Dr. Pratima Shah

Area

Primary Area: English Literature

Education

• • Ph. D – Rai University, Ahmedabad.

  • Master in Arts – Manav Bharti University, Solan, H. P.

  • Bachelors in Arts – IGNOU.

  • PGCTE – EFLU, Hyderabad, 2020.

Teaching

Ph. D Courses

• • English Language Teaching

  • Literary Criticism & Theory

  • Research Methodology

M. A.  Courses

• • Indian English Literature – Pre Independence-Era

  • Indian English Literature – Post Independence Era

  • Novel I

  • Novel II

  • Novel III

  • Poetry IV

B. A.  Courses

• • Indian Classical Literature

  • Indian English Literature 1 – Pre Independence-Era

  • Indian English Literature 2– Post Independence Era

  • Women’s Writing

  • British Literature – 20th Century

  • Post Colonial Literature

Research Area

• • Comparative Studies

  • Feminist Literature

  • Diaspora

  • ELT

  • Communication Skills

Academic Experience

Total – 17 years 8 months

• • Assistant Professor & Head of English Department, School of Humanities and Social Science, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, Surat from 15th November. 2021 – till date.

  • Assistant Professor, Institute of Technology, Nirma University: From 1st December 2020 to 31st October. 2021.

  • Assistant Professor, Pacific School of Engineering, Surat: From 1st June 2020 to 30th November 2020.

  • Teaching Assistant, SVNIT, Surat: 19th July 2017 to 31st May 2020.

  • Assistant Professor, Prime Inst. of Engg. & Tech., Navsari: 01st June 2016 to 18th July 2017.

  • Assistant Professor, S.N. Patel Inst. of Tech. & Res. Centre, Bardoli: 01st October 2008 to 31st January. 2016.

  • Visiting Faculty, Vidyabharti Trust Polytechnic, Bardoli: 15th December 2005 to 30th September 2008.

Awards & Honors

• • Recipient of Best Paper award at the International Conference on “Gender Equity: Challenges and Opportunities” at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology during 19th – 20th December 2019.

• • Recipient of Best Paper award at the 2nd International Conference on “Reaching the        Unreached: A Challenge to Technological Development in the track on Arts including Educational Sciences, Pedagogy of Teaching in Digital Era, World Peace, Gross happiness Ratio & Digitalization at Bali during 19 – 20th November 2018, organized at Bali by Indian Society for Technical Education, Gujarat & M. P. Section.

  • Recipient of Best Woman Faculty award in all engineering colleges of Gujarat State for the year 2015 by Indian Society for Technical Education, Gujarat Section.