1. Professional Summary
More than 16 years of experience of teaching in various institutes of Indore, India. About 12
years of experience in Operations, Consulting, and Research in the fields of Commodity Markets
structure and broking houses with a consistent track record of innovation, improving revenues
and profits. In depth knowledge of theoretical formulation and mathematical inferring of
complex problems in Financial Markets; Hands on experience in various issues of operations for
Financial and Commodity Markets. Extra ordinary performance records as both individual
performer as well as a team player. Also worked with several professionals on project basis
Educational Qualification
Course Institute University Year %
PhD
(Management/
Finance)
Institute of Management Studies
(IMS), Indore
DAVV, Indore 2016
M. Phil
(Management)
New Tech Institute of Management
Studies, Dewas
Global
University,
Nagaland
2010 70%
MBA
(Financial Administration)
Institute of Management Studies
(IMS), Indore
DAVV, Indore 2000 65%
BBA
( Finance)
Shri Vaishnav Institute Of
Management, Indore
DAVV, Indore 1998 63%
FDP’s, MDP’s & Industrial Visits Organised
Industry Visit
1. Industry Visit at Avitech Motors Limited, Pithumpur
2. Industry Visit at Mahle Migma Limited, Pithumpur
3. Coordinating for AMFI & NCFM Modules.
4. Indira Securities, Indore.
Dr. Vishal Sood
17/1 IPF, Shalimar Township,
AB Road, Indore [MP]
E – Mail Id: profvishalsood@outlook.com
DOB: 22/09/1974

2. FD’s & MDP’s
1. Introduction to Derivatives (3 days) Workshop at BSE, Mumbai.
2. Budget Impact 2007 (1 Day Panel Discussion), Indore
3. Budget Impact 2006 (1 Day Panel Discussion), Indore
4. Industry Visit at Pratibha Syntex Limited, Pithumpur
5. Ramoji Film City (3 Days) Workshop at, Hyderabad.
6. Industry Visit at Bridgestone Limited, Pithumpur
7. FDP “Benchmark of Quality Teaching in 21st
Century”, Indore
8. Responsible for conducting 4 Seminars per semester for grooming
students.
9. Conducting Campus Recruitment for PG & UG students.
International Consultation Assignments
Consultant with Stalwart Management Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., a consulting firm working
in the field of business and IT consulting, advising clients from agricultural businesses and
financial service industries on variety of issues like Strategic planning, business modeling,
product innovation, customer intimacy, risk modeling etc; Also take up turnkey projects on
setting up trading desks as well as conducting feasibility studies for new businesses.
East Africa Exchange, Kigali, Rwanda (10th
June 2013 to 10th
September 2013); Developing a
process flow for designing the Warehouse Receipt System for Rwanda. Worked for the
development of warehouse receipt and preparing financing module for the Exchange. Assisted in
developing the business plan for setting up of Commodity Exchange for EAX which focused
mainly on the development of Warehouse Receipt Model, Volume Projections, and Capacity
Building Planning. For EAX & Bank of Kigali, developed Business Plan for setting up of
Commodity Exchange in Rwanda, Focusing mainly on developing Collateral management
model, Business Projections, and Capacity Building Planning.
Auction Holdings Limited, Lilongwe, Malawi ( February 2013 to April 2013); Assisted in
developed of a Business plan for setting up of Commodity Exchange for Auction Holdings
Limited, Focusing mainly on developing Warehouse receipt model, volume Projections, and
Capacity Building Planning. Bank of Tanzania, Dar-e-salaam, Tanzania; Detailed development
of Business Plan for setting up of Commodity Exchange in Tanzania, Focusing mainly on
developing Collateral management model, Business Projections, and Capacity Building
Planning.
Ghana Grain Council , ACCRA, Ghana ( April 2014 to June 2014); Assisted in developed of a
Business plan for setting up of Ware Housing System, Capacity Building, Collateral
Management system focusing mainly on developing Warehouse receipt model.
Spot Exchange , Kenya ( January 2015 to March 2015); Assisted in developed of a Business
plan for setting up of Commodity Exchange for Kenya, Focusing mainly on developing
Warehouse receipt model.

