Educational Qualifications:

• Passed A. Degree Examination (Entire English) from South Gujarat University, Surat in April 1992 securing First Class.
• Passed A. Degree Examination with specialization in English Language Teaching from South Gujarat University, Surat in April 1994 securing First Class. Awarded Two Gold Medals for securing Highest Marks.

Work Experience

• Joined as Lecturer at S P B English Medium College of Commerce, Athwalines, Surat in January 1995. Currently working as Associate Professor and Head of the English
  • Subjects currently taught are Written and Spoken Communication Skills at UG level.

• Visiting Faculty at Department of English, VNSGU for the duration 1998 – 2016. Subject taught: English Language Teaching.

• Visiting Faculty at BRCM College of Business Administration, Surat for the duration 1998 – 2000. Subject Taught: Communication Skills.

Courses attended for Career Advancement:

• Attended Refresher Course in English organized by Academic Staff College, Ahmedabad in November 2000
• Attended Refresher Course in English organized by

Academic Staff College, Ahmedabad in March – April

2001.

• Attended Orientation Programme organized by Academic Staff College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad in June 2001.
• Attended Refresher Course in English organized by Dept. of English, Faculty of Arts, M.S.University of Baroda, Vadodara in Nov. – Dec. 2004.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme organized by ICFAI University on 18^th December, 2007.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme organized by ICFAI University on 18^th December, 2007.
• Faculty Development Programme on “Experiential Learning” organized by IFEN, Surat Chapter on 15^th September, 2010.
• One Day Training Programme on ‘Choice Based Credit System’ jointly organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Gandhinagar and VNSGU, Surat on 10^th July, 2011.
• One Day Faculty Development Programme on “Achieving Professional Excellence (APEX)- Success without Stress” organized by BRCM College of Business Administration, Surat on 26^th July, 2015.
• State Level Faculty Development Programme on “e-Content Development for Higher Education” organized by Shree Ramakrishna Institute of Computer Education and Applied Sciences, Surat and Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) on 22^nd August, 2015.
• International FDP on “Effective Teaching Methodology – A Case Approach” jointly organized by UKA Tarsadia University and University of Prince Edward Island International Relations Office in August 2016.
• One Week National Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology with SPSS” organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat during 27^th March to 4^th April, 2017.
• Second One Week National Faculty Development Programme on “ Striuctural Equation Modeling with AMOS” organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat during 19^th to 25^th February, 2018.
• International Faculty Development Programme organized by UGC, Government of Gujarat- Phase 1 at Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Anand for two days and Phase 2 at VNSGU, Surat for one day.
• Third One Week National Faculty Development Programme on “Intergrating ICT in Research and Teaching” jointly organized by SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat and South Gujarat Branch of Indian Accounting Association during14th to 20^th March, 2019.
• Two Days National Level FDP on “Publishing with Scholarly Journals” organized by S.R. Luthra Institute of Management, Surat on 12^th and 13^th January,2020.

Papers Presented at various Seminars / Conferences

• “ICT in ELT and the Changing Role of the Teachers and Learners”, at the National Conference on English Language Teaching and Continuing Professional Development organized by ELT@I Surat (Gujarat) chapter and Dr.C.Z.Shah Education Trust, Surat on 2-3 November, 2007.
• ‘Women and Peace Building’ presented at International Seminar on ‘Education for Global Peace’ organized by Shri S.R.Patel B.Ed. College and Smt. Z.S.Patel College in collaboration with Faculty of Education, V.N.S.G.University, Surat on February 25^th to 27^th, 2011.
• ‘E-Learning – Ethical Issues and Challenges’ presented at International Seminar on ‘Higher Education in the Year 2020’ organized by V.T. Choksi Sarvajanik College of Education, Surat and Department of Education, VNSGU, Surat on 21-23^rd January, 2012.
• ‘Role of ICT in Higher Education: Scope and Challenges’ presented at National Seminar on Education At Crossroads organized by College of Education, Nani Daman, in Association with Council of Teachers Education(CTE), Gujarat Chapter on 23^rd February,2014.
• “ELT and Employability : Need for Bridging the Gap between Academia and Corporate Expectations” presented at National Seminar on ELT in India: Multiple readings organized by Department of English , VNSGU, Surat on 12^th February, 2019.

Papers Published

• ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-A Perspective’ in International Research Journal of Commerce, Business and Social Sciences (IRJCBSS); Vol.II, Issue 11 (VII), February 2014.
• Research Paper on “Syllabus Design – An Overview” in International Journal in Commerce, IT ans Social Sciences Volume – 04, Issue -07, July 2017, ISSN NO – 2394 – 5702.
• “ELT and Employability : Need for Bridging the Gap between Academia and Corporate Expectations” published in Journal of the Gujarat Research Society. Vol. 21, Issue 16, December 2019.

