Dr. Mohit Gupta joined PAU as Assistant Professor on 22.11.2002 after completing BSc Agriculture (Hons) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana in 1996 and MBA (Marketing Management) from PAU in 1999. He did his PhD (Business Administration) from GNDU, Amritsar in 2011. He has worked with Vardhman Group as Executive (Corporate Raw Materials) from 1996-1997 and again from 1999-2002. He joined as Associate Professor on 22.11.2016 and Professor on 22.11.2019 (till date). His field of specialization is Financial Management. He has completed one project funded by UGC as Co-PI and one projects funded by DST Co-PI and is continuing as Co-PI with one project funded by Ministry of Agriculture. He has guided 82 MBA and MBA(AB) students and 4 PhD students as major advisor, published 67 research papers in national and international journals and presented 19 papers in national and international conferences. He has delivered 68 lectures to guide farmers and entrepreneurs in subject areas of commodity derivatives, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Presently he is the convenor of Teaching Committee of School of Business Studies and Associated with Comptroller, PAU for various activities. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Establishment of RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator (PABI). Funded by Ministry of Agriculture (Continuing as Co-PI)
2. Information and communication technology adoption by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Punjab: Status, Impact and Constraints. Funded by DST (Completed as Co-PI)
3. Employment in organized retail outlets in Punjab: A socio-economic analysis. Funded by UGC (Completed as Co-PI)

Research Publications:

1. Chhabra D and Gupta M (2022) Calendar anomalies in commodity markets for natural resources: Evidence from India. Resources Policy 79: 1-17. (Clarivate impact factor – 8.2, NAAS Rating 14.20)

2. Singh A, Kumar R, Gupta M and Singh J (2023) Production performance of cotton in North India: A state level analysis. Agricultural Research Journal 60: 627-33. (NAAS Rating  6.00)
3. Chhabra D and Gupta M (2020) Market efficiency and calendar anomalies in commodity futures market: A review. Agricultural Economics Research Review 33: 263-78. (NAAS Rating  5.90). 
4. Gupta M and Aggarwal N (2018) Signaling effect of shifts in dividend policy: Evidence from Indian capital markets. Business Perspectives and Research 6: 142-153.

5, Gupta M and Aggarwal N (2015) Naive versus mean variance diversification in Indian capital markets. Asia Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation.11: 198-204.