Mr. Varish

Academic Qualifications

  • Pursuing PhD in Education, Department of Education (CIE), University of Delhi, Delhi
  • Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology (2022), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
  • Masters of Education (M.Ed.) (2019), Department of Education (CIE), University of Delhi
  • Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Mathematics (2017), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra
  • Bachelors of Education (B.Ed.) (2015), Department of Education (CIE), University of Delhi
  • Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.) in Mathematics (2014), KiroriMal College, University of Delh

Research Interests

  • Mathematics Education, Educational Technology and Sustainable Education

Bionote

Mr. Varish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary Education at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. With a strong background in mathematics education and pedagogy, he brings years of teaching experience from schools under the Directorate of Education, NCT of Delhi, and Kendriya Vidyalaya.

At LSR, he teaches courses in Logico-Mathematics Education and Curriculum Studies while actively contributing as the Internship Coordinator, NSS Co-convenor, and member of the Core Admission Team. Known for his innovative teaching methods, he integrates technology and interactive tools like GeoGebra and Kahoot to make learning engaging and effective.

 Beyond the classroom, Mr. Varish has developed educational resources, participated in national conferences, and organized academic events. He has served as an expert in numerous workshops. Seminars, consultative meetings of NCERT, COL-CEMCA etc.

Publication in National and International Journals

  • Varish, & Sharma, D. (2023). Green school for a sustainable future. Universe Journal of Education & Humanities, 10(2), 13-17. Retrieved from http://www.omvsesss.org/ArticleImages/38702%20Mr.%20Varish%20&%20Mr.%20Deepak.pdf (ISSN: 2348-3067)
  • Varish, & Sharma, D. (2020). Landscape of social networking sites in schools: An administrative perspective. Indian Journal of Educational Technology, 4(2), 29-30. Retrieved from https://ciet.nic.in/IJET_July-2020/index.html#page=38 (ISSN: 2581-8325)
  • Varish, & Sharma, D. (2019). Competitive Exams: What Vedic Mathematics Has to Offer? EDUSPECTRA: AIE Interdisciplinary Journal of Research & Education, 5, 117-123. Retrieved from https://aie.ac.in/journals.html (ISSN: 2394 – 9430

Books and Chapters in Books

  • Varish, & Sharma, D. (2021). Education for Sustainable Development: An Intrinsic Case Study. In S. Chauhan (Ed.), Emerging Trends in Interdisciplinary Research in Higher Education (pp 88-95). Bloomsbury India: Delhi. (ISBN: 978-93-90358-47-2).
  • Varish, Sharma, D., Sharma, S., & Jha, S. (2021). IoT: A Potential tool for Digital Growth of Schools. In C.A. Kumar, A. Anand, & R. Singh (Eds.). Human Growth and Development (pp 165-172). Shanlax Publications, India: Tamil Nadu. (ISBN: 978-93-91373-41-2).
  • Varish, Sharma, D., & Sharma, S. (2021). Learning in Green Spaces: Analysing the Field. In D. Dhankher, M. Prabhuswamy, R. Singh, & Y. R. Karnik (Eds.). Fusion of Research Thoughts: Multidisciplinary Edited Research Book (pp 160-165). SSG Publication, India: Maharashtra. (ISBN: 978-93-5473-562-2).
  • Varish, & Sharma, D. (2022). Teachers: Nurturer of Green Citizens. In B. Barthakur & B.R. Dkhar (Eds.). Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2030: Education as a Catalyst (pp 211-219). NERIE, NCERT and EBH Publishers, Guwahati, India: Assam. (ISBN: 978-93-90434-57-2)
  • Sharma, D., Sharma, S., & Varish (2022). Environmental sensitivity: a road to achieve SDGs 2030. In A. Biswal, R.C. Patel, & S. Chaturvedi (Eds.). Contemporary Social Science Researches on School Education in Indian Universities (pp 222-228). Global Academic Publishers, Daryaganj, India: Delhi. (ISBN: 978-93-94100-26-8).

