Dr. CHIRAGKUMAR PANDYA

Faculty Details


  • Designation : Lecturer
  • Qualification : Ph.D.
  • Experience : 13 Years
  • Area Of Interest : English Literature,Communication Skills

NAME & EMAIL

Dr. CHIRAGKUMAR SHANTILAL PANDYA (M.A., B.Ed.,Ph.D)

LECTURER IN ENGLISH

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, PALANPUR-385001

E-Mail- chiragpandya23@gmail.com, csplecturer@gmail.com

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Certificate/Degree

Board/ university

Years of passing

%

class

B.A.

(English Literature)

HNG University, Patan

April-2004

68.33

FIRST

M.A.

(English Literature)

Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar

April-2006

61.87

FIRST

B.Ed.

(English, Social Sci.)

HNG University, Patan

April-2007

83.85

DISTINCTION

Ph.D.

HNG University, Patan

NOTIFICATION NO.1303/126/2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Working as a Lecturer in English at Government Polytechnic, Palanpur affiliated to GTU, Ahmedabad since 26th May, 2011
  • Served as an Assistant Professor in English (Communication Skills) at Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar from August-2007 to May-2011
  • Worked as a Lecturer in English at Sardar Patel Commerce College, Boriavi, Anand from 1st July, 2007 to 27th July, 2007
  • Worked as a Lecturer in English (Communication Skills) at S P B Patel Engineering Institute, Linch, Mehsana from 1st March, 2007 to 26th May, 2007. 

SUBJECTS

  • COMMUNICATION SKILLS (310015)
  • ENGLISH (3300002)
  • CONTRIBUTOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (1990001)

COMPUTER LITERACY

  • Passed CCC- BAOU (Certificate in Computer Concept- BAOU) from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad with FIRST class in JULY-2006
  • Passed CCBC (Computer Concept in Basics of Computers) from Department of ENGLISH. S P UNIVERSITY, V V NAGAR with A grade class in April-2006
  • Passed CCC+ (Certificate in Computer Concept Plus) from TEB Extension Centre, G P Palanpur with FIRST class in OCT-2011
  • Certified Trainer of Technical Communication Level-3 by Gujarat Knowledge Society, Gandhinagar  in 2010
  • Completed M S Office course from Akshar Infotech in March-2006
  • Passed CCOA (Certificate Course in Office Automation) with “A+” in JAN-2002 

STATE/NATIONAL/INTERNATION

Participated in State Level Seminar organized by Dept. of English, DISHA- ‘the direction towards innovation’ at SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research on “Utility & Challenges in Professional English Usage” on 15-09-2009.

 

Participated in a workshop on “Internet Tools and Resources for Communication Skills Teaching” organised by Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on  24-04-2010

 

Participated in a Cross Disciplinary International Seminar on “Creating Excellence for Sustainable Society” organized by Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan from 15-16 May, 2011

 

Participated in the Two-days State level workshop on “Enhancing Learning through Technology” during 18-19 December, 2009 organised by  V P M P Polytechnic, Gandhinagar

 

Participated in FDP (Faculty Development Programme) of “ Swami Vivekanand Contributor Personality Program” Phase-I organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during 23rd -24th December, 2011 at AMA, Ahmedabad

 

Participated in FDP (Faculty Development Programme) of “ Swami Vivekanand Contributor Personality Program” Phase-II organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 10th March, 2012 at AMA, Ahmedabad

 

Participated in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for English (Diploma Engineering) organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 15th September, 2012 at AMA, Ahmedabad

 

Participated in “Karmayogi Residential Training for Quality Improvement Program in Technical Education” organized by Commissionerate of Technical Education, Gandhinagar from 14th to 16th –February, 2014

 

Participated in the training on “Higher Pay  Scale & Revision of Pay” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Gandhinagar from                           5th to 7th August, 2014 at Gandhinagar

 

