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Symposium on Best Practices in Teaching Learning using Technology 2026
Bringing teachers and technology together
About NU Symposium on Best Practices in Teaching Learning using Technology 2026
Best Practices in Teaching-Learning using Technology is an annual event organised by NIIT University (NU) to bring school and university teaching community together to present innovative pedagogies they have adopted to teach their subjects. The 2-day event is expected to provide a platform for teachers and counselors to share and learn teaching-learning strategies from one another to improve overall students’ learning experience.
During the symposium, NU faculty share pedagogic innovations currently carried out at NU and conduct workshops on latest technologies being experimented with in the education space.
Date: Date: January 10 – 11, 2026
Audience: School Teachers (9th – 12th Class), School Counselors
Venue: NU Campus
Call for Submissions
Teachers are encouraged to submit their innovative practices around the symposium theme and its areas. Joint submissions by two or more teachers from different domains are also accepted.
Symposium Theme
Educating in the era of GenAI for Viksit Bharat
Symposium Areas
- Languages
- Science and Math
- Humanities and Social Studies
- Management Studies
- Computer Science
- Physical Education, Fine Arts
- Integrated (an integration of two or more subjects by two or more teachers)
- School/Classroom Management
- Disability
- Atal Tinkering Lab Initiatives
- Counseling (can also be integrated with subject-specific counseling)
Symposium Charges
- The symposium is free and does not charge any fees for article presentation and publication.
- The symposium is grateful to NIIT University for hosting accommodation and food during the symposium days as well as providing the halls and conference rooms free of charge.
- The symposium does not reimburse any travel expenses. Travel expenses must be borne by the participants.
Submission Guidelines
- Teachers must first register for the symposium using the link provided.
- Next, they must submit their research article adhering to a page length of 5 – 7 pages in the format provided by December 31, 2025.
- All submitted articles will undergo a similarity/plagiarism check. Acceptable similarity score is 10% or less.
- Articles adhering to all guidelines will be included in the Symposium Proceedings and will be published in e-format on the symposium website.
Tentative Schedule
Day 1
- Welcome Address by Prof. Prakash Gopalan, President, NU
- Workshop1 – Gen AI and Agentic AI – Leveraging for Education by Prof. Debashis Sengupta, Dean – Technology Initiatives & Area Director, Computer Science & Engineering
- Parallel Symposium Sessions by Teachers
- Workshop 2: Design, Teach, Reimagine. Using GenAI to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences Session
Ms Susmita Pruthi, Learning Consultant, NIIT Ltd. - Symposium Dinner
Day 2
- Campus Trek and Tour by Maj. Gen. A. K. Singh, Dean Student Affairs
- Workshop 3: by Prof. Vijay Mandke, Mentor Professor on NU’s VNEIM Model – How Schools Can Participate
- Workshop 2 continues
- Parallel Symposium Sessions by Teachers Continue
- Closing Note by Prof. Parimal Mandke, Vice President, NIIT University announcing next year’s symposium theme and NU Innovators Challenge for school students
Symposium Patrons, Mentors and Committees
Patrons
- Prof. Prakash Gopalan, President, NIIT University
- Mr. Rajendra S. Pawar, Founder, NIIT University
- Mr. Vijay K. Thadani, Co-Founder, NIIT University
Mentors
- Prof. (Dr.) Vandana Suhag, Provost & Dean – Quality & Excellence
- Dr. Shivendra Mathur, Registrar
Advisory Committee
- Prof. Vijay V. Mandke, Mentor Professor, NIIT University
- Prof. Parimal V. Mandke, Vice President, NIIT University
- Prof. Debashis Sengupta, Dean, Technology Initiatives and Area Director, Computer Science & Engineering
- Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Singh (Retired), Dean, Student Affairs & Chief Operations Officer
Organising Committee
 | Ms Meera S Datta, Associate Professor, Electronics & Communications Engineering | Convener |
 | Dr Naveen Gupta, Head of ICT – St Marks School | Co-convener |
 | Dr Mamta Pankaj Jain, Assistant Professor, Management | Member |
 | Dr Navin Chettri, Assistant Professor, Management | Member |
 | Dr Rohit Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering | Member |
 | Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Associate Professor & Area Director, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics | Member |
 | Dr Zeesha Mishra, Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering | Member |
 | Ms Jyoti Sharma, Independent Educationalist | Member |
WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1: Gen AI and Agentic AI – Leveraging for Education
Prof Debashis Sengupta, Dean – Technology Initiatives & Area Director, Computer Science & Engineering
Prof Debashis Sengupta, an alumnus of IIM Bangalore has over 39 years of experience in government, global industry and academia. His teaching and research areas are Data Science, Data Engineering, Business Analytics and Intelligence, Digital Technologies Transformation and Enterprise Technology Modernisation Strategies. He represented NIIT University as a member of the Curriculum Advisory Group of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU), Government of NCT, Delhi.
Workshop 2: Design, Teach, Reimagine. Using GenAI to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences Session
Ms Susmita Pruthi, Learning Consultant, NIIT Ltd.
Ms Susmita Pruthi, an Education & Strategy Consultant at NIIT Ltd., brings over two and a half decades of expertise in transforming teaching and learning through technology. With her rich background spanning software development, school projects, talent development as well as enterprise solutioning, Susmita has consistently introduced cutting-edge tools to create impactful learning environments. As the Solutioning Head, she has leveraged GenAI for designing solutions, creating frameworks as well developing content & delivery strategies. She has been recognized as a Woman Leader in World HRD Congress 2016.
Workshop 3: NU’s VNEIM Model – How Schools Can Participate
Prof Vijay V Mandke, Mentor Professor
Prof Vijay V Mandke is a Founding and Mentor Professor at NIIT University. He is engaged in developing knowledge in the field of Learning Engineering. He has developed research and MTech programmes in Educational Technology (ET) with two distinct specialisation streams – Teaching-Learning Process Innovation (TLPI) for Teacher Professional Development (TPD) and Business Model Innovation (BMI) for Business Transformation and Professional Development (BTPD). He was a member of several national level committees including the Member Task Force Committee on Technology Demonstration Process, GOI, MHRD (Department of Education); National Working Group on School Vocationalization and Visitor’s Nominee for Selection Committee.