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MOHIT SHARMA

Assistant Professor & Cluster Admin
Ludhiana

Summary

An energetic educator & Administrator with more than seven years of experience in University administration, teaching English language & Literature and employability skills. Expert in deploying means, developing administrative mechanisms, performance evaluation, professional development, and high-order thinking skills. Offering a proven history of transforming innovative administrative, research, and teaching techniques into highly effective professional environment.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Assistant Professor of English & Cluster Admin

Chandigarh University
Mohali
2021.07 - Current

Admin Role-

  • Managing correspondence from the Cluster (containing 11 departments, Running more than 30 programs with more than 5000 students) to the central offices for strategic inputs and compliance with the policies & procedures
  • Using Design Thinking and other Tools for brainstorming and developing strategies for the Cluster
  • Developing strategies and tracking mechanisms for Research, International Collaborations, and IQAC developments
  • Serving as a Single Point of Contact for the entire cluster containing more than 280 faculty members for various central functions of the university like examinations, Question Banks, and Course materials. Ensuring quality mandates and tracking submissions
  • Understanding guidelines and mandates of the Govt. Councils and Bodies to develop synergies with the departments in the Cluster
  • Planning of the events and other initiatives to achieve Departmental/Cluster/University Vision
  • NEP mandates & guidelines like OBE implementation, and Mapping of POs & Cos
  • Member IKS (Indian Knowledge System), responsible for creating a repository and connecting with the advisory board for future planning
  • Worked with various action committees related to university examination

Teaching Role-

  • Communication Skills to Undergrad & Post-Grad Students (B. Tech, B. Arch, BBA, MBA, BA Psychology)
  • Design Thinking & Creativity for Innovation as University Core to students interested in innovation and start-ups
  • Literature & Great Books for MBA students for holistic development
  • Soft Skills for engineering & non-engineering final year students
  • Conducting mock interviews and mock group discussions for the students
  • Managing placement drives and consolidating the process of different companies for preparing students for placements
  • Member of the content development team for more than 60 faculty members in the department
  • Developing Rubrics and Performance Evaluation Matrix for students

Employment Trainer

Chandigarh University
Mohali
2019.06 - 2021.06
  • Served in the Department of Career Planning & Development
  • Monitored growth and development of the students’ soft skills
  • Created content for various training programs
  • Conducted Mock Personal Interviews and Group discussions
  • Assisted the visiting companies in the university in conducting the placement drives
  • Interacted and understood cooperates' requirements and incorporated the same in the curriculum

Psychology Intern

MindPlus
Ludhiana
2018.06 - 2018.12

Experiential & Supportive learning-

  • Observed CBT therapy sessions and completed twenty tests, including MSE, PTSD, and GAD
  • Assisted licensed practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of chemical dependencies and psychiatric conditions such as Depression, Behavioral Disorders.
  • Mentored less successful students to improve their learning skills and academic performance
  • Interaction with teachers from different institutions to apprise monitor students’ growth

Assistant Professor of English

Khalsa College
Ludhiana
2012.08 - 2017.04
  • Assisted the institution in preparing SSR for NAAC
  • Assisted the functioning of IQAC for quality assurance
  • Completed in-service additional training programs to maintain professional growth
  • Led diverse group activities for students’ engagement
  • Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate students’ progress
  • Employed visual and auditory approaches to make the learning experience more interesting and interactive for students
  • Research paper on the efficacy of IQAC- Interacted with IQAC & NAAC Coordinators, Principals, and Management Members of more than 10 institutions to understand its functioning

Education

Ph.D. - English

Chandigarh University
Mohali
2019.12 - 2022.12

Master of Arts - Psychology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Delhi
2018.07 - 2021.05

Master of Arts - English Language And Literature

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University
Bareilly
2008.07 - 2010.07

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University
Bareilly
2005.07 - 2008.07

Skills

Administrative

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Research Experience

  • Best paper award for the research work entitled Sentiment Analysis of Atwood’s Oryx And Crake: Using NLP Tool NVivo12 shortlisted to get published in WOS indexed journal, Technotic Arts, Bristol, England
  • Paper entitled Mapping Cause Analytics of Post-Apocalyptic Literature with SDGs: A Systematic Literature Review accepted for publication in University of Sydney's Journal Literature & Aesthetics
  • Paper entitled Exploring Psychology of Greed & Patriarchy in Oryx And Crake: Seeking a Treatment through J. Krishnamurthy’s On Education under review with Literary Voice, WOS indexed, UGC Care listed Journal.
  • Presented a paper entitled Mental Apocalypse in Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: Religion as a tool for Social Coding (published in WOS indexed journal Literary Voice) at a National conference on contemporary perspectives in English language, literature & cultural studies organized by Chandigarh University, Mohali, (Punjab).
  • Presented and got published a research paper on “Efficacy of IQAC in Higher Education Institutes in Ludhiana District" at a NAAC-sponsored National conference organized by G.G.N. Khalsa College, Ludhiana.
  • Published Research paper on An Empirical Study on Self-Esteem between Incoming and Outgoing Undergraduate Students of the College” in International & refereed, IJRASET- ISBN- 2321-9653, Vol 7, issue IV.
  • Presented and got published a book Chapter on Problematic of Communicationin PEARSON, an international publishing house ISBN- 978-93-325-7023- 8.

FDPs/Certifications/Trainings

  • Certificate in University Teaching from Johns Hopkins University (MOOC)
  • Certificate in Shaping the way we teach English from University of Oregon (MOOC)
  • Certificate in Design Thinking, Chandigarh University
  • Certificate in Creative Thinking, Chandigarh University
  • Soft Skill Development from IIT, Kharagpur (NPTEL)
  • Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor & Life Coach, Transformation Academy, U.S.A.
  • Workshop on Language, Literature & Theory organized by Department of English & Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh
  • FDP on Empowering Effective Scientific Research organized by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
  • FDPs on OBE & New Education Policy

Memberships & Other Achievements

  • Life Member, INDIAN ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS’ ASSOCIATION
  • Member, IKS, Chandigarh University
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Council, Chandigarh University
  • Delivered expert session on Stress Management in ICICI Academy, ICICI Bank Initiative under CSR
  • Delivered guest lecture on Creative Thinking in Dept. Of Commerce at Chandigarh University
  • Organized guest lectures, workshops & conferences for various departments of the university
  • Best Researcher award for interdisciplinary research
  • Devised mechanism to sync departmental activities in the cluster to the requirements of the accreditation agencies

Software

MS Office Products

Vos viewer

Mendeley

Interests

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Travelling

Timeline

Assistant Professor of English & Cluster Admin

Chandigarh University
2021.07 - Current

Ph.D. - English

Chandigarh University
2019.12 - 2022.12

Employment Trainer

Chandigarh University
2019.06 - 2021.06

Master of Arts - Psychology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
2018.07 - 2021.05

Psychology Intern

MindPlus
2018.06 - 2018.12

Assistant Professor of English

Khalsa College
2012.08 - 2017.04

Master of Arts - English Language And Literature

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University
2008.07 - 2010.07

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University
2005.07 - 2008.07
MOHIT SHARMAAssistant Professor & Cluster Admin