Participated as Co-convener in the workshop on “Enhancing Teaching Learning Methods” organised by Government Polytechnic, Palanpur during 1st and 2nd          January, 2014

 

Participated in the training on “RTI ACT-2005” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Gandhinagar from 12th to 13th MAY, 2015 at Gandhinagar

 

Participated in the training on “TEAM BUILDING AND MOTIVATION” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Ahmedabad from 22nd to 24th June, 2015 at Ahmedabad

 

Participated in the training on  CCC+ (Certificate in Computer Concept Plus) during 26-09-2011 to 14-10-2011 organised by TEB Extension Centre, Government Polytechnic, Palanpur at Palanpur

Attended a “Short Term Course on Research Paper Writing (English)”  during   16th to 22nd December, 2013 (One-Week) organised by UGC-Academic Staff College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on Writing Research Paper” during   6th to 10th  January, 2014 (One-Week) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in the ISTE-SRM sponsored  a Short Term Course on “Enhancing Communication Skills for Research in Technical Education” during   12th to 17th  May, 2014 (One-Week) organised by L.C. Institute of Technology, Bhandu at Bhandu.

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “INDUCTION PHASE-I” during   6th to 10th  January, 2014 (Two-Weeks) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “INDUCTION PHASE-II” during   1st  to 12th  December, 2014 (Two-Weeks) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on Managing Smart Classroom” during   18th to 24th  August, 2014 (One-Week) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on Managerial Skills” during   1st  to 12th  June, 2015 (Two-Weeks) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at NITTTR Extension Centre,Ahmedabad

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on Managing People and Stress at Work” during   23rd to 27th  November, 2015 (One-Week) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in CTE approved in association with ISTE, New Delhi Two-weeks training on “The Use of ICT in Technical Education” during 28th December,2015  to 8th  January, 2016 organised by Government Polytechnic, Himmatnagar at Himmatnagar

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on 3D ANIMATION” during   27th June,2016 to 8th July, 2016 (Two-Week) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal

 

Participated in CTE approved in association with ISTE, New Delhi Two-weeks Short Term Course on “Effective Teaching Skills Using Modern Digital Techniques”  during 17th October,2016  to 28th October, 2016 organised by K.D. Polytechnic, Patan at Patan

Participated in CTE approved and TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course on “LaTeX for Academic Writing”  (One-Week) during 20th March,2017  to 24th March,2017 organised by Government Engineering, Patan at Patan

 

Participated in AICTE recognized  “Short Term Course on Pollution Monitoring and Prevention” during   24th July,2017 to 28th July, 2017 (One-Week) organised by NITTTR-National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal at Bhopal.

 

STATE / NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

  • Participated in State Level Seminar organized by Dept. of English, DISHA- ‘the direction towards innovation’ at SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research on “Utility & Challenges in Professional English Usage” on 15-09-2009.
  • Participated in a workshop on “Internet Tools and Resources for Communication Skills Teaching” organised by Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on  24-04-2010
  • Participated in a Cross Disciplinary International Seminar on “Creating Excellence for Sustainable Society” organized by Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan from 15-16 May, 2011
  • Participated in the Two-days State level workshop on “Enhancing Learning through Technology” during 18-19 December, 2009 organised by  V P M P Polytechnic, Gandhinagar
  • Participated in FDP (Faculty Development Programme) of “ Swami Vivekanand Contributor Personality Program” Phase-I organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad during 23rd -24th December, 2011 at AMA, Ahmedabad
  • Participated in FDP (Faculty Development Programme) of “ Swami Vivekanand Contributor Personality Program” Phase-II organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 10th March, 2012 at AMA, Ahmedabad
  • Participated in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for English (Diploma Engineering) organized by Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad on 15th September, 2012 at AMA, Ahmedabad
  • Participated in “Karmayogi Residential Training for Quality Improvement Program in Technical Education” organized by Commissionerate of Technical Education, Gandhinagar from 14th to 16th –February, 2014
  • Participated in the training on “Higher Pay  Scale & Revision of Pay” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Gandhinagar from                           5th to 7th August, 2014 at Gandhinagar
  • Participated as Co-convener in the workshop on “Enhancing Teaching Learning Methods” organised by Government Polytechnic, Palanpur during 1st and 2nd          January, 2014
  • Participated in the training on “RTI ACT-2005” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Gandhinagar from 12th to 13th MAY, 2015 at Gandhinagar
  • Participated in the training on “TEAM BUILDING AND MOTIVATION” organized by SPIPA (Sardar Patel Institute Public Administration) Ahmedabad from 22nd to 24th June, 2015 at Ahmedabad. 

