Academic Council of NIEPA


1 Vice-Chancellor,
NIEPA
Prof. Shashikala Wanjari Chairperson
2 Dean (Academics and Research) Prof. Kumar Suresh
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Administration
Member
3
to
10
HoD(s) of All Departments
Prof. P. Geetha Rani
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Planning
NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Vineeta Sirohi
Professor & Head, Department of Educational Administration, NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. K. Srinivas*
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Finance
NIEPA, New Delhi
(*Prof. Mona Khare is on sabbatical leave upto 31st August 2026)
Member
Prof. Veera Gupta
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Policy
NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Madhumita Bandhopadhyay
Professor and Head
Department of School and Non-Formal Education, NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Aarti Srivastava
Professor and Head Department of Higher and Professional Education, NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Neeru Snehi
Professor and Head (I/c)
Department of Training & Professional Development in Education NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. K. Srinivas
Professor, ICT & Head PMU
NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
11
to
16
All Professors Prof. Kumar Suresh
Professor
Department of Educational Administration
NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. K. Biswal,
Professor, Department of Educational Planning NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Manisha Priyam*
Professor
Department of Educational Policy, NIEPA, New Delhi
* Sabbatical Leave (upto 14th April 2026).
Member
Prof. Rasmita Das Swain
Professor
Department of School and Non-Formal Education, NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Neeru Snehi
Professor
Department of Higher & Professional Educational NIEPA, New Delhi
Member
Prof. Pradeep Kumar Misra*
Director
CPRHE
NIEPA, New Delhi
Member

17 to 19
Two Associate Professors nominated by Vice Chancellor Dr. Paripally Shankar
Associate Professor
Department of Educationl Finance
Member
Dr. Amit Gautam
Associate Professor
Department of School and Non-Formal Education
Member

20 to 21
Two Assistant Professors nominated by Vice Chancellor Mr A.N.Reddy
Assistant Professor
Department of School and Non-Formal Education
Member
Dr. N.K.Mohanty
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Planning
Member
22
to
24
Three eminent experts from outside the Institute Prof. Saroj Sharma
Dean, University School of Education (USE)
Guru Gobind Singh
Indraprastha University (GGSIPU),
Sector 16C, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110078
Member
Prof. Sudhakar Venukapalli
Senior Professor (Honorary)
Head of the Department Institute of Educational & Development Studies (IEDS)
F-IO D, DDA Flats Munirka, Delhi - 110 067
Member
Dr. Rishi Goel
Director
State Institute of Advanced Studies in Teacher Education (SIASTE)
1707, Sector 4 Kurukshetra - 136 118 Haryana .
Member
25
to 27
Three persons co-opted for their specialised knowledge Dr. Anish Gupta
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics University of Delhi
Delhi 110007
Member
Prof.Satya Bhusan Dash
Chairperson, Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow - 226013
Uttar Pradesh
Member
Prof. R.C. Patel
Vice-Chancellor
Indian Institute of Teacher Education
University For Teacher Education
Gujarat
Member
28 Controller of Examinations Prof. Aarti Srivastava
Professor and Head,
Department of Higher and Professional Education

Permanent
invitee
29 Registrar Shri Surya Narayan Mishra Ex-officio
Secretary

* The term of the eminent experts members (22-24) and co-opted members (25-27) shall be for three(3) years.