
0265-2323). (Rated as “C” as per Australian Business Dean Council
(ABDC))
·
Bapat
Varadraj and Raithatha Mehul
(2010), "An Empirical
Study of Disclosure Practices in Listed Non-Financial Indian
Companies", Prabandhan- Indian Journal of
Management, June. (ISSN
0975-2854) (IC Impact factor 5.09)
·
Bapat
Varadraj and Raithatha Mehul
(2010), “Corporate Transparency through Implementation of Indian Accounting
Standards”, International Journal of Management Prudence,
March.( ISSN: 0975-6671)
·
Bapat
Varadraj and Raithatha Mehul
(2010), "Corporate Governance Models and Practices: An International Cross
Cultural Comparison," IMS Management Journal, January
(ISSN- 0975-0800)
Research
guidance
Doctoral
research guidance
S
|
Name
|
Completed/ongoing
|
Thesis topic
|
1
|
Mehul Raithatha
|
Completed
|
Financial Reporting by Indian Companies:
Disclosures required by Accounting Standards
|
2
|
Disha Bhanot
|
Submitted
|
Financial Inclusion in India: A Study on
Sustainability of Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme
|
3
|
Abhay Nagale
|
Submitted
|
A Cross Model Study of Bankruptcy
|
4
|
Mousami Prasad
|
Ongoing
|
Assessment
of Corporate Environmental Sustainability in Indian Context
|
5
|
Sundar
Sankaran
|
Ongoing
|
Indian
Mutual Funds: Unravelling the Under-achievement
|
6
|
Ajinkya
Navare
|
Ongoing
|
Ethics and Management Education
|
Masters’
research guidance
Thesis topic
|
Developing Credit
Rating Model
|
Feasibility of Social Capitalistic Models on Indian Infrastructure
Projects
|
Disclosures by Banking Companies
|
India Equity Mutual Fund: Performance Evaluation
|
Corporate
Disclosures GAAP in India and Canada
|
Performance of Close and Open-ended Funds
|
A study of Efficiency and Sustainability
of Microfinance Institutions
|
A study of Cost structure of Educational
Institutions
|
Proposed Areas:
1. Ethical funds particularly Hindu Fund
2. Indian Business Model
3. Indian Economic Model
4. Spirituality and Management
Visit to Cornell University, U.S.A under Exchange Programme
Visited Cornell University, U.S.A. on an invitation from
Parker Centre for Investment Research, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University, New
York, U.S.A.
(Spring Semester 2004)
Presented papers at various National and International Conferences
Speaker for lectures/
interviews on TV channels and various other forums
Conducted various corporate training programs/
MDPs for several leading companies/ Government organisations, NGOs. Topics
include Finance for
Non Finance Executives, Indian Economy, Understanding Self, How to achieve
health and wealth, Corporate Governanace, Demographic Dividend
Social
Interests
Keen Interest in educational/ social activities,
Sanskrit, Yoga and spirituality
