Education Awards

Jury

Prof Dhananjay
Joshi

Founder Vice-Chancellor Delhi Teachers University (DeTU), Govt. of NCT Delhi

Prof Dhananjay Joshi
Founder Vice-Chancellor - Delhi Teachers University (DeTU), Govt. of NCT Delhi

Prof. Dhananjay Joshi is the first and the founder Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi Teachers University, (Established by an act of Govt. of NCT Delhi). Prof. Joshi possesses vast experience in Academics, Research, and Academic Administration. Before joining as the Vice-Chancellor he was the Dean & Professor of University School of Education in Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIP), New Delhi.

A meritorious scholar throughout, Prof. Joshi stood first in both B.Ed. and M.Ed. (with gold medal) from CIE, University of Delhi from where he later earned his Ph.D. in Education at the young age of 27 years.

He is a member of advisory boards of various government organisations in different capacities and is a passionate teacher, writer, researcher, poet and environmentalist who has contributed immensely to school and university education for the last 25 years.

Prof Joshi has written various books on Education and valuable research articles in reputed journals as well as newspapers of India and abroad. He has published and presented many research papers in National and International Conferences which have been published in reputed Journals and Magazines.

He is a governing board member of several prestigious Governmental bodies and has travelled abroad extensively to further the cause of teacher education. He is the recipient of several national and international awards including Beat Covid Campaign Recognition Award 2021 by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India and (IVLP) International Visitor Leadership Program Fellowship 2023 by the US Department of State.
Dr. Aunshul
Rege

Director
Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Dr. Aunshul Rege
Director of the Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Dr. Aunshul Rege is the Director of the Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab at Temple University, Philadelphia. Her research has been funded by several National Science Foundation (NSF CAREER, NSF EAGER, NSF CPS, NSF SaTC EDU) and Department of Energy/Idaho National Lab grants. Her work focuses on critical infrastructure and cybersecurity, cyberadversarial decision-making and adaptation, ransomware, social engineering, and cybersecurity education.

She is the organizer and host of the summer social engineering competitions for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Her cybersecurity awareness and training efforts extend beyond higher education to include working with youth, elderly, and previously incarcerated individuals via partnerships with local nonprofits.

Dr. Rege has a B.Sc.(2002) in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, and worked for two years as a software engineer. She also holds a B.A. (hons.) (2006) and M.A. (2008) in Criminology from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She completed her M.A. (2010) and Ph.D. (2012) in Criminal Justice from the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice.

She has been featured on BBC World Service, WHYY/ PBS/NPR’s Studio 2, the David Bombal’s show, Technical.ly, and the BBC/CBC Podcast “Love, Janessa”, and her work has been recognized in Security News, Dark Reading, and AARP to name a few. She currently serves as the Research Lead for the Social Engineering Community at Defcon. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Raices Cyber and Black Girls Hack.
Dr Sapna
Yadav

Project Director
Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC) & Head of Department, ICT - SCERT Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Dr Sapna Yadav
Project Director, Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC) & Head of Department, ICT - SCERT, Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Dr Sapna Yadav is the Project Director of Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC) & Head of Department of ICT - State Council of Educational Research and Training, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. She is also the State Project Director of DIKSHA Program of NCT of Delhi and plays a pioneering role in the online capacity-building program for teachers. She has more than 13 years of experience in Curriculum Development, Training and Research. During her tensure, SCERT has pioneered online training and ICT in Education Curriculum for Delhi Govt Schools.

As Project Director of the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC), Dr Sapna Yadav has proven to be an extremely action-oriented enabler and the program has achieved great success under her able leadership. She is also on the Board of Directors of Incubation Cell of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University. She has participated and presented papers on different aspects of Education, especially ICT in Education and Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum at National and International Seminars.

She is the recipients of several awards including State Teacher Educators’ Award 2022 by SCERT, Delhi and International Educational Excellence Award by the Minister of Education (currently, Prime Minister) of Sri Lanka. Dr Sapna is also the recipient of Outstanding Educational Leader award of JagranJosh Education Awards 2023.
Mrs. Anuradha
Joshi

Principal - Sardar Patel Vidyalaya Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

Mrs. Anuradha Joshi
Principal - Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

Mrs. Anuradha Joshi is a senior educationist and has been the Principal for more than 30 years, of which 17 years have been at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya (SPV), New Delhi. Prior to working at SPV, she has had a rich experience of working in various educational Institutions across India from Mizoram, Secunderabad, Tezpur to Bhopal .

Mrs Joshi was on the Governing Board of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and has served as a special invitee of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which is a statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

A post graduate in Digital Physics, Mrs Joshi has co-authored various books for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Life Skills and Alternatives to Home work. She was also a part of the group that conceptualized Shunya the CBSE program on Environment Education. Recently, she has helped the Ministry of Jal Shakti to conceptualise and plan India’s the first Virtual Museum for Children on the topic WATER.

