Rakesh Basant

Rakesh Basant
Professor
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Prof. Rakesh Basant is an Indian economist and Professor at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He was formerly a consultant with World Bank.[1] Currently, he heads the Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad along with Sanjeev Bikhchandani. [2]

Education

Basant has completed his PhD. in Economics from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. He is a recipient of Ford Foundation Post- Doctoral Fellowship in Economics. [3]

Professional Life

Basant has been Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He was among the 3 people considered for the position of Director for the institute. [3] [4] [5]

Basant is member of Sachar Committee, wherein he has expressed views against the disregard for committee's terms and references. [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~rakesh/
  2. ↑ "About". ciieindia.org.
  3. 1 2 "Faculty Profile - IIMA". ernet.in.
  4. ↑ "Row in IIM-A board: Ravindra Dholakia out, Rakesh Basant is in". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Harvard Law School professor Ashish Nanda to join as IIM-A Director". timesofindia-economictimes.
  6. ↑ "Sachar Committee: A Fraud on Nation". The New Indian Express.

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