1. Name of the Department : Environmental Science
2 . Year of Establishment: 2005
3 . Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
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UG
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PG
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Research
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Other
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B.Sc.
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M.Sc.
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M.Phil., Ph.D.
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Additional 10 credit courses for PG students
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Human Rights and Value Education
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Internet Cyber Security
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Skill Development: Renewable Energy
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4 . Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:
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Name of Department
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Courses
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Chemistry
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Environmental Chemistry
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Geography
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Environmental Geosciences, Remote Sensing and GIS
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Statistics
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Environmental Biostatistics
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5 . Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)
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Annual
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Semester
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Credit system
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F.Y.B.Sc.
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S.Y.B.Sc., T.Y.B.Sc., M.Sc
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M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
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6 . Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
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Name of Department
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Courses
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Biotechnology
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Environmental Impact Assessment
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Geography
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Disaster Management
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MJMC
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Environmental Journalism
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Nano Technology Nano Science
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Applications of Nano Technology in Environmental Science
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7 . Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions: NIL
8 . Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL
9 . Number of teaching posts:
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Sanctioned
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Filled
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Teaching Posts
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06
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05
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10 . Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization:
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Name
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Qualification
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Designation
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Specialization
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No. of Years of
Experience
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Dr. P.M. Nalawade
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M.Sc. SET, Ph.D.
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Assistant Prof.
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Wastewater Engineering
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07
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P.R. Ingle
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M.Sc. SET,NET
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Assistant Prof.
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EIA, ENV Law
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08
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J.R. Chavan
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M.Sc. SET
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Assistant Prof.
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Environmental Science
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02
|
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A.B. Kadam
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M.Sc. SET
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Assistant Prof.
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Environmental Science
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01
|
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V.R. Wagh
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M.Sc.
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Assistant Prof.
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Environmental Science
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02
|
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K. D. Ahire |
M.Sc. NET |
Assistant Prof. |
Environmental Science |
06 |
11 . List of senior visiting/Contributory faculty
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Name Contributory faculty
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Designation
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Area of Research/Expertise
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Dr. B.L. Gadakh
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Asst. Professor
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Environmental Geosciences
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M.S. Salodkar
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Asst. Professor
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Environmental Statistics
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R.R. Mishra
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Asst. Professor
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Remote Sensing and GIS
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Dr. R.P. Patil
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Asst. Professor
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Environmental Chemistry
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A.D. Khalkar
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Asst. Professor
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Environmental Chemistry
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Name
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Designation
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Area of Research/Expertise
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V.A. Handore
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Advocate
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Environmental Law
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N.A. Patil
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Asst. Professor
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Environmental Biology
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Dr. Aparna Pharande
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Director, AEC
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Instrumental Techniques
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Dr Anil Shimpi
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Manager, Ashoka Buildcon
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Green House Gas emission
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12 . Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme Wise) by temporary faculty:
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Programme
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Total workload of department
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Total workload of permanent faculty
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Lectures delivered by Temporary faculty
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Practical classes Handled by Temporary faculty
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No.
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%
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No.
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%
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B.Sc.
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67
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28
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22
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32.83
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17
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25.37
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M.Sc.
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53
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20
|
25
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46.15
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08
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15.38
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13 . Student -Teacher Ratio (Programme Wise):
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Level
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Class
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Number of teachers
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Student –Teacher Ratio
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UG
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B.Sc. Students Strength (FY/4+SY/3+TY)
(51/4+23/3+13) = 60
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05
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07:1
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PG
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M.Sc Students Strength
(Part-I+ Part-II) (22+21)=43
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05
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05:1
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14 . Number of academic support staff (technical) & administrative staff; sanctioned & filled
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Number of Support Staff (Lab Assistant and Lab Attendant)
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|
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Sanctioned
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Filled
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Lab Attendants
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02
|
02
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15 . Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.
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Qualifications of teaching faculty
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Ph.D.
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M. Phil.
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PG with SLET/NET
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PG
|
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01
|
-
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04
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1
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Note: Some of the M.Phil./ Ph.D. degree holders have also cleared NET/SLET
16 . Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: NIL
17 . Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT & total grants received:
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Name of the faculty
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Title of Project
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Name of funding agency
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Grant received (Rs)
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Status (Minor/ Major)
|
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Dr. P.M. Nalawade
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Coal fly ash as mesoporous filters: a low cost remediation technology for production of nutrient free sewage water
|
BCUD 2012-14
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220000
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Minor
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18 . Research Centre /facility recognized by the University:
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SPPU, Pune recognized research center for M.Phil. and Ph.D.
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Name of the Recognized Research Guide
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M.Phil./ Ph.D.
