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Mathematics and Life 6 Pathway to research ......

                                       Pathway to research…..


Back to B. Ed. College After doing formal education in sciences. B.Sc. with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics and doing M. Sc. (Statistics), doing B. Ed. was an altogether a different experience.


I contested student body elections too this year for the post of President University Teaching Department (UTD) and lost by a very narrow margin. Made many friends on the way, created temporary foes too who also became friends although I never tried nor try now to extract anything tangible out of that friendship. Our friends, leaders that time are today state and national level leaders. The most prominent being Shree Tulsi Silawat, Minister Govt of MP and Shree Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP Secretary In charge West Bengal. Soon the direct election era ended. Next year I contested again and won President post as well as University Executive Council post.


The Indore University B. Ed. College Department that time was shaping up as the most happening research centre under Prof. B. K. Passi with whom I developed good bond. Now it called DA University School of Education


I took mathematics and science as the methods of teaching and started developing glimpses into real issues in education. I took special interest in educational psychology and liked the core ideas constructivism, individual differences, structure of Intellect, Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. I did not know that destiny is taking me towards extensive research in the field.


Next year I did M. Ed. in continuation and attended Prof. Passi sessions (lectures) on research methodology, the Tuesday workshops were a great opportunity to meet big names coming to visit Prof, Passi. During M. Ed. Viva, Prof. M. N. Buch, of Buch Survey of education research, was the external examiner and he specifically asked us all to first spend few years teaching and let the research questions come out from that interactions.


On the whole, a basic plot was created and I started thinking in terms of doing a Ph. D. in Education…….

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  1. UnknownJanuary 21, 2021 at 10:25 AM

    Good morning,,, Great to read about ur educational life

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  2. Sangita YadavJanuary 21, 2021 at 5:23 PM

    Good evening,
    Your educational journey is great inspiration for upcoming generation.👍

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  3. Shruti GoelJanuary 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM

    Sir your write ups show how teachers/professors play a vital role in shaping the future of a student.

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