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Updated: 03102018

Praveen Kumar M.Sc., M.Phil, CSIR-NET, FESW, FSOE, F.S.L.Sc, F.I.A.Z.R

Assistant Professor

Department of Zoology,

Agrawal College, Gangapur City, Dist- Sawai Madhopur, 322201, Rajasthan

Get in Touch

+91 8899446655, 9720446300

E-Mail: [email protected]

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Brief CV

Praveen Kumar

M.Sc. (Zoo), M.Phil. (Env. Toxi) , NET, FESW, FSOE, F.S.L.Sc, F.I.A.Z.R.

Assistant Professor

Department of Zoology, Agrawal College, Gangapur City,-322201, Rajasthan

EDUCATION

High school : Uttar Pradesh Board , Allahabad, 2004

Intermediate : Uttar Pradesh Board , Allahabad, 2006

Graduation : Dr. B.R. Aambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh , 2009

Post Graduation : Dr. B.R. Aambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh , 2012

M.Phil : Dr. B.R. Aambedkar University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh , 2015

Ph. D (Pursuing) : Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2016 to till Now

AREA OF INTERST

Environmental Biology &Fisheries

EXPERIENCE

PRE- MEDICAL CLASSES : One Session

UG AND PG CLASSES : Eight year and Six Months respectively

SEMINAR AND CONFERENCES

National Seminar : 15

National Conference : 09

International Conference : 02

Workshop : 03

Symposium : 00

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

• Environmental and Social Welfare Society, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

• Council of Research and Sustainable Development, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Society of Education, Agra, India

• Society of Life Science, Satna, M.P., India.

• International association of engineers and biologist (Bioinformatics and AIDS).

Hongkong.

• Society of Fisheries and Life Science, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

• Indian Science Congress, Kolkata, India

• Indian Academic Researchers Association, Tamilnadu, India

• International Association of Zoology Research, New Delhi, India

• Asia Society of Researchers, Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

• Institute of Engineers and Doctores (theIRED), New York, USA.

EDITORIAL BOARD

• Council of Research and sustainable development, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• DATE OF BIRTH : July, 1st- 1989

• PLACE OF BIRTH : Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

• MARITAL STATUS : Married

****

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Expended C.V.

Academic Performance Index

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Name : Praveen Kumar

Father’s Name : Late Sh. Vijay Singh

Date of Birth : 01 July 1989

Gender : Male

Religion : Hindu

Marital Status : Married

Nationality : Indian

Languages Known : English and Hindi

CONTACT DETAILS

Permanent Postal Address

500, Gayatri Vihar Colony, Baldev Road, Post Lohban,

Yamunapaar Area, Mathura 281204, Uttar Pradesh, India

Mobile Number : +91 8899446655 (Whatsapp), 9720446300

Email : Praveen [email protected]

: [email protected]

Preferred Mode of Communication: Via Email

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ACADEMIC DETAILS

S.No Degree Institute Board/ University Year

1 High School MTS HSS, Mathura U.P. Board,

Allahabad, U.P.

2004

2

Intermediate Champa Agrawal Inter

College, Mathura

U.P. Board,

Allahabad U.P.

2006

3 B.Sc. K.R.PG College, Mathura Dr. B.R. Aambedkar

University ,AGRA

2009

4 M.Sc.

Zoology

B.S.A. Degree college,

Mathura

Dr. B.R. Aambedkar

University ,AGRA

2012

5

M.Phil

Zoology

Department of Zoology

SLS, Khandari, Agra

Dr. B.R. Aambedkar

University ,AGRA

2015

6.

Ph.D.

Zoology

Bipin Bihari PG College,

Jhansi, U.P.

Bundelkhand

University, Jhansi

Coursework Qualified

2016 to till Now

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET)

Conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

in year 2015 with secured rank 080/0965, Roll No-344629

http://csirhrdg.res.in/netresult_june2015.pdf

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WORK EXPERIENCE

S.No. Institute/ College Post Duration

1 Kusuma Devi College, Etah, U.P. Zoology Lecturer 2009-2010

2 New Vision of Kota,PMT Coaching

Classes, Mathura

Biology Lecturer 2010-2011

3 RSS Degree College, Baldev

Mathura

Zoology Lecturer 2013-2014

4 B.S.A. Degree College, Mathura Zoology Lecturer Sep 15 to Jan 16

5 Sri Babulal Degree College,

Goverdhan Mathura

Zoology Lecturer Sep 2016 to Feb

2017

6. Maa Saraswati Degree College,

Islampur, Hardoi, U.P.

Additional Center

Superintendent (ACS)

26 Feb to 24

April 2017

7. Agrawal Girls College,

Gangapur City,

Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Zoology Lecturer July-1,2017 to

continous..

