Education: B.Sc. Home Science,Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (1999); M.Sc. Family Resource Management, PAU, Ludhiana (2002); Ph.D. Family Resource Management, PAU, Ludhiana (2005).

Positions held: Asstt Professor (Home Science) KVK, Kheri, Sangrur (2005-2007), Asstt Professor (Home Science) KVK, Samrala (2007-2011) Assistant Scientist, Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Ludhiana (2011-2013), Assistant Professor, Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Ludhiana (2013-2017), Associate Professor,Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Ludhiana (2017-2020), Professor, Resource Management & Consumer Science, College of Community Science, Ludhiana (2020 to till date)

Field of Specialization : Family Resource Management

Research Interests: Resource Management.

Research Publications (Latest five):

i. Bal, S.K., Gupta, R. and Bisht, D. (2023). Drudgery Reduction of Farm Women Through Technology Intervention. J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, 18(2): 652-656. (NAAS score- 5.67)

ii. Bal, S.K., Bisht, D., Kaur, S. and Singh G. (2022) Cultivation of Indigenous Vegetables in Containers Through Roof Based Gardening. J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, 17(1): 333-340. (NAAS score- 5.67)

iii. Sati, K., Bal, S.K. and Kaur, H. (2021) Health Risk Assessment of Workers Engaged in Flour Mills. J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, 17(2): 407-412. (NAAS score- 5.67)

iv. Bal, S. K. and Bisht, D. (2020).Role of Women as Decision Makers with Respect to Farm Operations in Malwa Belt of Punjab.J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development.14(3): 425-29. (NAAS rating:5.30)

v. Martolia, D.;Kaur, N. and Bal, S. K.(2020).Participation of farm women in value addition of farm produce and constraints faced by them.J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development.15(1): 207-210. (NAAS rating:5.30)

Awards/honours/distinctions: Awarded Merit certificate and scholarship in M.Sc. and PhD.