• 13 Years 

• Social Entrepreneurship, Disability Studies, Sustainable Development, Research Methods, Use of Research softwares (SPSS, JAMOVI, NVIVO, ATLAS.ti, SmartPLS)

• Shanthakumar, Ambati, N. R., & Parida, K. A. (2024). Social entrepreneurship education in India: Nurturing change-makers for a better tomorrow. Anvesak, ISSN: 0378 – 4568. (UGC care listed) Ambati, N. R., & Dash, D. N. (2024.). Role of special education teacher educators in creating an inclusive environment for children with disabilities. Humanities and Social Science Studies, Vol. 13(2), ISSN 2319-829X. (UGC care listed)

• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2024, July 4). Qualitative data analysis techniques for empirical legal research [Workshop]. One Week Online FDP on Curriculum Design & Teaching Pedagogy: Emerging Trends in Law, Birla School of Law, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2024, July 16). Qualitative research: NVivo software and application [Seminar]. Two-Day Seminar on Qualitative Research Methodology, Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2024, October 5–7). Role of universities in enhancing social entrepreneurship education for SDGs [Refresh Course]. Refresher Course in Multilingualism and Curriculum Development (Interdisciplinary), Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2024, November 20–21). Data collection and regression analysis (R) and introduction to Jamovi for data analysis [Workshop]. Seven-day FDP on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research Projects: Proposal Strategies, Collaboration, & Methodology, School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru, India.
Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, January 7). Research writing & data analysis [Workshop]. Two-Week Workshop on Research Writing & Data Analysis, HR College of Commerce, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, January 21). Introduction to qualitative analysis [PhD Course work]. GNLU PhD Course Work – Phase - III, Gujarat National Law University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, January 22). Qualitative data analysis using Nvivo software [PhD Course work]. GNLU PhD Course Work – Phase - III, Gujarat National Law University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, January 24). Computer application: SPSS software training [IITE PhD Course work]. PhD Course Work at Indian Institute of Teacher Education, Gandhinagar, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, January 27). Disability, higher education and sustainable development goals: A bibliometric analysis [Conference paper]. International Project Workshop on Education, Nation Building, and Social Justice: A Study of Universities in India, South Africa and the USA.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, March 10). Developing social entrepreneurship curriculum [Faculty Development Program]. Five-Day Online FDP on Social Entrepreneurship, GNLU Legal Incubation Council, Gujarat National Law University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, March 14). Social enterprise business models [Faculty Development Program]. Five-Day Online FDP on Social Entrepreneurship, GNLU Legal Incubation Council, Gujarat National Law University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, March 21). Qualitative data analysis using NVivo [Faculty Development Program]. Seven Day Online FDP on Research Writing Essentials in Social Science, Dept. of Commerce, Gauhati University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, April 21). Quantitative research using SPSS for legal research [Capacity Building Program]. Capacity Building Programme on Empirical Legal Research, School of Law, Rai University, Ahmedabad, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, May 30). Law and social work [Faculty Development Program]. 11 Day Online Capacity Building Programme / FDP on Law and Social Sciences, Law Teachers India and RGNUL Punjab, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, June 23). Structural equation modeling using SmartPLS4 [Faculty Development Program]. 5-Days Virtual Faculty Development Program on Structural Equation Modeling using SmartPLS4, Hensard University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, June 24). Qualitative data analysis using NVivo [Faculty Development Program]. Research Methodology Advanced Program-REMAP, Faculty of Business Management, Sarala Birla University, Ranchi, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, December 25). Systematic literature review [Faculty Development Program]. Online FDP on Advanced Approaches to Research Methodology, Sharda School of Law, Sharda University, India.
• Ambati Nageswara Rao, (2025, November 18). Data analysis using software like NVivo, Jamovi, MsExel, etc. [Short Course]. A Short Course on Socio-Legal Research, S.S. Jain Subodh Law College, Mansarovar, Jaipur, India.

