Dr. Poonam Pandurang Shete, have completed B.Sc. Agriculture from Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Mharashtra in 2011. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra in 2013 and 2017 respectively. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. She has guided 4 masters students and published more than 10 research articles, 5 popular articles and 1 book. She has life membership of various professional societies.