Achievements by Students

2022-2023

Manali Sontate 

MSc Botany (Molecular biology, Cytogenetics & Biotechnology)

Qualified MH- SET (Life Science)- 2023

Gitesh Gaikwad

MSc Botany

Qualified MH- SET (Life Science)- 2023, CSIR NET (Life Science)- 2023, GATE - 2023

AVISHKAR

Category: 

Pure Science, UG

Title of the innovation: 

Data generation for identification of medicinally important plant Cistanche tubulosa (Orobanchaceae)

Name of the Awardee: 

Kunal Dhanu

Paresh Jogale

Shubham Thotam

Parth Chavan

Publications

1. 1. Dr. Deepa Verma Successfully published a patent titled “A Novel Method for Improving the Nutrient Content of Black Soil” The patent was published on July 12, 2024, in the Official Journal of the Patent Office.

   2. Deepa Verma has been selected as the Coordinator for Avishkar Zone 6, Palghar District by the University of Mumbai to organize the 19th Avishkar Intercollegiate Zonal Round for the academic year 2024-25.

   3. Published a research paper titled "Potential Screening of Lab for Probiotic Properties from Milk Samples of Buffalo and Goat" in the International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research (IJAIR), ISSN: 2394-7780.

   4. Posters accepted for AYUSH Sponsored National Seminar on “Current Trends and Recent Advancements on Herbal Formulations” Organized by R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, 21st & 22nd February 2012.

   5. Best Poster (1st Prize ) for the poster entitled Use of Deacetylated Chitosan Polymersing metacrylic acid (DDCSPMAA) nanoparticles for slow release of fertilizer at One Day National Conference on “ Advances in Biological Sciences” organised by Department of Botany, Rizvi college & Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Botany, the University of Mumbai on 3rd February 2018. 

   6. Chaired a Technical Session in One Day National Conference on “ Advances in Biological Sciences” organised by Department of Botany, Rizvi college & Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Botany, the University of Mumbai on 3rd February 2018. 

   7. Member of Organising Committee in Jashn-E-Qawwali: 2nd Inter-University National Qawwali Competition 2017-18 held at University of Mumbai on 10th & 11th October 2017. 

   8. Appointed as Field- coordinator for Monitoring & Evaluation of Extension Work activities for the Year 2017- 2018, Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension, University of Mumbai. 

   9. Invited as Subject Expert for the academic audit of the Department of Bioanalytical Science on 14th October 2016, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai. 

   10. Reviewer for World Research Journal of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants since January 2016.

   11. Reviewer for Journal of Plant Sciences a Journal of Science Publishing group since 2016.

   12. 3rd prize for Poster Presentation at “Research meet in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology and Phytochemicals” Organized by Konark Group and  Wilson College, Mumbai, 15th January 2016 

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   14. Tanvi Bore, Victoria M. & Deepa Verma "Screening of antibiotics in poultry liver, kidney, gall bladder and muscle"; International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research; ISSN 2394 - 7780; Vol. 6/ Issue 2 (VII): 135-139.

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   16. Nikhil C. Teli, Satish A. Bhalerao, Vinodkumar S. Didwana, Deepa R. Verma “ Microbial Fuel Cell: A Source of Sustainable Energy”; International Journal of Biological Research; ISSN-2321-0524; Vol.5/Issue 6: 1-12

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   18. Satish A. Bhalerao, Deepa R. Verma, Vinodkumar S. Didwana, Nikhil C. Teli “Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers (Guduchi) – An Overview” International Journal of Green and Herbal ChemistrySec. B; Vol.5, No.1, 001-012.

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   20. Deepa Verma and Meenakshi Vaidya “Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of Carica papaya l. Leaves with reference to sexual dimorphism” J. Indian bot. Soc. ISSN - 0019 – 4468, Vol. 94 (1 & 2) 2015: 145-148. 

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   22. Deepa Verma and Meenakshi Vaidya “Pharmacognostic evaluation of Carica papaya L. leaves with reference to sexual dimorphism”, International Journal of Green and Herbal Chemistry E-ISSN: 2278-3229 December-2014 – February -2015; Sec. B; Vol.4, No.1, 64-67.

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   24. Deepa Verma, Meenakshi Vaidya, Smita Phatak “Individual and synergistic effects of Aegle marmelos and Cressa cretica against Staphylococcus aureus”, International Journal of Green and Herbal Chemistry E-ISSN: 2278-3229 December-2014 – February -2015; Sec. B; Vol.4, No.1, 60-63.

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   26. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli and Ashwin A Trikannad “Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Convolvulus pluricaulis, Choisy.”, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, ISSN: 0975-8585, 2014, 5(3), 629-636.

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   28. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli And Rohan V Gavankar “A Comprehensive Review: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze”, International Journal of Current Research in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, (pISSN: 2348-5213; eISSN: 2348-5221), Volume 1 Issue: 4 2014 Pages: 50-58.

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   30. Deepa Verma, Saininad Ajgaonkar, Neha Sahu, Madhavi Rane, and Nikhil Teli “Pharmacological and Phytochemical Properties of Betula utilis: An Overview.” Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, ISSN: 0975-8585, 2014, 5(5), Pages: 284-288.

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   32. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli, Vinodkumar S Didwana and Saurabh S Thakur “Ficus racemosa Linn. : A Comprehensive Review” Journal of Applicable Chemistry, ISSN: 2278-1862, 2014, 3 (4): 1423-1431 

   33. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Vinodkumar S Didwana and Nikhil C Teli “Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De. Wild: An overview” Annals of Plant Sciences, ISSN: 2287-688X, 2014, 3 (07), 770-775

   34. Madhavi H Rane, Neha K Sahu, Saininand S Ajgoankar, Nikhil C Teli and Deepa R Verma “A Holistic Approach on Review of Solanum virginianum. L.” Research and Reviews: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, e-ISSN: 2320-1215 p-ISSN: 2322-0112, 2014, 3(3): 1-4.

   35. Teli Nikhil, Verma Deepa, Gavankar Rohan and Bhalerao Satish “Isolation, Characterization and Identification of Diesel Engine Oil Degrading Bacteria from Garage Soil and Comparison of their Bioremediation Potential” ; International Research Journal of Environment Sciences,  ISSN 2319–1414 Vol. 2(2), 48-52, February (2013). 

   36. Satish A. Bhalerao, Deepa R. Verma, Rohan V. Gavankar, Nikhil C. Teli,  Yatin Y. Rane, Vinodkumar S. Didwana and Ashwin Trikannad “Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Profile and Therapeutic Uses of Piper Betel Linn. - An Overview”; Research and Review: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, e- ISSN: 2321-6182 p-ISSN: 2347-2332 Volume 1 Issue 2 0ctober- December 2013 Page No: 10-19. 

   37. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli, Rohan V Gavankar, Ashwin A Trikannad and Parinita P Salvi “Bioactive Constituents, Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Prospectives of Cassia Tora Linn.”, International Journal of Bioassays, ISSN: 2278-778X, 2013, 02 (11), 1421-1427.

   38. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli and Vaibhav R Murukate “Eclipta Alba (L.): An Overview “, International Journal of Bioassays, ISSN: 2278-778X, 2013, 02 (11), 1443-1447.

   39. D’souza Rohan, Verma Deepa, Gavankar Rohan and Bhalerao Satish “Bioelectricity Production from Microbial Fuel using Escherichia Coli (Glucose and Brewery Waste) “International Research Journal of Biological Sciences; ISSN 2278-3202 Vol. 2(7), 50-54, July (2013) 

   40. Pualsa Jagdish, Verma Deepa, Gavankar Rohan, and Bhagat RD, “Production of Microbial Lipases Isolated From Curd Using Waste Oil as a Substrate” Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci Volume 4, Issue 3, 2013 (July - September).

   41. Satish A. Bhalerao, Deepa R. Verma, Rohan L. D’souza, Nikhil C. Teli and Vinodkumar S. Didwana “Chemoinformatics: The Application Of Informatics Methods To Solve Chemical Problems”; Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, ISSN: 0975-8585, Volume- IV Issue 3, July – September 2013 Page No: 475-499.

   42. D’souza R, Verma D, Gavankar R, Bhalerao S. Menezes G “Generation of bioelectricity from Escherichia Coli using a Microbial Fuel cell” “International Journal of Biotechnology and Biosciences; ISSN 2231-0304 Vol. 2(4), 281-285, October – December 2012.

   43. Rohan Gavankar - Conference proceedings- Lactobacillus 2018

   44. Rohan Gavankar and Deepa- Contributed chapter on techniques on chromatography 2018

   45. Rohan  Gavankar  and  Maya  Chemburkar  “  Media  optimization  for bioethanol  production  using  a  native  isolated  strain  from  Mahua  flowers” IOSR Journal  of Biotechnology  and  Biochemistry  (IOSR-JBB):  2016

   46. Rohan  Gavankar  and  Maya  Chemburkar  “  Isolation  and  characterisation of  native yeast  from  mahua  flowers” International  Journal  of Current Microbiology  and  Applied  Sciences  (IJCMAS):   Nov  2016

   47. Rohan  Gavankar  and  Maya  Chemburkar  “Genetic  analysis  of  Madhuca longifolia  (J.  Koenig  ex.  L.)  J.F.  Macbr  using  RAPD  markers  ” International Journal  of Current  Microbiology  and  Applied  Sciences  (IJCMAS):  AugSept  2016.

   48. Rohan  Gavankar  and  Maya  Chemburkar  “  Extraction  of  high  quality genomic  DNA  from  Madhuca  longifolia  (J.  Koenig  ex.  L.)  J.F.  Macbr” International  Journal  of Bioassays  (ijbio).  2016

   49. Kakoli  Dasharma,  Rohan  Gavankar,  Basil  R.  D’Mello  "Cytological  Effect of  UV  Radiations  and  Chemical  Mutagens  on  Pisum  Sativum  L. Andhordeum  Vulgare  L”  International  Journal  of  bioassays  in  December 2015. 

   50. Basil  Dmello,  Maithilee  Raut,  Rohan  Gavankar,  Deepa  Verma,  maya Chemburkar.,  Production  of  Aflatoxin  by  Aspergillus  flavus  using  modified and  testing  its  toxicogenic  activity  on  plant  models.,  International  journal  of Bioassay.

   51.  Satish  A  Bhalerao,  Deepa R  Verma,  Rohan V  Gavankar,  Nikhil  C  Teli, Yatin  Y  Rane,   Vinodkumar   S   Didwana   and   Ashwin   Trikannad   “ Phytochemistry,  Pharmacological  Profile  and  Therapeutic  Uses  of  Piper Betle  Linn.  –  An  Overview;  Research  and  Reviews:  Journal  of Pharmacognosy  and  Phytochemistry,  RRJPP  |  Volume 1 |  Issue  2 |  October- December,  2013  

   52. Pualsa   Jagdish   ,   Verma   Deepa   ,    Gavankar   Rohan   ,   and   Bhagat   RD, “Production  of  Microbial  Lipases  Isolated  From  Curd  Using  Waste  Oil  as  a Substrate”  Res  J  Pharm  Biol  Chem  Sci  Volume  4,  Issue  3,  2013  (July  - September).  

