Prof. B. Spoorthi

Assistant Professor

Department of Humanities & Social Science

National Institute of Technology, Warangal - 506004, Telangana, INDIA

: spoorthi.b@nitw.ac.in : 8008461503

Research Interests: Educational Technology, AI for Language Education, Virtual Labs for Language Education, TBLT, AR/VR for Education, CLIL, Social Emotional Learning in ELT

Dr. B. Spoorthi is an accomplished academic professional with a distinguished career in English Language Education. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor, at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Warangal, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role. She holds a Ph.D. in English Language Education from the prestigious English and Foreign Languages University (EFL U) Hyderabad. Her doctoral research focused on enhancing language learning methodologies and practices. With her in-depth understanding of the learning cycle, she excels in creating engaging and effective learning opportunities for students. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Spoorthi gained valuable experience in the corporate sector as a Learning and Development Manager. Working with renowned organizations such as ADP Inc., Knoltus Ind. Pvt Ltd., Genpact, NIIT, and HSBC, she honed her skills in curriculum development, employee training, and performance improvement. Her expertise in management training, soft skills development, coaching, and mentoring is well recognized.

Since joining NIT Warangal in April 2018, Dr. Spoorthi has made significant contributions to the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. She teaches B.Tech and Ph.D. courses, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of English language education, research writing and soft skills.
Additionally, she has organized and coordinated
• 04 ATAL FDPs
• 06 International conferences and 01 National Conference
• 01 TEQIP funded Workshop
• 01 Patent applied by Dr. B. Spoorthi, for Analysis of Translation Quality Based on the Mean Dependency Distance got published.

Dr. Spoorthi's research interests encompass several key areas in the field of English Language Education. She is currently involved in two funded projects: "Artificially Intelligent Virtual Lab for developing Employability Skills (AIVLES)" funded by the prestigious Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), and an institute- funded project called "Virtual Lab for improving English Communication Skills (VIRLECS)". Her research focuses on leveraging technology in language learning, Social emotional learning (SEL), content and language integrated learning (CLIL), and teacher education.

With her extensive academic and professional background, Dr. B. Spoorthi continues to make valuable contributions to the field of English Language Education. Her dedication to fostering effective learning environments and her commitment to research and innovation make her a respected and influential figure in the academic community. She has recently been nominated as an expert in the committee for the integration of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) in vocational education and training in India, by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), India.

Course Taught Previously

At UG Level:

Mandatory Credit Course:

English for Technical Communication

Mandatory Non Credit Course:

Gender Sensitisation
Professional Ethics

Open Elective:

Soft Skills

MINOR:

Creative and Critical Thinking Skills

At Ph. D Level:

