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Varsha Rani

Varsha Rani

Name: Varsha Rani

Joining Year: 2026

Specialization: Decision Sciences

Email:  varsha.rani26@iimb.ac.in

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varsha--rani/

Personal Website link:  https://github.com/Metrics-and-Minds/Varsha.github.io

Qualification:

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (May 2026 - Present)
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Economics, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (2025)
  • M.Sc. in Biostatistics and Demography, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai (2024)
  • M.A. in Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai (2022)

Prior Work Experience:

Research Associate, Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (May 2025 – May 2026)

  • Healthcare Leadership & Senior Living Projects: Formulated large-scale study proposals examining late-life living arrangements, decision-making frameworks, and healthcare requirements for India’s silver generation.
  • Scholarly Contributions: Co-authored analytical policy literature and peer-reviewed journal articles evaluating the intersections of structural co-residence and individual financial autonomy on geriatric mental health using the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI).

Research Assistant, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia (May 2023 – August 2023)

  • Managed structural cleaning, panel data harmonisation, and large-scale analytical processing of the CMIE Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS).
  • Executed empirical econometric models analyzing the micro-level causal relationships between structural health expenditures and population mortality dynamics.

Intern, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of NCT of Delhi (January 2019 – November 2019)

  • Supervised and executed field-level socio-economic data collection across designated urban/rural enumeration blocks utilizing Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) infrastructure.

Research Interests:

Advanced decision analytics applied to Biostatistics, Demography and social systems, specifically:

  • Lifecourse Analysis, Time Series Analysis, and Spatio-Temporal Modelling.
  • The Economics of Ageing, Geriatric Mental Health, and Intergenerational Wealth/Care Transfers.
  • Household Structural Dynamics, Socio-economic Well-being, and Financial Independence.
  • Micro-econometric Assessments of Health Expenditures and Population-Level Vulnerabilities.

Career and Recent Professional Awards:

  • N.S. Ramaswamy Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (2024).
  • IIPS Silver Medal & Academic Achievement Award, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai (2022).
  • Post Graduate Research Fellowship, Government of India (2022).

International Scholarly Recognition & Travel Grants:

  • Selected for Oral Presentations at premier global conferences, including the 23rd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Amsterdam, 2026), 7th Asian Population Association Conference (Hanoi, 2026), and 30th International Population Conference (Brisbane, 2025; supported via formal travel grant).

National Communication Accolades:

  • Ranked 1st in the National English Essay Writing Competition, World Population Day (IIHMR, New Delhi, 2023).
  • Ranked 3rd in the National English Essay Writing Competition (IASP & NIT Rourkela, 2023).
  • Ranked 2nd in the National English Debate Competition (International Migrants Day, IIPS, 2022).
  • Ranked 2nd in the National Essay Writing Competition (International World Population Day, IIPS, 2022).

Early-Career Research Honors:

  • Ministry of Education Research Scholarship, Government of India, for research at Delhi University (2016).
  • Best Poster Presentation Award, National Conference on Clean and Green Energy (University of Delhi, 2017).