Dr. Niranjan Rajpurohit is currently working as Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Assistant Dean, ODL Programme at National Law University, Jodhpur. He is an MBA graduate from DoMS, IIT Roorkee and holds a University Gold Medal in B.E. (Hons.) - ECE from MBM University, Jodhpur. His doctoral thesis at DAVV Indore focused on the applications of machine learning in management, where he used structural equation modeling–artificial neural network (SEM-ANN) approach to develop a model for deploying effective project teams in real-time. He is a UGC NET-qualified professional in Management with more than 15 years of experience in industry and academia.

During his six-year tenure at BHEL (a Maharatna PSU) in the Group-A executive cadre, he led teams in a wide range of HRM activities while working in different plants and offices across India. As the In-charge of the New Initiatives Cell at Nagpur HQ, he was responsible for implementing SAP-HR and PCMM in the unit. At BHEL's Tiruchirappalli plant, he was a member of the team that earned the prestigious RASBIC award. His past academic experience includes working at NMIMS and JIM. He received the ‘InsideIIM's Professor of the Year’ recognition in both 2020 and 2021, an achievement he deeply cherishes.

He has conducted training and MDP for organizations such as Canara Bank, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, M.P. Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co. Ltd. (Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board), ICSI Indore, AU Small Finance Bank, A-One Products, Wonder Home Finance, Judiciary of Bhutan, Office of the Auditor General (OAG) Nepal, Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), etc., in the areas of AI Ethics, Emotional Intelligence at Workplace, and Strategic HRM. His research work has been published in Web of Science, ABDC, and Scopus indexed journals, as well as in books published by Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Bloomsbury, and IGI Global. 

He has also served as a Consultant to Indore Smart City Development Ltd. and as a Subject Matter Expert for AICTE’s SLA project.

Recent Publications in Scopus:

Book:

• Jeyanthi, P. M., Rajpurohit, N., & Hack-Polay, D. (Eds.). (2025). Business Management and Ethics: Insights from Indian Ethos. Emerald Publishing Limited https://doi.org/10.1108/9781835492543 (Scopus Indexed)

Book Chapter:

• Rajpurohit, N., Jain, J., & Agrawal, Y. (2023). A Neural Network Approach to Increase Project Team Effectiveness Through Emotional Intelligence. In C. Chowdhary (Ed.), Multidisciplinary Applications of Deep Learning-Based Artificial Emotional Intelligence (pp. 93-106). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5673-6.ch007 (Scopus Indexed)
• Rajpurohit, N., & Chowdhary, R. (2025). A Transformer-Based Sentimental Analysis System for Cultural Heritage Sites. In Emerging Digitalization Trends in Business and Management (pp. 259-274). Apple Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003503354 (Scopus Indexed)

Case Study:

• Rajpurohit, N., & Gupta, P. (2023). Indore: the cleanliness turnaround. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 13(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-12-2022-0539 (Scopus Indexed)
• Sama, R., Rajpurohit, N., & Tolia, V. (2025). Microsign: purpose-driven branding. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 15(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-08-2024-0356 (Scopus Indexed)
• Jain, T., & Rajpurohit, N. (2025). SLA Finserv: Selecting a Right Leader. Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies. 15(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-09-2024-0395 (Scopus Indexed)

Research Paper:

• Rajpurohit N., Sharma, D., Sharma, D. K., and Jain T. (2025), "Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Innovative Work Behaviour of Employees",  Int. J. of Process Management and Benchmarking, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 322-341. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPMB.2025.149395 (Scopus Indexed)
• Srivastava, S., Sama, R., Rishi, B. and Rajpurohit, N. (2025), "Demystifying the impact of religious beliefs and environmental concerns on consumer–brand relationships", Young Consumers, Vol. 26 No. 2, pp. 314-331. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-09-2024-2242 (Scopus, WoS, ABDC)
• Rajpurohit N., "Analyzing Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employee Recruitment Processes in Select IT Companies of India", Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research (Scopus Indexed, in press)

Short Term Online Certificate Courses offered through ODLP, NLUJ:

Course Coordinator and Resource Person:

• Emotional Intelligence (EI) for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Law, and Ethics

Email: niranjan.rajpurohit@nlujodhpur.ac.in

Area of Interest:

• AI Ethics and Risk Management
• Emotional Intelligence at Workplace
• Indian Ethos in Management
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Organisational Behaviour, Consumer Behavior