Research Advisory Committee and Academic Council
Research Advisory Committee
The Institute has a Research Advisory Committee to advise on the research and development activities to be undertaken by the Institute. The Committee is required to fulfill the following specific objectives:
- To lay down the priority areas for the Institute’s R&D activities.
- To provide the desired orientation to the Institute’s research endeavors.
- To consider new research projects to be taken up by the Institute and to recommend the same for the Executive Council.
- To undertake a mid-term review of the progress of the selected projects and facilitate midcourse correction.
- To ensure that the research findings directly contribute to the improvement of the Institute’s activities for instance; education, vocational training, book production and manufacture of appliances etc.
- To help the Institute undertake collaborative research and establish linkages with mainstream and specialized agencies and organizations engaged in meaningful research work.
- To provide, wherever required, the NGO sector necessary guidance and technical support to undertake and execute need based research activities.
Composition Of Research Advisory Committee
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. S.R. Mittal | Professor (Retd.) Central Institute of Education University of Delhi |
| Prof. Anita Julka | Professor (Retd.), NCERT, New Delhi |
| Sh. R. Shah | Scientist ‘G’, Advisor, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi |
| Dr. Leena Kashyap | School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Dr. M.N.G. Mani | Secretary General, ICEVI & EFA -VI, Campaign ICEVI, Secretariat, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Sushil Kumar Gupta | Professor (Retd.), Department of Special Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
Academic Council
The Academic Council renders advice and guidance on programmes of training, research and rehabilitation to be taken up by the Institute. The Council is headed by the Director and consists of 09 other specialists in the field of work for the visually impaired and representatives from leading organizations of and for the blind.
Composition Of The Academic Council
| S.N. | Name and Address of the body | Constitution of the Body |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shri.Pradeep A. Director, DDRC & Offg. Director, NIEPVD, National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun, Uttarakhand. |
Chairperson |
| 2. | Dr. S.R. Mittal Professor (Retd.), Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi |
Member |
| 3. | Prof. Sudesh Mukhopadhyay Professor (Retd.) Department of Special Education, NIEPA, New Delhi |
Member |
| 4. | Prof. Sushma Sharma Professor (Retd.) Department of Special Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana |
Member |
| 5. | Prof. Ranganathan Head Department of Special Education, Andhra University, Vishakhapattnam, Andhra Pradesh |
Member |
| 6. | Dr. Sushil Kumar Gupta Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
Member |
| 7. | Dr. Bhushan Punani Executive Secretary, BPA, Ahemdabad and Chairperson West Asia Regional Committee of ICEVI |
Member |