STUDENTS’ PROFILE M.A. Education

AAKASH ARVIND AARUSHI CHOWKASE GARG ABHINAV DUBEY 24 YEARS 22 YEARS 29 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.E. Information Technology B.Sc. Home Science (Hons.) B.A. and M.A. in Geography M.A. Social Work Prior experience 20 months in IT Industry 7 months as a Special educator 15 months in Telecom Industry 72 months in Education 9 months in Education

Languages known English, Marathi and Hindi English and Hindi English, Hindi, Chattisgadhi and Bhojpuri

Field Exposure • Development of techno-literacy index and study • Understanding the reasons for absenteeism in • Study the role of the District Institute of of its relevance in the information age at Azim school at Azim Premji Foundation, Dehradun Education and Training (DIET) at Azim Premji Premji Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Foundation, Dhamtari • What makes a subject curricular or extra- Uttarakhand curricular? Study at Riverside School, • Study the role of discipline in the school context • Developing a framework for analysis of textbook Ahmedabad at Muskaan, Bhopal th development process: Study on 5 standard Mathematics textbook at Maharashtra State Textbook Development Bureau, Pune

30 ADWAIT SATISH AMIT VINAYAK ADEEBA RAO DESHPANDE SHINDE 24 YEARS 28 YEARS 23 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Psychology B.Tech Instrumentation and Control Bachelor in Social Work

Prior experience 4 months in Education 60 months in Education 2 months in Social sector

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi and Marathi English, Hindi and Marathi

Field Exposure • Study of the impact of Right to Education Act and • Study of implementation of Right to Education • A study of the effect of implementation of Right the nature of impact on Non-Formal Education provisions in Government schools at Azim Premji to Education and effectiveness of School Centres (NFECs) at Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur Foundation, Shorapur, Karnataka Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs) at Azim Premji Foundation, Kodhati, • Case study of curriculum as a process, in a • Understanding epistemological beliefs of tribal Bangalore progressive school Jnana Prabodhini Prashala at children at Veli Mata Ashram School, Nandurbar Pune • A study on impact of moral education in progressive school Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune

AMRITA AMRITA TIWARI VARADARAJAN ANKIT SHARMA 22 YEARS 25 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Sc. Life Sciences B.A. Social Work (Hons.) B.C.A. PG Diploma in NGO Management Prior experience – 36 months in Social Development 6 months in Education

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati English and Hindi

Field Exposure • A study on awareness of Right to Education at • Research on the relevance of non-formal • Study of the challenges and issues of Anganwadi Azim Premji Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan education in the context of Right to Education at workers at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Vidya Bhawan, Udaipur, Rajasthan Telangana • Understanding emotional development of children living in shelter homes at Oniyavara • Analysis on pedagogy of value education at • Understanding Individual differences in a Seva Coota [BOSCO], Bangalore Agragamee, Rayagada, Odisha classroom at Azim Premji Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand

University Placement Brochure | 31 ANNESHA ANSHIKA ANKITA SHAH BHATTACHARYA BHASIN 22 YEARS 21 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Economics and English B.A. Sociology (Hons.) B.A. Sociology

Prior experience — 3 months in Education and Rural Development 6 months in Social development

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi and Bengali English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Studied the perception of the tribal and • Understanding the role and functions of the • Understanding role of the head teacher in school non-tribal community regarding School Block Education Officer (BEO) and Block effectiveness at Azim Premji Foundation, Management Committee at Azim Premji Resource Centre (BRC) in supporting the quality Dehradun Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh of education at Azim Premji Foundation, • Preparation of teachers manual at Mobile Bangalore • Critically examining aims of Art education at the Creches, New Delhi primary stage (I-V) at Digantar, Jaipur • An exploration of the level of cognition among • Comparative study of girls’ educational children with learning and intellectual disability experiences across the rural-urban divide at at Bethany School for Special Education, Protsahan, New Delhi and Haryana Bangalore

ANUBHAV APOORWA ARJUN KUMAR SINGH HOODA VINODKUMAR LAL 26 YEARS 21 YEARS 33 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Tech Computer Science B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) B.Sc. Bachelor of Physical Education Prior experience M.B.A 14 months in IT Industry — 48 months in Banking 24 months in Education

Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Study of socio-economic and cultural factors • Understanding role of the head teacher in school • A study on implementation of Continuous influencing the enrolment, dropout and retention effectiveness at Azim Premji Foundation, Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) at Azim Premji rate in public schools of Barmer, Rajasthan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh facilitated by Azim Premji Foundation • Comparative study of girls’ educational • Understanding and analysis of large scale interventions • Understanding the organisational structure and experiences across the rural-urban divide at at Education Initiative, Bangalore the operation of bureaucracy in a District Protsahan, Delhi and Haryana Institute of Education and Training (DIET) at Azim Premji Foundation, Puducherry

32 ASHIMA ASHISH VISHNOI DANGWAL AVINAV 22 YEARS 26 YEARS 25 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. English (Hons.) B.Sc. Mathematics B.Com.

