Faculty of Department of: Geography
1. Name of the faculty member: Prof. V.S. Manhas
2. Designation: Professor
3. Educational Qualifications: MA/M.Phil/Ph.D
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 9 years
Reader 5 years
Professor years
ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University
8 years teaching experience in Doaba College, Jallandhar (GNDU)
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organised by
8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
IIG, NAAGI
Organised by the department/University of Jammu: IIG
Organised by any other University/ Institution:
9. Have you organised any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.
IIG
10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.
Yes
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Tourism Geography, Regional Geography
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
Ongoing projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your
guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Completed:
Vinay Rajput
Being Processed:
Vivek Mahajan
Rakesh Jasrotia
Rajinder Singh Charak
Mohd. Yasin Malik
Nazia Raza
Ruchi Gupta
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.
N.A
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during last five years? If yes, give details.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
Computer Laboratory and Cartographic Laboratory
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?
Tourism development
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department ? If yes, please provide details.
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
1. Name of the faculty member: Dr. Anuradha Sharma
2. Designation: Reader
3. Educational Qualifications: Ph.D
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer years
Reader 6 Months
Professor years
ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University
Graduating level—11 years
Post Graduating level—4 years
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)
Administrative experience:
HOD, Department of Geography, Govt. MAM College Jammu( Jan 1998 to Aug 2004)
HOD, Department of Geography, Govt. Girls college Udhampur (Aug 2004 to 14th June 2006)
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organised by
1. Refresher course 7/7/89 – 31/7/89 Academic Staff
College University
of Kashmir,Srinagar at PG Deptt of Geography,
University ofJammu.
2. Seminar-cum-workshop July 10 to July 19, GGM Science College,
in geography 1993 Jammu
3. Orientation Course at Feb 14 to Mar ’96 Academic Staff College Department of Education, University of Kashmir
University of Jammu
4. Refresher Course at PG Feb 17 to 10 Mar, Academic Staff College Department of geography 2000 University of Kashmir
University of Jammu
8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Nil
Organised by the department/University of Jammu:
Organised by any other University/ Institution:
9. Have you organised any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.
10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Resource Geography, Bio-Geography
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
Ongoing projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your
guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during last five years? If yes, give details.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
Interactive session taken during the UG and PG course teaching and thrust on the field studies.
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?
For pursuing research in Bio-Geograpgy
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department ? If yes, please provide details.
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
Have worked as Convenor in various important committees at UG level
1. Name of the faculty member: Dr. R.P. Sharma
2. Designation: Reader
3. Educational Qualifications: M.Phil, Ph.D
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 18 years
Reader 02 years
Professor years
ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University
18 years of teaching experience in Govt. Degree College and University of Kashmir
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
Yes
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organised by
1.GIS Technology & Applications 2/5/2005 to IIRS, Dehradun
24/06/2005
2. National Seminar-Empowering 1st to 2nd December
the Masses 2005
3. International Seminar-Justice 18th to 19th February
and Equity 2006
4. UGC-SAP- National Seminar- 24th to 25th March
Mega cities 2006
5. IIG- National Seminar 23rd to 25th February
2006
8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organised by the department/University of Jammu:
Organised by any other University/ Institution:
9. Have you organised any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.
10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Geography of Rural Development and Regional Development Planning
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
Ongoing projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your
guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
Four Scholars
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during last five years? If yes, give details.
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department ? If yes, please provide details.
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
1. Name of the faculty member: Devinder Singh Raina
2. Designation: Sr. Lecturer
3. Educational Qualifications: M.Phil
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer 9 years
Reader years
Professor years
ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University
Five years teaching experience at college level
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)
No
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)
Name of the programme Date Organised by
1. Refresher Course December 2002 Academic Staff College
to Punjab University,
January 2003 Chandigarh
2. Refresher Course December 15, Academic Staff College
2005 to Jamia Millia Islamia
January 04, 2006 New Delhi
8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organised by the department/University of Jammu:
Organised by any other University/ Institution:
1. International Seminar on Emerging Settlement System, February 12 to 14 , 2002 , Punjab university Chandigarh
2. National Seminar on Demography dynamism in India, Feb. 11-13, 2003, Punjab University, Chandigarh
3. National Seminar on Emerging Research Themes in contemporary Geography, April 4-5,2003 , JNU, New Delhi.
9. Have you organised any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.
No
10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.
No
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Urban Geography , Cultured Geography
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major : No
Minor :
Any other :
Ongoing projects
Major : No
Minor :
Any other :
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.
No
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
One article in a book.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
No
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your
guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
No
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.
No
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during last five years? If yes, give details.
No
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
No
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?
No
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
No
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
No
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department ? If yes, please provide details.
No
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.
No
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
No
1. Name of the faculty member: M.D. Sarfaraz Asghar
2. Designation: Lecturer
3. Educational Qualifications: Ph.D
4. Have you qualified
NET Yes/No
SLET Yes/No
NA
Not Applicable
5. i) Work experience in years in the University of Jammu:
Lecturer About 1 year
Reader years
ii) Teaching /Research experience (in years)in any other Educational Institution/University
3 years
iii) Work experience other than teaching and research ( in years)
N.A
6. Have you undergone any formal/informal training in the use of Computers, Internet, Audio visual aids?
No
7. Give details of the training and development programmes attended in the last five years(orientation/ refresher course/any other)
N.A
Name of the programme Date Organised by
8. Give details of the seminars/conferences/workshops attended in the last five years
Organised by the department/University of Jammu:
Organised by any other University/ Institution: 7
9. Have you organised any seminar/workshop/conference in the capacity of president/secretary/ any other during the last five years? Give details.
