Dr. Ankita Gupta is currently Assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh since Dec.2005 . She has been teaching both Analytical and Quantitative Economics in UG, PG, M.Phil and Pre-PhD Coursework .She is an Alumni of Allahabad University from where she was awarded the PhD. degree in Economics on the topic, ‘The Buoyancy and Elasticity of Central Government Taxes in India Since 1971’ under the guidance of Prof. Jagdish Narayan presently Dean Faculty of Commerce, Allahabad University, Allahabad. She is Master of Ceremony holder in PG Economics at Allahabad University in 2000. She has also worked as Research Assistant in two projects on SGRY and Rural Housing at G.B.Pant Social Science Research Institute in 2004.She has a remarkable academic participation in the last ten years, some of the enumerable ones are- Presentation at the International Conference of Queens’ College London and IIM –Bangalore(2009), IGIDR-Mumbai (2009),Kalyani University , Kolkatta(2009) Participation in Refresher Course at NIPFP-New Delhi (2008), Participation in UNDP –IGIDR organized Young Scholar’s Program (2009),Orientation Course –Shimla University (2010) , Research Writing cum methodology Workshop at Jamia Millia Islamia- New Delhi (2010), Interdisciplinary Refresher Course in BHU-Varanasi (2014). She has guided one PhD, entitled Scanning of and Reflexion on Female Employment from 8th Plan Onwards 2013 besides several M.Phil and Pre-PhD Dissertations and presently two PhD scholars are enrolled under her. She has ten publications in National and International Journals and, several National level presentations including IEA and UPUEA. She is life member of Indian Economic Association and -Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal Economic Association UPUEA and Varta-Allahabad University.