The Association for Research in Social Sciences, Commerce and Management (ARISCOM), is an emerging research initiative established with the objective of promoting scientific research through various workshops, seminars, conferences, training programmes etc. vis-a-vis publishing journals, edited books, occasional papers, monographs, white papers and case studies. The Society also aims at undertaking research projects on leading socio-economic and business management issues in coordination with various government departments, public and private undertakings and other research organisations.

The 1^st ARISCOM National Conference was successfully organized at the Institute of Management Studies, Ranchi University, Ranchi on 26^th November 2017. The daylong Conference was inaugurated by Dr. Dinesh Oraon, Hon’ble Speaker, Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. The programme witnessed august presence of several distinguished guests, such as Shri Avijit Ghosh, Chairman, HEC, Ranchi, Dr. Ramesh Sharan, VC, VBU, Hazaribag, Prof. S.C Garg, Usha Martin University, Dr Prabal Sen, Prof S K Singh, Regional Director, ASSOCHAM and several former vice chancellors, prominent academicians and research scholars.