Dr. S.S. Bhakar
Dr. S.S. Bhakar
Vice-Chancellor, PIMR, Indore
Dr Sher Singh Bhakar is currently heading the Institute of Management, Indore, as Group Director. The Institute is a multidisciplinary institution and offers programmes in management, commerce, economics, law and computer applications. He has been associated with the Prestige Group since 6th October, 1994, the first day of the group’s educational foray. He headed PIMR, Gwalior, as Director for 17 years.
Dr Bhakar is a prolific researcher and has published 29 edited books, 89 research papers in refereed journals, and more than 150 cases as the lead case author in the case centre. He is an excellent trainer and has conducted more than 50 research methodology workshops and 25 case writing workshops and has conducted sessions in more than 100 such workshops. He has also conducted 50+ executive development programmes for some of the best-known national and multinational organisations in India. He has provided consultancy services on energy management to a few small- and medium-sized organisations. He has been chief editor of five international journals and special issue editor of five Scopus-listed journals. He has delivered keynote addresses at more than 15 international and national conferences.
He has received 9 national and international awards for his outstanding contribution to management
education.
- Distinguished Teacher Award by Ramanujam College (Constituent College of Delhi University) and Accounting Association Delhi Chapter on 5th September 2021
- Truly Global Educator by Global Leadership Awards on February 02, 2020, at Hotel Radisson, Gurugram
- Asia’s Most Prominent Director for Education, by Global Excellence Life Style on
January 27, 2019 - Madhya Pradesh Rattan, by Madhya Pradesh Press Club, Bhopal, through Hon. Sh. Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, for Excellence in the Education Sector on April 09, 2018
- Bharat Vibhushan Samman Puraskar by Global Achievers Foundation on May 30, 2015, during National Convocation on ‘Individual Contribution for National Economic and Social Development’
- Pride of International Education Excellence Awards, by Global Achievers Foundation Awards, on April 11, 2015, in Kathmandu. Nepal
- Bharat Shiksha Ratan Award by Global Achievers Foundation for excellence in education management on December 18, 2014.
- Best Director Award (Central India) during the Indian B-School Awards by Discovery Education Media Private Ltd., New Delhi, on April 12, 2014.
- Rajiv Gandhi Education Excellence Award by the Indian Solidarity Council for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Education, on May 28, 2013.
Subjects
- Law of Torts
- Law of Contract
- International Law
- Legal and Constitutional History
He was a member of the Executive Council of Jiwaji University, Gwalior, for a brief period of six months. He has held senior positions in a number of organisations, i.e., Executive President, GMA; Vice President, QCFI, Gwalior; Chairman, ISTD (Indore and Gwalior Chapters); and Director, Industrial Forum, Gwalior.
Dr Bhakar completed his PhD in Management in 2000, MBA (Operations Management) in 1992, BE (Electronics and Communications) in 1989, Certificate Program on missile control systems by British Aerospace at Hatfield, Herts in 1985, and diploma in electrical engineering in 1979. He has also completed six months.
- Ph. D (Environmental Economics)
- M.Sc. (Economics)