Brief Profile

Dr. (Ms.) Praveen Chauhan

Designation : Assistant Director

Department : Vocational Education Department

Room No : 504
Office Phone : 0120-4089852
Residence Phone : -
E-mail : praveen[dot]nios[at]yahoo[dot]com
Personal Webpage :

Qualification

• Graduation (Home Science) and Post-graduation (Textiles and Clothing) from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.
• Ph.D. in Textiles and Clothing from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Areas of Interest/Specialization

• Natural Dyes, Clothing and Textiles, Human Development and Childhood Studies, Open     and Distance Learning

Experience

• Working as Assistant Director (Academic) from December 2018.
• Seven year experience as Academic Officer (Home Science) at National Institute of Open Schooling since 08.08.2011.
• Worked as Senior Executive Officer at National Institute of Open Schooling from December 2009 to July 2011.

Contribution to NIOS in last one year

• Handicraft Artisan Program

  • Revision of theIndian Embroiderycourse in Hindi medium for theHandicraft Artisans Project.
  • Coordination of theHandicraft Artisans Programin Varanasi, accreditation and enrolment of learners, budget plan for the funding from MoT for the conduct of training.

   Handloom Weavers Program

  • Accreditation of WSCs and IIHTs, development of SOPs, Payment norms, Brochures.
  • Coordination and compilation of enrolment data for fee reimbursement from MoT.

   ISO Certification

  • Development of SOPs for Vocational department for ISO certification.

   Course Development and Translation

  • Translation of 3 vocational stream courses in Beauty and Wellness Sector namely,Beauty Therapy, Hand & Foot CareandHair Care and Styling.
  • Development of MOOCs program for vocational course onBeauty Therapy.

  Miscellaneous

  • Developed24 training schedulesfor the conduct of PCPs under the Home Science and Hospitality sector.
  • Prepared Qualification files for two courses for NSQF compliance.
  • Conduct of Live audio and video programs as per schedule.

Awards and Honors

• Recipient of University fellowship throughout B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D.
• Received Appreciation Certificate for the work on Handloom Weavers program.
• Master Trainer Certificate from Quality Council of India in collaboration with SQA, Scottish Qualification Authority, Scotland.

Publication, if any

• M.Sc. Thesis on Utilization of Banyan Leaves for Wool Dyeing.
• Utilization of Banyan (Ficus Bengalensis) leaves for Wool Dyeing, Tomer, Praveen and Jeet Singh, S, Textile Trends, 2004.
• Ph. D Thesis on Development of Technology for Dye Production from Medicinal Plants
• Presented paper on Flexible Learning for Inclusive Education: NIOS Perspective in the International seminar on Development through ODeL: Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Employment for Inclusive and Sustainable Livelihoods held from 9-11 March 2017.
• Joint Paper on Empowerment of Women through ODL - NIOS a Case Study presented in ICDE -International Conference, March 2017, Symbiosis centre for Distance learning.
• Written Lesson on Handloom: The Pride of India for the book Handloom Weaving, ISBN: 987-93-86656-11-7