Dr VIJI B
MA, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MA, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Inter-State Migration, Footloose Labour and Accessibility to Health Care: An Exploration among Metro Workers of a Camp in Bengaluru | Social Work and Society / 22 / 1 / - | 1613-8953 | 16-Dec-2024 |
| 2 | A Cross-sectional Study for Examining Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure Across Socio-demographic Variables among Employees in a Sedentary Occupation | Indian Journal of Community Medicine / 49 / 4 / 638 - 641 | 0970-0218 | 09-Jul-2024 |
| 3 | Measuring the Economic Burden of Health Conditions among White-Collar Employees: A Cross-Sectional Study from Delhi-NCR | Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / / / 317 - 326 | 0973-2284 | 31-Dec-2023 |
| 4 | Innovations in Teaching-Learning and Evaluation: An Overview of Processes Undertaken at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) | Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology / XI / XII / 797 - 807 | 1006-7930 | 31-Dec-2019 |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | Migration in India: A Sustainable Path Towards Achievement of Vision Viksit Bharat@2047 | Conference | Panelist) | Christ University | 13/12/2024 | |
| 2 | Renaissance: Challenges & Prospects of New Normal of Life in Various Spheres Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic Era | Conference | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sedentary behaviour and physical activity among employees working from home | Presenter) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 06/08/2021 |
| 3 | Democracy: An Educational Urgency in Multi-cultural and Multi-religious contexts | Seminar | Panelist) | Christ UniversityChrist University, Bengaluru | 11/02/2020 | |
| 4 | Regional, National and International Trends in Educational Resaerch | Seminar | Class Experiments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Facilitate Undergraduate Teaching and Learning | Presenter) | Christ UniversitySchool of Education | 15/02/2019 |
| 5 | Conference | Public private partnership in social sector | Presenter) | Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam | - | |
| 6 | Seminar | Emerging environmental issues: impact of climate change on agriculture | Presenter) | Government College Chittur, Palakkad | - | |
| 7 | Seminar | Water resource management in Tamilnadu | Presenter) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 8 | Seminar | Economic growth, environment and sustainable development: a triple challenge | Presenter) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 9 | Seminar | Causes and Consequences of M&A: an insight into the existing theoretical and empirical literature | Presenter) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 10 | Seminar | The Chow test as a test of parameter stability: a case study of TNSTC, Coimbatore (during 1979-80 to 2009-10) | Presenter) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 11 | Seminar | Appraisal of MGNREGP | Presenter) | Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur | - | |
| 12 | Current Indian industrial scenario: Problems and p | Current Indian industrial scenario: Problems and prospects | Participant) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 13 | Emerging issues in Indian economy | Emerging issues in Indian economy | Participant) | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | - | |
| 14 | 3. 34th Annual conference of association of econom | 3. 34th Annual conference of association of economist of Tamilnadu (AET) | Participant) | VIT University, Vellore | - |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Computer Applications in Economics (SPSS, Eviews and DEA) | Referesher Course in Economics for UG/PG teachers | 19/09/2016 | UGC-HRDC, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus |
| 2 | Data Analysis & Use of Statistical Methods for Tourism Research | Data Analysis & Use of Statistical Methods for Tourism Research | 17/09/2016 | Department of Tourism and Travel Management, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Economic Burden and Productivity: A Twin Challenge of Lifestyle Diseases | Monika | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | December 2018 |
| 2 | Food Processing Industry in Southern India;Determinants, Impact and Scope | BODHITHA JOSEPH | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | July 2021 |
| 3 | ECONOMIC BURDEN AND PRODUCTIVITY LOSS OF EMPLOYEES WITH LIFESTYLE DISEASES IN SEDENTARY OCCUPATIONS DURING PANDEMIC | MONIKA | Christ University | Supervisor | Awarded | August 2024 |
| 4 | . | D KEERTHANA | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | January 2024 |