Prior experience 11 months in Education 27 months in Education 6 months in Print Media 8 months in Social Sector 14 months in Education Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Understanding the transaction of Gender roles in • Observed problems in learning and teaching • Study of what deters a child from going to school at government schools environment - Studied at Mathematics in a Government primary school at Azim Premji Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Azim Premji Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh Azim Premji Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh • Studied Teacher’s identity formation in a school • Study of teacher persona at Atul Foundation • Study of critical thinking in a school at Rishi Valley environment by the students, and outside school by schools, Valsad, Gujarat School, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh the parents, and its impact on work style of a teacher at SANTULAN - Social AnimatioN Towards United Liberative ActioN and Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Kharadi, Pune

BADARUDHEEN DEEPA DHARSHINI K.P. SHESHADRI JENEFER R. 23 YEARS 41 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.Sc. B.Com. B.Ed. Prior experience — 180 months in Education 10 months in Education sector (part-time)

Languages known English and Malayalam English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Marathi English and Tamil

Field Exposure • Studied the Role of Block Education Officer (BEO) • Study of Education system in Karnataka: existing • A study on understanding teachers’ perception on and Block Resource Centre (BRC) in supporting hierarchy; challenges faced by block, cluster and school, peers and other stakeholders in Government quality education at the block level at Azim DIET functionaries with respect to teacher school at Azim Premji Foundation, Puducherry Premji Foundation, Bangalore and Vidya Poshak, training at Block Education Officer’s Office, • Connecting the philosophy and classroom practices Dharwad District Institutes of Education and Training, of an alternative school at Marudham Farm School, Bangalore • Understanding the perspective of different Tiruvanamalai, Tamilnadu stakeholders regarding history in Kerala school • A comparative study of possible inter-linkages textbooks at Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad, between social structure and cognitive structure Kannur, Kerala among two sets of children from two different contexts at India International School and Veda Pathashala, Bangalore

University Placement Brochure | 33 DHRUVA DIVYA DIVYA JAGDISH DESAI JOSEPH SHARMA 23 YEARS 26 YEARS 29 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. English (Hons.) B.Tech B.Com C.A. Prior experience 24 months in Education 42 months in IT Industry 66 months in Corporate 24 months in Teaching

Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Study of the reasons for dropouts from schools in • Understanding the role of Block Education • A study to understand the working and effectiveness of Shorapur at Azim Premji Foundation, Yadgir, Officer (BEO) and Block Resource Centre (BRC) School Development and Monitoring Committees Karnataka at Azim Premji Foundation, Bangalore and Vidya (SDMC) at Raichur and Yadgir local Government schools Poshak, Dharwad with the help of Azim Premji Foundation • Study of the pedagogy of value education at Namma Nalanda Vidyapeetha, Kundapura, • What aims of education do out-of-class formal • Visited a low income private school and an alternative Karnataka interactions serve? Study done at Savitribai school to understand the moral philosophy in children at Phule English Medium School, Pune Poorna Learning Centre and Model English School, Bangalore

DIVYA DIVYA DURGA RANJANI MISHRA SUBRAMANIAN POLEPEDDI 23 YEARS 39 YEARS 24 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.A. Mathematics B.Tech M.Sc. Computer Science M.Sc. Applied Psychology Prior experience — 168 months in IT Sector 24 months in Education

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi and Malayalam English, Hindi and Telugu

Field Exposure • Study of technical literacy of children at Azim • Study of how parents, teachers and students • A study of Government support for Early Childhood Premji Foundation, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand understand the Right to Education Act at Azim Education in Anganwadis at, Medak, Telangana Premji Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Study of activities in the school in connection to • Understanding education and the development of aims of education at Digantar School, Jaipur, • Understanding how the school helps develop the reason at Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Dharavi, Rajasthan child’s reasoning capacity at Akanksha Mumbai Foundation, Pune

34 HARSHAL PRAMOD HEMANT HAMSA T.M. KORHALE SHARMA 27 YEARS 27 YEARS 50 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.A., M.A. and NET-SET in History B.Com. M.B.A. M.A. Political Science and Diploma in Geopolitics M.B.A. Prior experience and international relations 36 months in Education 28 months in Education 336 months in Human Resource