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TECHNICAL EDUCATION

RESEARCH EXPERIANCE

• Contribution in PMNRF (Prime Minister National Relief Fund)

• Awarded (2017) with “Certificate of Commitment” from CENTRAL VIGILANCE

COMMISSION, New Delhi

• Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund, Kerala, Dated-19-08-2018,Reciept No.269615346692514

S.No. Program Specialization Place

1

1 Year Diploma of Computer

Awareness

MS-DOS, MS-

OFFICE, C, C++

SP COMPUTER

CENTER, Krishna puri

Mathura in July 2005 to

April 2006.

2

2 Months Computer Diploma

MS-OFFICE with

Internet

MSME-

DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTE centre at

Mathura,2011

3

Computer Awareness program

Basics in Computers

• PMV Polytechnique,

Vrindaban Road,

Mathura,2014

S.NO. Title of Dissertation/ Thesis Progress Report

1

Effect of Lead Nitrate on Serum Biochemistry of

Fresh Water Fish Clarias Batrachus (Linn)

Completed in 2014

2

Effect of Lead nitrate on serum biochemistry of

Clarius batrachus(Linn) in Yamuna river of Brij

region

(Extension work of Dissertation)

In Progress

1st Progress Report Submitted

2nd Progress Report Submitted

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MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP

NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL/ PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/ NGO’S

No.

NGO / Societies

Position

Membership

Registration/ ID

1. Environmental and social welfare

society, Under government of M.P.

Khajuraho-471606, Madhya Pradesh

Registered No. SC2707

Life & Fellow member

(FESW)

N.A.

2. Council of Research and

sustainable development

Bodla Agra, U.P.

Registered No. 719/ 15

J. Annals of agriculture and life science

Fellow member

&

Editorial board member

CRSD/AM.16020

ID: AJALS-EB-04

3. Society of Education, Sikandra,

Agra,U.P.,INDIA

Registered under 0290/2010

Fellow member

(FSOE)

FSOE-245.2016

4. Society of Life Science, Satna, M.P. Fellow member

(FSLSc.)

N.A.

5. International Association of

Engineers and biologists

Society of Bioinformatics HIV AIDS

Member

No. 18341

6.

Society of Fisheries and Life

Science

Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Life member Membership code:

(DKM/S-

47/SFLS/JFLS/ 159

2016-2011

7 The Indian Science Congress

Association, Kolkata, India

Life Member L33664.2017

8 Indian Academic of Researchers

Association, Tiruchirapalli,

Tamilnadu, India

Life Member L-121/2018

9. International Association of

Zoology Research, New Delhi, India

Trust Registration No:

834/2014-15/4

Fellow member

(FIZAR)

F.I.A.Z.R. 20039

10 Asia Society of Researchers

7/F, SPA Centre, No.53-55, Lockhart

Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Senior Member R-218050401

11 Institute of Research Engineers and

Doctors

42, Broadway Siut 12-13, New, York

United State of America

Fellow Member

(FUACSE)

SM10100059543

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Research Publications

Title of Research Paper/ Article

Journal

Status

1

Toxicological Evaluation of Serum Urea,

Creatinine and Blood Urea Nitrogen in Fish

Clarias batrachus Under Stress of Lead Nitrate

WebLink:

http://www.eduved.org/mar16/AA0454.pdf)

International Journal of Interdisciplinary

Research (Eduved)

ISSN 2348-6775

Published

2

Water Analysis of Physico-Chemical

Parameters from Sajnam dam/Reservoir

District Lalitpur (U.P.) India.

Weblink:

http://www.crsdindia.com/journals/ajals/ap

ril2016/1.Praveen.1-4.pdf

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Life

Sciences (AJALS)

ISSN 2455-6149

Published

3

Effect of Lead Nitrate on Serum Protein

Profile in Fish, Clarias batrachus

Website

Link:(http://www.ijgsr.com/web/admin/upl

oads/f2016033243p1.pdf)

International Journal of Global Science

Research (IJGSR)

ISSN: 2348-8344

Published

4 A current review of Ophio-diversical

Distribution and status in Bundelkhand region

of India

Website Link:

http://www.soeagra.com/abr_current.html

Advance in Bioresearch (ABR)

ISSN 2277-1573

Published

5

Planktonic Diversity and density in Keerat

Sagar pond at Mahoba District Of Uttar

Pradesh, India

Website Link:

http://www.ijird.com/index.php/ijird/article

/view/97248

International Journal of Innovative

Research and Development

(IJIRD)

ISSN 2278 – 0211 (Online)

Published

7.

Assessment of Water Quality Index (WQI) in

Keerat Sagar Pond in Mahoba District of Uttar

Pradesh, India

Weblink:

http://www.journalijar.com/uploads/460_IJ

AR-16573.pdf

International journal of Advance

Research

ISSN 2320-5407(Online)

Published

8

Limno-chemical Profile and fisheries potential

of Maithon Reservoir in Jharkhand, India.