3. In addition, presently working on three other projects related to Collateral Management and
Spot Commodity Exchange in areas of Business Processes, Strategic planning and business
modeling.
Current Jobs 3/10/2009 to Till Date
Post Associate Professor
Employer Maharaja Ranjit Singh College Of Professional Sciences, Indore
Duration 03/10/2009 onwards
Subjects Security Analysis & Portfolio Mnagement, Derivatives and Risk
Management, Insurance & Banking, International Financial Management,
Financial Management, Indian Financial System.
Classes MBA Core & BBA.
Salary Reader Grade under code 28
21/07/2008 – 02/10/2009
Post Management Faculty
Employer Indore Indira School of Career Studies, Indore
Duration 1years 2 months
Subjects Security Analysis & Portfolio Mnagement, International Financial
Management, Financial Management, Indian Financial System.
Classes PGP – Dual & Retail (Sem II, III, & IV)
Salary Senior Lecturer Grade under code 28
02/08/2004 – 20/07/2008
Post Senior Lecturer (under code 28)
Employer Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore
Duration 3years 11 months
Subjects Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, International Financial
Management, Introduction to Derivatives, Long Term Capital Management,
Financial Management, Investment Management, Multinational Finance,
Indian Financial System.
Classes MBA, MBA – FA, MBA – IB & BBA.
Salary Senior Lecturer Grade under code 28
17/08/2003 – 31/07/2004
Post Lecturer
Employer Kothari Institute Group, Indore
Duration 11 months
Subjects Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, International Financial
Management, Introduction to Derivatives, Long Term Capital Management,
Financial Management, Investment Management, Multinational Finance,
Indian Financial System.
Classes MBA- Distance & BBA.
Salary Lecturer Grade

4. 01/02/2002 – 16/08/2003
Post Lecturer
Employer JD Institute of Management, Punjab
Duration 1year 9 months
Subjects Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, International Financial
Management, Introduction to Derivatives, Long Term Capital Management,
Financial Management, Investment Management, Multinational Finance,
Indian Financial System.
Classes MBA & BBA.
Salary Lecturer Grade under code 28
Associate Faculty
 MBA – FT; FA & BBA- E Com: at Institute Of Management Studies (IMS) DAVV,
Indore. Subjects – Financial Management, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management,
Strategic Financial Management & Derivative & Risk Management.
 MBA – Financial Administration at Pioneer Institute of Professional Studies (PIPS),
Indore. Subjects – Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, International Financial
Management, Introduction to Derivatives, Strategic Financial Management,
Industry Experience
Post Trainee Finance
Employer Saurabh Alloy Casting Ltd. Pithumpur (M.P).
Duration 1 year (9th
Oct 2000 - 8th
Oct. 2001.)
Profile Handling inventories and stock and also participated in Auditing during closure of
assessment year.
Achievements/ Responsibilities
 Coordinator BBA department.
 Joint Editor of 1st
International Conference of MRSCPS, Indore.
 HOD Allied Courses
 Superintendent of DAVV Exam for 4 years from 2010-2014.
 HOD Department of Finance
 Guided 40 MRP’s from year 2009-2014.
 Paper Setter and Paper Checker of various universities and private PGDM courses.
 Worked as External Examiner for MRP and Comprehensive viva of management
students at IMS, DAVV, Indore.

5. PhD Research Experience
Topic: A Study of Futures and Option in Commodity Market
Study Center: Institute of Management Study (IMS)
University: DAVV, Indore
Year: 2016
Research Papers Presented and Published (National & International)
Refereed Journals as Per UGC :
S.No. Title with page
no.
Journal ISSN/ISBN
No.
1. Impact of Macro Economic
Factors on Life Insurance
Innovation in India: An
Empirical Study
IJRCM Vol.1-7, 64-70, ISSN
0976-2183
2. Role of Holding Period Return
and Risk in Portfolio Selection:
A Key for Ideal Investment, ,
ANVESHA Vol. 5-4, ISSN 0974-
5467
3. Testing Random Walk
Hypothesis in Indian Stock
Market: A Study of National
Stock Exchange Indices
ANVESHA Vol. 6-3, ISSN 0974-
5467
4. Crude Oil and Indian Capital
Market: An Empirical Analysis
Monthly Journal, Pacific
Business Review
International,
Vol. – 6- 7, Pg. 20-
35, ISSN- 0974-
438X.
5. Does BSE Bankex Walk
Randomly?: An Innovative
Investment Approach
Pacific University
Udaipur
ISSN: 0974-438X
6 Dynamics of Macroeconomic
Variables Affecting Price
Innovation in Gold: A
Relationship Analysis
Pacific University
Udaipur
ISSN: 0974-438X
7 Factors Affecting Price
Discovery in Crude Oil: A
Literature Review
Yearly Journal, All
Nations University
Journal of Applied
Thought (ANUJAT),
Ghana
Vol. – 3, Pg. 40- 54,
ISSN- 2026-691X.
8. Customer Satisfaction of
Resturants- An Emperical
Analysis in Indore City
Kohinoor Journal of
Management
ISSN: - 2249-023X

