About Prof Dr Atul

Society for promotion of wasteland development (SPWD), Department of Non-conventional energy resources (DNES), JICA-HPCDP International Project, SEED Division Department of Science & Technology, National Wasteland Development Board, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Council for Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE), Universities, Farmer organizations and various NGOs, Consultancy agencies etc.

• • JICA HPCDP International Project of Himachal Pradesh Government for crop diversification program.

  • ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal- as Coordinator- Regional Partner Consultations Programs.

  • Central Tibetan Secretariat, Kyishan, Dharamsala- as Consultant for Agroforestry and Environment Training Program.

  • International Timber Tropical Organization (ITTO), Australia – as Senior Consultant in Agroforestry.

  • Scholfield and Partners Environmental Consultant, London- as Project Director.

• Model Organic Farm

• PG-Lab and Transport facility

• Herbal Garden

• Hill Farming School

• Organic Lab

• Centre for Human Resource Development "CenHRD"

• Experiential learning lab and farm facility

• Infrastructure development in university

• Co-Chairmanship for IUFRO (International Union of Forestry Research Organizations Vienna, Austria) working party S4.02.01 (Resource Data in Tropics), 2005-2010. - four terms 5 years each

• Certificate of Excellence 1992 Northern Command Army, Govt of India HQ at Palampur for services in the field of Environment Conservation

• Vice-Chancellor’s Appreciation Award, (2002 & 2003) CSK HP Agriculture University Palampur, HP, India for bringing R&D projects

• Appreciation Award, 2006, Navodaya Samiti, Chandigarh Ministry of HRD, Govt of India

• Expert in Selection panel for Commonwealth Scholarship, 2009 and Mexican Govt. Scholarship, 2012, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India

August, 2014 - March, 2016

August, 2017 - June, 2018

CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur India

Director, Directorate of Extension Education

March, 2016 -August, 2017

CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur India

Librarian & Financial Comptroller

October, 1992 - August, 2014

CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur India

Head of the Department, Agroforestry & Organic Agriculture.

Professor & Associate Professor

June, 1985 - October, 1992

CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur India

In-charge on-charge of Forestry in the Department of Horticulture & Forestry

Assistant Professor (Agroforestry)

April, 1982 - June, 1985

Doctorate - Ph.D. (Plant Ecology - Science Faculty, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

April, 1981 - June, 1982

Masters - M.Phil. (Microbial Genetics) - Science Faculty, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

April, 1979 - June, 1981

Post Graduate - M.Sc. in Plant Sciences with specialization in Embryology from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.

April, 1977 - June, 1979

Under Graduation - B.Sc. in Plant Sciences, Government College Chandigarh from Punjab University, Haryana, India.