Prof. (Dr.) Meera Bai M
Name:
MEERA BAI M
Department :
APPLIED ECONOMICS
Contact Details
Dr. Meera Bai M, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of
Science and Technology, Kochi-22
Address for communication
Email
[email protected]
Phone
0484 2576030
9048320616 ( mobile no.)
2564
Intercom
1. Academic Background
Qualifications:
Qualifying Post Graduate Degree:
Ph. D with NET
Ph. D without NET
Post Graduate Degree(s)
Under Graduate Degree(s):
Any other PG degree/ Diploma
relevant to the subject:
2. Research Performance
2.1
SI.
No
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M A ( Economics)
PH.D ( Economics)
MA ( History)
B A ( Economics)
Each published /accepted paper in Journal/conferences
Authors (As published in the
paper)
Meera Bai M
Title
Women’s Education
Journal
Southern Economist
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Year
November
Volume
Vol.48, No. 14
Page No
34-36
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N. A. Hazeena &
M Meera
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Meera Bai M
and Social
Externalities in
Kerala
Women Workers in
the Informal Sector
in India: Emerging
Trends
Introduction
Will Feminization of
Employment Lead to
Greater Gender
Equality
Observations from
Kerala
Life Cycle Structure
of Tribals in
Attappady Kerala
Women and Labour
Market Changes in
the Globalized Era:
Kerala Experience
Union Budget, 2008:
+ve?
Job Satisfaction of
Women Employees
in the Universities of
Kerala : A Micro
Level Study
Female Employment
in India under the
Shadow of
Globalization
Networking among
15, 2009
Southern Economist
October,
2009
Vol.48, No. 11
9-11
Proceedings, Two Day
National Seminar
Proceedings, Two Day
National Seminar
20-21
October,2009
20-21
October,2009
JulyDecember
2009
24-25
January,
2008
Vol.25, No. III &
IV
1-17
Kerala Calling
March 2008
Vol.28, No. 5
10-11
International Journal
of Sociological
Research
June, 2008
Vol. I, No.I
111-125
The Journal of World
Economic Review
JanuaryJune,
2008
Vol.3, No.I
91-101
Southern Economist
February
Vol.46, No. 19
25-27
Proceedings, Two Day
National Seminar
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Women
Entrepreneurs in
Kerala
Technical Education
and Gender Needs :
A Keralite’s View
Introduction
Management
Education: The Way
Ahead
Technical Education
in India :
Opportunities and
Future Strategies
Tribal Development
in India : The Case
of Kerala
1,2008
Southern Economist
January 15,
2008
Proceedings, Two
Day National Seminar
20-21
January,
2007
20-21
January,
2007
December
15, 2007
Proceedings, Two
Day National Seminar
Southern Economist
The Oriental
Anthropologist
( A Bi-Annual
International Journal
of the Science of Man)
Collection and
Indian Journal of
Marketing of NonDevelopment
wood Forest Produce Research and Social
in India: kerala
Action
Experience
( An International
Journal)
Ayurvedic Industry
Journal of Tropical
and its linkages with Forestry
Non-Timber Forest
Produce in Kerala
Women
Southern Economist
Entrepreneurs in the
European Union
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Vol.46, No.18
31-32
1-7
Vol. 46,No.16
5-8
July,2006
Vol.6, No.2
403-430
JulyDecember,
2006
Vol.2, No.2
351-364
JanuaryMarch, 2002
Vol,18, No.1
25-37
August
1,1998
Vol.37, No.7
13-14
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2.2
SI No.
1.
