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6 INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
FINANCIAL MARKETS &
CORPORATE FINANCE,
DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) DHANBAD
6 - 7 July 2024

Call For Papers

Venue
Department of Management Studies & Industrial
Engineering
IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad-826004

Academic Partners

IIT MADRAS IIT BOMBAY IIT DELHI IIT KHARAGPUR IIT KANPUR IIT ROORKEE

icfmcf2024@[Link] 0326223-5017; 5965 [Link]

About the Conference
International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance is an initiative taken by leading
management schools within the Indian Institute of Technology system. The PAN-IIT conference brings
together researchers from academia, industry and regulatory organizations to deliberate on theoretical
work, empirical findings and policy implications related to financial market and corporate finance.

6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL MARKETS & CORPORATE FINANCE (ICFMCF 2024)
will be held in Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering (DMS&IE), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
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from July 6 - 7 , 2024. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum to showcase the cutting-edge
research in the area of financial markets, corporate finance & accounting and sustainable finance. The
conference provides an excellent avenue to get quality feedback and an opportunity for networking among
researchers, academicians and industry executives working in the area of finance and allied areas. We
invite high quality original theoretical/applied empirical papers (or extended abstracts) from faculty
members, research scholars and industry practitioners.

About Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad

The Indian School of Mines was formally opened on 9th December 1926, by Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of
India to address the need for trained manpower related to mining activities in the country with disciplines of
Mining and Applied Geology. The Indian School of Mines has been conferred the status of Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) on September 06, 2016, by the Government of India and has been renamed Indian Institute
of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Since its establishment, the institute has undergone
considerable expansion of its activities and emerged as a reputed technical institution in the country.
IIT(ISM) offers B. Tech (4 Years) courses, integrated M. Tech (5 Years) courses, Master of Science/Arts and
Technology, Master of Business Administration, and awards Ph.D. Degree. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has been
contributing significantly to the growth and development of mining, mineral, petroleum and geoscience in
India apart from other emerging streams.

About Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering

(DMS&IE), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering, was established in 1977 and was offering M.
Tech program in Industrial Engineering and Management (IE&M) as well as Ph.D. Keeping pace with the
changing times, the MBA program was launched in 1997 and MBA in Business Analytics in 2020.
Department has glorious legacy of more than four decades has seen its rise from strength, continuously
evolving and reinventing itself in tandem with changing business and industrial environment of the country.
Along with the routine classroom lectures, students of the department take active part in presentations,
seminars, workshops etc. Students of MBA, MBA(BA) and [Link] (IEM) programme undergo compulsory
organizational internship to obtain hands on experience. The department is having state of the art
classrooms with latest audiovisual facilities, along with equipped laboratories like Systems Lab,
Psychology Lab, Work Study Lab, and Business Communication Lab. In addition, we have leading
databases like Bloomberg, CMIE Prowess database and advanced statistical softwares like SPSS with
AMOS module, STATA, MATLAB, R, Python, etc. The department draws its faculty from leading educational
institutes of the country who are actively engaged in consultancy assignments, in-house and off-campus
executive development programs and research projects. Some of the organisations / institutions that have
supported faculty initiatives are AICTE, UGC, ICSSR, MHRD, DGMS, CMPFO, NHPC, Power Grid, CIMFR, CIL,
World Bank, Capgemini, HAL, DSIR, DST and TATA Power. For details, you may visit departmental website:
[Link]

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Submission Tracks

Submission covering studies related to financial market, corporate finance & accounting and sustainable
finance are generally encouraged. Papers/extended abstracts may be submitted on the topics listed below,
but are not limited to:

Track 1: Financial Markets Track 2: Corporate Finance

Track 3: Sustainable Finance
& Accounting
Investment Strategies and Corporate Finance and Capital Green Finance and Investment
Asset Management Structure
Corporate Responsibility and
Market Trends and Business Group and ESG Integration
Forecasting Ownership Structure
Measuring and Reporting
Banking and Financial Inventory, Receivables and Sustainable Performance
Institutions Earnings Management
Sustainable Finance for Net
Financial Inclusion and Corporate Governance and Zero, Circular economy &
Payment System Mergers and Acquisitions Sustainable Mining

