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My Dear Students,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Dr. D. Y. Patil B‑School, Pune where every classroom is not just a learning space but a launch-pad toward meaningful impact.

Here, we nurture agile thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Our highly qualified faculty and immersive learning platforms – ranging from interactive workshops to industry-aligned simulations – are designed to expand your capabilities beyond traditional knowledge.

Our curriculum, mapped to NEP 2020, is enriched with live business collaborations and certification opportunities. From partnering with global Edu-tech leaders to securing credentials from reputed learning platforms– you’re learning journey will be both deep and diverse.

You will not just learn management – you will experience its pulse through leadership forums, corporate dialogues, and real-world projects. This holistic exposure is what sharpens not just your technical acumen, but your integrity, empathy, and adaptability.

As you embark on this chapter, think of yourselves not just as students, but as emerging change-makers. My commitment is to foster an environment where your ideas find purpose and your ambition aligns with excellence.

Welcome aboard! Let us explore, innovate, and shape your leadership narrative together.

Dr. Amol Gawande, best known for his cerebral, creative endeavours, progressive mindset, resilient, visionary acclaimed of being the youngest director at Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School, Pune and has been conferred with the academic fraternity since about sixteen years.

He is NSE Certified, CCC Certified from DOECC and has earned Entrepreneurship Development Certification from the Department of Science and Technology, India. Under his extrusive leadership, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School is a proud member of Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

He has received many awards and accolades from “Best Director of the Year Award”, “Most Visionary and Innovative Director of the Year Award”, “Rashtriya Siksha Gaurav Puraskar” to “National Happiness Uniocorn Award” in 2022. He has filed for 9 Patents and got the grant for his 3 Patents. He has presented research papers in several International Universities like Harvard University and MIT University, published 2 text books, 5 edited books, 12 book chapters, 7 case studies, 27 journal Papers, 11 conference proceedings, 7 News articles, 16 conference Presentations and 5 copyrights.

He is a proud member of many professional and social bodies. He is serving as the Executive Board Member of AIMS (Association of Indian Management Schools) and prior to this, he served as the Chairman of AIMS, Pune Chapter. He is also the Vice President of CEGR (Centre for Education, Growth and Research, New Delhi). He is the Executive Member of Management Education & Research Consortium Global (MERC Global) and International Association of Business Researchers, India. He is the Founder Member of International Association of Commerce & Management, India.

Under his prominent leadership, excellent vision and differentiated approach, Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School has received several high standing awards for being the Best Emerging B-Schools in India from Times of India and ET Now. He is a bonafide prodigy, dynamic at his approach, treasure-trove of talent, holds special inclination towards music and is student centroidal. He is an excellent leader pitching and striving for perfection.

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. in Management
MMS in Financial Management
B.Com.

Academic Affiliations

Director, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, (August, 2019 – Present)
Professor, Global Business School and Research Centre, (Dec. 2016 - July 2019)
Assistant Professor, MIT School of Telecom Management, (March 2014 - Dec. 2016)
Assistant Professor, MITCON Institute of Management, (Dec. 2011 - March 2014)
Lecturer, MBA Dept., Siddhant College of Engineering, (Jan. 2011 - Dec 2011)

Industry Experience

Manager – Trading (U.S. Equity Market), Capstone Securities Analysis Pvt. Ltd., (May 2009 – Dec. 2010)
Manager (Commodity Advisory Services), Syscon Securities Private Limited, (Jan. 2004 –May 2007)

Awards & Honors

Visionary Academic Leader of the Year 2023 Award by CEGR, New Delhi on 19^th April 2023.
National Happiness Uniocorn Award by Hertfullness Organization, India on 21^st August 2022.
Innovative Academic Leader of the Year 2022 Award by Integrated Chambers of Commerce and Industry on 30^th July 2022.
Best Director of the Year Award by Center for Education Growth and Research (CEGR), New Delhi, on 18^th April, 2022.
Rashtriya Siksha Gaurav Puraskar Award by Center for Education Growth and Research (CEGR), New Delhi, on 30^th December 2021.
Most Visionary and Innovative Director of the Year Award by Bizox Media Network Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, on 18^th March 2021.
Best Director of the Year Award at World Leadership Congress on 17^th February 2021.