Urbanisation in
India: A
Demographic Study
Marketing of NonTimber Forest
Produce ( NTFP)
and the Tribal
Economy of Kerala –
An Economic
Analysis
What ails Industrial
Development of
Kerala
Gem and Jewellery
Industrial
Development in
Kerala
Importance of Small
Scale Industries – A
Study of Kerala
Economy
Economics of
Industrial Estates in
Kerala
The Economics of
Industrial Estates
Facts for You
November
1994
Vol.16. No.5
42-46
Journal of Tropical
Forestry
JulySeptember,
1993
Vol.9, No.111
196-203
Facts for You
October 1992 Vol.14, No.4
39-42
Facts for You
Facts for You
May 1991
Vol.12, No.11
October 1990 Vol.12, No.4
23-26
44-48
Southern Economist
August 1,
1990
Vol.29, No.7
16-17
Indian Manager
JanuaryMarch, 1989
Vol. XVII, No.1
Commerce
September
10-16
14-15
Text Books / Reference Books/subject books/monograph/Chapters of Books Published
Title with ISBN Number
Introduction :Technology for Women
Publisher with Place of Publication
Serials Publications, New Delhi
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Year
2012
Empowerment : Issues and Challenges in
Meera Bai M (ed),Technology for Women
Empowerment : Issues and Challenges (ISBN 97881-8387-539-4).
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Introduction: Female Employment in India :
Issues and Challenges in Meera Bai M (ed),
Female Employment in India : Issues and
Challenges (ISBN 978-93-80095-26-4)
Women and Labour Market Changes:
Observations from Kerala in Meera Bai M (ed),
Female Employment in India Issues and
Challenges ((ISBN 978-93-80095-26-4)
Will Feminization of Employment Lead to
Greater Gender Equality? A Micro Level
Observation in Meera Bai M (ed) Female
Employment in India Issues and Challenges
((ISBN 978-93-80095-26-4)
Job Satisfaction of Women Employees in the
Universities of Keala A Micro Level Study in
Meera Bai M (ed) , Female Employment in India
Issues and Challenges ((ISBN 978-93-80095-264)
Women Workers in the Coir Industry in Kerala
in Meera Bai M (ed) Female Employment in
India Issues and Challenges ((ISBN 978-9380095-26-4)
Introduction: Emerging Trends in Technical
Education in Kerala in Meera Bai M (ed),
Technical Education : Emerging Trends
(ISBN978-81-8387-242-3)
Technical Education in India : The Way Ahead
in Meera Bai M (ed), Technical Education :
Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin
University of Science and Technology
2011
Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin
University of Science and Technology
2011
Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin
University of Science and Technology
2011
Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin
University of Science and Technology
2011
Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin
University of Science and Technology
2011
Serials Publications, New Delhi
2009
Serials Publications, New Delhi
2009
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9.
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11.
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14.
2.3
2.3.1
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Emerging Trends (ISBN978-81-8387-242-3)
Technical Education and Gender Needs in
Meera Bai M (ed), Technical Education :
Emerging Trends (ISBN978-81-8387-242-3)
Tribes in India : Some Observations in Rias
Ahmad (ed), Globalization and Economic
Development, Part Two ( ISBN 81-8324-288-X)
Introduction in Meera Bai M (ed), Kerala
Economy : Slumber to Performance ( ISBN
978-81-8387-133-4)
Women’s Development in Globalized India :
Opportunities and Threats in K.Rajan (ed),
Economic Reforms in India ( ISBN 81-8387-0023)
Women’s Development in Kerala- Some
Current Issues in Meera Bai M (ed), Women
and Economic Reforms : Kerala Experience
(ISBN 81-8387-026-0)
Industrial Development in Kerala- Problems
and Prospects in B.A. Prakash (ed), Kerala
Economy- Performance, Problems, Prospects
(ISBN 080-399-1614)
Serials Publications, New Delhi
2009
Mittal Publications, New Delhi
2009
Serials Publications, New Delhi
2008
Serial Publications, New Delhi
2006
Serial Publications, New Delhi
2006
Sage Publications, New Delhi
1994
Patents / Technology transfer/Product/Process:
Each patent awarded
Title
Sanction Number
1.
2.
3.
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Year
2.3.2
Each Technology transfer through Central / State / University / Quasi Government agencies.