FinTech & AI - Role in shaping Recent Advancements in Policy Frameworks for

the global economy Accounting, Auditing and Sustainable Finance
Disclosure Practices
Global Collaboration for
Sustainable Development

Key Note Speakers

Sundararaman Prof. Balasingham Prof. Alfred Yawson Prof. Sumit Agarwal Prof. Avanidhar
Ramamurthy Balachandran Adelaide Business Head of Department, Subrahmanyam
MD & CEO Head of the Department School, University of Real Estate Distinguished
Bombay Stock Exchange Monash University Adelaide, Australia National university Professor of
India Malaysia Editor-in-Chief- of Singapore Finance, University
International Journal of of California,
Managerial Finance Los Angeles

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Publication opportunity
Ÿ The ICFMCF has collaborated with the editors of the Journal of Emerging Market
Finance (ABDC-B) to extend invitations to authors of high-quality papers aligning
with the journal's scope. These authors will be encouraged to submit their
manuscripts, which will then undergo expedited review by the editors.

Ÿ The conference provides publication opportunity in the special issue of the “IIMB
Management Review” journal (ABDC-B).

Ÿ The publication process is as per the journal guidelines. Interested author(s) must
submit the full manuscript for publication opportunity.
Ÿ Conference Proceeding: All selected paper for conference presentation will have
an option to published in conference proceeding.

Mode of Conference

ICFMCF 2024 is proposed to be held at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad campus. International participants may present
their paper through video conference.

Best Paper Award

Best paper awards will be given under overall and student category.

Guidelines for Submission

Paper Submission Guidelines
Ÿ Complete, unpublished papers should be submitted online in PDF format.
Ÿ Papers should reach us before the last date of submission. All submissions will be reviewed and the
authors of accepted papers will be informed by email. The peer-review process will be followed for
the selection of the best paper awards.
Ÿ Authors should anonymize manuscripts prior to submission. This entails removing or replacing
author names and affiliations, acknowledgment, as well as any self-citations or URLs that would
clearly disclose their identity. The paper should start from the title, abstract, keywords followed by
the main paper.
Ÿ Papers exceeding plagiarism levels of 20% will be rejected in the screening process.
Ÿ Authors should submit their papers online in pdf format only and should not name the pdf file in their
name. To submit the paper, please visit our website: [Link]
Ÿ Authors of accepted papers may be requested to act as discussants for other papers.

The last date for submission of full paper is 30th April, 2024. Early submission is greatly appreciated.

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Paper Formatting Guidelines

The manuscript should be formatted using Times New Roman 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing.
References may be formatted with single spacing. Kindly ensure that each page of the manuscript is
numbered.

Registration Window
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Early Bird : 15 May - 31 May, 2024

Regular : 1st June - 15th June, 2024

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Conference Dates : 6 & 7 July, 2024

Pre-conference workshop for Ph.D. students will be organised on 5th July, 2024, on the following topics :
1. Experimental Design for Financial Research
2. Literature Review through Meta-Analysis
3. Applications of STATA in Financial Research
4. Session by the Editor on Publishing in Top Journals

Conference Fees and Registration

Early bird Registration Regular Registration

Type of participant Fees (excluding GST @ Fees (excluding GST
18 percent) @ 18 percent)
Research Scholars INR 4000 INR 5000
Faculty Members INR 6000 INR 8000
Industry Participants INR 10,000 INR 12,000
International Participants USD 200 USD 250
International Participants (video
USD 150 USD 200
conference only)
Delegates/Accompanying Persons INR 6,000

Scholars who only want to attend the pre-conference workshop can attend by paying the
registration fee of INR 2500 plus 18% GST.

Accommodation may be arranged on campus on a sharing basis/ single occupancy based on

the availability of the Institute's Guest House / Hostels on payment basis.