Professional Affiliations

Executive Board Member, Association of Indian Management Schools.
Vice President, Center for Education Growth and Research.
Chairman, Pune Chapter, Association of Indian Management Schools.
Executive Member, International Association of Business Researchers.
Founder Member, International Association of Commerce & Management.
Executive Member, Management Education & Research Consortium Global.

Patents

Published a Patent titled “IOT-Based Vehicle Authority and Monitoring System Using Driving License to the Indian Patent Office on 03/07/2023, Application Number 202321044469A
Published a Patent titled “E-Learning Based Hybrid Training for Education and Management System Model to the Indian Patent Office on 12/11/2022, Application Number 202221064916
Published a Patent titled “The effect of human resource management practices on total quality management implementation” to the Indian Patent Office on 30/05/2022, Application Number: 202221030955.
Received Certificate of Grant for Patent titled “A cloud-based secured electronic trading system” from German Patent & Trade Mark Office, on January 28, 2022, DE file number: 20 2022 100 308.4.
Received Certificate of Grant for Patent titled “An Intelligent MCQ Exam Management System” from German Patent & Trade Mark Office, on January 12, 2022, DE file number: 20 2021 105 950.8.
Received Certificate of Grant for Patent titled “IOT-Supported Online Food Ordering System” from German Patent & Trade Mark Office, on January 12, 2022, DE file number: 20 2021 105 949.4.
Published a Patent titled “Advanced and online MCQ examination management system” to Indian Patent Office on 17/12/2021, Application Number: 202111054012.
Published a Patent titled “Advanced branding in the marketing of Unilever products using ML” to the Indian Patent Office on 11/11/2021, Application Number: 202111051749.
Published a Patent titled “Immediate Lowest Amount Flight Tickets Management System” to Indian Patent Office on 29/10/2021, Application Number: 202121046132.
Published a Patent titled “Improved the Tourism Services and Management System” to Indian Patent Office on 01/10/2021, Application Number: 202121045953.
Published an Innovation Patent titled “STM-Strategic Tourism Management: Strategic Workflow in Hospitality and Tourism Management” to the Australian Government (Innovation Patent Australia) on 05/12/2020, Patent Number: 2020103908.

Copyrights

Registered copyright titled “System and Method for Managing Cryptocurrency”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-119845/2022), on 20.12.2022.
Registered copyright titled “Method and System for Managing Credit Card”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118465/2022), on 02/11/2022.
Registered copyright titled “System and Method for Project Based Services Application”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118445/2022), on 01/11/2022.
Registered copyright titled “Electronic Toll Management”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118328/2022), on 20/10/2022.
Registered copyright titled “System and Method for Vendor and Customer Management in a Supply Chain”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118327/2022), on 20/10/2022.
Registered copyright titled “Customized Deployment In Information Management System”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118223/2022), on 17/10/2022.
Registered copyright titled “Smart Village Tourism”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-118222/2022), on 17/10/2022.
Registered copyright titled “E-commerce management system”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-104051/2021), on 03/06/2021.
Registered copyright titled “Customer retention after product sales”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-104052/2021), on 03/06/2021.
Registered copyright titled “Financial management in rural area”, at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-103946/2021), on 31/05/2021.
Registered copyright titled “Deep insight representation using recurring revenue management system” at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-101035/2021), on 30/03/2021.
Registered copyright titled “Marketing strategy of relocation services” at the Registrar of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Registration Number: L-99426/2021).

