Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Iqbal Mattoo is an educator and administrator with over 32 years of post-graduate teaching experience in higher education. He serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Education at Khaja Bandanawaz University, Kalaburagi, Karnataka.

His prior leadership positions include serving as the Dean of the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences and Head of the Department of Education at the University of Kashmir (2017–2020), as well as Director of Distance Education at the University of Kashmir. Additionally, he has served on various academic bodies, including boards of studies and academic councils at multiple Indian universities.

Academic Background & Expertise

• Qualifications: M.A. in Education, B.Ed.,      M.Ed., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Education.

• Core      Teaching & Research Areas: Educational Technology and ICT, Educational Management      and Administration, Educational Psychology, and Techniques of Data      Analysis.

• Research      Guidance:     Supervised over 23 Ph.D. and 14 M.Phil. scholars, along with a      post-doctoral fellow funded by the ICSSR.

Publications & Scholarly Contributions

• Books      & Courseware: Author and co-author of several academic textbooks and      instructional manuals, including Fundamentals of Education, Educational      Guidance and Counseling, and Educational Technology: Promise and      Performance.

• Research      Papers:     Contributed over 50 research papers and articles to national and      international peer-reviewed journals on themes such as teacher      effectiveness, techno-pedagogical competence, occupational stress, and      student career preferences.

• Tool      Development: Designed      and standardized multiple standardized measurement scales and research      instruments focusing on teacher effectiveness, research self-efficacy,      techno-pedagogical skills, and academic anxiety.