Dr. Ritika Devi

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Education from Department of Teacher Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh.
  • Master of Arts in Modern Indian History from Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
  • Master of Education from Department of Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
  • Bachelor of Elementary Education from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi.

Research Interests

  • Social Science Education, Inclusive Education & Teacher Education

Bionote

Dr. Ritika Devi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary Education at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, since 2024. She brings experience in teacher education, curriculum development, and educational policy research. Prior to joining LSR, she served as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Shri Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram, where, along with her teaching responsibilities, she played key administrative roles as NAAC Coordinator, Scholar Council Coordinator, and Cultural Committee Coordinator.

Her professional journey extends beyond University and College level teaching as she has worked with prominent statutory bodies of Government of India, such as the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). At NCTE, she served as an Academic Consultant, contributing to the development of the Curriculum Framework & Syllabi, Norms, and Standards for the 4-Year Integrated B.Ed. Programme (Yoga). and in the development of the National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) – Guiding Document 2023. In NCTE, she has also been assigned for organising events under G-20 and Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) in different TEIs.  She has also worked as a Young Professional at the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi and as a Project Consultant in the Department of School and Non-Formal Education, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi. 

At LSR, she is actively engaged in academic and institutional activities, she took the role of Co-Convenor of REACH – The Equal Opportunity Cell of LSR (2024–2025), with her strong commitment to the issues of inclusion in higher education and to work towards fostering equitable learning environments and advancing discourse on access and opportunity within the academic sphere.

Research Publications

  • Devi, R. (2021). Education for democratic citizenship: Exploring the approaches for school learners. Design Engineering, May (5), 2523-2530.
  • Devi, R. (2020). Situating storytelling in a social science classroom. Mukt Shabd, 9(5), 669-675.
  • Devi, R. (2020). E-waste: A growing scar on Environment. Alochana Chakra, 9(4), 4132-4138.
  • Devi, R. (2016). Democracy and education: A theoretical perspective. International Journal of Social Development, 2(1), 89-96.
  • Devi, R. (2014). Social epistemology and social constructivist pedagogy for school reforms. Pedagogy of Learning: An International Journal of Education, 2(1), 12-18

Conferences/Seminars

  • Presented a paper on ‘Our cultural Heritage and knowledge traditions: A critical analysis of NCERT social science textbook’ at National Conference on Indian Knowledge System and Internationalization of Higher Education, by Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 27-28 February 2025.
  • Presented a paper on ‘An interdisciplinary approach for curriculum construction: a conceptual framework at National conference on Transcending borders and disciplines: culture, literature and society organized by Central University of Haryana, 27-28 April 2019.
  • Participated in the National Conference on ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Creation of Enriched Teaching -Learning Environments in Higher Education’ organized by School of Education, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 29-30 January 2018.
  • Presented paper on ‘Practicing comprehensive Peace education: Educating the educators’ at International Conference on Gender Peace, Education and Development organized by Vivek College of Education, Bijnor, 28- 29 December 2014.
  • Presented paper on ‘Democracy and Education: Critical Reflections on Deweyan thoughts’ at International Conference on Higher Education in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges organized by Department of Social Work, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, Department of Psychology, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore School of Education, Saint Louis University, MO, USA, 11-12 December 2014.
  • Presented paper on ‘Relationship Between Education and Democracy: Reflection through the lenses of critical pedagogy’ at International Seminar on Alternatives in school system and Teacher Education organized by Department of Education, University of Allahabad in collaboration with NIOS, MHRD Govt. of India, 8-9 March, 2014.
  • Presented a paper on ‘Social Epistemology and Social Constructivist Pedagogy: A Critical Inquiry for School Reforms’ at National Conference on Education at crossroads, organized by Regional Institute of Bhopal, NCERT, 29-31 July 2014

Faculty Development/ Orientation Programs

  • Participated and successfully completed 1st Online Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) organised by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Shri Ram College of Commerce (MMTTC, SRCC) from June 18, 2024 to July 15, 2024 under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India

Workshops /Conclave

  • Participated in the Conclave 2.0: Building Foundations for Inclusive Higher Education organized by Ashoka University, at India Habitat Centre on 27th September 2024.
  • Participated in the ten days National workshop on Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha organized by ICSSR, 10-19 January, 2015.
  • Participated in a workshop on ‘From Ideas to Action: Joining the dots in Research from Contemporary Discourses’ organized by School of Business and Management Studies, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, 10 June 2015.
  • Participated in a two days workshop on Book Review organized by Department of English and European languages, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, 30 April- 1 May 2015.
  • Participated in a workshop in ICT Integrated Teacher Education for DIET Teacher Educators of Himachal Pradesh organized by CEMCA in Collaboration with school of Education, CUHP, 15-17 April, 2015

Awards/Fellowships

  • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Award in Education by University Grant Commission.
  • CTET qualifie