Prof. Jigisha Kachhia

Faculty Details

Assistant Professor
jkkachhia@mbit.edu.in
02692-230823
7203887448

Total Experience

Teaching	7 Years
Industry	—

Membership

About

Specialization Area	:	English Literature.
Subject Taught	:	Communication Skills, Contributor Personality Development, English, Creativity, Problem Solving and Innovation, Professional Communication, Technical Writing and Soft Skills.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

Qualification	Specialization	University	Passing Year	Class
Ph.D.	English Literature	S.P. University	Pursuing
B.Ed.	English	S.P. University	2019	First
M.A.-ELT	English Language Teaching	S.P. University	2016	First
M.Phil.	English	S.P. University	2013	First
M.A.	English Literature	S.P. University	2012	Second
B.A.	English Literature	S.P. University	2010	Second

Experience

Experience Details

19^th February, 2024 to till dates.	Working as a Assistant Professor in English in the Department of Applied Science and Humanities Department .

Publications

Publications Details

International / National Journal:	A paper on Shashi Tharoor’s Riot: A Rereading in collaboration with Hetal K. Kachhia in an anthology entitled The Broken Pen: The (Indian) Partition in Literature and Films edited by Dr. Pinaki Roy and Dr. Ashim Kumar Sarkar and published by Aadi publications. ISBN: 978-93-82630-75-3. A paper on Social Networking Sites: Shifting Paradigm of English Language Usage in collaboration with Hetal K. Kachhia in the journal named International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies in volume-II issue-II. ISSN: 2308-5460.
International / National Conference:	Presented a paper in absentia on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) : Shifting Paradigm of English Language Usage at The First International ELT Conference on ‘WHO’, ‘WHAT’, ‘HOW’: ELT IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT at Amity University, Lucknow Campus.

International / National Journal:

A paper on Shashi Tharoor’s Riot: A Rereading in collaboration with Hetal K. Kachhia in an anthology entitled The Broken Pen: The (Indian) Partition in Literature and Films edited by Dr. Pinaki Roy and Dr. Ashim Kumar Sarkar and published by Aadi publications. ISBN: 978-93-82630-75-3.
A paper on Social Networking Sites: Shifting Paradigm of English Language Usage in collaboration with Hetal K. Kachhia in the journal named International Journal of English Language & Translation Studies in volume-II issue-II. ISSN: 2308-5460.

International / National Conference:

Presented a paper in absentia on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) : Shifting Paradigm of English Language Usage at The First International ELT Conference on ‘WHO’, ‘WHAT’, ‘HOW’: ELT IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT at Amity University, Lucknow Campus.

