R. Govinda

Biography

Prof. R. Govinda is Vice Chancellor of National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi. Previously he has worked in the Institute of Education, University of London, M.S. University of Baroda and International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO. He is a member of several national and international bodies. He has been on the editorial board of the "Global Monitoring Report" for "Education for All"; is a Consultant Fellow to International Bureau of Education; Member of the Governing Board of UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Montreal; Member of the Central Advisory Board of Education; and member of the National Advisory Committee on Right to Education of Government of India. His research interests include primary education and literacy, decentralized management, programme evaluation, and reforms in higher education. He has published widely on these issues in several books and journals. Oxford University Press has recently published an edited volume by him entitled "Who goes to School? Exploring Exclusion in Indian Education".

Research Interest

Policy Analysis, Decentralised Management, and Educational Evaluation