His areas of specialization are Demography, Development Economics, Labor Economics, Econometrics and Indian Economy.

• B.A (Hons.) Economics , 2008 , PGDAV College University of Delhi
• M.A Economics , 2011 , Kurukshetra University
• Ph.D in Economics , 2020 , IGNOU New Delhi

Dr. Varun Bhushan is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics of this college and has a teaching experience of more than 11 years in University of Delhi.  He has recently been awarded Ph.D on his thesis titled ‘Demographic Dividend in India: Regional Variations’ in Economics at IGNOU, New Delhi. His areas of specialization are Development Economics, Demography, Labor Economics and Econometrics. He has participated as a delegate and presented papers in various national and international conferences in several universities of repute like IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, Delhi Technological University, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi University, Pune University and Christ University, Bengaluru. He has published 13 research papers in different national and internationally referred research journals.  He has served as a resource person in online short-term certificate course on Data Analysis using R in PGDAV College from 15th September 2023 to 6th October 2023. He has delivered a lecture on ‘Start-up India: Opportunities and Challenges for young entrepreneurs’ in the National webinar on ‘Contemporary Trends in Investment Management and Start-ups’ organized by ST FRANCIS DE SALES College, Bengaluru University Karnataka on May 19, 2021.

He is currently the Teacher’s Representative of the Governing Body of PGDAV College and the Treasurer of PGDAV Alumni Association. He has also served the college in various capacities such as Vice-President of the P.G.D.A.V. College Staff Association 2020-22, Co-convenor of Admission Committee (2022-23), Head of Economics Department 2021-22, Member of IQAC 2019-21, Convenor of Economics Society, Advisor to Student Union (2019-22), NAAC Criterion-7 coordinator (2020-23) etc.

 He has received two best paper presentation awards for the paper titled “Global Financial Crisis-The Untold Story & Lessons to Learn” in Sri Sharada Institute Of Indian Management-Research, New Delhi and for the paper titled “Quantifying the Demographic Dividend in India: A State level Analysis of Health, Education and Employment” presented in the Conference on Emerging Trends in Management Practices 2019, organized by Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies.  

He is an economics graduate from P.G.D.A.V College and M.A. in Economics from Kurukshetra University. 

Subjects taught were Development Economics, Intermediate Micro Economics, Mathematical Methods for Economics, Economic History of India, Introductory Micro Economics, Introductory Macro Economics, Economic Development & Policy in India, Research Methodology Statistics using R software, IT Skills and Data Analysis to B.A. (H) Economics, G.E. (All Hons.), SEC (All Hons.) and B.A. (P) students.

Also taught Fundamentals of Economics & Indian Economic Development: Issues & Perspectives to B. A/B. Com classes and Econometric Methods, Macro Economics & International Trade & Finance to M. A. Economics classes of I.G.N.O.U, New Delhi.  

Also taught Introductory Micro Economics and Introductory Macro Economics to School of Open Learning, New Delhi.

• Teacher’s Representative of the Governing Body of PGDAV College
• Co-convenor of Admission Committee (2022-23)
• Treasurer of PGDAV Alumni Association (2022-23)
• Head of Economics Department (2021-22)
• NAAC Coordinator for Criterion 7 (2020-22)
• Vice-President of the P.G.D.A.V. College Staff Association (2020-2022)
• Convenor of Economics Society ECOLIBRIUM (2018-22), P.G.D.A.V. College (D.U.)
• Member of Economics Society (2013-20)
• Member of Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) from 2019- 2021
• Advisor to Student Union (2019-23)
• Member of Diligentia ‘The Entrepreneurial Cell’ (2022-23)
• Member of Placement Cell (2015-17), Sports Committee (2014-15) (2018-19) (2019-20), Library Committee (2016-17) (2018-19), Admission Committee (2012-2017), Discipline Committee (2019-20) B.A.(P) Committee (2016-18) Lawns & Gardens Committee (2017-18).
• Organized an online short-term Certificate course on ‘Data Analysis using R’ from April 12, 2022 to April 29, 2022 and served as Convenor of the organizing committee.
• Organized Faculty reading circle/Study circle economics where all faculty members can share their research articles or research papers and have intellectual discussions on various economic issues.    
• Organized an online short-term Certificate course on ‘Data Analysis using R’ from April 12, 2021 to April 29, 2021 and served as Co-ordinator of the organizing committee. 
• Organized a webinar on Macro Economics: Theories and Policies by Dr. Alex M. Thomas on October 8, 2021 by Department of Economics. 
• Organized a webinar on Promotions under UGC Guidelines CAS 2010 & CAS 2018 on September 12, 2020. 
• Organized ‘One-week Faculty Development Program’ titled Contemporary Business Environment held in P.G.D.AV. College from 10th-16th December, 2018.
• Organized ‘One-week Faculty Development Program’ on Accounting Standards held from August 6-12, 2019 at P.G.D.A.V. College (D.U.).

