What are your goals?
To be a good educator and researcher.
Where do you want to be in next 5 years time?
To be a good educator and researcher.
What 3 positive words would your colleagues/friends say about you?
Friendly, well-around, and supportive.
What & who motivates you?
My students.
What do you want to develop about yourself?
Do insightful research.
How do you handle pressure/stress?
Take a break.
What do you like to do outside of work?
Cooking.
Tell me about how a professional qualification you have obtained has helped you personally?
Educational training.
How do you resolve conflict in the groups or teams that you are a part of?
Take the initiative.
Tell me about a time when you changed your priorities to meet others’ expectations?
When other persons need a help.
Tell me how you organize your work and schedule your time?
Put things in a to-do-list.
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
My students did an excellent job as I am an educator.
Describe a time when you led or motivated others?
When my students did not do well.
Describe a situation where you were successful in getting people to work together effectively?
Spent many hours to work out a solution for a joint research project.
Describe a situation in which you were a member (not a leader) of a team and a conflict arose within the team. What did you do?
When members have different opinions, I may do detailed analysis for each option and show which option is the best.
Tell me about a time when you were able to change someone’s view point significantly?
In general, education can change one’s view point significantly.
What your researchers should develop in research?
Work ethic.
What type of research is going on in your laboratory?
Theoretical studies.
Describe a specific problem solved by you?
Supply chain management related issues.
What is an approach for a problem?
Theoretical models.
What are the qualities of an ideal student/learner?
Hard working.
What are the qualities of an ideal teacher?
An ideal teacher will tell students never give up.
Which stage of education for a child is important?
Childhood.
Does nationalism has any impact in learning process?
No.
Does one education system suit for all set of students across the world?
Impossible.
What is the goal of education?
Make the life better.
Role of emotional intelligence of a person?
Always thinking positively.
How to handle failure?
Learn from the failure.
Does a person daily routine has an impact in learning?
May be.
Finally, what do you suggest the young/upcoming researchers?
Do the research that solves the real world problems.
