• Name: DR. SARITA SRIVASTAVA
• Gender: Female
• Department: Home Science
• Specialisation: Food and Nutrition

Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Microbiology, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics

• 2001(Dec)UGC NET
• 2001 & 2004 ASRB/ICAR NET (Recognized by UGC/CSIR)
• 2021 UGC NET
• CTET 2011, 2018.
• STET, 2023
• Fellowship recipient under UG & PG
• Won Gold Medal for the 1st rank in M.Sc. on the occasion of IVth convocation (14th Feb.2004) in the presence of the Hon’ble President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

• Worked as Assistant Professor (Resource person) in Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, M.D.D.M. College, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur,(2002-2007) .
• Worked as Evaluator in IGNOU, New Delhi (2008-2020) for MSCDFSM, ANC, DNHE and CNCC.
• Worked as Teacher in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gerukamukh ,  Assam from 2015 to 2018.
• Worked as a Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty), J. D. Women’s College, Patna ( 2022 – 2023)in Home Science Department.
• Worked as Teacher (11-12) (BPSC- TRE -2) (Subject-Home Science), Gandhi Higher secondary School, Sahdai Buzurg,  Vaishali   , 2024 – 2024.
• Empanelled as Academic Counsellor regional centre, Patna, regional service Division IGNOU, HQ, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi .

• Srivastava S. (2023). Maternal Nutrition security in India: Policies and Programmes. Women’s Education. A Tool for Multidimensional Development, Edited by Kumari P. Walnut Publication. October 2023.Hardbook ISBN:979-8-89171-022-1, eBook ISBN:979-8-89171-019-1.
• Srivastava S., Kumari P. and Kumari M. (2019) Food supplements. Advances in Agricultural and rural development. Edited by Singh J., Nigam R., Kumar A., Singh P. and Lal H. Rubicon publication (Bloomsbury Square, London, England). 2019. ISBN: 978-1-913482-93-0.
• Srivastava S. (2019). Malnutrition in Adolescents. Malnutrition: symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment, Edited by Kumari M., Jha A., Mehta B., Kumar A. and Kumar S. Kripa Drishti Publication. November 2019.ISBN:978-81-19149-81-0.
• Srivastava S. & I. (2022). Women Empowerment: Issues, Challenges, Schemes and Policies. Towards Equality: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Women’s Empowerment, Edited by Pragati, Krishna Publication House, Gujrat.2022.ISBN:978-93-90627-19-6.
• Srivastava S,(2024). Millets: Boon for life. Millet : Reservoir of Nutrients, Edited by Kumari K. and Kumari S, Kripa Drishti Publication . ISBN-978-81-969-534-6-

• Srivastava S., Singh U. (2001). Organoleptic quality and acceptability testing of weaning foods developed out of Nutricereals. Nutritional Society of India., Poster session made on5th December, 2001 of the XXXIV NSI Conference to be held at Bhopal.
• Srivastava S. and Kumari, P. (2018). Impact of Nutritional Supplementation on the Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls. Nutritional Society of India. Golden Jubilee Conference of nutrition society of India (50th Annual International Conference of NSI). Theme: India’s Transition from Food Security to Nutrition Security, 15 -17 November 2018.
• In 1st Apollo update on Clinical Diet therapy .(2006 )Role of Diet for Anemic Pregnant mother. (1st Position in Free Oral Paper Presentation).
• Srivastava S. (2019) . Development of supplementary food for Adolescent girls and evaluation for its sensory, nutritional and storage parameters. Patna Women’s College, P. U., Patna. National Seminar on Women in contemporary India: Contexts and Possibilities.18 & 19 September, 2019
• Srivastava S. (2019) . Prevalence of Anemia in Adolescent girls and effective interventions to improve nutritional status. Magadh Mahila College ,P. U. National Seminar on Women’s Health: Miles to go. March 8 – 9 , 2019.
• Srivastava S. (2019). Gender Disparity in Food Consumption pattern of Adolescent girls in Muzaffarpur. Centre for gender studies, Patna . International Conference on Gender issues:Understanding the Co-Constitution of Gender and Politics.18-19 October,2019.

• Srivastava S. and Kumari, P, (2018). Determinants of education quality in children’s of Lower Subansiri of Arunachal Pradesh. National institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) National Seminar on shifting paradigms in Education Financing Concerns on Quality, Equity and Employability, 13-14 December, 2018.
• Srivastava S.(2001).Nutritional evaluation of weaning foods developed from Nutricereals, Nutrition society of India, Bhopal chapter XXXIV Conference ,Bhopal., from 5-6 December 2001.
• Srivastava S.(2001). Organoleptic quality and acceptability testing of weaning foods developed out of Nutricereals., Nutrition society of India, Bhopal chapter XXXIV Conference, Bhopal., from 5-6 December 2001.
• Induction programme/Faculty Development Programme/Training
• Participated in MANAGE Collaborative Online Training Programme on “Women Entrepreneurship” organized by Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa and MANAGE, Hyderabad, from 16-18 August, 2023.
• Attended Five Days STC (Hybrid Mode) on “Academic Research Writing and Publishing” Organised by ‘National Institute of Technology, Patna., from 17th July to 21th July 2023

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• Attended Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology for Social Sciences, Engineering and Management: NEP 2020 (RMSSEM 2023)” Organised by National Institute of Technology, Patna., from 10th July to 14th July 2023.Ref. No: RMSSEM/2023/84, Dated 14-07-2023.
• Attended a one week Interdisciplinary Faculty Development Programme on “Indian Knowledge System in Perspective of NEP-2020 and Professional Ethics in Higher Education” Organized by J. D. Women’s College ,Patna, From 22-27 May 2023.
  Attended 5-days Training Programme on “Management Development Program for Women Officers in Development Sectors” conducted at National Institute of Agricultural Extension
• Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad through online mode from 14 – 18 December, 2020.
  Membership of Academic Bodies
• Life membership of “Nutrition Society of India”.