Books

Contemporary issues in Business, Management, and Society. Research and Publication Cell, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune, First Edition, ISBN: 978-81-950596-2-1. June 2022.
Fostering Resilient Business Ecosystems and Economic Growth: Towards the Next Normal. Research and Publication Cell, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune, First Edition, ISBN: 978-81-950596-1-4. May 2022.
CASEPEDIA: Volume 1: Case Studies in Management. Case Development Cell (CDC), Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune, India, First Edition, ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3. July 2021.
Caselets in Business. January, Case Development Cell, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune, India, First Edition, ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3. Jan. 2021.
Embracing Change & Transformation-Breakthrough Innovation and Creativity. Success Publications, Pune, First Edition, ISBN: 978-93-950596-0-7. March 2021.
Textbook of Nanocomputing, Saliha Publications, Tamil Nadu, India, First Edition, pp. 164, ISBN: 978-81-948131-2-5. 2021.
Marketing Strategy, Success Publications, Pune, First Edition, pp. 138, ISBN: 978-81-952936-7-4. 2021.

Case Studies

Bharat electronics: Focus on R&D. CASEPEDIA Volume 2 Case Studies in Management (pp 42-46, May). ISBN: 978-81-950596-3-8
Maruti: Triple bottom line. CASEPEDIA Volume 2 Case Studies in Management (pp 21-25, May). ISBN: 978-81-950596-3-8
Reliance Industries: Net Cash Position. CASEPEDIA Volume 1 Case Studies in Management (pp 66-69, August). ISBN: 978-81-952936-5-0
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co Limited: IT Strategy. CASEPEDIA Volume 1 Case Studies in Management (pp. 44-47, August). ISBN: 978-81-952936-5-0
Biocon: Biologics pre-IPO deals. CASEPEDIA Volume 1: Case Studies in Management (pp. 22-25, July). ISBN: 978-81-952936-5-0.
Shree Cements - Superior Performance vs Peers. Caselets in Business (pp. 34-37, January). ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3.
Ultratech Cement: Maintaining Industry Leadership. Caselets in Business (pp. 14-17, January). ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3.
JSW Steel: Focus on operational efficiency. Caselets in Business (pp. 05-09, January). ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3.
ITC: Acquisition of Sunrise Foods. Caselets in Business (pp. 01-04, January). ISBN: 978-81-952936-4-3.

Research Papers

Digitalization in the Retail Business: A Strategy to gain a Competitive Edge. Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 14 (2), pp. 129-132.2023. DOI
Sealing the gaps: enhancing quality control in business school dissertations. Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 31 (3), pp. 469-484. 2023. DOI
Quality complacency in Indian higher education institutions between the second and third cycles of accreditation. Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 431-445. 2022. DOI.
Comparative study of regressor and classifier with decision tree using modern tools. Materials Today: Proceedings, 56(6), 3571-3576. 2022. DOI.
Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Performance: Trust as a Mediator. Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 20, Special Issue 3, May, pp. 107-114. DOI.
Relationship between work engagement and employee turnover intention: Organizational justice as a mediator. Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 01, pp. 906-913. 2021. DOI.
A study of impact of digital banking on customer service delivery and business performance of banks of India: A literature review. Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 01, pp. 896-905. 2021. DOI.
Covid-19 pandemic and its likely effect on economic development: An opinion survey of professionals. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 2(5), 388–397. 2021. DOI.
Certification of Products in Ecommerce Websites using Rule Based Decision Tree. Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 20, Special Issue 2, October, pp. 241-250. 2021. DOI.

News Articles

Choosing between MBA and PGDM. Deccan Herald. January 02, 2020. Link.
Eight popular jobs that require an MBA degree. Digital Learning. October 18, 2019. Link.
MBA V/S PGDM: How Are They Different, And What Should You Choose? BW Businessworld Magazine, ABP Group. July 13, 2019. Link.
Industry leaders talk to students on topics of contemporary interest. Hindustan Times. May 10, 2019. Link.
The b-school route. The Pioneer. April 10, 2019. Link.
Amol Gawande (2018). Why Marketing Is A Preferred Choice Amongst Graduates. siliconindia. May 10, 2018. Link.
Amol Gawande (2017). Why Marketing Is A Preferred Choice Amongst Graduates. CEO Insights. October 01, 2017. Link.