6. Other Reputed Journals as notified by the UGC:
1 An empirical analysis to
Determine the Factors
Contributing the Currency
Exchange Rate of US Dollar
with Reference to Indian Rupee
Pratibimba
IMIS ISSN No. : 0972-
5466
Vol.12(2), 7-11
2. Comparative study of
Performance Evaluation of
Private & Public Sponsored
ELSS Mutual Funds with Index
Funds
Pratibimba Journal of
IMIS
Pages 18 - 22 ,
Volume- 10, Issue
-1
3. Employee’s Attitude: A strategic
approach towards employees
participation & its impact on
organizational commitment
International Journal of
Management Sciences,
Shiva Institute of
Management Studies,
Ghaziabad
ISSN- 0973-2101;
Volume – 4, No. 2,
4. Advertisements and their impact
on consumer’s buying decisions
Published in Oorja,
Jaipur, Volume 6, Number
2.
5 A study on strategic leadership
& its impact on organizational
effectiveness in IT sector
Published in Oorja,
Jaipur, Volume 6, Number
1.
6 A study on employee’s attitude
towards occupational stress &
organizational change
Synthesis, Mohan Nagar
(UP), Volume 4, No.2.
7 Financial Innovation in India:
An Empirical Study
BVIMSR’s Journal of
Management Research,
Vol. 2, No. 2, ISSN:
0976 – 4739
8 Corporate Events Influencing
the Share Prices – An Empirical
Study of Bankex,
Review of Business &
Technology Research
Vol.3, No.2,137-
150 , ISSN – 1941-
9414
Chapters in Book (National & International):
1. Product Innovation in India
in Life Insurance – An
Empirical Study of Pre &
Post Liberalization
Transforming Economic
Challenges into Global
Prosparity, MRSCPS, Indore,
Volume-1, ISBN –
978-81-7446-824-6
2. CAPM- A Model For
Diversifying and
Minimizing Portfolio Risk
Conference Proceedings,
Value Creation For
Competitive Differentiation
Excel Books, 102-
108

7. 3. Market Efficiency and
Integration of Indian Stock
Market with Developed
Countries’ Stock Markets:
An Empirical Analysis
SVIM e Journal of Applied
Management
Vol. 1-2, ISSN
2321-2535
4. An Econometric Analysis of
Gold Price: A Paradigm
Change in Indian Capital
Markets in Dynamic
Business Environment
ALTIUS, Shodh ISSN 2348 – 8891
5. Efficiency and Co-
integration of SENSEX and
Sectoral Indices of Bombay
Stock Exchange: A Shift to
Dynamic Business
Environment
ALTIUS, Shodh ISSN 2348 – 8891
6. Gold Futures v/s Gold Spot
and ETF’s Creating Values
in Price Innovation : Cross
Section Analysis of Indian
Financial Market in the
Global Era
ACROPOLIS ISSN 978-93-5196-
018-8
7 An Econometric Analysis of
Dynamic Innovations in
Gold Prices
Dynamics of Innovative
Practices in Management, 1st
International Conference
2012, MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 45-57, ISBN:
978-93-5062-183-7
8 Relationship Between
Macroeconomic Variables
and Crude Oil Prices in
India: A Study of Dynamics
of Price Innovation
Dynamics of Innovative
Practices in Management, 1st
International Conference
2012, MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 10-23, ISBN:
978-93-5062-183-7
9 Dynamics of Corporate
Events into Stock Prices in
India: Testing Semi Strong
Form Efficiency of BSE
SENSEX Companies
Dynamics of Innovative
Practices in Management, 1st
International Conference held
at MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 24-35, ISBN:
978-93-5062-183-7.
10 Testing Weak Form Market
Efficiency of Indian Stock
Market: A Study of BSE
Indices
Dynamics of Innovative
Practices in Management, 1st
International Conference held
at MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 45-57, ISBN:
978-93-5062-183-7.
11 Testing Random Walk
Hypothesis in Emerging
Financial Markets- A Study
of BSE Indices
5th International Conference
Emerging Financial Markets,
PSG Institute of Management,
Coimbatore, India,
Vol.- 1-1, Pg. 171-
184, ISBN- 978-93-
5087-0224.