Languages known English, Malayalam and Kannada English, Hindi and Marathi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • A study of pre-school education in Anganwadis • Comparing aspirations and educational • Study of Mathematics learning levels and at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Andhra experiences of girls of privileged and relationship to socio-economic factors at Vidya Pradesh disadvantaged backgrounds at Azim Premji Bhawan, Udaipur, Rajasthan Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Comparative study of Ekadyapaka (One Teacher) • Application of Parson’s Nested layer organisation school and alternative Tribal school at Pazhassi • Comparative analysis of history curricula and model in Government schools with focus on role of Raja Residential Tribal Vidyalaya, Periya, pedagogy at Aksharnandan School, Jnana head teacher of Government school vis-a-vis a Muthanga and Wayanad, Kerala Prabodhini Prashala and Millennium Public private school at Azim Premji Foundation, School, Pune, Maharashtra Rudrapur, Uttarakhand • Assessment of current state of education initiative and recommendations at Chirag, Simayal, Uttarakhand

HIMANSHI IRA ABHAY IRFAN KHANNA HULIKAVI BASHIR 22 YEARS 22 YEARS 26 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.A. English B.Sc. Zoology, Biochemistry and chemistry M.Sc. Biochemistry Prior experience B.Ed. , UGC-NET Life science 24 months in Education 20 months in Education 11 months in Science Research

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi and Marathi English, Hindi, Urdu and Kashmiri

Field Exposure • Study of Mathematics learning levels of children • Study of techno-literacy among children and its • Study of perception of parents towards girl child from different socio-economic backgrounds at relevance in the information age at Azim Premji education at Azim Premji Foundation, Yadgir, Nightingales English High School, Bangalore Foundation, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand Karnataka • A study on pre-service teacher education in • Study of the implementation of a curriculum in a • Understanding educational needs of children in District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) particular context at Door Step School, Pune, conflict with law at Echo-India, Bangalore, Karnataka from a bureaucratic perspective, Bangalore, Maharashtra Karnataka

University Placement Brochure | 35 ISHIKA JAFAR JEEJA EGY DAS SADDIQUE T.P. JOSEPH 26 YEARS 26 YEARS 40 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. English (Hons.) B.A. and M.A. in English B.A. and M.A. in Economics B.Ed. Prior experience 12 months in Public Relations 24 months in Public Relations 144 months in Education

Languages known English, Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati English, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu and Spanish English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil

Field Exposure • Study of the functioning of the District Institute of • Understanding role of the head teacher in • Studied the level of involvement and motivation of Education and Training (DIET) in Yadgir District, shaping school effectiveness at Purva School Development and Monitoring Committee Karnataka Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (SDMC) members in Government schools in Kodathi Region, Bangalore with the help of Azim Premji • Study of the aims of education in an alternative • Philosophical understanding of Moral Education Foundation school at Rishi Valley Education Centre, Chittoor, in school at Jnana Prabhodini Prashala, an Andhra Pradesh alternative private school, Pune, Maharashtra • Study on how does an adivasi-run school integrate Adivasi culture at ACCORD (Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development), Gudalur, Tamil Nadu

KAMLESH KAVITA SHARAD MANJU K. GUPTA SHAH 37 YEARS 27 YEARS 24 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Sc. and M.Sc. Physics B.E. Computer Science B.B.A Finance

Prior experience 24 months in Education 32 months in IT Industry 14 months in IT Industry 36 months in Publishing 6 months in Education

Languages known English and Tamil English and Hindi English, Hindi and Gujarati

Field Exposure • Study on understanding the role of District • Understanding awareness of Right to Education • Understanding the influence of environment on child’s Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in among various stakeholders at Azim Premji learning at Azim Premji Foundation, Tonk, Rajasthan teacher’s capacity building at Raichur, Karnataka Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Evaluating school curriculum to understand the scope of • ‘Mixed age learning in an alternative school' • Study of aims of education and curriculum children’s development through play in pre-school at study at Ananya School, Bangalore transaction at Anand Niketan School, Bhopal, Eklavya School, Ahmedabad Madhya Pradesh and Blue Mountains School, Ooty, Tamil Nadu

36 KAVITHA B.S. KSHAMA G.C. MANU V. MATHEW 25 YEARS 26 YEARS 24 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Tech Information Technology B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics B.Tech Mechanical Engineering M.Sc. Mathematics Prior experience 33 months in Education 35 months in Education —

