Admissions 2024

Department of Commerce

Maria Pynadath

Designation : Assistant Professor

Qualification : M.Com

Email-ID : maria@rajagiri.edu

Currently pursuing her doctoral studies from Lincoln University, Malaysia. She holds a master’s degree in Commerce with specialisation in Finance from Loyola College, Chennai, University of Madras and bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Sacred Heart College, Thevara. She has a prior work experience in the field of taxation with Ernst and Young, GDS, Chennai. Her teaching and research interests include Marketing Management, Corporate Sustainability, General Management and Consumer Behaviour.She has to her credit, various online certifications from prestigious international universities.

  • Currently pursuing PhD in Commerce at Lincoln University, Malaysia
  • M.Com (Finance)
  • B.Com (Taxation)
  • Holds Business English Certificate Vantage, Council of Europe Level B2, Part of the University of Cambridge.
  • Assistant Professor at Department of Commerce and Professional Studies, RCSS Kalamassery from April 2019 - to date.
  • Tax Analyst, Ernst and Young, Global Delivery Services, India LLP.
  • Geojit Financial Services Ltd.
  • Department of Accounts, The Gateway Hotel.
  • Marketing Management
  • Business Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Income Tax
  • Paper titled ` A study on global competitiveness of strategic human resources in India’ in the National Conference on Human Resource Practices held at Loyola College on February 16, 2017.
  • International Conference on `Prism of Possibilities – Business Opportunities and Challenges in Global Era’ organized by Department of Commerce, Loyola College on January 19 & 20, 2017.
  • National Seminar on `GST Legislation and Business Process’ organized by Department of Commerce (Shift II), Loyola College on February 19 ,2018.
  • National Symposium on `Urbanization of India – A Game Changer?’ organized by Department of Economics, Loyola College on February 14, 2017.
  • International Conference on `Sustainable Development Practices in the Modern Business Era’ organized by Department of Commerce, Loyola College on February 7 & 8, 2018.
  • Entrepreneurship Development Workshop organized by TANSTIA – FNF Service Center on October 5 & 6, 2017.
  • Faculty Development Program on `Financial Modelling and Valuation’ organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences on October 15 &16 2019.
  • Attended a National Level workshop on “A series of Pre-Eureka, Business Model Workshops” organised by The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay from 16th to 18th September 2020
  • Attended workshop on “Security analysis and portfolio management” organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in September 2020.
  • Participated in webinar on Blockchain for Commerce- Beyond Bitcoins organised by IQAC, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences on 16th January 2021.
  • Attended webinar on Overview of Securities Market and Latest Development held on 23 May, 2021 organized by the BSE Investors Protection Fund.
  • Participated in the National Webinar Series on Capital Markets Awareness organised by Bombay Stock Exchange on 24 May 2021.
  • Attended training workshop on Tricks and Trades in writing research papers organised by Institute of Gems and Jewellery on 27th May 2021.
  • Participated in National Webinar on “Effective and Efficient Writing of Research Papers for the Web of Science, Scopus Indexed Journal and Conference Papers Using Typeset Research Studio” on 29th May 2021 conducted by Sushant University,Gurugam.
  • Attended One Week Faculty Development Program cum Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Challenges - 2021Organized by School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh during 12th -16th July 2021.
  • Attended the ‘Faculty Development Programme on Investor Awareness’ conducted by Sraddha Academy for Financial Education on 31st January, 2022.
  • Workshop on CESIM Simulations organised by IQAC, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences on April 13,2023.
  • Participated in five day faculty development programme ‘‘Get ready for opportunities at work-GROW ‘’ organized by IQAC, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences from 1st June to 6th June, 2023.
  • Successfully completed SWAYAM ARPIT “Refresher Course in Commerce”. 
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce’ authorized by Google.
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘Marketing in a Digital World’ authorized by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘Introduction to Personal Branding’ authorized by University of Virginia.
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘Market Research and Consumer Behavior’ authorized by IE Business School.
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘Business Writing authorized by University of Colorado Boulder.
  • Successfully completed an online non-credit course ‘Fundamentals of Management’ authorized by University of California, Irvine.
  • Completed an online non-credit course ‘The Digital Marketing Revolution’ course authorized by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.