CURRICULUM VITAE
Jitin Rahul
Senior Research Fellow
Centre of Mining Environment,
Department of Environmental Science & Engineering,
Indian School of Mines-IIT, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Pin code. 826004
India
E-mail Id: jitin.nature@gmail.com
Contact No: +91-7549008609
+91-8400436191
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To achieve good position in science field where my skills and knowledge can be utilized for
achieving the goal of the organisation.
Research Interest: Air pollution, Biodiversity, Conservation, Plant Ecology, Ethnobotany,
Floristic study of vegetation, Taxonomy, Seed Germination, Plant Physiology, Plant
Identification and Studies of medicinal plants.
Educational Background:
S.
no
Qualification
Year
Board/University
% of
Mark
1.
Highschool
2003
U.P. Board, Uttar
Pradesh, India
43.5%
3rd
2.
Intermediate
2005
U.P. Board, Uttar
Pradesh, India
66.0%
1st
3.
B.Sc.
2008
C.S.J.M. University,
Kanpur (U.P.), India
63.2%
1st
4.
M.Sc.
2010
60.0%
1st
5.
M.Phil
2011
69.8%
1st
Botany
6.
Ph.D
C.S.J.M. University,
Kanpur (U.P.), India
Bundelkhand
University, Jhansi
(U.P.), India
Indian School of
Mines, (IIT),
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Hindi, English,
Math, Science,
Art, Social Science
Physics,
Chemistry,
Biology, Hindi,
English.
Botany,
Chemistry,
Zoology
Botany
2013 to
present
Teaching/Research Experience:
ongoing
Grade/
Major Subject
Division
ongoing
Environment
Science
Position
JRF
Lecturer
JRF
SRF
University/Organization
Rajiv Gandhi National
Fellowship – UGC (New
Delhi)
Chitra Post Graduate
College, Kanpur. Affiliated
to Kanpur University
Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
(MHRD),
Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
(MHRD)
Duration
01/07/2010 to
29/05/2011
Nature of Experience
Research
20/09/11to
03/03/13
Teaching
25/02/13 to
25/02/15
Research
25/02/15 to
Present
Research
Teaching Experience:
Subject Taught:
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Taxonomy
Environmental Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Noise)
Ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation (In-situ & Ex-situ conservation)
Lower Plant group (Algae, Bryophyte, Lichen, Fungi)
Higher Plant Group (Angiosperm, Gymnosperm, Pteridophyte)
Ethnobotany
Phytogeographical regions of India
Plant Physiology
Economic Botany
Environmental Science
Plant Pathology
Floristic Studies
Membership of Professional Bodies:
 Life membership of International Society for Environmental Information Science
(ISEIS), Canada.
 Annual membership of Society of Botany (BOTANICA), University of Delhi, India.
 Annual membership in Science Congress, Kolkata, India (Membership No.:
SLM1772).
Academic Achievement:
 won student honour scholarship prize, 2005 by Punjab National Bank organization
 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (JRF), UGC, New Delhi, 2010-11.
 Qualifying ISM-JRF Entrance Examination (National Level).
International Conference
 Rahul J. and Jain M.K., “Effect of Dust Particles (Particulate Matter) on Plants along
the National Highway” proceedings of International Conference on Glocal Crises and
Environmental Governance in North-Eastern Region of India, Assam (ICGCEG), 1113 November 2013.
 Rahul J. and Jain M.K., “A review on dust capturing and dust controlling by some
medicinal plants along the national highway” proceedings of International Conference
on Environment Technology and Sustainable Developments: Challenges & Remedies,
Lucknow (ET & SD), 21-23 February 2014.
National Conference
 National Seminar on Environment Degradation and Biodiversity: Problems &
Prospects (Sponsored by U.G.C., New Delhi) 29-30 November, 2009.
 National Seminar on Advances in Biology: Solutions to Environment & agricultural
problems 16-17 January, 2010.
 Rahul, J., “ecosystem management and the conservation of aquatic Bio-diversity”
proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Aquatic Biology, Biodiversity
Conservation and Livelihood (AQUACON), March 12 & 13, 2011.
 Rahul, J., and Devi, S., “biodiversity in aquatic systems in relation to aquaculture”
proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Aquatic Biology, Biodiversity
Conservation and Livelihood (AQUACON), March 12 & 13, 2011.
 Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K., “A Floristic inventory and medicine value of vegetation
along the national highway” proceedings of National Conference on Plant Bioresource Management and Biotechnology (PBMB), 29-31 January 2014.
 Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K., “Assessment of the floristic inventory of floral diversity
along the national highway: a case study of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India” 1ST
Himachal Pradesh Science Congress, on Role of Science & Technology in
Sustainable Development in H.P., 15-16 October 2014.
 Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K., “Assessment of the floristic study of tree species diversity
along the national highway” 102nd Indian Science Congress, Mumbai, 3-7 January
2015.
Publication in Journal (Published)
 *Rahul, J., and Singh, S.P. (2012). Some medicinal herbs of bhagwantpura region of
Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Research Journal of Social and Life science,
ISSN: 0973-3914, Volume 12(2), pp- 267-274.
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*Rahul,
J. (2013). Effect of Stone Crusher Dust on Butea monosperma (Lam.)
Bastard Teak. International Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering
Research, ISSN: 0976-3708, Volume 4(2), pp- 1-5.
 *Rahul, J. (2013). Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Shrubs Used by People in
Lakhmanpura Region of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of
Science and Nature, ISSN: 2229-6441, Volume 4(2), pp- 1-3.
 Gautam, A. and *Rahul, J. (2013). Seed Germination and Growth of Chitrak
(Plumbago zeylanica L.). International Journal of Botany and Research, ISSN: 22774815, Volume 3(4), pp- 29-38.
 *Rahul, J. (2013). An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Taindol Village,
District Jhansi, Region of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Medicinal
Plants studies, ISSN: 2320-3862, Volume 1(5), pp- 59-71. (Citations: 4)
 *Rahul, J., Singh, S.P. and Naz, A. (2013). An Ethnomedicinal Survey of Orchha
Wildlife Sanctuary Region of Tikamgarh District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Journal of
Botanical Research, ISSN: 0976-9889 & E-ISSN: 0976-9897, Volume 4(1), pp-3134. http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-9889.4.1.31-34. (Citation: 2)
 *Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K. (2014). An Investigation in to the Impact of Particulate
Matter on Vegetation along the National Highway: A Review. Research Journal of
Environmental Sciences, New York, USA, ISSN: 1819-3412, Volume 8(7), pp- 356372. (Thomson Reuters). DOI: 10.3923/rjes.2014.356.372. (Citations: 3)
 *Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K. (2014). Documentation of floristic inventory along the
national highway: a case study of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India. Journal of
Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Bangladesh, ISSN: 2220-6663, Volume
5(6), pp- 241-247. (Thomson Reuters) IF: 1.356.
 Kamal, R.K., Sahu, N., *Rahul, J., and Singh, S.P. (2015). Snake Bite, Venom, AntiVenom Production and Anti-Venom Activity of Medicinal Plants: A Review.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, ISSN: 0976
– 044X, Volume 30(1), pp- 227-234. SCImago J. Rank: 0.650. (Scopus)
 *Rahul, J., Jain, M.K., Singh, S.P., Kamal, R.K., Anuradha, Naz, A., Gupta, A.K.,
and Mrityunjay, S.K. (2015). Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): a review of traditional
information and taxonomic description. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical
Biomedicine, China. ISSN: 2221-1691, SNIP-1.414, SCImago J. Rank: 0.587.
(Elsevier) (Thomson Reuters & Scopus) DOI:10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30174-X .
 *Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K. (2015). Floristic Assessment of the Important Least
Concern Plant Species with Taxonomic Descriptions along the National Highway.
Brazilian Journal of Botany, Brazil. ISSN: 1806-9959, IF: 1.385. (Springer)
(Thomson Reuters & Scopus). DOI: 10.1007/s40415-015-0184-4
 Saxena, N., *Rahul, J., and Shreya, N. (2015). Folklore Medicinal Plants and Its
Traditional Healthcare Practices of Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh, India. International
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Review and Research, ISSN: 2395-3306
Volume 1(2), pp-27-32.
Publication in Journal (Under Review)
 *Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K. (2015). Stone Crusher Dust and Its Impact: Accumulate
Adequate of Some Woody Plants (Tree Species) around the Stone Crusher Plant
(SCP). Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Turkey.
(Thomson Reuters & Scopus) SNIP-0.834 (Accepted with minor review).
Manuscript Code No.: MUH-1405-3.
 *Rahul, J., and Jain, M.K. (2015). Floristic investigation and quantitative analysis of
lower risk tree species: A case study of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. Turkish Journal of
Botany, ISSN: 1300-008X, IF: 1.60, (Thomson Reuters & Scopus). Manuscript
Code: BOT-1509-21.
Paper under Preparation
 Rahul, J., Jain, M.K. and Jagdish. (2015). Effect of heavy metals on some selected
roadside plants and its anatomical study
Book Published
 “Fundamentals of Floristic Studies and Taxonomic Descriptions: Floristic Studies”
written by Jitin Rahul & Neha Shreya (Under Preparation), Proposal of Lambert
Academic Publishing’s, Germany.
Paper Reviewed
 “Biotechnological potential of actinobacteria isolated from rhizosphere of the
medicinal plant Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.” African Journal of Microbiology
Research, Africa. (ISSN 1996-0808) Academic Journals.
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2014.7161. Certificate No.: AJMR9302017040
 Effects of Plant Growth Promoting Bacterial Isolates from Kavango on the growth
Sorghum bicolour (L) Moench.” African Journal of Microbiology Research. Africa.
(ISSN 1996-0808) Academic Journals. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2014.7205.
 Application of a coupled model of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance for
estimating plant physiological response to pollution by fine particulate matter
(PM2.5). Nordic Journal of Botany. Sweden (ISSN 1756-1051) Wiley. (Manuscript
ID: NJB-00826).
Research Quality:
 H-index – 3
 Citations – 10 (Google Scholar)
Short Term / Conferences / Seminars / Workshop / Orientation
Programme:
S.No. Detail of Courses
Institution & Place
Period
Total Duration
(Days)
1 day
1.
Workshop on Intellectual
Property Rights (Under
TEQIP-II Initiative) 2014
Dhanbad, Jharkhand,
India
Feb, 14,
2014
2.
International Conference
on Environment
Technology and
Sustainable
Developments:
Challenges & Remedies
(ET & SD 2014).
Lucknow ,Uttar Pradesh,
India
Feb, 2123, 2014
3 Days
3.
National Conference on
Plant Bio-resource
Management and
Biotechnology (PBMB
2014).
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jan, 2931, 2014
3 Days
International Conference
on Glocal Crises and
Environmental
Governance in northeastern region of India
(ICGCEG-2013).
National Seminar on
Advances in Aquatic
Biology, Biodiversity
Conservation and
Livelihood (2011)
National Seminar on
Advances in Biology:
Solutions to Environment
& agricultural problems
(2010)
National Seminar on
Environment Degradation
and Biodiversity:
Problems & Prospects
(2009)
4.
5.
6.
7.
Silchar, Assam, India
Nov, 1113, 2014
3 Days
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh,
India
March,
12-13,
2011
2 Days
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh,
India
Jan, 1617, 2010
2 Days
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh,
India
Nov, 2930, 2009
2 Days
8.
The future of advanced University of Mumbai,
safety,
healthcare, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
agriculture, environment, India
education, industries and
entrepreneurs. The 102nd
Indian Science Congress
2015
Jan, 3-7, 5 Days
2015
9.
The future of advanced University of Mumbai,
safety,
healthcare, Mumbai, Maharashtra,
agriculture, environment, India
education, industries and
entrepreneurs. The 102nd
Indian Science Congress
2015
Jan, 3-7,
2015
5 Days
Project:
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Project report on “Aquaculture” in B.Sc.(2008),
Project report on “Death of Pandu River in Kanpur’’ in M.Sc. (2010)
Presentation on “Conservation of Biodiversity” in M.Phil (2011)
Hobbies & Interest:
Reading book, Plantation, Conservation of Biodiversity
Personal:
Name
Father’s name
Mother’s name
Date of Birth
Sex
Nationality
Marital State
Permanent Address
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Jitin Rahul
Mr.Shiva kumar Rahul
Smt.Beena Rahul
28-07-1989
Male
Indian
Single
Plot no.10,Gopal Vihar,
Barra-6,
Dist.- kanpur (U.P.)
Pin Code-208027
Declaration:
I hereby declare that the above information in correct to the best of my knowledge.
Date: 24-08-2015
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