• Name: Dr. AISHWARYA RAJ
• Gender: Female
• Department: Geography

• Teaching in the Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College, Patna University at Under Graduation and Post-Graduation level since 1^st July, 2019

Membership :

• Life Time Member (LM-1191) of AGBJ (Association of Geographers of Bihar & Jharkhand)
• Life Time Member of NAGI (National Association of Geographers, India)

• Ph.D. in Geography from A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna.

• Awarded Cyril D’Souza Memorial Award (2020).
• Awarded Merit Scholarship by UGC (2015-2017).
• University Rank Holder – M.A. in Geography (2017)
• University Rank Holder (Department of Education, Patna University)
• University Rank Holder (Geography -Honours, 2015)
• First Rank Holder, Department of Education, Patna Women’s College, Patna.
• Served as Chairperson of Social Science Club ‘Be the change’ at Department of Education, Patna Women’s College.

• Research paper entitled “Dynamics of Urban Mobility in Patna Municipal Corporation”, Published in Explore-Journal of Research, Vol. XVIII, Pg. 111-119,2025.
• Research paper entitled “Socio-Spatial Analysis of Existing trend and Future Prospects of Solid Waste Management in Patna”, Published in Explore-Journal of Research, Vol. XVII, Pg. 90-96,2024.
• Research paper entitled “Walkable Urban Road Infrastructure and Challenges of Pedestrians: A Study of Patna”, Published in Madhya Bharti -Humanities and Social Sciences.Vol.83, pp.113-120, 2023.
• Research paper entitled “Sustainable Development at Rural-Urban Fringe: A Space of Problems and Opportunities”, Published in Education and Society, Vol.-47, pp. 43-48, 2023.
• Research paper entitled “Challenges in Access to Government Welfare & Protection interventions among Fishermen Community in Bihar”, Published in Humanity-Science Interface. Vol.9, Issue-1, Pg. 5-16,2023.
• Research paper entitled “A spatial Analysis of Human development in Bihar”, Published in Journal of Emerging Technology and Innovative Research.Vol. 10, Issue-2, pp. d723-728, 2023.
• Research paper entitled “Impact of Employment Related Geographical mobility (E-RGM) on Livelihood of Daily Commuters from Rural-Urban Fringe to CBD of Patna”, Published in Explore-Journal of Research, Vol. XIV,No. 1, Pg. 115-123,2022.
• Research paper entitled “Status,Drivers,Challenges and Prospects of Small-Scale Rural Industries in Rural-Urban Fringe of Patna”, Published in Geographical Perspective,Vol.-23,pp. 9-103,2022.
• Research paper entitled “Situational analysis of Migrant Labourers of Bihar during Covid-19 crisis (A Comparative analysis of Buxar and Vaishali Districts of Bihar)”. Published in Explore- Journal of Research, Vol. XIII, pp.135-142, 2021.
• Research paper entitled “De-agrarianization in Rural-urban fringe and Employment Related Geographical Mobility (E-RGM)”, Published in Humanity-Science Interface, Volume:7, Issue-1, Pg. 20-30,2021.

• Presented Research Paper entitled “Land Use in Urban Periphery of Patna”, in XXV Annual Conference & National Seminar organized by Association of Geographers Bihar & Jharkhand (AGBJ) on focal theme “Climate Change, Agricultural Practices and Food Security” on 27-28^th October,2025.
• Presented Research Paper entitled “Identification of Garbage Vulnerable Points using Geo- Spatial Techniques in Patna Municipal Corporation”, in the International Conference on Global Sustainability for a Resilient Future organised by the Department of Commerce, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University, Bihar, India from 29^th-30^th November,2024.
• Presented Research Paper entitled “Livelihood Diversification and Employment Related Geographical Mobility(E-RGM) from Fringe to city Patna”, in the International Web Conference on Understanding Urban Ecosystem and Moving Towards Sustainability organized by Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College in collaboration with Loreto College, Kolkata, held from 22nd to 24th August, 2022.
• Presented Research Paper entitled “A Social-Regional Perspective on Sustainable Development at Rural-Urban Fringe” held on 25th & 26th July, 2021 in 2^nd International Virtual Conference on Focal Theme: Impact of Changing Urban Landscape on Man & Environment.
• Presented Research Paper entitled “Sustainable Development at Rural-Urban Fringe: A space of problems and opportunities” September 12, 2021 XVI DGSI International Geography Online Conference.
• Presented Research Paper entitled “Status, Challenges and Prospects of Small-Scale Rural Industries in Rural-Urban Fringe of Patna” held on 29-30 September,2021 in International seminar on ‘Challenges and Prospects of Rural Industry in India’, Association of Geographers Bihar & Jharkhand.
• Presented paper in National Seminar on “Human Development: Contemporary Issues and Challenges” on topic “Human Development in Bihar : An Inter-District Analysis”,(2020).

