FACULTY DETAILS

Name: Dr. (Mrs) Poonam Chauhan

Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Education
University: Aligarh Muslim University

Contact Details:

Email ID: pchauhansingh29@gmail.com

Office Address: Department of Education,
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh (U.P.) Pin code- 202002
Permanent Address: 3/115 Hemchand Compound,
Marris Road, Aligarh – 202002 (U.P.)
Telephone No. : 0571-2504358
 Profile

Dr. Poonam Chauhan did her whole education from Nursery to PhD from A.M.U. She has
got second position at M.Sc. and M.Ed. level. She was awarded Merit Scholarship at M.Ed.
level and Departmental Scholarship at PhD level. She has started her career from Punjabi
University, Patiala as Part Time Lecturer in Correspondence Department in Dec. 1995. In
1996, she got selected by U.P.HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION as lecturer in
Education. Again in 1996 she got selected by A.M.U &joined as lecturer in Women’s
College, A.M.U. In 2004, she joined as Reader in the Department of Education. Presently,
she is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Education teaching from
graduation to PhD Course Work. Her areas of interest are Problems of Indian Education,
Education of Children with Special Needs and Methods of Teaching Physical Science. She
has attended several numbers of courses also. Moreover, she has published papers in leading
Journals of Education.
 CURRICULUM – VITAE

Name: Dr. (Mrs) Poonam Chauhan

Father’s Name: Mr. Y.P. Chauhan
Husband’s Name: Col. Sanjay Singh
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Department Of Education
A.M.U., Aligarh – 202002
Residential Address: 3/115 Hemchand Compound
Marris Road, Aligarh – 202002 (U.P.)
Contact No. : 0571-2504358
Email ID: pchauhansingh29@gmail.com

Educational Qualifications:

S. EXAMIN SUBJECT (S) BOARD/ YEAR DIVIS % OF REMARK

N. ATIONS UNIVER OF ION MARKS S
PASSED SITY PASSING
1 Ph.D. Education A.M.U. 1992
2 M.Phil. Education A.M.U. 1991 I 67%
3 M.Ed. Education A.M.U. 1987 I 66% II Position
in the
class
4 B.Ed. Education A.M.U. 1986 I 63% (Prac
II tical)
56% (The
ory)
5 M.Sc. Chemistry A.M.U. 1985 I 68% II
(Physical Position in
Chemistry) the class
 6 B.Sc. Chemistry A.M.U. 1983 I 66%
7 PUC HN,UR, HOC, A.M.U. 1980 I 68%
Eng., PH, CH,
BT, ZY
8 HIGH HN, UR, Eng., A.M.U. 1979 I 67% Distinct
SCHOOL HOC, S.St., ion In
Maths, Sc. Science

Topic of the PhD. Thesis -

“Relative Contribution of Some Sociocultural and Familial variables to Over and Under
achievement in Science at class VIII level”.

Scholarship: - Merit Scholarship at M.Ed. level

Departmental scholarship in AMU at
PhD level

Teaching Experience: 23 Years (approx.)

(i) Post-Graduate level (M.A. & M.Ed.)
(ii) Graduate level (B.A. & B.Ed.)
(iii)Diploma in Teaching

S.No. Institution Designation Period

1 Department of Education, A.M.U., Associate Professor/ 20.04.2004- till date
Aligarh Reader
2 Women’s College, A.M.U., Aligarh Senior Lecturer 23.09.2000-
19.04.2004
3 Women’s College, A.M.U., Aligarh Lecturer 23.09.1996-
22.09.2000
4 Department of Correspondence Part Time Lecturer Dec. 1995-Sep.1996
Courses, Punjabi University, Patiyala.

Research Experience:
1. Ph.D. degree awarded: 02 (Details appendix – 1)
2. Research Work in Progress: 05 (Details appendix – 1)
3. Post-Graduate level research projects: 24 (Details appendix – 2)
Participation in Orientation/Refresher/Other Courses attended:

 Participated in Academic Staff Orientation Program from 26.10.98 to 21.11.98 in

Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

 Participated in three months Professional Skills Program of WINDOWS in Career

Planning Centre, A.M.U. Aligarh in 1999.

 Participated in VII th three week Refresher Course in Education from 02.08.99 to

23.08.99 in Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

 Participated in IX th three week Refresher Course in Education from 07.08.2001 to

28.08.2001 in Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

 Attended a Short Term Course on E-resources for Research from 16.12.2011 to

21.12.2011 organised by UGC Academic Staff College and Department of Library
and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

 Attended a Training Course in Research Methodology and Computer Application in

Social Science Research organised by Department of Library and Information
Science, AMU in Collaboration with ICSSR held from 20-25 March 2012.

