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Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Department of Geography
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Ph.D. Scholars
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A concise academic overview, expertise and current areas of scholarly interest.
Amit Kumar serves as Professor in the Department of Geography, contributing to teaching, research, student mentorship and academic initiatives.
Academic appointments, research roles, and administrative responsibilities.
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Teaching and Research
Sikkim University, Gangtok
Teaching and Research
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Teaching and Research
Banaras Hindu University
Workshop, Event to develop life skill in UG, PG, & PhD Students
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University
Central University of Jharkhand
Strengthening ICT in the University, Implemention of Samarth ERP, etc.
Central University of Jharkhand
Administrative, academics and research functioning in the department
Central University of Jharkhand
Central University of Jharkhand
Central University of Jharkhand
Central University of Jharkhand
Research projects, funding agencies, roles and project timelines.
Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
47.34 lakh
2026-01-01 — 2029-01-01
Department of Biotechnology
212.26 Lakhs
2017-01-01 — 2022-01-01
MoEFCC, GoI
374.00 lakh
2020-01-01 — 2025-01-01
MoEFCC, GoI
319.00 Lakh
2020-01-01 — 2025-01-01
Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
24.3 Lakhs
2017-01-01 — 2021-01-01
Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
22.4 Lakhs
2017-01-01 — 2020-01-01
Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
20.5 Lakhs
2016-01-01 — 2020-01-01
Journal articles and papers linked to this profile's research record.
Journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and other scholarly work.
Upreti M, Kumar A*
Ahmad M, Tang Y, …. Kumar A, ……, Jingjing Liang.
Tiwari D, Kumar A*
Depoortere P, Bauman D, Fayolle A...... Kumar A,...... et al.
Kumar G, Kumar A*, Saikia P
Patra, S., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.
Lugun RS, Kumar A*, Tiwari D, & Arif M.
Biswas P, Kumar A*, Upreti M, Kumar G and Saikia P.
Saikia P, Kumar A, Khan ML, Lei X
Upreti M, and Kumar A*
Jiang F, Pu X, Schmid B, Reich PB, Liang J, .... Kumar A, et al.
Tiwari D and Kumar A
Patra S, Kishore BSPC, Kumar A, & Saikia P.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia P., Khan ML.
Banerjee S, Diksha, Prasad A, Kumar A*
Kumar G, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Khan ML.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia Purabi.
Shah MAR, Orchard S, Kreuzberg E, Braga D, Das N, Dias A, Kandasamy K, Kibria A SMG, Kumar A, et al.,.
Santorom M,… Araza A, Herold H, ..Khan ML, Kumar A, Liang J, et al.,
Kishore BSPC, Kumar A*, Saikia P.
Saikia P*, Kumar S, Kumar A
Diksha, Kumar A*, Tripathi P,
Diksha, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Srivastava PK.
Diksha, Kumar A*, Tripathi P,
Kumar A, Srivastava PK, Saikia P, Mall RK
Ahmad T, Pandey AC*, Kumar Amit, Tirkey A.
Prakash A, Diksha, and Kumar A*
Kumar A*, Upreti M, Pandey AC, Saikia P, and Khan ML.
Kumar, R., Kumar G., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.*
Upreti M, and Kumar A*
Kumar A*, Manisha, Lal P, Prasad A, Tripathy P, Saikia P.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia P., Lele N., Srivastava P, Pulla S, Suresh H, Bhattacharya BK, Khan ML, Sukumar R.
Kumar R, Kumar A, Saikia P*.
Kumar G, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Khan ML
Tripathi S, Setia R, Ghosh T, Uniyal PL, Kumar A.
Tripathy P, Balakrishnan K*, Franchis C, Kumar A.
Jaya Prakash A, Kumar S*, Behera MD, Das P, Kumar A, Srivastava PK.
Lal P, Dubey AK, Kumar A*, Kumar P, Dwivedi CS
Pandey AC, Kumari N, Ahmad S, Kumar Amit, Saikia A, Parida B, Chaudhary SK, Lele N.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Khan ML
Kumar A, Mondal S, Lal P
Lal P, Kumar A*, Prasad A, Kumar S, Saikia P, Dayanandan A, Roy PS, Khan ML.
Ahmad S, Pandey AC*, Kumar A, Lele N, Bhattacharya BK.
Gatti RC, Reich PB, Liang J,… Kumar A, et al.
Kumari S, Lal P, Kumar A*.
Diksha, Kumar A*, and Preet Lal.
Kumar A*
Liang J, ..… Kumar A, … et al.
Khatun M, Rahaman SKM, Garai S, Ranjan, A, Ghosh SG, Kumar Amit, Tiwari S.
Kumar A, Kumar G, Saikia P*, Khare PK, Khan ML.
Diksha, Kumar A*.
Tiwari S*, Mishra SN, Kumar D, Kumar B, Vaidya SN, Ghosh SG, Rahaman SKM, Khatun M, Garai S, Kumar A.
Kumari S, Lal P, Kumar A*
Parida BR, Tripathi G, Pandey AC*, Kumar A.
Wasim, Pandey AC *, Kumar A, Dwivedi CS.
