Parimal Mandke

Prof. Parimal Mandke is Vice President at NIIT University. With formal qualifications of M.Sc (Bombay University), M.Sc Tech (BITS, Pilani) and Ph.D (BITS, Pilani), her experience spans over 40 years. In the first 15 years of her career, she was a Faculty member and Dean, Educational Consultancy at BITS, Pilani. During her stint at BITS, Pilani, she gave leadership to development of new innovative on-campus and Off-campus Programmes of studies. Noteworthy among them being the off-campus programme, M. S. (S&T), developed in collaboration with CSIR for working scientists of the CSIR system.

As Chief, Higher Education, NIIT, Prof. Parimal contributed to the design of innovative GNIIT/ANIIT/FNIIT programs and industry-linked Professional Practice. She developed educational alliances with over a dozen Indian and international universities. She worked towards the establishment of the NIIT University since 2002 and when the University became operational in 2009, she held the Office of Dean, Academic Affairs till 2019. She also functioned as the Registrar, NIIT University from 2012-2015.

Prof. Parimal has presented papers and co-authored books in the areas of S&T, R&D Management, and Education. She has taught courses in Technology Management, R&D Management, Scientific Method, History of Indian Science & Technology, and designed and taught an innovative research-driven course like Contemporary Issues at NIIT University.

Her areas of expertise include university development, university partnerships, and the academic discipline of S&T.