Attended Seminar/ Conferences/Workshops:

 Presented a paper on “Development of Objective Type Achievement Test in Science

at Class 8th Level” in 83rd Session of Indian Science Congress Association during 3-
8 Jan, 1996 held at Punjabi University, Patiala.

 Presented a paper entitled “Gender Based Disparities in Indian Education” in the

National Seminar by Female Education Association at A.M.U. Aligarh on women’s
Education and Challenges of 21st Century during 24-25 Oct, 1998.

 Presented a paper entitled “Higher Education In The 21st Century” in the National
Seminar at A.M.U. Aligarh on Education for Social Engineering during 13-14 March,
1999.

 Presented a paper entitled “Crisis of Quality in Higher Education” in the National

seminar in IASE, MJP Rohailkhand University Bareilly on Higher Education in the
21st century: Vision and Action during 20-21 March, 1999.

 Presented a paper entitled “Towards Betterment of University Teacher Education” in

the first annual conference Of ICTE in Department Of Teacher Education in DS
 college, Aligarh on Teacher Education: Today and Tomorrow during 11-12 March,
2000.

 Participated in National Seminar on Information Technology and Education: Vision

and Prospects, organised by Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, M.J.P.
Rohailkhand University, Bareilly, during 03-05 Feb, 2001.

 Presented a paper entitled “Peace Education: Need Of The Society” in Second

National Conference of All India Association Of Teacher Educators by M.V. College
Of Education ,Delhi University on Education For Peace during 22-23
December,2001.

 Participated in Third National and First international conference on Strategies:

Education at Gandhi Darshan, Raj Ghat, New Delhi, Organised by All India
Association of Teacher Educators, New Delhi, during Dec. 22-23, 2002.

 Presented a paper entitled “Orientation Of Teachers In Higher Education” in national

seminar on Professional Preparation Of Teachers In Higher Education: Current Status
and Future Challenges during 8-9 May, 2006 organized by UGC Academic Staff
College and Department of Education A.M.U. Aligarh.
th
 Presented a paper entitled “Role of the Teacher in a Global Perspective” in 6
International and 8th National Conference by All India Association of Teacher
educators and BDK Mahavidyalaya, Agra on teacher education for a knowledge
society during 13-14 Oct, 2007.

 Presented a paper entitled “Equity In Education: A Study Of caste And Gender Based
Difference” in National Seminar on Education in the New Millennium Challenges
And Issues organized by Department of education, A.M.U. Aligarh during 28th Feb –
1st March, 2009.

 Presented a paper titled “Globalisation: effect on Higher Education in India” at the

National Seminar on Globalization & Development (March, 16-17, 2013) organized
by Department of Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “Analysis of Academic Standards of

Teacher educators in Aligarh” in National Seminar on Contemporary Issues and
Challenges in Teacher Education organised by Three Dots Girls Training College on
Feb, 09, 2014.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “Innovative Techniques of Teaching

Mathematics” in International Conference on Emerging Areas of Mathematics for
Science & Technology organized by Department of Mathematics Punjabi University,
Patiala on 30th January to 1st February, 2015.
 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “Role of Environmental Education in
Green Society” in National Conference on Environmental Issues for Socio-ecological
Development organized by Department of Botany, Bareilly College, and Bareilly on
Feb, 25-26, 2015.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “Women Empowerment; Education” in

National Conference on Contemporary Social Issues sponsored by ICSSR in
Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Maharishi Markandeshwar University,
Mullana, Ambala on March, 31, 2015.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “ICT and Teaching Pedagogy; Innovative
Paradigm for Teacher Education” in National Seminar on Correlation between
Information Communication Technology and present format of Teacher Education
organized by Vivekananda College of Education, Aligarh on April, 26, 2015.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “ Participation of Muslim Women in

Computer Education in Sitapur District” in National Seminar on Role of Higher
Education for Empowerment of Muslim Women: Problems and Prospects organized
by Al-Barkat Institute of Education, on 19th – 20th March, 2016.

 Contributed a Paper in the Seminar entitled “ Teacher Education and ICT: Equipping
Teachers and Students” in International Seminar on Contemporary Issues and
Challenges in Management, Law and Education organized by A.M.U. Murshidabad
Centre, West Bengal on 26th Feb., 2017.