8. 12 Measuring Oil Price
Volatility: A Study of
Emerging Indian Financial
Markets
5th International Conference
Emerging Financial Markets,
PSG Institute of Management,
Coimbatore, India,
Vol.- 1-1, Pg. 217-
232, ISBN- 978-93-
5087-0224
13 Is Gold Futures Hedging the
Global Path? An Analysis of
NSE Futures
Envisioning 2030- The Paths
Ahead Globally, 2nd
International Conference at
MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 79-109, ISBN:
978-93-84648-53-4.
14 Changing Dimensions of
Information Communication
Technology (ICT) in Public
& Private Banks: A
Literature Review
Envisioning 2030- The Paths
Ahead Globally, 2nd
International Conference at
MRSCPS, Indore.
Pg- 927-934, ISBN:
978-93-84648-53-4
15 Price Innovation in
Commodity Derivatives-
Envisioning Investors
Delight
Third International
Conference ALTIUS Shodh
Volume 3, issue 1.
ISSN : 2348-8891
16 Return Calculation
Techniques of Stocks and
Market Efficiency of
Selected BSE Sectoral
Indices: A Technological
Move to Global Business
Excellence
Third International
Conference ALTIUS Shodh
Volume 3, issue 1.
ISSN : 2348-8891
17 Accounting Numbers as a
Predictor of Stock Returns:
A Case Study of BSE
Sensex
Changing Dynamics of
Finance held at IES, Mumbai
ISBN:978-93-
80697-47-5
18 Crude Oil: Relationship with
Exchange Rate, Gold, S&P
CNX Nifty and Sensex
10th AIMS International
Conference on Management,
Managing Services; IIM
Banglore, India,
Pg. 553-561, ISBN-
978-81-924713-1-0.
19 FII & DII Investments:
Testing Semi-strong Market
Effeciency of Stock Market
10th AIMS International
Conference on Management,
Managing Services; IIM
Banglore, India,
Pg. 1557-1565,
ISBN- 978-81-
924713-1-0.
20 Testing Weak Form Market
Efficiency of Indian Stock
Market: An Empirical Study
Dynamic Approach of
Dynamic Business
Environment
ISBN- 987-93-
5110-502-2
21 Testing Semi Strong Form
Market Effeciency of Indian
Stock Market: An Emperical
Study of Bonus Issue
Announcement of S&P
CNX Nifty Companies
Dynamic Approach of
Dynamic Business
Environment
ISBN- 987-93-
5110-502-2
22 Does Gold Futures Architect 12th AIMS International Pg- 2197-2207,

9. Price Innovation in NSE
Indices? : A Volatility
Analysis
Conference on Management,
IIM(K), Indore.
ISBN: 978-81-
924713-8-9.
23 EULO A Success Story of
Young and Dynamic
Entrepreneurs
SVIM
Facing Challenges in the Era
of Globalization
Pg 144- 146
24
A Strategic Approach
Towards Aligned Behaviour
Among Employees
Pratabimba
IMIS Journal
Volume 8; Issue 4 ;
Pg 14-47
25 Impact of Gold Prices on
BSE Sensex: An Empirical
Study
PIMR
Business Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
Excel Book
Pg 150- 159
26 Crude Oil Pricing: Fantasies
in Stock Futures Pricing in
India
AIMS
12 International Conference
ISBN- 978-81-
924713-8-9
27 Challenges in Managing
Volatility in Indian Stock
Market: A Move Towards
Global Excellence
Altius Shodh Journal ISSN 2348-8891
28 An Econometric Analysis of
Gold Price: A Paradim
change in Indian Capital
Market in Dynamic Business
Environment
Altius Shodh Journal ISSN 2348-8891
29 Identifying Determinant
Attributes Influencing
Investor Preferences In
Buying of Mutual Funds
Review of Business &
Technology Research
ISSN- 1941-9406
Vol 4: No. 1; 2011
Participation and Presentation of Research Papers:
1 An Empirical Analysis
to Determine the
Factors Contributing
to the Currency
Exchange Rate of US
Dollar With Reference
to Indian Rupee
MTMI-TRU 2010
International Conference
on ‘Emerging Paradigm
and Practices in Business
Management &
Technology’ held at
Thompson Rivers
University, Kamloops,
British Columbia, Canada
June 12 to
13, 2010.
International
2 FDI in Insurance
Sector Igniting the
Indian economy- An
Empirical Study For
Pre and Post
Liberalization Period.
MTMI-TRU 2010
International Conference
on ‘Emerging Paradigm
and Practices in Business
Management &
Technology’ held at
June 12 to
13, 2010.
International

