JG University (JU) Ahmedabad: Highlights, Faculty member 2025

Private University|Estd. 2019

JG University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, boasts a highly qualified and diverse faculty, fostering academic excellence and innovation across its programs in Management, Commerce, Computing, Engineering, Interior Design, and Aviation & Hospitality. As of September 2025, the university’s faculty comprises over 40 educators, with many holding PhDs, professional certifications (CA, CS, CPA), and extensive teaching and industry experience. Faculty members contribute to curriculum development, research, and extracurricular activities, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to deliver interdisciplinary and industry-relevant education. Their expertise spans emerging fields like AI, Data Science, Cyber Security, and Business Analytics, ensuring students are prepared for Industry 4.0 demands. Below is an overview of key faculty

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JG University Faculty Highlights
JG University Faculty by Schools

JG University Faculty Highlights

JG University’s faculty is a blend of academic scholars, industry professionals, and researchers, with an average teaching experience of 15+ years. Key highlights include:

Academic Excellence: Over 50% of faculty hold PhDs, with others pursuing doctoral research or holding professional certifications (CA, CS, CPA).
Research Contributions: Faculty have published in SCOPUS, SCI, and UGC CARE journals, with notable works in Statistics, Economics, Machine Learning, and GST.
Industry Experience: Many faculty, such as CA Harshil Trivedi (ex-Deloitte) and Ar. Drumil Gajjar (furniture design specialist), bring real-world expertise.
Awards and Recognitions: Faculty like Dr. Minnie Mattheew (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020) and Prof. Hetal Gadhavi (Gold Medalist) have received prestigious honors.
Interdisciplinary Focus: Expertise spans traditional subjects (Accounting, Economics) and modern fields (Cloud Computing, AI, Cyber Security). Members, their qualifications, and contributions are based on the official faculty page.