 Participated and Presented a Paper entitled “ Information Sources and Services:

Providing Opportunities to differently abled students for knowledge sharing and
learning” in National Conference on Human Excellence and Empowerment organized
by Faculty of Social Sciences, A.M.U. Aligarh, on 8th -9th March, 2017.

 Participated and Presented a Research Paper entitled “A Study of Environmental

Education in Two Different Settings at Upper Primary School Students in Aligarh” in
National Conference on Climate Change: Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
organized by Department of Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh, on 17th – 18th March, 2018.

 Participated and Presented a Research Paper entitled “Role of Media in Education for
sustainable future” in Multidisciplinary National Seminar on Emerging trends in
Education for sustainable future held in faculty of Education GLA University,
Mathura on 12th April, 2019.

 Participated and Presented a Research Paper entitled “Education of Citizenship

building for sustainable future” in Multidisciplinary National Seminar on Emerging
trends in Education for sustainable future held in faculty of Education GLA
University, Mathura on 12th April, 2019.
Conference/ Seminar Chaired
 Chaired in National Conference on “Human Excellence and Empowerment”
organized by Faculty of Social Sciences, A.M.U. Aligarh on 8th -9th March, 2017.

Book Published:-
 Achievement in Science (1997).

List of Research Papers Published:-

 Chauhan, P. (2001): Towards Improved Student Support Services in Open Learning,

University News, 39(2), pp. 14-15

 Chauhan, P. (2001): Helping the Underachievers in Science, School Science:

Quarterly Journal of Science Education, 39(3), pp. 56-60 .

 Chauhan, P. (2002): Restructuring Of Teacher Education for Quality Improvement,

University News, 39(53), pp. 14-16.

 Chauhan, P. And Sharma, N. (2011): Access Quality and Excellence in Higher

Education, Intellectual Today, 1(2), pp. 18-22.

 Chauhan, P. (2014): The Right to Education Act and Child Labour, Emerging
Trends in Education: A Peer Reviewed Biannual Journal, 4(2), pp. 41-48.

 Sharma, N. And Chauhan, P. (2014): Relationship among Gender and Rural Urban
Backgrounds and Intelligence of Senior Secondary School Students of Aligarh city,
Journal of Community Guidance and Research, 31(3), pp. 453-466.

 Sharma, N. And Chauhan, P. (2015): A Study of Academic Achievement of

Intellectually Gifted Students in relation to their Gender and Intelligence, Zenith
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(2). pp. 139-145.

 Chauhan, P. & Khan, I. (2015): Inculcating Values in Growing Children; A Review,

Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(10). pp. 130-138.

 Chauhan, P. & Sharma, N. (2015): A Study of Problem Solving Ability among

Intellectually Gifted Students with respect to gender and location, Journal of
Community Guidance and Research, 32(3), pp. 468-476.

 Chauhan, P. & Satyarthi G. (2015): Secondary Teacher Training Program: An

Action Research, Modern Educational Research in India 30&31(3-4),pp. 11-15.
  Chauhan, P. Gihar, R. & Sharma, k. (2016): Technology Enabled Teaching
Learning Process and Environmental Protection, Scholarly Research Journal for
Interdisciplinary Studies, 4(25),pp.2505-2510.

 Chauhan, P., & Yasmeen, S. (2017): Information Sources and E-Resources:

Opportunities for Sensorial Disabled Students, Excellence International Journal of
Education and Research, Vol. 4, No.9, pp. 85-92.

 Geetanjali .S. Satyarthi, & Chauhan,P.(2018): Effect of Modules on Social

Science(Geography)on the achievement of Secondary School Students, Journal of
Community Guidance&Research,35(3),pp.480-500.

 Khan,I. & Chauhan, P.(2018): Relationship between Leisure Time Activities and
Academic Achievement: An Indian Perspective, Journal of Advances and Scholarly
Researches in Allied Education, 15(12) pp.38-45.

 Khan, I. & Chauhan, P. (2019): Occupational Aspirations: Exploring the linkage

with Parental Education and examining the gender differences: Research review,
International Journal of Multidisciplinary, Vol.04 No.02pp.10-18.

Contribution to Academic, Social, Cultural and Public Life:

 Conducted a two days workshop on Teaching Techniques in Ayesha Tarin Modern

Public School, Aligarh from 19-20 May 2007.

