Vimal Kumar @vimalk_singh
Professor, Jointly with Department of Economic Sciences and Wadhwani School of Advanced AI and Intelligent Systems, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, India Joined August 2014-
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Delivered a talk on Economics of Big Data & AI @ Paradox, IIT Madras. Great to see a packed room, curious minds, and first-time explorers of economics! Kudos to @iitmadras BS Data Science team—Prof. Andrew Thangaraj & Ms. Bharathi—for this stellar initiative! 🙌
📢 Economics is gaining prominence in India's top tech institutes like IITs. Our article in Business Standard delves into this trend. A must-read for JEE aspirants and their families. Read here: business-standard.com/economy/analys… #Economics #IIT #JEE2025 #HigherEducation @iitk_econ
Honored to have @drajaykumar_ias as a Distinguished Visiting Faculty at @iitk_econ, @IITKanpur His vision, clarity, and commitment have left a lasting impact on us. I learned a great deal under his guidance. Thanks for your invaluable contributions and inspiration.
Honored to have @drajaykumar_ias as a Distinguished Visiting Faculty at @iitk_econ, @IITKanpur His vision, clarity, and commitment have left a lasting impact on us. I learned a great deal under his guidance. Thanks for your invaluable contributions and inspiration. https://t.co/URwL5Gyge2
After completing six years as the head @iitk_econ at @IITKanpur, I handed over the position to Prof. Sohini Sahu. Please join me in welcoming Prof. Sahu and wishing her all the best in this role. I sincerely appreciate everyone's support and help during my tenure.
Congrats to Achyut on his appointment as the VC. I had the privilege of teaching and interacting with him during his PhD at @IITKanpur, a path he pursued after an already accomplished career, reflecting his deep commitment to academics. A proud moment for @iitk_econ
Congrats to Achyut on his appointment as the VC. I had the privilege of teaching and interacting with him during his PhD at @IITKanpur, a path he pursued after an already accomplished career, reflecting his deep commitment to academics. A proud moment for @iitk_econ
Our rolling ad for faculty recruitment is up (in addition to the special recruitment drive). Applications for faculty positions are invited from Indian and Foreign Nationals in @iitk_econ iitk.ac.in/dofa/rolling-a… We will process the applications as we receive them.
Applications are invited from Indian nationals belonging to reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwD (VH, OH, HH)) under a special recruitment drive for the post of Assistant Professor in @iitk_econ—the last date is 31/03/25. iitk.ac.in/dofa/special-r…
Thank you very much, @drajaykumar_ias, for highlighting @iitk_econ. Your presence in the department has critically improved our offerings. To add, the Public Policy & Opinion Cell is a unit of Student Gymkhana, IIT Kanpur, and not just of the Department of Economic Sciences.
Thank you very much, @drajaykumar_ias, for highlighting @iitk_econ. Your presence in the department has critically improved our offerings. To add, the Public Policy & Opinion Cell is a unit of Student Gymkhana, IIT Kanpur, and not just of the Department of Economic Sciences.
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Congratulations, Rachit. @iitk_econ is running a successful 4 year BS program in Economics. Students of this program have done well in their preferred career paths.
Congratulations, Rachit. @iitk_econ is running a successful 4 year BS program in Economics. Students of this program have done well in their preferred career paths.
NCGG successfully conducted its 2nd webinar in collab with IITKanpur on Public Policy & Good Governance. Sh V.Srinivas, Secy, DARPG & DG NCGG, chaired the session featuring insights from @drajaykumar_ias, frmr Def. Secy & Prof. @vimalk_singh, Head of Economic Sciences, IITKanpur.
Prof. @vimalk_singh, of IIT Kanpur delivered his lecture on Platform Business Model & their regulation in Digital Economy. He emphasized key business platforms from payment networks to social media, network effect within the grp & cross-group comparing BMW & Uber as case studies.
So happy that it is @DAcemogluMIT. He is an intellectual giant of our discipline. He has contributed to so many fields of economics.

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