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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 5th 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.
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