Chanchal Chauhan
Summary
Innovative educator and researcher with a strong background in educational reform and qualitative research. Demonstrated ability in stakeholder engagement and curriculum development, leading impactful changes in educational systems.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
State Bank of India
06.2015 - 05.2019
- Led service delivery and problem-solving at scale in India’s largest public-sector financial institution, serving diverse urban and rural communities.
- Navigated systemic challenges such as documentation gaps, institutional rigidity, and infrastructure shortfalls—gaining frontline exposure to public service delivery constraints and citizen-state interactions.
- Acted as a node between clients and bureaucratic systems, streamlining grievance redressal and ensuring process compliance in high-pressure environments.
- Generated insights into frontline delivery challenges relevant to digital inclusion, financial literacy, and citizen trust in public institutions.
Education Coach
XSEED Education
12.2014 - 06.2015
- Led implementation of evidence-based curriculum across multiple states, ensuring measurable improvement in early literacy and numeracy outcomes.
- Owned end-to-end account management, including school-level pedagogical support and capacity-building for teachers and leaders across varied educational ecosystems.
- Interfaced with multiple education stakeholders, including private school leadership, parent bodies, and curriculum decision-makers, to support the successful rollout of evidence-backed teaching tools and curriculum.
- Built institutional partnerships and addressed field-level implementation challenges, linking evidence-based pedagogy to school-level strategy.
- Contributed to scaling evidence-backed pedagogical reform across low- and mid-cost private schools in North India.
Content Writer
Next Education India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 02.2013
- Developed print-based curriculum aligned with the NCF for primary-level social science and languages.
- Worked independently to enable the organisation’s expansion into print formats to broaden its reach and cater to lower-resourced classrooms.
Teacher
Raffles International School
07.2008 - 10.2009
- Facilitated multicultural classrooms and contributed to school-level planning in its foundational year.
- Supported leadership in aligning classroom culture with school-wide goals for student development and inclusion.
- Designed lesson plans integrating FLN strategies in elementary classrooms.
Education
Master of Arts - Political Science
IGNOU
Delhi06-2027
Ph.D. - Education
Department of Education, University of Delhi
Delhi02-2026
MA - Education
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai02-2017
Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) - Elementary Education
University of Delhi
Delhi12.2008
Skills
- Educational leadership
- Qualitative research
- Curriculum development
- Pedagogical reform
- Teacher education
- Stakeholder engagement
- Data analysis
Certification
- NET – JRF (Education) Fellowship, 2018, University Grants Commission, India.
- Central Teacher Eligibility Test, 2014, Central Board of Secondary Education, India.
Conference Presentations
- Masculinities in Digital Games: A Content Analysis of Popular Digital Games, International Conference on Digitalisation, New Media and Video Game Culture, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, 12/2023
- Adolescents’ Digital Play Culture, National Conference on Art and Physical Education in Schooling, Azim Premji University, Bhopal and IISER, Mohali, 08/2023
Workshops Courses
- Online Ethnography Training, KU Leuven University
- Decoding the Art and Science of the Literature Review, Ambedkar University Delhi
- Gender and Education, Nirantar Trust, Delhi
- Women Studies, Women Studies & Development Centre, University of Delhi
Academic Publications
- Chauhan, C. (2025). Adolescents’ Digital Play Culture In H. K. Diwan & R. Utsahi (Eds.), in Art, Play and Education: Context, Conditions and Potentials) (pp. 81–90). Vani Prakashan & Azim Premji University. (in Hindi)
- Gulati, N., Jain, M., & Chauhan, C. (2021). Universalising elementary education in India: A policy overview of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. In S. Puri (Ed.), Children in India: Opportunities and challenges. Nova Science Publishers., https://doi.org/10.52305/RGWU1645
Timeline
Assistant Manager
State Bank of India
06.2015 - 05.2019
Education Coach
XSEED Education
12.2014 - 06.2015
Content Writer
Next Education India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2012 - 02.2013
Teacher
Raffles International School
07.2008 - 10.2009
Master of Arts - Political Science
IGNOU
Ph.D. - Education
Department of Education, University of Delhi
MA - Education
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) - Elementary Education
University of Delhi