BIO-DATA Name Address Contact No.

E-mail Address Blogs Date of birth Age Gender Marital Status Nationality Religion Languages Known Hobbies VITTHALBHAI PALABHAI PATEL At & PO Jindava, Ta Dehgam Dist. Gandhinagar - 382315 (R) 02716 265169, (M) 94284 11587 vppatel_1973@yahoo.co.in vitthal.patel@ganpatuniversity.ac.in http://vppatel1973.blogspot.com 1st June 1973 38 Years Male Married Indian Hindu Gujarati, English, Hindi Reading, Playing cricket Working as: Asst. Professor in Communication Skills English Department U V Patel College of Engineering Ganpat University, Kherva Dist. Mehsana 382 711 (Gujarat) INDIA

Present Job Status

Education Qualifications: H.S.C (Common Stream) from Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar with 67% of marks in 1992.

B. A. From Gujarat University, Ahmedabad with 60.20% (first class) of marks

in 1995. I offered English as a special subject in my graduation.

M. A. From Gujarat University, Ahmedabad with 55% (higher second class)

of marks in 1997. I offered Entire English in my post graduation.

B. Ed. is from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad with 72.80% (distinction) of

marks in 2002. I offered English and Hindi as methods in B.Ed. Other Qualification:

I have attended a 12 week course for Resource Persons organized by the

District Centre Scheme, at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad from 1st August to 31st October, 2005

Experience:

Worked as an honorary lecturer of English at Smt. A. P. Patel Arts and Late

Shree N. P. Patel Commerce College, Naroda from July, 1997 to November 2000.

Worked as a visiting lecturer of English at C. U. Shah Commerce College,

Vasna, Ahmedabad from January 2001 to April 2003.

Worked as an English teacher at Hiramani Uchchatar Madhyamik Shala

governed by Jansahayak Trust Chharodi, Ahmedabad from June, 2002 to December 2004.

Worked as a lecturer in English at Gitanjali Primary Teachers Training

College, Talod (S. K.) from January, 2004 to June 2004.

Worked as a lecturer of English at Smt D B L Patel P T C College, Lodra,

Ta. Mansa from July, 2004 to November 2005.

Worked as a Resource Person at District Centre for English, DIET,

Gandhinagar from December 2005 to July 2007. It was sponsored by MHRD, New Delhi and implemented by CIEFL, Hyderabad

Have been working as an Assistant Professor in Communication Skills at U

V Patel College of Engineering, Ganpat University, Kherva, Dist. Mehsana in Gujarat STTPs, Workshops, Seminars:

Worked as a Key Resource Person in IPTT-ITV (In-service Primary Teacher

Training through Interactive Television) organized by GCERT, Gandhinagar.

Worked as an expert in the Training through teleconference for In-service

Primary Teachers organized by GCERT, Gandhinagar.

Worked as a Key Resource Person in the 14-Day Primary Teachers Training

organized by GCERT, Gandhinagar.

Worked as a Key Resource Person in the workshop on Content Enrichment

through Distance learning for class 5th organized by GCERT, Gandhinagar.

Worked as a Resource Person in the workshop on Developing Listening

Skills and the use of the Language Laboratory organized by STTI, Gandhinagar.

Worked as a Key Resource Person in the workshop on Quality Enhancement

Programme organized by STTI, Gandhinagar.

Worked as a report writer in 34th state level science fair organized by GCERT
at Swaminarayan Mission, Laskana, Surat.

Participated in capacity building workshop for SCERT Directors, and DIET

principals on Action Research in MDM (Midday Meal) held at GCERT, Gnagar from April 18 to 19, 2006.

Worked as an expert in the workshop on New Textbook Development for

class 7 organized by GCERT & Gujarat State Text Book Board, Gandhinagar.

 Attended a Karmayogi Training Program for RPs of English for Std. 10 (SL)
sponsored by GCERT organized by V.T. Choksi College of Education, Surat.

Attended A Professional Development Workshop at Thawa, Ta. Valiya,

Dist. Bharuch organized by GCERT, Gandhinagar (five days)

Attended a one Day Workshop on Effective Teaching-Learning &

Curriculum Innovations at U. V. Patel College of Engineering, Ganpat University, Kherva on 11th October 2008.

Attended a one week SDP on Effective Teaching; Cooperative Learning;

Effective Faculty Development, Outcome Based Education (December 14-18, 2009) organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat.

Attended a one week STTP on Interpersonal Communication Strategies

Organized by Humanity Department of IIT Kharagpur during 25th August to 31st August 2010.

Attended a four weeks Orientation Programme organized by UGC-Academic

Staff College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad during 30th May to 26th June 2011. Publications/Papers/Articles

A paper published on Karma yoga in Arun Joshis The Foreigner in an

anthology entitled Critical Responses to Indian English Fiction edited by Dr. Arvind M Nawale. Reference:

Dr. J. L. Juneja Principal U. V. Patel College of Engg. Ganpat University Kherva, Mahesana (N.G) Dr. T S Joshi Principal District Institute of Education and Training, Gandhinagar Dr. Gnshyambhai N Patel Principal Shri Sahjanand Comm. College Ambavadi, Ahmedabad Shri J B Patel Principal Smt. A. P. Patel Arts & Late Shree N. P. Patel Commerce College Naroda, Ahmedabad Shri Sanat Jani

Principal Hiramani Madhyamik & Uchchatar Madhyamik Shala

Chharodi, Ahmedabad