Deepika Bansal

Deepika Bansal is an Assistant Professor at the Indira Mahindra School of Education. She holds a PhD from the Department of Education at the University of Delhi. Her doctoral work lay at the intersection of history and philosophy of science, science education, and feminist theory. Her research interests include critical science and technology studies, science education, and chemistry education. 

• Ph.D.: Department of Education, University of Delhi
• M.Ed.: Department of Education, University of Delhi
• M.Sc. Chemistry: St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
• B.Sc. (Honours) Chemistry: Miranda House, University of Delhi

Publications

• Bansal, D., & Chari, D. (2024). Agency building with early research exposure: A study of an undergraduate science education exposure program. Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, 1(2), 101–116.
• Bansal, D. (2023). Women in science education and science careers in India. In N.V Varghese and N. Sabharwal (eds.) India Higher Education Report: Women in Higher Education (pp. 189-207). New Delhi: Routledge.
• Bansal, D. (2023). Vigyan ki nariwadi alochana aur vigyan shiksha. In H. Dewan, S. Saxena and R. Utsahi (eds.) Vigyan, Vigyan Shiksha aur Samaj. New Delhi: Vani Prakashan.
• Bansal, D. (2018). Science education in India and feminist critiques of science. Contemporary Education Dialogue, 15 (2), 164-186.
• Bose, N. & Bansal, D. (2018). Redesigning the school classroom: A case-study of Mirambika. In V. Kapur and S. Ghose (eds.) Dynamic Learning Spaces in Education (pp. 195-210). Singapore: Springer.

• 2025- Present: Assistant Professor, IMSE, Mahindra University
• 2023-2025: Lecturer, IISER Mohali
• 2022-2023: Research Associate, IISER Mohali
• 2021-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, TISS Mumbai

Science education, science and technology studies, feminist and critical perspectives on science, chemistry education.