Academic Activities

Activities

FDP:	Faculty Development Program on “Enhancing Professional Skills and Capabilities of the Teaching Fraternity” organized by S. M. Patel College of Home Science, Vallabh Vidyanagar in collaboration with Aspire Square from 17^th March 2025 to 21^st March, 2025. One-Day Faculty Development Program on “Outcome Based Education” organized by IQAC A Five-Day National Level Workshop cum Faculty Development Program on “INDUSTRY ACADEMIA INTERFACE & INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT” conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu held from 12/08/2024 to 17/08/2024. Three Day National Level Faculty Orientation Program cum Workshop titled “OBE & CO-PO/PSO Mapping” conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu held from 25/07/2024 to 27/07/2024. Five Day National Level Faculty Workshop Cum Faculty Recharge Program on “Innovative Teaching Strategies and Tools in the Digital Age” conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu from 19/06/2024 to 23/06/2024. SAP India supported Faculty Development Program on “Machine Learning, Internet of Things, and SAP ABAP” from 03/06/2024 to 07/06/2024 under the Code Unnati Program held at MBIT, New V. V. Nagar.
Seminar:	A sessions on “Journal Selection Made Easy: Strategies to Avoid Predatory Publishers & Find the Best Fit” organized by GCET, CVM University, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 01/03/2025. One Day Webinar on “Science of Happiness” organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 19/02/2025. One Day Webinar on “Life Skills” organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 04/02/2025. One Day Webinar on “Time Management and Increasing Productivity” organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 21/01/2025. One Day Webinar on “Stress Management & Work Life Balance” organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 18/12/2024. One Day Webinar on “Empowering Educators in AI and IoT” organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 13/11/2024. One Day Webinar on “Positive Attitude for Professional Excellence “ organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 19/10/2024. One Day Webinar on “Employability Skills “ organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Education Department, Government of Gujarat, held on 11/10/2024. National Level Webinar on “INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION”conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu on 27/08/2024. National Level Webinar on “Role of Educators and Students in Viksit Bharat (Developed India)” conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu on 18/08/2024. One Day Webinar on the ‘Food-Planet-Health Awareness Session’ on 10/08/2024 organized by Charutar Vidya Mandal University, Vallabh Vidyanagar and Vegan Outreach – Food Planet Health Session. A webinar on Introducing New Language Effectively in the Young Learner Classroom held by the Oxford University Press on 26^stJanuary 2013. A webinar on Teaching Presentation Skills held by the Oxford University Press on 25^th January 2013. A webinar on Bringing Technology into Your Young Learner Classroom held by the Oxford University Press on 25th January, 2013.
Workshop:	National Level Online Workshop on “Strategies to Find out Genuine Journals and Their Indexation in different platforms” conducted by PROGREZZ ACADEMIC TRAINING & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Tamil Nadu on 04/11/2024. One Day National Level Online Workshop titled on “Innovative English Language Teaching Techniques”conducted by A. C. T Academy Kerala Unit on 05/10/2024. National Level Workshop on English Language Teaching (ELT) for Teachers of English organized by H. M. Patel Institute of English Training and Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar from 31^st January to 5^th February 2019. A Workshop on Career Counseling under the State Level Event Expo for UG and PG students organized at Waymade College of Education, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 27^th – 28^th February, 2018. Workshop on Resume Building organized by Anand Arts College, Anand on 3^rd August, 2009.
Conference Attended:	National Level Conference on Multidisciplinary Research for Viksit Bharat 2047 – SPURSM organized by Research and Development Cell (RDC), Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar from 26/12/2024 to 28/12/2024. State Level Sardar Patel University Research Scholars Meet held on 30^th and 31^st December, 2023, organized by the Research and Development Cell (RDC) and IQAC, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar in collaboration with Laghu Udhyog Bharti, Vadodara. Third National Conference on Indian English : Concept, Contexts and Pedagogy organized by The Global Association of English Studies in collaboration with M. Patel Institute of English Studies & Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar 2^nd 3^rd February, 2018. UGC Sponsored National Conference on ‘English in India: Language, Literature & Pedagogy’ organized by The Global Association of English Studies in collaboration with M. Patel Institute of English Studies & Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 16^th and 17^th July, 2015. Two Day National Roundtable on “Literary Representation of Social Change in the Novels and Plays Published in Gujarati, Hindi and Indian English Literatures between 2003 and 2013” under UGC SAP – DRS (Phase – II) held at Department of English, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 18th and 19th March, 2013. 57th All India English Teachers’ Conference held at Department of English, Vallabh Vidyanagar from 21st to 23^rd December, 2012.
Expert Talk Delivered:	Conducted a session on the topic ‘Learning Process and Learning Style’ for M.A. English (ELT) students on 14^th September, 2024 at Institute of Language Studies and Applied Social Sciences, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Conducted a session on the topic ‘Strategies of Effective Communication’ for M.A. English (ELT) students on 15^th November, 2022 at H. M. Patel English Studies Centre, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Served as a resource person in Spoken English Programme held at H. M. Patel Institute of English Training and Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar from 1^st May, 2019 to 30^th May, 2019. Served as a resource person in a Need-Based English Enrichment Programme held at H. M. Patel Institute from 21^st January, 2019 to 25^th January, 2019, in which I conducted sessions of the undergraduate students of Nalini Arts College, Vallabh Vidyanagar.
Event Organized:	Coordinated the event of Women’s Day Celebration and Poster Presentation, Rangoli Making and Reel Making Competitions on 11/03/2025 under the Women Development Cell. Coordinated a Poster Presentation Competition on Indian Constitution Day on 26/11/2024. Coordinated ‘Swachhata Ki Bhagidari – Waste to Art’ competition under “Swachhata Hi Seva” on 30/09/2024 under the NSS forum. Coordinated a seminar on “Breast Cancer Awareness” on 12/09/2024 under the Women Development Cell and NSS forum. Coordinated a seminar on the Art of Living organized on 05/07/2024 for the first year students during the bridge course. Coordinated a seminar on the Journey of the Self organized on 05/07/2024 for the first year students during the bridge course.