• 2nd Edition of Nyaya Navinikaranostav, on Social Entrepreneurship, organized by GNLU Legal Incubation Council, held on 06 September, 2024
• One Week National Level Online Faculty Development Program on Using Advanced Tools & Techniques for Quantitative & Qualitative Data Analysis (Special Focus on JAMOVI & Nvivo), jointly organized by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar and Law Teachers India, from 6 – 12, September 2024
• 3rd Edition of Online Hands-on Training Program on Writing Systematic Literature Reviews, Bibliometric Analysis Research Papers & AI-Powered Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti, organized by the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar from 12 – 16 February 2025
• 1st Edition of GLIC-LKS Certificate Course on Empowering Entrepreneurs: Harnessing IPR for Startup Success, oraganised in collaboration with Centre for Intellectual Property Rights & Lakshimumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS), held on 1 – 2 March, 2025
• Five-Day Faculty Development on Social Entrepreneurship, organized by GNLU Legal Incubation Council, held from 10 – 14, March, 2023
• Invited Prof Sinu E, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangakore to Deliver Two Half-Day Workshop on Psychosocial Management of Substance use Disorders, organized at Gujarat National Law University, held on 27-28 Sepetember 2024
• Call for Poster Making Competion on Social Work Interventions on 23 September, 2025 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

• GNLU Legal Incubation Council, GNLU Centre for Disability Studies, GNLU Committee for Persons with Disabilities

• Life Member, National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI)
• Life Member, Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPWS)

Invited as Resource Person

• Session on “Social Entrepreneurship and Types of Social Business Models” by Dr. Ambati Nageswara Rao at Certificate Course on Legal Aspects of Startups in collaboration with GNLU Legal Incubation Council, GNLU Centre for IPR, Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar, in the month of February 2021.
  
• Delivered a session on “Social entrepreneurship: Prospects & Opportunities for Social Workers” organized by Department of Social Work, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, Telangana on 31th Jan 2021.
• Delivered a Session on “Framing Research Questions” and “Designing Mixed Methods Research” along with Prof. S Shanthakumar, Director, GNLU PhD Scholars at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar on 14th December 2020.
• Session on “Research Onion: A Systematic Approach to Designing Research Methodology” for PhD Scholars at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar on 25th November 2020.
• Delivered a session on “Social Entrepreneurship and SDGs: Case Study of Successful Social Enterprises in Disability Sector” at Summer School on Disability Studies organized by GNLU Centre for Disability Studies, Gandhinagar on 09th August 2020.
• Invited as Visiting Faculty for Research Methodology Course (Nov-Dec, 2019) at Adani Institute of Infrastructural Management, Ahmedabad.
• Visiting Research Fellow at Freie University, Berlin.

Delivered Sessions on Research Methods/Qualitative/Quantitative/Research softwares (SPSS, JAMOVI/NVivo/ATLAS.ti/SLR, Bibliometric and Meta-Analysis)

