Alok Kumar Rai
Alok Kumar Rai | |
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.jpg) Rai in 2025 | |
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Alok Kumar Rai (born 20 January 1976) is a professor of marketing at the Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University,[1][2][3][4] currently serving as the Director of IIM Calcutta since 15 July 2025.[5] He previously served as the 40th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lucknow from December 2019 to July 2025.[6][7]
Education and career
[edit]Rai completed his B.Sc. from Allahabad University, MBA from Banaras Hindu University, and PhD from VBS Purvanchal University.[8] He has also held additional charge as Vice-Chancellor of Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya,[9] Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow.[10]
Publications
[edit]Rai has published several famous textbooks, some of which are:
- Kumar Rai, Alok (2017). Customer Loyalty: Concept, Context and Character. McGraw Hill. ISBN 9789332902718.
- Kumar Rai, Alok (2012). Customer Relationship Management: Concepts and Cases (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited. ISBN 9788120346956.
Research
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Core Faculty Dr. Alok Kr. Rai". www.bhu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Universities / Vice- Chancellors of Universities". upgovernor.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "BHU's Prof Alok Kumar Rai appointed vice-chancellor of Lucknow University". Hindustan Times. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "BHU's Prof Alok Kumar Rai appointed vice-chancellor of Lucknow University". Hindustan Times. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ "After nearly 2 years, IIM Calcutta gets a full-time director". The Indian Express. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Prof Rai gets second term as Lucknow University vice-chancellor". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "University of Lucknow / Vice Chancellor". www.lkouniv.ac.in. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Dr Alok Kumar Rai | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - Academia.edu". bhu-in.academia.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Lucknow: Professor Alok Kumar Rai given additional charge as vice-chancellor of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University". The Times of India. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "अनुशासनहीनता के आरोप में एकेटीयू के कुलपति प्रो. पीके मिश्रा हटाए गए, लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय के प्रो आलोक राय को मिला चार्ज". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 February 2023.