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Conference Organizing Committee

Chief Patron : Prof. Prem Vrat (Chairman BOG, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad)
Patron : Prof. Sukumar Mishra (Director, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad)
Chairman : Prof. Bibhas Chandra (HOD, DMS&IE, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad)
Convenor : Prof. Shashank Bansal
Co-convenor : Prof. Himanshu Gupta
Secretary & Treasurer : Prof. Preeti Roy

Core Committee
Prof. M Thenmozhi, IIT Madras Prof. J. K. Pattanayak, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Prof. Shashank Bansal, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad Prof. Niladri Das, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
Prof. B.V. Phani, IIT Kanpur Prof. S.V.D. Nageswara Rao, IIT Bombay
Prof. S. N. Rao, IIT Bombay Prof. Piyush Pandey, IIT Bombay
Prof. Shveta Singh, IIT Delhi Prof. Sonali Jain, IIT Delhi
Prof. C.S. Mishra, IIT Kharagpur Prof. Abhijeet Chandra, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. A.K. Mishra, IIT Kharagpur

Advisory Committee
Prof. Marti G. Subrahmanyam, Stern Business School, New York University, United States
Prof. Balasingham Balachandran, Monash University, Malaysia
Prof. Sabri BOUBAKER, EM Normandie, France
Prof. Alfred Yawson, University of Adelaide, Australia
Prof. V. Ravi Anshuman, IIM Bangalore, India

Internal Advisory Committee

Prof. Dheeraj Kumar (Deputy Director) Prof. M. K. Singh (Dean, Academic)
Prof. Rajni Singh (Dean, Corporate Communications) Prof A. R. Dixit (Dean, Infrastructure)
Prof. Subhashis Chatterjee (Dean, Faculty) Prof A. K. Das (Dean, II&E)
Prof. R. M. Bhattacharjee (Dean, IR&AA) Prof. Sagar Pal (Dean, R&D)
Prof. B. K. Antony (Dean, Students Welfare) Prof. J. K. Pattanayak
Prof. G. S. Pathak Prof. Saumya Singh
Prof. Sandeep Mondal Prof. K. S. Thyagaraj
Prof. Niladri Das Prof. Krishnendu Shaw
Prof. Mrinalini Pandey Prof. Shikha Singh
Prof. Aparna Krishna Prof. Rashmi Singh
Prof. Sabnam Basu Prof. Mohd. Irfan
Prof. Diti Goswami Prof. Esha Saha

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Scientic Committee
Ÿ Prof. Krishna Prasanna P, IIT Madras
Ÿ Prof. Anirban Banerjee, IIM Ahmedabad
Ÿ Prof. Aravind Sampath, IIM Kozhikode
Ÿ Prof. Jijo Lukose P J, IIM Kozhikode
Ÿ Prof. Sudhir S. Jaiswal, IIM Calcutta
Ÿ Prof. Archana Patro, IIM Bodhgaya
Ÿ Prof. Molla Ramizur Rahman, IIM Bodhgaya
Ÿ Prof. Dilip Kumar, IIM Kashipur
Ÿ Prof. Ratikant Bhaskar, IIM Kashipur
Ÿ Prof. Pankaj Gupta, IIM Amritsar
Ÿ Prof. Nabendu Paul, IIM Amritsar
Ÿ Prof. Surender Rao Komera, IIM Amritsar
Ÿ Prof. Kamran Quddus, IIM Ranchi
Ÿ Prof. Prasenjit Chakrabarti, IIM Ranchi
Ÿ Prof. Pradiptarathi Panda, IIM Raipur
Ÿ Prof. Bipin Kumar Dixit, IIM Trichanapalli
Ÿ Prof. Dharani Munusamy, IIM Trichanapalli
Ÿ Prof. Narend Subramanian, Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) Madurai
Ÿ Prof. Ekta Selarka, Madras School of Economics, Chennai
Ÿ Prof. Praveen Bhagwan M, IFMR Gsb, Krea University
Ÿ Prof. Ranjitha Ajay, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
Ÿ Prof. Rana Pratap Maradana, IIT Hyderabad
Ÿ Prof. Rishman Jot Kaur Chahal, IIT Roorkee
Ÿ Prof. Manish Kumar Singh, IIT Roorkee
Ÿ Prof. Arun Kumar, IIT Madras
Ÿ Prof. Madhumathi R, IIT Madras
Ÿ Prof. S.S. Yadav, IIT Delhi
Ÿ Prof. Harshal Rajan Mulay, IIT Kanpur
Ÿ Prof. Siddhartha P. Chakrabarty, IIT Guwahati
Ÿ Prof. Abhay Pant, IIT Guwahati
Ÿ Prof. Puran Singh, IIT Mandi
Ÿ Prof. Rajendra N. Paramanik, IIT Patna
Ÿ Prof. Seema Saini, IIT Jodhpur
Ÿ Prof. Varun Jindal, IIM Bangalore
Ÿ Prof. Sudhakara Reddy, IIM Calcutta
Ÿ Prof. Alok Dixit, IIM Lucknow
Ÿ Prof. Madhusudan Karmakar, IIM Lucknow
Ÿ Prof. Seshadev Sahoo, IIM Lucknow
Ÿ Prof. Prakash Singh, IIM Lucknow
Ÿ Prof. Sowmya Subramaniam, IIM Lucknow
Ÿ Prof. Hariprasad B, IIM Indore
Ÿ Prof. Gaurav Singh Chauhan, IIM Indore
Ÿ Prof. Saumya Ranjan Dash, IIM Indore
Ÿ Prof. V.K. Gupta, IIM Indore
Ÿ Prof. K Kiran Kumar, IIM Indore
Ÿ Prof. Radha Mukesh Ladkani, IIM Indore

