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{{short description|Indian management professor}}
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|workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]]
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'''Rajat K Baisya''' is an Indian management professor, author, and researcher.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTMF |url=http://www.ptmfonline.com/doc/CV-RKB.pdf}}</ref> He was formerly [[Professor]] & [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[IIT Delhi|Dept of Management Education, IIT Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Academics, DIIS |url=http://www.diis.international/faculty/}}</ref> He was awarded Gardner International Award for the year 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTMF |url=http://www.ptmfonline.com/doc/CV-RKB.pdf}}</ref> He was also awarded Dr J.S.Pruthi Award for the year 2001 for significant contribution to the [[food industry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=India Science and Technology Awards |url=https://www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in/nurturing-minds/s-and-t-awards/national/dr-j-s-pruthi-award}}</ref>

==Academic career==
Rajat Kanti Baisya obtained his B. Sc. (Honours in chemistry) degree from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]] and thereafter got his B.Tech., M.Tech, and Ph.D degrees in Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering from [[Jadavpur University]]. He served in the same institute as CSIR, UGC and Ministry of Defence research scholar working on various projects in the areas of Biochemical and Food Engineering as well as Chemical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Rajat K Baisya |url=http://ptmfonline.com/doc/Prof_Basiya.pdf}}</ref>

Baisya served as [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of Dept of Management Education, [[IIT Delhi]]. He has written over 350 research articles and twelve books, besides supervising ten PhD thesis in the areas of supply chain management, marketing management, strategic management and international business.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sage Author |date=5 February 2023 |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/rajat-k-baisya}}</ref> Prior to becoming Dean at IIT Delhi, Baisya was Professor at the Department of Food, Dairy and Agriculture Engineering at [[IIT Kharagpur|Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]].

==Corporate career==

He was President and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of the [[Emami]] Group of Companies from 1988 to 1994. For many years prior to that, he was the Global Senior Vice President, Business Development at [[Reckitt Benckiser]] Ltd. In addition, he has held senior management positions at companies such as [[Escorts Limited|Escorts]] Ltd, [[United Breweries Group]], [[Unilever|Unilever Group]], and [[Parle Bisleri|Parle-Bisleri]] Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajat K Baisya (Sage Publications USA) |date=5 February 2023 |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/rajat-k-baisya}}</ref>
[[File:Prof Baisya inaugurating an international conference.png|thumb|275px|Baisya inaugurating an international conference.]]

==Awards and honours==

* Awarded [[Canada Gairdner International Award|Gairdner International Award]] for the year 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTMF |url=http://www.ptmfonline.com/doc/CV-RKB.pdf}}</ref>
* Awarded Dr J.S.Pruthi Award for the year 2001 for significant contribution to the [[food industry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=India Science and Technology Awards |url=https://www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in/nurturing-minds/s-and-t-awards/national/dr-j-s-pruthi-award}}</ref>
* Awarded National Institute of Management & Technology Commendation Award for the year 2002 for corporate Excellence & significant contribution in the areas of corporate turnaround strategies and change management.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Baisya IIT Delhi |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/management/job-windfall-for-iit-d-b-school-graduates-104020501001_1.html |publisher=Business Standard}}</ref>
* Dr Baisya is a [[Fellow]] of [[Institution of Incorporated Engineers|Institute of Engineers]] and [[Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers]] and [[Institute of Management Consultants USA|Institute of Management Consultants]]. He also served as the Chairman of Institute of Management Consultants of India Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Baisya IIT Delhi |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/employability-of-management-graduates-on-a-decline-expert/1007737/}}</ref>
* Research Management Board of [[IPMA-HR|International Project Management Association]] (IPMA)<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajat Baisya |date=5 February 2023 |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/author/rajat-k-baisya}}</ref>
* Best Professor of Marketing Management Award from [[Bloomberg UTV]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajat K Baisya |url=https://managementnext.com/magazine/investment-in-branding-always-pays/}}</ref>
[[File:Prof Baisya as visiting professor at University of South Denmark.png|thumb|275px|Prof Baisya as visiting professor at [[University of Southern Denmark]].]]
* Elected fellow, World Academy of Productivity Science (WAPS), Canda<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellows of WAPS |url=https://www.waps.info/fellows-and-memberships/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=www.waps.info}}</ref>
* Elected academic fellow, of the [[International Council of Management Consulting Institutes]] (ICMCI)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baisya |first=Rajat K. |url=https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Strategic_Brand_Management.html?id=aKp00QEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Strategic Brand Management: Surviving the Competitive Environment |date=2026-01-05 |publisher=Taylor & Francis Group |isbn=978-1-032-94745-7 |language=en}}</ref>
* Vice President, Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management<ref>{{Cite web |title=apfpm |url=https://www.apfpm.net/exec_team |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=www.apfpm.net}}</ref>

==Books authored==

* Makers of Jadavpur: A Technological Perspective, [[Jadavpur University]] Press, 2021, {{ISBN|9789383660759}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baisya |first=Rajat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=htE6EAAAQBAJ |title=Makers of Jadavpur: A Technological Perspective |date=2021-04-02 |publisher=Jadavpur University Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=English publications Jadavpur University Press |url=https://jadunivpress.org/publications-english/}}</ref>
* Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Published by [[SAGE Publishing]], 2020, {{ISBN|9789353286651}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Dr Baisya |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/integrated-supply-chain-and-logistics-management/book271743}}</ref>
* Branding in a Competitive Marketplace, Published by [[SAGE Publishing]], 2013, {{ISBN|9788132110590}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Branding Book |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/branding-in-a-competitive-marketplace/book242268}}</ref>
* Winning Strategies for Business, Published by [[SAGE Publishing]], 2014, {{ISBN|9788132104421}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Winning Strategies for Business |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/book/winning-strategies-business}}</ref>
* Aesthetics in Marketing, Published by [[SAGE Publishing]], 2008, {{ISBN|9780761935957}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Aesthetics in Marketing |url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/book/aesthetics-marketing}}</ref>
* Managing Start-Ups for Success: Entrepreneurship in Difficult Times, Published by [[Taylor & Francis]], 2021, {{ISBN|9781000396720}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Managing Start-Ups for Success: Entrepreneurship in Difficult Times | isbn=9781003002574 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gQ5zgEACAAJ| last1=Baisya | first1=Rajat K. | year=2021 | publisher=Taylor & Francis }}</ref>
* Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Published by [[Taylor & Francis|Taylor and Francis]], 2024.
* Product Portfolio Management for Performance, Published by [[Taylor & Francis|Taylor and Francis]], 2025.

==Selected publications==

* Charan, Parikshit, Ravi Shankar, and Rajat K. Baisya. "Analysis of interactions among the variables of supply chain performance measurement system implementation." Business Process Management Journal (2008).
* Chakrabarti, Somnath, and Rajat K. Baisya. "The influences of consumer innovativeness and consumer evaluation attributes in the purchase of fashionable ethnic wear in India." International Journal of Consumer Studies 33.6 (2009): 706-714.
* Baisya, Rajat K., and R. Sarkar. "Customer satisfaction in the service sector: a case study of the airline industry." Journal of Advances in Management Research (2004).
* Baisya, Rajat K., and [[Siddhartha Paul Tiwari]]. "E-governance Challenges and Strategies for Better-managed Projects." Emerging Technologies in E-Government (2008): 203-208.
* Baisya, Rajat Kanti, and Brane Semolic. "Evolving corporate education: Relevance of management education." Evolving corporate education strategies for developing countries: The role of universities. IGI Global, 2013. 39-55.

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