Dr. Chaman Lal, presently, working as an Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, School of Commerce & Management Studies, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, since 2012. Prior to this, he has served Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi and Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh as an Assistant Professor. He holds M. Com and M.Phil. Degrees from Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla. He did Ph.D. from IGNOU, New Delhi. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE) from IGNOU, New Delhi. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience at undergraduate, post graduate, and research levels. He has developed, edited and transformed Self-Learning Material (SLM) and workbooks for ODL learners. He has also developed various modules of courses for e-PG Pathshala. He has completed two major research projects; one sponsored by NITI, Aayog and funded by UGC, New Delhi and second by ICSSR, New Delhi. He has published research papers in Scopus & WOS indexed journals of national and international repute. The Central University of Himachal Pradesh has conferred ‘Best Teacher’ award on Dr. Chaman Lal.