Prof. P. Geetha Rani
Professor & Head
Department of Educational Planning
Specialization: Economics and Financing of Education
geetharanip[at]niepa[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. P. Geetha Rani serves as Professor at Department of Educational Planning, NIEPA, New Delhi. She served as Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair Professor of Indian Studies Abroad at the PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea from 2021 to 2023. She has as well served as Professor and Head at Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, from 2016 to 2018. Professor. Geetha Rani has delivered the online modules for Econometrics and Public Policy Management courses by securing the Handong Unitwin Fellowship offered by Handong Global University, South Korea. They are available at https://www.hufocw.org/Course/918 (for Econometrics) and https://www.hufocw.org/Course/1013 (for Public Policy Management). She has contributed to the financial memorandum for Right to Education Bill under Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE), the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in the field of education, constituted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) and the financial implications of national and state wise estimates of Right to Education (RTE) Act, submitted to the 13th Finance Commission. She has co-edited a volume on Right to Education in India, published by Routledge, UK. Her core competencies include research, teaching, training, and consultancy in Development Economics, Economics and Financing of Education. She has published more than seventy research papers in national and international journals of repute. Further details can be accessed from the following link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geetha_Rani3