དྲྭ་རྒྱར་གཟིགས་མཁན།
དྲྭ་རྒྱར་གཟིགས་མཁན།
Working Hours of CIHTS
| Sr. | Name of Department / Post | Working Hour | Lunch Break |
| 1 | Teaching (Regular) Teaching (Tutorial) | 8:00AM – 1:15PM 2:30PM – 4:30PM | |
| 2 | Non Teaching | 10:00AM – 5:00PM | 1:00PM – 1:30PM |
| 3 | Research | 10:00AM – 5:00PM | 1:00PM – 1:30PM |
| 4 | Library | 9:00AM – 6:30PM 9:00AM – 5:00PM | 1:00PM – 1:30PM |
| 5 | Electrician | 6:00AM – 2:00PM 2:00PM – 10:00PM 10 :00PM- 6:00AM | |
| 6 | Pump Operator | 6:00AM – 2:00PM 2:00PM – 10:00PM 10 :00PM- 6:00AM | |
| 7 | Plumber | 9:00AM – 5:00PM | 1:00PM – 2:00PM |
| 8 | Mali | 9:00AM – 5:00PM | 1:00PM – 2:00PM |
| 9 | Safaiwala | 7:00AM – 5:00PM 8:00AM – 5:00PM | 12:00PM – 2:00PM 1:00PM – 2:00PM |
Assistant Professor of Geography
(Contractual)
Profile: Jampa Thupten holds a B.Ed. (Pune University), M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Geography from Karnataka University, Dharwad and teaches Geography in the Department of Education, C.T.E. His teaching responsibilities are in various branches of Geography, Practical and Teaching of geography to B.A.B.Ed. (Integrated course) and B.Ed. He has also coordinated various workshops, seminars, webinar etc; at C.T.E; C.I.H.T.S.
His research interest is centred on Urbanisation in Coastal Karnataka: A Geographical Analysis. In this context, he found out various issues related to people living in the coastal areas.
He is interested in making students learn geography through out door by encouraging them to visit outside for various geographical phenomena and relate them with their studies from in-door.
Profile:
Abhijeet Gupta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He completed his Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, in 2024. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Centre for Teacher Education (CTE). Prior to this role, he taught the Political Science ISC syllabus to senior secondary students.
At CIHTS, his teaching areas include political theory, colonialism in India, the Indian Constitution, international relations, Indian political thought, modern political philosophy, India’s foreign policy, political institutions and processes, and global politics. His research interests encompass educational policies across political regimes, the application of generative AI in education and pedagogy.
He has mentored over 100 students in course and college selection within Delhi University. Additionally, he has published four books on Amazon KDP, targeting early-age students. He shows interest in participating in and organizing quizzes, debates, and essay competitions.
Assistant Professor of Buddhist Philosophy and Logic (Contractual)
Profile: Geshe Lobsang Gyatso is from Drepung Gomang Monastic University Mundgod where he completed Geshe degree, after studing Vinaya, Abhidharma, Madhyamika, Prajnaparamita and epistemology.In addition, he has been a science leadership Fellow (2008-13) from Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (Center for Tibetan Studies), and was awarded certificate on completion for a five-year curriculum in Mathematics, Biology, Neuroscience and Physics from Emory University in U.S.A.
He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Buddhist Philosophy and Teaches Science, Math and Tibetan Grammar etc. through Dialectics at Centre for Teacher Education, Faculty of Shabda Vidya.
His research interest is centered on how to teach science, Math, Tibetan grammar through dialectics. Geshe Lobsang also writes on teaching Science, Math and Tibetan Grammar through Dialectics and Epistemology. Geshe Lobsang Gyatso has special interest in organizing workshops on teaching various subjects through dialectics besides reading books
Profile:
Dr. Dipti Agrawal earned her Ph.D. in English from the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, with her research on Mahesh Dattani’s plays, later published as a book. She is currently serving as Assistant Professor of English at the དགེ་འོས་ལྟེ་གནས།, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath, Varanasi.Earlier, she served as Assistant Professor of English at Sunbeam Women’s College Varuna, Varanasi, for eight years, where she also held the position of Head of the Department of English for two years.
Her areas of teaching include History of English Literature, British and American Drama, Modern English Poetry, Indian Writing in English, Communicative English, Grammar, and Writing Skills. Her research interests revolve around modern drama, feminist discourse, gender studies, and Indian English literature.
