Ms. Shirly G graduated with a degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from AnnamalaiUniversity College. She did her M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering with Elective as Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum under the University of Kerala. She started her professional life as Testing Engineer at Sterling Computers (Ltd), Chennai and later joined Brahma Softek Pvt. Ltd., Technopark, Trivandrum as Assistant Manager of Hardware Department.

Shirly joined NISH as Coordinator of Diploma in Software Systems in October 1998, which is an innovative 3-year course, first of its kind in the country, exclusively for the deaf and hard of hearing persons. She was heading the Degree courses for HI from 2008 to June 2014, and helped started the BSc (Computer Science)(HI), BFA (HI) and B.Com(HI) courses at NISH.

Currently, she is Head, New Initiatives at NISH. She is in charge of the Training & Industry Placement (TIP) Department at NISH. She enjoys working for the deaf and hard of hearing students and is contended to be a part of the rehabilitation of the deaf and hard of hearing persons. She is also currently pursuing her PhD.