
Dr. Samya Shinde
IC Principal / Associate Professor
Name | Dr. Samya Shinde |
Date of Birth | 08-03-1977 |
Educational Qualification | PhD, MA, Qualified NET, SET |
Work Experience | 20 years and 2 months |
Teaching
| September 2004 - Till date at L. S. Raheja College of Arts and Commerce (Autonomous) Designation – Associate Professor |
Research
| Awarded ICSSR Research project (Collaborative) under Special Call for Short Term Empirical Research 2023-24 on the Topic- ‘Critical Assessment of the socio-economic dimensions of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana in the Mumbai region’ |
Area of Specialization
| Sociology. Areas of interest include informal labor, gender, caste, and education. |
Courses taught
| Foundations of Sociology Fundamentals of Sociology Indian Society: Structure and Change Sociology of Development Sociology of Work Sociology of Labour Sociology of Gender Gender and Society in India: Emerging Issues and Contemporary Debates Sociology of Human Resource Development Sociology of Organisations |
Subject taught | Sociology |
No. of papers published in National /International Journals/Conferences | 10 |
Ph.D (Completed/Ongoing) | Completed |
Projects Carried Out | 1 |
Research Publications (No. of papers published in National / International Journals/Conferences) | 10 |
Date of Joining | September 2004 |
Date of Retirement | August 2037 |
Type of association | Faculty |
Type of Appointment | Permanent Faculty |
- Worked in the committee on the papers Sociology of Work (2007, 2012, 2018); Sociology of Informal Sector (2012, 2018); Sociology of Gender (2012) and Sociology of Human Resource Development (2007)
- Appointed as the Convenor of the TYBA revised syllabus framing committee, University of Mumbai for the paper Sociology of Work/ Sociology of Informal Sector in 2012
- Recipient of the DAAD fellowship as visiting scholar to International Centre for Development and Decent Work, Kassel University, Germany in 2011
A senior academician in Sociology with experience in teaching, curriculum development, research, and academic administration, Dr Samya Shinde has been associated with the University of Mumbai as a member of the TYBA syllabus framing committees since 2007. She has also participated as an invitee in the UK–India International Education Research Seminar at the University of Hertfordshire, England, supported by UKIERI.
Dr. Shinde has held several academic leadership and governance roles, including Vice Principal, Nodal Officer, BOS Chairperson, and member of the Academic Council and Governing Body of various institutions. She was awarded an ICSSR Collaborative Research Project (2023–24) titled “Critical Assessment of the Socio-Economic Dimensions of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana in the Mumbai Region.”
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