Dr. Agrawal has directed four of Mahesh Dattani’s plays and has actively participated in various national and international seminars and conferences, where she has presented research papers. She served as the Organising Secretary of the National Seminar sponsored by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 2024.Her scholarly work has been published in several national and international journals and as chapters in edited volumes.
དབུས་བོད་ཀྱི་གཙུག་ལག་སློབ་གཉེར་ཁང་།
Sarnath, Varanasi
Profile: Dr. Susheel Kumar Singh did his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He is currently working as Assistant Professor of Hindi in the Center for Teacher Education. His teaching area involves Hindi fiction, Modern Poetry, History of Hindi Literature, Grammar and Poetics.
Profile: Aparupa Banerjee completed her M.A. in History and M.Ed. from Banaras Hindu University. She is currently working as Assistant Professor in History (Liberal Discipline and Pedagogy) at Centre for Teacher Education, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies. Her teaching area involves History of India, History of World, History of Ancient Civilizations, Pedagogy of History.
Her academic specialization involves Women in Modern Indian History, Inclusive Education, Pedagogy of History.
Assistant Professor
Anil Kumar Gupta is pursuing Ph.D. in Education from Banaras Hindu University and teaches at the Centreof Teacher Educationin CIHTS. His teaching interests span around Psychological foundation of education,Gender Education, Value Education, Educational Technology and Pedagogy of English.His research endeavour focuses on portrayal and construction of men and masculinities through text booksand other children’s literature. He remains constantly invested in learning and practice of innovativeteaching strategies to make learning effective and empowering to the students. He organises workshopsand classroom activities for the creationof prospective teacher who can contribute to make democratic,gender just and value based society
Kishan Shukla completed his Graduation and Post-Graduation from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Economics at The Centre of Education, CIHTS with over two years of teaching experience at theundergraduate and postgraduate levels.
His teaching areas include Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, and Public Policy. His research interests focus on development economics, energy economics, and sustainable growth, emphasizing the role of policy in promoting inclusive development.
Apart from teaching, he has actively contributed to curriculum enrichment and departmental activities, and regularly participates in seminars, workshops, and academic discussions. He is committed to fostering critical thinking, analytical skills, and research orientation among students.
Assistant Professor
Tashi Dhondup, as a scholar and educator is deeply rooted in Buddhist studies. His academic journey ledhim to achieve Acharya (Master) degree from the renowned Ngagyur Nyingmapa Institute in Bylakuppe,Karnataka, specializing in higher Buddhist studiesand research.His interest in the world of literature andknowledge dissemination began with a year-long editorial role at Ngagyur Rigzod Editorial post.Subsequently, he continued to contribute to the field by working as an editor for NyingmaTreasure(གཏེར་ཆོས།)in Nepal.
Transitioning from editorial pursuits,hispassion for sharing knowledge led to the role of an educator.Hededicatedhimselfto teaching Tibetan language, literature, and Buddhist philosophy in the enrichinglandscapes of Sikkim and Kalimpong. In 2018,heembraced a new chapter inhiscareer by joining theCentral Institute ofHigher Tibetan BuddhistStudies,Sarnath as a Tibetan language and literature teacherin the Department of Education.Hiscommitment lies not only in academic excellence but also in thepreservation and dissemination of the profound teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bhavana Behal, Assistant Professor, Centre for Teacher Education, Central Institute ofHigher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath,Varanasi. Shehas completed her PhD in Education from theFaculty of Education (K), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi,India. She was awardedTeachfor BHU Fellowship under the Institution of Eminence (IoE) scheme at MahilaMahaVidhyalaya,BHU in 2022.She was a member ofNCERTprogrammetitled’Reviewofchildren’sliterature‘organisedbytheDepartmentofElementaryEducation,NCERT,NewDelhi.She has presented numerous research articles in national and international seminars andconferences. Herwork has been published in Q1 Scopus journals:Benchmarking: AnInternational Journal,Emerald Publishing Limitedin 2023.Currently she is also working withSpringer Nature Journal as a peer reviewer.Her specialisation is Educational Philosophy and her research interest areas are DevelopmentalPsychology, Educational Management, Educational Psychology, AppliedPhilosophy,Educational Technology and Teacher Education
