Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Extracurricular Activities and Hobbies
Interests
Research Publication
Teaching Methodologies
Membership Of Professional Body
Personal Information
Seminars Workshops Certificates
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Additional Information
Software
Hobbies
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Pranav Gosalia

Pranav Gosalia

Associate Dean, ICFAI Business School
Bopal, Ahmedabad

Summary

Innovative and tech-driven academic leader with over 20 years of experience in national-level higher education. Proven expertise in curriculum development, academic coordination, industry collaboration, and internship management. Adept at delivering cutting-edge courses in Information Systems, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Machine Learning. Currently pursuing a PhD in Data Science, focusing on real-world ML applications. Strong advocate of industry-integrated learning, leveraging LMS platforms, case-based instruction, and experiential pedagogy. Committed to fostering inclusive, research-informed education that prepares globally competent graduates.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Associate Dean – IBACO (Institution Building and Academic Coordination), Faculty Member

ICFAI Business School
Ahmedabad
10.2011 - Current

• Serving as Summer Internship Program (SIP) Coordinator since 2017; responsible for student training, generating internship and industry tie-ups, and maintaining strong corporate and alumni relationships.
• Developed a one-on-one student mentoring framework to align career aspirations with industry realities.
• Monitored faculty and student performance, assessments, evaluations, and grade generation.
• Achieved 40% pre-placement offers for the graduating batch and facilitated an average stipend of ₹10,000.
• IBSAF Awards recipient:
• Best Teacher (2018)
• Best Teacher – Institution Building (2015, 2022)
• Best SIP Mentor (10 times)
• Designed curriculum, developed instructional material, and created rubric-based assessments for the Information Systems for Managers (ISM) course during the COVID-19 period.
• Served as Academic Section Coordinator and active member of the Academic Council Committee.
• Taught a wide range of postgraduate-level courses, including:
• Business Analytics, Quantitative Techniques, Business Statistics, ISM, DBMS, ERP, Operations Management, Marketing Analytics, Machine Learning, Big Data, International Finance & Trade, Project Finance, FinTech, and more.
• Initiated and led a 5-day global immersion tour to Dubai with student participants.
• Coordinated Digital Marketing and Social Media Management from 2014–2025, significantly increasing alumni engagement and online presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google My Business, and YouTube.
• Conceptualized, redesigned, and co-edited the campus magazine “Innovision”, including fundraising and sponsorship acquisition.
• Conducted 10+ Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) and 50+ Student Development Programs (SDPs) across engineering and management colleges.
• Spearheaded numerous academic and co-curricular events as faculty advisor and club/house coordinator.
• Led implementation and training for Moodle-based LMS, ensuring effective student communication, resource sharing, and assessment integration.
• Actively contributed as a house leader and disciplinary committee member.
• Visiting Faculty at PDEU and NIPER for MBA and Executive MBA programs, teaching Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, HR Analytics, and Managerial Computing (last 3 years).
• Designed a comprehensive student learning outcome assessment plan for program effectiveness.
• Built strategic partnerships with regional and national employers to enhance graduate placement outcomes.
• Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives, creating a supportive learning environment for students from diverse socio-economic, regional, and psychological backgrounds.

Visiting Lecturer

Visiting Faculty at Various UG and PG Colleges
Ahmedabad
01.2010 - 09.2011

Visiting lecturer at Amity Business School, ICFAI Business School, Narayana Business School, and various other MBA colleges.

Training & Placement Officer

Indus University
Ahmedabad
09.2006 - 12.2009
  • Company Overview: Previously Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering
  • Organized Industrial Training, Industrial Visit & Guest Lecture for Engineering and MBA student.
  • Establish relation with industry to promote college and admission activities.
  • Create company database and develop independent system for future reference and communication.
  • Completed whole cycle of MBA program (Starting from admission, summer internship and placement).
  • Initiated, coordinated and published college e-Newsletters.
  • Administrative work: Coordinate admission cell of college for engineering and MBA admission.
  • Develop a system for admission to track student.
  • Previously Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering

MIS Executive, Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd. (AAA)

  • Develop software to track flying details of student.
  • Assist project leader for biding process, information collection and project completion.
  • Team member of Aviation Management (AVM) program, monitor marketing and publicity activity, brochure development and student record maintenance.
  • Take lectures on Introduction of Computer (AVM Semester I).
  • Take lectures on DBMS (AVM Semester II).

Computer Lab In-charge

Kalol Institute of Technology & Research Centre
Kalol
04.2006 - 08.2006
  • Configure computer lab and its networking infrastructure.

Full Time Faculty

C-DAC
Ahmedabad
09.2004 - 11.2005
  • Have to take lectures of Computer Fundamental, C, C++, Web designing, DBMS, Oracle 8.
  • Taken corporate batches of computer courses.
  • Student counselling and other admin work.