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Name of Technology transfer
Agency
Year
1.
2.
2.4
Project Cost in Lakhs
Externally Funded Research / Consultancy Projects through University / Institution (Both completed and Ongoing
Projects):
SI No.
1.
2.
3.
4
Title
Work Satisfaction of
Women Employees in
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
Institutional
Effectiveness in the
Collection and
Marketing of Non-wood
Forest Produce in
Kerala
Social Safety Nets,
Technology and
Industrial Policies for
Informal Women
Workers in Globalised
India – A Micro Level
Study
WOMEN’S STUDIES
CENTRE at CUSAT
Funding Agency
Amount & Duration
Principal investigator/ Co-investigator
UGC funded
Minor Research
Project
0.15 ; One year
Principal Investigator
World Bank
Funded ICSSR
Major Research
Project
2.89; Three Years
Principal Investigator
UGC funded
Major Research
Project
3.93 ;Three years
Principal Investigator
UGC funded
Major Project
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Hon. Director
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Health Status of Tribal
Women in Thirunelly
Panchayath, Wayanad
District
Socio-economic
Condition of Women
Married to Foreigners
in Kerala
Research Guidance :
2.5 (a)
Ph D – Degree Awarded
Title
One Year
Kerala State
0.50; Six months
Women’s
Commission,
Thiruvananthapur
am
Empowerment through UGC funded
One Year
Employment : A study
Minor Research
on Women in the Food
Project
Processing Industry in
Kerala
Mental Derailment of
UGC funded
One Year
Tribal Women In
Minor Reaearh
Kerala : Causes and
Project
Consequences
Women and Ageing :
UGC funded
One Year
Pleasure or Pressure?
Minor Reaearh
Project
Crime and Violence by UGC funded
One Year
Women in Kerala :
Minor Reaearh
Cause and Cons
Project
2.5
SI No.
UGC funded
Minor Research
Name of co-guides (if any)
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Name of student
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
University
Year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Dynamics of Cooperative Marketing in
Tribal Economies- A
Study of Non-Timber
Forest Produce
Marketing in Kerala
The Dynamics of
Agricultural Wage
Formation in Kerala
Sustainability of
Medicinal Plants in
Kerala – Economic
Considerations in
Domestication and
Conservation of Forest
Resources
Problems and Prospects
of Tea Plantation
Industry in Kerala
Delayering in FACT :
Impact on Managerial
and Team Effectiveness
Urban Water Supply
Management : A Study
of Centralised and
Community Based
Systems in Calicut City
Regional Development
in Kerala : A Study of
Malappuram District,
2004
Economics of Human
Resource Planning
with Special Reference
Meera Bai M
Philip Thomas
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2001
Meera Bai M
Baby
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2001
Meera Bai M
Annie Abraham
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2004
Meera Bai M
Merlin Joseph
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2004
Meera Bai M
George Sleeba
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2004
Meera Bai M
Radhakrishnan
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2004
Meera Bai M
Anwar
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2004
Meera Bai M
Devassia
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2006
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9.
10.
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12.
13.
2.5 (b)
SI No.
to Higher Education in
Kerala
Dynamics of
Deforestation on the
Socio-Economic Profile
of Tribal Women in
Kerala
A Study of Scheduled
Tribe Co-operative
Societies in Wayanad
District : Performance,
Problems and Prospects
Financial Inclusion of
the Fisher Households
in Coastal Kerala : Role
of Micro Finance
A Study on Variations
in Industrial Electricity
Tariff and Regulatory
Interventions in Kerala
State
Efficacy of ClusterBased Approach for the
Revival of Handloom
Co-operative Societies
in Kerala with Special
Reference to
Thiruvananthapuram
and Kannur Districts
Meera Bai M
Hazeena
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2006
Meera Bai M
Bhaskaran
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2008
Meera Bai M
Sangeetha k Prathap
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2012
Meera Bai M
Sreekumar
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2012
Meera Bai M
Sebastian
Cochin University of
Science and Technology
2013
Ph D – Thesis submitted
Title
Name of co-guides (if any)
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Name of student
University
Year
1.
