• Serving as Chairman of Press Publication Publicity Cell of Banaras Hindu University was responsible for projecting the positive brand image of Banaras Hindu University at National and International scenario by highlighting the Administrative Reforms, Academic Reforms and Research Priorities and Reforms Undertaken during 2006-2009(cont..).

• Successfully handled as Chairman of Press Publication Publicity Cell the Media, Publicity, Press of BHU by Planning and execution of national and international coverage of important and VVIP visits of Honorable President of India (Smt.) Pratibha Devi Singh Patil , Honorable Prime Minister of India Prof Manmohan Singh, Honorable Vice President of India Shree Bharion Singh Sekhawat , Chancellor of BHU Dr Karan Singh jee. The opportunity was used for projecting the Brand Image of BHU at National and International scenario.

• Due to these projection in Press, Media, through important publications and magazines and other platforms the University was ranked first in the country by Principal Scientific Adviser, GOI, IT was ranked 7th among top 50 Government Engineering Colleges in the country (Outlook, 11th June 2007, ). The Faculty of Law ranked 14th while the Institute of Medical Sciences ranked 15th among top 25 law and medicine colleges, respectively (India Today, 4th June 2007). Among three Central Universities in U.P. BHU is rated at a much higher level (Outlook in Hindi, 25th June 2007).

• Serving as Coordinator of M.Sc Plant Biotechnology successfully started the new course of M.Sc (Plant Bio technology) at Rajiv Gandhi South Campus by admitting 30 students of first batch. Successfully planned and executed, the course curriculum of Plant Biotechnology after getting it passed though Departmental Council, Faculty and Academic council.

• Successfully presented and executed the proposal of establishment of Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) Center for Uttar Pradesh with the support of Office of Principal Scientific Advisor of Government of India Vigan Bhavan , New Delhi

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Over 20 years research experience in field of Maize Breeding and Biotechnology (Molecular Breeding), Rice/Hybrid Rice and Sugarcane Breeding and Crop Genetic Resources.

• Successfully completed about 15 projects with total outlay of about 5 crores of national and international importance.

• Developed and Released 16 crop varieties of rice and maize of national importance. (MAIZE VARIETIES: Vivek Maize Hybrid 5, Vivek Maize Hybrid 9, Vivek Maize Hybrid 15, Vivek Maize Hybrid 17, Vivek Sankul Makka 11, Vivek Baby Corn I VL, Maize Hybrid 23, VL Maize Hybrid 21, VL and Maize Hybrid 19. RICE VARIETIES: Malviya Basmati 1, Malviya Dhan 3022, Vivek Dhan 84, Vivek Dhan 154, VL Dhan 207, VL Dhan 208 and Vivek Dhan 85 )

• Successfully initiated and executed biotechnological programmes at VPKAS, Almora (ICAR Institute), Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, (ICAR Institute) and BHU Varanasi. Initiated programmes on Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB) in Maize and Molecular Marker Aided selection for Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and MAS for red rot and top borer in Sugarcane etc

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• About 17 years teaching experience at under graduate and postgraduate level (Courses: Cyto-Genetics, Advance Genetics, Heterosis Breeding, Population Genetics, Principles of Genetics and Various courses of Biotechnology such as Basic Biotechnology, Molecular Breeding, application of Transgenic at Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding of BHU, Varanasi and GBPUT Pant Nagar

• Guided and Guiding several Students at M.Sc.: and Ph.D: level

EXTENSION EXPERIENCE:

• Actively involved in extension activities through Front line demonstrations of rice and maize varieties and other technologies through IVLP project.

GENETIC RESOURCES:

• Collected, evaluated and conserved over 3500 germplasm

PUBLICATIONS:

• 117 publications; Books/Bulletins: 2, Book Chapter/Reviews: 5, Research Papers/ Articles, 31 Papers Published in Proceeding of Seminar/Symposium etc.: 77

RESOURCES GENERATION:

• Completed 15 ad hoc/institute project successfully and presently handling 3 projects. Instrumental/involved in generating about Rs.5 crores of funds through externally funded/ad hoc projects

RESEARCH PROJECT HANDLED OR PRESENTLY HANDLING as PI or Co-PI

• Maize Varietal Improvement Project. Institute Funded regular and major project (Principal Investigator)

• Development of Hybrid in Maize. NATP Funded Ad hoc project (Principal Investigator)

• Evaluation and Identification of short duration maize varieties for higher elevations within built tolerance for turcicum leaf blight, NATP Funded Ad hoc project (Principal Investigator)

• Molecular Marker Assisted Selection for turcicum blight resistance in maize for North-Western Himalayas. Firs Competitive Grant Project of the Institute Funded by Competitive Grant Project (CGP)- NATP New Delhi (Principal Investigator)

• Molecular Marker Aided selection for Quality Protein Maize (QPM) Institute Funded (Principal Investigator)

• Rice Varietal Improvement Programme. Institute Funded regular and major project of Institute) (Principal Investigator)

• Shuttle breeding for rained upland rice (IRRI Funded Project) (Principal Investigator)

• Plant Biodiversity NATP Funded Ad hoc project (Principal Investigator)

• All Coordinated Rice Improvement Project (Institute Funded regular and major project of Institute (BHU, Varanasi) (Principal Investigator)

• TAR through IVLP NATP Funded Ad hoc project on transfer of technology (Co-Principal Investigator)

• Hybrid Pigeon Pea Project for Eastern Uttar Pradesh- AP Cess fund ad hoc project (Research Associate)

• Collection, maintenance, evaluation and documentation of sugarcane germplasm under sub-tropical conditions. Institute Funded (Co-Principal Investigator)

• Molecular Genetic Diversity analysis for biotic stresses of Saccharrum Germplasm Institute Funded (Principal Investigator)

• Breeding sugarcane breeding/genetic stock for red rot resistance Institute Funded (Co-Principal Investigator)

• Genetic Transformation for Top Borer Resistances in Sugarcane (Co-Principal Investigator)

• Hybrid Seed Production of Rice and Maize through farmers Participatory Approach in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

HONOUR/RECOMMENDATION:

• Awarded Rs.1000 p.m. fellowship during Ph.D. for securing highest OGPA

• Sponsored by CIMMYT organizers (Mexico City, Mexico) to attend and present papers in International Symposium on Genetics and Exploitation of Heterosis in field crops

• Sponsored by IRRI to attend and present papers at International Symposium on Rainfed Rice Production Strategy for 21st century at Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat in 25-27 March, 1997

• Sponsored by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi and ICAR to Attend 3rd International Crop Science Congress, and Master Classes in Biotechnology and Biodiversity at Hamburg, Germany, during Aug., 2000

• Awarded best candidate in written test held at ?Summer Institute On advances in crop Improvement? (21 days) RAU, Pusa, Samastipur from June 1st to 20th, 1994

• Invited BY IIM, Lucknow to deliver lecture on Agriculture Biotechnology during April 2006

• Invited by Principal Secretary (Agriculture Research and Education, Government of UP) to deliver a talk on funding of Agriculture Research and Education in UP to Higher Officials, Dean, Directors and Vice Chancellors of UP Agricultural University during July 2006

• SEE Fellow Award by Hon?ble Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly. M.P.