Mumbai Campus, Centre for Lifelong Learning, School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus
B.Sc., B.Ed., M.S.W. (Nagpur), Ph.D.
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Dr. Saigita Chitturu has over twenty years of work experience in teaching, training, research & development, and liaisoning work. She is a trained social worker from M.S.S. College, Nagpur, with criminology and correctional administration as her specialization. Before joining TISS, she worked with Tata Memorial Hospital, Aga Khan Educational Service, India, & Sophia Women's Studies Centre, Sophia College, Mumbai.
She joined TISS as a faculty member in the Training Orientation & Research Department, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in 2006. She organized and trained several NSS Programme Officers of Maharashtra and Goa. Since 2011, she has been with the Centre for Lifelong Learning, TISS.
She has developed many programs and courses, like the Diploma in 'Youth Development and Social Change', Diploma programme in Youth Leadership and Social Change with exit at the Certificate Level- It is designed in Open and Distance Learning Mode—the Certificate in Participatory Training Methodology for Social Development, and Perspectives in Lifelong Learning for the MPhil degree at TISS.
She has also developed several compendia on youth issues, leadership, identity, family, crime, and training methodology for TISS and for NYKS, as well as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
She received a gold medal from Shivaji Science College during her undergraduate studies at Nagpur University.
She received the "Bharat Vikas Award" for her contribution to the field of youth leadership from the Institute of Self-Reliance, Bhubaneswar.
She received the "Educator Excellence Award, 2020" from Vedant Foundation, Rajkot, for her contribution to education and teaching.
She received the "Distinguished Achievement Award' as part of the Global Academic Excellence Award 2021 by SSM Trust, Chennai.
She also received the "Global Sustainable Award 2025" by ARC, Haryana
She was featured in a podcast on the TATA Sky Plus channel, discussing intergenerational bonds, on 27 December 2025
She is the program coordinator of two academic programs at TISS.
1. Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change—exit option at the Certificate level
2. Diploma in Gerontology
Memberships in Professional Bodies
1. Board Member of SNDT Lifelong Learning Department, Mumbai
2. Member of the Women and Gender Development Committee, TISS
3. Ethics Committee member of PUKAR
3. Life member of the Leadership Club of the Institute of Self-Reliance, Bhubaneshwar
4. Member of the Joint Action Committee on Senior Citizens' Rights of Maharashtra
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Adult Learning
Lifelong learning
Training
Education
Issues of Adolescents & Youth
Prevention of Youth Crime
Gerontology
Lifeskills
Participatory training Methodology
Youth Leadership
Soft Skills
Youth Policy & Schemes
Articles/Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
An Evaluation Study of National Service Scheme in India, Indian Journal of Social Work, 71(3), 417-431, July 2010.
Issues of Elderly Women: A Study of M-East Ward, Mumbai', Indian Journal of Social Work, 79(1), 99-118, January 2018.
Lifelong Learning Departments in Indian Institutions of Higher Education: A Status Review, International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, 8 (2), 67-84, May 2016.
Role, Relevance, and Issues of Age-Friendly Environment in Older Age, Indian Journal of Gerontology, 32 (1), 91-102, 2018.
Linking Lifelong Learning to SDGs—Bridging Gaps with Knowledge and Skills, Quest in Education, 4. XXXXIII (1), 17-28, January 2018.
Chitturu, S (2019), Book Review “Technology and the Disruption of Higher Education” in Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol 80, Issue 1.
Nasreen Rustomfram, , Saigita Chitturu, and Nilesh Kumar, Youth Development and Social Change: A Study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Volunteers of Maharashtra State, Indian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, ISSN 2347-324X, Volume 8, Number 1 (2020), pp. 11-27.
Chitturu Saigita (2020); Best Practices in Teaching Learning—Bringing quality education to classrooms, Recent Trends, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 1-7.
Chitturu Saigita (2021); Preventing antisocial behavior in youth: Scope and challenges of the national service scheme in colleges, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Volume 7, Issue 5, 2021, Page No. 96-99.
Chitturu Saigita (2021); Exploring Experiences of Identity Formation amongst Young Students, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, Volume 9, Issue 12, pp: 44-55, ISSN (Online): 2321-9467.
Sharma S & Chitturu S (2022), Single Parents and their Social Ties, Indian Journal of Adult Education, Vol 83, Issue 2, pp: 90-104, https://www.iaea-india.in, ISSN 0019-5006
F. Muhammed M.K. & S. Chitturu (2023), Understanding the culture of sports: A study of the Malabar region in Kerala. Indian Journal of Adult Education. 84(1), 20-36, ISSN: 0019-5006.
