Dr. Manju Jyotsna, M.A., MEd, Ph.D, D. litt, Sahiya Ratna, Emeritus fellow, U.G.C. Formerly University Professor and Head of the Department Hindi, Ranchi University. Former Honourable Member, Bihar State University Service Commission (For appointments / promotions in Universities and Constituent Colleges) on lien from Ranchi University.

प्रोफेसर डॉ० मंजु ज्योत्स्ना,सेवानिवृत्त अध्यक्ष हिन्दी विभाग, राँची विश्वविद्यालय

• पूर्व सदस्य, बिहार राज्य विश्वविद्यालय सेवा आयोग पटना (व्याख्याता, प्रोफेसर, रीडर नियुक्ति तथा प्रोन्नति, वि॰वि॰ पदाधिकारियों की नियुक्ति के लिए),
• एमिरेटस प्रोफेसर, यू॰जी॰सी॰,
• रिसर्च अवार्डी यू॰जी॰सी॰,
• अतिथि प्रोफेसर संत जेवियर काॅलेज राँची (बी॰एड॰ और एम॰ए॰) । सेवा निवृत्ति के पश्चात् 8 वर्ष।

रचना वृत्त

• अंचरा / आंचल (1992) - नागपुरी / हिन्दी कविता संग्रह, झारखण्ड के परिवेश, प्रकृति, मानसिकता, दिशा और दशा पर आधरित कविताएं, दोनों भाषाओं में । भूमिका - डॉ० रामखेलावन पांडेय, पूर्व अध्यक्ष, हिन्दी विभाग, राँची विश्वविद्यालय और डॉ० श्रवण कुमार गोस्वामी, नागपुरी भाषा विशेषज्ञ द्वारा ।
• क्षण मत्स्य (1995) - 58 कविताओं का संग्रह, भूमिका - डॉ० पांडुरंग राव, पूर्व अध्यक्ष भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ, नई दिल्ली तथा डॉ० गंगाप्रसाद विमल, वरिष्ठ कथाकार, कवि, आलोचक, नई दिल्ली
• जग गयी जमीन (1996) - 14 कहानियों का संग्रह । समाज के दमित जनों के जगने की कथाएं । भूमिका - राजेन्द्र अवस्थी, प्रसिद्ध साहित्यकार और कादम्बिनी के तत्कालीन सम्पादक ।
• जुलूस तंत्र (1996) 20 व्यंग्य लेख, समाज और परिवेश पर व्यंग्य । भूमिका - प्रसिद्ध व्यंग्यकार और हंसिकाएं लेखिका डॉ० सरोजिनी प्रीतम ।
• महाकवि सूरदास का गीतिकाव्य (प्र०सं० 1988, द्वि०सं० 1998) सूरदास के पदों की गीतिकाव्यात्मकता पर शोधपूर्ण आलोचना । भूमिका - डॉ० रामखेलावन पाण्डेय, पूर्व अध्यक्ष हिन्दी विभाग, राँची विश्वविद्यालय, गीतिकाव्य के विशेषज्ञ तथा डॉ० सिद्धनाथ कुमार, रेडियो नाटक के सैद्धान्तिक विशेषज्ञ ।
प्रकाशन विभाग, सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा प्रकाशित पुस्तकें
• झारखंड की लोक कथाएं (2007)
• ईसा की लघु कथाएं (2008)
• झारखंड (2008) लेखक द्वय - डॉ० अनुज कुमार धन और डॉ० मंजु ज्योत्स्ना । प्रत्येक राज्य के परिदृश्य की सीरिज में झारखण्ड राज्य। पुस्तक में प्रकाशित कविताएं मंजु ज्योत्स्ना द्वारा रचित
• हिन्दी बाइबिल का समाजशास्त्रीय और भाषिक अध्ययन (2017) आई०एस०पी०सी०के० दिल्ली द्वारा प्रकाशित
• हिन्दी बाइबिल में साहित्य (प्रकाश्य)

सम्पादन कार्य

• दूत पत्रिका - सी०एन०आई० की गृह पत्रिका
• मसीही आवाज - ‘गुड बुक्स ट्रस्ट’ द्वारा प्रकाशित राष्ट्रीय पत्रिका
• राँची विश्वविद्यालय की पाठ्य पुस्तकों में सह सम्पादक - काव्य कलश, काव्य सुधा, निबन्ध प्रभा, रंगावली, कथा-प्रभास इत्यादि ।
• विभिन्न पत्रिकाओं में (कादम्बिनी, सरिता, सरस सलिल इत्यादि) लेख, व्यंग्य, कविताएं, आलोचना और कहानियां प्रकाशित ।
• आकाशवाणी से व्यंग्य, वार्त्ताएं, कहानियां, कविताएं, परिचर्चाएं प्रसारित ।
• दूरदर्शन से - कविताएं और वार्त्ताएं प्रसारित ।
• अखबारों में (प्रभात खबर, हिन्दुस्तान, जनसत्ता, राँची एक्सप्रेस इत्यादि) में आलेख, कहानियां और कविताएं प्रकाशित।
• दो परियोजनाएं पूर्ण
  • विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग, भारत सरकार के 'रिसर्च अवार्ड' परियोजनान्तर्गत ”समाजशास्त्रीय आलोक में भारतीय संदर्भ और बाइबिल का हिन्दी अनुवाद ।
  • विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग के 'एमिरेटस प्रोफेसर्स' की परियोजना 'हिन्दी बाइबिल में साहित्य'

36 पुस्तकों का अनुवाद कार्य (अंगेजी से हिन्दी)

Ph.d Degree awarded to ten Scholars under my guidance

Experience (Short listed)

