Dr. (Mrs.) Veer Bala Rastogi earned her master's degree in Zoology with distinction standing first in
order of merit. She did her Ph.D. from Meerut University under the guidance of eminent zoologist, (Late)
Dr. M.L. Bhatia, Professor in Zoology (Retd.), University of Delhi as External Supervisor, and a member of
Fellow of Academy of Zoology.
Dr. Rastogi was a member of academic staff of Zoology, Meerut College, Meerut during 1961–1967,
teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and after that in the Department of Zoology, Gargi
College as Associate Professor. She retired as Associate Professor. She retired as Associate Professor
from the Gargi College, University of Delhi. Dr. Rastogi is a member of Fellow of Academy of Zoology.
She was also a member of Textbook Evaluation Committee, NCERT, New Delhi. She has vast and
variegated experience of teaching for more than 45 years of various disciplines of Biological Sciences,
viz., Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology, Developmental Biology,
Invertebrates and Vertebrates. Dr. Rastogi has been writing books for over six decades.
Dr. Veer Bala Rastogi was conferred ‘Distinguished Author Award’ 2012 by the Federation of
Educational Publishers in India, Delhi.