Workshop/ Seminars attended

  • Resource Person in Workshops on finalisation of Pre- and Post-intervention Activities and tools by Central Institute of Educational Technology (A constituent unit of NCERT), New Delhi from 23 July 2024 to 25 July 2024 (3 Days).
  • Expert in a consultative meeting on Building capacity of school teachers in assistive technologies by CommonWealth of Learning – Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), the Asian Regional Centre of Commonwealth of Learning, Delhi on 14 August 2024.
  • Resource Person in Workshop on “Rational Evaluation of Newly Developed NCERT Textbooks for classes I and II” by department of elementary education, NCERT from 17 September 2024 to 20 September 2024 (4 days).
  • Expert in a National Consultative meeting on Teachers in the loop of AI (TiLAI) by CommonWealth of Learning – Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (COL-CEMCA), the Asian Regional Centre of Commonwealth of Learning, Delhi on 12 November 2024.
  • Worked as resource person/ Consultant in development of a resource book for teachers titled “Enhancing Mathematical Potential through Facilitative Resource Material”, a project with the Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Science & Technology, GoI) from 2014-16.
  • Participated and supported in the National Seminar cum Workshop on “Environment and Development: Building a Perspective in the context of SDGs” under the aegis of IASE-MHRD at Department of Education, University of Delhi.
  • Provided expertise in the developing the historical modules in the project “History of Mathematics as a Pedagogic Resource: An Exploratory Study” of University of Delhi.
  • Participated in a nine day Winter school Workshop on “Making of Individual and the Society with reference to Mangal Prabhat and Constructive Programs, books by Mahatma Gandhi” organised by Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi.
  • Supported and participated in the National Workshop on “Academic writing and Anti-Plagiarism” under the aegis of IASE-MHRD, Department of Education, University of Delhi.
  • Volunteered and attended a two day symposium on “Inclusion in Schools: Perspectives and Possibilities” by IASE-MHRD held at the Department of Education, University of Delhi.
  • Participated in a two day workshop on FILMS ON EDUCATION organised by Department of Education, University of Delhi under the aegis of MHRD-IASE, Government of India.
  • Participated in a two-day workshop on “Understanding the Mathematical Content and its Pedagogy” held at University of Delhi.
  • Participated in a MHRD sponsored seminar-cum-workshop on “Innovative Practices to Enliven Mathematics Classrooms” at Department of Education, University of Delhi.

Paper Presentations

  • Presented a paper on The transformative power of field trips in teacher education: Fostering skills and capacity in emerging teachers, at National Seminar on Futuristic Teacher Education, by Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 4th and 5th February 2025 (National Seminar).
  • Presented a paper on Redesigning Mathematics Instruction: A UDL Approach to teaching Integers in Class VI, at National Seminar on Futuristic Teacher Education, by Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 4th and 5th February 2025 (National Seminar).
  • Presented a paper on Promoting Environmental Awareness in Mathematics Classroom: A Critical Mathematics Education (CME) Approach, at National Conference on Indian Knowledge System and Internationalization of Higher Education, by Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 27th and 28th February 2025 (National Conference).
  • Presented a paper on “Environmental Sensitivity: A Road To Achieve SDGs 2030” in the Scholar’s Mosaic 2021 Annual Young Researchers’ Meet organized by Faculty of Education and Psychology, MSU Baroda on 17–19 July 2021
  • Presented a paper on “सतत विकास में गणित की भूमिका” in the संगोष्ठी on Mathematics Education organized by Department of Education (CIE), University of Delhi & Azim Premji University, Bengaluru on 11–13 October 2019.
  • Presented a paper on “Teacher Education Version 2.0: The Demand of Dynamic Society” in the National Seminar on Teacher Education organized by Army Institute of Education, Greater Noida on 21 February 2019.
  • Presented a paper on “Social Networking Sites in Schools: An Administrative Perspective” in the Post-Graduate Research Seminar on Application Software for Research in Education organized by Department of Education, University of Delhi on 11 January 2019.
  • Presented a paper on “Education for Sustainable Development: An Intrinsic Case Study” in the International Conference on Changing Paradigms in Interdisciplinary Research organized by University School of Education, GGSIPU, Dwarka on 22–24 January 2019.
  • Presented a paper on “Project-Based Approach: Action and Students Reaction” in the NAAC-Sponsored National Conference on Innovative Pedagogy organized by University School of Education, GGSIPU, Dwarka on 29 January 2018.
  • Presented a paper on “Teacher Education Now and Then: An Ever Evolving Journey” in the National Conference on Teacher Education organized by Army Institute of Education, Greater Noida on 24 February 2018.
  • Presented a paper on “PBL: Possibilities and Challenges in Indian Classroom” in the National Conference on Infusion of ICT in Education organized by Delhi Institute of Rural Development, Delhi on 3 November 2018.
  • Presented a paper on “Environmental Awareness to Environmental Sensitivity: A Participatory Action Research” in the National Conference on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2030 organized by North East Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Shillong on 15–16 November 2018.
  • Presented a paper on “Teachers: Nurturer of Green Citizens” in the National Conference on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2030 organized by North East Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Shillong on 15–16 November 2018.

Faculty Development Programmes

  • Varish (Participant) has successfully completed 1st Online Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) organised by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Shri Ram College of Commerce (MMTTC, SRCC) in online mode from June 18, 2024 to July 15, 2024 under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
  • Varish (Participant) has completed the NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme in online mode under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of Ministry of Education, Government of India organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Shri Ram College of Commerce (MMTTC, SRCC) from May 1, 2024 to May 10, 2024

Awards/Fellowships

  • UGC – National Eligibility Test (NET) in Sociology (January, 2023).
  • UGC – National Eligibility Test (NET) and Junior Research Fellowship in Education (December, 2018).
  • CBSE – Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET) for Primary Classes (December, 2018).
  • CBSE – Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET) for Elementary classes (February, 2016).
  • CBSE – Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET) for Elementary classes (September, 2015)