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Faculty & Research

Faculty & Research

Sobhesh Agarwalla

Area

Primary Area : Finance and Accounting , Strategy

Contact

Email : sobhesh@Iima.ac.in

Phone : +91-79-7152 4865

Secretary : Priyal Patel

Phone : +91-79-7152 7926

Website : Personal Website

Education

Ph.D., IIMA

FCA

ACS

ACMA

Teaching

Post-graduate Level Courses

Core Courses:

  1. Financial Reporting and Analysis (PGP and PGPX)
  2. Cost and Control System (PGP)
  3. Corporate Finance (PGP)
  4. Financial Markets (ePGP)

Electives (Joint offerings): (MBA and 1-year MBA Programs)

  1. Financial Statement Analysis
  2. Valuation of Firms
  3. Modern Investment and Portfolio Management
  4. Fraud Risk Assessment and Governance Mechanism
  5. Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring

Doctoral Courses

  1. Corporate Finance in emerging markets (Elective)
  2. Foundation of Finance (co-instructor)
  3. Empirical Research in Accounting and Corporate Governance (Elective)

Executive Education

Chair/Co-chair

  1. Management and Finance for Experienced CAs
  2. Management and Finance for Young CAs
  3. Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring
  4. Advanced Leadership Program for Chartered Accountants
  5. Executive Program in Business Finance (Blended learning program)
  6. Developing Commercial and Financial Skills for Strategic Business Decisions
  7. General Management Program (International Program)
  8. Project/Credit Appraisal in a Volatile Business
  9. Wealth Management and Financial Planning (Customized Program)

Teaching in Executive Education Programs

  1. Financial Reporting
  2. Financial Statement Analysis
  3. Strategic Cost Management
  4. Management Control Systems
  5. Valuation of firms
  6. Corporate Finance
  7. Corporate Governance
  8. Project Finance
  9. Mergers and Acquisitions

Workshops for corporate executives

I conduct 1-day to 3-days workshops for corporate executives on Mergers and Acquisitions, Developing business acumen, analysis of financial statements, valuation, etc.

Academic Experience

Chairperson, IIMA case centre, 2019- Present

Chairperson, Financial aids and awards committee, IIMA, 2018-2020

Special Invitee, ICAI Valuation standard board, 2018

Chairperson, Finance and Accounting Area, IIMA, 2016-2018

Warden, IIMA, 2015-2017

Member, Library committee, 2010-12, 2014-16

Member, Research and publication committee, IIMA, 2015-2016

Special Invitee, ICAI Accounting standard board, 2014

Chairperson, Library committee, 2013-14

Program coordinator, IIMA-Citi Financial Literacy symposium, 2012

IIMA Member, Library Committee, 2010-2016

Member, Finance Committee, National Law University of Odisha, 2010-2012

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Consulting

Review of Surveillance Activities at NSE (with Prof. Jayanth R. Varma)

Estimating the Consumption Based Tax-base of Gujarat: A Comparative Study of Select States (with Sebastian Morris, Ajay Pandey and Astha Agarwalla)

Impact of the proposed GST on the Consumer Price Index in India (with Sebastian Morris, Ajay Pandey and Astha Agarwalla)

Independent Evaluation of Media Lab Asia (with Profs. Sebastian Morris, Rakesh Basant, Rekha Jain and Ajay Pandey)

Impact of Changes in Policy Framework on Prices of Fertilizers and Fertilizer Inputs and on Subsidy/Concession (with Ajay Pandey and Sebastian Morris)

Impact Assessment of the Jyotigram Programme of the Government of Gujarat (with Sebastian Morris, Ajay Pandey and M. S. Sriram)

Awards & Honors

2021 - Best Paper Award in Second Annual Capital Markets Conference

2008 - Best Thesis Proposal Award in Doctoral Colloquium IIM Ahmedabad

2008 - Outstanding Research Paper Award at International Academy of Business and Economics at Stockholm Conference, Sweden

2006 - Chaudhary Padmanabhan Pant Award for Scholastic Excellence IIM Ahmedabad

2005 - Gold Medalist (AIR 1) in the Final Examination of the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India

2005 - Highest Marks (all India) in two courses in the Final Examination of the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India

2002 - All India Rankholder (AIR 20) in the Intermediate Examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

2000 - University Rankholder (6th) in B.Com (Hons) of Utkal University

1997 - Rankholder (3rd) in higher secondary examination (CHSE)

2012 - Program coordinator, IIMA-Citi Financial Literacy symposium

2012 - Program coordinator, IIMA-Citi Financial Literacy symposium

2013-14 - Chairperson, Library committee

2014 - Special Invitee- ICAI Accounting standard board

2014-16 - Member, Research and publication committee, IIMA

2010-12 - Member, Library committee

2015-17 - Warden, IIMA

2016-18 - Chairperson, Finance and Accounting Area, IIMA

2018 - Special Invitee, ICAI Valuation standard board

2018-20 - Chairperson, Financial aids and awards committee, IIMA

2019-till date - Chairperson, IIMA case centre

In the Media

Going concern assessment in the Covid-19 environment

Hindu Businessline, 2020

IIM Ahmedabad - Ahead of the Curve

The Open Magazine, 2022

Crop insurance and the agrarian crisis in India

Livemint, 2017

Why do Indian firms pay higher fees to Big Four auditors?

Livemint, 2015

Hard to Benchmark

The Indian Express, 2013

Academic Experience

Chairperson, IIMA case centre, 2019- Present

Chairperson, Financial aids and awards committee, IIMA, 2018-2020

Special Invitee, ICAI Valuation standard board, 2018

Chairperson, Finance and Accounting Area, IIMA, 2016-2018

Warden, IIMA, 2015-2017

Member, Library committee, 2010-12, 2014-16

Member, Research and publication committee, IIMA, 2015-2016

Special Invitee, ICAI Accounting standard board, 2014

Chairperson, Library committee, 2013-14

Program coordinator, IIMA-Citi Financial Literacy symposium, 2012

IIMA Member, Library Committee, 2010-2016

Member, Finance Committee, National Law University of Odisha, 2010-2012

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