overview

  • I am a sociologist studying how enterprise cultures shape the governance of public education. My current research follows consultants and think tanks as they advocate for technology-based and data-driven interventions to reform school education. My areas of expertise include technical education, urban youth and entrepreneurship, education policy, data and governance

teaching overview

  • At JSGP, she teaches foundation courses in sociology, gender and development and advanced elective courses in education policy.

education and training

  • Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University , Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Marketisation, Managerialism and School Reforms: A Study of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Education in Delhi. 2012 - 2018
  • M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University , Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, The Middle Class Family, Mothers and Elite Education: Exploring School-Choices in Delhi 2010 - 2012
  • M.A. in Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences , School of Development Studies 2008 - 2010
  • B.A. in English, Sociology, and Mass Media, M.G University 2002 - 2005

full name

  • Vidya Subramanian

primary email

  • vsubramanian[@]jgu[dot]edu[dot]in