Mr.Sworup Ranjan Palai has completed his UG, PG, M.Phil from Ravenshaw University. Presently he is pursuing Ph.D in Commerce at Ravenshaw University. He holds the position of Faculty in Finance at the department of Commerce, Ravenshaw University since May, 2022. His teaching interest areas include International Finance, Indian Stock market, Micro and Macro Economics etc. His current research interest is focused on Investor’s perception towards Mutual fund Industry in India. He possesses the experience of guiding UG students in their Project papers. He has published many research articles in several international peer reviewed and UGC-CARE listed journals. He was selected as Junior Research Fellow (OURIIP-JRF) by OSHEC, department of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha. He is ready to face all the challenges and opportunities at Ravenshaw University.