Mahmood Faisal
@mahmoodfaisal
Experienced Urdu academic, researcher, and media professional bridging education and broadcast.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am an Urdu scholar and media professional with a Ph.D. and extensive experience in academia and broadcast production, having worked as an academic consultant at NCERT and as a guest assistant professor at the University of Delhi. I combine research, teaching, content development, and hands-on production experience across public and private media.
My work includes associate-producer roles at major Urdu news channels, freelance language-expert engagements, and published research and articles in national Urdu journals and newspapers. I focus on Urdu literature, language promotion, curriculum development, and producing culturally relevant media content.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
NTAcademic Consultant Urdu
National Council of Educational Research and Training
May 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)
Serving as an Academic Consultant for Urdu at CIET/DICT, NCERT, delivering curriculum support and consultancy from 2024-05-31 to 2025-03-31 and resumed 2025-04-02 continuing in role.
UDAssistant Professor (Guest)
University of Delhi
Aug 2022 - May 2023 (9 months)
Taught journalism and Urdu courses at the Delhi School of Journalism as a guest Assistant Professor across Aug 2022–Nov 2022 and Jan 2023–May 2023, developing course material and assessing student work.
EIFreelance Language Expert
Educational Initiatives
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 (6 months)
Provided Urdu language expertise for educational content and assessments for Educational Initiatives during Sep 2020–Dec 2020 and Feb 2021–Mar 2021.
ZCAssociate Producer
Zee Media Corporation
Mar 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 4 months)
Worked as an Associate Producer at Zee Salam (Zee Media) from 2019-03-12 to 2020-07-24, coordinating production, scripting and broadcast operations for Urdu programming.
Associate Producer
Aalami Samay
Dec 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 3 months)
Served as Associate Producer at Aalami Samay Urdu news channel from 2016-12-10 to 2019-03-10, managing news production workflows and Urdu news content preparation.
Freelance Producer
Doordarshan Production Team
Freelance contributor working with Doordarshan production teams on Urdu programming and related production tasks (dates not specified).
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
JIJamia Millia Islamia
Master of Arts, Urdu
Master of Arts in Urdu from Jamia Millia Islamia.
UDUniversity of Delhi
Master of Philosophy, Urdu
M.Phil. in Urdu from the University of Delhi.
JUJawaharlal Nehru University
Advanced Diploma, Urdu Mass Media
Advanced Diploma in Urdu Mass Media from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
JIJamia Millia Islamia
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Arabic
Activities and societies: NCC (B) Certificate
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Arabic from Jamia Millia Islamia.
UDUniversity of Delhi
Doctor of Philosophy, Urdu
Ph.D. in Urdu from the University of Delhi.
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Location
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