Nitin Sankar Pillai

@nirmauni.ac.in

Assistant Professor, Communication & English, Institute of Management
Nirma University

Nitin Sankar Pillai


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Nitin Pillai has more than 12 years of teaching experience in the domain of communication. His professional focus is in assisting students develop their communicative competence for strategic personal and professional addition to his Masters in English he also earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching English (PGDTE) from EFL University, Hyderabad and followed it with a Master of Philosophy in English Language Teaching and Higher Order Thinking Skills. He was awarded a PhD for this work in Alternative Language Assessment Strategies that investigated the need for better assessment practices in order to develop communicative abilities. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in General Management from Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur (IIM N). He is trained in Language Assessment and Critical Thinking Strategies in EFL Context by University of Maryland (Baltimore, USA) & SIT Graduate Institute (USA) through RELO (Regional English Language Office).

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (English)
Post Graduate Certificate in General Management (IIM, Nagpur)
Master of Philosophy (English)
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching English (PGDTE), EFL University
Master of Arts (English)
Bachelor of Arts (English)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Communication Skills, English Language Teaching (ELT), Language Testing, Assessment Practices, Assessment Strategies
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Scholar Citations

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Investigating Online Learning Readiness of Indian Undergraduate Students
    MN Pillai, P Zala, NS Pillai, CAY Modhia, N Rawal
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 31 (3), 247-254 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment: An Indian Perspective
    P Arora, NS Pillai
    Integration Strategies of Generative AI in Higher Education, 71-100 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Exploring the Landscape of Diversity Climate Research as a Means of Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belongingness for Academic and Organizational Progress
    NS Pillai, P Arora
    Business Perspectives and Research, 22785337241262628 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Exploring the Perception of Indian Educators Towards Use of Generative AI Tools for Assessment
    NS Pillai, P Arora
    Impacts of Generative AI on Creativity in Higher Education, 27-46 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 1
  • Understanding the Need for Redesigning Teaching and Learning for Indian Educators in the Digital Age
    P Arora, NS Pillai
    Contemporary Challenges in Education: Digitalization, Methodology, and … , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 3
  • BUILDING A CASE FOR OPEN BOOK EXAMINATIONS
    M Pillai, N Pillai
    Towards Excellence 14 (2) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 1
  • BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: DOES THE ASSESSMENT MATCH THE NEED?
    MNS Pillai, J Joshi
    2019.0
  • CORRELATING CULTURE & LANGUAGE LEARNING: AN ABSTRACTION LEADING TO REALITY.
    NS Pillai, JS Joshi
    2019.0
  • Technology Assisted Language Assessment: Back to the Future
    EDOADBS Nitin Sankar Pillai
    English Language Teaching: Innovations and Practices, 85-99 , 2018
    2018.0
  • LARGE SCALE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT FOR ADULTS & ITS CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS: A CANADIAN STUDY
    J Joshi
    Towards Excellence 8 (2) , 2016
    2016.0
  • Reconstructing Indian Identity Through Literature
    NS Pillai
    Indian Journal of Applied Research 3 (4), 227-229 , 2013
    2013.0
  • Integrating games and vocabulary teaching: An exploratory study
    N Pillai
    ELT Voices–India 3 (2), 84-94 , 2013
    2013.0
    Citations: 7
  • ELT Voices–India
    N Pillai

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Integrating games and vocabulary teaching: An exploratory study
    N Pillai
    ELT Voices–India 3 (2), 84-94 , 2013
    2013.0
    Citations: 7
  • Exploring the Landscape of Diversity Climate Research as a Means of Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belongingness for Academic and Organizational Progress
    NS Pillai, P Arora
    Business Perspectives and Research, 22785337241262628 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Understanding the Need for Redesigning Teaching and Learning for Indian Educators in the Digital Age
    P Arora, NS Pillai
    Contemporary Challenges in Education: Digitalization, Methodology, and … , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 3
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment: An Indian Perspective
    P Arora, NS Pillai
    Integration Strategies of Generative AI in Higher Education, 71-100 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Exploring the Perception of Indian Educators Towards Use of Generative AI Tools for Assessment
    NS Pillai, P Arora
    Impacts of Generative AI on Creativity in Higher Education, 27-46 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 1
  • BUILDING A CASE FOR OPEN BOOK EXAMINATIONS
    M Pillai, N Pillai
    Towards Excellence 14 (2) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 1
  • Investigating Online Learning Readiness of Indian Undergraduate Students
    MN Pillai, P Zala, NS Pillai, CAY Modhia, N Rawal
    Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 31 (3), 247-254 , 2025
    2025.0
  • BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: DOES THE ASSESSMENT MATCH THE NEED?
    MNS Pillai, J Joshi
    2019.0
  • CORRELATING CULTURE & LANGUAGE LEARNING: AN ABSTRACTION LEADING TO REALITY.
    NS Pillai, JS Joshi
    2019.0
  • Technology Assisted Language Assessment: Back to the Future
    EDOADBS Nitin Sankar Pillai
    English Language Teaching: Innovations and Practices, 85-99 , 2018
    2018.0
  • LARGE SCALE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT FOR ADULTS & ITS CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS: A CANADIAN STUDY
    J Joshi
    Towards Excellence 8 (2) , 2016
    2016.0
  • Reconstructing Indian Identity Through Literature
    NS Pillai
    Indian Journal of Applied Research 3 (4), 227-229 , 2013
    2013.0
  • ELT Voices–India
    N Pillai