• Delivered an expert session on Disability, Higher Education and Sustainable Development Goals: A Bibliometric Analysis at an International Project Workshop on Education, Nation Building, and Social Justice: A Study of Universities in India, South Africa and the USA on 27-28 Jan 2025 at Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad. 
• Served as a Resource Person in the One-Month National Level Online Refresher Course on "Teaching Law in the 21st Century – Edition 2 (40 Hrs.)" organized by Law Teachers India and Gujarat Maritime University from 1st January to 3rd February 2024.
• Participated as a panelist in the APAC Academic Hub Research Panel discussion on "Catalysts of Change: Research Insights on Social Entrepreneurship in APAC" organized by Catalyst 2030 on 10th April 2024.
• Conducted a session on "Statistical Tools in Legal Research" at the Three Weeks Online Workshop on Legal Research Methodology organized by SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat and Law Teachers India (Session held on 26th March 2024) from 11th to 31st March 2024.
• Delivered a session as part of a 5-day e-workshop on "SLR, Bibliometric Analysis and Meta-Analysis" for Meerashpa Learning Solutions from 15th to 19th April 2024.
• Delivered a lecture on "Systematic Literature Review" at the Ph.D. Course Work program organized by the Department of Commerce, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on 16th May 2024.
• Delivered a lecture on "Bibliometric Analysis" at the Ph.D. Course Work program organized by the Department of Commerce, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on 18th May 2024.
• Invited as a resource person to conduct a pre-conference workshop on "Writing Systematic Literature Review Paper step-by-step" at the 42nd Annual National Conference of the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) on 27th June 2024.
• Delivered a session on "Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques for Empirical Legal Research" in the FDP on "Curriculum Design & Teaching Pedagogy: Emerging Trends in Law" at Birla School of Law, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar on 4th July 2024.
• Conducted a one-week national-level online faculty development program as a Resource Person on "Using Advanced Tools and Techniques for Quantitative & Qualitative Data Analysis" organized by Gujarat National Law University and Law Teachers India from 6th to 12th September 2024.
• Delivered a lecture on "Role of Universities in Enhancing Social Entrepreneurship Education for SDGs" as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course in Multilingualism and Curriculum Development at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP) on 30th August 2024.
• Invited as a Resource Person by S.S. Jain Subodh Law College, Jaipur for A Short Course on Socio-Legal Research from 6th to 23rd November 2024.
• Delivered a session on "Data Analysis using Software like NVivo, Jamovi, MS Excel" in A Short Course on Socio-Legal Research organized by S.S. Jain Subodh Law College, Jaipur on 18th and 19th November 2024.
• Delivered a post-conference research methodology workshop on "AI-Powered Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo 15 for Doctrinal & Non-Doctrinal Research Work" at the International Conference on Lex Bonanza organized by Indore Institute of Law in collaboration with Gujarat National Law University on 8th December 2024.
• Served as a Resource Person in the Two-Week Workshop on Research Writing & Data Analysis organized by HR College of Commerce on 7th January 2025.
• Delivered an expert session on "Disability, Higher Education and Sustainable Development Goals: A Bibliometric Analysis" at an International Project Workshop organized by the Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad on 27th and 28th January 2025.
• Served as a resource person and shared expertise on "Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development" at the Center for Studies in Social Management (CSSM), Central University of Gujarat on 26th July 2022.
• Served as a speaker at an EOC event at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), delivering a session focused on Diversity and Inclusion in October 2022.
• Delivered a lecture on "Mixed Methodology" at the Ph.D. Coursework Phase II program at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) on 9th November 2022.
• Delivered a lecture on "Phenomenological Research Method" at the Ph.D. Coursework Phase III program at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) on 23rd December 2022.
• Delivered a lecture on "Ethnography/Grounded Theory" at the Ph.D. Coursework Phase III program at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) on 23rd December 2022.

Technical Session Chaired/Co-Chaired

• Chaired a session the sub-theme 'Thrust Areas of Researches in Higher Education' in the National Seminar on 'Innovation in Higher Education' organized by Faculty of Education, Kadi Sarva Vishawavidyalaya, Gandhinagar, on January 7, 2017.
  

Other 

Membership of other institutions/professional societies

• Lifetime member of National Association of Professional Social Workers in India
• Lifetime member of Indian Sociological Society 
• Life Member (4068) of All India Association for Education Research (AIAER) 
  
• Life Member of Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) 
• Reginal Advisory member of Social Entrepreneurship programme at EDII, Ahmedabad

Membership of Editorial Board

• Ref: EDEV_2018_938, International Journal of Education Development, Elsevier
• Ref: IJAIP-237452, Internal Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms, Inderscience

Other activities/Institutional Responsibilities

• Director of Legal Incubation Centre 
  
• Member of Academic Council at GNLU
• Convener of Committee for Persons with Disability
• Member of Centre for Law and Society
• Co-Convener of the Legal Service Committee 
• Member of Equal Opportunity Cell