Area Of Specialization: Finance and Control

I joined the doctoral programme in Finance & Control area at IIM Calcutta in June 2014. I have successfully defended my thesis proposal and I am currently in dissertation phase of the doctoral programme. Starting September 2016, I am also a member of the Advisory Board of Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik (a constituent of Symbiosis International University, Pune).

PhD in Finance and Control (2014 onwards) | Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata

Specialization: Finance & Control | Coursework CGPA: 7.57 on a scale of 9 | Major Area CGPA: 7.70 on a scale of 9

Notable Accomplishment: Highest grade among all participants in every doctoral level course opted for, across major area (finance & control), minor area (economics) and all compulsory courses.

Master of Business Administration (2008 - 10) | Symbiosis International University, Pune

Specialization: Operations with Electives in Finance | CGPA: 2.929 on a scale of 4

Notable Accomplishment: Adjudged as the “Best Student” of Class of 2010

Bachelor of Engineering (2002 - 06) | Panjab University, Chandigarh

Specialization: Electronics & Communication Engineering | Percentage: 76.64%

Notable Accomplishment:Fourth rank in Panjab University, Chandigarh

KPIT Technologies Ltd. | Manager (Executive Assistant to President) | May 2010 - May 2014

Infosys Ltd. | Software Engineer | Sep 2006 - May 2008

Business groups, corporate governance, earnings management, mergers & acquisitions, and seasoned equity offerings

1. Jindal, Varun, and Seth, Rama. (2019). A new order of financing investments: Evidence from acquisitions by India’s listed firms, Journal of Corporate Finance, 58, 307-328. (ABDC A* and ABS 4 journal). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929119918302232

2. Aggarwal, Raj, Jindal, Varun, and Seth, Rama. (2019). Board diversity and firm performance: The role of business group affiliation, International Business Review, 28(6), 101600 (ABDC A and ABS 3 journal). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593118309442

Sarkar, Sahadeb, and Jindal, Varun. (2017). IFC Mutual Fund: In search of the right investment strategy. IIMC Case Research Center. IIMC-CRC-2016-02. https://www.iimcal.ac.in/sites/all/files/case_studies_portal/ifc_mutual_fund_sneak_peek.pdf

• Emerald India Best Paper Award in the 5th Pan IIM World Management Conference

• Runner-up of the CRISIL Young Thought Leader 2009 Contest

Served as a Tutor/Teaching Assistant for the following courses at IIM Calcutta:

• Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis (Term I, AY 2016-17)

• Corporate Finance (Term III, AY 2016-17)

• Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (Term IV, AY 2018-19)

ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Varun_Jindal3

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VarunJindal

Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/in/jindalvarun

Blog: https://varunjindalblog.wordpress.com/

Email: varunj14(at)iimcal.ac.in, er.varunjindal(at)yahoo.com