The Indian Institute of Management Kashipur concluded the three-day-long North India’s biggest scholar’s conclave, Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC) with the announcement of three best research papers.
MERC is a scholars’ conclave pioneered by IIM Kashipur to celebrate knowledge, innovation, and collaboration in the field of management education and research. It is a dynamic platform where brilliant minds from nationwide converge to share their groundbreaking research, exchange ideas, understand the latest research trends, and foster meaningful collaborations.
After scrutinising the 720 research papers, the IIM Kashipur received in the 4th edition of MERC, 300 were shortlisted for the for the final round. As many as 50% of the participants were female. After extensive scrutiny of 300 papers, the jury selected the three best papers.
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Shreya Srivastava, associated to Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, secured the badge of best research paper award. IIT Kanpur’s Mohd Mujahid Khan’s paper on Newsvendor chosen for the second-best paper while Delhi Technological University’s Virender Kumar’s paper on NRI chosen as third best research paper of the conclave.
MERC Convenor Prof. Somnath Chakrabarti, Dean (Academics) felicitated them with certificate and a sum of Rs 25,000, Rs 20,000, and Rs 15,000, respectively.
The MERC which was kick started on Friday (May 31) received research papers on 10 various tracks from a dozen of IITs and NITs, 10 IIMs, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University, Central University, and other premier institutes of the country.
A large number of research papers submitted on artificial intelligence in E-commerce, India’s COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, Exposing online shopping, unintended consequences of lotteries, the life of Gig workers, tribal women millet entrepreneurs, Green pilgrimages of Uttarakhand and others.
On Friday, chief guest of the Conclave, Dr. Jai Advani, Managing Director, PwC Company with over two decades of experience emphasized the importance of research in the volatile management industry.
Prof. Somnath Chakrabarti, MERC, Dean, said: “It was un upheaval task for the MERC jury to select the three best papers which fulfills all the criteria of ethical research and its parameters. I congratulate the scholars for the best paper awards.”
Dr. Sabyasachi Patra, Chairperson, Doctoral Programme, and convenor of MERC, said: “It was an enriching session for the scholars as well as the doctoral students of IIM Kashipur. They learned the ropes and depths of research from experts of academia and industry.”
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