1. English for Scientific Communication

2. Writing about Literature

3. Introduction to Literary Theory

4. Literary Analysis

5. Drama and Mind

6. Writing up Research

7. Educational Technology

8. Research Methodologies and Strategies in ELT

9. Design Thinking in ELT

10. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and ELT

11. Project Based Learning (PBL) and ELT

12. Qualitative Research Methods

13. AI for Language Teaching and Learning

Publications

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE

Leveraging Artificial for Developing EMPLOYABILITY Skills of Engineering students’, at ‘First International Conference on Impending Inquisitions in Humanities And Sciences (Iciihs-2022), 28-30 December, 2022 at KL (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad.
Assessing Engineering Students’ Communication and Employability Skills using AI enabled Virtual Lab, at the ‘International Conference on Advances in English Language Studies-2022, 14th-15th October, 2022 at UEM Jaipur
Impact of AILVES (Artificially Intelligent Virtual Laboratory to develop Employability Skills) on Students’ performance in Placement Interviews’, 6th AINET International Virtual Conference’ from 7 th & 9 th January 2022
Impact of Virtual Lab (VIRLECS) on English Language Learning, Three-Day Internationa Conference titled ‘Exploring Collaborative Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences – Beyond Boundaries’, 08 -10 January 2021, NIT Warangal
TIE 4.0 – Leveraging Technology for Industry in Education 4.0, Three Day Virtual International Conference on ‘INNOVATIONS FOR NEW NORMAL’ from 23-08-2020 to 25-08-2020, Parkal, Warangal
Language Revitalization in India: Strategic Efforts, Challenges and Lessons, at the ‘2nd International Conference on Indigenous Languages (ICOIL-2)’ on 13th & 14th February 2020, IIT Madras
Critical thinking skills and Gender differences in Generation Z, 06-07 March 2020, Two-Day International Conference on Women Empowerment: Innovative Methods and Strategies in Higher Education (WEIMSHE-2020), NIT Warangal
A study on the effectiveness of Communication Skills Virtual Lab, 10th-11^th January 2020, 5th AINET International Conference, Hyderabad
'Virtual Lab for developing Employability Skills 4.0', The Future of Learning Conference 2020, January 3-4, 2020, IIM Bangalore
‘Educating Teachers for Inclusive Education: Strategies and Challenges’, ‘International Conference on Inclusive Work Organisations – Needs, Trends and Possibilities’ from 11 th to 13 th December 2019, Goa
'Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0', Two-Day National Conference on ‘Innovations in Teaching ESL and Literature: The Present and the Future’ scheduled on 30th September - 1 st October 2019, NIT Warangal
'Barriers to closing the STEM Gender Gap' in Two- Day National Conference on 'Role of Women in Technical education, 8th – 8th March 2019, NIT Warangal
'Influence of Rehabilitation on Interpersonal Relationships of Juvenile Inmates', Two Day National Seminar on Prison Writing in India Suppressing Dissent and Generating Consent – 27th – 28th March 2019, Kakatiya University, Warangal
‘Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Program for Engineering Leadership based on John Adair’s Action-Centered Leadership Model: Opportunities and Challenges’, Two- Day National Conference on Negotiating Spaces: English Literature and Language Teaching, 29th - 30th August 2019, GITAM (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad
Using Narratives to Improve Employability of Students studying in Professional Collages, in the National Seminar on English Language Teaching in Connect with Digital Technology at VIT, Chennai on 12th April 2014
Using Narratives to Improve Soft Skills and Employability of Students studying in Professional Collages, in the 2nd Annual Conference on English Language and Soft Skills: Problems and Perspectives organized b ELT@I Tirupathi Chapter on 26th April 2014
Using Narratives in English Language Teaching to Improve Communication Skills, in the National Seminar on Dialectics of Language and Literature at Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore during 3rd - 4th November 2014
Using Narratives in Teacher Training Programs in the 2nd International Conference for English Language Teacher Educators on Assessing and Evaluating English Language Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning organized by British Council at Hyderabad during 3rd -5th March 2012
Understanding the Washback Effect: from Testing to Teaching and Learning, in a two-day International Symposium on Testing English as a Second Language at the Tertiary Level held at Anna University, Chennai during 28th - 29th June 2012

PUBLISHED PAPERS/BOOK CHAPTERS

Prakash, Jalli Ravi and Spoorthi, B, "Impact of Proficiency in English Language on Engineering Students‘ Performance in their Curricular Subjects". Literary Voice: A Peer Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN 2277-4521) (ESCI Indexed, Web of Science Journal)
Prakash, Jalli Ravi and Spoorthi, B, Gamified Content and Language Integrated Learning Approach (CLIL): An Innovative Approach for Effective Language Teaching and Learning (February 5, 2022). Proceedings of the International Conference on Best Innovative Teaching Strategies (ICON-BITS 2021)
Spoorthi. B, Understanding the Washback Effect: from Testing to Teaching and Learning, published as a chapter in a book titled Testing English as a Second Language at the Tertiary Level (2012), ISBN 9789382062424
Spoorthi. B, Quality Teaching to Enhance Learning Experiences in Higher Education, published as a chapter in a book titled Quality Initiatives in Higher Education: Exploring New Frontiers (2013), ISBN 9789381006689
Spoorthi. B, Using Narratives in English Language Teaching to Improve Communication Skills, published as a chapter in a book titled Dialectics of Language and Literature (2015), ISBN 9789351567097
Spoorthi. B, Using Narratives to Improve Soft Skills and Employability of Students studying in Professional Collages, published as a chapter in a book titled English Language and Soft Skills: Problems and Perspectives (2014), ISBN 9789351263555
Spoorthi. B, Using Narratives to improve soft skills of students studying in professional colleges, published in a conference proceeding in the form of a book titled English Language Teaching in Connect with Digital Technology (2014), ISBN 9789383459537

PHDs Supervised

Ongoing:

