Areas of Interest/Specialization:

Teacher Education, Science Education, Well-being in Education, Curriculum Development, Research Methodology

Experience:

18.6 years (6.6 Years - Under Graduate teaching, 12 - Post Graduate teaching)

Phd Awarded/Supervised

• 3 Awarded, 6 Supervising

Administrative responsibilities undertaken: 

• Student Counselor Representative

Academic affiliations:

• Life Member of North-East India Education Society (NEIES), Teacher and Education Research Association (TERA), All India Association for Educational Research (AIAER), Indian Association of Teacher Educators (IATE)
• Member of Board of Studies (Education, Statistics), School Board, Education

Research Projects

• Completed a research project on ‘Continuing Professional Development of Teacher Educators and Teachers in Meghalaya: Policies, Programmes and Practices’. Funded by Inter-University Centre for Teachers Education (IUCTE), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
• Completed a research project on ‘Stress and Coping with Online Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of the Post Graduate Students of North-Eastern Hill University’ funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research-North Eastern Regional Centre (ICSSR-NERC), Shillong.

Publications

Published number of papers in peer-reviewed, UGC Approved, UGC CARE journals.

Chapter in Books 

1. Rymbai, R. (2012). Financial Management of Secondary schools in Mylliem Block. In C. Nongbri (Ed.) Proceedings of North East India Education Society on the Twentieth Annual Conference, 8th and 9th November 2012 (pp. 300-308). Shillong: RiKhasi Enterprise.
2. Rymbai, R. (2014). Continuing Transformation for Quality Teacher Education. In     S. M. Sungoh & I. Syiem (Eds.), Transforming Teacher Education in the North Eastern Region of India (pp. 59-76). Guwahati: Destiny Printing Press.
3. Rymbai, R. (2015). Enhancing Quality in Teacher Education: A Need and Call for Value Oriented Programme. In C. Nongbri (Ed.) Proceedings of North East India Education Society on the Twenty -Second Annual Conference, 29th and 30th April 2015 (pp. 302-310). Shillong: RiKhasi Enterprise.
4. Rymbai, R. (2016). Novel Endeavour in Higher Education in India’s North Eastern States. In C. Nongbri& B. B. Kharbirymbai (Eds.), Education in North East India (pp. 130-147). Guwahati: EBH Publishers.
5. Rymbai, R. (2016). Teaching of Science at Elementary Level. In Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT), Module of Teaching of Science for Elementary Level. (pp. ii - ix). Shillong: Directorate of Educational Research and Training.
6. Rymbai, R. &Sungoh, S. M. (2017). Enhancing Quality in Higher Education: Through New Education Policy 2015 in the Making. In C. Nongbri (Ed.) Proceedings of North East India Education Society on the Twenty Third Annual Conference, 26th and 27th November 2015 (pp. 201-215). Shillong: RiKhasi Enterprise.
7. Rymbai, R. &Sungoh, S. M. (2017). Positive psychology: a new approach to promote mental health. In Y.  Bhutia (Ed.), Mental Health Education (pp. 75 – 84). Delhi: Overseas Press India private Ltd. 
8. Rymbai, R. &Sungoh, S. M. (2018). Teacher Quality in Higher Education: The Need of the Hour. In B. B. Kharbirymbai and C. Nongbri (Eds.), Quality of Higher Education in North East India (pp. 102-109). Guwahati: EBH Publishers.
9. Rymbai, R. (2018). Values in Action: Hope amongst the Tribal Students of North-Eastern Hill University. In D. A. Kharshandi (Ed.) Understanding the Tribes of Asia (pp. 309-318). New Delhi: Lakshi Publishers and Distributors.
10. Rymbai, R. &Mukhim, B. M. (2019). Khasi in school and attitude of students towards MIL - Khasi. In S. K. Singh, S. Lyngdoh and B. Khyriem (Eds.) Glimpse of some of the Austro-Aiatic Languages (pp. 146-155). Guwahati: Eastern Book Publishing House.

Book

1. Rymbai, R. (2019). Positive emotions and personality traits. New Delhi: Lakshi Publishers and Distributors. ISBN 978-93-82120-98-8

Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars:

Presented more than 50 papers across national and international seminars and conferences

Collaboration/Consultancy:

• Consultancy on a project of Education Department, Government of Meghalaya A Study on the Impact of State Talent Search Examination in Mathematics and Science for Tribal Students of Meghalaya at the Close of Upper Primary Stage (2017).
• Consultancy on a project of Education Department, Government of Meghalaya A Study on the Factors leading to Low Achievement of Secondary School Students in Science and Mathematics (2017). 

Any other

• Acted as Consultant, Resource Person in Lectures, Talks, Training Programmes, etc.
• Organized workshop and webinar.
• Attended and participated in workshops, short term courses, refresher courses, orientation courses.