• Supervision undergoing for project under Student Research Project (SRP), on topic “Unraveling the Dynamics of Public Transit System in Urban Patna Using Geospatial Techniques” (2025-2026).
• Supervised students for project under SRP, on topic “Dynamics of Urban Mobility in Patna Municipal Corporation”, (2024-2025).
• Supervised students for project under CPE, on topic “Socio-Spatial Analysis of Existing trend and Future Prospects of Solid Waste Management in Patna”, (2023-2024).
• Supervised students for project under CPE, on topic “Walkable Urban Road Infrastructure and Challenges of Pedestrians: A Study of Patna”, (2023).
• Supervised students for project under CPE, on topic “Impact of Employment Related Geographical mobility (E-RGM) on Livelihood of Daily Commuters from Rural-Urban Fringe to CBD of Patna”, (2022).
• Supervised students for project under CPE, on topic “Situational Analysis of Migrant Labourers of Bihar during COVID-19 Crisis: A Comparative Study of Buxar and Vaishali Districts of Bihar”, (2021).

• Participated in 5 Day faculty Development Programme on “Higher Education in the Current Scenario: Issues and Challenges” held from 18^th -22^nd August,2025 organized by IQAC,PWC and United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.
• Attended one-week faculty Development Programme on ‘Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS’, Organized by IQAC & Department of Geography, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Ranchi from 26^th May, 2025 to 31^st May,2025 in Offline/Physical mode.
• Attended the National Workshop on ‘NavIC – The Game Changer’ organized by Sophia Girls’ College (Autonomous), Ajmer from 28th July to 1st August, 2025.
• National Web Conference “Navigating the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic through Effective Leadership and Organisational Culture” held on 29th to 30th January, 2021 organized by The Department of Advertising and Marketing Management(AMM) Patna Women’s College (Autonomous).
• Participated and moderated in the International Web Conference on “Understanding Urban Ecosystem and Moving Towards Sustainability” organized by Department of Geography, Patna Women’s College in collaboration with Loreto College, Kolkata, held from 22nd to 24th August, 2022.
• Participated in national seminar on “Women in Contemporary India: Context and possibilities”, as a Rapporteur. (2019)
• Completed a Certificate Course on ‘Remote Sensing and GIS Technology and Applications for University Teachers and Government Officials’, offered by Indian Institute of Remote sensing, ISRO, Dehradun.
• Completed with distinction a four -week online course on ‘Cooperative Learning Pedagogy’, offered by GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, Punjab (India), under the UNESCO’s OE4BW online mentoring Program-2019.
• Completed 21 days Online ‘GIS Training Program using QGIS’, offered by Department of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Karnataka, jointly with State Institute of Urban Development, Karnataka, India.
• Participated in IP Awareness/Training Program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission, Organized by Intellectual Property Office, India on April 06,2023.

• Skill of communication, time management, and organization.
• Patience with students.
• Interactive teaching.
• Differentiated instruction.
• Effective interaction with parents.
• Work cooperatively with other teachers in developing and sharing curriculum strategies.
• Capable of grasping new concepts quickly.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies to provide excellence to students of all ability levels.
•  Capable to work independently with minimum guidance.