1. Ms. Aiswaria P.R - English Literature - (Jul 2019 - Ongoing )

2. Mr. Ravi Prakash J - English Language Education - (Sep 2020 - Ongoing)

3. Ms. Rehana Iffath - English Language Education - (Sep 2021 - Ongoing)

4. Ms. Prathyusha Korimi - English Language Education - (Dec 2021 - Ongoing)

5. Ms. Anupama Venugopal - English Language Education - (July 2022 - Ongoing)

6. Ms. Lakavath Beulah - - English Language Education - (July 2022 - Ongoing)

7. Ms. Harishma Gireesh - English Literature - (Jul 2023 - Ongoing )

8. Ms. Roopna Ravindran - English Language Education - (Jul 2023 - Ongoing )

Workshops/Conferences

WORKSHOP/FDP CONDUCTED

TEQIP II Funded Workshop "Technical Communication Skill" (01-04-2019 to 05-04-2019) as Coordinator, funded by TEQIP.

ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Academy Program (Five-day Faculty Development Program) titled Virtual Reality in Education (09-11-2019 to 13-11-2019) as Coordinator, funded by AICTE ATAL Academy.

ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Academy Program (Five-day Faculty Development Program) titled Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0 (17-12-2019 to 21-12-2019) as Coordinator, funded by AICTE ATAL Academy.

ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Academy Program (Five-day Faculty Development Program) titled Virtual Reality in Education (2020) (16-06-2020 to 20-06-2020) as Coordinator, funded by AICTE ATAL Academy.

ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Academy Program (Five-day Faculty Development Program) titled Technology, Industry, and Education 4.0 (TIE 4.0) (03-11-2020 to 07-11-2020) as Coordinator, funded by AICTE ATAL Academy.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZED

International Conference on Women Inclusive Network (WIN 2023) (17-03-2023 to 18-03-2023) as Organizing Secretary, funded by NIT Warangal.

International Conference on Women Learning and Leadership (IcWILL 2022) (08-03-2022 to 09-03-2022) as Organizing Secretary, funded by NIT Warangal.

International Conference on Women Empowerment in Science and Technology (ICWEST 2021) (08-03-2021 to 10-03-2021) as Organizing Secretary, funded by NIT Warangal.

Three-Day International Conference titled ‘Exploring Collaborative Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences – Beyond Boundaries’ (HSSRC 2021) (08-01-2020 to 10-01-2020) as Organizing Secretary, self-funded/NITW.

Two-Day International Conference on Women Empowerment: Innovative Methods and Strategies in Higher Education (WEIMSHE-2020) (06-03-2020 to 07-03-2020) as Organizing Secretary, funded by TLC NIT Warangal.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/SUMMER INTERNSHIP CONDUCTED

English Language Fluency Workshop for Students of Scheduled Tribe/Adivasi Schools of Telangana (10-06-2023 to 17-06-2023) as Workshop Coordinator & Trainer, funded by the Project funded by Governor of Telangana.

REWIRE- Real-time, Experiential Weekend training program for Interview Readiness and Employability (October 2022 to December 2022) as Coordinator, funded by NITW.

ASPIRE 02- Augmented Summer Program for Interview Readiness and Employability (01-06-2022 to 30-06-2022) as Coordinator, funded by NITW

ASPIRE 01- Augmented Summer Program for Interview Readiness and Employability (09-06-2021 to 08-07-2021) as Coordinator, funded by NITW.

Communication Essentials as a part of Induction Training Program 'Universal Human Values' to I. B. Tech Students (02-12-2020 to 07-12-2020) as Coordinator, funded by NITW.

English Communication Skills as a part of Two-Week Induction Training Program 'Universal Human Values' to I. B. Tech Students (24-07-2019 to 04-08-2019) as Coordinator, funded by NITW.

Interview Training and Personality Development’ organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Warangal from 24th October 2018 to 9th November 2018 as Coordinator, self-funded.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Induction Training Program for Newly recruited Assistant Professors of NITW (2018) - 2 Months at NIT Warangal.

Three Day Training Programme for Training of Teachers (TOT) for Students Induction Programme (2019) - 16-18, May at IIIT Hyderabad.

Pedagogy Workshop on Effective Teaching (2019) - 03-05, June at IIT Guwahati.

