Karanam Pushpanadham

Prof. Karanam Pushpanadham is a Professor of Educational Administration and the Head, Department of Educational Administration at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India. He is the Officer of Special Duty for the PhD programs in the University and also the University Coordinator for implementing National Education Policy-2020. He is nominated by the Ministry of Education, Government of India as a Member of Western Regional Committee of National Council of Teacher Education. He is the member of Advisory Committee for the Humanities and Social Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT), Jammu. He is also the member of Senate of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

He is currently the coordinator of the Research Network on Digitalization in Higher Education at the Asia Europe Meeting for Lifelong Learning Hub and representing ASEM LLL Hub at the DAAD.

He holds a Ph.D. in Education with specialization in Educational Administration.. Over the course of his distinguished academic career, he has served in various capacities and contributing significantly to teaching, research, and academic administration. He has also headed the Department of Educational Administration at the university and has been actively engaged in academic and administrative committees at both national and international levels.

His areas of academic interest include educational administration and management, leadership in education, educational policy and planning, teacher professional development, ICT in education, and higher education reforms. He has authored and edited several books and has published numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals. His research has contributed to advancing understanding of educational leadership, policy, and governance in India and beyond. He has also served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several research projects funded by national and international agencies, including UNESCO and UGC.

Prof. Pushpanadham has presented papers at international conferences across Asia, Europe, and the United States, and has delivered invited lectures at prominent academic and policy forums including ASEF, ASEM LLL Hub, UNESCO and the Association of Indian Universities. He has organized and chaired several national and international seminars and workshops, focusing on issues of education policy, administration, and professional development. His expertise has been widely recognized, and he has received several awards and fellowships for his academic and professional contributions.

As a doctoral supervisor, Prof. Pushpanadham has guided a large number of Ph.D. scholars and postgraduate dissertations, shaping the next generation of researchers and practitioners in education. He is actively involved in curriculum development at both university and national levels, contributing to UGC and NCERT initiatives, and has played a key role in discussions around the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. His contributions extend to capacity-building programmes for educational leaders, teachers, and administrators, thereby strengthening institutional effectiveness and professional learning communities.

Internationally, Prof. Pushpanadham has been associated with ASEAM LLL Hub and other organizations as an educational consultant, contributing to policy dialogues and capacity-building initiatives in education. He is a member of several professional bodies such as the Indian Association of Educational Administration, the Comparative Education Society of India, and the International Council of Education for Teaching. Through his teaching, research, and professional engagements, he has made a significant impact on educational administration and policy, nationally and internationally.

• Data Analytics in Education: Global Practices, International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS), American Scholars Press, Chicago, Vol 21, No 1, 2025
• Learning Outcomes of the senior high school students of Ghana in Core Mathematics: An Analytical Study, December 2024 International Journal of Educational Review Law And Social Sciences (IJERLAS) 4(1):321-332
• Research and Innovation in Higher Education: Promises of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development, June 2024, In book: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Handbook for Educational Leaders, Edition: First Publisher: Center for Teaching and Curriculum Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
• Revisiting 'Great Media Debate': Technology-Mediated Learning and Ground Realities Across the Indian Institutes of Technology, January 2023, Research in Educational Policy and Management 5(1):1-17 DOI: 10.46303/repam.2023.2
• Teacher Education in Global Era: Perspectives and Practices, (Edit.) Springer Publication, 2020
• Massive Open Online Courses: The Emerging Landscape of Digital Learning in India- A Monograph for the IIEP-Paris 2017. Commissioned paper by UNESCO
• Student Assessment in Higher Education, chapter in the book IHER-2017, Sage Publication, New Delhi.(2017)
• Equity and Quality in Indian Higher Education in the era of Globalization: Some Reflections, Chapter published in a book titled Globalization: A Challenge to Educational Management, Sarup and Sons Publications, New Delhi, 2012, ISBN: 978-81-7625-830-2.
• Skill Development and Economic Sustainability among Rural People: Policies, Programs, Impact and Future Challenges in India, Chapter in a Book titled “Strategies to Achieve Balanced Inclusive Educational Development”, published by IIE, Stockholm University, Sweden. 2012, Page: 145- 158.ISBN:978-91-979791-9-5.
• Teacher Education Programs In SAARC Countries: A Comparative Study, Article Published in an International Journal titled “International Forum of Teaching and Studies”, American Scholars Press, Chicago. 2011, page: 32 Vol. 7 No. 2, 2011.ISSN 1555-872X.
• Strengthening Teacher Education through INTEL ICT Initiatives in India. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought. Vol. 1, No. 7, pp.79–89.2011,ISSN: 2156-6992.

