Ghosh is a former Dean, School of Physical Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Recipient of the Stree Shakti Science Samman for her "original contribution to Science", she serves as an expert in DST (Government of India) committees in Physical Sciences, in UGC, CSIR, and in many Central and State universities and institutes. She has also served as the Chief Advisor for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Science textbooks for Classes IX and X, developed afresh under the National Curriculum Framework-2005.