Jyoti Thakur is an Associate Fellow in the States, Sectors, Surveys, and Impact Evaluation Unit at NCAER. She has earlier worked at various research and academic institutions, including as a Guest Faculty at Gautam Budh University; as a Research Assistant at Tata Institute of Social Sciences; and as a Project Officer, Health and Education, at Praja Foundation.
She has a Master’s degree in Social Work with specialisation in Rural Development from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Miranda House, University of Delhi. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Development Studies from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.
OPINION | The Daily Guardian
Shifting Focus: Beyond High-Profile Cases, A Broader Crisis of Abuse
Jyoti Thakur
October 3, 2024 | NCAER
OPINION | Policy Circle (online)
Household illiteracy: The silent epidemic extracting a heavy human cost
Dhruv Pratap Singh and Jyoti Thakur
September 24, 2024 | NCAER
OPINION | Policy Circle (online)
Female representation in politics a story of missed opportunities
Jyoti Thakur and Nikhil Kaushik
June 16, 2024 | NCAER
OPINION | Policy Circle (online)
Unemployment figures hide widening job gap in South Asia
Jyoti Thakur
April 22, 2024 | NCAER
OPINION | Deccan Herald
Persisting gender gap in STEM jobs
Jyoti Thakur
March 9, 2024 | NCAER
OPINION | Deccan Herald
Deciphering barriers, leveraging opportunities
Jyoti Thakur and Poonam Munjal
January 5, 2024 | NCAER