Weblink:

http://www.fisheriesjournal.com/archives/2

017/vol5issue2/PartD/5-1-102-147.pdf

International Journal of Fisheries

Potential of Maithon Reservoir in

Jharkhand, India

ISSN 2347-5129 (e-Journal)

Published

9

Lead Nitrate induced changes in SGOT and

SGPT level in Fish, Clarius batrachus

Annals of Natural Science

UGC Approval Sr. No. 43794

Progress*

CRSD

AGRA

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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

SEMINAR, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP, Symposium

S.No.

THEME

Sponsored

Collaboration

Organised

VENUE

DATE

Participation

Presentation

1

National

Conference

“Global

Warming: Health

Hazards &

Mitigation

strategies”

Indian

academy of

science &

nature (IASN)

IASN

Hotel

Amar

AGRA

9 MARCH

2013

Participated

2

National Seminar

“Yamuna water

pollution & its

control measures”

Higher

Education

Government of

Uttar Pradesh

RBS College

Agra

RBS

College

Agra

30-31

March

2014

Effect of

Yamuna river

pollution on

haematologica

l parameters of

Fish Channa

punctatus:

3

National Seminar

Role of CSTUP in

promotion of

Science and

Technology and

Facilitation of IPR

Protection

Council of

Science and

Technology,

UP

Department

of Zoology

RBS

College

AGRA

22

Feb

2015

Participated

4

National Seminar

Conservation of

Environment:

Challenges and

Remedies

Higher

Education

Government of

Uttar Pradesh

Dept. of

Pschycology

Home

Science

Baikunthi

Devi

Kanya

Mahavidhy

alaya,

AGRA

22,23 MARCH

2015

Major

Environmental

Challenges

and Role of

CPCB

5

National Seminar

Ethonobotany:

Concept &

Prospective

Department of

Higher

Education,

Uttar Pradesh

Dept. of

Botany

BSA

College

Mathura

21-22

March

2015

Participated

6

National Seminar

New Frontiers in

Organic Farming

for Sustainable

Development of

Indian

Agriculture

Higher

Education

Government of

Uttar Pradesh

Department

of Botany

RBS

College

Agra

14-15

March

2015

The Socio-

economic

importance of

Flora

7

National Seminar

Challenges of

Rural Urban

Transformation in

India

Council of

Science and

Technology,

UP

KR PG

College

Mathura

KR PG

College

Mathura

12-13

March

2015

Participated

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8

National

Conference

Land, Water &

Renewable

Energy for

Sustainable Dev.

Higher

Education

Government of

Uttar Pradesh

Department

of

Geography

St. John’s

College,

AGRA

20-21

March

2015

Participated

9

National

Conference

Strategy for

Human Welfare

on Natural

Conservation and

Resource

Management

Environmental

and Social

Welfare

Society ,

Khajuraho,

M.P.

Environment

al and Social

Welfare

Society ,

Khajuraho

Hotel

Green

House,

Khajuraho

31Jan-

01 Feb

2016

Participated

10

International

Conference

New Challenge in

Biotechnology and

Molecular Biology

in Context To 21st

Century

Indian Society

Of Genetics,

Biotechnology

Research and

development,

Agra

Department

of Zoology

St. Johns

College

Agra

27-29

Feb

2016

Eco Friendly

Pest

Management

11

National Seminar

Waste

Management and

its Control

Measure; Present

and Future

Strategies

Department of

Higher

Education,

Government

Uttar Pradesh

RBS College

Agra, U.P.

RBS

College

Agra

27-28

Feb

2016

An excellent

strategies for

minimizing

the Vanishing

of Aquatic

Biota

12

National Seminar

Light and Light

based

Technologies

Godavari

Academy of

Science and

Technology,

Chattarpur

Environment

al and Social

Welfare

Society

Maharaja

Degree

college,

Chattarpur,

M.P

19-20

March

2016

Organic

Fertilizers for

Sustainable

Agriculture

Development

13

National

Conference

Climate change:

Challenge to Plant

Biologist

DBT-STAR

Scheme, DBT

New Delhi

Department

of Botany

Uday Pratap

Autonomous

College,

Varanasi

Uday

Pratap

Autonomo

us Coll.,

Varanasi,

U.P.

27

March

2016

Participated

14 National Workshop

“Electrophoresis-

Current trends

and future

prospects”

Department of

Science and

Technology,

Jaipur,

Rajasthan

Department

of Applied

and Bio-

Sciences

Suresh

Gyan

Vihar

University,

Jaipur Raj.

28-

Jan-

2017

Participated

15 ESW IV Annual

National

Conference on

“Impact of Global

warming on

Environment

Biodiversity and

Ecotourism”

Godavari

Academy of

Science and

Technology,

Chattarpur

Organized

By

Environment

& Social

Welfare

Society,

Khajuraho

Hotel

Green

House

Khajuraho

M.P.

30-31

January

2017

A serious

Threat of Aqua-

Pollutant on

Flora and

Fauna: Can

Changing the

Life of

Tomorrow?

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16

National seminar

Role of

Biotechnology in

sustainable

Agriculture and

Rural

Development

Higher

Education

Commission,

U.P.

Department

of Botany,

RBS College

Agra

Botany Department

5-6

March

2017

Complications

and

Refinement in

Indian

Agriculture

System

17 National

Conference

“Innovation in

Science and

Technology”

Department of

Higher

Education,

Govt. of U.P.

Govt.

Degree

College,

Mant

Mathura

College

Campus

5-6

March

2017

Participated

18 Springer Nature

Author Workshop

Springer

Nature

Bundelkhand

University,

Jhansi

Gandhi

Auditoriu

m

25-4-

2017

Participated

19 National Seminar

“Importance of

Intellectual

property rights in

innovation

Management”

MSME Bundelkhand

University,

Jhansi

BU Main

Campus,

Jhansi

4-May

2017

Participated

20

National Workshop

on “Intellectual

Property Rights:

Patents and

Copyrights”

Department of

Science and

Technology

Department

of

Biotechnolo

gy, Institute

of Applied

science and

Humanities

IBM

Conferenc

e Hall

GLA

University,

Mathura

9-10

sep

2017

Participated

21 National Seminar

on

“Environment ;

Issue and

Strategies

College Self

Funded

Department

of B.Ed.

Ch.Charan

Singh P.G.

College,

Heonrna,

Etawah,

U.P.

9-10

Feb

2018

Contemplation

due to Heavy

Metal

pollution in

Yamuna River

of Brij Region

22 National

Conference on

“Pollution Control

for Sustainable

Development”

Council of

Research and

Sustainable

Development

Agra

Department

of Science

and

Humanities

MMM PG

College,

Bhatpar

Rani,

Deoria,

U.P.

10-11

Feb

2018

Deteriorated

Environmental

Conditions

lead to

Oxidative

stress in

Clarius

batrachus

23 National Seminar

on “ Role of

Biotechnology in

Sustainable

Environment

Development and

Pollution Control

Department of

Science and

Technology,

Gov. of

Rajasthan,

India

Department

of Science

Agrawal

Kanya

Mahavidha

yala,

Gangapur

City

Rajasthan

15- Feb

2018

Biotechnologic

al approach for

treatment of

Contaminated

Water

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24

National Seminar

Water Scarcity:

Problem and

Solution

Higher

education dept.

Govt. of Uttar

Pradesh

Government

PG College,

Hamirpur

U.P.

College

Campus

25-26

Feb

2018

Bundelkhand

needs special

attention with

water scarcity

25

International

Conference on

Science,

Technology and

Social Humanities

(ICSTSH-2018)

Dr. B.R.

Aambedkar

University and

Society of Life

Science Satna,

M.P.

Conference

Hall,

Khandari

Campus

Dept of

Zoology

26-28

Feb

2018

Alteration in

Kidney

Biochemical

parameters in

Fish, Clarius

batrachus

Under Stress of

Lead Nitrate

26 National

Conference on Current Research

& Innovation in

Biotechnology,

Nanotechnology and

Environmental

Science

(CRIBNE-2018)

Department of

Science and

Technology,

Govt. of

Rajasthan

School of

Applied

Science,

Suresh Gyan

Vihar

University,

Jaipur,

Rajasthan

University

Conferenc

e hall

23-24

March

2018

Climate Change

is the Biggest

Threat in

Present Century

27 National Seminar

on

Forest, Water and

Climate Change

University of

Rajasthan,

Jaipur, India

Indira

Gandhi

Centre for

Human

Ecology,

Environment

al and

Population

Studies

University

Conf. Hall

21-

March

2018

Current

review of

water quality

status in

Yamuna

river of Brij

region, Uttar

Pradesh,

India

28 National Seminar

on

Environmental

Issue and

Sustainable

Development

Department of

Higher

Education,

Govt. of Uttar

Pradesh, India

National PG

College,

Bhogaon

Mainpuri,

Uttar

Pradesh

Depart. Of

Pol.

Science

29-30

March

2018

Participated

29 National

Conference on

Biodiversity in

Agriculture

NCBA-2018

Vivekanand

Global

University,

Jaipur

Rajasthan

Dept. of

Agriculture

Dept.

Conf. Hall

7-

April-

2018

Participated

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Declaration

I, Praveen Kumar, declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of

my knowledge and nothing has been distorted and concealed.

Updated: 03-10-2018

Place: Jhansi Uttar Pradesh

(Praveen Kumar)

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