Associate Professor
Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Teaching and Research

Associate Professor
Department of Botany
Publications
Research Projects
Ph.D. Scholars
Honours & Awards
A concise academic overview, expertise and current areas of scholarly interest.
Deepak Kumar serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, contributing to teaching, research, student mentorship and academic initiatives.
Academic appointments, research roles, and administrative responsibilities.
Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Teaching and Research
Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Teaching and Research
Department of Botany, Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Teaching and Research
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
Teaching and Research
School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Research
School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester (United Kingdom)
Research
Broacha Hostel, Banaras Hindu University
Central University of Jammu
Research projects, funding agencies, roles and project timelines.
DBT
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7492160
2026-01-01 — 2029-01-01
CST-UP
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1936000
2025-01-01 — 2028-01-01
SERB
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4526016
2022-01-01 — 2025-01-01
Institute of Eminence (IoE), BHU
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2100000
2022-01-01 — 2024-01-01
SERB
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4252000
2017-01-01 — 2021-01-01
Journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and other scholarly work.
Shekhar S, Chaudhary R, Kumar D, Pandey P, Rajwanshi R, Rustagi A
Shah S, Shah B, Mane G, Paudel MR, Pant B, Sharma R, Kumar D
Pandey P, Kashaudhan S, Maurya S, Kumar D
Patel TB, Khushboo, Saroj PK, Negi NP, Raina M, Pandey P, Rajwanshi R, Kumar D
Pandey P, Rai G, Garg A, Kumar D
Garg A, Shah S, Patel TB, Gautam V, Kumar D
Duhan L, Kumar D, Pasrija R
Narwal P, Negi NP, Kumar D
Duhan L, Manoharlal R, Kumar D, Kumari D, Saini M, Chhillar AK, Pasrija R
Narwal P, Singh RK, Pathak AK, Kumar D, Negi NP
Saha B, Nayak J, Srivastava R, Kumar D, Samal S, Chanwala J, Dey N, Giri MK
Thakur M, Khushboo, Shah S, Kumari P, Yadav M, Vibhuti RK, Pramanik A, Yadav V, Raina M, Negi NP, Gautam V, Rustagi A, Verma SK, Kumar D
Duhan L, Manoharlal R, Kumar D, Kumari D, Saini M, Chhillar AK, Pasrija R
Debnath N, Yadav P, Mehta PK, Gupta P, Kumar D, Kumar A, Gautam V, Yadav AK
Yadav PK, Kumar A, Pandey P, Kumar D, Singh A
Bhardwaj K, Raina M, Sanfratello GM, Pandey P, Singh A, Rajwanshi R, Negi NP, Rustagi A, Khushboo, Kumar D
Debnath N, Yadav P, Mehta PK, Gupta P, Kumar D, Kumar A, Gautam V, Yadav AK
Kumar S, Gautam V, Singh BP, Kumar D
Shekhar S, Mahajan A, Pandey P, Raina M, Rustagi A, Prasad R, Kumar D
Negi NP, Prakash G, Narwal P, Panwar R, Kumar D, Chaudhry B, Rustagi A
Shekhar S, Panwar R, Prasad SC, Kumar D, Rustagi A
Gupta P, Rai N, Verma A, Saikia D, Singh SP, Kumar R, Singh SK, Kumar D, Gautam V
Panwar R, Chaudhry B, Kumar D, Prakash G, Khan MK, Pandey A, Hamurcu M, Rustagi A
Sharma A, Raina M, Kumar D, Singh A, Chugh S, Jain S, Kumar M, Rustagi A
Debnath N, Thakur M, Khushboo, Negi NP, Gautam V, Yadav AK, Kumar D
Verma S, Negi NP, Pareek S, Mudgal G, Kumar D
Rai N, Gupta P, Keshri PK, Verma A, Mishra P, Kumar D, Kumar A, Singh SK, Gautam V
Verma S, Negi NP, Narwal P, Kumari P, Kisku AV, Gahlot P, Mittal N, Kumar D
Sharma A, Negi NP, Raina M, Supolia D, Mahajan A, Rajwanshi R, Gautam V, Bhagat B, Kakoria H, Kumar D
Kumar D, Rajwanshi R, Singh P, Yusuf MA, Sarin NB
Raina M, Kumar A, Yadav N, Kumari S, Yusuf MA, Mustafiz A and Kumar D
Raina M, Sharma A, Nazir M, Kumari P, Rustagi A, Hami A, Bhau BS, Zargar SM, Kumar D
Shekhar S, Rustagi A, Kumar D, Yusuf MA, Sarin NB, Lawrence K
Jain S, Rustagi A, Kumar D, Yusuf MA, Shekhar S, Sarin NB
Rustagi A, Shekhar S, Kumar D, Lawrence K, Bhat V, Sarin NB
Khushboo, Bhardwaj K, Singh P, Raina M, Sharma V, Kumar D
Bagri DS, Kumar D, Upadhyay DC, Prasad R and Upadhyay CP
Singh P, Kumar D, Sarin NB
Rustagi A, Shekhar S, Kumar D, Jayaswal A, Bhat V, Sarin NB
Rajwanshi R, Kumar D, Yusuf MA, DebRoy S, Sarin NB
Rustagi A, Jain S, Kumar D, Jain M, Shekhar S, Bhat V, Sarin NB
Kumar D, Shekhar S, Bisht S, Kumar V, Varma A, Kumar M
Kumar D, Yusuf MA, Singh P, Sardar M, Sarin NB
Rustagi A, Kumar D, Shekhar S, Yusuf MA, Misra S, Sarin NB
Singh M, Kumar D, Yusuf MA, Sardar M, Sarin NB
Kumar D, Yusuf MA, Singh P, Sardar M, Sarin NB
Kumar D, Singh P, Yusuf MA, Upadhyaya CP, Hohn T, Sarin NB
Jain S, Kumar D, Jain M, Chaudhary P, Deswal R, Sarin NB
Yusuf MA, Kumar D, Rajwanshi R, Strasser RJ, Tsimilli-Michael M, Govindjee, Sarin NB
Scholars and research students guided by the faculty member.
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Courses and academic offerings associated with this faculty profile.
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Memberships in academic associations, professional societies and advisory councils.
European Plant Science Organization
Since 2021Academic honours, distinctions, prizes and recognitions received by the faculty member.
Academic Recognition
Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Academic Recognition
Plant Tissue Culture Association of India (PTCAI)
Academic Recognition
Society for Plant Research
Academic Recognition
Society for Plant Research, India
Academic Recognition
Society for Plant Research, India
Academic Recognition
Centre for Educational Development Foundation (CED), New Delhi, India
Academic Recognition
Scientific Planet Society (SPS), Dehradun, India
Academic Recognition
Academy of Plant Sciences, India for outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Stress Physiology, Metabolic Engineering, Functional Genomics and Plant Tissue Culture
Academic Recognition
XIX International Botanical Congress (IBC-2017), Shenzhen, China.
Academic Recognition
“InterDrought-V” conference organized by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India.
Academic Recognition
Society for In Vitro Biology, for outstanding research in Plant Tissue Culture at “2013 In Vitro Biology Meeting”, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Academic Recognition
Society for In Vitro Biology, for outstanding research in Plant Tissue Culture and excellent student presentation at “2011 In Vitro Biology Meeting” from June 4-8, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Notable academic, professional, research and institutional achievements.
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Banaras Hindu University
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