1. Union Public Service Commission
   1. Advisor , Interview Board of UPSC, New Delhi for Civil Service Examination.
   2. Advisor, Interview Boards of UPSC for all India Services including Assistant Director (O.I.) in Employees State Insurance Corporation,
   3. All India Radio, Junior and Senior translator and Hindi Officers etc.
   4. Confidential work (1990 onwards)
2. Uniersity Grants Commission, New Delhi
   1. Expert Member UGC Visiting team for 9th plan grant - Aligarh Muslim University & Banaras Hindu University (Central Universities)
   2. Expert Member UGC Visiting team for 10th plan grant. Dayalbag Educational Institute, Agra
   3. Expert Member UGC Visiting team for 11th plan grant Gorakhapur University, Dayalbag University (deemed) Agra, Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi vishwavidyalaya, Wardha
   4. Member Expert Committee of UGC for minor & major porjects in New Delhi and UGC Regional Offices Kolkotta, Pune, Bhopal, Hydrabad
   5. Observer NET Exam (six times) Patna, Kolkotta, Banaras
   6. Expert member to consider the proposals of Non Hindi States, to start Hindi Department.
   7. UGC nominee member for the Moderation and Steering Committee West Bengal (SET) 2010
   8. Expert member UGC NET Bureau's confidential workshops in different Subjects (2005)

• Expert Member UGC Committee to evaluate research proposals, Mid term review of ongoing projects and for financial support
• Expert Member to evaluate the proposals of College teachers, financial assistance for attending International Conference abroad, UGC Travel Grant Committee.
• Member Expert Committee (2007) to consider the proposal of Uttaranchal Sanskrit University for its conclusion under Sec. 12 (B) of UGC Act.
• Expert member UGC Vigilance Committee to look the use of Hindi in Central Universities in Kendriya Rajbhasha Karyanwanayan Samittee.
• UGC Nominee on Visiting Committee to Rashtra Bhasa Prachar Samiti, Wardha, Maharashtra Reg. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi.
• Expert Visiting Committee member of UGC for finalising the tentative allocation of Universities in VIIIth Five Year Plan (1997), with then chairperson UGC Dr. Prof. Armeti S. Desai.
• Expert Member UGC under the scheme 'Colleges with Potential for Excellence' (CPE) during Phase II (2005-06) to visit Agnes College, Bendore, Mangalore (Karnataka)
• Expert Member UGC accreditation of State agencies to conduct State Elegibility Test (SET) who decides the elegibility of lecturership in Assam (North Eastern Region) to look into the standard of past perfomance and conduct of the post examination work of SET.
• Expert Member UGC Committee for Post doctoral fellowship to SC/ST for pursuing advance research (for Hindi &Regional languages) 2007
• Expert Member UGC in the Committee to look into the Standard of past performance and the examination of SET, for Assam (SLET), Gauhati (2009).
• UGC Observer in the Selection Committee for appointment to the post of Professor of Physics and Mathematics under career Advancement Scheme (2005) of DDU Gorakhpur University.
• Expert Member UGC in the Committee to select condidate for Commonwealth Scholarship in U.K. (2008)
• Member Expert Committee to evaluate the performance and academic attainments for the conforment of fresh Autonomous States to Braj Mohan Thakur Law College, Purnea.
• Expert Member UGC for Accreditation to Maharashtra SET agency reg to hold further SET examination (2011)
• Expert Committee Member to evaluate the proposals received from Universities and Colleges of Northern & Central Region under the scheme of Career Oriented Programme for skill enhancing add on courses (2010)
• Expert Committee Member to assess the performance during X plan and to evaluate the requirements for XI plan in Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalay
• Expert Committee Member of UGC for screening the oposals reveived from different University departments for induction under Special Assistant Programme (SAP) in Hindi (2008)
• Expert Member UGC for Accreditation to SLET Commission, Assam (NL Region) 2010
• UGC nominee to the Committee for recognition of offering programmes through distance mode to Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti Wardha, Maharashtra under the Distance Education Council (DEC) from IGNO University, Delhi.
• Expert Member high Committee to review the NET (my name appeared in the report) under the chairmanship of the Chairman Planning Com.
• UGC nominee member to the Governing body of the Brij Mohan Thakur Law College, Purnea, Madhepura University for six years.
• UGC nominee member to the Governing body of Jamsehdpur Women's College, Ranchi University for six years.
• Expert member UGC for selecting Prof in the Scheme of Research Award.
• Expert Member Committee for making new NET Syllabus for Hindi.

After retirement

• Guest Prof. in B.Ed and M.A. in St. Xavier's College for 8 years.
• Member Senate, Central University, Jharkhand.
• Expert members Interview Boards , Staff Selection Com. Delhi for Inspector income tax and tax collectors etc.

Additional Contribution

• Haryana Governer Nominee for Executive Coucil of Devilal University, Sirsa for 2 terms (4 years)
• Haryana Governer Nominee to the University Court of Devilal University, Sirsa for 2 years.
• Chairperson to review the non teaching Staff of Devilal University, Sirsa.
• Expert Member to Selection Committee Antar rashtriya Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha for Readers and Professors in Woman Studies.
• Expert Member to Selection Committee Madhepura University, Patna University, Magadh University, Bhagalpur University etc. for Readers and Professors.
• Member Governing Body and academic council Cambridge Institute of TechnicalEducation (Engineering College) Tatisilwai, Ranchi.
• Prasar Bharati, Bhartiya Prasaran Nigam, Akashwani, Ranchi, Member, Screening Committee for announcer and compering. Nominated by Eastern Region authority.
• Member Doordarshan interview Board for participants.
• Counciller, IGNAU for nine years.