Research Associate, Amrut Mody School of Management – Ahmedabad University

Last date to apply 10th December 2023

Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit research university that offers students a liberal education focused on interdisciplinary learning and research thinking. Our liberal arts education moulds independent thinkers and compassionate leaders who go on to engage innovatively with the complex challenges of our societies. As a research university, we are committed to the discovery of new ideas, and to the belief that good theory results in good practice. Our academic environment offers students, researchers and faculty the opportunity to participate in a unique learning process, mediated by fieldwork and projects that enable deep creative insight, rigorous analytical experimentation, and fulfilling careers. Ahmedabad University was established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society to offer a world-class academic experience in one of India’s most vibrant and livable cities. With a centrally located campus and internationally renowned faculty, it offers one of the most stimulating academic environments in the country. As a comprehensive university, Ahmedabad University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies in areas such as engineering, humanities, management, natural sciences, and social sciences.

Reporting to: Professor Darshini Mahadevia and Professor Sudhir Pandey

Duration: The position will be initially offered for a period of 3 months and extendable for depending upon required work and the performance of the candidate.

Project Details

Title: Socio-Economic Impact of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in Gujarat

Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR’s Special Call for Short-term Empirical Research 2023-24

Description: MUDRA is an Indian government initiative in 2015 under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). MUDRA provides financial support to the micro/small businesses involved in manufacturing, trading, and service activities. The scheme mainly concerns stagnant, growing, new enterprises and budding entrepreneurs by providing hassle-free financing to generate new income sources create jobs. MUDRA fills a vital financing gap in small manufacturing units, food processing industries, agriculture and allied sectors, shopkeepers, truck and taxi operators, repair shops, artisans, and machine operators. Financing agencies, including banks and non-banking financial institutions, provide this financial assistance. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), with 100% capital being contributed by it. Presently, the authorised capital of MUDRA is 1000 crores, and the paid-up capital is 750 crores. This scheme differs from the financing instruments (collateral-free and less tiresome process) in India’s banking sector. Three categories of interventions have been formulated under MUDRA:

Shishu: Loan up to INR 50,000
Kishore: Loan ranging from ₹50,000 to INR 5 lakh
Tarun: Loan above INR 5 lakh and below INR10 lakh

Objective

The research project aims to study the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. (MUDRA) scheme’s socioeconomic impact in promoting entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, job creation and livelihood enhancement, economic growth at the grassroots level, women’s empowerment, and reduced informal lending.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Carrying out project-related activities, collecting and analysing data from the field and banks,
• Maintain project documentation, including project plans, expenditure statements, reports, and records.
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling and preparing agendas
• Ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards and adhere to project requirements.
• Travel, logistics, survey preparation, understanding real-world contexts by visiting rural, and urban, semi-urban areas.
• Data will be collected from diverse participants or environments to enhance the representativeness and generalisability of the research findings.

Key Skills required: Research Skills, Data collection and analysis, survey and interview skills, report writing, presentation, communication skills, and adaptability. The candidates should have good MS Office skills and be familiar with statistical analysis.

Salary and emoluments: The PA will be paid a salary of INR 30000 per month (INR 25000 Basic + 24% HRA) for the entire project duration.

Other Benefits to the Research Assistant (RA)

• The RA will be able to work on an ICSSR-sponsored project.
• The RA will have an opportunity to work in collaboration with the faculty members
• The RA will have an opportunity to publish research papers in reputed international journals and conferences

Qualification: PhD/ MPhil/ Postgraduate in a social science discipline with a minimum of 55%

How to apply: Interested candidates can send their CVs to sudhir.pandey@ahduni.edu.in. The CVs will be evaluated within the due time period, and the candidate will be called for an interview. Based on the performance in the interview, the candidate will be offered the job letter.