Dr. Gurpreet Kaur Chabbra
Educationist
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator – MBA
MERI College
New Delhi
Two things one must possess to reach high magnification and prosperity in life?
} Patience
} Persistence
Two things that inspired you to be a educationist in your professional career?
} A desire to contribute to the growth of country by helping shape young minds
} To help remove the social stigmas in society
Two things you always remember of your initial studies in the field of higher Education?
} Qualifying UGC-NET exam in first attempt at the age of 34
} My first research publication in an international journal
Two challenges you faced to establish yourself as an academician in higher studies?
} Transition from a corporate professional to an educationist
} Transition from a manager to a researcher
Two top most priorities as a program Coordinator – MBA in MERI College?
} Designing skill based instead of rote learning based curriculum for MBA students
} Ensuring sufficient industry exposure and blending practical exposure with academic learning
Two things you feel proud to be associated with MERI College?
} A decade long journey that allowed me to experiment, explore and experience various forms of teaching and learning from UG to PG programs.
} Freedom to use contemporary teaching-learning pedagogies for improving the student experience
Two compliments for the founder of your institution?
} Prof (Dr.) Lalit Aggarwal sir is a great educationist himself, so he has given all of us complete authority and freedom to use our knowledge and wisdom for the growth and development of students as well as the institution.
} Prof. Aggarwal believes in trust and empowerment of his team and that gives all of us ability to express ourselves.
Two things you want to do for the society in educational field?
} Making youngsters wise instead of being just educated
} Making youngsters capable to realize and fulfill their responsibilities towards society
Two things about people that vex you?
} Pretence
} Obsession with social media
Two decisions of your life you never regret?
} Getting rid of negativity and negative people from my life
} Never buying what people present on their face value, but believing them on their actions
Two things that motivate in your difficult times?
} Trust on myself and the almighty
} Whatever happens, it’s for my good.
Two values of life your parents have given you ?
} Kindness
} Empathy
Two expectations from your life partner?
} Always Believe me
} Stand by me through thick and thin
Two of your favourite tourism places in India?
} Kashmir
} Goa
Two things you do for your happiness?
} Going to a gurudwara/temple
} Reading my favourite medical mysteries
Two things you do for your fitness?
} Yoga
} Brisk walk
Two goals you want to achieve in life?
} Start my own NGO
} Have my own small library at home
Two of your favourite Quotes?
} Doing what you like is freedom, Liking what you do is happiness.– Frank Tyger
} We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not and act, but a habit. – Aristotle
