Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Aug 2023 – Feb 2024 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Leading, supporting and guiding the Principals, teaching and admin staff (Staff-430; Students 15,000) of 9 K-12 CBSE schools located in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh. Training, supporting and guiding them in academic and administrative spheres to bring excellence in teaching and learning, general administration, stakeholder satisfaction. Upholding discipline and culture of the school. Promotion of values, ethics and 21st century skills.
• Supervise, oversee, guide the leadership team of the schools in the following areas:
• a) CBSE Compliances
• b) Restructure the curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and evaluation as per NEP 2020
• c) Standardisation and digitalisation of systems, processes and policies
• d) CBSE Affiliation renewals and self-assessment as per SQAAF 2023
• e) HR, Housekeeping, Admissions, Safety and Security, School Transport, Library and Laboratory, Vendor Management, ERP
• f) Cost, Revenue, Expenditure, budget
• g) Data collection and analysis and using the data for the developmental activities
• h) Professional development of Principals and staff
• i) Inclusive Education
• j) Pedagogical leadership
• k) Assessment, Evaluation and Feedback
• l) SMC and PTA meetings
• m) Scholastic and Co-scholastic activities
• n) Centre of Excellence
• o) Learning and Development

Sep 2015 – Aug 2023 · 7 yrs 11 mos · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Train, support and guide the Principals and administrative staff of the thirteen Reliance K-12 schools (CBSE and State Board) located in Maharashtra and Gujarat (India) in the area of general administrative and academic matters. Conduct an audit and share the report with the top management. Share observations, recommendations and suggestions with the schools to achieve excellence in every aspect of the school administration and academics as mentioned below.
• 1. General Administration & regulatory matters
• 2. Safety and Security
• 3. Student Admissions
• 4. Human Resources
• 5. Information and Communications Technology implementation.
• 6. Revenue and Cost
• 7. Academic Administration
• 8. Learning and Development
• 9. Inclusion and diversity
• 10. ERP
• 11. Annual reviews

Sep 2007 – Sep 2015 · 8 yrs · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Responsibilities handled:
• a) Administrative work of the department and maintaining academic discipline.
• b) Supervised day to day activities for the smooth functioning of the department.
• c) Teach Reporting, Editing, Media Laws & Ethics, Radio and mentor postgraduate and undergraduate students pursuing Journalism and Mass Communication and hone their skills to make them industry-ready.
• d) Expert in Radio Journalism & Bulletin Production.
• e) Examination Paper-Setter & Course Coordinator.
• f) Programme leader for the PG course.
• g) Coordinator of Convocation ceremony of Lucknow campus.
• h) Assistant Proctor for Anti-ragging cell of the University.
• i) Head mentor-mentee cell of the department.
• j) Internal and External auditor for the department. Prepare reports for IQAC
• k) Coordinator for conducting workshops and seminars for students to keep them abreast with the latest developments in the industry.
• l) Panel member for the recruitment of faculties in the University.
• m) Head of the student selection/ admission panel of the department.
• n) Member of student and faculty grievance cell.
•  Presented research papers in national and international seminars
•  Research papers published in various national and international journals
•  Reviewed the two syllabus books for Manipal University, Manipal, India
•  Former consulting editor of the Journal Jan Sanchar Vimarsh- A bi-lingual media research Journal. (ISSN 2277-3932)
•  Designed a special BBC module for Science, Health & Environment Journalism

Aug 2006 – Sep 2015 · 9 yrs 1 mo · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• News selection, editing and preparation of FM news bulletins. Recording of the news on phone, a facility provided by AIR to listen to the news headlines over phone.

Jul 1996 – Aug 2007 · 11 yrs 1 mo · Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Write and edit news, write features, plan and design advertorial suppliments, weekly columns, design the district page, management of the bureau office, oversee the advertisement collection and circulation of the newspaper in the district. Beats covered- Health, Crime, District Administration, Education, General Elections etc.