Faculty

Mr. Manish Dhekale has to his credit a Diploma in Business Management; a Diploma in School Administration from the Center of Excellence in Mumbai; a Bachelors in Management Studies and an MBA in Public Administration both from ISBM, Pune.

Prior to holding the post of the Administrative Officer at S.B. Patil Public School, Mr. Dhekale was the Administrative Officer of Poddar International School. Throughout the years he has held positions such as Campus Administrator, Marketing Manager and the Zonal Head Relationship Manager in a multitude of esteemed educational institutes and other organisations.

Personally, Mr. Dhekale considers himself a people-person which makes his ability to engage with others easy and au naturale, and travelling is among his varied interests.

Ms. Ruchita Parab commenced her professional life pursuing a BCom from Mumbai University, and MCom and GDCA from Pune University. With an inclination towards accounting and a deep knowledge and grasp of Tally, she has worked in the industrial sector as an Accounts Manager for well over 18 years before joining S.B. Patil Public School wherein she has served as a tenured Senior Accountant for a near seven years.

She graduated her BCom from Ramakrishna More College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Akurdi. She then commenced on working with Infosys as a Senior Process Executive; and in The Digital Infotech as a Senior Associate. She then joined S.B. Patil Public School as the HR Executive.

Completing her graduation in BCom from Mumbai University, Ms. Snehal Sonwal undertook a Diploma in Taxation from Wellingar Institute, Mumbai followed by a GDCA from Pune. She then went on to work within the industrial sector as a junior accountant for three years: a year in Advanced Techno Systems, a partnership firm; and then in BSGN (formerly known as SGPRS) for another two years before joining S.B. Patil Public School

Mr. Thite is a BCom graduate from MMCC, Pune. He graduated in 2010. After this he went on to do a post graduation in Personnel Management with specialisation in HR from MMS IMERT in 2012.

After completing his masters, he worked at Converges from 2013 to 2015. He then worked at Syntel as an Admin Executive from 2015-17. He joined FIS as senior administrative executive from 2017 to 2018. In December 2018, he worked at Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College as an examination assistant. There he actively participated in the NAAC Health Science Accreditation Process in which Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth secured an A++ grade with a CGPA score of 3.64 - the highest score received till date in any health science university.

Mr. Thite was also involved actively in student information-related NAAC Criteria 2 and 5 Data formulation, compilation and submission process. He joined S.B. Patil Public School, bringing along his undeterred productivity and involvement, as an Administrative Assistant in June 2022.

With a BSc in information Technology from Mumbai University; a PGDIB from the Symbiosis Center for Distant Learning, Pune; and Diploma in School Management from YCMOU, Nashik; Ms. Shikalgar has been part of S.B. Patil Public School for over six years. Prior to this, she has worked as a junior trade analyst, and an associate in Wipro.

A graduate in BSc (information Technology), followed by a PGDIB and a Diploma in School Management, Ms. Purva Kachwal has a work experience spanning six years, and currently holds the post of Admission Counsellor and Front Office Executive at S.B. Patil Public School.

A graduate from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, SB Road Pune; a postgrad in accounts and taxation from Savitribai Phule University; Ms. Harsha Jain is a recent recruit of the S.B. Patil Public School administration. Academics aside, she has also completed an A2 Level in German from Maxmueller Bhavan, Pune. She joined S.B. Patil Public School in April 2022, and has been working here since as an assistant PR.

Mr. Ganesh Kalokhe is a BSc and a BEd, and is presently working as a clerk in the school’s Administration Department.

Mr. Ganesh Patil is currently the school’s Transport Supervisor. With a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Mr. Patil has been working at S.B. Patil Public School since 2023.

With a Diploma in Computers from Kohlapur, Mr. Abhijeet Gaikwad went on to work as a software programmer before shifting to Pune to pursue a BSc and an MCM from DY Patil College of Engineering, PImpri, whilst working alongside as the Network Administrator. He has also completed numerous courses such as the Microsoft Certified Course, MCAD, MCT, CCNA and Linux Self-Learning; and now is currently working as the IT Lab Technician at S.B. Patil Public School.

Mr. Aman Yadav completed his Diploma in Information Technology from Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic following which he commenced on pursuing a BTech in Electronics and Communication. He has recently joined S.B. Patil Public School as an IT Lab Assistant.

A graduate in Computer Science, Ms. Kavita Solanke has been working at S.B. Patil Public School since 2023 as an IT Assistant.

