[International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088]
An Advance Research Institute Under Administrative Control of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
PLACEMENT BROCHURE
2016-2017
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES Capacity Building for a Better Future
In 1956, the United Nations, the Government of India and the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, jointly established the Institute to serve
as a regional center for teaching, training and conducting research in the area of population studies in the ESCAP region. Prior
to 1970, the IIPS was popularly known as Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC). Institute was declared
deemed university on August 15, 1985. The Institute is an autonomous institution under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Institute offers academic courses in population sciences to train
students in demography, population, health and social sciences. Training programmes and consultancy services to government
and non-governmental organizations and other academic institutions are also part of the activities of the institution. The
Institute also undertakes large-scale national wide health surveys.
The IIPS has helped in building a nucleus of professionals in the field of population and health in various countries in the
ESCAP region. During the past 50 years, students from 42 different countries of Asia and the Pacific region, Africa, and North
America have been trained at the Institute. Many, who are trained at the Institute, now occupy key positions in the field of
population and health in governments of various countries, universities and research institutes as well as in reputed national
and international organizations.
About the Institute
Objectives of the Institute
• To train persons from India and other countries in the field of population studies, public health issues and analytics.
• To undertake scientific research on population problems which are of special importance to India and other countries in the
ESCAP region.
• To collect, organize and disseminate demographic information about the population of India and other countries of the
world.
• To provide services of research, evaluation, training, consultation and guidance related to population problems to
government departments, public corporations or private establishments as deemed desirable in pursuance of the objective
of the Society.
• To undertake, organize and facilitate study courses, conferences, lectures, seminars and the like to promote the aforesaid
objectives.
• To undertake and provide for publication of journals and research papers, books and to establish, maintain libraries and
information service in furtherance of the objectives of the institute.
Mission and Vision of the Institute
Mission: "The Institute will strive to be a centre of excellence on all population and relevant issues through high quality
education, teaching and research. This will be achieved by (a) creating competent professionals, (b) generating and
disseminating scientific knowledge and evidence, (c) collaboration and exchange of knowledge, and (d) advocacy and
awareness.
Vision: "To position IIPS as a premier teaching and research institution in population sciences responsive to emerging national
and global needs based on values of inclusion, sensitivity and rights protection."
Functions of the Institute
Teaching
The Institute presently offers the following regular teaching programmes:
M.A./M.Sc. Programme in Population Studies
Master of Science in Biostatistics and Demography
Master of Population Studies (MPS)
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Population Studies
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies
Master of Population Studies (MPS) (Distance Learning)
Post Doctoral Fellowship(P.D.F.)
Diploma in Health Promotion Education (DHPE)
Research
Apart from the teaching activities, the Institute also conducts a large number of research projects on various aspects of
population and health. The Institute also undertakes evaluative studies and large-scale surveys. Emphasis is given on studies
related to inter-relationship of various social and economic variables of the components of population change such as Fertility,
Mortality, Migration and Health Complexities. Institute had conducted many important surveys like National Family Health
Survey (NFHS), District Level Household Survey (DLHS), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), YOUTH in India Project,
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS India Project), Research Intervention Sexual Health Theory to Action (RISHTA Project).
The research projects of the Institute are mostly funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
and also by the State Governments, World Bank, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, International
Labor Organization and other Government and Non-Government organizations.
Consultative Services
The Institute provides consultancy services and undertakes special studies on problems related to population at the request of
the Government, the United Nations and other specialized agencies. Given the expertise of the staff in various areas of
population, research methodology, etc., an active effort is being made to let the organizations which need short term
consultancy services, know about the availability of persons.
Documentation
The Institute maintains an excellent library with most recent books on population and related topics.
To fulfill the academic objectives of the Institute, IIPS Library maintains an excellent library with full of demographic
information sources in various forms like published, unpublished, printed, electronic, and online. The library has fully
automated in ‘System for Library & Information Management -21’ (SLIM21) software. The library building is centrally air-
conditioned, well furnished to provide extra comfort and also well equipped with latest IT infrastructure to provide pinpointed
and quick information required to its patrons.