2.
3.
Awards / Medals / Fellowships Academic Recognitions:
2.6
Award
Particulars
1. Indio-Greek Fellowship,1996
Under the Cultural Exchange Programme between the Countries of India and Greece in
the year 1996 ( 21 days)
2. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
1999
3. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
2000
4. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
2001
5. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
2002
6. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
2003
7. NUFFIC ( Higher Education
Department), the Netherlands,
2004
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 3 months)
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 2 months)
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 2 months)
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 2 months)
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 2 months)
Visited the Tilburg University and did Post Doctoral Research ( 2 months)
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2.7
Organiser / Convenor of International / National Conferences / Symposia / Seminars:
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Internation
al Level
1.
Global Tourism,
November 01-04, 2006
Co-organiser/
co-convener
Chief Organizer
2.
1.
2.
3.
National
Level
Chief organiser/
Convener
Title and year
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
National Policy for the Empowerment of
Women- Gender Balance 50-50,
April 19-20,2002
New Horizon in Human Resource
Management
28th February, 2005
Impact of Globalization on Kerala
Economy
23rd March, 2005
VAT- An Analysis
29th March, 2005
Trends in Technical Education in Kerala
20th & 21st January, 2007
Intellectual Property Rights
4th July, 2007
Female Employment in India : Issues and
Challenges
20th & 21st October, 2009
Internationalization of Technical
Education : The Case of India
25th &26th March,2010
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Co-Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Gender and Empowerment : Conceptual
Clarity
28th September,2010
KRAV-MAGA: Self Defense Mechanism
7th October,2010
Strengthening Economic Livelihood
opportunities for Poor Rural Women
15th October,2010
Harassment at Workplace
6th December,2010
Women Entrepreneurs Development and
Skill / Personality Development
15th January, 2011
Role of Women in the Protection and
Promotion of Environment
8th March, 2011
Technology for Women Empowerment :
Issues and Challenges
16th & 17th September,2011
Gynaec Problems of the Day
9th December, 2011
Food Habits for a Better Living
6th January, 2012
Ignites theEntrepreneur in You
11th January, 2012
Macro Economic Developments in India
since 2000
6th March,2012
Gender Inequality in Political
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Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
3
3.1
Representation and Participation
23rd March,2012
Strengthening Women’s Leadership
27th March, 2012
Capacity Building for Women Managers in
Higher Education – Sensitivity-AwarenessMotivation ( SAM)
From 21st January to 25th January, 2013
Early Childhood : Challenges and Issues
20th March, 2014
Crime and Violence by and against
Women: Observations from Kerala
20th & 21st July, 2014
Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiar on
Women Empowerment
12th December, 2014
Gender Equality 50-50 : Myth or Reality ?
Indian Experience
16th & 17th January, 2015
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Chief Organizer
Assessment of Domain Knowledge
Experience
Additional Teaching / Industrial Experience after obtaining minimum eligibility criteria for the particular post
(Only Full-time teaching assignments and/ Industrial Experience not below the rank of Lecturer in UGC/AICTE approved
institutions/ Assistant Manager / Officer in a public / multi-national Company, after obtaining the minimum educational
qualifications for this post)
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SI No.
University PG
Level
1.
2.
University
UG/College level
1.
2.
Industrial
Experience
1.
2.
3.2
Institution
Period (from … to..)
