Administrative Staff

Shaji Mathai is a Senior Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics. He has also done an MBA in Marketing. And pursuing a Ph.D. Before joining IIM Raipur, he served as Assistant Registrar at NIT Raipur. He is presently working in the Administration Department at IIM Raipur.

He is a Store & Purchase Officer (Sr.Grade) at the IIM Raipur. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and holds the Post Graduate Diploma in Material Management. He has also done BE / BTec in Information Technology. Before joining to IIM Raipur, he served as Associate Manager (Commercial) at Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd . His total work experience in the field of stores and purchase is more than 14 years.

Devendra Kumar Sinha is a Junior Engineer, Senior grade, He hold honors Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Post Diploma in Computer Application, and one-year long term course in Industrial Electricians at ATI-EPI, 17-year Experience in construction and maintenance filed. Before joining IIM Raipur, he served as a Project manager in the GEC construction company and NIT Raipur (04 Year), His hobby is writing Hindi poems. He is presently working the IIM Raipur, Estate Department at IIM Raipur.

Vyshak Prakash Narayanan is an Assistant Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He has done MBA in Marketing and International Business and also done Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management. Before joining IIM Raipur, he has worked in various premier institutions of national importance.

Sachidhanandam Natarajan is an Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He holds a Masters Degree in Management. Before joining Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Sachidhanandam served as Administrative Officer at Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. He has served for a decade at a couple of Institutions having National Importance Status in different designations.

I have a M.B.A. Degree and B.Com (Hons). Before joining Indian Institute of Management Raipur, I was working as a Head – Examination and Certification at Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. I used to co-ordinate with 25 plus team members and used to conduct examinations & certification for 12000 plus students across all verticals PAN India level.

My skills lies in General administration and Accounting at Family Planning Association of India, National Rural Health Mission,Also having work experience in serving Finance & Accounts at a limited manufacturing company. I have overall experience of working 22 plus years.

I am ambitious and determined. I am an organized person. I employ various techniques, including taking copious notes to keep myself on track and meet my timelines,this boosts productivity and keeps everyone on the same page.

Before joining IIM Raipur, she worked in various organizations (Assistant Manager in Disha Institute of Management and Technology Raipur), Project Coordinator in SACH Communication Private Limited, Raipur., Jr Technical Officer in PAHARPUR 3P, Sahibabad (A Division of Paharpur Cooling Tower Limited). She also worked as a Hindi News Reader in Doordarshan Raipur as freelancer.

In IIM Raipur she worked in Administration, PGP & FPM Office.

Ghanshyam Sohoni is working as an Assistant Administrative Officer at Indian Institute of Management Raipur in the Accreditation and Rankings Office.

He has worked in various departments at IIM Raipur. He holds a master’s degree in computers, executive master's in finance and has 20+ years of professional experience in industry and academia.

Suryanarayan, Surya to his friends and colleagues, grew up in Bhopal, where he completed his B.Sc.. He proceeded to work for a PSU and then completed his PGDPM&IR from XLRI in 2001. He has worked across industries and locations over the last 20 years with the last 12 years heading HR for 3 K-12 international Schools. At IIM Raipur, Surya has joined as the Placement Consultant to help improve the placement outcomes of the PGP batch.

P R Ajith Kumar is an Assistant Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He holds an MBA degree in HRM. He has over 33 years of experience, out of which 27 years in Premium Business Schools. Before joining IIM Raipur, he served as Secretary to the Director at the Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad. He has more than 5 years of experience in the Industry. He is presently working in the Director’s Office at IIM Raipur.

Shalini Shrivastava is an Assistant Librarian at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. She holds a Masters degree in Library & Information Science (MLISc.) from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC) in Library & Information Science in June 2007. She has also done MSc. in Computer Science from MDU, Rohtak (Through Study Centre - Hartron, Chandigarh). Prior to joining IIM Raipur, she served as an Associate in Learning Resource Centre at Indian School of Business, Mohali from 2012 to 2014. She has served as a Students' Affairs Coordinator for the AY 2022-23. She is presently working in Examination & Verification Cell, IIM Raipur from 01st June 2023.

Shri Bharat Farkiya is a Finance and Accounts Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur in the Finance and Accounts Department. He is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI by profession and holds a master’s degree in M. Com & a bachelor’s degree in B. Com from D.A.V.V. He has a certificate in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection Accountant from ICAI. Before joining IIM Raipur, he has served for more than 10 years at many Institutions having national importance on different designations.

Surya Narayan Mandal is currently serving as an Assistant Administrative Officer (Accounts) at Department of Finance & Accounts in IIM Raipur. Before joining IIM Raipur, I worked at IIM Lucknow, Agriculture Finance Corporation and Chhaya Public School, Modinagar. I am Post Graduate in Commerce & LLB from T M Bhagalpur University and Post Graduate in Sociology from CSJM University, Kanpur. I have worked in PRA Exercise in approx. 200 villages, and work in socio economic evaluation under UPBSN Project. I have 13 Yrs experience in Account and finance.

Priyank Mittra has been working as System Manager at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur since 2015. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications.Before joining IIM Raipur, he had around 15+ years of core IT technical experience at senior positions in government and Private sectors like NBT, India, Govt of India, and Starline Management and Servies. He has handled various projects of IT, prominently the e-book platform delivered by the Govt Department and inaugurated by the Education Minister, Hon’ble Sh. Palamraju Ji, IT support during the annually recurring event of international repute WBF multiple times.

As additional duties at IIM Raipur, he has multiple years of Experience in handling the RTI.

Shakib Ahmad Rizvi is an Assistant System Manager at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He holds a Masters degree in Information Technology (MSc IT). He has also done MBA in Marketing. He has 10 years of experience in Web Application Development and Designing. Before joining IIM Raipur, He has served as a Junior Superintendent at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. He is presently working in the IT Department at IIM Raipur.

Binoy Thankachen is an Assistant Administrative Officer at Indian Institute of Management Raipur.He is presently working in Career Development and Placement Office & International Relations Office. He holds a Masters degree in Management (MBA) and has 20+ years of professional experience in industry and academia. Before joining IIM Raipur he worked as an Assistant Manager in HDFC Bank and as an Officer in ICICI Bank.

Dr. Chandrakanta Swain is currently working as Librarian at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He joined this institute on 20th June 2011. He holds MLISC., PGDLAN and Ph.D. in Library and Information Science. Dr. Swain has around 29 years of experience in Library Administration and Management. He has authored/coauthored 4 research papers in International Journals, 6 research papers in National Journals, and around 30 reach papers in and as book chapters. He has authored/edited twelve books, and one conference proceedings. He also attended/participated in 25 International/National Conferences. He is an active member of the Management Library Network, Indian Library Association, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centre. His area of interest includes Library Networking, Human Resource Management in Libraries, Information Management, Library Planning and Development, etc.

Anil Ponal is an Assistant Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur. He holds a Masters degree in Commerce (M.Com), Social Work (MSW) and Computer Applications (MCA). He had qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by University Grant Commission (UGC) in Social Work in July 2018. Prior to joining IIM Raipur, he served as a Senior Executive (HR & Personnel) from 1997 to 2012.