INSTITUTE LEVEL

  • KCG Finishing school (as a Coordinator)
  • RTI (as a PIO of the institute)
  • Purchase Committee GeM/New Items/CSS (Member)
  • Write-off Committee (Member) 

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

  • “A Discourse on the problem of social acceptance of immigrants in Neil Bissoondath’s A Casual Brutality", International Journal of Applied Research- a multidisciplinary peer reviewed refereed journal with Impact Factor 5.2, Vol-2, Issue 3, March 2016, pp: 360-362
  • “Ramgoolam’s New Attitude to Secure Insecurity-A Reflection of Diasporic      Predicaments in Neil Bissoondath’s ‘Insecurity’, International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) with Impact Factor 4.0867, Vol.-5, Issue 2, April 2015, 79-84
  • “Discourse on Immigrants’ Problem of Adaption and Identity Crisis in Neil Bissoondath’s ‘The Soul of All Great Designs’, International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) with Impact Factor 4.0867, Vol.-4, Issue 5, Oct 2014, 79-86
  • “A Discourse on Mutation of the Rights and Opportunities of the Marginalised in Neil Bissoondath’s ‘The Unyielding Clamour of the Night’, International Journal of Linguistics and Literature (IJLL) with Impact Factor 2.9819, Vol.-3, Issue 3, May 2014, 9-14
  • “Compassion: A Value For Implementation, Not A Theory for Interpretation” , International Journal of English Language and Literature (IJELL) with Impact Factor 0.762, Vol.-1, Issue 3, July-September, 2013, pp: 163-172
  • “‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’ –A Diasporic Utterance of Neil Bissoondath” , Research Scholar-An International  Refereed e-journal of Literary Explorations, Vol. 1, Issue 3, August 2013. 

PAPER PRESENTATION

  • Presented a paper with title “A discourse on the problem of social acceptance of immigrants in Neil Bissoondath’s A Casual Brutality" in an International Seminar on “VOICE OF THE OPPRESSED AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE” held at Mehsana from 27th to 28th February, 2016
  • Presented a paper with title “Revival of Shakespeare through Adaptation in Hindi Cinema" in the National Conference organised by the Department of English on “RETHINKING AND REFRAMING SHAKESPEARE AND THE RENAISSANCE” held at PATAN from 26th to 28th March, 2016. 

PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTION MEMBERSHIP

  • LIFE MEMBER 
ISTE (LM-65942)

(INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION) 

EXPERT LECTURE

  • K.D.POLYTECHNIC, PATAN
  • GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, AMIRGARH
  • GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE, VADNAGAR

AWARDS

Recognized Trainer of SCOPE Level 3 course

CONTRIBUTION TO ACADEMICS

  • Co-opted Member of Board of Studies for Applied and Humanities under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Sankalchand Patel University, Visanagar
  • Editorial Board Member of IJEL (International Journal of English and Literature) run by Transstellar Journal Publications and Research Consultancy Private Limited (TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.)
  • Editorial Board Member of IJLL (International Journal of Linguistics and Literature) run by International Academy of Science , Engineering and Technology (IASET)
  • Subject Expert for English subject at the time of interview at Nootan Science College, Visnagar affiliated to Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar.