Dr. Balwant Kandoi (b. Dec., 1944) (Fmr. Professor and Chairman / HoD, Department of Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, has had a brilliant first-class career throughout. He did his M.A. (Math.), M.A. (Econ.), Ph.D., all from P.U., Chandigarh, and was among the toppers. He had a passion for teaching and, taught in the Do Economics for more than 4 decades and his papers are included Quantitative Analysis-Mathematics and Statistics; Advanded J Statics; Mathematical Economics; and Econometrics. He also taught Quant. Analysis to M.Com. and M.B.A. students in the U.B.S., P.U., Chandigarh. He was the founder Director of Chankya Institute of Management (CIM), Gharuan, Kharar (S.A.S. Nagar), Punjab. He was also the Associate Editor of the Indian Economic Journal (I.E.J.), Bombay (now Mumbai). He was rated as the "Best Teacher" of Quantitative Analysis & Econometrics by all students of all years / sessions.