Dr Venita Kaul is Professor Emerita (Education) Ambedkar University Delhi from where she retired in 2016 as Director of School of Education Studies and Founder Director of Center for Early Childhood Education and Development (CECED). A Phd from IIT Delhi in educational Psychology
Prof. Kaul was a Senior Education Specialist at World Bank for over 10 years. During her tenure, she led several education projects in the South Asian Region. Before joining the World Bank, Prof Kaul served in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for over 20 years and took early retirement from the position of Professor and Head of Department of Preschool and Elementary Education.
She has also been Chairperson of the committee set up to develop the norms and standards for the Diploma in preschool Education notified recently by NCTE. At the international level, she has been a member of the Steering Group of Asia Pacific Regional Network for ECD and is an invited member of the Forum for Investing in the Young Child. She is also on the Boards of a number of well known NGOs working in the area of education including Pratham, Mobile Creches and Sesame Street (India). Prof. Kaul has several national and international publications in the area of early education to her credit.
We are extremely blessed to have her as our Chairperson.