Workshops, Seminars and Conferences Attended

• Workshop of the teachers of English in the commerce colleges affiliated to the South Gujarat University organized by the K.P.Institute of English on behalf of the Board of Studies in English, South Gujarat University on 10-11 July, 1999.
• National Seminar on ‘ Culture, Criticism and Society ‘ organized by Dept. of English, South Gujarat University during February 14–15,2000.
• National workshop on ‘ Translation : Theory and Practice ‘ organized by the Dept. of Linguistics, M.S.University of Baroda, Vadodara jointly with The Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore during March 3-5, 2005.
• VII CLAI Biennial International Conference organized by the Dept. of Comparative Literature, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat and Comparative Literature Association of India on the theme ‘ Poetics of the Margins :Reinventing Comparative Literature ‘ during March 21-23, 2005.
• National Seminar on ‘ Indian Traditions in Translation ‘ organized by the Dept. of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in collaboration with Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore during March 10-11, 2006.
• Workshop on English Language Teaching organized at the Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on 1^st December, 2006.
• One Day Seminar on “Biodiversity and Me” jointly organized by Gujarat State Biodiversity Board and VNSGU on 3^rd December, 2009.
• Half Day Seminar on “Corporate Social Responsibility” organized by Surat South Gujarat Chapter of Cost Accountants on 19^th December, 2009.
• One Day State Level Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Contemporary Indian Literatures – A Comparative Perspective” organized by Shree J.B. Dharukawala Mahila Arts College, Surat on 20^th February, 2010.
• National UGC Seminar on “History, Memory, Literature – Indian Contexts” organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat on 5^th March, 2010.
• UGC Sponsored State Level Conference on “Human Development in South Gujarat Region – Issues and Challenges” organized by Department of Research Methodology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences, VNSGU, Surat on 21^st March, 2010.
• One Day Meet on “Vaanche Gujarat Abhiyaan and Orientation of Various Initiatives of Commissionerate” organized by VNSGU and Commissioner of Higher Education, Gujarat State on 10^th July, 2010.
• Four – day workshop on “Literature and Cinema on / about Partition and Appreciating the Art of Cinema” organized by M.T.B. Arts College in collaboration with SCOPA from 24^th to 27^th November 2010.
• Half Day Seminar on “Corporate Social Responsibility” organized by Surat South Gujarat Chapter of Cost Accountants on 16^th December, 2010.
• Workshop on ‘Analysing Case Studies and Developing Cases’ by Dr. Justin Paul organized by S. R. Luthra Institute of Management, Surat on 20^th February, 2011.
• International Seminar on ‘Education for Global Peace’ organized by Shri S.R.Patel B.Ed. College and Smt. Z.S.Patel College in collaboration with Faculty of Education, V.N.S.G.University, Surat on February 25^th to 27^th, 2011.
• One Day Training Programme on ‘Choice Based Credit System’ jointly organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Gandhinagar and VNSGU, Surat on 10^th July, 2011.
• Seminar on ‘Enhancing Educational Practices for the 21^st Century’ organized by The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 10^th September, 2011.
• Two Days National Workshop on ‘Developing Soft Skills’ organized by Department of Applied Mathematics and Humanities, SVNIT, Surat during 20^th -21^st January, 2012.
• International Seminar on ‘Higher Education in the Year 2020’ organized by V.T. Choksi Sarvajanik College of Education, Surat and Department of Education, VNSGU, Surat on 21^st -23^rd January, 2012.
• UGC National Seminar on “Contemporary Indian Drama : Themes and Forms” organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat on 14^th -15^th February, 2012.
• UGC National Level Conference on “Literature and Cinema : Process of Transformation from Pen to Screen” organized by Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts and Home Science, Surat on 14^th – 15^th September, 1012.
• Workshop on “Training and Capability Building” jointly organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat and Higher Education District – Surat at J.Z.Shah Arts and H.P.Desai Commerce College, Surat from 11^th -13^th October 2012.
• UGC National Seminar on “Narrating Childhood: Indian Literary Context” organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat on 6^th – 7^th February, 1013.
• Three Day Workshop on “Preparing Research Proposal” jointly organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat and M.T,B. Arts College, Surat during 1^st – 3^rd May, 2013.
• Workshop on Research Methodology jointly organized by Department of Human Resource Development, Department of Economics and Department of Sociology, VNSGU, Surat on 7^th September, 1013.
• National Seminar on Education At Crossroads organized by College of Education ,Nani Daman ,in Association with Council of Teachers Education(CTE), Gujarat Chapter on 23^rd February,2014.
• Seminar on ‘New Directions in Education’ organized by Osho Charitable Trust and J.Z.Arts and H.P.Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat on 23^rd December, 2014.
• UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Understanding the Trauma: Revisiting the Partition’ organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat on 10-11 February, 2015
• International Conference on “Theorizing [a] translation: Texts and Contexts” organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat and Forum of Contemporary Theory, Baroda on 9-10 February, 2016.
• International Conference on “Alfred Korzybski’s Thought:

Linguistic, Philosophical and   Pedagogical Implications” jointly

organized by Department of English, VNSGU, Surat and Balvant

Parekh Centre for General Semantics and other Human Sciences,

Baroda on 18-19 January, 2017.

• User Training Programme of EasyEdmin organized by Pixeta App. Labs at SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat on 25^th November, 2017.
• National Seminar on ELT in India: Multiple readings organized by Department of English , VNSGU, Surat on 12^th February, 2019.
• 8^th International Conference on “Paradigm Shift in Global Business Practices and Socio Economic Development” organized at VIPSAR, Indore on 14^th December, 2019.

   Other Achievements

• Member of the Board of Studies in English at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, since 2005.
• Coordinator at the college level for the ‘Finishing School Programme’ – an initiative by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Education, Government of Gujarat.
• Chairperson of Planning Forum Committee under Student’s Council of the college.
• Vice Chairperson of Magazine Committee under Student’s Council of the College.

    Membership

• Member of English Language Teaching Association of India.