The Vice Principal

Mrs. Rashmi Thakur has taught Political Science (PGT), for 25 years in Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, before joining as the Vice Principal at Heritage school.

As a teacher she has guided and mentored innumerable students in their journey towards knowledge and helped them in becoming global citizens with critical thinking mind.

She was also CISCE Board Examiner since 2003 and was invited by the Board to be a part of the Core team for Resource and Capacity building at CISCE. She was MUN Coordinator since 2019 and Assistant Coordinator, since its inception in that school in 2012 and had been a part of the organising committee that had been successfully organizing Mega Events of MCGSMUN since its inception.

Being at the helm of such events, has helped her to deal with multifarious issues like finance, budget, meals, logistics, Information Technology, Public Relations, Press and Hospitality among others.

EXPERIENCE

While at Mayo, she was In-charge Career Counselling Cell from July 1998 to 2016 and had liased with prominent Universities in India as well as several Universities in the US, UK & Canada.

As a Coordinator of Career Counselling Cell, she was invited by the Singapore Education Board, under the aegis of International ICS, Lucknow, to prestigious universities UCLA, UC Davis, UC Berklely, Stanford University, San Jose State University, New York, S. P Jain Institute of International Management, Sydney, Australia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver to visit their Okanagen as well as Vancouver campus.

Mrs. Rashmi was awarded Certificate of Excellence for invaluable contribution as Mayo School's Career Counselling Co-coordinator, by ICS International.

She was also In-charge Foreign Exchange Programmes. She Successfully Coordinated German and Pakistan Delegation visits on separate occasions.

She was also In-charge and Leader of the Adventure Team for the Mayo International Global Round Square.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES:

Presented a paper in the National seminar on 'Creative Configurations: Expanding Indian Experience', organized by Dayanand College, Ajmer and sponsored by University Grant Commission, New Delhi.

Presented a paper in the National seminar on 'Recent Indian English Literature: Mapping Indianness', organized by Dayanand College, Ajmer and sponsored by University Grant Commission, New Delhi.

Presented a paper in the National seminar on 'Textuality and Inter- Textuality in the Mahabharata', organized by Dayanand College, Ajmer and sponsored by University Grant Commission, New Delhi.

Published an article on WOMEN AND POLITICALEMPOWERMENT in 'Employment News' a weekly published by Publication Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

EDUCATION

She has completed her M. Phil in South East Asian Studies and M.A in International Politics, School of International Studies (SIS) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

She has graduated in Political Science Honours from Miranda House, Delhi University.

She has qualified the Junior Research Fellowship (J.R.F) And National Eligibility Test (Net). She also has a Bachelor's in Education (B. Ed) degree.

Mrs. Rashmi Thakur

Date of joining: 1st August 2023