:: National University of Educational Planning and Administration

(Declared by the GOI under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)

Faculty


Professor R. Govinda
Ph.D. (Education) from M.S. University, Baroda; taught at the Centre of Advanced Study in Education, Baroda; was on the Faculty of International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, Paris and Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Consultant for UNESCO, UNICEF, ACCU, NORAD, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank; published several books and professional papers in Indian and international journals; specializes in Policy Analysis, Decentralised Management, Basic Education, Non-formal Education and Educational Evaluation.

Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Vice-Chancellor	School & Non-Formal Education	Policy Analysis, Decentralised Management, and Educational Evaluation	vc[at]nuepa.org rgovinda[at]nuepa.org



Jandhyala B. G. Tilak
Ph.D. (Economics of Education) from the Delhi School of Economics; was on the research and teaching faculty of University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Education, University of Virginia and the Hiroshima University (Japan); was also on the research staff of the World Bank. He is also a Visiting Professor in Economics at the Sri Sathya Sai University; and has authored/edited ten books including Economics of Inequality in Education, Education for Development in Asia (both by Sage Publications), Educational Planning at Grassroots (Ashish), India Socio-Economic Database (Tulika) , Education, Society and Development (APH Publishers), Financing Education in India (Ravi Books), Womens Education and Development (Garg Publishing) and Financing of Secondary Education in India (Shipra Publications), in addition to about 250 research papers published in reputed journals, and in the series of working papers of the World Bank, UNCRD, IIEP, State University of New York, NCAER. The honours and awards he received include the prestigious Swami Pranavananda Saraswati National Award of the UGC in Education for his outstanding scholarly research (1999) and Dr.Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for distinguished research contributions to development studies (2003). He is also a member of several official committees on education of the Government of India. He is the Editor of Journal of Educational Planning and Administration and is on the editorial board of several professional journals. He also serves as a short term external consultant for the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, SDC, etc.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Finance	Economics of Education, Educational Planning and Financing	jtilak[at]nuepa.org



Harikesh Singh
Ph. D. (Education) from Banaras Hindu University. He is a recipient of the Gold Medal from BHU for M Ed. He has teaching experience of over thirty one years at the undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels and has been Professor since 1993. He was UGC Career Awardee for three years in Humanities and Social Sciences and has successfully guided the research of fifteen Ph. D. scholars. He was President of the BHU Teachers Association, national Vice-president of the Acharyakul (founded by Acharya Vinoba Bhave) for two years (2005-07) and Head and Dean of the Faculty of Education, BHU for three years (1999-2002). He was Vice-Chairman of the School Board of BHU and Chairman of and Vice-Chancellor nominee of about dozen committees. Prof. Harikesh Singh has also worked as Director and nodal person of the national seminars of the NCTE and AIU, and has been closely associated with UGC, ICSSR, NCERT, NCTE, and RCI. He has published more than 100 articles, research papers and book reviews, and has given resource lectures in the UGC Academic Staff Colleges of various universities. He has edited a book on Parameters of Quality Research and is also editorial adviser to several educational journals.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Foundations of Education	Philosophy of Education	harikesh[at]nuepa.org


K. Sudha Rao
Ph.D. (Educational Pschology) from Delhi University, Fulbright Scholar, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA; Former Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Open University, Mysore; Senior Adviser, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. She has authored/edited eight books including Educational Policies in India-A review and Analysis of Promise and Performance(NIEPA), Planning and Management of Technical Education(AICTE),Institutions Deemed to be Universities (Banasthali and NIEPA) Management of autonomy in Autonomous colleges (Vikas)), Catch Them Young; Vocationalisation for Employability (Sterling), Open learning System (Lancer International), and more than hundred research papers, articles, monographs, self learning modules, case studies, Best Practices published in national and international journals, Books etc. The Honors and awards she received include the prestigious Centenarian Sewa Ratna Award for the outstanding services in the chosen field (2005), Late Kalpana Chawla Award for lifetime achievement ( 2005), Delhi Vishista Kannadiga Award (2004), Best teacher award (2002) and has been felicitated by several universities and other academic organizations. She participated in several national and international conferences and has chaired the Task Force of Manipur State Higher Education Commission; Member, Task Force, Karnataka State Higher Education Commission; Member, Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Member, AIU Standing Committee; Member Secretary, Technical Education 5^th Pay Revision Committee; Chairperson, NAAC Peer Review Committee, Member and Chair person of several national and state level committees constituted by MHRD; UGC; AICTE; NCTE; NAAC; IGNOU; DEC, Selection Committees, Search Committees, expert Review Groups at the national and state level, governing Bodies; Academic Councils, Board of Management etc. at the institution level. She is consulted by British Council, UNDP, UNESCO, ESCAP etc. and has travelled widely to different countries including to USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Hongkong etc. on academic assignments.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Policy	Planning and Management of Higher Education	ksudharao[at]nuepa.org



