Page 1 of 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020
(01-04-2019 to 31-03-2020) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR
Sr. No. Particulars
01. Brief Report about School of Education
Central University of Kashmir (CUK) established School of Education in 2012 and started its operations from the academic session—June 2012. Currently, there are three departments under its belt viz: I. Deptt. Of Education, II. Deptt. Of Teacher Education and III. Deptt. Of Physical Education. School of Education currently offers B.Ed., M.Ed., M.A. in Education, M.P.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. & Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance & Counselling (PGDGC) programmes. Keeping in view the vision and mission statements of the CUK, the School of Education has successfully taken many initiatives and innovative steps in order to realize the goal of excellence in education in general and higher education in particular. Right from its inception in 2012, the School of Education has been striving hard to provide good quality education in terms of using modern technologies in teaching-learning processes, evaluating students through continuous and comprehensive evaluation system, enrolling students from diverse religious, social, regional and geographical backgrounds and developing inclusive ethos as a trend of working among various stakeholders. School of Education is showing keen interest in the enhancement and maintenance of quality standards of the CUK. The School, in collaboration with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), has developed the Student Feedback Performa through which the students assess the teacher and the university as a whole and consequently the improvements are made on the identified areas. As a part of its routine practice, the School of Education has prepared Curriculum Transaction Strategy (CTS) for making the teaching-learning process more fruitful and productive. The School publishes a peer-reviewed research journal which is approved by the UGC. The School is pressing hard its faculty to enhance their profiles through various faculty development programmes. The faculty members of the School also take part in various administrative activities of the varsity.
02. Programmes offered by School of Education i. B.Ed.
ii. M.Ed.
iii. M.A. (Education) iv. PGDGC
v. M.P.Ed.
vi. M.Phil. &
vii. Ph.D.
Page 2 of 5 03. Workshops/Seminars/Extension Lectures/Expert Lectures/Guest Lectures &
other allied events organised by the School of Education along with the exact dates from 01-04-2019 to 31-03-2020
i. Department of Teacher Education conducted a week-long workshop on
‘Microteaching’ from 18th Nov. to 23rd Nov. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
ii. School of Education & Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), CUK, jointly organised One-Day National Seminar on ‘Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019’ on 26th Jun 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
iii. Department of Teacher Education organised One-Day Seminar on ‘Inservice Teacher Training as Reflected in New Education Policy’ on 20th Jun 2019, at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
iv. School of Education published its first Volume of News Letter—entitled as
‘News on Education’—in February 2020.
v. School of Education organised an Extension Lecture on ‘Relevance of Technology in Higher Education’ on 16th May 2019, at Green Campus, Ganderbal. The extension lecture was delivered by Prof. Renu Nanda, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jammu.
vi. School of Education organised an Extension Lecture on ‘New Challenges in Higher Education’ on 24th April 2019, at Green Campus, Ganderbal. The extension lecture was delivered by Prof. Namita Ranganathan, Dean, Central Institute of Education (CIE), Delhi University.
vii. School of Education, in collaboration with Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), Bemina, Srinagar, organised ‘Awareness Programme about Special Abilities in Exceptional Children’ on 2nd May 2019, at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
viii. Department of Teacher Education conducted ‘One-Day Environmental Tour to Dachigam National Park’ on 2nd May 2019.
ix. In Part-I of 3rd Phase of Community Mobilization Programme (CMP), School of Education, CUK, outreached Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Trust, Soura, Srinagar on 10th May 2019.
x. In Part-II of 3rd Phase of Community Mobilization Programme (CMP), School of Education, CUK, outreached Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Trust, Kangan, on 23rd May 2019.
Page 3 of 5 xi. Department of Teacher Education, in collaboration with Oxford Public High
School, Check-i-Duderhama, Ganderbal, organised a One-Day ‘Awareness Campaign against One-Time Use of Plastics’ on 19th Jun 2019. “Say No To Plastics” was the theme of this campaign.
04. Participation of Faculty in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Paper Presentations along with the accurate dates from 01-04-2019 to 31-03-2020
i. Dr. Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani, Dean, School of Education, CUK, attended, as a Session Chairman, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
ii. Prof. Nighat Basu, Former Dean, School of Education, CUK, attended, as a Resource Person, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on “Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec.