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For more information about the conference, please contact:

Prof. Shashank Bansal Prof. Himanshu Gupta Prof. Preeti Roy

DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Conference Convenor Conference Co-convenor Secretary & Treasurer
Email: shashank@[Link] Email: himanshug@[Link] Email: preetir@[Link]

icfmcf2024@[Link] 0326223-5017; 5965 [Link]

Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
Dhanbad -826004, India

Academic Partners

IIT MADRAS IIT BOMBAY IIT DELHI IIT KHARAGPUR IIT KANPUR IIT ROORKEE

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 SPONSORSHIP DETAILS
With a storied legacy of success, this conference has been consistently hosted by leading IITs over the years.
Originating with IIT Madras as the host, IIT Delhi hosted this conference in 2023. We are delighted to announce
that IIT (ISM) Dhanbad will take the helm this year. As the proud host, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad invites you to
become an integral part of this conference by exploring sponsorship opportunities through the various
available options.

Benefits :
Platinum Sponsor Platinum Sponsor
Ÿ A 20-minute invited talk/ virtual showcase of the products
Ÿ Tailored sponsorship opportunities based on the sponsor's specic needs and goals for ₹ 7.50 Lakhs
maximum visibility.
Ÿ Company's name listed as sponsor and weblink will be provided on the conference
website
Ÿ Your materials (brochures, etc.) will be included in the conference kits provided
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Featured on stage backdrop, promotional items & website.
A short video around 10 to 12 minutes will be played
Diamond Sponsor
Ÿ 6 complementary registrations
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2 full page ad in booklets and promotional material provided
Exhibition space
₹ 5.00 Lakhs

Diamond Sponsor
Ÿ The sponsor's acknowledgment will be featured in all forms of communication, Gold Sponsor
including proceedings
Ÿ Opportunity for a representative to deliver a keynote address during the session.
Ÿ Featured on stage backdrop, promotional items & website. ₹ 3.00 Lakhs
Ÿ A short video around 5 to 7 minutes will be played
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Ÿ 1 full page ad in booklets and promotional material provided
Ÿ Exhibition space
Silver Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Ÿ Access to dedicated networking sessions to connect with key industry players, ₹ 2.00 Lakhs
speakers, and other sponsors.
Ÿ Featured on stage backdrop, promotional items & website
Ÿ Public announcements recognizing the Sponsor
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Ÿ Ads on the booklets and the promotional material provided Bronze Sponsor
Silver Sponsor ₹ 1.00 Lakhs
Ÿ Featured on promotional items & website
Ÿ Public announcements recognizing the Sponsor
Ÿ 1 complementary registration
Ÿ Ads on the booklets and the promotional material provided Exclusive advertisement in
conference proceedings
Bronze Sponsor Full Page Advertisement - ₹ 50000
Ÿ Exclusive full page advertisement Half Page Advertisement - ₹ 25000
Ÿ Ads on the booklets and the promotional material provided

Prof. Shashank Bansal Prof. Himanshu Gupta Prof. Preeti Roy Prof. Niladri Das
DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad DMS&IE, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Conference Convenor Conference Co-convenor Secretary & Treasurer Sponsorship In-charge
Email: shashank@[Link] Email: himanshug@[Link] Email: preetir@[Link] Email: niladri@[Link]

Venue:
icfmcf2024@[Link]
Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad-826004 [Link]
Jharkhand, India