 Lecture delivered in Centre for Promotion of Science which has organised two
courses (Refresher Course in Chemistry and Biology for Teachers from schools and
Introductory Science Course for Teacher from Madarsas) from August 4-14, 2008.

 Worked as B.Ed. Teaching In charge in Practising Schools.

 Worked as Scrutinizer and Tabulator in Department of Education, AMU, Aligarh.

 Associated with Indira Gandhi National Open University.

 Worked as member of anti-ragging committee.& incharge of training &placement

office.

 Multiple Lectures delivered at AWWA centers on various topics (National

integration, scientific temper, etc).
 Evaluated Ph.D work during DRDC meeting in GLA University , Mathura in March,
2019.
 Appendix 1

Ph. D. Degree Awarded

 Syed Murtaza Fazal Ali (2007): “Educational Participation and success rate of
elementary school children in relation to certain personal and institutional factors”.

 Neha Sharma (2016); “A Study of Gifted students in relation to their academic

achievement, Gender, S.E.S. and Rural-Urban location at secondary school stage”.

Research work in progress

 Iffat Khan (2013): “A Study of occupational aspirations level of undergraduate

students in relation to their Leisure time activities, Parents education and Personality
types”

 Geetanjali (2013): “Effect of using self-instructional modules on social science

achievements of secondary school students in relation to their intelligence and SES”

 Rachna Gihar (2014): “Effectiveness of non-formal environmental education

activities on upper primary school students of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh”.

 Shagufta Yasmeen (2015): “A Comparative Study of Academic Achievement of

Normal and Differently Abled Secondary School Students in Relation to their Self-
Concept, Adjustment and Emotional Intelligence”.

 Sanober parveen (2017):”Academic achievement in relation to Creativity,self efficacy

and achievement motivation: a study of secondary school students.”

 Shaila Bi (2017): “A study of the gifted students in relation to their vocational

aspiration ,self concept and socioeconomic status at sr.secondary school stage.
 Appendix 2

Post-Graduate level research projects supervised

 Manisha Gupta (1997): Effect of Mother’s education in prevention of some pediatric

diseases.

 Nazish Siddiqui (1999): Effect of medium of instruction on the academic

achievement in science of VIII class students.

 Dolly Thomas (2000): A study of causes of non-enrolment of girls in elementary

education in Aligarh city.

 S. Shabana (2001): Perception of commerce students towards teaching profession.

 Almas Mumtaz (2003): Women‟s Education in Schedule Caste.

 Jameela, T. (2004): A Study of Parental choice towards different types of schools at

pre-primary stage.

 Shagufta Khan (2006): A study of Child Labour and their educational level in Aligarh
city.

 Preeti Saraswat (2007): Postgraduate student’s opinion about success of democracy in

India.

 Simi Rizvi (2008): A study of emotional intelligence of prospective engineers.

 Deepali Bora (2009): A study of Academic profile of teacher educators in Aligarh

city.

 Sunanda Jain (2010): Philosophy of Ravindranath Tagore and its relevance.

 Neha Sharma (2010): A study of Attitude of primary school teachers towards teaching
profession.

 Sandhya Sharma (2011): A comparative study of success rate of secondary schools in

Aligarh.
 Saba Anees (2011): A Historical Survey: Origin, Growth and Current position of
A.M.U.

 Rajeev Kaushal (2012): Effect of innovative techniques of teaching mathematics on

the numerical ability and the mean temporal efficiency of secondary level students.

 Farha Shahzad (2014): A Comparative study of Attitude towards science in relation to

school achievement at secondary level.

 Mahfooz Alam (2014): Philosophy of APJ Abdul Kalam and its relevance in the
present national context.

 Gulbahisht Azmi (2015): A Study of Organisational Role Stress among Secondary

level Teachers.

 Rishabh Singh (2016): Perception of Teacher towards Inclusive Education of Visually

Impaired Students at Secondary Level.

 Nuzhat Parveen (2016): A Study of Vocational Stress among Senior Secondary

School Students in Relation to Gender and S.E.S.

 MD. Faruk Hossain (2017): A Survey of the Information and Communication

Technology (ICT) Facilities Available in Secondary Schools at Aligarh.

 Sana Khanam (2017): Swami Vivekanand and His Educational Philosophy in the
Present Indian Context.

 Aalia Zulfiqar (2018); A Comparative study of Personal values of secondary school

children of working and stay at home mother.

 Md.Tabish Kamran (2018): A study of gifted students in relation to their academic

achievement at senior secondary stage: A.M.U. School.