• Member of the Western Regional Committee (WRC) of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Government of India.(2023-25)
• Coordinator, Research Network-1, Digital Learning of Asia Europe Meeting for Lifelong Learning Hub (ASEM LLL Hub), University of Cork, Ireland. 2020 Onwards.
• Member of the Academic Advisory Board for strengthening Research in Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Jammu, 2021- 25.
• Member of the Senate, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.(2017 onwards)
• Coordinator of DSA-I of UGC Special Assistance Programme in the Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda since 2019.
• Member of the Board of Studies in Education at Tezpur Central University, Assam 2019-2022
• Member of Board of Studies, School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, 2020-22
• Member of Board of Studies in Education, IIS ( Deemed University), Jaipur, 2021-23
• Member of the Board of Studies in Education, IITE, Gandhinagar.
• Member of Senate, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, (2012-2015).
• UGC, Government of India, Advisory Member for colleges with potential for excellence in Maharashtra. (2018-2022).

• Resource Person at Asia Europe Foundation’s ASEF Inno Lab as a Member of the Digitalization in Higher Education Committee of DAAD, Germany, at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2024
• Guest Professor/Researcher at the Linköping University, Sweden under the Linea Palm Program of the Swedish Research Council ( 2018)
• Swedish Institute’s Guest Scholar fellowship at the Institute of International Education (IIE), Stockholm University, Sweden during 2007-2008.
• SASNET Visiting Scholar Fellowship at the School of Education, Jönköping University, Sweden 2010. Erasmus Mundus Visiting Professor fellowship at the Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2012.
• Advanced International Training Programme on Education for Sustainable Development in School Education (18 days), Swedish International Development Agency, Sweden, September 12-30, 2011.
• Member, Editorial Board of several International Journals.

• Member of the Digitalization in Higher Education Committee of DAAD, Germany.
• Member of the delegation of the British Council to Sri Lanka on the Round Table meeting on Transnational Higher Education.
• Member, International Research Network of World Educational Research Association (WERA), USA.
• Member of the International Research Network on Research Impact on Education Project- WERA Funded Project. Member of International Research Network on World School Leadership Study – WERA Funded Project.
• Member, Research group of World Educational Leadership Study, University of Teacher Education, ZUG, Switzerland.
• Academic Consultant to British Council on Global Teacher Accreditation Programme (GTA), India. Member of the Research Group of Education for Rural Transformation, Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden.
• Indo-Danish Academic Programme on Education for Global Citizenship with Efterskolen in Denmark.
• Visiting Professor at the Assumption University, Thailand. Visiting Professor at the Burapah University, Thailand
• Directed Faculty Development Program on Ethics in Higher Education in collaboration with Globethics.net, Switzerland, February 2022
• Directed Faculty Development Program for the Engineering and Management teachers of Higher Education on “ Academic Leadership in Education” funded by AICTE, Government of India, June, 2021.
• Directed International Training Programme (ITP) with Life Academy, Karlstad, Sweden, sponsored by SIDA on ICT and Pedagogic Development.
• Directed an International Training programme for the District Education Officers of Afghanistan, funded by Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, SIDA.

• Education for Rural Transformation in India: Realities and Challenges, a research project funded by the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education(MGNCRE), Government of India, Hyderabad, 2025..
• Management of Examination Systems in Higher Education, research project funded by UGC/DSA, Government of India, 2018-20
• Educational Aspirations of Women in Indian Higher Education, research project funded by UGC/DSA, Government of India, 2019-20
• Teaching and Learning in Indian Higher Education, research project funded by NUEPA, New Delhi, 2015-17.
• Identification of training needs of Rural Primary school teachers, Project funded by Reach to Teach Organization, UK. 2013-15
• International Collaborative Project on Education for rural Transformation with the Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, Sweden. 2010-2012
• Commissioned Research Project titled “A Critical Analysis of International Baccalaureate Primary Year Programme in India” by the International Baccalaureate Organization, Singapore. 2011-2012
• Creating Safe School Environment: Capacity Building of School Principals, Change Project supported by SIDA, 2011-2012
• Https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811540073
• Http://www.iiep.unesco.org/en/publication/massive-open-online-courses-emerging-landscape-digital-learning-india
• Https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/india-higher-education-report-2017/book263464#contents
• Https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23027-6_22
• Https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/ib-research/pyp/indiapypreport_final.pdf

• Educational Management
• Teacher Education
• Research, Innovation, and Development
• Internationalization of Higher Education
• Digitalization of Education
• Education for Rural Transformation

• 6/2 “NIRMALRAJ”
• ANANDVAN SOCIETY, NEW SAMA ROAD
• VADODARA-390024, GUJARAT, INDIA.

• Rotary International
• Asia Europe Meeting for Lifelong Learning
• National Assessment and Accreditation Council
• National Council for Teacher Education
• National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration
• National Council for Educational Research and Training