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No of Ph.D. students guided
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No of M.Phil students guided
|
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Completed
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Ongoing
|
Completed
|
Ongoing
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Dr. V.B. Gaikwad
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M.Phil./ Ph.D.
|
08
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Dr. S.N. Patil
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M.Phil./ Ph.D
|
-
|
03
|
-
|
-
|
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Dr. R.S. Saler
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M.Phil./Ph.D
|
03
|
03
|
01
|
-
|
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Dr. V.B. Kadam
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M.Phil./Ph.D
|
-
|
02
|
-
|
-
|
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Dr. A.D. Bholay
|
M.Phil./Ph.D
|
-
|
-
|
04
|
-
|
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Dr. P.M. Nalawade
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M.Phil/Ph.D.
|
-
|
03
|
02
|
01
|
-
Associated Research Guides:
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Name of the Recognized Research Guide
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M.Phil./Ph.D.
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No of Ph.D. students guided
|
No of M.Phil students guided
|
|
Completed
|
Ongoing
|
Completed
|
Ongoing
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Dr. M.S. Shindikar
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M.Phil./Ph.D
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01
|
01
|
01
|
-
|
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Dr. S.R. Kuchekar
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M.Phil./Ph.D
|
02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Dr. B.S. Yadav
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M.Phil./Ph.D
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Dr. S.S. Ghumare
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M.Phil.
|
-
|
-
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-
|
-
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19 . Publications:
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Name of the Faculty
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Research Papers
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Total Publication
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Books
|
Edited Book
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Total Citation
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H Index
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Impact Factor
|
|
International
|
National
|
Proceeding
|
|
Dr. P.M. Nalawade
|
08
|
04
|
-
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12
|
-
|
-
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103
|
4
|
0.6
|
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J.R. Chavan
|
-
|
03
|
-
|
03
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
0.1
|
|
R.B. Patil*
|
04
|
-
|
-
|
04
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
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S.S. Gangale*
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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A.A. Deshmukh
|
-
|
02
|
-
|
02
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
0.1
|
|
S.B. Kanade*
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Aparna Borawake*
|
02
|
-
|
-
|
02
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total
|
16
|
09
|
-
|
25
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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*Students Paper
20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:
· Water and Soil Analysis through Department of Agricultural, Govt. of Maharashtra Recognized Laboratory.
21. Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards….
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Name of the faculty
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National /International/ Other Committee / Editorial Board
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Dr. P.M. Nalawade
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Member, District Level Environmental Appraisal Committee formed by MoEF, New Delhi
|
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Editor, Journal of Basic Sciences, Nashik.
|
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Member, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkatta
|
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Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell
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Member, Placement Cell
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22 . Student projects:
a) Percentag e of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme: 80%
b) Percentag e of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: 20%
23 . Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students:
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University Rank Holder Students
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Year
|
University Rank Holders
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UG/PG
|
Rank
|
|
2013
|
Nitin Abaji Patil
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PG
|
9
|
|
2014 |
Shinde Neha Shashikant |
PG |
6 |
|
|
Shah Beejal Pyuish |
PG |
7 |
|
2015
|
Vishakha Rajendra Wagh
|
PG
|
5
|
|
Munagali Shikha
|
PG
|
8
|
-
Corpus fund ( Toppers Scheme) of College
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Name of Student
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Class
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Year
|
Amount
|
|
Jagruti Ramnath Chavan
|
M.Sc.
|
2011-12
|
1000/-
|
|
Neha Shashikant Shinde
|
M.Sc.
|
2012-13
|
1000/-
|
|
Shikha Mungali
|
M.Sc.
|
2013-14
|
1000/-
|
|
Vishakha Rajendra Wagh
|
M.Sc.
|
2013-14
|
1000/-
|
|
Amreen Aman Shaikh
|
M.Sc.
|
2014-15
|
1000/-
|
|
Chetan Ashokrao Patil
|
M.Sc.
|
2015-16
|
1000/-
|
24 . List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department
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Prof. Dr. D.C. Meshram, Department of Geology, SPPU, Pune
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Mr. Madhav Gogate, Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Department.
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Prof. Dr. S.N. Patil, Department of Geology, North Maharashtra Uni, Jalgaon
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Dr. Aparna Pharande, Director, Ashwamesh Engi. and Consultant, Nashik
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Dr. Navendu Chaudhary, Dept. of Geoinformatics,Symbiosis College,Pune
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Mr. Sandip Patil, Founder and Head Management ANS Geospatial Ltd. Pune.
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Prof. M. B. Mule, Head, Department of Environmental Science, Dr. B.A.M. University, Aurangabad
25 . Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding:
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Title of Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops
|
Funding Agency
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Year
|
Sanctioned Amount
|
|
State level Seminar on “Application of RS and GIS in Environment Management-2012”
|
BCUD
|
2012
|
60000
|
|
Regional Academic Research Coordinators Meet - 2017 (Workshop) 28 September 2017 |
SPP University, Pune |
2017 |
50000 |
|
Sate Level Conference on Smart City: Sustainable Development Perspectives in collaboration with Dept of Geography |
QIP, SPP University, Pune |
2019 |
100000 |
26 . Student profile programme/course wise:
|
Name of the Course/programme
|
Applications
received
|
Selected
|
Enrolled
|
Pass percentage
|
|
*M
|
*F
|
|
UG
|
|
UG:2015-16
|
10
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
100 %
|
|
UG:2016-17
|
13
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
RA*
|
|
UG: 2017-18 |
05 |
05 |
04 |
01 |
100% |
|
PG
|
|
PG:2011-12
|
18
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
91.67 %
|
|
PG:2012-13
|
26
|
16
|
4
|
12
|
81.82 %
|
|
PG:2013-14
|
30
|
22
|
6
|
16
|
76.47 %
|
|
PG:2014-15
|
24
|
16
|
3
|
13
|
90.90 %
|
|
PG:2015-16
|
32
|
22
|
7
|
15
|
93.75 %
|
|
PG:2016-17
|
45
|
23
|
09
|
14
|
RA*
|
*M = Male *F = Female *RA = Result Awaited
27 . Diversity of Students:
|
Name of the
Course
|
% of students from the same state
|
% of students from other States
|
% of students from abroad
|
|
UG
|
100 %
|
-
|
-
|
|
PG
|
95 %
|
5 %
|
-
|
28 . How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?
|
Examination
|
SLET
|
Other
|
|
Students
|
07
|
03
|
29 . Student progression:
|
Student progression
|
Against % enrolled
|
|
UG to PG
|
50 %
|
|
PG to M.Phil.
|
20 %
|
|
PG to Ph.D.
|
10 %
|
|
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
|
-
|
|
Employed
• Campus selection
• Other than campus recruitment
|
-
45 %
|
|
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment
|
20-30 %
|
30 . Details of Infrastructural facilities:
|
a) Departmental Library:
|
130 Books
|
|
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students:
|
2 Nodes
|
|
c) Class rooms with ICT facility
|
01 Classroom with Smart Board
|
|
d) Laboratories:
|
01 UG/PG Laboratories
01 Research Laboratory
|
31 . Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, Government or other agencies:
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2011-2013: Miss Jayashri Khute : Received Rs. 20000 per year during M.Sc. course by Adarsh sanstha, Niphad in the year 2013-14
-
Financial Assistance Received by students
|
Name of the Students
|
Amount Received per month
|
Year
|
Agency
|
|
A.K. Sidhu
|
16000
|
2011-13
|
CSIR- JRF
|
|
A.K. Sidhu
|
25000
|
2013-16
|
CSIR- SRF
|
|
Jagruti Chavan
|
6000
|
2015-17
|
SPPU Pune
|
|
Archana Bagul
|
6000
|
2015-17
|
SPPU Pune
|
-
Scholarships received by students under different schemes by SPPU, Pune.
|
Name of Student
|
Scholarship
|
Year
|
Amount
|
|
Neha Shashikant Shinde
|
Gunawant Shishyavruti
|
2013-14
|
18000
|
|
Sayali Kulkarni |
Rajarshi Sahu Maharaj |
2017 - 18 |
12000 |
|
Arti Hemant Thombre |
Mahindra and Mahindra |
2017-18 |
10000 |
32 . Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops seminar) with external experts: NIL
33 . Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning Group Discussion:
|
· Field Visit for onsite experience
-
GPS Surveying
-
Students Seminar
-
Power point presentation
· E- learning Interactive teaching methodology
-
Classroom discussions
-
Lab Demonstrations
|
-
Providing course materials
-
Revision of Practical’s
-
Group Discussion
-
Hands on trainings of available instruments
-
One month implant training
-
Students Project
-
Special Guest lectures
|
34 . Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities
-
Students are participated in water and air quality monitoring programme MPCB Regional Laboratory, Nashik during Kumbhmela.
-
Participated in environmental Awareness Programme organized by Mahindra and Mahindra on the occasion of Foundation Day
-
Consultation and Recommendation to the Farmers about use of Fertilizer under Soil and Water testing Laboratory
-
Participation in Vasundhara Film Festival.
-
Participated in Godavari Swachata Abhiyan organized by MVP Samaj, Nashik
-
Celebration of ‘World Ozone Day’ through departmental ‘Green Vision Club’
-
For on field study and survey department students visited to Sewage Treatment Plant, Nashik, Nandur Madhameshwar Bird Sanctuary, Anjeneri Hill, Dugarwadi Water fall, Gargoti Mineral Museum, Solid Waste Dumping Ground etc.
35 . SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans
Ø Strength
-
Active Participation of Students in Competitive Examination.
-
Well Equipped Laboratory.
-
Efficient and Adequate Staff
-
Field Oriented Activities
Ø Weakness
-
Limited research facilities
Ø Opportunities
-
Advance Training Programme for Staff
-
Organization of National and International Conference
-
Strengthen Research Laboratory
-
The Consultancy Services can be developed more Collaboration with other institutes, NGOs, etc.
Ø Challenge:
-
To attract more students to study Environmental Science.
Ø Future Plans
-
Submit Proposals for Research Findings
-
To enhance research methodology and its application to motivate students and faculty to publish research papers.
-
To arrange Lectures of Eminent scientist and entrepreneurs
-
To guide the students for NET/ SET exams.
-
To initiate professional consultancy services