Education

Ph.D. - Robo Advisor and Fintech

PDEU
Gandhinagar, India
04.2024 - 01.2027

PG Level Certificate - Applied Data Science and Machine Learning

IIT Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
01.2023 - 01.2024

MBA - Finance, Marketing

Institute of Management, Nirma University
Ahmedabad
01.2008 - 01.2011

Diploma in Java -

C-DAC, M.M.K. Computers
Ahmedabad
01.2005 - 01.2006

PGDCA - Multilingual

C-DAC, M.M.K. Computers
Ahmedabad
01.2002 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Maths

R. G. Shah Science College
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
01.1999 - 01.2002

Skills

Mentoring

Teaching excellence

Innovative thinking

Program assessment

Diversity initiatives

Faculty development

Organizational development

Learning outcome evaluation

Teamwork and collaboration

Educational leadership

Student counseling

Change management

Education model development

Admissions oversight

Event planning

Curriculum development

Student assessment

Academic plan development

Certification

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Extracurricular Activities and Hobbies

Dramatics and acting. Represented college in University Youth Festival for Drama, Mono Acting, Skit, Mime and street play. Playing Cricket, Table Tennis & Swimming. Volunteering for Landmark Worldwide as Course supervisor for Landmark Forum. Active participation in charitable and community service activities.

Interests

Business Analytics
Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Fintech

Research Publication

Algorithm Trading: The Best Traders may soon be Machine, 13th Nirma International Conference on Management (NICOM - 2010), 2010

Teaching Methodologies

  • Case study method of teaching and Project based learning.
  • Role Play, Group and Individual Assignment and Field Project.
  • Initiated and implemented Open Internet Exam.
  • Curriculum design & blended teaching models.

Membership Of Professional Body

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 3554289
  • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Institutional Membership
  • Vikram Sarabhai Library (IIM Ahmedabad), Individual Membership, IND12/84

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/29/80
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Unmarried

Seminars Workshops Certificates

  • NPTEL online certification on Marketing Analytics, 12 weeks, 81%, 12/01/20
  • Tableau 'Desktop III – Advanced', 04/01/20
  • Landmark Curriculum Graduate, 05/01/17
  • 'Runway to Success Season 4 - An Opportunity to enter the BIG League', 04/22/16
  • National Workshop on 'Outcome Based Education (OBE)', 04/08/16
  • National Level Workshop on 'Research Methodology and Research Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence & Business Analytics', 03/28/16
  • 'Workshop on Big Data', 12/26/15
  • Conference on 'Excellence in Management Education: Future Direction', 03/29/14
  • 3rd International Conference on 'Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Intelligence', 04/13/13
  • 'Faculty Induction-cum-Development & Training Program', 05/27/13
  • 'Case Writing Workshop', 12/13/12
  • Faculty Development Programme on 'Management Teachers 2015 – New Age Teacher', 07/02/12

Accomplishments

Generated funds to print campus magazine "Innovation" by advertising.

Nine years of internship coordination experience which generate highest 40% pre-placement job offers for students with average stipend of Rs. 10,000/- and highest stipend of Rs. 50,000/-

Consecutive ten time winners of the Summer Internship Program mentor for guiding award winning students internship.

Three time Best Teachers Award for teaching (2018) and Institute Building (2015, 2022) with cash prize of Rs. 100,000/-




Affiliations

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), ID: - 3554289

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Institutional Membership

Vikram Sarabhai Library (IIM Ahmedabad), Individual Membership, ID: - IND12/84

Additional Information

● Dramatics and acting.

● Represent collage in University Youth Festival for Drama, Mono Acting, Skit, Mime and street play.

● Playing Cricket, Table Tennis & Swimming.

● Volunteering for Landmark Worldwide as Course supervisor for Landmark Forum.

Active participation in charitable and community service activities.

Software

MS Excel

Tableau

Python

SQL

Tableau Prep

Hobbies

● Dramatics and acting.

● Represent collage in University Youth Festival for Drama, Mono Acting, Skit, Mime and street play.

● Playing Cricket, Table Tennis & Swimming.

● Volunteering for Landmark Worldwide as Course supervisor for Landmark Forum.

Active participation in charitable and community service activities.

Timeline

Ph.D. - Robo Advisor and Fintech

PDEU
04.2024 - 01.2027

PG Level Certificate - Applied Data Science and Machine Learning

IIT Madras
01.2023 - 01.2024

Associate Dean – IBACO (Institution Building and Academic Coordination), Faculty Member

ICFAI Business School
10.2011 - Current

Visiting Lecturer

Visiting Faculty at Various UG and PG Colleges
01.2010 - 09.2011

MBA - Finance, Marketing

Institute of Management, Nirma University
01.2008 - 01.2011

Training & Placement Officer

Indus University
09.2006 - 12.2009

Computer Lab In-charge

Kalol Institute of Technology & Research Centre
04.2006 - 08.2006

Diploma in Java -

C-DAC, M.M.K. Computers
01.2005 - 01.2006

Full Time Faculty

C-DAC
09.2004 - 11.2005

PGDCA - Multilingual

C-DAC, M.M.K. Computers
01.2002 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Maths

R. G. Shah Science College
01.1999 - 01.2002
Pranav GosaliaAssociate Dean, ICFAI Business School