   53.  D’souza  Rohan,  Verma  Deepa  ,  Gavankar  Rohan  and  Bhalerao  Satish “Bioelectricity  Production  from  Microbial  Fuel  using  Escherichia  Coli (Glucose and  Brewery  Waste) “International  Research  Journal  of Biological Sciences;  ISSN  2278-3202  Vol.  2(7),  50-54,  July  (2013).  

   54. Teli   Nikhil,   Verma   Deepa,   Gavankar   Rohan   and   Bhalerao   Satish “Isolation,   Characterization   and   Identification   of   Diesel   Engine   Oil Degrading  Bacteria  from  Garage  Soil  and  Comparison  of  their Bioremediation  Potential  ;  International  Research  Journal  of  Environment Sciences,  ISSN  2319–1414  Vol.  2(2),  48-52,  February  (2013). 

   55. D’souza  R,  Verma  D  ,  Gavankar  R  ,  Bhalerao  S.  Menezes  G  “Generation of  bioelectricity  from  Escherichia  Coli  using  a  Microbial  Fuel  cell” “International  Journal  of  Biotechnology  and  Biosciences;  ISSN  2231-0304 Vol.  2(4),  281-285,  October  –  December 2012

   56. Effect of Fly ash on vegetative growth of crop plants- Zea mays and Cajanus indicus. International Journal of Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 02, Issue 05, October 2014.

   57. Biosorption of Zinc & amp; Lead from water using Pleurotus Sps.

   58. Pratik Jagtap, Pooja Tiwari, Vinodkumar Didwana, Vaibhav Satvi, Madhulika Yadav. Paper presented in two days National conference on fungal diversity and their applications at Guru Nanak College Mumbai, On December 11 and 12, 2015. 

   59. Wild edible plants are used as vegetables by rural communities of Palghar district, Maharashtra, India. International Recognition Multidisciplinary Research Journal. Vol. 8, Issue 3, Dec 2018.

   60. Proximate and Nutritional analysis of wild vegetables from Palghar district Maharashtra, India. International Recognition Multidisciplinary Research Journal. Vol. 8, Issue 6, March 2019.

   61. Documentation and Ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants from Palghar District. Maharashtra. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 9(2):16-19. 

   62. Poster presentation in two days National Seminar on Recent Trends in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development- 22 and 23 March 2018. At The Institute of Science, Mumbai.

   63. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

   64. Completed 08 days National workshop on “ICT Tools for Online Learning” organised by Teaching Learning Center, Dept. of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD)

   65. Completed two weeks FDP on “MANAGING ONLINE CLASSES and CO-CREATING MOOC’s” organised by Teaching Learning Center, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, sponsored by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD).

   66. Completed and also secured the Certificate of Honour in one-week FDP on “Maximum Utilization of ICT Tools for Online Teaching-Learning Process” organized by Rajkiya Engineering College, Ambedkar Nagar in association with J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA. Faridabad, Haryana.

   67. Examiner for the University of Mumbai for UG.

   68. Participated as a member of the Organising  Committee at the West Zone Inter-University Research Convention: Anveshan 2019-20 organised by the University of Mumbai under the aegis of Association of India Universities, New Delhi on February 19-20, 2020, held at Kalina, Mumbai

   69. Examiner in the subject of Botany - undergraduate level for the University of Mumbai from 2019 till date. 

   70. Examiner and Moderator in the Subject of Bioanalytical Sciences for Five Year Integrated course and M.Sc. for the University of Mumbai from 2016 till date.

   71. Poster accepted for AYUSH Sponsored National Seminar on “Current Trends and Recent Advancements on Herbal Formulations” Organized by R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, 21st & 22nd February 2012. Nived S., Minal M., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Coriandrum sativum Linn (Coriander), Cuminum cyminum Linn (Cumin) 

   72. Poster accepted for AYUSH Sponsored National Seminar on “Current Trends and Recent Advancements on Herbal Formulations” Organized by R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, 21st & 22nd February 2012. Minal M., Nived S., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Study of Traditionally used Plants against bacteria causing skin infections.

   73. “Spent mushroom substrate: a potential sustainable substrate for agriculture” published in International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing, Vol. 13, No. 2, (2020), pp. 104–109: ISSN: 2005-4262 Deepa Verma, Vinodkumar Didwana and Bhanubhakta Maurya

   74. “Effect of cadmium2+ on Vigna mungo L. seed germination and seedling growth” published in International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research Vinodkumar S Didwana and Satish A Bhalerao  ISSN 2394 -7780 April – June 2019. Volume 6, Issue 2 (III), 186-190 

   75. “Effect of Cr6+ on Vigna mungo L. seed germination and seedling growth” published in International Journal of Advance and Innovative Research Vinodkumar S Didwana and Satish A Bhalerao  ISSN 2394 -7780 April - June 2019. Volume 6, Issue 2 (I), 103-107  

   76. “Microbial Fuel Cell: A Source of Sustainable Energy” published in International Journal of Biological Research. Nikhil C Teli, Satish A Bhalerao, Vinodkumar S Didwana, Deepa R Verma ISSN-2321-0524, 2016 

   77. “Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers (Guduchi) – An Overview” published in International Journal of Green and Herbal Chemistry. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Vinodkumar S Didwana and Nikhil C Teli ISSN:2278-3229 December 2015 – February 2016; Sec. B; Vol.5 No.1, 001-012  

   78. “Ficus racemosa Linn.: A Comprehensive Review” published in Journal of Applicable Chemistry.  Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Nikhil C Teli, Vinodkumar S Didwana and Saurabh S Thakur ISSN: 2278-1862 2014, 3 (4): 1423-1431 

   79. “Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De. Wild: An overview” published in Annals of Plant Sciences. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Vinodkumar S Didwana and Nikhil C Teli ISSN: 2287-688X 2014, 3 (07), Page No: 770-775 

   80. “Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Profile & Therapeutic Uses of Piper betle Linn. – An Overview” published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry.  Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Rohan V Gavankar, Nikhil C Teli, Yatin Y Rane, Vinodkumar S Didwana, Ashwin Trikannad p-ISSN:2347-2332   Volume 1 Issue 2 October-December, 2013 Page No: 10 – 19 

   81. Chemoinformatics: The Application of Informatics Methods to Solve Chemical Problems published in Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological & Chemical Sciences. Satish A Bhalerao, Deepa R Verma, Rohan L D 'Souza, Nikhil C Teli, Vinodkumar S Didwana ISSN: 0975-8585, Volume- IV Issue 3, July – September 2013 Page No: 475-499 e-ISSN:2321-6182 

   82. Sushma DaveJayashankar DasShivani DavePadmaja Mohanty G. M. PriyaPratik JagtapRohan Pawar (2021) Contribution of Cyclic Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in Deciphering the Electron Transport System in Biofilm. In: Nag M., Lahiri D. (eds) Analytical Methodologies for Biofilm Research. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1378-8_6

   83. Pratik Jagtap, Harshajit Nath, Puja Bharti Kumari, Shivani Dave, Padmaja Mohanty, Jayashankar Das, Sushma Dave, Chapter 14 - Mycogenic fabrication of nanoparticles and their applications in modern agricultural practices & food industries, Fungi Bio-Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Nano-technology, Academic Press, (2021), Pages 475-488, ISBN 9780128217344, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821734-4.00007-1."

   84. Co resource person for a talk on “Human health & Herbal Garden” organized by Arogya Bharathi in October 2014. The objective of this talk was to the popularization of the concept of the NCVs among common people. Approximately 150 people attended this talk.

   85. Delivered popular lecture entitled “Home Herbal Garden and Sustainable development’ organized Organized by Vigyan Bharati (Konkan Pranta) in august 2013

   86. Establishment of VCH (VIVA College Herbarium) for the Department of Botany, VIVA College of Arts Commerce and Science, Virar (W), 401303. 2018 onwards (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=259958)  

   87. Developed RDNCP Herbarium for the Department of Botany, R. D. National College. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 2015. (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=259698)  

   88. Resource person for Hand on Practice and Demonstrations of collection, Tagging and Pressing of Herbarium specimens under 7 days Workshop entitled: National Level interdisciplinary

   89. Invited lecture on the topic of “A Virtual Trek to the Valley of Flowers-Hemkund” at the RJC Lecture series under DBT Star Status and Star College activity in collaboration with the Association of Teachers in Biological Sciences (ATBS). Conducted on Zoom and streamed live on YouTube, 28th July 2020.

   90. Resource person at the workshop on Nursery and Gardening Technique of Medicinal and Ornamental plant, Organized by Department of Botany, Vallabh Govt. College Mandi Himachal Pradesh from 14 May 2019 to 21 May 2019

   91. Dutta S., Rodrigues H., & Chakral K. (2018) A new variety of Hibiscus hirtus (Malvaceae), from Maharashtra, India Rheeda  https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2018.28.1.05 ISSN: 0971-2313

   92. Dutta S., Rodrigues H., Chakral K. & Suhraiwala F., (2019) Comments on the Identity of Mangrove and Mangrove associates from Mumbai, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany ISSN: 0250-9768

   93. One Contribution of a book entitled “Glimpses of plant diversity of R D National College” In November 2017

Participation in Seminar, Workshops and Training undertaken

1. Participated in Open Education Policy Forum on 7th & 8th October 2019, Warsaw, Poland organized by Centrum Cyfrowe, SPARC and Open Education Consortium.

2. Completed One-day online training program on "Basics in EIA: Tools and Technique" organised by Biohm Consultare Pvt. Ltd., Surat in association with scientific Planet Society, Dehradun on 28th September 2019.

3. Completed 08-week online FDP (03-week equivalent  - 128 hours of active engagement) on "Courseware creation using Moodle for Outcome-based Education" from 08th July 2019 - 05th Sept 2019, conducted by the department of ECE under the aegis of Human Resource Development Center (HRDC), Integral University, Lucknow.

4. Participated at National Workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Research Proposal Writing" organised by PG & Research Department of Computer Science and Computer Applications, Mass College of Arts and Science, Affiliated to Bhartidarshan University, Chennai  held on 17th August 2019 

5. Completed One week National Workshop on "Learning Management System" under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT-MHRD) organised by Department of Educational Technology, SNDT Women's University from 29th July 2019 to 04th Aug 2019 

6. Completed 3 weeks National Workshop on "Design and Development of MOOC (Blended Mode)" under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT-MHRD) organised by Department of Educational Technology, SNDT Women's University from 21st Jan 2019 to 10th Feb 2019

7. Completed Self learning online course on Understanding Open Educational Resources offered by Commonwealth of Learning, Canada.

8. Completed 3 weeks National Workshop on "Development of Open Education Resources in Higher Education" under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT-MHRD) organised by Department of Educational Technology, SNDT Women's University Aug 2018 

9. One day workshop on “T. Y. B. Sc. Botany (Credit Based Semester System) Revised Syllabus, Organized by Dept. of Botany, R. J. College in association with Board of studies in Botany, University of Mumbai, 11th June 2016.

10. “Two Day Workshop on Statistical Tools and SPSS” Organized by Dept. of Statistics, Mithibai College, Vile parle, Mumbai, 3rd and 4th February 2015.

11. National Conference on “Aromatherapy – An emerging field” Organized by University of Mumbai and Society of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, held at V. G. Vaze College, Mulund (E), Mumbai, 3rd January 2014.

12. National Workshop on “Chemoprofiling of some therapeutically important plants using sophisticated instruments – HPTLC and HPLC”  organized by Dept. of Botany and Herbal Research Lab, Ramnarain Ruia College, 4th and 5th February 2014.

13. One day workshop on “Credit – Based Semester & Revised Grading System for Examinations” for teachers in Biochemistry, Organized by University of Mumbai and Dept. of Biochemistry, Mithibai College, Vile Parle, Mumbai, 19th August 2014.

14. One day workshop on “Introduction to Microfluidics World” Organized by Dept. Of Microbiology, Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai, 5th Feb 2013. 

15. One day workshop on “FYBSC (Botany) Credit System, Organized by Dept. of Botany, Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai, 22nd June 2011.

16. UGC Sponsored State Level Workshop on “Biostatistics and its Applications in Research” Organized by Dept. of Biosciences, Royal College, Mumbai, 23rd & 24th November 2007.

17. Ion Chromatography: Principles, Developments and Applications, Organized by Chromatographic Society of India held at IIT – Bombay, Mumbai, 29 June 2013. 

18. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘ Environmental Pollution and Monitoring’ organized by Dept. of Chemistry, C.K.T College, Mumbai, 17th & 18th September  2010.

19. National Conference on Medicinal Botany organized by Patkar College, Mumbai, 7th & 8th September 2007.

20. State-level Seminar cum Exhibition on Medicinal Plants organized by Sathaye College, Mumbai, 8th January 2007-10th January 2007.

21.  MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

22. Participated in two days National conference on Environmental pollution and Toxicology, 22 and 23rd Dec. 2006.

23. Participated in state-level workshop on Biostatistics and its applications, 23rd and 24th Nov 2007. 

24. Participated in a two-day National Workshop on Advance Research Technique. On 6th and 7th February 2016. At Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Vidhyanagri, Jhunjhunu- Churu Road, Dist.- Jhunjhunu (Raj.)

25. Participated in a one-day international conference on “Innovations in Multi-disciplinary approach.” On 28 April 2018. At Shri M.D. Shah Mahila College, Malad (West), Mumbai.

26. Participated in one day International Multidisciplinary conference on “Recent and Innovative trends in science, commerce, Literature, Social Sciences, Economics, Management and Information Technology.” On 24 March 2017 at Com. Godavari Shamrao Parulekar College of Arts, Commerce and Science. Talasari, Dist- Palghar.

27. Participated in one day Faculty Development Programme work on “Research Data Analysis Using SPSS.” Held on 5th January 2019. VIVA Institute of Management and Research. Virar, Mumbai.

28. Participated in one day Faculty Development Programme work on “Online Research Strategies, Tools and Techniques.” Held on 1st September 2018. VIVA Institute of Management and Research. Virar, Mumbai.

29. Participated in a one-day workshop on ‘Plagiarism and Reference management held on 13th July 2019. B.K.Shroff College of Arts and M.H.Shraff College of Commerce, Kandivli, Mumbai. 

30. 114th National Service Scheme Orientation Course, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 19th to 28th Nov 2008.

31. NCC Officers training 2011. 

32. Participated in a three-day workshop on ICP-AES, ICP-MS and CHNSO and its application. 3-5th October 2018. At Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.  

33. Participated in a one-day Training on CAMAG HPTLC system at India- specific HPTLC Application Research laboratory, Mumbai.

34. Faculty Development Programme on ‘R’ Programming organized by KES Shroff College in Associations with spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay, 27th April to 4th May. 2020

35. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

36. eDiploma in “Sustainable Business Strategy” under Harvard Business School Online Certificate Program from Harvard Business School Online on 10th March 2021

37. Completed “Specialized course on the Essentials of patents” by WIPO from 11th December 2020 to 11th January 2021.

38. Short term 3-week certificate course on “Patenting and commercialization of Herbal products” Jointly conducted by Prin. K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy and Pharma Literati during 17th October 2020 to 8th Nov. 2020

39. Certificate course in Applied Biotechnology at, VIVA College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Virar (W), Affiliated to University of Mumbai - February 2009.

40. Completed a two-week National workshop on “Online and Blended Learning” organised by Teaching Learning Center, Dept. of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD) from March 9 -  21, 2020

41. Participated and completed a four-week online course on “MOOC with mooKIT”  offered jointly by the Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Kanpur and the Commonwealth of learning, Canada- 28 February 2020

42. Completed Three-week Blended National workshop on “Open Educational Resources” organised by Teaching Learning Center, Dept. of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD) from Jan 27- Feb 15, 2020

43. Completed One-day online training program on "Basics in EIA: Tools and Technique" organised by Biohm Consultare Pvt. Ltd., Surat in association with Scientific Planet Society, Dehradun on 28th September 2019.

44. Completed Self-learning Online course on “Understanding Open Educational Resources” offered by Commonwealth of Learning, Canada on 15th September 2019.

45. Completed 08-week online FDP (03-week equivalent  - 128 hours of active engagement) on "Courseware creation using Moodle for Outcome-based Education" from 08th July 2019 - 05th September 2019, conducted by the department of ECE under the aegis of Human Resource Development Center (HRDC), Integral University, Lucknow.

46. Completed One-week National workshop on “Learning Management System” organised by Teaching Learning Center, Dept. of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD) from July 29-August 04, 2019

47. Participated at National Workshop on "Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Research Proposal Writing" organised by PG & Research Department of Computer Science and Computer Applications, Mass College of Arts and Science, Affiliated to Bhartidarshan University, Chennai held on 17th August 2019.

48. Participated in one day workshop on “Avishkar Research Convention: 2019-20” organised by Department of Students’ Development, the University of Mumbai at Bhaskar Waman Thakur College of Science, Yashvant Keshav Patil College of Commerce, Vidhya Dayanand Patil College of Arts, (VIVA College), Virar for Zone IV (Palghar District) held on August 10, 2019 

49. Two days Workshop on “Research methodology and Research Data Analysis” by Department of Biotechnology, the University of Mumbai in association with Recyclers Foundation and supported by Lady TATA Trust, Mumbai, on 25th and 26th February 2019.

50. Three days Teacher Training Workshop on “Experimental Approaches for Drug Studies” held at Sophia College, Mumbai from 17th January 2019 to 19th January 2019. 

51. Three days workshop on “Applied Bioinformatics” organized by the Department of Life Sciences, K. C. College, in association with the National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai held in July 2017.

52. One day training programme on “Polymerase Chain Reaction & Agarose Gel Electrophoresis” by National Facility for Biopharmaceuticals on 15th February 2013 held at VIVA College.

53. One week training program in “General Greenhouse Management” at National Institute of Post-Harvest Technology’s Horticulture Training Center, Talegaon, Pune from 14th to 18th March 2011

54. Completed 08 days National workshop on “ICT Tools for Online Learning” as e-tutor organised by Teaching Learning Center, Dept. of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT - MHRD) from April 20-28, 2020

55. Participated as a member of the Accommodation Committee at the 14th Maharashtra State Inter-University Avishkar Research Convention: 2019-20 organised by the University of Mumbai on January 28-31, 2020, held at Kalina, Mumbai

56. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

57. Attended One-Day Workshop on "Revised Syllabus of SYBSc Botany" on 21st June 2017

58. Attended One-Day Workshop on "Exam Pattern Revision of FYBSc Botany" on 12th August 2016

59. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

60. Participated in a lecture during the International Day for Biological Diversity 2016 program organized by Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune on 22nd May 2016

61. Participated in National seminar entitled conservation of trees perspective and strategies organized by the friends of trees in collaboration with Bhavans College, Andheri (W) Mumbai. 2 Feb 2016.

62. Summer Internship on "Applications of DNA Barcodes in Systematics and Biogeography- a Phyloinformatics approach" conducted by the Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Chennai- 600 059 (ONLINE) 14th-31st May 2021 (15 Days)

63. Virtual Refresher Course “Taxonomy of Cryptogams, Their Sustainable Utilization and Conservation in Climate Change Scenario'' organized by PG & Research Department of Botany, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India.  (ONLINE) 04th - 17th March 2021. (14 Days)

64. Training in Plant Nomenclature at the 3rd Botanical Nomenclature workshop, IFGTB, Coimbatore, India. March 2019 (5 days)

65. Training is undertaken, National Workshop on Monocot Systematics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. January 2019 (6 days)

66. Training is undertaken, National workshop on Plant taxonomy: Basis and synthesis of Data Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. July 2017 (6 days)

67. Training in Plant Nomenclature at the2nd Botanical Nomenclature workshop, IISER, Pune, Maharashtra, India February 2017 (4 days)

68. Attended and participated in the Field Botany, Mithibai College, Vile Parle Mumbai, Maharashtra, India January 2016  (2 days)

69. Training is undertaken, DNA & Protein fingerprinting, NFB, Mumbai R. D. National College, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra India November 2013 (3 days)

70. Herbarium Management workshop by R.D National College October 2018 to May 2019 8 Month R.D National College, Bandra, Mumbai

71. Biodiversity conservationist under green skill development program August to November 2017 3 months Botanical survey of India and Zoological Survey of India western regional centre Pune under MOEF and CC, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

72. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

73. National seminar on Role of Botanist in 21st Century and Bioprospecting of our Plant Resources 25/02/2023

74. Attended workshop Research methodology & Research data analysis 25- 26/02/2019

75. Obtained Industrial training,  Invo Chem Laboratory, Vasai-401 210 01/06/2017- 30/06/2017

76. Obtained Industrial training, NEM Laboratory Pvt. Ltd, Vasai- 401 210 03/07/2017 – 31/07/2017

77. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

78. National seminar on Role of Botanist in 21st Century and Bioprospecting of our Plant Resources 25/02/2023

79. Article on Sacred Groove in the "Horticulture World" Quarterly publication - March 2013

Scientific Papers presented

1. MS-DEED LEVEL 1 Workshop on introduction to Innovative Pedagogies for college teachers 18/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

2. Attended & Presented Project at Open Education design workshop in Vipava, Slovenia July 2019.  

3. International Conference on “Current Trends in Medicinal Plants Research” organized by Dept. of Botany, University of Pune, Pune, 10th- 12th January 2012.

4. International Conference on “Biodiversity and its Conservation” organized by Modern College, Pune, 28th - 30th January 2011.

5. Presented Poster at One day National Conference on “Advances in Biological Sciences” organised by Department of Botany, Rizvi college & Ad-hoc Board of Studies in Botany, the University of Mumbai on 3rd February 2018. 

6. Presented poster “Research meet in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology and Phytochemicals” Organized by Konark Group and  V.E.S. College, Chembur, Mumbai on January 18th 2017.

7. Presented poster at “Water Audit for Today and Tomorrow” Organized by Society for Clean Environment (SOCLEEN) and Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TACCI), 23rd June 2016. 

8. Presented poster and received 3rd prize at “Research meet in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology and Phytochemicals” Organized by Konark Group and  Wilson College, Mumbai, 15th January 2016.

9. Oral Presentation at “XXXVIII All India Botanical Conference of Indian Botanical Society and National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Plant Sciences” Organized by Dept. of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 26th – 28th October 2015. 

10. Oral Presentation at “XXXVII All India Botanical Conference of Indian Botanical Society and National Symposium on Biodiversity and Climate change” Organized by Dept. of Botany, V. G. Vaze College, Mulund (E), Mumbai, 7th – 9th November 2014. 

11. Oral Presentation at “International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Natural Products” Organized by OMICS Publishing Group held at Hyderabad, India 21st – 23rd October 2013.

12. XXXV All India Botanical Conference & National Symposium on Role of Plants & Microbes for the betterment of mankind in the changing climate” Organised by MS University, Baroda, Gujarat, December 8th -10th 2012.

13. Deepa Verma; “Comparative study of Groundnut and Pumpkin seeds for In Vitro Anti-oxidant and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory activities ”

14. Pratik P. Kinare, Jahangir Wani, Meenakshi Vaidya, Deepa Verma & Ishita Joshi “Comparative study of the anti-malassezia activity of crude clove oil, marketed clove oil and      Standard drug” 

15. Oral Presentation at National Seminar on “Horticulture for Livelihood Security, Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Development” organised by HAMP Department, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram  (24-26th September 2012)  

16. Deepa V., Meenakshi V.;.  “ Preparation of Leaf Protein Concentrate from Vegetable Waste and its Use as a Food Supplement”

17. Soumya M., Deepa V., Rohan G., Meenakshi V., Hitesh S. “Study of Antimicrobial Activity of a Polyherbal Cough Formulation” 

18. Nived S., Minal M., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Coriandrum sativum Linn (Coriander), Cuminum cyminum Linn (Cumin) 

19. Minal M., Nived S., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Study of Traditionally used Plants against bacteria causing skin infections. 

20. Papers selected for Oral & Poster presentation at International Conference on “Current Trends In Medicinal Plants Research” organized by Dept. of Botany, University of Pune, Pune, 10th- 12th January 2012.

21. Hitesh S., Meenakshi V., Hardik J., Deepa V., Rohan G., Evaluation of antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of leaves of Buchanania lanzan Spreng (chironji).

22. Deepa V., Meenakshi V., Maya C., Hitesh S., Rohan G., Phytochemical Screening & antimicrobial activity of Aqueous & methanolic extract of young & mature leaves of Psidium guajava L. (guava).

23. Basil D., Minal P., Glenys D., Maithilee R., Rohan G., Hitesh S., Deepa V., Antimicrobial & antidandruff activity of ethanolic extract of Zingiber zerumbet Smith. Rhizome.

24. Nived S., Minal M., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Biochemical characterization & evaluation of the antioxidant activity of selected Indian spices.

25. National Seminar on “ Fungi & Health Care” Organized by Mithibai College, Mumbai & Mycological Society of India (Mumbai Unit), January 6th & 7th, 2012.

26. Pratik K., Jahangir W., Meenakshi V., Hitesh S., Rohan G., Deepa V., Antifungal activity of essential oils extracted from selected spices against Malassezia furfur.

27. Minal M., Deepa V., Meenakshi V., Nived S., Vinodkumar D., Antifungal activity of leaf extract of Amaranthus gangitecus Linn.

28. XXXIV All India Botanical Conference Organised by Dept. of Botany, University Of    Lucknow, Lucknow, October 10-12, 2011.

29.  Rohan G., Maya C., Meenakshi V., Hitesh S., Deepa V., Pharmacognostic studies of leaves of Putranjiva roxburghii.

30. “1-week Hands-on Workshop on Human/ Cancer Cell Culture Techniques and MTT Assay” at International Centre for Stem Cells, Cancer and Biotechnology (ICSCCB), Pune, India, 3rd August 2014- 9th August 2014.

31. “Certificate Course in Plant Tissue Culture” at MITCON Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Centre, Pune, 24th- 31st May 2010.

32. “Genetic Engineering” Conducted by MITCON Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Centre, Pune at VIVA College, Virar, Mumbai,  12th – 14th November 2009.

33. Beginners Course of “Intel Teach to the Future Program” Conducted by Intel, Microsoft, India, 1st -18th October 2002.

34. “Cultivation, Extraction Quality Control & Blending of Aromatherapy Oils” Conducted by Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, Kannauj, at BARC, Trombay, 17th- 19th February 2001.

35. Presented Paper at OEGlobal conference, 2020 on “Exploring the possibilities of OER in improving the effectiveness of higher education and promoting lifelong learning” on 16th November 2020. Gomathi Shridhar, Annapurna Madhuri Kadiyala, Praveen Raj, Mahesh Deshmukh, Vinodkumar Didwana, Deepa Verma

36. Presented Research paper on “Spent mushroom substrate: a potential sustainable substrate for agriculture” in the 2nd International Conference on Empirical and Theoretical Research (ICETR -2020) organised online on June 4-5, 2020.

37. Presented paper at One-day Multidisciplinary National Conference on “Rethinking Mahatma Gandhi in Present Context” organised by Sonopant Dandekar Arts, V. S. Apte Commerce and M. H. Mehta Science college, Palghar, MH, India, held on 29th February 2020. Deepa Verma, Vinodkumar Didwana and Vikas Gupta “Gandhian Thoughts & Environment & Relevance in today's context” 

38. Presented poster on “Effect of Copper2+ on Vigna mungo L. and Vigna radiata L. Seed germination and seedling growth” at one day National Conference on “Advances in Biological Sciences” organized by the Department of Botany, Rizvi College and Ad-hoc Board of studies in Botany at Rizvi College, Mumbai on 3rd February 2018 

39. Presented poster on “Phytochemical screening and insecticidal activity of Lantana camara Linn. extract against wheat weevil species (Sitophilus granarius)” at one day National Conference on “Advances in Biological Sciences” organized by the Department of Botany, Rizvi College and Ad-hoc Board of studies in Botany at Rizvi College, Mumbai on 3rd February 2018 

40. Presented poster on “Effect of Zinc2+ on Vigna mungo L. and Vigna radiata L. Seed germination and seedling growth” at The Sajjan Gupta – Konark Memorial Award 2017 held at V.E.S. College, Chembur, Mumbai.

41. Presented poster on "Effect of Chromium6+ on Vigna mungo L. Seed germination and seedling growth” at International Conference on Green Technologies for Sustainable Ecosystem (ICGTSE - 16) held at   St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru on Feb 26th -27th, 2016.

42. Presented poster on "Phyto-toxic effect of Lead and Arsenic on commonly consumed pulses Urad and Mung" at The 37th All India conference for Indian Botanical Society, from 7th to 9th November 2014 held at Vaze Kelkar College, Mumbai.

43. Papers selected for Oral & Poster presentation at International Conference on “Current Trends In Medicinal Plants Research” organized by Dept. of Botany, University of Pune, Pune, 10th- 12th January 2012. Nived S., Minal M., Vinodkumar D., Deepa V., Rohan G., Biochemical characterization & evaluation of the antioxidant activity of selected Indian spices.

44. National Seminar on “Fungi & Health Care” Organized by Mithibai College, Mumbai & Mycological Society of India (Mumbai Unit), January 6th & 7th, 2012. Minal M., Deepa V., Meenakshi V., Nived S., Vinodkumar D., Antifungal activity of leaf extract of Amaranthus gangitecus Linn.

45. Presented poster on “Pankavya” at Konark Herbal Research meet held at Jai Hind College, Mumbai on 10th December 2011.

46. Organized and actively participated in an exhibition – “Chemistry in Nature” at International Industrial Green Chemistry Symposium Organized by the Green ChemisTree Foundation, Mumbai, India in association with Beyond Benign Foundation, USA at Renaissance Hotel, Powai during 6-8 December 2013

47. Documentation of Non -Conventional leafy Vegetables sold in Mumbai Market Kiran Chakral, Suchandra Dutta in National Symposium and XXIII Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy Organized by IAAT & Department of Botany, R T M Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

48. Maharashtra Nature Park- A journey from the landfill site to a green Lung and its role of species conservation and generation public awareness presented papers in silver jubilee conference of IAAT and council of the meeting of IAPT and International seminar on Advancement in angiosperm systematics and conservation. Department of Botany University of Calicut, Kerala, India

49. Avishkar 2013 and presented a paper in – the Research Convention, organized by the University of Mumbai in January 2014

50.    Study of Sacred groves of Udupi district from Karnataka, in International Journal of Botany studies on 12/06/2024

Projects undertaken

1. Developed a MOOC on Integrating OERs for Science Education; Hosted by mooKIT, IIT Kanpur as a part of Open Education for a Better World mentoring program, UNESCO and Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia.

2. Awarded K.S. BILGRAMI MEDAL 🏅in 2012 for best research poster by Indian Botanical Society.

3. Completed Minor research project- University of Mumbai- in 2016-17

4. Appointed as BOS (2018) member in Biotechnology , Somaiya College (Autonomous), Vidhya Vihar Mumbai.

5. Appointed as Chairperson for TYBSc Biotechnology (theory ) 18-19, 19 -20. 

6. Presented project on MOOC titled " Development of Research Based Pedagogical tools RBPTs in Science education under UNESCO chair at SLOVENIA July 2018. 

7. Invited as resource trainer for RBPTs and Visiting faculty in Biostatistics at various institutions.

8. Appointed as convener for Syllabus framing in Biotechnology (FY) 2021 University of Mumbai.

9. Scientific team member of project Documentation of Mangroves and Mangrove associates from Mumbai,  R.D. National College and Mangrove Foundation (60,000 INR) 1st January-30th April 2018

10. Project Coordinator. Plant Diversity Documentation at the Rooftop of Kanheri Caves, SGNP, Borivali (E.), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India GreenLine (GreenLead), Mumbai (15,000 INR) 20th August – 16 July 2015

11. Scientific team member. Biodiversity Documentation at Keshav Srushti, Bhayander, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.  Vignana Bharati, Mumbai and Keshav Srishti Foundation, Bhayander, Maharashtra. 2015-2016

12. Field Assistant. Tree Census for Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation. Terracon Ecotech Pvt. Ltd. 20th April – 15th May 2013

13. Field Assistant. Tree Census for Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation. Terracon Ecotech Pvt. Ltd. 20th December 2012 – 15th June 2013

Achievements & Awards 

1. Founder member of Department of Botany (2005), Viva College Virar, (W), 401303.

2. Founder member of NSS Unit (2006), Viva College Virar, (W), 401303.

3. Establishment of 5 Mah. NCC Boys Unit (2011), Viva College Virar (W), 401303.

4. Establishment of 5 Mah. NCC Girls Unit (2013), Viva College Virar (W), 401303.

5. NCC ANO, Viva College Virar (W), 401303.

6. Played a pivotal role in acquiring the worship tank from the Indian Army for Our Institution. 

7. Developed a 3 week MOOC on “Sustainable Farming: Principle and Practices” Hosted by Gnomio as a part of Open Education for a Better World mentoring program, UNESCO and Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia. 

8. Received Appreciation Certificate During First Cycle of NAAC From VIVA College, Virar.

9. Obtained "S" grade (Outstanding) during CSIR-SRTP 2020 

10. Invited to the Work as Moderator for the FYBSc Sem-I examination held in October 2019 at Vidyavardhini's Vartak College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Vasai.

11. Invited as the Paper Moderator in Vartak College, Vasai for the FY Botany Papers.