JG University Faculty by Schools

Name	Designation	School	Qualifications	Years of Experience	Specialized Subjects
Dr. Aarti Shah	Professor	School of Commerce	PhD	27 years teaching	Statistics
Dr. Delnaz Jokhi	Associate Professor	School of Commerce	PhD (Commerce)	19 years teaching	Statistics Operations Research Business Research Methods
Prof. Dinesh Patel	Assistant Professor PhD Scholar	School of Commerce	MCom Pursuing PhD	12 years teaching	Economics International Economics Financial Economics Public Finance
CA CPA Harshil Trivedi	Faculty	School of Commerce	Chartered Accountant Certified Public Accountant (USA)	Teaching since 2017 Industry experience (Deloitte, BDO)	Financial Accounting Management Accounting US CPA/CMA
Dr. Jigar Aggarwal	Associate Professor	School of Commerce	PhD MPhil MCom BCom	21 years teaching	Accountancy Corporate Accounting Cost Accounting Auditing Management Accounting
Dr. Megha Bhatt	Assistant Professor	School of Commerce	PhD	20 years teaching	Microeconomics Macroeconomics Managerial Economics Business Economics
Dr. Minnie Mattheew	Director, JG Institute of English	School of Commerce	PhD	24 years teaching	English Literature Professional Studies
CA Parag Soni	Faculty	School of Commerce	Chartered Accountant	19 years teaching 17 years practicing CA	Taxation Financial Accounting Management Accounting
Dr. Urvi Gajjar	Assistant Professor	School of Commerce	PhD	6 years teaching	Accounting Auditing
Dr. Vishwa Deuskar	Faculty	School of Commerce	PhD	6 years teaching	Accounting Management
Dr. Vishvas Shah	Faculty	School of Commerce	PhD MCom	Multiple years teaching	Direct/Indirect Tax Accountancy
Prof. Pavan Dhodia	Faculty	School of Commerce	MCom	6 years teaching	Commerce subjects
Dr. Hitesh Harwani	Assistant Professor	School of Management	PhD	16 years teaching	Financial Management Business Environment Mercantile Law Strategic Management
Dr. Namika Patel	Principal PhD Scholar	School of Management	PhD (pursuing)	20 years teaching	Principles of Management HR Management Organizational Behavior
Dr. Pratik Darji	Professor	School of Management	PhD	10 years teaching	Marketing Management International Business Research Methodology
Dr. Sanjay Christian	Assistant Professor	School of Management	PhD MPhil MSc	15 years teaching	Statistics Statistical Quality Control Hypothesis Testing
Dr. Vaibhav Shah	Faculty	School of Management	PhD MPhil MSc	22 years teaching	Quantitative Aptitude Data Analytics Bio-Statistics
Mr. Diwakar Kumar	Faculty PhD Thesis Submitted	School of Management	MPhil MA	Multiple years teaching	Public Policy Rural Sociology Agricultural Innovations
Prof. Manali Jain	Faculty PhD Scholar	School of Management	MCom	5 years teaching	Finance Strategic Management Insurance
CS Hardik Panchmatia	Faculty PhD Scholar	School of Management	CS Degrees in Management, Commerce, Law	4+ years at IIMA	Management Commerce Law
Dr. Niki Sharma	Faculty	School of Management	PhD MCom GSET	5 years teaching	GST Indian Economy
Prof. Kartik Mundra	Faculty PhD Scholar	School of Management	MCom MBA	13 years teaching	Economics Entrepreneurship HR Management
Prof. Mitali Shah	Faculty	School of Management	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Management subjects
Prof. Janet Joseph	Faculty	School of Management	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Management subjects
Prof. Jaydeepsinh Rathod	Assistant Professor	School of Computing	MTech IT	11 years teaching	Cloud Computing SEO Web/Mobile Technologies
Dr. Mona Shah	Assistant Professor	School of Computing	PhD	17 years teaching	Data Structures DBMS Data Mining Linux Scripting
Prof. Niku Brahmbhatt	Assistant Professor	School of Computing	MCA	22 years teaching	OSOA HTML Java Software Testing
Prof. Nirali Kansara	Faculty	School of Computing	MCA BCA	12 years teaching	C++ C#.Net Computer Networks Emerging Technologies
Dr. S Pushpalatha	Director	School of Computing	PhD	18 years teaching	Machine Learning Big Data Analytics Web Designing
Prof. Nilesh Taware	Faculty	School of Computing	MCA	12 years teaching	Android Java PHP UI Development
Prof. Meenaxi Malla	Faculty	School of Computing	MCA	3 years teaching	Cyber Security Web Development Technical Analysis
Prof. Janvi Solanki	Faculty	School of Computing	MCA Infosys-certified	Multiple years teaching	Python Cloud Computing Machine Learning
Prof. Shreya Pota	Faculty PhD Scholar	School of Computing	Masters in Performing Arts, Commerce	5 years teaching	Statistics Performing Arts
Prof. Shreyas Trivedi	Faculty	School of Computing	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	HTML CSS JavaScript ReactJS
Prof. Sanjana Jayswal	Faculty	School of Computing	MCA (Nirma)	Multiple years teaching Industry experience (Adani)	HTML JavaScript RPA Web Development
Prof. Nil Mevada	Faculty	School of Computing	MSc IT	Multiple years teaching	Flutter ReactNative MySQL E-commerce Apps
Devangi Patel, Divya Mudaliar, Javani Shah, Jyotsna Khatri	Faculty	School of Computing	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Web Development Cyber Security IT Projects
Prof. Afsar Mohammad	Faculty	School of Engineering	MSc Physics (IIT-Jodhpur)	5 years teaching	Data Science AI Computational Physics
Prof. Sumit Bhat	Faculty	School of Engineering	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Emerging Technologies
Prof. Vikas Shukla	Faculty	School of Engineering	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Engineering subjects
Ar. Drumil Gajjar	Faculty	School of Interior Design	M Furniture Design (Italy) BArch	Multiple years teaching Practicing architect	Space Design Furniture Design
Prof. Divyesh Vala, Jayesh Nair, Rajeshsingh Rajput, Gaurav Brahmbhatt, Purvi Panchal, Rima Shah	Faculty	School of Aviation & Hospitality	Not specified	Multiple years teaching	Aviation Management Hospitality Management
Prof. Hetal Gadhavi	Head Librarian PhD Scholar	Library	MLIS PGDCA Gold Medalist	9 years as Head Librarian	Library Management Reference Management Tools

JG University Faculty Details

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Dr. Aarti Shah

Faculty Member, School of Commerce

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Dr. Delnaz Jokhi

Faculty Member, School of Commerce

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Dr. Hitesh Harwani

Faculty Member, School of Management

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Prof. Jaydeepsinh Rathod

Faculty Member, School of Computing

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Ar. Drumil Gajjar

Faculty Member, School of Interior Design