Dr. Deepak Maun

Director, Experiential Learning

Interest Area(s)

  • Pedagogical Innovations
  • Experiential Learning
  • Self-Directed Lifelong Learning
  • Effective Communication
  • Alternative Education
  • University Governance & Leadership

Deepak Maun has 10+ years of experience spanning corporate (Operations/Supply Chain), Ed-Tech startup, and academia. A Dairy Technologist with an MBA and PhD from IIM Ahmedabad, he has a track record of building academic and operational systems from scratch. He is also deeply involved in alternative education/ un-schooling/ home-schooling communities.

Convinced about the need for lifelong learning, he created first-of-its-kind course in Indian universities on “Self-Directed Learning” to help graduating students learn how to learn when they enter the real world of work. He loves tinkering and has an insatiable itch to play with tools to build, break, or repair stuff. He wants to engage all his students in such ‘experiential learning’ to help them discover their passions and build respect and appreciation for people who work with their hands.

He understands the power of ‘personal branding’ and ‘networking’ using social media. To help his UG/Masters students utilize these for building their own careers, he engaged with them through courses on “Business Communication”, and after the semester, through one-to-one mentoring.

He also created a highly admired course on “Strategic Planning and Change Management in Education” focused on school principals as audience. To Ph.D. students, he taught courses on “Governance of Higher Education” and “History of Education in India”.

His research interests include University governance and leadership, student employability, and Ph.D. education.

  • Ph.D. (Innovation & Management in Education): (IIM Ahmedabad)
  • PG Diploma (Agribusiness Management): (IIM Ahmedabad)
  • B.Tech (Dairy Technology): (National Dairy Research Institute, NDRI-Karnal)
  • O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat: Associate Professor (2018-2025)
  • Avanti Fellows: Manager, Special Projects (2013-2014)
  • Marico Ltd.: Manager, Supply Chain (Commodities Buying) (2011-12)
  • ITC Ltd. (Foods Division): Manufacturing Executive (2008-09)
  • Kuril, S., Maun, D., & Chand, V. S. (2023). Measuring teacher innovative behavior: A validated multidimensional inventory for use with public school teachers. International Journal of Educational Management, 37(2), 393–416. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-03-2022-0095
  • Maun, D., Chand, V. S., & Shukla, K. D. (2023). Influence of teacher innovative behaviour on students’ academic self-efficacy and intrinsic goal orientation. Educational Psychology, 43(6), 679–697. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2241682
  • Maun, D., Shukla, K. D., & Chand, V. S. (2020). Validating Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and invariance test across gender and caste groups in India. Cogent Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1853303
  • Maun, D. (2025, November 21–22). Legislating autonomy: A comparative analysis of the legal architecture of Indian higher education institutions [Conference presentation]. India Higher Education Research Conference (IHERC) 2025, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
  • Kumar, M. & Maun, D. (2025, November 21–22). The evolution of research priority and the unrecognized role of research management and administration (RMA) in Indian higher education [Conference presentation]. India Higher Education Research Conference (IHERC) 2025, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
  • Maun, D. & Agrawal, S. (2021, December 10-12). How autonomous are Indian universities on paper? Comparison of the Acts governing Indian institutions. Higher Education for the Greater Good: Leadership and Institutional Resilience. Paper presented at Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR) 2021 Global Conference, (Online Conference).
  • Mittal, H., Mathur, N., & Maun, D. (2017, June 28). Neoliberalism, play, and childhood: The politics over public spaces in urban India. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3), Singapore
  • Maun, D., Yadav, M., & Luu, T. M. N. (2025). Building in-service teachers’ TPACK through collaborative learning in virtual spaces: The role of context. In Z. Mısırlı & N. R. T. Bedizel (Eds.), Digital and cultural influences on the development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and TPACK. IGI Global.
  • Maun, D., Sharma, P., & Hung, T. H. (2025). Current trends and best practices of how in-service teachers can develop and apply PCK in social sciences. In Current trends and best practices of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) (pp. 213–235). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0655-0.ch008
  • Maun, D., Yadav, M., Pandey, A., & Luu, T. M. N. (2025). Developing employability skills: The need to focus on attitudes and habits for lifelong learning. In M. Otu (Ed.), Career coaching and employability skills acquisition. IGI Global.
  • Yadav, M., Goyal, N., Maun, D., Chandel, A., & Hung, T. H. (2025). PCK in inclusive classrooms: How do teachers with PCK address the needs of diverse learners? In Digital and cultural influences on the development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and TPACK (pp. 319–344). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-2267-4.ch011
  • Nair, N., Maun, D., & Mukherjee, M. (2024). Prioritizing mental health and well-being of university students: Survey findings from India. In Contemporary issues in knowledge-based economy, higher education & sustainable development. STAR Scholars Press. https://doi.org/10.32674/ranjp048
  • Maun, D., Belousova, T., & Mukherjee, M. (2022). Students’ experiences with online teaching and learning: Perspectives from India. In Global higher education during and beyond COVID-19 (pp. 81–101). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9049-5_8
  • Mukherjee, M., Belousova, T., & Maun, D. (2021). Students’ experiences with distance learning under COVID-19. In Online teaching and learning in higher education during COVID-19 (pp. 199–214). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125921-18