Email : kajiabdulkafi@gmail.com

Address : Department of Education, Aliah University, Park Circus Campus, 17 Gora Chand Lane, Kolkata-700014

Phone : 8389989904

Joined : 01.11.2017

Mr. Kaji Abdul Kafi has more than seven years of teaching experience in the field of Education, particularly in Teacher Education. He has done B.A, M.A in Geography, B.Ed. and M.Ed.  He qualified UGC-NET in Geography and UGC-NET-JRF, WBSET in Education as well. At present he is pursuing Ph.D. from Department of Education, Aliah University. Mr. Kafi specializes in Pedagogy of Geography, Environmental Education and his keen interest is also found in the area of recent trends and issues in Indian Education System. As a 21^st Century teacher, he is very techno-savvy and much interested to integrate ICT in his classroom teaching to make teaching-learning process more interesting and joyous. Mr. Kafi joined Aliah University in the month of November, 2017.

Pay Scale: As per UGC

Education

• B.A and M.A in Geography
• B.Ed. and M.Ed.
• Presently pursuing Ph.D.
• Qualified UGC NET in Geography 
• Qualified UGC-NET JRF & WB-SET in Education 

Teaching Experience

More than 07 years.

• Worked as an Assistant Professor (Contractual) in the Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University Murshidabad Centre (WB), for nearly two and half years.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya for ten months.
• Presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Aliah University, Kolkata since 1^stNovember, 2017.

Field of Specialization

Pedagogy of Geography, Environmental Education

Courses Taught/Teaching

Pedagogy of Geography, Environmental Education, Contemporary India and Education, Emerging Issues in Education etc.

Journal Papers Published

• Kumar, V., Talawar, M. S & Kafi, K. A (2015). Greening Initiatives among Higher Secondary Students: An Explorative Study. International Journal of Education & Management Studies, 05(3), 195-200.
• Kafi, K. A (2016). Higher Secondary Students and Eco-friendly Behaviour. Researchpaedia: An International Interdisciplinary Research journal, 03(2), 2016.
• Chapter in Edited book entitled, “Changing Role of Teacher of Higher Education in Digital Era”, in Z. H. Lasker & B. Chand (Eds.), Quality Assurance in Education (ISBN 978-93-85882-12-8), pp.188-192, March 2016. 

Other Notable Activities

• Enacted as Organizing Secretary in a two day International Webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Education and Socio-Economic Development: Challenges and Best Practices” from 18-07-2020 to 19-07-2020, organized by Department of Education, Aliah University.
• Enacted as Co-convener in an ‘Art & Crafts Educational Exhibition’ from 01-04-2019 to 02-04-2019, organized by Department of Education, Aliah University.
• Enacted as Co-convener in a two day National Seminar on “Life and Educational Philosophy of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Contribution and Relevance in the Society” from 17-12-2018 to 18-12-2018, organized by Department of Education, Aliah University.