Prof. Sudesh Mukhopadhyay served as Chairperson of the Rehabilitation Council of India. She superannuated in March 2011 from NUEPA/NIEPA as Head of the Department of Inclusive Education and has headed multiple departments. She has a Ph.D. (Education) from M.S. University of Baroda; is an Associate of the London University Institute of Education in Special Education, and has been a Visiting Fellow at Manitoba University, Canada, and Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

She works with multiple governments (Central & State), and national and international organizations to enhance their professional contributions to the implementation process of NEP2020 and related Court judgments and other such updates for the Empowerment of the PwDs and advocacy with different stakeholders. In January 2023, she received the RUSTOM MERWANJI ALPAIWALLA MEMORIAL AWARD-2023 in recognition of her outstanding contribution as a “Professional Worker” to the Welfare of the Visually Challenged NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, INDIA, Mumbai.