Tiwari S*, Ghosh B, Vaidya SN, Rahaman SKM, Khatun M, Garai S, Saikia P, Kumar A
Dubey AK, Kumar P*, Lal P, Kumar A, Dvornikov AY.
Ahmad T, Pandey AC, and Kumar A*.
Lal P, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Das A, Patnaik C, Kumar G, Pandey AC, Srivastava P, Dwivedi CS, Khan ML.
Ahmad S, Pandey AC*, Kumar A, Lele N.
Kumar S, Lal P, Kumar A*
Lal P, Kumar A*, Bharti S, Saikia P, Dayanandan A, Adhikari D, Khan ML
Malhi RKM, Anand A, Srivastava PK *, Chaudhary SK, Pandey MK, Behera MD, Kumar A, Singh P, Kiran GS.
Thakur KK, Bhat P, Kumar A, Ravikanth G, Saikia P*
Lal P, Shekhar A and Kumar A*
Lal P, Prakash A, Kumar A*
Ahmad S, Pandey AC *, Kumar A, Lele N.
Kumar S, Lal P, Kumar A*
Tripathi G, Parida BR, Pandey AC, Kumar Amit
Lal P, Prakash A, Kumar A*
Lal P, Kumar Amit*, Kumar S, Kumari S, Saikia P, Dayanandan A, Adhikari D, Khan ML.
Choudary S, Kumar A*
Rajput R, Adhikari D, Verma S, Saikia P, Kumar A, Grant KR, Dayanandan A, Kumar Amit, Khare PK, Khan ML.
Kumar Amit, Kumar A, Adhikari D, Ravikanth G, Saikia P, Khan ML.
Ahmad T, Pandey AC, Kumar Amit
Kumar A, Pandey AC, Pandey S, Srivastava P.
Lal P, Prakash A, Kumar Amit*, Srivastava PK, Srivastava P, Saikia P, Pandey AC, Khan ML.
Kumari B, Pandey AC, Kumar Amit
Kishore BSPC, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Lele N, Pandey AC, Srivastava P, Bhattacharya BK, Khan ML.
Ahmad S, Pandey AC, Kumar A, Parida BR, Lele NV, Bhattacharya BK.
Kumar Amit, Kishore, BSPC, Saikia P*, Deka J, Bharali S, Singha LB, Tripathi OP, Khan ML.
Kumar Amit*, Kumar Ashwani
Tripathy P, Kumar Amit*
Ahmed S, Pandey AC, Kumar A, Lele NV, Bhattacharya BK.
Lal P, Dubey AK, Kumar Amit, Kumar P, Dwivedi CS.
Verma A, Kumar Amit, Lal K*.
Ahmad T, Pandey AC, Kumar A.
Khan AA, Kumar Amit*, Lal P.
Kumar A, Tripathy P.
Ahmad T, Pandey AC, Kumar A
Saikia P, Deka J, Bharali S, Kumar A, Tripathi OP, Singha LB, Dayanandan S, Khan ML.
Diksha, Kumar A*
Ahmad T, Pandey AC, Kumar A
Lal K, Kumar D, Kumar A*
Kumar A, Pandey AC.
Kumar A, Pandey AC.
Arockraj S, Kumar A*, Hoda N, Jeyaseelan AT.
Kumar A, Pandey AC.
Pandey AC, Kumar A*
Pandey AC, Kumar A, Jeyaseelan AT.
Kumar A, Pandey AC, Jeyaseelan AT.
Kumar A, Pandey AC, Hoda N, Jeyaseelan AT.
Kumar A, Pandey AC, Hoda N, Jeyaseelan AT.
Jain S, Kumar A, Sharma S
Scholars and research students guided by the faculty member.
Scholar: Manjari Upreti · Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Scholar: Gajendra Kumar · Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Scholar: B.S.P.C. Kishore · Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Scholar: Diksha · Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Scholar: Tauseef Ahmad · Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
Courses and academic offerings associated with this faculty profile.
Memberships in academic associations, professional societies and advisory councils.
Small Scale Forest (published by Springer Nature)
Since 2026SN Social Sciences (published by Springer Nature)
Since 2022Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Since 2023Discover Forest (published by Springer Nature)
Since 2025Scientific Report (published by Springer Nature)
Since 2024American Geophysical Union, USA
Since 2024IUCN-CEM, South Asia
Since 2021Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative, USA
Since 2017Indian Society of Geomatics, (SAC) Ahmedabad
Since 2017National Association of Geographers (India), NAGI
Since 2016Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), Dehradun
Since 2005National Geographical Society of India, Varanasi
Since 2026Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA)
Since 2026International Society For Tropical Ecology
Since 2026Academic honours, distinctions, prizes and recognitions received by the faculty member.
Academic Recognition
Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
Academic Recognition
National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI)
Academic Recognition
Purdue University, USA
Academic Recognition
USIEF, New Delhi
Academic Recognition
SSCE, New Delhi
Academic Recognition
SSCE, New Delhi
Notable academic, professional, research and institutional achievements.
No achievements are currently listed.
Banaras Hindu University
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