She was bestowed with the National Teacher’s Award 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) by the Hon’ble President of India. As the Head of School at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, she has endeavoured tirelessly to honour the philosophy of the institution and worked with that in mind to ensure holistic development of each child. Under her guidance, the students of SPV have excelled in sports, theater and academics and have gone on to represent the country with distinction.
Dr Ashok
Pandey

Educationist & Former Director Ahlcon Group of Schools, New Delhi

Dr Ashok Pandey
Educationist & Former Director, Ahlcon Group of Schools, New Delhi

Dr Ashok Pandey is the Ex-Director of Ahlcon Group of Schools and former Chairperson of the National Progressive Schools’ Conference. He is presently serving on the Governing Board of the National Council for Teacher Education, NCTE, Cambridge and NEP Advisory Board for India and South Asia. He has more than 30 years of experience and is a widely admired educationist, an innovator and a reputed thought leader on contemporary educational issues.

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, IIMA, recently published a case study on the impactful Professional Development Programme he carried out at Ahlcon International School. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the National Teacher Award 2012, Extraordinary Leadership Award, 2021 by the Education World, and The Forbes India Top 100 People Manager's Award 2020. He considers teacher development, servitude leadership style, SDGs evangelism and a lifelong learning attitude among his most cherished goals.

He has worked closely with schools and educationists from over 20 countries, studied the finest mentoring and pedagogical approaches which he has implemented across schools and achieved measurable results. His two books on classroom teaching and practical aspects of school management have been best sellers.
Prof Shalabh

Dean - Academic Affairs Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Prof Shalabh
Dean - Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Professor Shalabh is a Professor of Statistics and Data Science at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He is currently the Dean of Academic Affairs and has held several important administrative positions including the Board of Governors at IIT Kanpur.

Prof Shalabh completed his PhD in Statistics from Lucknow University and postdoctoral studies from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and the University of Munich, Germany. He has more than 27 years of teaching and research experience.

He has received many prestigious awards such as the National Award for eGovernance from the Govt. of India, National Award in Statistics from the Ministry of Statistics, and Planning Implementation, Vigyan Ratan Samman from Council of Scientific and Technology (Uttar Pradesh), Young Scientist award from International Statistical Institute (The Netherlands), IISA (USA), Best Researcher and Distinguished Statistician Awards from Indian Society of Probability and Statistics, Indian Science Congress, Humboldt fellowship from Germany, and the BOYSCAST fellowship.

He has authored four books published by Springer Publications and one of his books has seen more than 5 million downloads. He has played a pivotal role in providing online courses offered by Ministry of Education through NPTEL and MOOCs. His project on implementing artificial intelligence for analyzing grievances is greatly helping the citizens of India.
Samarth
Pathak

Lead - Communications and Advocacy & Focal Point United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Samarth Pathak
Lead - Communications and Advocacy & Focal Point
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Samarth Pathak is currently associated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as Communications and Advocacy Lead and Regional Focal Point (Education and Youth) in South Asia.

He has over 14 years of experience in strategic advocacy, public policy and social impact, focusing on youth and education among other intergovernmental processes and inter-sectoral affairs and SDGs.

He specializes in policy analysis, communications and advocacy, community outreach and capacity building, youth engagement, program management, news production and writing.

In response to COVID-19, he he spearheaded in India the Lockdown Learners series, aimed at strengthening youth action on peace, SDGs and the rule of law through education, with an emphasis on bridging socio-economic and gender-divides. The series was featured in the prestigious UN Innovation Network’s Best of 2020 Initiatives for its innovation and impact. The series was also recognized as one of the initiatives recognized with the UN Secretary General’s Award for Innovation in 2021.

Prior to UNODC, Samarth has been associated with several prestigious institutions and media organizations including TERI and Reuters Television. He is also the recipient of Outstanding Educational Leader award of JagranJosh Education Awards 2023.
Parikshit
Bhardwaj

Head - Content & Strategy Jagran New Media

Parikshit Bhardwaj
Head - Content & Strategy, Jagran New Media

Parikshit Bhardwaj Heads Content and Strategy at JagranJosh.com. He is an educational content professional with 18+ years of rich experience in creating solutions for new-age learners. He brings transferable skills from diverse industries like Study Abroad, Academic Books and Journals Publishing, eLearning, Test Preparation and online media.

He has worked in content leadership roles with global brands like The Princeton Review, SAGE Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, and NIIT Limited.

He is an avid reader, a content marketing enthusiast and has travelled widely across Europe and the United States on professional assignments. In the year 2023, he was awarded the prestigious (IVLP) International Visitor Leadership Program Fellowship by the US Department of State.

He is deeply passionate about building an ecosystem where the key stakeholders in education - Students, Teachers & Educational Leaders - find a voice on a common platform. At Jagran New Media, Parikshit and team are creating just that with JagranJosh Education Awards.