Dr. Urvashi Kaushal
Head & Associate Professor of English
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Surat- 395007, Gujarat, India
Contact Details
Educational Qualification
PhD in 2004 from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra on the topic "Tradition, Revolt and Affirmation in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande"
M.A. English in 2000 from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra- Awarded Director's Medal for securing highest marks
B.A. with English Honours and Political Science and Sociology in 1998 from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
Research Interest
Indian English Writing
Disapora Fiction
Postcolonial Fiction
Postmodern Fiction
Indo-Canadian Fiction
Gender Studies
Communication Skills
Employability Skills
Academic Writing
Classes Taught
PhD (Course Work) - English for Research & Academics
M.Tech. Transporation and Planning (Civil Engineering Department)
M.Sc. Semester I to IV semester All Branches
B. Tech. I and II All Branches
Administrative Duties
Faculty In-Charge Training and Placement now Career Development Cell- 2020-March 2024
Convener, Day Care Centre for Children
Member, Women's Cell
In charge, UG and PG Course of English and Communication Skills
Chief Warden, Mother Teresa Bhavan Girls' Hostel from 2014 -2017
Chief Warden, Mother Teresa Bhavan Girls' Hostel from 3/4/2023 -15/3/2024
Chief Warden, Narmad Bhavan Girls' Hostel from 7/7/23-15/3/2024
Chief Warden, Sarabhai Bhavan Girls' Hostel from 7/7/23 -15/3/2024
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow