Curriculum Vitae
Mr. Kewat Sanjay Kumar
Assistant Professor,
Department of Forestry,
School of Earths Sciences & NRM
Mizoram University,
Tanhril, Aizawl, Mizoram-796009,
Email: kewatsanjay@yahoo.co.in
Phone: 09862317472(M), 03892330394(O)
Academic Qualification:
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M.Sc (Botany) Center of Advanced Studies in Botany, BHU, 2003
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B.Sc (Botany) U P Autonomous College, Varanasi, 2001
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PG Diploma in Spectroscopy, Center of Advanced Studies in Physics, BHU, 2005
Research Interests:
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Flowering phenology of tropical plants
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Pollination biology of tropical plants
Research/Teaching Experience:
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Worked as CSIR-JRF (2004-05) and CSIR-SRF (2006-07) for 4 years in Lab of Plant
Pathology and Microbial Technology, Center of Advanced Studies in Botany, BHU
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Working as Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Mizoram University since
March-2008 till date
Scholarship/Prize/Award:
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Won first prize in poster making and third prize in slogan writing at University level,
Botanical Society, BHU, Varanasi, 2002
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Qualified GATE in Life Sciences, Organized by IIT Madras, 2003
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Qualified ICMR-JRF in Life Sciences, 2003
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Qualified CSIR-JRF in Life Sciences, 2003
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Qualified the written test for the interview of Scientist ‘B’ of ASRB, ICAR in
Biotechnology (Agricultural Sciences), 2005
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Awarded short term Netherlands Fellowship Programme by NUFFIC to attend PGR
training
Courses Taught:
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Forest Genetics & Tree Improvement, Forest Protection, Advanced Agroforestry,
Agroforestry System, Forest Biodiversity & wildlife conservation, Soil Biology and
Forest Management (At P. G Level).
Training/Course Attended:
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Orientation Training in Molecular Techniques, National Jalma Institute for Leprosy and
other Mycobacterial Diseases, ICMR, Agra, March-2007
Participated in 8th Refresher Course in Botany, UGC-Academic Staff College, BHU, 27th
December -16th January 2009.
Completed the course on Plant Genetic Resources: Policies, Conservation and Use
organized by Wageningen International and MSSRF, Chennai and Jeypore, Orissa, 5th 23rd - October, 2009.
Participated in the Refresher Course in Environmental Science, UGC-Academic Staff
College, MZU, 26th July -17th August 2010
Attended the short course on Carbon stabilization, Saturation & Sequestration: Evolving
Concepts, Mechanisms & Approaches, Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, ICAR, Bhopal,
23rd Nov -2nd December, 2010
Completed the National Level Workshop cum training on Recent Advances in Medicinal
& Aromatic Plants, School of Earth Sciences & NRM, MZU, 11th- April-25th April, 2011
Participated in the Orientation Programme, UGC-Academic Staff College, MZU, 7th June
-4th July 2011
Participated in the One Week Workshop on Applied Statistics, UGC-Academic Staff
College, MZU, 23rd July -28th July 2012
Completed Hands on Training-Workshop on Plant DNA Fingerprinting organized by
Bose Institute, Kolkata, Orissa, 20th Sept -4th October, 2012
Research Publications:
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V, Prasad, B. K Singh, K. S Kumar, M. Ahmed and R.S. Upadhyay (2008) MicroorganismsMediated Management of Plant pathogens pp. 267-285 In: D.K Maheshwari & R.S Dubey
(ed.), Potential Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture. I.K International Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
Sudhir Kumar Singh, Chander Kumar Singh, Kewat Sanjay Kumar, Ramvtar Gupta,
Saumitra Mukherjee (2009). Spatial-temporal monitoring of groundwater using multivariate
statistical techniques in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Hydrology.
Hydromechanics. 57 (1) 45–54.
Sudhir Kumar Singh, Kewat Sanjay Kumar, Benjongwapang Aier, Vinod Prasad Kanduri
and Saroj Ahirwar (2012). Plant community characteristics and soil status in different land
use systems in Dimapur district, Nagaland, India. Forest Research Papers. Vol. 73 (4): 305–
312.
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Kewat Sanjay Kumar, Benjongwapang Aier, V. P Khanduri , Pavan Kumar Gautam,
Dharmveer Singh & Sudhir Kumar Singh (2013). Assessment of soil nutrients (N, P, K)
status along with tree diversity in different land use systems at Mokokchung, Nagaland,
India. Science & Technology Journal (Accepted in Press)
Vinod Prasad Khanduri, C. M. Sharma, K. S. Kumar and S. K. Ghildiyal. Annual variation
in flowering phenology, pollination, mating system and pollen yield in two natural
populations of Schima wallichii (D.C.) Korth. The Scientific World Journal (Accepted in
Press).
Seminars/Conference/Workshop:
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National Conference/ Symposium attended: 06
Short Training: 02
Membership:
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Life Member of International Society for Conservation of Natural Resources, Center of
Advanced Studies in Botany, BHU, Varanasi
The above information is true and best of knowledge.
(Mr. Kewat Sanjay Kumar)