K. Sujatha
Ph.D. (Educational Anthropology) from Andhra University, Waltair, International Diploma in Development Administration from International Institute of Cooperation for University, Rome, Italy. Visiting Fellow at New England University, Australia. Consulted by UNESCO, UNICEF, British Council, UNDP, UNOPS; authored four books and several research papers and articles published in national and international journals, conducted several empirical research studies. Specialization: Education of the Disadvantaged Groups, Educational Policy Analysis, Comparative Education in Development Countries and School Management; editor of Asian Network of Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP) Newsletter, also convenor of NIPEA occasional papers.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Policy	Educational Policy Analysis, Tribal Education and Comparative Education	ksujatha[at]nuepa.org



Sudesh Mukhopadhyay
Ph.D. (Education) from M.S. University of Baroda; Associate of London University Institute of Education on Special Education and Visiting Fellow to Manitoba University, Canada; was on the faculty of NCERT; till recently, Director of SCERT, Delhi (An autonomous body of GNCT of Delhi); specializes in Education of the Disabled, Teacher Education and School Quality; consulted by the World Bank and UNICEF; contributed more than hundred papers to national and international; publications outlets.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Inclusive Education & Comparative Education and International Cooperation	Special Education and Teacher Education	smukhopadhyay[at]nuepa.org



Najma Akhtar
Gold Medallist from Aligardh Muslim University; Ph.D. (Education) from Kurukshetra University; Commonwealth Fellow for University Administration Course at University of Warwick and Nottingham; and trained at the International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO, Paris. Was in the Faculty; Controller of Examinations and Admissions and Director, Academic Programmes at Aligarh Muslim University; DEP-DPEP IGNOU. Founder Director, State Institute of Educational Management and Training (SIEMAT), Uttar Pradesh; authored two books and contributed several book chapters and research papers. Led international consultancy programmes supported by DANIDA, UNFPA, UNICEF, including the prestigious NIEPA-Nepal Project. Specializes in institution building; educational administration and management, distance education, education of minority and educational decentralization.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Administration	Educational Administration	najmaakhtar[at]nuepa.org



Sudhanshu Bhusan
M.Phil (Economics) from Delhi School of Economics, Ph.D (Economics) from JNU, New Delhi; 20 years teaching experience in Economics in the Patna University Service; Served as Additional Director, SIEMAT, Patna for three and a half years. Authored a book on Classical Economic Theory. Edited two books on Resource Mobilisation Strategies and Policies in Educational Sector and 'State, School and Community' specializes in Internationalisation of Higher Education, Policy issues in Higher Education and Educational Planning.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Higher & Professional Education	Policy Analysis and Planning of Higher Education	sudhanshu[at]nuepa.org



Arun C. Mehta
Ph.D. (Demographic Projections) from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur; specialist in EMIS, Quantitative Techniques and Projections and Forecasting of Educational Data; authored books on Education for All in India, Enrolment Projections, Population Projections and Upper Primary Education and contributed a number of research articles in journals and in NUEPA occasional paper series; consulted by World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO and ACCU (Japan); member, editorial board of Pariprekshya (A Hindi Journal), trained at UNESCO regional Office at Bangkok and Harvard Institute of International Development, USA; Developed a website on Education for All in India (http://educationforallinindia.com)
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Management Information System	EMIS, Projections and Forecasting Techniques in Education	arunmehta[at]nuepa.org



Nalini Juneja
Ph.D. (Education) from Delhi University; specializes in educational management, policy and legislation on compulsory primary education and education of urban poor; contributed many books and related papers to conferences, journals, etc.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	School and Non-Formal Education	Educational Management	nalinijuneja[at]nuepa.org



