Ms. Ruchika Khetarpal

Assistant Professor

Bio

Ruchika Khetarpal is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and General Management at the Ramcharan School of Leadership, MIT World Peace University, Pune. She holds a Fellow Program in Management (Entrepreneurship) from the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, and is a UGC-NET qualified academic and MBA Gold Medalist. At MIT-WPU, she contributes through outcome-based teaching, student mentoring, curriculum development, and by handling IQAC responsibilities at RSOL, supporting academic quality and continuous improvement. Her research has been published in reputed journals and presented at leading national and international conferences, including IIM Ahmedabad, EDII, XLRI, IIT Madras, and IISc Bangalore.

Educational Qualifications:

Fellow Program in Management (Entrepreneurship) - Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Master of Business Administration (Marketing & Finance) - Gurukul Kangri (Deemed to be) Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

Bachelor of Commerce - Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand.

Areas of Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Business Model Innovation, Youth Entrepreneurship, and Gender Studies.

Teaching Experience: 8 months

Publications and Research Work

1. Khetarpal, R. and Dwivedi, A. (2025), "Naapbooks Limited: an innovative IT solution for SMEs", Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Vol. 15 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-10-2022-0347

2. Khetarpal, R., Jain, D., & Mitra, B. (2025). The Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Motivation, and Entrepreneurial Readiness in Mapping Entrepreneurial Intention of Youth. The International Journal of Management Education, 23(3), 101272. (ABDC ‘C’ category; SJR: Q1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2025.101272

3. Khetarpal R, Mitra B (2025;), "Women’s roles in Indian family business: a typology from the governance perspective". Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-07-2024-0128 (ABDC ‘C’ category; SJR: Q2)

4. Khetarpal, R., Mishra, A., Anubhav, K., Sharma, A., Varshney, N. (2025). Unraveling Entrepreneurial Mindset: Exploring the Relationship Between Entrepreneurship Education, Intention, and Behavior. In: Chakrabarti, A., Suwas, S., Arora, M. (eds) Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing, Volume 2. I-4AM 2024. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6176-0_18

Subjects Taught

Introduction to Entrepreneurship (SY BBA EFBM).

Financial Accounting (FY BBA EFBM/GBM/IBM/BNA).

Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship and Ethics (SY BBA EFBM).

Cost and Management Accounting (FY BBA IBM/BNA).

Awards and Recognitions: NTA UGC NET (Management) 2020

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Qs4oOK0AAAAJ

Scopus Link

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59531394900

Orcid Link

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6010-6320