Educational qualifications and Career Profile:
Ph.D. 1999-2004 CSIR-CDRI (awarded from JNU, Mentor: Dr R P Tripathi)
MSc (Chemistry) 1996-1998 Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University
Lecturer 2004-2005 Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (Post was offered)
Assist. Professor 2005-11/2017 Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University
Postdoc Fellow 2005 University of Florida, USA (Mentor: Prof. Alan R Katritzky)
Visiting Fellow 2007-2008 University of California-Davis, USA (Mentor: Prof. Xi Chen)
Guest Scientist 2009-2010 Universitat Konstanz, Germany (Mentor: Prof. R R Schmidt)
Professor 11/2020- Banaras Hindu University, INDIA

Publications details:
    No. of Publications: 165 (h-index: 41, i10 index: 106, Citation: 6850, IF: 626)
    Patents                    : 8
    Book/ Chapters       : 4/21
    Invited Lectures     : 221
    PhD Supervised     : 13 (+8)   
    Research projects   : 8 completed (ongoing 2, IoE and SERB)

Honors / Award received (Selected list): 
    1. Listed in Top 2 % Scientist Ranking for the Year 2021 & 2022
    2. Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal for the year 2021
    3. Most Productive Researcher Award-2019, Banaras Hindu University
    4. Excellence in Carbohydrate Research Award-2019, ACCT(I)
    5. Dr. S. S. Deshpande National Award-2016 for High Impact Contribution in Chemistry.
    6. 1st Prof N Roy Award for the Excellence in Carbohydrate Chemistry-2015 
    7. Prof. A. S. R. Anjaneyulu 60th Birthday Commemoration Award-2014
   8. Dr. Ghanashyam Srivastava Medal-2012, Indian Chemical Society
   9. 1st Dr. H C Srivastava Award-2012, ACCT(I)
  10. Prof. R C Shah Memorial Lecture Award-2011 (ISCA)
  11. Dr. Arvind Kumar Memorial Award-2010, Indian Council of Chemist
  12. Young Scientist Award (UP-CST-2010, ICS-2004, ICRABTS-2004, and CRSI-2012)