Ms Amita Kochhar completed her BA (English Literature) from the Punjab University, Patiala, with distinction. She then did her MA (English) from the Punjab University, Chandigarh and her B Ed from MDU, Rohtak.

Ms Amita Kochhar is currently the Head of the English Department at Chiranjiv Bharati School, Gurgaon. She has been with this school for the past five years. Other than teaching English to classes X, XI and XII, her responsibilities include looking after the working of English teachers, organising seminars and workshops for them and planning and implementing different innovative techniques in English teaching. She is also responsible for organising activities and functions related to language.

Previously, she has worked for six years as Incharge, Junior School and PGT English in a reputed English medium CBSE affiliated Senior Secondary School. Her responsibilities included managing classes Nursery to V consisting of 450 students and a staff of 25. Ms Amita Kochhar has also won the Proficiency Award for being adjudged the best teacher in 1996.

Being the daughter of a teacher, she was brought up in an atmosphere where education was predominant. As a child, she used to be greatly fascinated by watching her mother dealing with her students and developed a keen interest in this profession. Being with children gives her immense joy and satisfaction. She chose to study English because she always found this language close to her heart.

Ms Kochhar feels that a teacher has to shoulder a responsibility much more than just imparting knowledge. A teacher, in fact, is responsible for shaping the personality and moulding the character of students, which requires a lot of effort and hard work. As a teacher, she tries to do her best for the profession and her heart swells with pride to announce that most of her students are doing very well in life.