Universal Human Values (2019) - 24 June to 01 July at NIT Warangal.

Faculty Development Workshop on "SOFT SKILLS (2019) - 19-21, Dec 28 March at NIT Warangal.

‘Writing for Academic Funding and Publishing’ (2019) - 02-04, Dec at University of Hyderabad.

Teaching English as Foreign Language Course (October 2020) - 120 Hours at TEFL Professional Institute – Teacher Record.

Teaching Academic Reading Skills (2020) - 02 Months at RELO, Embassy of United States.

Teaching Academic Writing Skills (2020) - 02 Months at RELO, Embassy of United States.

“Research Writing, Publishing, and Presentation (2020) - 03-07, Feb at IIT BHU.

‘Streamlining Engineering Curriculum for NEP 2020 And Management of Teaching Learning in Online Education' (2020) - 11-13, Sep at IIT Kharagpur.

“Online Course Design, Development and Delivery” (2020) - 06-08, May at University of Hyderabad.

Projects

FUNDED PROJECTS

Building an Artificially Intelligent Virtual Laboratory to develop Employability Skills of engineering students ‘AIVLES’ to bridge the Gap between College and the Corporate

Funding from: Indian Council of Social Science Research

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Virtual Laboratory to improve English Communication Skills ‘VIRLECS’

Funding from: Research Seed Fund, NIT Warangal

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Awards and Honors

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

RELO OPEN scholarship for attending the course titled ‘Teaching Academic Reading Skills’  (6-weeks) from RELO, Embassy of United States in Sep 2020

RELO OPEN scholarship for attending the course titled ‘Teaching Academic Writing Skills (6 Weeks) from RELO, Embassy of United States in Nov 202

First Runner Up in Chess Competition in All India NIT Faculty Sports Meet at NIT Goa Dec 2018

Sarojini Devi award for Best NSS Student for the Year 2004-05, from Osmania University College for Women

Reviewer - Routledge India,  Taylor and Francis Group

Nominated as an expert in the committee for the integration of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) in vocational education and training in India, by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), India.

INVITED TALKS:

Hands-on-session on Emerging Technologies used in Teaching and Learning

Program Title: One-Week Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) themed "Fostering Multidisciplinary Learning: Promoting Learner-Centered Teaching using ICT through Classroom Discussions"

Organizers: Department of M&H, KITSW in association with Centre for Training and Learning (CTL) of NIT Warangal

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Date: 20th October 2023
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AI tools for New Age Teaching and Research Writing

Program Title: International Program - New Age Teaching, Research, and Publications: Cutting Edge Tools, Techniques, and Methods (Multidisciplinary)

Organizers: KL (Deemed to be University Hyderabad

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Date: 08 October 2023
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AI tools for Academic Research

Program Title: International Virtual Faculty Development Programme on Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities in Research and Education

Organizers: Government Degree College Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India & Cape Comorin Trust, India

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Date: 20/09/2023
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Leveraging AI for Academic Research

Program Title & Organizers: International Virtual One-week FDP on Academic Writing and Research Skills, International Research Academy of Science and Arts, IRASA, Siberia

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Date: 28/06/2023
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Form Comprehension to Comprehensibility

Program Title & Organizers: Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management (HITAM), Hyderabad, India

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Date: 26/06/2023
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Harnessing the Power of AI in Academia

Program Title & Organizers: International Virtual One-week FDP on Impact of AI in Higher Education and Research: Future Word. IQAC, Mendipathar College, Meghalaya, India

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Date: 30/05/2023
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Super Skills: To Go from Good to Great

Program Title & Organizers: Reflection Workshop, KLH, Hyderabad, India

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Date: 17/02/2023
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Formulation of Research Hypothesis

Program Title & Organizers: International Virtual One-week FDP on Research Methods, Tools and Techniques for Multi-Disciplinary Research Design, GOVT, SPMR College of Commerce, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Date: 01/02/2023
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LCCD: The Four Steps Classroom Teaching Method

Program Title & Organizers: International Virtual One-week FDP on Teaching, Learning and Research, IQAC, Sundarbai Sasun Jain College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Date: 07/01/2023
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Paradigm shifts in Education: Developments and the way forward

Program Title & Organizers: College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala

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Date: 02/03/2021
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Introduction to Education 4.0: Pedagogy for the GenZ and GenAlpha

