Dr. Kalpana Kharade, a former elementary school teacher with teaching experience in urban BMC and Private schools , has scaled great heights professionally all due to sheer determination and persistence. She is presently Associate Professor, a recognized  PhD guide and  Vice Principal of the College of Education. At KJSCCETR , right from its inception, her prowess  in subjects such as Philosophical Foundations of Education, Methods of Teaching Languages, Teacher Education , Institutional Building and Evaluation is manifested in her effective curriculum transaction . A staunch propounder of inclusive education, especially for the visually challenged, Dr Kharade‘s thrust research areas include Qualitative research methods, Inclusive education, Instructional interventions for struggling readers and writers, Visually challenged and for children with diverse needs. She has persistently and diligently worked on preparing Personality development programs for the visually challenged girls, English speaking programs for vernacular medium students etc. Her scholarly pursuits have culminated in evolving instructional modules for constructivist learning strategies. Dr Kharade is a dynamic member of the committee on the Status of Blind Women, Guest speaker at the National Association for the Blind (NAB) and an proficient resource person for the IGNOU and YCMOU graduate education programmes. In recognition of her unstinted devotion to the field of education, she has been honored with the Neelam Kanga award (2002), Best Teacher award (2002) and Giant Group award for academic excellence (2007). In November 2011, Dr Kalpana and Ms Rupal Thakkar jointly presented a paper in the London International Conference on Education which was very well appreciated by the participants.