 He has been awarded Ph.D on his thesis titled ‘Demographic Dividend in India: Regional Variations’ in Economics at IGNOU, New Delhi on February 6,2020.

I have written three units titled Production function with one or more variable inputs, Cost function and Profit function for the subject Introductory Micro Economics for the course B.A (H) Economics in IGNOU.

I have also written a Unit titled ‘Demographic Transition and Its Implications’ for the course on Indian Economic Policy (MEC-205) a compulsory course of M.A. Economics (Part-I) Programme.

I have also written two units for the course Development Economics-II under BA (H) Economics programme in IGNOU. The units are titled ‘Demographic Transition and its Implications’ and ‘Demography and the Process of Development’.

Published paper titled “Can India Capitalize the benefits of Demographic Dividend?  in Indore Management Journal (IMJ) in Vol 11 Issue 2 (July- December 2019).

Published paper titled “Demographic Dividend in India: A State Level Analysis in the book titled Business, Economics & Sustainable Development by Prof. Manipadma Datta (Bloomsbury publication).

Published paper titled “Impact Analysis of the SHG Bank Linkage model on empowerment of women in Dehradun” in Arthshastra Indian Journal of Economics and Research Volume-8, Issue number 3, (Bi-monthly), May-June, 2019.

Published paper titled "Role of Education and Employment in India’s Demographic Dividend" in International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences Volume-8 Pg 207-214 in 2018. 

Published paper titled "THE NEED OF FINTECH IN THE INDIAN MICROFINANCE SECTOR" in International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences Volume-8 Pg 215-222 in 2018.

1. Had made presentation on “Global Financial Crisis-The Untold Story & Lessons to Learn” in Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management-Research, New Delhi on March 21, 2013, in which I had bagged Best Presentation Award.

2. “Skill Development Initiatives and India’s Demographic Dividend” in the National Conference on “Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India: Issues & Challenges” held on 13th February 2017 at Christ University, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The paper got published in their journal of Department of Professional Studies Christ University.

3. “Role of Education and Employment in India’s Demographic Dividend” in the National Conference on ‘Changing Economic and Business Environment in India’- Prospects and Challenges held in February 9-10, 2018 at Christ Institute of Management Delhi-NCR. The paper will be published in the UGC approved ‘International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences.

4. “Role of Yoga in Health sector to capitalize Demographic Dividend” in the National Seminar on The Need for Physical Education in improving the Performance of Indian Sportsperson in Olympics & other National/International Tournaments conducted by Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences held on 07-08 November 2017 at P.G.D.A.V. College (University of Delhi). 

5. “Skill Development Initiatives and Role of Demographic Dividend in making India Global Powerhouse” in the conference titled “Skilling Indians: Making India A Global Power House” in the National Seminar conducted by Department of Commerce, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College (University of Delhi) on March 23, 2017. 

6. “Sustainable Demographic Dividend” at the Second International Conference on Business, Economics and Sustainable Development (ICBESD 2019) organized by TERI School of Advanced Studies in Collaboration with the Government of India Rooftop Solar Technical Assistance Program supported by The World Bank held during January 17-18, 2019.

7.“The Female Demographic Dividend in India” in the International Conference on The 21st Century Indian Woman: Representations and Expressions organized by Department of English and IQAC on March 12-13, 2019. (The research paper got published in the conference proceedings.)     

