Dr. Soumya G Deb is IIM Sambalpur’s Professor of The Year 2020! With nearly a decade of industry experience and 12 years of teaching experience in XIMB, this IIM Calcutta Fellow brings insights and clarity to complex Finance Management concepts to the IIM Sambalpur classroom. Here's why "his teaching style is unparalleled", why he has won by a great margin of votes, and why students think he is "just the best"!Note - The winner(s) of the InsideIIM Professor of The Year at any given campus has/have been chosen by current MBA students of that campus. The voting process began in the month of February 2020, and MBA students could nominate their favorite professors here. The professor(s) with the maximum number of votes has/have been declared the winner(s) in 2020!Also, read - Here's Who IIM Calcutta Students Selected As Their Professor of The Year In 2020!
Meet Dr. Soumya Guha Deb - Professor at IIM Sambalpur, InsideIIM Professor of The Year In 2020
Professor Soumya G Deb has done his PhD (FPM) from IIM-Calcutta. He also did his PGDBM from IIM-Calcutta and Engineering from Jadavpur University, Calcutta. He spent his time in the industry for almost a decade before coming to academics. He teaches Finance at IIM Sambalpur. Prior to joining IIM Sambalpur as an Associate Professor, he was a full-time finance faculty at Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) from 2007-2018. He is also a dedicated researcher and has published work in many national and international journals. He generally likes to research in the areas of Mutual funds, Corporate Finance, Investments and Portfolio Management, Asset Pricing, Causality and Volatility in Financial markets, etc.He also reviews research papers in reputed journals published by SAGE, Springer, Emerald, Elsevier. Read more about Professor Deb here.
InsideIIM Professor of The Year 2020 - What IIM Sambalpur Students Have To Say About Dr. Soumya Guha Deb
"Soumya Sir, unlike other faculty member, takes his teaching feedback from the students very seriously. He tries to make students comfortable with his teaching style. He had modified his way of delivery numerously as per demands of the students. He has been very open and approachable for doubt clearing of the students. He also discusses the latest financial happenings around the world in a very detail manner, so that students can better understand the concepts learnt in the classroom and how to take decisions accordingly"."He is very dedicated and simplifies the complex financial concepts easy for everyone to understand. Has a lot of patience and works to make each and every student understand. Structure the course perfectly for a continuum"."One of the best teachers I have ever come across. The most approachable faculty of our college. You can share with him any problems, even outside of academics. Always smiling and spreading positive vibes. A good cricket and badminton player who even plays with students in free time"."Prof. Soumya makes even one of the most difficult subject seem easy. He is very sweet and his skills are exceptional. I am nominating him as he’s one of the most approachable faculty I’ve ever met. He’s always there - be it academics or any other doubts in life!"(Above) Professor Deb with students from IIM Sambalpur and other B-Schools.Here's what the Professor of The Year series is all about, and why it matters.The following are professors at IIM Sambalpur who missed out on winning the title of InsideIIM's Professor of The Year in 2020 by a very narrow margin. But loved by IIM Sambalpur students:Dr. Rahul Kumar - “Puts effort in his teaching, great lecture delivery”.Dr. Prantosh Banerjee - “Has a great way of teaching.”