Languages known English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil English, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil English, Hindi and Malayalam

Field Exposure • Understanding pre-school education in • Understanding the implementation of Right to • Study of the perception of educational Anganwadis at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Education and functioning of School functionaries about the working of the Azim Telangana Development and Monitoring Committees Premji Foundation led Teacher Learning Centre (SDMC) in Kodathi at Azim Premji Foundation, (TLC) at Surpur and Yadgir, Karnataka • Case study of impact of cultural capital on Rajasthan achievement in the school system at Hyderabad, • Cultural conflicts between two organisational Telangana • A study on understanding curriculum in tribal setups working in a common school platform: context at Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, Case study of Teach For India intervention in a B.R.Hills, Karnataka Municipal Corporation School of Greater Mumbai

MOHAMMED MUHAMMED ILLIAS DILSHAD A. MUNEER C. 30 YEARS 25 YEARS 25 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. English B.Com. B.B.A. M.Com. Prior experience 48 months in Education 16 months in Finance 6 months in Service Sector 23 months in Education 5 months in IT Industry

Languages known English, Malayalam and Arabic English and Malayalam English, Hindi, Malayalam and Arabic

Field Exposure • Study on subject related learning materials at • Effectiveness of School Development and • A study on the absenteeism in urban primary schools Azim Premji Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Monitoring Committee (SDMC) and Right to of Dehradun, Azim Premji Foundation, Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Education compliance in Government schools of • A study on effectiveness of School Development and Kodathi, Bangalore • Curriculum for a self-sufficient community – a Monitoring Committee (SDMC) at the General study at Mitraniketan alternative school, • Curriculum for self-sufficient community - a Education Department, Malappuram district of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala study at Mitraniketan Secondary school, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

University Placement Brochure | 37 NANAK NAVNEET BHATIA KAUR NEHA PANT 23 YEARS 23 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications Bachelor of Tourism Studies B.E. Electronics B.A. Psychology, Sociology and Economics

Prior experience 6 months in Education — 2 months as a Special educator

Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English, Hindi and Kannada

Field Exposure • A study on the role of Block Education Officer • A case study on facts and factors associated • Understanding the impact of Right to Education on Non- (BEO) and Block Resource Centre (BRC) at Azim with science learning in Government schools of Formal Educational Centres (NFECs) at Vidya Bhawan, Premji Foundation, Chitradurga, Karnataka Tonk at Azim Premji Foundation, Rajasthan Udaipur, Rajasthan • A study of the factors influencing choice of • Implementations of aims of education: A study • Learning through Art - A study to understand how art can higher education at National Institute of Fashion from an educational organisation at Muskaan, be integrated in the curriculum in order to teach subjects Technology, New Delhi Bhopal like English, Mathematics, Science etc. at the Sita School, Tarabanahalli, Bangalore

NITU BAHAL PALLAVI SETH PRANAY KUMAR 22 YEARS 28 YEARS 28 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication (Hons.) B.E. Electronics and Communication B.A. Geography (Hons.) PGDM Rural Management Prior experience — 26 months in IT sector 24 months in Agro Industries 24 months in Education 30 months in Social Sector

Languages known English, Hindi and Bengali English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Understanding the factors that affect the • Understand the role of District Institute of • Understanding the importance of family’s moral support teaching and learning of Social Science at Azim Education and Training (DIET) and its on child’s learning at school level at Azim Premji Premji Foundation, Tonk, Rajasthan effectiveness at Azim Premji Foundation, Foundation, Tonk, Rajasthan Dhamtari District Institute, Chhattisgarh • Study of moral reasoning in children at Digantar • Understand the perspective of community and teacher Shiksha Evam Khelkud Samiti, Jaipur, Rajasthan • A study on the concept of self in disabled about aims of education at Shramik Adivasi Vikas adolescents and role of teacher’s in the lives of Sansthan, Jawahar, Thane, Maharashtra disabled children at Aarushi, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

38 PRATISHTHA NARENDRA PUSHKAR INGALE PREETA RAJAN KAMALRAJ DEV 22 YEARS 40 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Journalism and Communication Studies B.E. Computer Science B.A. Psychology (Hons.) B.Ed. Prior experience — 180 months in IT Industry 6 months in Education

Languages known English, Hindi, Marathi and German English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil English, Hindi, Marathi and Punjabi

