Mr. Bimal Kumar Ekka

Assistant Professor

PhD in Management: "Comparative study of Operating Procedures among Family budget hotels & branded budget hotels in Pune city”.

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. (Formerly Kanpur University)

MSc in Hotel Management & Catering Science. - Madurai Kamaraj University.

3 Years Diploma in Hotel Management - National Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi.

Email ID: bimal.ekka@nmims.edu

Teaching Experience: 25 years and on

Industry Experience- 2 years and 6 months

Subject teaching:

Food Styling and Entrepreneurship
Quantity Food & Beverage Production.
Culinary Arts,
Bakery and Confectionary,
Marketing Management

Major Achievements, Honours and Awards, Certifications

Completed WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust)- Level 1 in wine certification.
Faculty Development Program on "Food Safety Management”. FSSC India Region.
Video Shot exclusively for Godrej Veg Oil recipes. Prepared a Christmas dish "KULKUL” from Goa. Dated 11^th Dec 2020.

Link: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIpVnfkl7Sr/

Publication of Recipe "Balti Butter Paneer” (pg. 15) in Godrej Sahi Shuruaat, a Veg Cook Book on 10^th November, 2020.

Link: https://www.vikhrolicucina.com/Godrej-Sahi-Shuruaat-Cook-Book/index.html

Participated and lead team SoHM, NMIMS to the "Biggest Virtual Cooking Record ‘’on 15^th August, 2020. Attempted at Limca Book of Records, along with hosts of reputed chefs from Mumbai.
A live show on Amul live Simple Homemade recipes by Chef Bimal Kumar Ekka, Asst. Professor Food and Beverage Production, SoHM, NMIMS on 20^th June 2020 at 1:00 pm. A project by Amul Taste of India.

Viewership: 1 lac 33 thousand plus.

Conducted session in theOnline International Conference on "COVID-19 Pandemic and World Tourism - Hospitality : Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects” Organised by The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Patna Women’s College, Autonomous on 26th & 27th May, 2020.
Food Safety Training - Safe Practices and Procedures - course By Alison Courses. May 2020.
Covid-19 guidelines for Food handlers” by FoSTac from FSSAI, Government of India. June 09, 2020.
"Good manufacturing practices post Covid lockdown for Food Business operators by NPC National Productivity Council. May 23, 2020.
Trainer Development Program by South Asia Integrated Tourism Human Development conducted by India Tourism Human Resource Development Committee.
Basic Fares and Ticketing Program by Air India.
External Subject expert of Selection Committee. - Nuclear Power Cooperation of India Ltd. for Hospitality services.

Service to the University

Member of Apex committee.
Member of Admission team. Counselling aspiring Students. Conducting career seminars in different Junior colleges and High Schools.
Participation in various career fairs to promote the brand " School of Hospitality Management, NMIMS.
Mentoring the presently enrolled students.
Assisting in Placement department – Liaising with Various hotels and properties for Job and Industrial training / internship. Counselling students for higher studies both abroad and in the country.
Planning and organising Study tours and Industry visits.
Faculty in charge of Campus Canteen Committee, Faculty in charge of Boys Hostel

Memberships

Western India Culinary Association (WICA). Membership no. 202010541.

Research Interest:

Hospitality operation management, Research and development in Hospitality Industry, Expansion of various other streams of tourism and its growth. Food Safety and related hygiene and sanitation trends and applications.

Recent Publications:

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION:

Case Study on Agritourism Business Management: A New venture at Baramati Dist. India published in Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education. Vol.12 No. 11(2021), 1815-1819

Conferences:

A study on Covid – 19 effects on tourism industry with reference to Maharashtra state. - International Business Research Conference. (Corporate business strategies post Covid-19) by Dhanraj Baid Jain College, Chennai.

International Conference on "COVID-19 Pandemic and World Tourism - Hospitality : Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects” through The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Patna Women’s College, Autonomous.(NACC-A).

Faculty Development Program "Rethinking Hospitality by Education: Industry – Acadamia Interface” by Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA); Centre for Hospitality & Tourism Research (CHTR) and ITC Hotels.

"International Webinar on Transforming Hospitality & Tourism Learning through Easy e – Solutions” by Savitri Bai Phule University in association wit Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology. May 26, 2020.

List of Journal Publications

A Study on Covid – 19 effects on tourism industry with reference to Maharashtra state. Shodhsamhita : Journal of Fundamental & Comparative Research. ISSN: 2277-70670 2022.
Comparative study of operating procedures among family budgeted hotels and branded budget hotels in Pune city.- Kalyan Bharati. ISSN: 0976-0822. Vol. 36 no. (XVII) 2021.
Comparative study of operating procedures among family budgeted hotels and branded budget hotels in Pune city. - Anvesak, by Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research. ISSN: 0378-4568 Vol. 51 no. 1(XII). 2021.
Coping up with Covid-19 in India: A new way of surviving Indian hospitality industry. - International Journal of Management(IJM). ISSN:0976-6502. Vol.11 Issue 12. 2020.
A Study on Development of Agriculture Tourism Business in Baramati District, (Maharashtra).- Journal of Critical Reviews. ISSN: 2394-5125. Vol.7 Issue 18. 2020.
Research paper on "Food Safety in street food in Developing Countries”. - Paripex – Indian Journal of Research. (ISSN No. 2250-1991). 2017.