Post held
No. of years
Additional Research Experience after Ph. D
Institution
Post-Doctoral Research
Post Held
1. National Centre for
Social Research,
Athens
2. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
3. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
4. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
Period
No. of years
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 13-11-1997 to
04-12-1997
20 Days
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 01-09-1999 to
01-11-1999
Two
Months
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 03-04-2000 to
30-06-2000
Three
Months
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 03-04-2001 to
31-05-2001
Two
Months
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The Netherlands
5. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
6. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
7. Development Research
Institute ( IVO),
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands
8. UGC, New Delhi
9. UGC, New Delhi
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 02-05-2002 to
31-05-2002
One Month
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 01-05-2003 to
31-05 2003
One Month
Post Doctoral Fellow
From 01-05- 2004 to
31-05-2004
One Month
Principal Investigator
Hon. Director
Three
Years
2009-10 onwards
Letter from the
Continuing
Expert Committee is
enclosed herewith
Design of Experiments for P.
G. Level laboratory course
Maintenance and operations of
sophisticated equipments
(In the case of Teachers who are also doing research work, their teaching experience alone will be counted – credit for both
teaching and research will not be awarded concurrently)
3.3
Academic / Administrative Experience (give particulars):
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3.03 (a)
Sl No
Administrative experience:
Post Held
Period
No. of years
1
Head, Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and
Technology
Form 01-05-2010
to 30-04-2013
3
2
Director, Women’s Studies Centre, Cochin University of Science and Technology
2010 onwards
Continuing
3.03 (b)
Sl No
Academic experience (Member, Board of studies, Academic council / Faculty etc.)
Positions held
Period
No. of years
1
Member, Kerala State Education Board, Thiruvananthapuram
2013- 2016
2 years
completed
2013-2015
2 years
2013-2015
2 years
2
Member, Higher Education Council, Thiruvananthapuram
.3.
Member, General Council, National University of Legal Studies, Kalamassery
4.
Member, Gender Justice- Complaints Committee, Cochin University of Science
and Technology
5,
Member, Ethics Committee, Cochin University of Science and Technology
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6.
Member Academic Council , Cochin University of Science and Technology
7.
Examiner of Ph. D thesis of many Universities
8.
Expert in the Assessment Committees of Research Scholars of various
Universities
9.
Member, Board of Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology
10.
Member, Board of Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
11.
Member, Board of Studies, Osmania University, Hyderabad
12.
Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA, New Delhi)
3.04
Participation in Training Programs/Workshop/Summer Winter-Schools, (organized by Govt. agencies/ UGC/AICTE, ICTP or
similar International Organisations) :
Duration of Course
Title
28days
Refresher Course
24 days
Refresher Course
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Agency
School of
Management
Studies, Cochin
University of
Science and
Technology, Kochi22
Maharaja’s College,
Ernakulam
(Mahatma Gandhi
University,
Kottayam)
Period
02-03-1994
to 29-031994
30-11-1995
to 23-021995
25 days
Refresher Course
22 days
Refresher Course
Three Days
Workshop
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at
Workplaces
Department of
Applied Economics,
Cochin University of
Science and
Technology, Kochi22
Department of
Economics,
Maharaja’s College,
Ernakulam
(Mahatma Gandhi
University,
Kottayam)
National Institute
of Public
Cooperation and
Child Development
(NIPCHILD),
Yelhanka,
Karnataka
Two Days
Understanding Women’s Studies as a
Discipline
University Grants
Commission, New
Delhi
Two Days
Understanding Women’s Studies as
Discipline
Five Days
Capacity Building for Women
Managers in Higher Education ( SAM )
University Grants
Commission, New
Delhi
University Grants
Commission, New
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03-08-1998
to 25-081998
01-02-1999
to 22-021999
September
23-25, 2008
From 28th
February,
2011 to 1st
March,201
1
28th & 29th
August,
2011
From 10th
October to
Delhi
Six Days
Capacity Building for Women
Managers in Higher Education (
Training of Trainers- TOT)
University Grants
Commission, New
Delhi
Management Skill Enhancement
Modules
University Grants
Commission, New
Delhi
Five Days
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14th
October,20
11
From 20th
February
to 25th
February,
2012
From 4th
August to
8th August,
2012