Shashi Kumar Shekhar is an Assistant Professor at Amaltas College of Education and a member of its Governing Body. He is a UGC-Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Master Trainer. With an M.Ed. and M.Sc. from the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB), he brings a multidisciplinary approach to teacher education, specializing in Pedagogy, Educational Psychology, and Assessment. His work focuses on seamlessly incorporating IKS into regular school syllabi, ensuring its relevance in contemporary classrooms.
Beyond education, Shashi has actively engaged in environmental and ecological research. He has been trained in agriculture, botany, and water management at IIT Indore, as well as in forest soil sampling techniques at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour. He also worked for IEED (NGO) as a Soil Scientist, conducting chemical analysis of soil in the Gaya Forest Division, a project sponsored by the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar.
As a master trainer in IKS, he has completed specialized training programmes under the Ministry of Education, UGC, and other prestigious institutions. In 2026, he was conferred the title of Siddhanta Ācārya (सिद्धान्ताचार्य) by the Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation, for demonstrating advanced competency in the principles, pedagogy, research methodologies and disciplinary integration of Indian Knowledge Systems.
He has been an invited speaker at Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, on “Educational Resource Creation”, and at Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, on “Epics and Knowledge Traditions: Ramayan and Mahabharat” for its Certificate Course on IKS. He has also served as a resource person in capacity-building programmes on “Bhartiya Gyan Parampara” at the Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, IIT Patna, Patna University and Maa Manikeshwari University, Bhawanipatna, among several other academic institutions and forums.
His scholarly contributions include publications on Indian languages, NEP 2020, and Indian agricultural philosophy, alongside numerous research papers and conference presentations. Passionate about integrating traditional knowledge with modern education, he continues to work towards advancing interdisciplinary learning and pedagogical innovation.
- Ph.D. (Education) (Pursuing), Mangalayatan University
- M.Ed., Central University of South Bihar
- M.Sc. (Environmental Science), Central University of South Bihar
- UGC-NET (Education) Qualified
- Using poetry as a pedagogical tool in science teaching
- Educational psychology and assessment
- Bhartiya (Indian) Knowledge Systems (IKS)
- Siddhanta Ācārya (सिद्धान्ताचार्य), Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation (2026)
- UGC Master Trainer in Indian Knowledge Systems
- Member, Governing Body, Amaltas College of Education
