Dr. Rajul M. Gandhi
Assistant Professor in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Area
Primary Area : Hospitality and Tourism Management, Marketing Management
Contact
Email: rajul.gandhi@vvwusurat.ac.in Phone: +91 9824467189
Education
Ph.D (Management) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, 2018
M.B.A. (Marketing Management), Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2020
M.B.A (Tourism and Hospitality Management), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, 2009
UGC-NET (Management), University Grants Commission, 2022
UGC-NET-JRF-SRF (Tourism Administration and Management), University Grants Commission, 2011
Teaching
MBA (FULL TIME)-
SEMESTER 1: Organizational Behaviour (TH)
SEMESTER 2:
Human Resource Management (TH)
Entrepreneurship Development (TH)
SEMESTER 3:
Tourism Principles, Policies and Practices (TH)
Management of Travel Agencies and Tour Operations (TH)
MBA (EVENING)-
SEMESTER 1: Organizational Behaviour (TH)
SEMESTER 2: Human Resource Management (TH)
B.TECH (FULL TIME)-
SEMESTER 3: Engineering Economics and Management (TH)
SEMESTER 5: Marketing Management (TH)
BSC (FULL TIME)- FASHION DESIGNING AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT-
SEMESTER 1:
Front Office Management- I (Core- TH)
Travel and Tourism Management- I (Core- TH)
Life Skills- I (Core- TH, PR)
SEMESTER 2:
Front Office management II (Core- TH & PR)
Travel and Tourism Management II (Core- TH & PR)
Life Skills II (Core- TH & PR)
SEMESTER 3: Housekeeping and Facility Management I (Core- Th & PR)
SEMESTER 4:
Housekeeping and Facility Management II (Core- Th & PR)
Hotel Laws (Core- Elective- TH)
Computer Applications for Hospitality (PR)
Tourism Management (TH)
SEMESTER 5:
Airline and Airport Operations (Elective- TH)
Project (Core-PR)
Food Production-I (Core- PR)
SEMESTER 6:
Entrepreneurship Development in Hospitality & Tourism (Core- TH & PR),
Recent Advances (Core- PR), Foreign Language French (Elective- TH)
BVOC (FULL TIME) (INTERIOR DESIGNING & FASHION DESIGNING)
SEMESTER 3: Life skills (General- TH)
SEMESTER 4: Life Skills (General- TH)
SEMESTER 5:
Professional Ethics (General- TH)
Sustainable Business Practices (General- TH)
SEMESTER 6:
Basics of Research (General- TH)
BVOC (FULL TIME) (HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT)
SEMESTER 1:
Life Skills Education (General Component- TH),
Foundation Course in Food and Beverage Services (Skill Component-PR),
Foundation Course in Food Production and Bakery (Skill Component- PR)
SEMESTER 2:
Foundation Course in Accommodation Operations (Skill Component- PR)
Industrial Exposure Training (Skill Component- PR)
Entrepreneurship Development (General Component- TH)
SEMESTER 3:
Tour Packaging (Skill Component- TH)
Industrial Internship (Skill Component- PR)
SEMESTER 4 :
Airline and Airport Management (Skill Component- TH)
Quantity Food Production and Service (Skill Component- PR)
SEMESTER 5:
Tourism Products of India (Skill Component- TH)
Professional Ethics (General Component- TH)
SEMESTER 6:
French (Skill Component- TH)
Advance Event Planning (Skill Component- PR)
BVOC (FULL TIME) (HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT), As per NEP, 2020
SEMESTER 1:
Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management I (Major- TH & PR)
Bharatvarsh (IKS-TH)
Entrepreneurship Development (Multidisciplinary – TH)
SEMESTER 2:
Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management II (Major- TH & PR),
Business Etiquettes and Professionalism (Skill Enhancement Component-TH)
Research Area
Marketing, Management, Tourism, Hospitality, Sustainability
Rural Tourism Development in Gujarat | Vallis Aurea (srce.hr)
tourism-innovation-vol-112-2021.pdf (wordpress.com)
tourism-innovations-vo-10-no1.pdf (wordpress.com)
amity.edu/UserFiles/admaa/fafbbPaper 2.pdf
MergedFile (jothnbgu.in)
Academic Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Vocational Studies, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, Surat- June,2021 till present
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospitality Management, Sheth P. T Mahila College of Arts and Home Science, Vanita Vishram, Surat- November 2019- May 2021
Visiting faculty, GHBMA- Department of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU, January 2020- March 2020
Visiting Faculty, Department of Hospitality Management, Sheth P. T Mahila College of Arts and Home Science, Vanita Vishram, VNSGU, Surat, August 2019- October 2019
Teaching Assistant, Applied Mathematics and Humanities Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchanath, Surat, July 2018- November 2018
Senior Research Fellow, GHBMA- Department of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU, Surat , June 2015- June 2018
Junior Research Fellow, GHBMA- Department of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU, Surat , June 2013- May 2015
Visiting faculty, GHBMA- Department of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU, July 2012-October 2012
Awards & Honors
1st Rank in M. B. A. (Tourism and Hospitality Management) University Examination, April- 2009
Best Paper Award at 2nd National Conference on Global Perspectives and Challenges in Hospitality and Tourism Sector, School of Hospitality Management, Auro University, Surat, March- 2020
Best Paper Award at ICSSR Sponsored Two Days’ International Conference-2020, on Emerging Issues in Development of Future Generation; Jointly Organized by J. Z Shah Arts and H. P Desai Commerce College, Amroli in Association with International Institute for Development Studies, Australia, February- 2020
Best Paper Award: Marketing track at International Level Research Summit Avlokan on “Redefining Social Responsibility with Ethical Leadership”, Student Research & Development Cell (SRDC) – VIDHYANIDHI In Association with Faculty Research Cell – GYANIDHI, Jain Deemed to be university, Bangalore, August- 2021
Overall Best-Case Study International Level Research Summit Avlokan on “Redefining Social Responsibility with Ethical Leadership”, Student Research & Development Cell (SRDC) – VIDHYANIDHI In Association with Faculty Research Cell – GYANIDHI, Jain Deemed to be university, Bangalore, August- 2021
