Dr. Tapan Kumar Basantia

Professor,
Department of Education,
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Mobile : +91 9435724964 / 7667865571(WhatsApp)
E-Mail : tk.basantia@cuj.ac.in , tkbasantia@gmail.com / pkbasantia@gmail.com

M. A. (Education) M. Phil. (Education), PhD (Education), Two Years B.Ed., M.A. (Distance Education), M.A. (History), Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE) and UGC-NET & JRF

Research Methodology in Education/Social Sciences, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Educational Assessment and Evaluation, Creativity/Educational Psychology, Sociological Perspective in Education, Teacher Education, Elementary Education, and Distance Education/Educational Technology

Ph.D. (Course Work), M. Phil. (Education), M. Ed., M.A. (Education), M.A. (Educational Planning and Management), B.A. (Education), Two Years B.Ed., Four Years Integrated B. Sc.-B.Ed., Four Years Integrated B. A.-B.Ed. and Diploma (Educational Planning and Management)  

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Dr. Tapan Kumar Basantia is working as a Professor in the Department of Education, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. Previously he worked as Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya; Assistant Professor in the  Department of Education, Assam University (Central University), Silchar; and Lecturer in Department of Education (UG), Mizoram University (Central University), Aizawl. His academic works are published by Oxford University Press (OUP), SAGE, IGI Global and many other leading publishers of the world. He has guided sixteen Doctoral and ten M. Phil. Scholars. He has more than fifty-five publications in leading journals including edited volumes. He is member of many expert/review committees including the committees of IGNOU, NCTE, IKS-AICTE (MoE, Govt. of India), and UGC.      

1. Course Coordinator, National Resource Centre for Education (NRC for Education), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India for Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) through Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind (SWAYAM) at Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Bihar.
2. Nodal Officer, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Training (PMMMNMTT) Scheme, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India at Central University of South Bihar, Gaya.

1.  Education of the Children of Tea Garden Workers of Assam: An Exploratory Study. (Project Sponsoring Agency: NCRI, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Project Cost: Rs. 7 lakhs, Project Status: Completed and Submitted)
2. Reflections of Traditional Indian Knowledge in Pala and Daskathia and their Educational Implications in Rural Social Context. [Project Sponsoring Agency:  Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)-Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India; Project Cost: Rs. 10 lakhs, Project Status: Ongoing].

1. Basantia, T. K. (2021). The Attitude of Learners of Practical Based Courses and Learners of Theory Based Courses towards Distance Education System. The Online Journal of Distance Education and E-learning, 9(1), 162-172,  Sakarya University, Turkey (ISSN: 2147-6454).
2. Basantia, T. K., & Alom,  J. H. (2021). Rehabilitation of Special Needs Children at Pre-school Level: A Study of Attitude of Integrated Child Development Services Functionaries and Parents. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 13(1), 203-219.  Centivens Institute of Innovative Research (ISSN: 1308-5581, DOI : 10.9756/INT-JECSE/V13I1.211023). 
3. Basantia, T. K., & Kumar, V. (2021). Learning Management in Massive Open Online Courses: MOOCs. International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence, 12(1), 1-14. IGI Global (ISSN:  1947-3494 & EISSN: 1947-3508, DOI: 10.4018/IJDLDC.2021010101).         
4. Patra, K. C., & Basantia, T. K. (2021).  Integrated Programmes in Education: Development and Current Status. Higher Education for the Future. 8(2), 180-196. SAGE Journal (ISSN: 2347-6311 & Online ISSN: 2348-5779, DOI: 10.1177/23476311211010018).
5. Basantia, T. K., & Haque, I. (2021).  A Study of Public Awareness on Child Rights and Child Education. NIU International Journal of Human Rights, 8, 105-122. (ISSN: 2394-0298).
6. Basantia, T. K., & Devi, R. (2021).  Gender Issues in the Educational Practices of Higher Education Institutions of Northeast India. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 13(3), 198-221. Department of Computing and Communications, The Open University (The First Open University of the World), Incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (ISSN: ISSN: 2040-0748).
7. Basantia, T.K., & Kumar, V. (2022).  Massive Open Online Courses as alternative to Conventional Education and Existing Distance Education. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 12(1), 1-18. IGI Global (ISSN:  1947-8518 & EISSN: 1947-8526, DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.306233).

