Ankur Agarwal
Deputy Director & Head
Centre of Professional Enhancement
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara (Punjab)
The Seasoned Professional, A Real Guru
Believer in “Dream it. Wish it. Do it.”
16+ Year Teaching experience in GMAT/CAT Test Preparations
Former Deputy Director & Head-LPU, Multiple Top Scores
About
Learning & Development
- Leading & co-ordinating the training & employability of School of Mechanical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, School of Agriculture
- Heading training verticals of Quant, Verbal & Soft Skills.
- Design & develop the session / instruction plan.
- Incorporated & successfully running students clubs ranging from cultural to academics.
- Mentoring the team to design, develop & implement the content / syllabus for different training verticals.
- Developing the exam papers.
- Mentoring & guiding the students by conducting workshops & seminars.
- Interact / feedback with companies officials during campus placement of students.
- Placement drives coverage
- Interact & co-ordinate with industry leaders / heads internships, lectures, workshops & seminars.
- Committee Head – Publication & correspondence in “Indian Science Congress 106th” with the team size of 100+ faculties & students for printing the official material and daily news letter.
- Leading & managing a team of faculties, trainers & admin staff towards the achieving the goals of the university.
- Performing appraisal for the team.
- Interviews & induction of new employees.
- Mentoring various activities of academic & cultural club organizations.
- Planning & executing special sessions for weaker students.
- Participating & advising the students’ councils.
Experience
Professional Educator, Mentor & Career Architect
EduShastra Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (A Subsidiary of EduShastra Group)
Employed : Mar 2020 – Present
Delhi, India
Professional Educator who is educating for professional exams like CAT, GMAT & GRE etc
Deputy Director & Head – Centre Of Professional Enhancement
Lovely Professional University
Employed : Oct 2018 – Present
Phagwara
Handling Verbal and English Sessions for GMAT, CAT, SAT, IELTS, PTE & TOEFL. My main aim as an English language trainer is to nurture the trainees’ interest in the English language – not just because it is a professional requirement, but because it is a rich and dynamic language. Improving their grammar, vocabulary and sentence structures is of utmost importance for me.
Head – Trainings, Employability, Placement & Academic Operations And Hod Of Value Education
PDM UNIVERSITY
Employed : Apr 2017 – Sep 2018
Location : Bahadurgarh ( Delhi NCR)
Training Delivery & Team Management
Preparing the students for Campus Recruitments, GMAT, GRE, CAT & Govt. Exams.
Heading the verticals of different training domains like Aptitude training (Quant, Verbal & Logical), Soft skills training, Technical training (JAVA, C++, Android), & Foreign language (French, German & Spanish) with 25+ reportees.
Placements & Training Delivery
Crossed the 200+ mark in first 3 months in placing the students 2017 batch of domains like B. Tech., B. Pharma, MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA & Polytechnic etc.
Head of Deptt of VALUE EDUCATION (Foreign Languages, Yoga, Soft Skills & NCC)
Preparing the students for French, German & Spanish across different departments of PDM University.
Training Content & Curriculum Development for multiple domains
Design and develop curriculum and courseware for technical & non-technical job roles to enable the competencies of students.
Design & develop trainers’ guides / reference materials including e-materials.
Developing e-content using multiple technology platforms.
Assessments Development & Conduct and Performance Analysis
Design and develop assessments tools with reference to the campus placements.
Design and develop the technical & non-technical question banks. Additional Responsibilities
Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee for the semester end exams of the PDM University.
Academic Head, Training, Career & Skills Development, Academic Operations
Galgotias University
Employed : Feb 2014 – Mar 2017
Location : Greater Noida
Training & Content Development
Conceiving, designing, organizing, updating and implementing various employability skill enhancement courses for enhancing the spoken English, soft skills, personality, aptitude, logical thinking, analytical bent of mind and overall personality of the students of various departments of the University by making program a part of their course curriculum.
Leading and managing team of highly proficient trainers and subject matter experts who can deliver the sessions and design the content as per the dynamic corporate requirements.
Assessment of students by gauging their proficiency in critical thinking, analytical thinking, team skills, leadership qualities by the help of online as well as offline testing.
Conducting sessions on Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Vedic maths and faster calculation, Personality Development Program, Orientation Program on Personal Interview and Group Discussion.
Consistent delivery with excellent feedback.
Career & Skills Development
Organised & conducted Debate Competition and Mock Job Fair.
Life skills training for confidence building.
Employability Skill enhancement courses for Engineering and Management students in institutional mode.
Guiding students to select a career based upon their Aptitude, Personality and Interest through one to one career counselling.
Counsel students for career development and job search.
Conducting special sessions on Motivation, Leadership Skills & workshops and presentations.
Conducting sessions on topics like Team Building, Building Initiative, Interpersonal skills, Trust Openness, Goal Setting, Assertive Communication Skills, Interview Skills, Group Discussions, Negotiation Skills, Telephone Etiquette and Customer Service.
Sr. Knowledge Expert
T.I.M.E. EDUCATION
Employed : Aug 2012 – Jan 2014
Location : New Delhi Area, India
Got BEST FACULTY AWARD for consecutively 2013 & 2014.
Taking classes, analysis of tests & doubts sessions for aptitude based entrance exams like GMAT, CSAT, CAT, BANK-PO, GRE, MAT, BBA, BBS, HM, LAW etc.
Taking regular classes, Demo classes & seminar for GMAT, GRE, & SAT.
Taking CSAT Seminar / DEMO class for prospective students.
Counseling for admission process for various B-schools.
Entrusted with the additional responsibility of imparting classes in Computers, Current Affairs & General Studies.
Faculty
NIIT LTD
Employed : Oct 2004 – Jul 2006
Location : New Delhi Area, India
Academics
C L Educate Ltd.
Employed : Oct 2006 – Jul 2012
Location : New Delhi Area, India