No
10. Have you served as a resource person in Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ training programmes during the last five years? Provide details.
No
11. What are the thrust areas of your research?
Environmental Geography, Agricultural Geography, Rural & Urban Geography
12. Give details of research projects completed and/or ongoing projects during the last five years.
Completed projects
Major : One
Minor :
Any other :
Ongoing projects
Major :
Minor :
Any other :
13. Have you been involved in National/International collaborations in the last five years ?If yes, give details.
No
14. Give details of books, research papers, abstracts, proceedings, thesis etc. published during the last five years, giving details of papers published in referred journals only separately. Also mention the Citation Index and impact factor.
Books : 2
1. ‘Land Degradation and Environmental Pollution’, 2004. B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi
2. ‘Rural Women- Work and Health’, 2005, Women’s Press, B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi
Research Papers in International Journals:2
1 (Published ), 1 ( Accepted )
1. ‘Impact of Brick Kilns on Landuse/ Landcover changes around Aligarh City, India’, Habitat International , Vol. 29, Issue-3, Sept. 2005.
2. ‘Born to work in Lock Factories of Aligarh City, India, Asian Profile, Canada (Accepted -2004)
Research Papers in National Journals : 8
5 ( Published), 3 ( Accepted )
1. ‘Impact of Brick Kilns on the Environment ; a case study of Aligarh, The Geographer, Aligarh, Vol. 49, No. 1, Jan, 2002
2. ‘Land Degradation through Brick Klins; A case study of Aligarh, Indian Journal of Regional Sciences, Kolkata, vol. XXXV, No.2, 2003
3. ‘Environmental Impact of Brick Kilns in the Fringe Areas of North Indian cities; A case study, The Deccan Geographer, Pune, Vol.41, No.1, June-2003.
4. ‘Impact of brick Quarrying on soil Fertility and Agricultural Productivity; A case study of Aligarh, Geographical Review of India, Kolkata. Vol.66, No-4, 2004
5. ‘Impact of Brick Kilns on the Health of Workers and Villagers; A case study, The Geographical Observer, Meerut. Vol. 35, 2005.
6. ‘Conditions of the Women Brick Worker’s in the Peri-Urban Areas of North Indian Cities’, National Geographer, Allahabad ( Accepted 2004).
7. ‘Socio –Economic and Health Condition of Child Workers in Brick Klins’ National Geographical Journey of India, Varanasi ( Accepted – 2005 ).
8. ‘Rural Women’s Work and Health: A case Study’ The Transaction, Pune (Accepted-2005)
Research Papers Communicated :3
( International & National )
1. ‘Household Level Solid Waste Management in Aligarh City’ Geo Journal, Netherlands, 2006.
2. ‘Landuse changes in the urban Fringe-A case Study of Aligarh’ Environment and Urbanization,.U.K, 2006.
3. ‘Impact of use of traditional Fuels on the Health of Women’ Geographical Review of India, Kolkata, 2006.
Computer Mapping / GIS
1. Completed Evening Course during the session 1994-95 on ‘Computer for all uses and abuses’ conducted by General education Centre, A.M.U, Aligarh.
2. M.S. Office, Map Info, Arc Views- 3.1 (GIS)
3. Computer Cartography
List of Papers Presented in the Conferences/Seminars :
(National & International)
1. ‘Impact of Brick Kilns on the Environment: A case study of Aligarh’, International Conference on ‘Global Change: Issues and Challenges’, Department of Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh, 12-14, January, 2002.
2. ‘Brick Kilns- Cause for Land use- Land cover Changes: A case study of Aligarh, National Conference on ‘Population, Poverty and Environment’, Department of Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh,, 10-12 May, 2003.
3. ‘Brick Kilns- A threat to Land Degradation: A case study, ‘XXV Indian Geography Congress (NAGI), CCS University, Meerut, Ghaziabad, December 27-29, 2003.
4. ‘Land Deterioration due to Brick Soil Quarrying in the Peri-urban Areas: A case Study’ National Conference on ‘Land and Water Resources: Their use and Misuse in India’, Department of Geography, A.M.U., Aligarh, 5-6 March, 2005.
15. Have you generated any patents in the last five years? Give details.
No
16. Please provide a list of scholars who have qualified Ph.D under your
guidance in the last five years and the list of scholars being guided by you at present.
No
17. Have you received any award/recognition for teaching/ research /any other during the last five years. If yes, please provide details.
No
18. Have you made any contribution towards development/change in courses during last five years? If yes, give details.
No
19. What innovations in teaching-learning process have you introduced in the last five years?
N.A
20. Give the broad areas of consultancy services provided by you during the last five years. Give details of the nature of consultancy services and finances generated.
N.A
21. In which areas will your expertise be available for consultancy services in the future ?
22. Have you made any contribution towards placement of students?
N.A
23. Have you contributed towards activation of alumni network?
N.A
24. Have you made any contribution towards the extension activities of the department ? If yes, please provide details.
N.A
25. Give details of the contribution made by you towards departmental/ University activities other than teaching and research.
N.A
26. Give details of any other position held and committees served on at the departmental and University level during the last five years.
N.A
27. Any other information you may wish to add.
Since this is first year of my joining the University that is why many questions are unanswered