• • Name: RAJEEV RANJAN
  • Gender: Male
  • Department: Zoology
  • Designation: Assistant Professor Department of Zoology

• Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Zoology, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU, Patna since July 1st 2019 till date.
• Managed a research work entitled “Evaluation of anti-hyperglycemic effect of Trigonella foenum on induced diabetes in Swiss Albino mice” as a principal investigator funded by Patna Women’s College under Seed Money Project.
• JRF at AIIMS, New Delhi, Electron Microscope Facility, Department of Anatomy (Jan 2019 – June 2019) in the Nano-Mission sponsored project entitled “Decipher mechanistic basis of the intracellular trafficking of the optically active Nanoparticles using super resolution microscopy”.
• JRF at IIT Jodhpur, Molecular Motors & Cell Motility Lab, Dept. of Bioscience and Bioengineering (Aug 2018 – Nov 2018).
• Research trainee at CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Physical and Material Chemistry Division, Pune, Maharashtra (1st Feb 2016 – 31st March 2016) on the topic “Understanding the pH dependent changes in the stability of a multi-domain protein”.

• • Qualified CSIR NET-JRF 2017 (Life Sciences)
  • Qualified in 2018 GATE- (Life Sciences)
  • Qualified TIFR- JGEEBILS 2018
  • Awarded as the Best Oral Presentation for the paper on “Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Paddy Fields of Patna and the Efficacy of Bioremediation Techniques.” in International Conference on Environment, Aquaculture and Sustainable Agriculture held on 22-23-24 September 2023; jointly organised by Department of Botany, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi and International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, Kolkata.

• Awarded as the Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Teaching Excellence Award, 2023, by International Benevolent Research Foundation, Kolkata at the Inaugural Session of the 5″ World Clean Environment Summit 2023 and International Conference on “Technological Innovations for Climate Change Mitigation and Global Warming on December 12, 2023 at the auditorium of Magadh Mahila College, Patna, Bihar.

• • Ranjan, R., Khare, P., & Adya. (2025). Impact of PGPR consortium on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and bioremediation in contaminated soils of Patna, India. South Asian Journal of Experimental Biology, 15(1), 23–33.

• Ranjan, R., Azam, A. A., Atri, B., & Singh, D. (2024). A comparative assessment of biodegradability of plastic via microbial approach. IRIS – Journal for Young Scientists, 14(1), 60–67.
• Ranjan, R., Raj, A., Raj, P., & Rishika. (2024). Comparative analysis of physico-chemical, heavy metal pollutants and microbial indicators in pre and post idol immersion water sample of Ganga River, Patna. IRIS – Journal for Young Scientists, 14(1), 45–52.
• Ranjan, R., Kumari, S., Prasad, A., & Raj, N. (2024). Comparative analysis of nutritional composition between plant-based and animal-based milk. Explore – Journal of Research, 17, 15–21.
• Ranjan, R., Kumari, A., Kumari, M., & Kumari, N. (2023). Impact of leftover tea leaves on rate of flowering and soil fertility. QUEST, 1(1), 22–27.
• Mani, M., Rani, S., Kumari, K., & Ranjan, R. (2022). Antifungal properties of fruit and vegetable seeds against Malassezia. IRIS – Journal for Young Scientists, 12, 8–12.
• Ranjan, A., Singh, M., Raj, A., & Ranjan, R. (2020). Biodegradation of plastics using Bacillus subtilis. IRIS – Journal for Young Scientists, 10(6), 30–34.

BOOKS

• • Rajeev Ranjan, Harshita Kumari (2023). NTA UGC-CSIR NET life sciences past 15 years’ question papers sorted topic wise. Notion Press. ISBN: 9798890661920
  • Rajeev Ranjan, Harshita Kumari (2023). NTA UGC-CSIR NET Life Science Unit Wise Multiple-Choice Questions for Part-B. Notion Press. ISBN: 9798890672643

SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES

• • International Conference on Environment, Aquaculture and Sustainable Agriculture held on 22-23-24 September 2023; jointly organised by Department of Botany, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi and International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, Kolkata.
  • National Conference on Food and Nutritional Security and Sustainable Agriculture held on 15-16 April, 2022 (Hyderabad) organised by Society for Agriculture Innovation and Development, Ranchi

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES/ WORKSHOPS

• • Five Day Workshop: Data Analysis and Statistics using SPSS, St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna, 15-19.09.2021.
  • Creating a Positive Work Culture: Strategy for Quality and Excellence, IQAC, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU, Patna, 23 – 27.06.2021.
  • Drug Engineering, AICTE Training &Learning (ATAL) Academy Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, 26 – 30.10.2020
  • Moodle LMS: Exploring New Horizons of Teaching-Learning, Department of MCA & Computer Science, Patna Women’s College in association with Remote Learning through Spoken Tutorial, IIT, Mumbai, 15 – 21.05.2020.
  • Internet of Things (IoT) (Applications in Biomedical Instrumentation, Healthcare and Pharma), AICTE Training &Learning (ATAL)Academy
    Women Engineering College AJMER, 12 – 16.10.2020.
  • Curriculum development for Outcome based Education, IQAC, Patna Women’s College, 25.09.2020-03.10.2020.
  • Standards of Excellence in Higher Education, IQAC, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU, Patna, 05 – 06.07.2019.

MEMBERSHIP

• Life time member of Indian Science Congress.
• Member, Board of Studies, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since 2020.
• Member, Placement and Career Counselling Cell, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since July 2023 till date.
• Member, Disha: Competitive Examination Guidance Cell, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since July 2023 till date.
• Member, NAAC Working Committee, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU.
• Member, Cultural Committee, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since July 2024 till date.
• Coordinator of “Sur Sangam – Music Club” Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since July 2024 till date.
• Member, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, PU since April 2025 till date.