A post graduate in Computer Science, Ms. Rohini Jadhav has been working at S.B. Patil Public School since 2023 as an IT Assistant.

Ms. Swati Khaire completed her BCom in 2001 from C.T. Bora College, Shirur followed by a BLib & ISc from Tilak Mahavidyapeeth (TMV), Pune in 2006. She then pursued and completed her MLib & ISc from the same university in 2007. Post graduation, Ms. Khaire joined Sinhgad Institute in 2007 wherein she worked as an assistant librarian for eight years until 2015. She then took leave for marriage and personal life.

Aside from her main degrees and qualifications, Ms. Khaire completed a six-month CAOA course from Naralkar Institute, Pune in 2001; GDCA in 2002; an MSCIT course in 2006; and is also well-versed in AutoLib, an essential software for librarians. During her eight-year gap from work, Ms. Khaire qualified the State Entrance Test (SET) for Library Science in 2018, and attended several workshops during and post lockdown.

In 2022, she joined S.B. Patil Public School, and is working here as a librarian.

Ms. Anjali Garge began her professional career pursuing a BCom (GDCA) from the Pune University, Jalgaon Center. She then went on to do a BLib from YCM, Pune; and an MLib & ISc from Bharti Vidhyapeeth University, Pune.

Since then, she has worked in DY Patil College as an Accounts Clerk-cum-Library Assistant; in ATSS, Chinchwad as a Librarian; and in PCCoE as a Library Assistant before joining S.B. Patil Public School.

Ms.Archana Vyankatesh Rokade a part of S.B Patil School,Ravet as the lab assistant. She completed her BSc with a specialisation in chemistry in 2007 from DMKG Science College, Mangalwedha, Solapur. Ms. Rokade also completed her BEd in 2013 from Smt.Geeta Bankar BEd Women' College, Women's University, Mumbai. Her subjects of specialisation were mathematics and science education. She has also done other courses like MSCIT, CCIT and English typing.

On completing her Diploma in Auxiliary Nursing Management (ANM) from Pune, Ms. Sujata Bhalerao has worked in several hospitals in Pune such as Shashwat Hospital in Kothrud; Sonawane Hospital in Sangavi, and Medipoint Hospital in Kharadi.She then joined S.B. Patil Public School as the nurse and has been with us for the past seven years.

Ms. Kalyani Jadhav is the Junior Nurse at S.B. Patil Public School. With a work history in the field spanning five years, she became part of S.B. Patil Public School in 2023.

Hailing from New Delhi and a resident of South Calcutta, Rohit graduated with a BBA (Honours) in Human Resource from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture and Technology, Allahabad after which he went on to pursue an MBA in Marketing from Ohio University, Ohio, USA.

Post MBA, Rohit worked as an assistant teacher for English for students of Grades VI to XII at a school in New Delhi for two years before going on to pursue an MRes/ MPhil in Consumer Behaviour from Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England.

Whilst residing in England, and driven with a passion for writing, he took up content-writing which soon turned to a full-time job. On returning, he worked within the Communications as well as the Emergency Department as the writer, editor and photographer for an NGO in New Delhi. He engaged in writing, editing and photographing for the organisation’s publications whilst extensively travelling across India gaining field experience in real-time disaster relief and victim interaction.

In 2019, he briefly worked at S.B. Patil International School, Indapur primarily as English Language teacher for students of Nursery to Grade VIII whilst also teaching other subjects as the need arose. He joined S.B. Patil Public School in November 2019, and currently heads the Media and Publishing Department at the school which encompasses being the Writer and Editor-in-Chief for all the school’s online and print publications, as well as the institute liaison for the Infinity Community Radio 90.4FM.

He also serves as the personal drafter, editor and proofreader to the principal, Dr. Bindu Saini whilst aiding in meticulously composing publications shared with the stakeholders. He played a pivotal role in the publishing and submission of the British Council ISA Dossier, a document that was crucial in securing the British Council IDS certification for the school in January 2020.

With many organisational, academic and non-academic publications under his name, he is a self-taught learner of American and Indian Sign Languages; Braille with fluency in Level 1: Uncontracted Braille, and Classical Latin. He is also an avid advocate of teaching ASL/ ISL and Braille within the curriculum as part of inclusive education. For this, he was recently awarded an Honorary PhD in Special Education by the International Internship University, Australia.