Brief Profile

Prof. Jasim Ahmad, Ph.D. (Edu), M.Ed., M.Sc. (Zoology), UGC-NET (Edu), is currently the Honorary Director, Academy for Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers (APDUMT), and a Professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. Previously he has served as the Hony Director, Centre for Distance and Online Education, Jamia Millia Islamia, Dy. Director-Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), and Principal, Jamia Senior Secondary School. Prof. Ahmad has a teaching and research experience of almost 24 years; his areas of interests include Science Education, Research Methodology and Teacher Education. He has published 18 books, some of them are from reputed International Publishers like Springer Nature, Sage, PHI Learning, Lambert Academic Publishing Germany, and ABS Books.  Some are from reputed Indian Publishers like Shipra, Vikas, V L Media Solutions etc. He has published around 70 research papers in various journals, presented around 50 research papers in conferences, authored 23 Chapters in edited books and 16 Units as Self-Learning Material (SLM). He has delivered more than 100 invited talks and attended almost 100 workshops, and coordinated several training programmes. Fourteen Scholars have been awarded Ph.D. under his supervision and have guided around 50 dissertations at PG level. He has contributed to the university administration in many capacities like elected member of the Academic Council, Nodal Officer (IQAC), Sr. Warden, Warden, Member of the Proctorial Team, Flying Squad Team, Asst. Superintendent of Exams, Coordinator- Curriculum Design Committee etc.  He has the privilege to be the external member of the Board of Studies within JMI and in other universities. He has been associated with the monitoring of Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MHRD, GOI), Adolescents Education Programme for Madrasas of Bihar sponsored by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He has also made contributions in Govt. of India’s National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT) in the form of video lectures for ARPIT & SWAYAM Prabha. He was awarded ‘Proud Indian Eminent Professor Award 2022’ in Teacher Education by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation (IMRF), Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of India’s 73rd Republic Day and on the eve of Teachers’ Day (5th September 2024), he was awarded with ‘SHIKSHA SEVA SAMMAN’ by Delhi Teachers University.  The full profile of Prof. Ahmad may be accessed at:  https://www.jmi.ac.in/upload/employeeresume/jahmad.pdf