About
Dr. Geeta R. Thakur is a distinguished academic leader with over 23 years of experience in higher education, administration, research, and institutional development. A Ph.D. in Education and a Certified Instructional Designer, she brings expertise in Curriculum Development, Peace & Sustainability, Educational Leadership, and Organizational Behaviour.
Prior to this, Dr. Thakur worked at Manav Rachna University, Delhi NCR, and MIT-ADT University, Pune,
Dr. Thakur has served as a Senior Consultant with Cambridge Global Partners (UK) and Senior Solution Architect (Education) with System for Scientific Study Group (USA). She has also contributed as a resource person to reputed organizations such as Pearson Education, Sterlite, Jindal, UGC-HRDC, SCERT, RUSA, TIFR–HBCSE, MGM, and Muhammadiyah University (Indonesia).
She has contributed to quality enhancement initiatives—including accreditation and rankings—across institutions and universities, where she played a key role in streamlining procedures, strengthening documentation systems, and improving overall academic processes.
Dr. Thakur has conducted 100+ Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) and national workshops, empowering 5,000+ faculty members across India. Her academic practice is rooted in the vision of holistic education, innovation, and peace-driven academic excellence.
Dr. Geeta R. Thakur has developed and delivered multiple national-level MOOCs, including “Communication Technologies in Education” on SWAYAM (Mumbai Universitys first MOOC with over 33,739 learners in eight Indian languages), ICT in Education under e-PG Pathshala (MHRD–NMEICT), and e-content for UGCs NME-ICT and PMMMNMTT projects. She also designed the course “Essentials of Peace” for the UNESCO–OER4BW programme, promoting inclusive, technology-enabled, and sustainability-driven learning for all.
An accomplished academic mentor, she has successfully guided four Ph.D. scholars, with six more currently under her supervision. She has served as a visiting professor to more than 20 HEIs across four states—including premier institutions such as HBCSE–TIFR (Mumbai), SNDT Womens University (Mumbai), YCMOU (Nashik), MGM Medical College, and Mumbai University.
She has designed, delivered, and upgraded over 50 courses in emerging and critical domains—including Education Management, Instructional Pedagogy, Assessment & Evaluation, Technology-Enabled Learning, and Peace & Sustainability Studies.
Committed to fostering learner-centric, sustainable, and future-ready educational ecosystems, Dr. Thakur continues to champion transformative initiatives that integrate academic rigor, values-based learning, and global perspectives.