University of Delhi
NAAC Grade A++ with CGPA 3.71 NIRF Rank # 12 (Amongst Colleges)Associate Professor | Department of Chemistry
Contact (Off.): +91-11-27667458
URL : http://hansrajcollege.ac.in/vfp.php?id=28
Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Dicovery
Medicinal Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Organic Chemistry; Basic Organic Chemistry
Doctoral Research
Post-Doctoral Research
Master Thesis
Administrative Committees
Synthesis, Conformational Features and Reactivity Studies of Sym N,N’,N”-Triarylguanidines (2010)
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2023-2026)
Project Cost: Rs. 1,02,12,522/-
Role: PI
Funding Agency: INMAS-DRDO, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2023-2025)
Project Cost: Rs. 23,90,774/-
Role: PI
Funding Agency: SERB, Government of India (ASEAN-India R&D Project).
Duration: Two Years (2023-2025)
Project Cost: Rs. 34,00,000/-
Role: PI
Funding Agency: DRDO, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2021-2024)
Project Cost: 49.04 Lakh
Role: PI
Funding Agency: BRICS - DST, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2021-2023)
Project Cost: 42.87 Lakh
Role: Co-PI
Funding Agency: INMAS-DRDO, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2021-2022)
Project Cost: 8.90 Lakh
Role: PI
Funding Agency: SERB, Government of India
Duration: Three Years (2020-2023)
Project Cost: 46.41 Lakh
Role: PI
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Duration: 2019-2021
Cost: 63.08 Lakh
Role: PI
Funding Agency: DRDO, Government of India
Project Cost: 48.2 Lakh
Duration: 2017-2020
Role: PI
Funding Agency: SERB, Government of India Duration: 2016-2019
Cost: 32.89 Lakh Role: PI
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Project Cost: 10 Lakh
Duration: 2011-2014
Role: PI
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Project cost: 5 Lakh
Duration: 2014-2016
Role: Co-PI
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Project cost: 5 Lakh
Duration: 2014-2017
Role: Co-PI
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Project Cost: 38 Lakh
Duration: 2017-2020
Role: Co-PI In collaboration with IIT Delhi
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Project Cost: 24.28 Lakh
Duration: 2015-2017
Role: Co-PI In collaboration with IIT Delhi
Funding: University of Delhi
Project Cost: 10 Lakh
Duration: One Year (2012-2013).
Funding Agency: University of Delhi
Project Cost: 6 Lakh
Duration: One Year (2015-2016).
Edited Books
Singh, A., Rathi, B., Verma, A. K., & Singh, I. K. (Eds.). (2023). Natural Product Based Drug Discovery Against Human Parasites, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9605-4_16 Springer Singapore (ISBN: 9789811996047).
Book Chapter(s)
*Corresponding/co-corresponding Author
A national conference on “Convergence of Science and Spirituality” was organized (5- 6th Nov 2011) by Sri Venkateswara College in association with the Institute for Science and Spirituality, A Study Wing of ISKCON Delhi (Role: Coordinator).
Patent (International) – Granted
Patent (Indian) - Filed
Awards/Fellowships Availed
2024 March – “CAPES-Print Fellowship” from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Ministry of Education, Brazil.
2023 (July) – “Mahatma Hansraj Research Excellence Award” Hansraj College, University of Delhi.
2023 (June) – Appointed “Scientific Advisor”, Delhi High Court, New Delhi.
2022 (June) – “Institute of Eminence Fellow Award” by University of Delhi.
2021 (October) – Best Paper Presentation Award by International Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences and Amity University, Noida.
2021 (July) - Scientists join hands targeting to synthesize compounds to inhibit maturation & propagation of COVID 19 virus – a story about our research published on DST, Govt. of India website.
2019 – “CAPES-Print Fellowship” from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Ministry of Education, Brazil.
2018 - The prestigious “Excellence Awards for In Service Teachers” by University of Delhi. This award is given to highly deserving individuals for their contribution to academic activities.
2018 - “Best Young Teacher award” by Grace India Award-2018 Function on the occasion of 87th Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam celebrated at Hansraj College University of Delhi.
2016-2017 “UGC-Raman International Fellowship” by UGC, Ministry of Human Recourses and Development, Govt. of India.
2016 – “Early Career Research Award” by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Ministry of Science of Technology, Govt. of India.
2011-2014 – “Young Scientist Fellowship” by DST, Ministry of Science of Technology, Govt. of India.
2017 – “International Reviewer for Russian Science Foundation (RSF)” – onrecommendations of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Russia.
2018 - Ambassador for Bentham Science Publishers.
Honorary Positions (Editing/Review/Membership of Scientific Bodies):
Short Course(s)