| 5 | CAN FPO'S HE A PATHWAY TO MOVE HIGHER UP THE VALUE CHAIN: CASE OF FPO'S IN KARNATAKA | MEGHNA VIJAYAN | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | March 2024 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Youth Perception of Rule of Law in India | VENKATANARAYANAN S, VIJI B,JYOTHI KUMAR | KAS, Germany | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | FRONTIERS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS: EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH FROM LARGE-SCALE SAMPLE SURVEY DATASETS USING STATA AND R STUDIO | Department of Economics & Finance, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus & Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA), BITS Pilani & IHEPA | National | Participant | 16/09/2025 |
| 2 | Mastering NSS HCES Data Analysis using STATA | Team Development Mirror, Development Mirror | National | Participant | 12/09/2025 |
| 3 | Writing an Effective Systematic Literature Review | Research Foundation of India, in Association with Parul University, Research Foundation of India & Parul University | National | Participant | 08/09/2025 |
| 4 | Manuscript Compilation | Behaviour Decision Lab, School of Psychological Sciences, | National | Participant | 07/08/2025 |
| 5 | Generative AI for Everyone | Coursera, DeepLearning.AI - | International | Participant | 01/08/2025 |
| 6 | Research Methodology and Data Analytics | University of Ladakh in collaboration with Hindu College Moradabad, Banaras Hindu University and Rajiv Gandhi University, University of Ladakh | National | Participant | 18/07/2025 |
| 7 | Quantitative Research Methods | Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, | Institutional | Invited Resource Person/Trainer | 30/05/2025 |
| 8 | Guiding the Future: Strategic Priorities for Institutional Advancement | Department of Economics, | Institutional | Participant | 19/05/2025 |
| 9 | Enhancing Research & Innovation Funding | VIT -AP, Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Cell (I | National | Participant | 07/04/2025 |
| 10 | Data, Dialogue, and Discovery: Quantitative Approaches in Social Sciences | VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities (VISH), in association with The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities (V | National | Participant | 20/01/2025 |
| 11 | How to Read and Understand the Union Budget | Tricontinental Research Services, Tricontinental Research Services | National | Participant | 17/01/2025 |
| 12 | BUILDING EXPERTISE ON TEACHING RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY | Department of Economics, Bannerghatta Road Campus, | Institutional | Participant | 14/11/2024 |
| 13 | Enhancing Research Activities in Higher Education | Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), | Participant | 28/09/2024 | |
| 14 | Mastering Innovative Online Course Development | Centre for Digital Learning, | Institutional | Participant | 29/07/2024 |
| 15 | MOOC - Generative AI for University Leaders | Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University | International | Participant | 01/07/2024 |
| 16 | Faculty Development Programme (FDP-I) 2023 | The Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC) and Staff Development College (SDC), | Institutional | Participant | 26/06/2023 |
| 17 | 7-Days Capacity Building Programme on Teaching and Research | Department of Economics, Bannerghatta Road Campus, | Participant | 18/07/2022 | |
| 18 | Faculty Development Programme I - 2021 | Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC) and Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), | Institutional | Participant | 16/06/2021 |
| 19 | Trending Teaching Techniques for Participation and Performance | Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be University), Bangalore | National | Participant | 25/01/2020 |
| 20 | Multidisciplinary Research and Academic Engagements | School of business studies and social sciences, | - | 23/05/2016 | |
| 21 | Research methodology in social sciences ? interaction programme for Ph.D scholars | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, | - | 13/07/2011 | |
| 22 | Competence building programme in Economics | Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode, | Institutional | - | 26/03/2011 |
| 23 | Quantitative social research methods | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, | National | - | 29/03/2010 |
| 24 | Export and import trade: procedures, documentations and management | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, | National | - | 03/03/2010 |
| 25 | Statistical applications in management using SPSS | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, | Institutional | - | 25/02/2010 |
| 26 | Social sciences research methodology | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, | National | - | 26/02/2009 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | UGC NET (Economics) | National Eligibility Test | UGC | Dec 2012 |
| 2 | UGC SET (Economics) | State Eligibility Test | UGC and Govt. of Tamilnadu | Oct 2012 |