8. Was awarded with Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Quantifying the Demographic Dividend in India: A State level Analysis of Health, Education and Employment” presented in the Conference on Emerging Trends in Management Practices 2019, organized on April 11-12, 2019 by Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies. (The research paper got published in the conference proceedings.)    

9. Presented a research paper titled “Demographic Dividend in India: Opportunities and Challenges in the International Conference on Business and Management, organized by Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University held on 29-30 March, 2019.

10. Presented a paper titled “CAN INDIA CAPITALIZE THE BENEFITS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND?” at 10th Conference on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE 2019) held at Indian Institute of Management Indore from May 03-05, 2019. 

11. Presented a paper titled “THE YOUTH DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND IN INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES” in the 7th PAN IIM WORLD MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE held by IIM Rohtak during December 12-14, 2019. 

12. “The Human Capital Challenge to Demographic Dividend in India” in the International Conference on Finance and Applied Economics 2019 organized on February 15-17, 2019 by Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Institute of Management Education Research and Training, Pune in association with Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune Murdoch University, Dubai The Indian Econometric Society, New Delhi and Savitribai Phule Pune University.

1. Delivered a lecture on ‘Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India’ organized by the ENACTUS Society P.G.D.AV. College (Delhi University).

2. Delivered a lecture on ‘Start-up India: Opportunities and Challenges for young entrepreneurs’ in the National webinar on ‘Contemporary Trends in Investment Management and Start-ups’ organized by ST FRANCIS DE SALES College, Bengaluru University Karnataka on May 19, 2021.  

3. Delivered a lecture on ‘Series Mentor speak - Start-up India’ organized by Diligentia ‘The Entrepreneurial Cell’ PGDAV College (University of Delhi) on September 8,2022.

4. Served as a resource person in online short-term certificate course on ‘Data Analysis using R’ in PGDAV College

1. Had successfully completed One week Faculty Development Programme organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMSSS) on ‘Transforming Lifestyle through Yoga Darshan & its functional modes’ from November 20,2020 to November 26, 2020.

2. Had successfully completed Two weeks National Interdisciplinary Refresher Course organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) on ‘Research Methodology and Data Analysis (Sharpening Skills through MSExcel, SPSS, MATLAB and R)’ from March 24, 2021 to April 7, 2021.  

3. Had successfully completed One Week Interdisciplinary (Online) Faculty Development Programme on ‘Personal Financial Planning and E-Filing of Income Tax Returns’ on September 2, 2021 to September 8, 2021 organised by Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre, under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Hansraj College, University of Delhi.

4. Had also participated in Orientation Course from Academic Staff College, U.G.C-HRDC Jawaharlal Nehru University and Refresher Course in Economics conducted by Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (C.P.D.H.E), U.G.C- HRDC, University of Delhi. 

5. Had participated in one-week Faculty Development Programme on ‘STATA and Data Analysis’ conducted by the Department of Economics, Shyam Lal College (Evening) from September 4-10, 2018.

6. Had participated in one-week Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology held by P.G.D.A.V. College (D.U.) from 11th-17th October 2018.  

7. Had attended one-week Workshop on Research Methodology in Economics during 5-10 November 2018 at the UGC-HRDC, JNU organized by the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi sponsored by the ICSSR Northern Regional Centre.

8. Had completed one-week Faculty Development Programme on Contemporary Business Environment held in P.G.D.AV. College from 10th-16th December, 2018.

9. Had participated in a one day Faculty Development Programme on Econometric Software- STATA organized by Hansraj College University of Delhi on January 28, 2017.

10. Had participated in the National Seminar on Business Analytics using R organized by Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Institute of Management Education Research and Training, Pune on 13-14 February 2019.  

11. Had participated in the webinar on the theme Monetary & Fiscal Responses to COVID-19 held on 30th April 2020.

12. Had successfully completed One-week Online National Faculty Development Program “Statistics with ‘R’, Financial Database and Analysis Software” on November 4, 2022 to November 11, 2022 jointly organized by University of Delhi and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Hansraj College, University of Delhi.

I have also actively participated in several monthly talks by eminent scholars, researchers and policy makers to exchange views and share ideas on the subject of poverty and related issues organized by Lokashraya Foundation.  Lokashraya Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based at New Delhi.