Introducing our new Associate Dean
16th July 2020
Asian College of Teachers extends a very warm welcome to its new Associate Dean, Dr Kuldeep Agarwal who is delighted to be associated with an institution which has carved a niche in the field of teacher education. We, at Asian College of Teachers, are honoured to welcome him, who is a seasoned Educationist/Teacher Educator having 37 years of experience in the field of education – as Educator, Teacher Educator as well as Educational Administrator. He is a product of two premier institutions of India - the prestigious St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, where he studied English Literature and completed his B.A. (Hons.) English and M. A. English and the Department of Education, Delhi University (popularly known as CIE or Central Institute of Education), where he studied Education and did B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil. (Education) and Ph.D. (Education).
He started his career as an English teacher in the well-known Modern School of Delhi and later became a teacher educator and taught at CIE, Delhi University. He became Director (Academic & Open School), State Board of School Education Haryana, India where he established Haryana State Open School as a part of the Board. Finally, he retired as Director (Academic) from NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) - an autonomous institute under the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development), Govt. of India. Currently he is Member, Board of Studies, University School of Education, GGSIP University, Delhi, India and President, SPACE (Society for the Perpetuation of Art, Culture & Education) India.
Dr Agarwal has always been passionate about teacher training and has a wealth of experience in the field of education. He has distinguished himself at everything he has undertaken and has the dedication and commitment to do an outstanding job as Associate Dean of our institution. He also takes special interest in primary education and his vision aligns with the ambitious future that we envision at ACT and he is more than keen to make significant contributions.