Program Title & Organizers: College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala

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Date: 02/03/2021
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Tools and Applications for the Education 4.0 Classrooms

Program Title & Organizers: College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala

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Date: 03/03/2021
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‘Pedagogy for Hybrid Mode - a Hands-on Session’

Program Title & Organizers: College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala

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Date: 03/03/2021
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Writing Grant Proposal

Program Title & Organizers: AICTE Sponsored ATAL FDP on Research Methodology by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur

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Date: 04/12/2020
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Successful Writing (Hands-on Session)

Program Title & Organizers: AICTE Sponsored ATAL FDP on Research Methodology by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur

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Date: 04/12/2020
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AR/VR and beyond: Developments in Education 4.0 – AICTE Sponsored STTP on AR/VR (phase 2)

Program Title & Organizers: AICTE Sponsored STTP, Sri Krishna Institutions, Coimbatore

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Date: 02/11/2020
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Enhancing Communication skills

Program Title & Organizers: Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai

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Date: 21/11/2020
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English Technical Communication

Program Title & Organizers: Induction Program for first-year students, Matrusri Engineering College, Hyderabad

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Date: 21/11/2020
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Technological Advancements and Paradigm Shifts in Education

Program Title & Organizers: AICTE Sponsored STTP, Sri Krishna Institutions, Coimbatore

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Date: 22/10/2020
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AR/VR in Education

Technological Advancements and the Paradigm Shift

Program Title & Organizers: ATAL FDP on AR/VR, RYMEC, Bhallari, Karnataka

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Date: 21/09/2020
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Creative Teaching and Learning Strategies

Program Title & Organizers: Two-week National Level Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Skill Development and Competency Enhancement for College Teachers

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Date: 27/06/2020
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Creative Teaching and Learning Strategies

Program Title & Organizers: A Two-Week National Level Online Faculty Development Program on "Skill Development And Competency Enhancement For College Teachers," Government Degree College, Parkal - Warangal

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Date: 27/06/2020
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Knowing self - Introspection & Reflection

Program Title & Organizers: Summer Training Program, ASPIRE, organized by CCPD & ALC, NIT Warangal

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Date: 16/06/2020
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Building a Personal Brand - First Impression

Program Title & Organizers: Summer Training Program, ASPIRE, organized by CCPD & ALC, NIT Warangal

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Date: 18/06/2020
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Enhancing Speaking Skills in English

Program Title & Organizers: Mathrusri Educational Society, Hyderabad

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Date: 08/02/2020
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‘Communication Skills’

Program Title & Organizers: Two Day National Workshop on "SOFT SKILLS

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Date: 06/02/2019
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Developing Soft skills and communication skills before the interview

Program Title & Organizers: RGUKT, Basar (IIIT BASAR)

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Date: 30/01/2020
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‘ROW - Ethics and Values’

Program Title & Organizers: VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning (VAIAL), VIT, Vellore

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Date: 22/01/2020
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Communication skills for Education 4.0

Program Title & Organizers: Two-week FDP on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Applications in Production and Manufacturing systems

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Date: 10/01/2020
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Communication Skills

Program Title & Organizers: Two Day National Workshop on "SOFT SKILLS” NIT Warangal

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Date: 06/02/2019
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Additional Responsibility

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (NITW)

S. No	Name of the event/Club/Committee	From	To	Role
01	Center for Planning and Development (CCPD. NITW)	2020	Till Date	Training Coordinator
02	Teaching Learning Center (TLC)	2020	2023	Department Coordinator
03	Literary and Debating Club, NIT Warangal	2018	2023	Faculty Advisor
04	Institute Ranking Commitee	2023	Till date	Core Commitee member
05	Library Advisory Committee	2018	Till Date	Member
06	Social Media Club	2019	2023	Core Member
07	Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG)	2020	Till Date	Member
08	Telangana Science Congress 2018	Dec 2020	Dec 2020	Technical Committee Member
09	Doctoral Scrutiny Committee	2018	Till Date	Member
10	Stores Purchase Committee	2018	Till Date	Member
11	Evolution of World Class Technical Institutions	27-10-2018	30-10-2018	Technical Committee Member
12	Vigilance Awareness Week & Rastriya Ekta Divas	2019	2020	Coordinator
13	Spring Spree	2018	2019	Observer