S.M.I.A. Zaidi
Ph.D. (Sociology) from Aligarh Muslim University; specialist in Decentralised and Micro-Planning of Education, methodology and techniques of planning and appraisal and supervision of educational projects and programmes; trained at Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID) Harvard University USA; published a book, co-authored monographs published by UNESCO, about two dozen research papers and more than three dozen book review articles publishes in various professional Journals and presented in academic Seminars/Workshops; Academic Editor, NUEPA Hindi Journal Pariprekshya.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Planning	Decentralised Planning in Education	smiazaidi[at]nuepa.org



Avinash K. Singh
Ph.D. (Education) from University of London with Master of Studies (Social Anthropology) from Oxford University; was on the Faculty of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; GOI National Scholar; published research papers and articles in national and international journals and books; conducted several research studies: Evaluation of Education Programmes and Schemes, Alternative Schooling through Maktabs, Community and School Linkages, Evaluation of Literacy Campaigns; consulted by the European Commission, Save the Children (UK), UNICEF, the World Bank; specializes in Education of the Disadvantaged, Decentralised Educational Management, Tribal Education, Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Foundations of Education	Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation, Decentralized Educational Management, Tribal Education	aksingh[at]nuepa.org



Pranati Panda Ph.D (Education) from Utkal University and M.Phil (Education) from Delhi University and Certificate Course on Education Sector Diagnosis from IIEP, Paris: served as Assistant Professor at Regional Institute of Education ,Associate Professor at National Institute of Education of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and taught both at undergraduate and post graduate level, organised capacity development programmes, conducted several research and evaluative studies: Teacher Education Policy Analysis, Evaluative Studies on Centrally Sponsored Teacher Education Institutions, School Based In-service Education and Training of Teachers (SBINSET), Legislation and Educational Development, Large Size Classes, Safe School, Human Rights and Inclusive Education; handled major projects :Encyclopaedia of Indian Education and Fifty years of Teacher Education in India :authored several books, monographs, self learning modules, training packages and published research papers and articles in national and international journals: consulted by various international organisations: acted as resource person for Asian region for developing training packages and training programmes on human rights education: specializes in teacher education, teacher management and professional development ,institutional evaluation, comparative education and human rights education.

Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Comparative Education and International Cooperation	Teacher Education, Comparative Education Policy analysis and Institutional Evaluation	pranatipanda[at]nuepa.org



Pramila Menon
Ph.D. (Education) from Delhi University, was on the staff of Lady Irwin College; specialist in decentralised planning and community participation in basic education and education of the minorities. Contributed many related research papers to conferences, journals etc.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Educational Policy	Decentralised Planning and Community Participation	pramilamenon[at]nuepa.org



Neelam Sood
Masters in Child Development from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi; Ph. D. (Psychology) from Bhopal University; was on the faculty of Guru Nanak Dev University, Haryana Agriculture University, National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development and visiting faculty as Fulbright scholar, at University of Wyoming, U. S. A. Specialist in Child Development, have published books, research articles and monographs on early childhood education, psycho-social and nutritional needs of children, teacher education and school education.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Professor	Inclusive Education	Early Childhood Care and Education	neelamsood[at]nuepa.org



Yazali Josephine
Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University with specialization in Economics of Education. Professionally trained in Educational Planning and Administration from IIEP (UNESCO), Paris. Obtained Post Graduate diploma in Developmental Administration from International University for Cooperation, Rome, Italy. Conducted several impact research studies related to DPEP, Girls education and Incentive Programmes at School level. Presented several research papers in the national and international organizations like UNESCO, Oxford etc. Published several research articles related to educational resource planning and management. Currently working in the area of Globalization, Education and Poverty.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Educational Administration	Economics of Education	yjosephine[at]nuepa.org



B.K. Panda
Ph. D. (Educational Anthropology) from the Central University of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi with an intensive and specialized Nine months Diploma in Educational Planning and Management from International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris (alumni of IIEP-UNESCO-Paris); specializes in Education of the Disadvantaged Groups, Comparative Education and in developing Training Designs for School Administrators; served as mission member in Joint Review Missions, published books and modules on education of disadvantaged groups, training of school principals, teacher management issues and training of trainers and conducted several research studies and published research papers in reputed journals.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Inclusive Education	Education of the Disadvantaged and Comparative Education	bkpanda[at]nuepa.org


Rashmi Diwan
Ph.D ( Education) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; recipient of Gold Medal in Post Graduation (Education) from University of Jammu; Alumni of East West Center, Honolulu, USA; working extensively on critical issues in School and Tertiary levels of Education, Adult Literacy and Educational Management; Published work stands on the strong foundations of empirical researches she has been conducting broadly in the domains of Educational Leadership, School-Based Management and Supervision, Quality of Primary Education, Improving quality of Researches in School Education, Internationalization of Higher Education, Learning for Sustainable Development in the Global World and several others; Author of four books: Leadership Behaviour and Value Patterns Among School Principals, Dynamic School Leadership; Improving Quality of Educational Research and co edited a volume with Prof R Govinda on Community Participation and Empowerment in Primary Education. At present working in the area of policy research.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	School & Non-formal Education	Educational Management	rashmidiwan[at]nuepa.org



Veera Gupta
Doctoral work in Vocationilisation of Education. She has more than 18 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy in education sector. She has worked with academic institutions, research organizations, Governments, International universities and bi-national organizations. Her area of interest is Teacher Education and Educational Policy.

Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Educational Policy	Teacher Education	veeragupta[at]nuepa.org



Vineeta Sirohi
Ph.D.(Psychology), M.Phil., Silver Medalist (M.A. Psychology), M.Ed., P.G. Diploma in Educational and Vocational Guidance and Counselling (NCERT), P.G. Diploma In Higher Education (IGNOU) and P.G Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (Anna Univ.). A National Awardee for Innovative Research Paper in a National Seminar on All India Competition on research in Innovative Experiments and Practices in Teaching (NCERT). Presented several research papers in National and International Conferences and authored many articles and research papers published in reputed Journals. Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate level, curriculum and material development, training, administration and research. Consulted by UNESCO, World Bank and ILO. Specializes in Educational Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Personnel Management, Education of Adolescents & Youth and Skill Development.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Foundations of Education	Educational Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Personnel Management	vineetasirohi[at]nuepa.org


K.K. Biswal
Ph.D. (Economics of Education) from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; received training in educational planning from the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France; specializes in economics of education, decentralized planning in education, project planning, and school mapping and micro planning; has authored/co-authored three books on Theories of Labour Market Segmentation, Education, Employment and Women, and School Mapping; has published articles in reputed journals; and has developed training materials on school mapping and district planning in education, including the module on Planning for Implementation.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Educational Planning	Decentralized Planning in Education	kkbiswal[at]nuepa.org



Aarti Srivastava
Ph.D.(Economics of Education) from Jawaharlal Nehru University with masters in both Economics and Education. Wide experience of teaching, research and consultancy in several organizations. Specialises in labour markets, school organization and education of the disadvantaged. Has contributed many professional papers at international and national foras.

Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Foundations of Education	Education of the disadvantaged and Teacher Education	aarti[at]nuepa.org



P. Geetha Rani
Ph.D. (Economics) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore; was on the teaching faculty of University of Delhi and M.S. University, Baroda and was on the research faculty at Centre for Multi-disciplinary Development Research, Dharwad, Karnataka. Specialises in the area of Economics of Education and Financing of Education. Contributed few research papers to conferences and journals.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Educational Finance	Financing of Education	geetharani[at]nuepa.org




Rasmita Das Swain
Masters Degree in Psychology from Delhi University, M Phil. and Ph. D. (Psychology of Education) from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Later she obtained M. Ed. degree from University of Jammu. She was faculty in Jammu & Kashmir Police Training Academy at Udhampur. As a research associate of UGC she worked on Education of Nomadic Tribes in J & K. She was a faculty in Department of Psychology, University of Jammu before joining NUEPA. She has contributed research papers relating to psychology and education; patented psychological tests; presented research papers in national and international conferences; provided consultancy to various government and non-government organizations as well as acted as resource person to various distance learning centres.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Associate Professor	Educational Administration	social psychology, organizational behavior, education of the disadvantaged and psychometry.	rasmita[at]nuepa.org



R.S. Tyagi
Ph. D (Economics) from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, specializes in organizational and management issues of educational administration, contributed twelve published studies on educational administration besides co-editor of the book entitled Governance of School Education in India, working on empirical research studies: School-based Supervision and Quality Support in Secondary Schools and Study on Management of School Education under Panchayati Raj Institutions, also conducted grassroots level research studies in decentralized management like Recent Trends in Educational Administration-A Comparative Study of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, a Diagnostic Study on Planning and Management Functions of District Elementary Education Officers and Principals of District Institute of Education and Training, organizes training programmes in educational management, institutional planning and management, leadership in educational administration and school-based supervision and professional development of teachers and published a number of research papers on different aspects of educational administration and management in various reputed Journals.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Administration	Educational Administration	rstyagi[at]nuepa.org



Neeru Snehi
Ph.D. (Education) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; MSc in Chemistry and MEd from Delhi University, Delhi. Currently working in the Higher Education Unit. Earlier worked in the area of educational planning at elementary, secondary and tertiary education level and involved in Research in these areas. Contributed a book and few related papers to conferences, journals, etc.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Higher & Professional Education	Planning and Management of Higher Education	neerusnehi[at]nuepa.org



Madhumita Bandyopadhyay
Ph.D. (Geography) from Centre for Studies of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Visiting Fellow to Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, experience of working with NGOs and Research Institutes on various development issues with special focus on gender, health, education, sustainable livelihood, poverty, tribal development etc., worked as Senior Consultant (Planning) with GOI for District Primary Education Programme, a centrally sponsored and externally funded programme for UPE; presently working on different educational policy issues and developing training programme for state level policy makers, planners and implementers; areas of interests include policy analysis, decentralised planning and management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of different national and state level programmes for school education, education of girls an deprived groups; conducted field based and empirical research studies on various development issues including education and published papers in the journals and books.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	School & Non-Formal Education	Planning and Management of School Education	madhumita[at]nuepa.org



Sunita Chugh
M.Phil (International Politics) School of International Studies , Jawaharlal Nehru University , Ph.D (Education) Jamia Millia University. Authored a book on "Why Children Dropout: case Study of a Metropolitan City". Area of Interest Education of the urban disadvantaged, Role of ICT in Education. Contributed related research papers in journals, NUEPA Occasional paper etc.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Comparative Education and International Cooperation	Planning and Management of Education of the Disadvantaged	sunitachugh[at]nuepa.org


Manju Narula
Ph. D. in Education, trained in Educational Planning from International Institute of Educational Planning (UNESCO), Paris, specialized in organizational issues in educational management, especially the multidimensional issue of institutional effectiveness, authored and co-authored five books (Quality in Secondary Education: Role of Education Boards; Effective Teaching in Higher Education; Secondary Education: The Challenges Ahead (ed.); Learning: The Treasure Within- Implications for Asia: Report of the Asian Regional Conference, (ed.), Educational Administration in West Bengal: Structures, Processes and Future Prospects), contributed chapters in books and projects, and published several research papers on critical issues of school education as well as of higher education.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Administration	Educational Management	manjunarula[at]nuepa.org



V.P.S. Raju
Ph.D. in Education. Masters degree in Education and Commerce. Advanced nine months Annual Training Programme in Educational Planning and Administration from IIEP/UNESCO, Paris. Presented research papers in national and international conferences. Conducted empirical research studies on equity issues. 17 years of experience in organising National and International Diploma Programmes.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Comparative Education and International Cooperation	Comparative Education	vpsraju[at]nuepa.org



Kausar Wizarat
Ph.D and M.Sc (Chemistry) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, working in the area of Higher Education with specializes in planning and management. Associated with many research projects like Action Research Project, Women's Studies Centers and Alternative and Innovative Forms of Higher Education of left out youth. Paper presentations on gender issues in National Conferences. Published several research papers in reputed journals.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Higher & Professional Education	Women's Education	kausarwizarat[at]nuepa.org



S.K.Mallik
Ph.D. (Sociology) from Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. B.R. Amdedkar University, Agra. Area of specialisation is School Education under the Management of Panchayati Raj Bodies. Trained at International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP),UNESCO, Paris. Prior to joining the organization he was working under the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, New Delhi; on deputation to National Council for Teacher Education, Eastern Regional Committee, Bhubaneswar. Published number of articles and book reviews in journals of national repute.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Finance	Planning and Management of School Education	skmallik[at]nuepa.org



A. N. Reddy
Master degree in Education from Kakatiya University, Warangal and in Statistics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Pursuing Ph.D. in Education from University of Delhi, Delhi. Working in the areas of economics and financing of education, participation in education, state and education, privatization and economic reforms. Contributed a couple of papers to national and international journals and conferences.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Management Information System	Financing of Education	anreddy[at]nuepa.org



N.K. Mohanty
Ph. D. (Economics) from I.I.T. Roorkee, Uttaranchal; trained in International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France; specializes in economics of education, decentralized planning in education, manpower planning quantitative techniques and forecasting of educational data; authored Impact of Agro-based Industries on Rural Economy; published articles in reputed journals and contributed papers in national and international seminars and conferences; currently working in micro and macro-level planning and secondary education.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Planning	Decentralised and Manpower Planning	nkmohanty[at]nuepa.org



Savita Kaushal
PhD (Education) from Central Institute of Education, Delhi University. She has received training in Digital Material Development and Production at Johannesburg, South Africa, sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver. She has various research papers in national and international journals to her credit and has contributed modules for NIOS, IGNOU and Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Jamia Millia Islamia. She was Member of the Editing Committee of the Report of the International Conference on Models for Educating Street Children using Open Schooling Methodologies and has done script writing for the educational films for the open school learners. Her writing includes Constructivist Approaches to Teaching Learning - A Handbook for Teachers of Secondary Stage (NCERT Publication); Four Decades of Distance Education in India(IGNOU); module for material on Early Childhood Care and Education, (developed by the NIPCCD in collaboration with UNESCO) . She has contributed to the training package for ODL functionaries as a joint venture between NIOS, India and Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver. She was also member of Committee for preparation of Draft Curriculum Framework on Vocational Education through Open Schooling.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Educational Management Information System	Distance Education, Vocational Education, Early Childhood Care and Education	savita[at]nuepa.org



Sangeeta Angom
Gold Medalist in M.A (Education) and Ph.D (Education) from North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. She has eight years of teaching experience in education for both undergraduates and post graduates including teacher trainees and was a guest lecturer in Education Department, NEHU, Tura campus. She was principal of a higher education institute and has specialized on Higher Education with special focus on functioning of a University. She has contributed papers on Responsive management of institutions of higher education, University experiences in extension education, Quality school education, Education for Peace on various conferences organized by North East India Education Society. Currently, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Higher and Professional Education.
Designation	Department	Specialization	email
Assistant Professor	Higher & Professional Education	Higher Education	sangeeta[at]nuepa.org



Fellows of the National University

S.P.Malhotra
Ph.D (Education) from M.S. University, and was on the Faculty of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra till recently. He held various administrative and academic positions at Kurukshetra university including Dean (Academic Affairs), Director (Distance Education), coordinator (SAP). He authored three books and more than 150 research papers in different national and international journals, and completed more than 50 research projects funded by various bodies like UGC, MHRD, Government of Haryana. He received the Best Teacher Educator Award for 2005, and is President, All India Association of Educational Research.

Designation		Specialization	email
Professor		Qualitative research, Educational Administration	spmalhotra[at]nuepa.org



Sudha Gopalakrishnan
completed her Masters in English Language and Literature and did her PhD in the area of Comparative Drama. She has worked with the Sahitya Akademi and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, and with the National Mission for Manuscripts as its Mission Director (2003 2007). She represented India as Expert in Intergovernmental Meetings by UNESCO on developing the Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage. She has coordinated the nomination of three expressions of heritage from India as UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, as well as that of the Rigveda Manuscripts as Memory of the World. She has several publications to her credit, including original writing, translations, edited volumes and research papers. She is conversant with Sanskrit, Malayalam languages apart from English and Hindi.

Designation		Specialization	email
Professor		Indigenous Knowledge, Humanities, Arts and Culture	sudhagk[at]nuepa.org






Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair

S Irfan Habib
Completed post graduation in modern Indian history and Ph.D on the ideology and programme of the national revolutionaries in the 1920s. Taught for four years before joining the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi in 1982. Engaged in research on issues related to history of science and science education in the mid ninteenth and the early twentieth century India. Authored/edited several books including Situating the History of science: Dialogues with Joseph Needham, (Oxford, 1999); Domesticating Modern Science, (Tulika, 2004); Social History of Science in Colonial India, (Oxford, 2007); and UNESCO's History of Humanity, Vol.VII, (Paris, 2008). His most recent book in To Make the Deaf Hear, published in 2007, its Hindi version appeared in 2008 while its Tamil edition came out in 2009. He has been a Fulbright Fellow at the State University of New York and also a Research Associate at REHSEIS, CNRS, Paris.

Designation		Specialization	email
Professor		History of Science & Science Education	irfan[at]nuepa.org

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