1. Coordinated (as Course Coordinator) Forty Hours Online Refresher Course titled ‘Latest Trends in Pedagogy and Assessment’ ( under Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) Sponsored under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Scheme(PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, and Launched  by National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, and Launched  through Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind (SWAYAM) Platform of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Course Time: 10th   December, 2018   to  28th  February,2019.
2. Developed a 2 Hours 22 Minutes (or its equivalent) Module titled ‘Understanding Pedagogy and Pedagogical Context’ (having all the 4 quadrants of MOOC in the module; and the module has specifically 1 Hour 11 Minutes duration e-tutorial in the form of video)  for the Forty Hours Online Refresher Course titled ‘Latest Trends in Pedagogy and Assessment’ ( under Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) Sponsored under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Scheme (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, and Launched  by National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, and Launched  through Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind (SWAYAM) Platform of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Course Time: 10th   December, 2018   to  28th  February,2019.
3. Developed a 2 Hours 06 Minutes (or its equivalent) Module titled ‘Choice Based Credit System’ (having all the 4 quadrants of MOOC in the module; and the module has specifically 1 Hour 03 Minutes duration e-tutorial in the form of video)  for the Forty Hours Online Refresher Course titled ‘Latest Trends in Pedagogy and Assessment’ ( under Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) Sponsored under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Scheme(PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, and Launched  by National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, and Launched  through Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind (SWAYAM) Platform of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Course Time: 10th   December, 2018   to  28th  February,2019.
4. Developed a 6 Hours 14 Minutes (or its equivalent) Module titled ‘Subject Specific and Context Specific Pedagogy’ (having all the 4 quadrants of MOOC in the module; and the quadrants of the module specifically includes 3 Hours 05 Minutes duration e-tutorial in the form of video)  for the Forty Hours Online Refresher Course titled ‘Latest Trends in Pedagogy and Assessment’ ( under Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) Sponsored under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Scheme(PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, and Launched  by National Resource Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, and Launched  through Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind (SWAYAM) Platform of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Course Time: 10th   December, 2018   to  28th  February,2019.

1. Developed Unit–1 (i.e. Nature of Social Sciences) of Block-1(Understanding Social Sciences as a Discipline), Course -9(Learning Social Sciences at Upper Primary Level), Programme–D. EI. Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education). This Programme is Run by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida , UP.
2. Developed Unit–5 (i.e. Social and Political Life as an Integrated Subject of Political Science/Economics/Sociology) of Block-II (Social Science Subjects and Concepts), Course–9 (Learning Social Sciences at Upper Primary Level), Programme–D. EI. Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education). This program is Run by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida , UP.
3. Developed Unit–13 (i.e. Social Studies Teaching and Concept Formation) of Block–4 (Teaching–learning Process), Course –BES 018 (Teaching of Social Studies), Programme–D. El. Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education). This Programme is Run by School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.  
4. Developed Unit–1 (i.e. Social Sciences: Nature, Context and Concerns) of Block–1 (Pedagogy of Social Sciences), Course –BES 142 (Pedagogy of Social Science), Programme–B. Ed. (Bachelor of Education), Pages: 7-30. This Programme is run by School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.  (January, 2017), ISBN: 978-81-266
5. Developed Unit–12 (i.e. State and Government) of Block–3 (Content Based Methodology: History and Political Science), Course –BES 142 (Pedagogy of Social Science), Programme–B. Ed. (Bachelor of Education) Pages: 40-64. This Programme is run by School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.  (March, 2017), ISBN:
6. Developed Unit–11 (i.e. Issues and Concerns in Education) of Block–3 (Sociological Perspective of Education), Course: BESC 131 (Education: Concept, Nature and Perspectives), Programme–B. A. General (BAG) Programme (CBCS), Pages: 198-215. This Programme is run by School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.  (July, 2020), ISBN: 978-93-89969-69-6.

1. Coordinated Two Days Workshop on ‘Education of Children of Tea Garden Workers of    Assam’, Organized at Department of Education, Assam University, Silchar, Dated 12th -13th February,2010.
2. Coordinated (as Coordinator) One Day Orientation Programme on ‘Rural Self-Employment and Education’, Sponsored by National Council of Rural Institutes (Ministry of Human Resource Development), Hyderabad Organized at School of Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Dated 22th November,2016.
3. Coordinated (as Coordinator) Five Day National Level Workshop on ‘PMMMNMTT Award for Innovative Practices and Experiments in Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation’, Sponsored under Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, Organized by School of Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Dated 28th   August – 1st September,2017.
4. Coordinated (as Coordinator) One Week National Level ‘Training on Pedagogical Techniques for Teacher Educators of Bachelor of Education Colleges’, Sponsored under Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, Organized by School of Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Dated 4th – 10th September,2017.
5. Coordinated (as Coordinator) One Month ‘Induction Training Programme’, Sponsored under Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi, Organized by School of Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Dated 25th May- 23th June,2018.  
6. Coordinated (as Coordinator) the Nai Talim Programme (as Mandated by NCTE & MHRD) at Central University of South Bihar, Gaya in 2018-2019.
7. Coordinated (as Coordinator) for the Committee for Celebration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi   at Central University of South Bihar, Gaya in 2019-2020. 
8. Coordinated (as Coordinator) the Grand Festival Sambodhi Sarita (Edufest) organized by Centre for Education, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar from 16th February to 18th February 2017.
9. Coordinated (as Coordinator) of Two-Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Latest Perspectives of Research in Behavioural Sciences (Interdisciplinary)’, Sponsored under Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme of Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India, New Delhi, Organized by Department of Teacher Education, School of Education, Central University of South Bihar University, Gaya, Dated 21st November- 1st December,2022.