Field Exposure • Development of techno-literacy index and its • A study on understanding teachers’ perception • A study on understanding the Impact of student relevance in information age at Azim Premji of schools at Azim Premji District Institute, teacher relationship on the self-esteem of the Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand Puducherry, Tamil Nadu student and its effect on academic achievement at Government Public school, Tonk, Rajasthan • Understanding role of the head teacher in • Study on aims of education at Centre for Government school and organisational Learning, Magadi, Karnataka • Study of gender identity development and its communication within school at Azim Premji effect on the career aspirations in adolescents at Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune, Maharashtra

RAJ HARISHBHAI RACHNA RAFEEQUE A.S. BRAHMBHATT 25 YEARS 27 YEARS 26 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.El.Ed. B.A. and M.A. in English Literature B.A. and M.A. in English B.Ed. Prior experience 26 months in Teaching 24 months in Education 18 months in Education

Languages known English and Hindi English, Malayalam, Tamil, Arabic and Urdu English, Hindi and Gujarati

Field Exposure • Understanding the perception on women's • A study on understanding teachers perceptions • A study on understanding the effectiveness of head education among women of two different age on their profession at Azim Premji Foundation, teacher in Government schools at Azim Premji groups at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Andhra Pradesh • A study on English teaching and learning in public • Teaching moral education in a Nai Talim School; • Independent study on the status of traditional schools at Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad understanding Philosophy behind practices at Jiliya folk and tribal art education in primary schools (KSSP), Kannur, Kerala Ashram Shala, Jiliya, Gujarat around tribal communities of Bastar district, with the help of ICICI Education initiatives in Chhattisgarh

University Placement Brochure | 39 RAJEEV KUMAR RAJARAJESHWARI T. SHARMA RAKESH KUMAR 24 YEARS 22 YEARS 34 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Sc. Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology B.B.A. B.A. History (Hons.)

Prior experience 25 months in Education — 84 months in Development and Education 2 months in Leather research 60 months in Education 6 months in Development Languages known English, Hindi and Tamil English, Hindi and Punjabi English, Hindi and Bhojpuri

Field Exposure • Studied child marriage and issues of girl child • A study on factors affecting rate of enrolment, • A study on Mathematics learning levels of children from dropout in Yadgir at Azim Premji Foundation, dropout and retention in schools at Azim Premji different socio-economic background at Vidya Bhawan Karnataka Foundation, Barmer, Rajasthan Society, Udaipur, Rajasthan • Studied construction of identities and • A study on the power dynamics in school at The • A study on power relationships in the school context at boundaries in Teach for India classrooms and in Heritage School, Gurgaon, Haryana Azim Premji Foundation, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand Municipal Corporation schools of Greater Mumbai, Maharashtra

ROHAN RAJ RISHAV PAL NAIR RUCHITA MITTAL 23 YEARS 23 YEARS 25 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Economics (Hons.) B.Sc. Information Technology B.A. Communication Studies and Professional Writing (Hons.) Prior experience — 4 months in Teaching 24 months in Education

Languages known English, Hindi and Bengali English, Hindi and Malayalam English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Study of teacher learning materials at Azim • Understanding the impact of Right to Education • A study on exploring the role of Block Educational Premji Foundation, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand on Non-Formal Education Centres (NFECs) in Officer(BEO) and Block Research Centre (BRC) at Azim Udaipur district, Rajasthan Premji Foundation, Chitradurga, Karnataka • Research on factors influencing college choices amongst students, NewDelhi • Teacher identity: A study from sociological • A study on the philosophy of moral education at Rishi perspective at Deens Academy, Bangalore Valley School, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh

40 SALEEM SAFI AJMAL BADASHASAHEB SAMEER TIWARI 24 YEARS 34 YEARS 25 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. History (Hons.) M.A. History B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics B.Ed. Prior experience — 72 months in Education —

Languages known English, Hindi and Urdu English, Hindi and Kannada English and Hindi

Field Exposure • A study on reason for high dropout and low • Study of impact of Teacher Learning Centre (TLC) • Research on absenteeism of students in enrolment, and retention rate in Government on Teacher Professional Development at Azim Government schools near the slum colony at schools at Azim Premji Foundation, Barmer, Premji Foundation, Yadgir, Karnataka Azim Premji Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Rajasthan • Understanding selection and implementation of • Study of power relation between Block • Research on development of emotion in children Social Science material in Digantar schools at Educational Officer(BEO) and Teacher Union at a at Mahila Jagaran Kendra - Rainbow Homes, Digantar Institutions, Jaipur, Rajasthan Government organisation, Barabanki, Uttar Patna, Bihar Pradesh

SANKET SUNEEL SARANJIT SARANYA KARKARE KOUR SOHAL NANDINI 27 YEARS 28 YEARS 27 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.E. Computer Science B.Com. B.Tech Biotechnology

Prior experience 45 months in the IT Industry 70 months in Banking and in an NGO 60 months in IT Industry

Languages known English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati English, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi English and Tamil

Field Exposure • Study of techno-literacy in children at Azim • Research hypothesis: Reason behind high drop- • A study on inclusive education: Perception among Premji Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, out rate, low enrolment rate and low retention primary school teachers and educational Uttarakhand rate and what are the difficulties that the school functionaries at Government primary schools, faces with regular attendance at Azim Premji Raichur, Karnataka • A school with a difference, study at Kalkeri Foundation, Barmer, Rajasthan Sangeet Vidyalaya, Dharwad, Karnataka • Study of teacher persona at Azim Premji Foundation - • Understanding the concept of Self in children in Migrant Labour school at Epsilon and Windmill, Aksharnandan School, Pune Bangalore

University Placement Brochure | 41 SAURAV SAYANI MOHANTY SARASWATI SAYANI SARKAR 27 YEARS 23 YEARS 22 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Tech B.A. Political Science (Hons.) B.Sc. Economics (Hons.) M.Tech Prior experience 24 months in Energy Sector 22 months in Education —

Languages known English, Hindi and Oriya English, Hindi and Bengali English, Hindi and Bengali

Field Exposure • Study of educational functionaries of a district at • Study of training needs of Anganwadi workers: • Study on understanding of Right to Education at Azim Azim Premji Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh Contrast according to socio-economic profiles at Premji Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Andhra Pradesh • Study of organisation model of a ‘result-school’ • Study on gender stereotypes among tribal children in at Shantiniketan School, Bangalore • Understanding self-esteem and emotional Government primary school, Bastar, Chhattisgarh regulation in adolescent children based on teacher perception at Teach for India, Pune, Maharashtra

SEENA SHAMMI PERVIN SEEMA SIROHI MARIAM BABU LAKRA 25 YEARS 25 YEARS 32 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Journalism B.Tech Computer Science Bachelor of Social Work - specialisation in Rural Development Prior experience 8 months in Journalism 8 months in IT Industry 22 months in Animation Industry 12 months in Social Sector 10 months in News channel

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Assessing the implementation of Right to • Study on usage of different teaching and learning • Study on medium of instruction and educational Education Act in Government schools at Azim materials (TLMs) to enhance education at Azim outcome in Government schools at Azim Premji Premji Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan Premji Foundation, Udham Singh Nagar, Foundation, Medak district, Andhra Pradesh Uttarakhand • Exploratory study on Right to Education provision • A study on teacher autonomy in a Government school at of 25% reservation in a private school at • Study on adolescents and autonomy in a Azim Premji Foundation, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Presidium School, New Delhi philosophical framework at Insight Mission, Kerala

42 SHAMPA SHUKLA SHIKHAR LAL SHIVANI TANWAR 21 YEARS 22 YEARS 23 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Geography (Hons.) B.A. English, Economics and Political Science B.El.Ed.

Prior experience — 8 months in Social Sector —

Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Study of perception of Anganwadi beneficiaries • Study of District Institute of Education and • Comparison of schooling experiences of girls regarding services for children at Azim Premji Training (DIET), its functions and impact at Azim from different economic backgrounds at Azim Foundation, Medak, Andhra Pradesh Premji Foundation, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh Premji Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Understanding the perception of body image and • A study on e-Learning and e-Governance: • Understanding the working and functioning of effect on self-esteem of Indian adolescent girls Community contribution and effort in making District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) at Digantar School, Jaipur, Rajasthan schools and education systems modern at along the lines of power and authority with the Srinivasan Services Trust, Ranjangaon, help of Azim Premji Foundation, Puducherry Maharashtra

SHUBHRATA SHOBANA R VATSAL DAS SIDDHARTH S. 23 YEARS 35 YEARS 27 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Sc. Microbiology B.B.M. B.Tech M.B.A. PGDM Prior experience 24 months in Education 18 months in Education 37 months in Banking 60 months as a Landscape designer

Languages known English, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada English, Telugu and Kannada English, Hindi and Tamil

Field Exposure • Study of Government resource officers in • Study of the role of the Block Education Officers • Study on perception of Government school teachers teacher education at Azim Premji Foundation, (BEO) and the Block Resource Centre (BRC) on their profession at Azim Premji Foundation, Shorapur, Karnataka coordinators in the state education system Puducherry, Tamil Nadu • Study of teacher persona in Nali-Kali instructors • A study on the gender identity development in • Study of the aims of education at an alternative at Government lower primary school, Bangalore, children at Shibumi, Bangalore, Karnataka school: Freedom and the good life at Shibumi, Karnataka Bangalore

