Education
Degree Programs
Aug 2020 - Ongoing: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology Patna (CPI- 8.86).
July 2015 - April 2017: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mathematics from National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (CGPA- 7.19).
July 2012 - June 2015: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak (Score- 75.48%).
Certificate Courses/Programs
July 2024 - Ongoing: Foreign Language Program in German (A1 Level) from IIT Kanpur.
July 2024 - Dec 2024: NPTEL Certification in German-I (equivalent to the A1 level) from IIT Madras.
March 2022 - June 2022: Trimester Certificate Course on Mathematical Models in Epidemiology (MME) by Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Group at Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), Bilbao, Spain.
July 2020 - Dec 2020: NPTEL Certification in Scientific Computing using MATLAB from IIT Madras.
Experience
Research
July 2021 - Ongoing: Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF) at the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna.
Aug 2020 - July 2021: UGC Junior Research Fellow (UGC JRF) at the Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (availed during the first year of Ph.D., currently on hold).
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020: Worked as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) on SERB (DST, Govt. of India) sponsored project at the Department of Mathematics, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur.
Teaching
Autumn Semester 2024 (Ongoing): Teaching Assistant for a UG (B.Tech./B.Tech.-M.Tech. Dual Degree) Course on Calculus and Linear Algebra (MA-1101) offered by IIT Patna.
Autumn Semester 2024 (Ongoing): PMRF-NPTEL Teaching Assistant for an NPTEL Course on Engineering Mathematics-I offered by IIT Kharagpur.
Spring Semester 2024: PMRF-NPTEL Teaching Assistant for an NPTEL Course on Engineering Mathematics-II offered by IIT Kharagpur.
Autumn Semester 2023: Teaching Assistant for a UG (B.Tech./B.Tech.-M.Tech. Dual Degree) Course on Mathematics-I (MA-101) offered by IIT Patna.
Autumn Semester 2023: PMRF-NPTEL Teaching Assistant for an NPTEL Course on Advanced Calculus For Engineers offered by IIT Kharagpur.
Spring Semester 2023: PMRF-NPTEL Teaching Assistant for an NPTEL Course on Dynamical Systems & Control offered by IIT Roorkee.
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023: Teaching Assistant for an Institutional UG (B.Tech./B.S.) Course on Mathematics-I (MA-101) offered by IIT Patna.
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022: Instructor & Tutor for the Instructional School for Mathematical Foundation (ISMF-2022) organized by IIT Patna.
Autumn 2022: PMRF-NPTEL Teaching Assistant for an NPTEL Course on Engineering Mathematics-I offered by IIT Kharagpur.
Spring 2022: PMRF Teaching Faculty for Mathematics at the New Government Polytechnic Patna-13.
Aug 2019 - Oct 2019: Junior Faculty (Content Developer) at DIPS Academy, New Delhi.
Aug 2017 - July 2018: Teaching Faculty at RPS Degree College, Mahendergarh.
Sept 2015 - Jan 2017: Mathematics Tutor (Earn-n-Learn Scheme) at the Community Welfare Department (CWD), NIT Jamshedpur.
Responsibilities
Sept 2023 - August 2024: Served as PG Representative (PGR) in the National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit at IIT Patna.
June - July 2023: Member of the Organizing Committee (Technical Team) for the Instructional School for Mathematical Sciences (ISMS-2023) jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar Mathematical Society, and Education Department (Govt. of Bihar).
March 2023: Member of the Student Volunteer's Team (Designed & Edited the Book of Abstracts) for the National Conference on Differential Equations (NCDE-2023) organized by the Department of Mathematics at IIT Patna.
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022: Member of the Organizing Committee (Technical Team) for the Instructional School for Mathematical Foundation (ISMF-2022) organized by the Bihar Mathematical Society at IIT Patna.
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023: Student Member & Innovation Coordinator in the Institute's Innovation Council (under MoE, Govt. of India), IIT Patna.
July 2021 - April 2022: Secretary for the Hostel Affairs Council (HAC) & Member of the Executive Committee, the Students' Gymkhana, IIT Patna.
March 2021: Coordinated & led the Editing & Research Team (Designed and edited the Book of Abstracts) for the Research Scholars' Day (RSD-2021) organized by IIT Patna.
June 2020 - Ongoing: Volunteer Advisor for Overleaf under the Overleaf Advisor Programme.
July 2016 - April 2017: Training & Placement Coordinator for the Department of Mathematics under the Training & Placement Cell, NIT Jamshedpur.
Aug 2016 - April 2017: PG Coordinator in the National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit, NIT Jamshedpur.
July 2013 - May 2015: Volunteer in the National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit, MDU Rohtak.
Detailed Curriculum Vitae
(Last updated on May 29, 2024)
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