2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
iii. Dr. Mohammad Sayid Bhat, Assistant Professor, Deptt of Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
iv. Mr. Dinesh Kumar K, Assistant Professor, Deptt of Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
v. Ms. Saima Bashir, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on “Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec.
2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
vi. Mr. Reyaz Ahmad Wani, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
Page 4 of 5 vii. Dr. Sunil .M. Gawande, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK,
attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
viii. Mr. Arun Christopher T , Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on
“Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec. 2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
ix. Ms. Arokia Mary, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, attended, as a Participant, One-day long 7th Post ESE Workshop on “Assessment Examination Evaluation: Quality Concerns” organized by Department of Controller of Examinations, Central University of Kashmir on 19th Dec.
2019 at Green Campus, Ganderbal.
05. Research Papers/Projects/Books/Chapters Published/Submitted/Completed by Faculty/Non-Teaching Staff along with the accurate dates from 01-04-2019 to 31-03-2020
i. Dr. Sunil .M. Gawande, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, published a paper on ‘E-learning in Higher Education in India: Trends and Issues’, in University News, ISSN 0566-2257, Vol. 57 No. 13, April 01, 2019, pp. 12-13.
ii. Dr. Sunil .M. Gawande, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, &
Dr. Masood-ul-Hassan, Assistant Professor (C), Deptt of Education, CUK, jointly published a paper on “Metacognition Strategies: an Effective Teaching style”, in online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, ISSN2249-9598, Vol.09, June 2019, pp. 77-83.
iii. Dr. Sunil .M. Gawande, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, published a paper on ‘E-Portfolios and Higher Education: A multidisciplinary Approach’, in, University News, ISSN 0566-2257, Vol.
58,No.9, March 02-08, 2020, pp. 14-16.
iv. Mr. Arun Christopher T , Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, CUK, jointly published a paper on “Why Social Intelligence for Teachers?” in Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, {Bi-Monthly}, ISSN 2249-9598, Volume-09, Special Issue (01), June 2019, pp.112-118.
v. Dr. Nuzhat Firdous, Assistant Professor (C), Deptt of Education, CUK, published a paper on “Drug Addiction among Kashmiri Youth and Prevention thereof” in Delhi Psychiatry Journal, Vol. 22(1), April, 2019.
Page 5 of 5 vi. Dr. Masood-ul-Hassan, Assistant Professor (C), Deptt of Education, CUK,
published a paper on “Effect of Ongoing Conflict on the School Going Children in Kashmir”, in Think India Journal. ISSN: 0971-1260 Vol-22- Issue-14-December-2019.
06. Name and Designation of Faculty Members
i. Dr. Syed Zahoor Ahmad Geelani ( Dean & Head, School of Education) ii. Late Prof. N.A. Nadeem (Education) (C)
iii. Prof. Nighat Basu (Teacher Education) (C)
iv. Dr. Mohammad Sayid Bhat (Asst. Prof. & Coordinator, Deptt of Education) v. Dr. Ismail Thamarasseri (Assistant Professor, Education)
vi. Mr. Dinesh Kumar k (Assistant Professor, Education)
vii. Dr. Firdous Ahmad Sofal (Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Deptt of Teacher Education)
viii. Ms. Saima Bashir (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education)
ix. Dr. Gawhar Ahmad Bhat (Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Deptt of Physical Education)
x. Mr. Reyaz Ahmad Wani (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education) xi. Dr. Sunil Gawande (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education) xii. Mr. Arun Christopher T. (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education) xiii. Ms. S. Arokia Mary (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education) xiv. Dr. Abdul Qayoom Shah (Guest Faculty, Teacher Education)
xv. Dr. Masood-ul-Hassan (Assistant Professor, PGDGC ) (C) xvi. Dr. Nuzhat Firdous (Assistant Professor, PGDGC) (C) xvii. Dr. Tariq Ahmad Wani (Assistant Professor, Education) (C)
xviii. Mrs. Shugufta Rehman (Assistant Professor, Teacher Education) (C) xix. Ms. Shaheena Aziz (Assistant Professor, Education) (C)
xx. Dr. Mohammad Muzamil Shah (Asst. Professor, Physical Education) (C) xxi. Dr. Ajaz Ahmad Dar (Assistant Professor, Physical Education) (C) xxii. Dr. Abdul Rouf Rather (Assistant Professor, Physical Education) (C)