Education: B.Sc. Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (1997); M.Sc. Family Resource Management, PAU, Ludhiana (2000); Ph.D. Family Resource Management, PAU, Ludhiana (2003).

Positions held: Asstt. Professor (Home Science) Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Faridkot (2013-2016), Asstt Professor (Home Science) KVK, Samrala (2016-2020), Scientist, Family Resource Management, College of Community Science, PAU, Ludhiana (2021 to till date).

Field of Specialization : Family Resource Management

Research Interests: Resource Management, Ergonomics

Ongoing projects: -All India Coordinated Research Project on Home Science.

Projects Handled:

i. Nodel officer of project Smart Village 2018-2020.

ii. Co-PI of the project Crop Residue Management, ICAR ,2018-2020.

iii. PI of RKVY Project, Govt. of Punjab, in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Research Publications (Latest Five):

i. Rana S and Kaur K. 2023. Self Help Group: A Ray of Hope in Challenging Times. J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 18(1): 304-308. (NAAS rating: 5.67)

ii. Kaur K and Rana S (2022) Impact of Vocational Training on Knowledge of Rural Women regarding Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables. J Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 17(4): 1362-1366. (NAAS rating: 5.67)

iii. Rana S, Kaur A and Kaur A . 2019. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji self-help group who started with nothing: An inspiration. Asian J Home Sci. 14 (1): 226-229. (NAAS Rating: 4.44)

iv. Rana S. 2017. Empowering rural women through entrepreneurship training programmes. Asian J Home Sci. 12(1):155-158. (NAAS Rating: 4.44)

v. Bal S and Sharma S. 2015. Ergonomic Assessment of Conventional and Mechanical Methods of cotton picking. Agric Res J. 52(1):33-36. (NAAS Rating: 6.0)

Awards/honours/distinctions:

• Awarded University College Colour for outstanding contribution in sports and Co- Curricular activities .
• Awarded university Merit Scholarship during Ph.D degree programme.
• Awarded Second Best Paper. Sharma S and Oberoi K awarded best paper for the research paper published in Indian Journal of Dairy Science from Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi during 43^rd Dairy Industry conference Kolkata from 19^th-21^st Feb. 2015
• Letter of commendation for outstanding participation in the ICAR sponsored 21 days summer school from Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) Ludhiana from June 11-1^st July 2014.
• Best Women Assistant Professor Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of Agricultural Sciences in India by PEARL foundation during National conference on SMART SUMMIT -2016 at Madurai.
• Best KVK Award in Zone –I (2019), ICAR, New Delhi, during Annual Zonal Workshop at Pantnagar.
• ICAR Award: For Best KVK in North Zone to KVK, Samrala during ICAR award Ceremony on 16th July 2020, ICAR, New Delhi during Virtual Annual Zonal Workshop.