University Placement Brochure | 43 SIRAJUDHEEN SNEHA K.P. SHARMA SOWMYA N. 23 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.El.Ed. B.Sc. Zoology CTET Prior experience 24 months in Education and Training 36 months in Education 121 months in Education and Graphic designing

Languages known English and Malayalam English and Hindi English, Hindi and Kannada

Field Exposure • A study on understanding the effectiveness of • Comparing aspirations and educational • Study the benefits of Teacher Learning Centre (TLC) for School Development and Monitoring Committee experiences of girls of privileged and Teacher Professional Development at Azim Premji (SDMC) of Government schools at Azim Premji disadvantaged backgrounds at Azim Premji Foundation, Surpur, Yadgiri district, Karnataka Foundation, Kodathi, Bangalore Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Study the relationship between education and migration • Understanding the role of Kerala Sastra Sahithya • Contextualisation of English curriculum for tribal in Soliga tribes at Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, Parishad (KSSP) in the formation of Kerala children in primary classes at Government B.R. Hills, Karnataka Curriculum Frame (KCF 2007) at Kerala Sastra schools, ICICI Foundation, Bastar, Chhattisgarh Sahithya Parishad, Kerala

SREEVIDYA R. SRINATH SRIPRIYA MENON MOHANDAS PRATINIDHI 22 YEARS 27 YEARS 21 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Economics B.Com. B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

Prior experience — 18 months in Education — 88 months in Social service

Languages known English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil English, Malayalam and Tamil English, Hindi and Kannada

Field Exposure • A study to understand the enrolment and • Can different school experiences shape the • A study on understanding the impact of Teacher dropout rates in Government schools at Azim aspiration of girls from different sections of Learning Centre(TLC) on Teacher Professional Premji Foundation, Barmer, Rajasthan society? A study at Azim Premji Foundation, Development at Azim Premji Foundation, Shorapur, Sirohi district, Rajasthan Karnataka • A study on how an Adivasi run school integrates Adivasi culture at Viswa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust, • Study of the aspects of the school that facilitate • Study of Gandhian philosophy as interpreted by Society Gudalur, Tamil Nadu the nurture of Ahimsa in pupils at Sahyadri for Integrated Development of Himalayas, Kempty, School, Krishnamurti Foundation India, Pune, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Maharashtra

44 SRIRAM SUCHAITA SUDHANSHU KUMAR V. TENNETI PARITOSH 43 YEARS 26 YEARS 27 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.E. Mechanical Engineering B.A. and M.A. in English B.A. History (Hons.)

Prior experience 58 months in Manufacturing 12 months in Academic publishing 79 months in Education 190 months in IT Industry 24 months in an NGO 12 months in an NGO Languages known English,Tamil and Kannada English, Hindi, Telugu and French English, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Magadhi

Field Exposure • Study of Right to Education compliance and • Study of learning patterns among teachers in • Study of District Institute of Education and motivation of School Development and Teacher Learning Centre (TLC) at Azim Premji Training (DIET) at Dhamtari, Chhattisgadh Monitoring Committee (SDMC) members at Foundation, Yadgir, Karnataka • Understanding Free play in school setup by Azim Premji Foundation, Kodathi, Bangalore • Study of social studies teachers use of textbooks children at Gurunanak Abhysarth Madhya • Study of characteristics of bureaucracy in three at Zilla Parishad School, Maharashtra Vidyalay, Sadar Arah, Bhojpur,Bihar Government schools at Azim Premji Foundation, Puducherry

SUHAIL A.P. SUJATA PAUL SUMIT ARORA 24 YEARS 32 YEARS 27 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.Com. B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) B.A. Economics (Hons.) M.Sc. Chemistry Prior experience — 62 months in Education 48 months in Education 13 months in Investment Banking

Languages known English and Malayalam English, Malayalam, Bengali and Assamese English, Hindi and Bengali

Field Exposure • Understanding the role of community in • Study of Mathematics learning levels of children • A study to understand teachers’ perspectives on Early enrolment and retention of school dropouts: from different socio-economic backgrounds at Childhood Education at Azim Premji Foundation, Perception of education functionaries at District Vidya Bhawan Society, Udaipur, Rajasthan Medak, Andhra Pradesh Institute of Education and Training (DIET), • A study on how the schools run by Adivasi • A case study about implementing Section 12 (a) of Rajajinagar, Bangalore teachers or in Adivasi regions integrate Adivasi the Right To Education Act at a private school, • Study of Mitraniketan’s curricular aims for culture and concerns at Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Bangalore secondary education at Mitraniketan, Tezpur, Assam Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

University Placement Brochure | 45 SWATI JAIN TAPASYA KAUL TARUN PATNEY 27 YEARS 40 YEARS 30 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.B.M. B.A. English (Hons.) B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) M.A. Public Administration Prior experience 12 months in Investment banking industry 132 months in IT enabled service 98 months in Education 24 months in Education 73 months in Development 62 months in Media

Languages known English and Hindi English, Hindi and Tamil English, Hindi and Punjabi

Field Exposure • Understanding the impact of a Teacher Learning • Health and nutrition level of pregnant/lactating • Understanding Anganwadis and early childhood Centre (TLC) in a Teacher Professional mothers, and their perception about education at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Andhra Development at Azim Premji Foundation, Anganwadis at Azim Premji Foundation, Medak, Pradesh Shorapur, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh • Understanding social sciences pedagogy at Hill Top • Why accord art curricular status? A study at • Study of teacher persona at Community Health School, Himachal Pradesh Akanksha School, Pune, Maharastra Department school, New Delhi

THAMARAI THULASIDAS SELVAN CHINNAIAH UDIT PRAKASH 27 YEARS 25 YEARS 27 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. English B.E. Computer Science B.A. Economics (Hons.) M.A. Social Work Prior experience 12 months in Social Sector — 31 months in Development 84 months in Education 12 months in Education

Languages known English and Tamil English and Tamil English, Hindi and Marathi

Field Exposure • Understanding teachers’ perception of schools • A case study on community participation in • How much awareness of Right to Education Act do at Azim Premji Foundation, Puducherry school development process at a Government various stakeholders have? A study at Azim Premji school, Raichur, Karnataka Foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • A study on teaching and learning of history in upper primary classes at Puvidham Learning • Study of teacher persona at Government Tamil • How the teaching-learning process happens in an Centre, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu school, Bangalore alternative setup? A study at Gram Mangal, Thane, Maharashtra

46 UTKARSH VANSHIKA VARSHA KUMAR MISHRA VOHRA GUPTA 22 YEARS 22 YEARS 24 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.A. Economics, Geography and Anthropology B.El.Ed. B.El.Ed.

Prior experience

— 10 months in Education 24 months in Education and Teaching

Languages known English and Hindi English and Hindi English and Hindi

Field Exposure • Study on understanding the effectiveness of • Finding and understanding the reasons behind • Can different schooling experiences shape the head teacher in Government schools at Azim increasing learner dropouts from Government aspirations of girls from different sections of Premji Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand schools at Azim Premji Foundation, Dehradun society? A study at Azim Premji foundation, Sirohi, Rajasthan • Study on child’s freedom in relation to • Observation and analysis of alternative curriculum, pedagogy and institutional culture at pedagogy at Society for Integrated • Understanding the views of different Jiddu Krishnamurthi School, Sahyadri, Pune, Development of Himalayas, Jaunpur, Mussoorie stakeholders i.e. teachers, curriculum Maharasthra developers on the curriculum change and its transaction at Vidya Bhawan Educational Resource Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan

VARUN VINAY KUMAR SHARMA VIKAS KAPOOR PANT 24 YEARS 45 YEARS 25 YEARS

Educational Qualifications B.E. Electronics B.Sc. Geology, Botony and Zoology B.A. Geography, English and Economics M.B.A. M.A. Geography Prior experience B.Ed. 19 months in Education 30 months in Pharma 4 months in IT Industry 34 months in FMCG 6 months in Education - Teaching 175 months in Energy sector Languages known English, Hindi and Punjabi English and Hindi English, Hindi and Garhwali

Field Exposure • Understanding teaching and learning problems • A study in understanding the reasons for • Study of techno-literacy among the students at Azim in Mathematics at Azim Premji Foundation, absenteeism in Government school at Azim Premji Foundation, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar, Shorapur, Karnataka Premji Foundation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Uttarakhand • Study of curriculum improvement, training • Study to understand the influence of the school • Understanding the structure and flow of bureaucracy d e v e l o p m e n t m o d u l e d e s i g n a n d settings in reinforcing the gender role stereotype in District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) at implementation for the change-maker at Shikshantar School, Gurgaon Azim Premji Foundation, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand programme at SEEKHO, Bishanpur, Bihar

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