JAMMU: Rajan Badyal has been declared qualified for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the School of Business, Faculty of Management by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU).

The candidate has worked on the topic, entitled " A Study of Economic and Managerial Implications of RTI Act 2005, in Jammu and Kashmir'' under the supervision of Dr. Ashutosh Vashishtha, Associate Professor, School of Business, SMVDU and Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Adjunct Prof. & Former HoD, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.

Rajan Badyal has published research papers in high-impact factor international journals ranked in the SSCI, SCOPUS, and ABDC.

Badyal also had the privilege of presenting his research findings at numerous national and international conferences. At present, the candidate is working in Central University of Jammu.

The scholar expresses his gratitude to the School of Business, SMVD University, for providing all necessary facilities and support during his research.

Prof. (Dr.) Pragati Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU, and other committee members congratulated Rajan Badyal wished him a bright future.