10. (1990 to 2009) Thompson Rivers
University, Kamloops,
British Columbia, Canada
3 Corporate Events
Influencing the Share
Prices – an Empirical
Study of BANKEX
MTMI-NIT International
Conference held at
Republic of Taiwan on
22nd to
24th Dec.
2010
International
4 Financial Innovation
In India
National Conference on
“Transforming Present
Economic Challenges
into Global Prosperity”
held at MRSCPS, Indore
June 2009 National
5 EULO A Success
Story of Young and
Dynamic
Entrepreneurs
3rd
National Case Writing
Workshop held at
MRSCPS, Indore
September
2010
National
6 Dollar Oscillation
Influncing Gold and
Crude Oil Prices- An
Empirical Study
5th
National Research
Methodology Workshop
held at MRSCPS, Indore
March
2012
National
7 A Study of Consumer
Behaviour in
Framework of
Marketing Mix- An
Emperical Study of
CCD
National Conference on
“Economics and Business
Management” held at
MRSCPS, Indore
May 2010 National
8 Corporate Events
Influencing the Share
Prices- An Empirical
Study of Bankex
National Conference on
Innovation in Finance,
Banking & Insurance at
MRSCPS, Indore
May 2010 National
9 (Case Study)
A Financial Delight
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
National Conference on “
Economics & Business
Management” held at
MRSCPS, Indore
July, 2010 National
Seminars / Workshops Attended
 Twenty One days UGC sponsored Refresher Course on “Research Methodology &
Management” at UGC- Academic Staff College DAVV, Indore, June, 1 - 21, 2012.
 Three days workshop on, “National Research Methodology” conducted by Sapient
Institute of Management Studies, Indore, April, 2-4, 2011.
 Three days FDP on, “Econometric Methods for Business Research” conducted by
CHIMC, Indore, September, 9-11, 2010.

11.  One Week AICTE sponsored FDP on “Financial Derivatives” at IIM, Kozhikode,
July, 6 - 11, 2009.
 Two days workshop on, “SPSS” by Dr. A. K Singh conducted by Vindhya Institute of
Technology & Science, Indore.
 Two days Workshop on “Basic Program on Derivative” by BSE Traning Institute,
Mumbai, 4th
April & 5th
April 2008.
 One day Faculty Development Programme at Shri Vaishnav Institute of Mnangement,
Indore on, “Benchmark of Quality Teaching in 21st
Century”, on 18th
Feb 2006.
Books Authored and Co authored
 Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management (Dr. A. Vora & V. Sood) – Text Book
for MBA 4th Sem. (DAVV) Thakur Publishers, Bhopal. 2013
Achievements
 The paper ‘Dynamics of Macroeconomic Variables Affecting Price Innovation in
Gold: A Relationship Analysis’ won the Best al-round conference paper in
International Conference on Contemporary Innovative Practices in Management
organized by, Faculty of Management Studies, Pacific Academy of Higher
Education & Research University, Udaipur on 14th
April, 2012.
 The paper ‘“Efficiency and Co-integration of SENSEX and Sectoral Indices of
Bombay Stock Exchange: A Shift to Dynamic Business Environment” won
the Best al-round conference paper in 1st
International Conference on Changing
Management Paradigms in a Dynamic Business Environment held at Altius
Institute of Universal Studies, Indore on 2nd
and 3rd
May, 2014.
 Key Speaker in One day Research Methodology FDP at SDPS, Indore on July
2015.
 Assessment Panel Member, Judging Student Academic Conference at Altius
Institute of Universal Study, Indore on 5th
March 2016.
 Editor of Journal of Management for 2012 and 2014 at MRSCPS Indore.
 Paper Setter and Paper Checker for DAVV, Indore.

12. Personal Details
Fathers Name : Mr. Vimal Sood
Mother’s Name : Mrs. Hemina Sood
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Punjabi & German
Permanent Contact No : 0731-2559209, 09425353922/ 08871991922
References
1) Dr. N. K. Totala 2) Dr. S. K. Gondal
Associate Professor Retd. Registrar DAVV Indore,
Institute of Management Studies IMS Administrative Officer
DAVV, Indore Indore Institute of Law,
Indore Indore
09826507017 0731-2554443, 9893337137
Date: - (Dr. Vishal Sood)