Mr. Atul Kumar Pathak is an Assistant Professor in the School of Commerce and Management at Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He holds a PGDM in Finance and an M.Com. in Marketing, has successfully completed CMA (Intermediate), and has cleared  five papers of ACCA (UK). Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. from Arka Jain University. He has 6 years of teaching experience and continues to mentor students in the domains of accounting and finance. He has authored one book titled “Banking Concepts and Practices”, for which he received the Best Book Author Award by the Scientific International Publishing House. His academic contributions include three research papers published in reputed journals, including UGC CARE-listed and Scopus-indexed journals, and six papers presented at national and international seminars/conferences. His areas of specialization are Accounting and Finance, and he remains actively involved in research, publication, and academic excellence.