Name : Dr. Atul K. Mody

Subject : Physics

Gender : Male

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY) : 18/06/1963

Marital Status : Married

Religion: Jain

Address : C-14 Beverly Hills, Lam Road, Devlali, Nashik 422 401

Mobile No.: 777-***-****

E-mail : acciie@r.postjobfree.com

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Education:

Ph.D. on ‘Development of model of talent nurture programme for Physics Undergraduate

students and its Try Out’

CGPA/

Name of Year of

University/Board Degree/Certificate Discipline Perce

Institution Passing

ntage

Doct Physics

YCMOU 2012 YCMOU Ph.D.

arate Education

7.29/

PG IIT 1985 IIT M.Sc. Physics

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Khalsa

UG 1983 Mumbai University B.Sc. Physics 71.5

College

Somaiya Maharashtra Board

XII 1980 H.S.C. Science 69.33

College - Pune

1987 – 1990 Northwestern University (Graduate student and Teaching Assistant)

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Total Teaching Experience (Years): 28 (Post –M.Sc.)

• Recgnised P.G. teacher and Ph.D.(Physics) Guide of Mumbai University

Experience (Last two jobs):

Name of Institution From To Last Post Held

VES College, Mumbai Nov 2001 Jul 2013 Associate Professor

Sophia College, Mumbai Jul 1993 Nov 2001 Sr. Lecturer

Names and addresses (including email address) of three referees:

1. Prof. H. C. Pradhan

Professor and Centre Director (Retd.)

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai

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2. Prof. S. H. Patil (Professor Emeritus)

Physics Department, IIT Mumbai

Powai, Mumbai 400 076

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3. Prof. V. P. Srivastava (Retd.)

Professor, DESM

NCERT

Shri Aurobindomarg, NewDelhi 110 016

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I hereby declare that particulars supplied to me, and that all information supplied here are

true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: 29/01/2014 Signature A. K. Mody

Place: Nashik

In Service Contribution:

1. Over the years developed and exe cuted Talent Nurture Program m e for UG students based on

which thesis was sub mitted for Doctarate Degree to Y C M OU titled ‘ Development of Talent

Nurture Programme for B.Sc. Physics students and its try out ’. This has m otivated many

students for pursuing career in Physics.

2. Did a project on ‘ C o mputational Physics for Undergraduate Students’.

3. Did a UGC minor research project on ‘ C o mputational study of material properties’.

4. C onducted two three days workshops in 2005 (i) C o m putational physics & (ii) Physics

Education : to c elebrate WORLD YEAR OF PH YSICS

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5. Since 1999 2000 involved with Mumbai IAPT as an organizer and resource person in

c onducting m onth long workshops on ‘proble m solving for B.Sc. Physics students’ every year.

Fro m 2006 09, individually c onducted such workshops in VES C ollege for B.Sc. students of

C olleges affiliated to Mu mbai University.

6. 2008 12 Resource person for Motivational Bridge C ourse (MBC) c onducted by Maharashtra

IAPT and Indian A cade m y of S cience

7. Re gularly gave popular physics lectures in VES C ollege as well as other c olleges.

8. Taught C o mputational Mathe matics to IT students and Statistics to Bio Tech students at VES

C ollege.

9. Taught Astrono my, C o mputational Physics and C o mputational physics to interested B.Sc. Physics

students at VES C ollege many of who m are pursuing successful career in Physics.

Self-Enrichment:

10. Apart fro m attending needed refresher c ourses, have attended workshops, se minars and special

c ourses fro m time to time.

Some other Experience (Other than jobs held)

11. Re ource person for Indian Olympiad programme between 1999 and 2008 at various capacity (Jr.

S cience, Physics and Astrono m y )

12. Me mber of text book develop m ent team at NCERT for class XI and XII :text books and

Examplar Proble ms

13. P G Teacher at Mu mbai University and its other c entres for M.Sc. Physics since 2006.

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List of Papers/Articles: Published and Presented

1. Pradhan H. C. and Mody A. K., ‘ C onstructivis m applied to physics teaching for

capacity building of undergraduate students’ University News, 47 (21) 4 10, (2009) (ISSN: 0566

2257)

2. Pradhan H. C. and Mody A. K., ‘Supple m entary program m e for Capacity Building of Physics

Undergraduate Students ‘ Physics Education, 26 (2) 93 98, (2009) ( ISSN : 0970

5953 )

3. Pradhan H. C. and Mody A. K., ‘Physics Teaching and Learning Through Proble m s’ Bulletin of

Indian Association of Physics Teachers, 1 (12) (2009)’ (ISSN : 2277 8950)

4. Pradhan H. C. and Mody A. K., ‘ Capacity Building of Undergraduate Physics Students using

Proble m S olving’ Presented at C onference organized by Peopl e’s C ouncil of Science Education

O ct 2009

5. Mody A. K. ‘Education in New Millenniu m: Role of a Teacher Redefined’ at 3d International

Presented r

Conference on Global Interdependence and Decision Sciences Hyderabad Dec 2009

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6. Pradhan H. C. and Mody A. K., ‘Problem Based Learning in Undergraduate Science Education: Need of the

Hour’, Perspectives on Governance of Higher Education Ed. Shivajirao Kadam 2010 (ISBN: 978-**-****** 1

2)

7. Mody A. K., ‘On new system of Grading for Students' learning of Physics’ International Conference

EPISTME 4, 2011 (ISBN: 023 033 229 3)

8. Mody A. K., ‘Construction of Knowledge and Development of Multiple Intelligence Teaching and assessing

through PBL’ School Science 49 (1) March 2011 (ISBN 0972 5060)

9. Mody A. K., ‘Scope and Career in Physics’ School Science 49 (2) March 2011 (ISBN 0972 5060)

10. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics – I’ School Science 49 (3) Sept 2011

(ISBN 0972 5060)

11. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics – II’ School Science 49 (4) Dec 2011

(ISBN 0972 5060)

12. Mody A. K., ‘Material Property at a Glance’ Proceedings of State Level Conference: Frontiers in Material

Science Dec 2011 (ISBN : 978-**-****** 0 3)

13. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics –III’ School Science 50(1) Mar2012

(ISBN 0972 5060)

14. Mody A. K., ICT driven higher education : Its effectiveness’, University Administration and System in India

Ed. Jaglan and Narwal Publ. F. K. International, New Delhi 2012 (ISBN 0972 5060)

15. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics –IV’ School Science 51(1) Mar2013

(ISBN 0972 5060)

16. Mody A. K., and Pradhan H.C., ‘Achieving Core Values in Higher Education : A Design Experiment’

University News, 51 (14) (2013) (ISSN: 0566 2257)

17. Mody A. K., Gulwade D. D., Ghodke S. D., ‘ Constructivist teaching of ‘Image formation due to reflection from

a plane mirror’ a probe into students’ learning through activity based learning’ Pillai’s Journal of Education

Research and Technology July Sept 2 (3) (2013) pp 55 61 (ISSN: 2249 4367)

18. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics –V’ School Science 51(2) June 2013

(ISBN 0972 5060)

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19. Mody A. K. and Pradhan H. C., ‘Problem Based Learning in Basic Physics –VI’ School Science 51(3) Sept 2013

(ISBN 0972 5060)

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