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