Chitturu, S. (2023). Life skills in adolescents and youth in India 2022 - A scoping study. International Journal of Life Skills Education, 9(2).
Chitturu, S. (2024). Youth Engagement in New India Literacy Programme: Scope, Opportunities and Challenges. Indian Journal of Adult Education, 85(2), 25-37. ISSN: 0019-5006.
Other Writing
E-content modules on fieldwork for e-Pathshala, MHRD.
Review of Draft National Youth Policy 2020, a report submitted to United Nations Volunteers, New Delhi.
Training Modules for Kotak Foundation
Training Modules for Certification and Training Programme for the Arogyamitras/Ayushmanmitras in Cancer Hospitals
Book Publication & Book Chapters
Youth & India's Sustainable Development Goals, published by Vitasta Publication, New Delhi, 2021.
Chitturu Saigita. "Creating spaces for lifelong learning skills." Youth & India's Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Saigita Chitturu, Vitasta Publications, 2020, pg 209-242.
Chitturu, S. (2020). Older Women and Health Inequality. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_67-1.
S. Chitturu (2023). Education for Sustainable Development: Trends and Prospects in India. In W.L. Filho (Ed.) SDGs in the Asia and Pacific region. Springer.ISBN: 978-3-030-91262-8.
Chitturu, S. (2025). Student perspectives on experiential learning and community engagement in the lifelong learning department. In P. Chavan (Ed.), Society and research: Exploring new directions (pp. 25–37). Aarhat Publication & Aarhat Journals
Research Projects
An Evaluation Study of the NSS Scheme in India, for the XIth Five-Year Plan, funded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, 2009.
Role of NSS in Community Development in Maharashtra and Goa: An Assessment sponsored by the Board of Research Studies, TISS 2010.
Status Review of Lifelong Learning Departments in India, Sponsored by CLL, TISS, 2011.
Problems of Elderly Women: A Study of M-East Ward, Mumbai, sponsored by the Research Board, TISS.
Youth Development and Social Change: A Study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Volunteers in Maharashtra State, 2017.
Certificate in Youth Development and Social Change—A project was conducted across 35 districts of Maharashtra & Goa through the NYKS, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Exploring Experiences of Identity Formation amongst Young Students, 2019, IRB, TISS.
Reviewing National Youth Policy, 2014, 2019, CLL, TISS.
Life Skills in Adolescents and Youth in India, 2022: A Scoping Study.
Certification and Training Program for Arogyamitras/Ayushmanmitras in Cancer Hospitals (ongoing), Pfizer India.
Exploring the effectiveness of Happy2Age’s Engagement Programs for Seniors in housing complexes in Mumbai, India.
Academic Projects
Diploma in Youth Development and Social Change with Youth for Voluntary Action (YUVA), Mumbai.
Diploma in Madhyam Doot for Youth with Abhivyakti Media Centre for Development, Nashik.
Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change with Chatrapati Shahu Institute of Business & Education Research (CSIBER), Kolhapur.
Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change with the Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), Pune.
Diploma in Community-Based Participatory Research and Advocacy with Pukar (PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research), Mumbai.
Certificate in Practitioners Skills for Facilitators with Outdoor Adventure Management in Thane, Mumbai
Certificate in Youth Development and Social Change with NYKS, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India, Delhi.
Training Projects
Lifeskills Training of the Trainees of the Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai
At the Certificate/Diploma Level
I. Online Diploma in Youth Leadership & Social Change
Youth Identity and Human Development
Programmes, Policies and Services for Youth
Core Leadership skills for working with Youth
Participatory Training Methodology
Youth and Health
Youth and Crime
Project Work
II. Counselling Skills programme
Participatory Training Methodology (in the past)
III. Diploma in Gerontology programme
Participatory Training Methodology
Health & Well-Being of Elderly
Ageing & Media
Collective Action, Advocacy and Networking
Personal and Interpersonal Development of the Practitioner
At MA Level (CBCS courses)
Participatory Training Methodology
Youth Identity and Human Development
Programs, Policies, Schemes and Services for Youth
At BSW Level
Participatory Training Methodology
Psychosocial Wellbeing of Elderly (electives)
Twenty-First Century Leadership Skills (electives)
Youth Identity and Human Development (electives)
Perspectives in Adult and Lifelong Learning (electives)
Foundation Course (NUSSD)
Youth Leadership and People Skills
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