Curriculum Vitae

1. Name: Brajesh Kumar

2. Designation: Assistant Professor

3. Contact Details: Department of Sociology Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Road, - 226025. E-mail: [email protected]. Mob: 7518402301/ 9455250049

4. Educational Qualification: Ph.D. in Sociology, , Varanasi.

5. Title of Ph.D. Research: Education and Transition to Work: Challenges and Response of Youth in Metropolitan Delhi.

6. Short Term Training Courses:  Training Programme on “Large Scale Sample Survey in Demographic and Health Research”, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.  Training Programme on “Application of SPSS for Data Analysis”, International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.  Capacity Building Programme for Faculty Development on “Environment and Sustainable Development”, Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow.  Five-Days Faculty Development Programme on “Teaching through E-Learning Technologies: Development of E-Content”, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Bareilly Chapter, .  14 Days National Faculty Development Programme on “Data Analysis for Research in Social Sciences”, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, Delhi.

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7. Field of Specialization:  Social Demography  Globalisation and Youth  Statistical Analysis using SPSS

8. Teaching Experience: 12 Years

9. Research Experience: 12 Years

10. Professional Memberships:  Lifetime Member, Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi.  Lifetime Member, Indian Association of Teacher Educators, Bareilly.  Member, International Sociological Association, Madrid, Spain.  Member, National Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Social Welfare and Management, Delhi.

11. Published Work:  “Globalization and Labour Market Reforms: an Impact Analysis”, Anusilan, Vol. VI (2), 2008, pp. 29-34.  “Globalization and the Next Generation: Youth in Twenty First Century”, Anusilan, Volume IX (Special), 2008, pp. 63-68.  Review of the book Survey Methodology. Second Edition, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2009, by Robert M. Groves, Floyd J. Fowler Jr., Mick P. Couper, James M. Lepkowski, Eleanor Singer and Roger Tourangeau. Comparative Sociology, Vol. 11(1), 2012, pp. 146-148.  “Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Employees in Information Technology Industry in Delhi”, International Journal of Research in Commerce, IT & Management, Vol. 2(12), 2012, pp. 166-168.  “Development Induced Displacement and Deepening Agrarian Crisis in India: An Economic Sociological Analysis”, Paripreksya, Vol. IV, 2012, pp. 91-96.  “Dynamics of Choice and Inequality in Higher Education in Post-Reform Period with Reference to Young People in Metropolitan Delhi”, Working Paper – 5, Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 2013.  “Social Interaction and Young People’s Transition to Higher Education in Varanasi District”, Journal of Social Welfare and Management, Vol. 8 (2), 2016, pp. 57-62.  “Sociological Perspectives on Youth, Education and Transition to Work”, Ajanta, Vol. VIII (II), 2019, pp. 30-34.  “Understanding Ambedkar’s Perspective on the Status of Caste Hindu Women”, Ajanta, Vol. IX (II), 2019, pp. 66-70.

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 “Patterns of Social Exclusion in Higher Education: Evidence from a Survey in Delhi”, International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, Vol. 5, Issue 5, pp. 224-230.  “Understanding Patterns of Fertility in India”, Paripex – Indian Journal of Research, Vol. 8, Issue 9, pp. 1-2.  “Gender Differences at Workplace: An Empirical Verification from a Survey of a Residential Colony in Delhi”, International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 5958-5965.  “Incidence and Intensity of Academic Deprivation among Children in India”, Journal of Society and Change, Vol. XIV, No. 1, pp. 7-15.

12. Research Guidance Ph.D. Thesis Awarded : 01 Ph.D. Thesis Submitted : 01 M.Phil. Dissertation Awarded : 07 P.G. Dissertation Awarded : 08

13. Papers Presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops etc.  “Change Progress and Globalization with special reference to Youth in India”, National Seminar on “Change, Progress and Globalization”, Organized by Department of Sociology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, March 07-08, 2008  “Stochastic Models for Co-operation & Conflict Among Some Communities”, at the Workshop-cum-Training programme on “Stochastic Models and their Applications”, Organized by DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, September 22– October 04, 2008  “Globalization and Changing Aspects of Family”, National Seminar on “Marriage Family and Kinship: Impact of Technology, Marketization and Globalization”, Organized by Department of Sociology, Magadh Mahila College, Patna University, Patna, November 08-09, 2008  “Special Economic Zones and Deepening Agrarian Crisis”, National Seminar on “Indian Peasantry and Social Power”, Organised by Department of Sociology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, February 18-19, 2009  “A Different Perspective on Measuring and Understanding Poverty: Comparing Bihar and Kerala”, National Conference on “Development, Polity and Social Tensions”, Organised by Indian Sociological Society, December 27-29, 2010  “Democratic Governance, Agrarian Structure and Caste Violence in Bihar”, National Conference on “Development, Polity and Social Tensions”, Organised by Indian Sociological Society, December 27-29, 2010  “Deprivation Based Poverty Measurement: A Study of Rural Uttar Pradesh”, National Seminar on “Global Development and Social Concerns: A Contemporary Scenario”,

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Organised by Department of Sociology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, February 01-02, 2012  “Deprivation Based Poverty in Rural and Urban Uttar Pradesh”, International Seminar on “Poverty and Humanitarianism: Challenges and Solutions”, Organised by Department of Sociology, M. G. Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, February 11-12, 2012  “Determinants of Work Satisfaction among Young People in Post Reform Period”, National Seminar on “Globalisation and Development”, Organised by Department of Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, March 16-17, 2013  “Pluralism, Democracy and Nation-State in the Era of Globalisation: The Case of India”, International Seminar on “Social Institutions: Challenges and Solution”, Organised by Department of Sociology, M. G. Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, 18-19 January 18-19, 2014  “Socio-Demographic Correlate of Anaemia among Women in Uttar Pradesh: Evidence from National Family Health Survey”, International Conference on “Scientific and Technological Advancements: Social Issues and Health Concerns”, Organised by School of Home Science, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 18-19, 2014  “Patterns of Gender Differences in Work Satisfaction in Information Technology Industry”, National Seminar on “Gender Discrimination and Inequalities in Contemporary India: Status, Causes and Solutions”, Organised by Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, November 11-12, 2014  “Does Privatisation Improve Accessibility and Quality of Primary Education in India”, National Seminar on “Privatization of Education and Social Justice in India”, Organised by Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, November 16-17, 2015  “Privatisation, Social Origin and Academic Performance among Primary School Children in India”, National Seminar on “Politics of Development in India”, Organised by Department of Political Science, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 12-13, 2016  “Privatisation, Social Environment and Quality of Primary Education in India”, International Seminar on “Globalisation, Environment and Social Justice: Perspectives, Issues and Concerns”, Organised by Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 15-16, 2016  “Social Determinants of Inequality in Academic Performance among Primary School Children in India” , National Seminar on “Ambedkar’s Vision on Inclusive Society”, Organised by Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 19, 2016.  “Maternal Health Care Deprivation in India: Some Evidence from India Human Development Survey”, National Seminar on “Gender Discrimination in Contemporary India: Issues and Challenges”, Organised by Department of Political Science, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 11-12, 2017.

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 “Incidence and Intensity of Maternal Health Care Deprivation in India”, 43rd All India Sociological Conference on “Neo-Liberalism, Consumption and Culture”, Organised by Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, November 09-12, 2017.  “Privatisation, Socio-Economic Background and Academic Skills among Children in India”, 43rd All India Sociological Conference on “Neo-Liberalism, Consumption and Culture”, Organised by Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, November 09-12, 2017.  “Dynamics of Choice and Inequality in Higher Education in Post-Reform Period: A Grounded Theory Study with Young People in Metropolitan Delhi”, National Seminar on “Policy Perspectives and Emerging Issues in Higher Education”, Organised by Department of Education, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, February 23-24, 2019.  “Measureing Maternal Health Care Deprivation: A Case from Bihar”, National Seminar on “Problem of Sectorial Scarcity and Choice in India”, Organised by B. B. Ambedkar University and ASEDS, Lucknow, March 14-15, 2019.  “Incidence and Intensity of Maternal Health Care Deprivation in Bihar”, International Seminar on “Maternal and Child Health in Empowered Action Group States: Sustainable Development Goals Perspective”, Organised by A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, April 5-6, 2019.  “Measuring Maternal Health Care Deprivation: A Case from Uttar Pradesh, India”, The Second Asian Conference on Population and Development, Organised by Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, June 07-09, 2019.  “Prevalence and Depth of Foundational Academic Deprivation among Children in India”, Symposium on Rising Inequality in Education, Organised by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, October 31, 2019.  “Incidence and Intensity of Academic Deprivation among Children in India”, 6th International Integrative Research Conference on Governance in Society, Business and Environment, held at BARD, Cumilla, Bangladesh, December 18-19, 2019.  “Understanding Barriers to Inclusive School Education for Nation Building”, National Seminar on Contribution of Educational Institutions in Nation Building, Organised by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, January 10-11, 2020.

14. Invited Lectures/ Chair/ Co-Chair in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops etc.  Co-chaired a session in National Seminar on “Gender Discrimination and Inequalities in Contemporary India: Status, Causes and Solutions” Organised by Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, November 11-12, 2014.  Delivered a lecture on SPSS in Research Methodology Course on “Computer Application in Social Science” Organised by B. B. Ambedkar University and ASEDS, Lucknow, July 08-17, 2015.

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 Co-chaired a session in National Seminar on “Privatisation of Education and Social Justice” Organised by Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, November 16-17, 2015.  Delivered lectures on “Use of SPSS in Social Science Research” for Ph.D. coursework students at Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, May 23-26, 2017.  Chaired a session in a Research Committee in 43rd All India Sociological Conference of Indian Sociological Society on “Neo-Liberalism, Consumption and Culture” Organised by Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 9-12 November, 2017.  Delivered a lecture on ‘Data Analysis using SPSS’ in a workshop on “Research Methodology” Organised by Department of Human Rights, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, January 04-10, 2018.

15. Other Information:  Worked as Member of the committee to look into modalities for designing and implementing Grade System of evaluation at B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow  Member, Central Placement Cell, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow  Member, D.R.C, Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow  Member, B.P.G.S, Department of Sociology, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow  Member, School Board, School for Ambedkar Studies, B. B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow

(Dr. Brajesh Kumar)

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