About

Dr. Rajnish Kumar

Dr. Rajnish Kumar completed his Ph.D. in 2000 in Entomology from Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya (U.P.). Before pursuing Ph.D. he completed his masters in Entomology in 1995. He got Chancellor’s gold medal for outstanding performance in master’s degree. His specialization is in Economical, Ecological and Taxonomical aspects of Entomology.  He joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology B.R.D.P.G. College, Deoria, U.P.  Still he is working as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Entomology in the same institution. He has more than 18 years of experience in teaching and research in Entomology. He has more than 35 research papers of national and international reputes and several popular articles in his credit. He has also written a book entitled “Outline of Objective Entomology” published by Jain Brothers, New Delhi. Besides he has written several book chapters on Entomological topics in edited books. So far he has guided 3 Ph.D. students and 3 more are currently under his supervision. He has actively participated in 14 national and international conferences and received several honorary awards and is currently the life member of 5 scientific associations including Indian Science Congress.