Faculty Members
Department of Mathematical
Demography & StatisticsDepartment OF Migration & Urban Studies
Professor & Head Professor & Head
Dr. L. Ladu Singh Dr. Ram Babu Bhagat
Professor Professor
Dr. Sayeed Unisa Dr. K.C Das
Professor Associate Professor
Dr. S.K. Singh Dr. Archana Roy
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Laxmi Kant Dwivedi Mr. Sunil T. Sarode
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Preeti Dhillon Dr. Reshmi R.S.
Department of Fertility Studies Department of Population Policies & Programmes
Professor & Head Professor & Head
Dr. D.A. Nagdeve Dr.Balram Paswan
Professor Associate Professor
Dr. Chander Shekher Dr. Murali Dhar
Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. S.K. Mohanty Dr. Dipti Govil
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. M.R. Pradhan Dr. Sarang Pedgaonkar
Department of Public Health & Mortality Studies Department of Development Studies
Professor & Head Professor & Head
Dr.(Mrs.) Usha Ram Dr. P. Arokiasamy
Professor Professor
Dr.H. Lhungdim Dr. R. Nagarajan
Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Abhishek Singh Dr. Manoj Alagrajan
Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Dhananjay Bansod Dr. Aparajita Chattopadhya
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Kaushalendra Kumar Dr. Harihar Sahoo
Department of Extra Mural StudiesAssistant Professor
Dr. Suryakant Yadav
Professor & head
Dr. Balram Paswan
Research Assistant
Prakash H. Fulpagare
Research Assistant
Dr. M. Vaithilingam
Multi Tasking Staff (MTS (on daily wage)
Ms. Vaishali Doiphode
Alumni of any academic institute possess immense strength to shape and reshape the capacity of the parent organization as
and when it is needed. They are the best channel, to help in understanding the exact professional requirements of the
market, industry, and employers. Therefore, they become a bridging force between the Institute and the potential job market
for its future alumni. They can extend their unconditional support to the Institute in those difficult areas where often
financial and administrative limitations become barriers in meeting its vision and mission. With the genesis of such a noble
idea, faculties and the Alumni of the Institute formed and a registered professional body of IIPS trained population
graduates in the name of the IIPS Alumni Association (IIPSAA) under the Society Registration Act 21, 1860 (Regd.
No.2893/2011/GBBSD) as well as under the Charity Commission Act 1950 (Regd.No. F49222 (Mumbai).
About IIPS Alumni Association (IIPSAA)
IIPSAA Management Committee
Dr. F. Ram, Director & Sr. Professor IIPS Patron
Prof. P. Arokiasamy President
Prof. Chander Shekhar Vice President
Prof. D.P. Singh Vice President
Prof. Kailash Chandra Das General Secretary
Dr. Abhishek Singh Treasurer
Dr. Archana K. Roy Co-editor, e-newsletter
Dr. Manoj Alagarajan Joint Treasurer
Dr. Aparajita Chattopadhyay Editor, e-newsletter
Dr. Harihar Sahoo Member
Mr. Prakash H. Fulpagare Member and Secretariat
Dr. Sanjay Kumar (UNFPA) Member
Dr. Ajay Singh Convenor, Delhi/Northern Chapter
Prof. K.S.James Convenor, Southern Chapter
Dr. Nandita Saikia Member
Programs and Courses Offered
This is two year program designed to provide in-depth knowledge of the linkages between population and various dimensions of socio-
economic, health and environmental development. These programmes provide analytical skills to students with rigorous hands-on
training of SPSS, STATA, MlWiN and large scale data handling. Program requires successful competition of 16 main papers in the
area of population and demography studies; one optional course and a dissertation. Students are also trained in Research Methodology
which includes successful completion of field work.
This is two year program which provide students knowledge and understanding of modern statistical demographic and epidemiological
methods which includes their application in all areas of public health, health, demography, and social sciences. The program provides
data handling and analytical skills with rigorous hands-on training of SPSS, STATA, MLwiN, R, SAS and GIS. This program requires
successful competition of 17 main papers; one optional course and a dissertation. Opportunities are given to develop consultancy skills
which are much valued by employers. Students are also taught Clinical Trails as a separate subject.
M.P.S. is a one year program designed to provide a higher level of understanding of the population sciences. This program mainly
consists of tools and techniques of Demography. Program requires successful competition of 15 main courses in the area of population
and demography studies, one optional course and one term paper. The program provides data handling and analytical skills with
rigorous hands-on training of SPSS, STATA, and MLwiN.
M.Phil Programme of one year duration include course on advanced research methodology, survey of literature, and one optional paper
from core area of population studies. The research methodology course consists of wide knowledge of sampling designs and
techniques in social science research, design, sample size techniques and content of large scale surveys in India e.g. DHS, WFS,
NFHS, RCH, BSS, MICS, NSSO, IHDS etc. This program includes rigorous practical work as quantitative and qualitative data
analysis and econometrics modeling using SPSS, STATA, and MLwiN. The second semester is devoted to the writing of dissertation.
Students are highly encouraged for conference participation related to their thesis presentation. Students enrolled in this program are
mostly from above mentioned programs.
M.A/M.Sc. Population Studies
M.Sc. Bio-Statistics and Demography
Masters of Population Studies (M.P.S.)
Masters of Philosophy in Population Studies (M.Phil)
Main course offered in different programs
Mathematical Methods Basics of Human Biology Historical Demography
Economic & Geography Fertility and Nuptiality Social Science Concept and Issues
Advanced Research Methodology Demographic Methods Introduction to Demography
Sociology, Psychology and Anthropology Introduction to Biostatistics &
Epidemiology
Survey of Literature and Critical review
Introduction to demography and sources of
demographic data
Population Policies and Programmes Mortality, Morbidity and Public Health
Survival Analysis Epidemiological Methods Reproductive Health
Application of Statistical and Demographic
Packages
Sampling Techniques in Health &
Demographic Surveys
Migration, Spatial Distribution and
Urbanization
Concepts and Measures of Global Health Advanced Statistical and Computer
Applications
Demographic Models and Indirect Methods
of Estimation
Population Projections Applied Multivariate Analysis Population Ageing
Reproductive Health Demographic Models Evaluation and Adjustment of Data
Gender Issues Healthcare Systems and Policies Methods in Clinical Trials
Evaluation of Health and Family Welfare
Programme
Basic Statistical Methods for Population
Studies
Indirect Estimation Techniques and
Demographic Models
Optional Papers
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Fertility and Reproductive Rights Urban and Regional Planning
Gender, Development and Health Population and Development Population Ageing
Operation Research Methods Business Demography Biostatistics
Public Health and Mortality Social Welfare Policies and Development Population and Sustainable Development
Migration, Urbanization and Development Database Theory and Management of
Biological Data
Health Economics & Health Financing
The academic programs at IIPS necessitates students to familiarize themselves with software packages and data analysis
packages like STATA, SPSS, R, SAS, MORTPAK, MlWiN, MATLAB, Arc GIS, ERDAS etc. Students analyze different large
scale datasets like NFHS, DLHS, IHDS, SAGE, LASI, NSSO etc with these software packages. This enhances students’
conceptual and analytical reasoning power.
Thesis, Term paper, Assignments and Fieldwork
Thesis, term paper and assignments are an integral part of the evaluation process different programs offered in IIPS. They are an
important and necessary value additions to the students' understanding of the subjects. Assignments and presentations has 20%
weight in overall evaluation of performance during the course.
Application of Theory
Application of an appropriate analytical framework , along with empirical evidence, is a sure test of the students' understanding
of concepts at hand. Empirical analysis is carried out using highly advanced econometric packages which create a bridge
between theory and application.
Fieldwork
Students generally form groups for data collection as fieldwork in different areas of Maharashtra under different topics of
population and health. This approach incorporates a spirit of teamwork, learning and knowledge sharing. It allows for discussion
and expose to different perspectives and situations which provides a more realistic picture of the problem. Data is analyzed with
different software and results are presented to a panel of experts. Field visiting and primary data collection is compulsory for
different courses taught in the institution.
Presentation
Presentations are integral part of different programs of the institution. Students are assigned for presentations on different topics
as part of every paper being taught during the course. At the final stage of thesis and term paper, students are required to present
their final analysis to a panel of experts and peers. In the process they are exposed to multiplicity of questions related to chosen
topic. This ensures a better comprehension of the concepts and also trains them to present their ideas in a concrete and logical
manner.
Where Are We Working
Child Fund
Evalueserve
Evidence Action - De-worm the World
Initiative ICF Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
IHAT
IIHMR
International Center for Research on
Women International Institute for
Population Sciences Jana Urban
Foundation
Landesa
MAMTA Foundation
McKinsey & Company
Nielsen
Population Council
Population Research Center (different states)
Population Service International
Public Health Foundation of India
Save the Children
Sigma
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
UNFPA
UNICEF
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER)
Student Profile
Batch of 2016-17
M.A./M.Sc. Programme in Population Studies
Master of Science in Biostatistics and Demography
Master of Population Studies (MPS)
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Population Studies
M.A. /M.Sc. Population Studies
AMIT KUMAR YADAV Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9453821581
Qualification: B.A. Economics (Hons.), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Skills: SAS,SPSS,STATA,GIS,MORTPAK, SPECTRUM
Fieldwork: Living and Health Conditions of Residents in Deonar, Mumbai
Dissertation Title: "A Macro study on Food Security and Its impact on nutrition level and health in India"
ANJALI BANSAL Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9873512969
Qualification: B.Sc. Statistics, Ramjas College, Delhi University
Skills: STATA, SPSS, C, C++, MS Office, Atlas ti, Arc GIS, Mortpak, Scientific Report writing, Monitoring
and evaluation , Sampling
Fieldwork: Maternal and child health in a Mumbai urban slum
Dissertation Title: "Fertility Preferences In India: longitudinal study"
ARCHA MISRA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8377891233
Qualification: B.A. (Hons.) Geography, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi
Work Experience/Internships: Field Researcher- Khushi Baby Inc.,Rajasthan; Field Coordinator -
Arunodoy Foundation, New Delhi.
Skills: RS & GIS(GEO - MEDIA, ARC GIS), SPSS, MS Office, STATA, MORTPAK
Fieldwork: Socio-cultural livelihood of Bishnoi tribe, Jodhpur; Socio- economic livelihood of lak bangle
maker and Bandhni saree maker, Livelihood of youth in Mumbai slum
M-health prototyping and maternal-child health care.
Dissertation Title: “Does spending on tobacco and alcohol reduce the household spending on education and health in India?”
ARISH QAMAR Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8858887007
Qualification: Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) from Aligarh Muslim, University,
Skills: SPSS, STATA, CS Pro, and MS Office
Work Experience/Internships - Co-founder and EX Vice President of PRANAYAK (NGO), Six-Week
internship with Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) Dehradun. Internship with Population
Council New Delhi.
Fieldwork: “Living and Health Conditions of Residents in Deonar, Mumbai”
Dissertation Title: "Situation analysis of working elderly population in India: facts from SAGE data"
HARICHARAN BEHRA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 7541824893
Qualification: B.A Geography (Hons.), Diploma in MS office
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MS OFFICE
Fieldwork: Water and sanitation related issues in slum, Mumbai
Dissertation Title: “Determinants factors of school dropout in India : Evidence from NFHS-3”
RAJANISH HALDANKAR Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8390745009
Qualification: B.A. ( Economics and Psychology), Government college of arts and science and commerce ,
Khandola, Goa University
Skills: SPSS, STATA, Proficiency in Marathi and Konkani
Fieldwork: "Sanitation and hygiene in Govandi slum"
Dissertation Title: "Population and Health Insurance"
TEJASVI ATHAWALE Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8451874677
Qualification: B.A Sociology, Vivekananda Education Society, University of Mumbai
Skills: Tally, SPSS, STATA
Fieldwork: "Sanitation and hygiene in Govandi slum"
Dissertation Title: “Study of atrocity against SC in selected states of India.”
M.Sc. Biostatistics and Demography
MRINMOY PRATIM BHARADWAZ Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9859106197
Qualification: B.Sc. Mathematics and Statistics (General) Gauhati University
Skills: SAS, R, STATA, SPSS,MORTPAK
Work Experience/Internships - Internship At NrXEN
Dissertation Title: "Follow up treatment of inpatients in India"
SMRUTI MOKAL Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9930092787
Qualification: B.Sc. (Hons.)Statistics, Mumbai University ;Certification training ( Base and Advance SAS
Analytics)
Skills: SAS, STATA, SPSS, Atlas-ti.
Fieldwork: Nutrition and Supplementation of IFA tablets among adolescent girls provided by Municipality
Schools under government of India, Sewri, Mumbai
Dissertation Title: “A Comparative analysis of psycho-social and clinical features in patients with Young- and Late-onset Dementia in
India”.
RITUPARNA GHOSH Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9819276228
Qualification: B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics, Calcutta University; Certified course (Biomedical Ethics)
Skills: Microsoft Office, SPSS, STATA, SAS, MINITAB, MLWIN, Biomedical Ethics
Work Experience/Internships - End line Evaluation of Adolescent Health Program of Tata Steel Rural
Development Society; Qualitative Assessment of Gram Varta Program implemented by Women Development
Corporation, Government of Bihar
Fieldwork: (1) Endline evaluation of RISHTA project by TSRDS, Tatanagar (2) Assessment of Gram Varta by
WDC, Patna
Dissertation Title: "Health Insurance as an coping strategy to health expenditure in India: an Instrumental variable approach"
TEJAL RAVINDRA LAKHAN Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9870202606
Qualification: B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics, Mumbai University
Skills: Microsoft Office , SPSS, SAS, STATA, Atlas ti
Fieldwork: Nutrition and Supplementation of IFA tablets among adolescent girls provided by Municipality
Schools under government of India, Sewri, Mumbai
Dissertation Title "Polycystic Ovarian Syndromes (PCOS) and its associated complications among adolescent and young girls: A study in
Mumbai city"
APRAJIT JHA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769330638
Qualification: B.Sc. Statistics (Honours), Presidency Universality, Calcutta
Skills: Microsoft Office, SPSS, STATA, SAS, MINITAB, MLWIN, JAVA, C
Work Experience/Internships - Clinical Research Department, Worked on Sample Size Calculation,
Randomization and Blinding Methods, BIOGENOMICS, (Intern)
Fieldwork: Community Exposure on Water and Sanitation Facilities during Monsoons in Mumbai Slums
Dissertation Title: "Association of HIV-related sexual risk behavior with the mental health conditions among Men Sex Men (MSM) in
Maharashtra, India" (Topic might change)
Masters of Population Studies (MPS)
PRIYANKA YADAV Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 7081974940
Qualification: M.A. (Sociology), Lucknow University; B.A. (Anthropology, Psychology, English)
Skills: Microsoft Office , SPSS, SAS, STATA, Atlas ti
PARUL PURI Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8291585640
Qualification: M.Sc. (Health Statistics), Division of Bio-statistics, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu
University; B.Sc. (Maths, Physics, Statistics)
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MS Excel
Work Experience/Internship: Cox-Proportional hazard model to assess the determinants of Infant Mortality,
National Institute of Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (Intern)
Fieldwork: Hospital based survey at Sir Sunderlal Hospital, BHU, Varanasi; