Curriculum Vitae

I. Personal Description Name : Firdous Ahmad Sofal Parentage : Gh. Mohi-Ud-Din Sofal Date of Birth : 02-02-1982 Permanent Address : Mohalla Shirpora Payeen, Anantnag, Kashmir Tehsil and District, Anantnag. Kashmir, India-192101

Present Address : Wani Complex, NICT Building Mir Waiz Lane, Nigeen Hazratbal Srinagar - (J&K) India 190006. Present Status : Assistant Professor (Education) Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Kashmir, Sgr-190015

Telephone : Resi: 01932-226603 Mob. 09797809320, 09419009672 E-mail : [email protected]

Previous Status : Assistant Professor and Head, School of Education, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri-J&K 185234. II. Academic Qualification: Course Subjects Year %age Div. University M. A. Education 2004-05 68.50 Ist University of Kashmir M. Phil. Education 2009-10 Grade “A” University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Ph. D. Education 2011-13 Awarded University of Kashmir, Srinagar.

III. Professional Qualification/Competitive Examination:

Programme Subjects Year %age Div. Institution Diploma in Computer 2007 1st DOEACC Computer Applications

B. Ed. Education 2008 62.40 1st University of Kashmir PGDHE Higher 2015 Result Awaited IGNOU, Education New Delhi. UGC NET Education 2013 Qualified UGC, New Delhi. UGC SET Education 2013 Qualified University (KU) of Kashmir

IV. Teaching Experience: 08 Years of Teaching Experience at Higher Education Level

Designation Classes Year From To Institution Taught

Contractual B.A. 1st, 2006 1st April December Govt. Degree College Lecturer 2nd and Kugam 3rd year.

Contractual B. Ed 2007 May October Al’Ahad Lecturer College of Education, Anantnag. Contractual st B.A. 1 , 2008 April February Govt. Degree Lecturer 2nd and 2009 College, 3rd year. Bijbehara, Anantnag. Contractual M.A / 2010 March January Department of Lecturer/ Education, M. Ed. 2011 University of Coordinator Kashmir,South Campus, Ang. Contractual M. Ed. 2013 3rd May 30th Directorate of Lecturer/ August Distance Coordinator Education, 2016 University of

2 Kashmir,Sgr. Assistant M. Ed. 2016 August February School of Professor Education, 2016 Baba Ghulam and Head Shah Badshah University, Rajouri. Assistant School of M.Ed, 2016 February Till Date Professor Education, M.A Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar V Recognitions/Awards: Ø Recipient of the Best Kept Teaching Department for the year 2016-17, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri. Ø Selected as Assistant Professor in Education at S. No 01 by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission.

VI. Areas of Interest:

• Educational Administration and Management • Methodology of Research in Education • Development of Education System in India • Psychological Foundations of Education

IX. Academic and Administrative Experience/ Memberships: 1. Head of the Department, School of Education, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (J&K). 2. Chairman/Convenor Board of Studies, School of Education, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (J&K). 3. Chairman/Convenor Departmental Research Committee, School of Education, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (J&K). 4. Coordinator M.Ed, Directorate of Distance Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar w.e.f May 2013 to August 2016. 5. Academic Counselor, Directorate of Distance Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. (B.Ed, M. Ed, M.A Education and DPPTT) w.e.f 2007 to 2013

3 6. Academic Coordinator, Department of Education, University of Kashmir, South campus, Anantnag for the Year 2010-11. 7. Academic Counselor, IGNOU. Department of Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 8. Resource Person, EDU-SAT Hub, Government College for Women, M.A Road, Srinagar. X. Research Experience Ø Chief Editor, Educational Science-An Applied Journal of Research in Education(ES-AJRE), An Official Publication of the School of Education, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri-J&K Ø Reviewer of “International Journal of Leadership in Education”, Taylor and Francis Group, USA Ø Khan, N. Ruhee N. & Sofal F. (2014). “An evaluation of teaching effectiveness by students during contact programmes: A case study of DDE, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, UGC DEB Sponsored Minor Research Project. Ø Associate Editor, The Communication-An Applied Journal of Open and Distance Learning. An Official Publication of the Directorate of Distance Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. XIII. Name of the two referees to which a reference can be made: 1. Prof. Ehsan-ul-Haq Formerly Chairperson Centre for the Study of Social Systems School of Social Sciences Jawahar Lal Nehru University New Delhi, India 2. Dr. Sandeep Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India The above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Firdous Ahmad Sofal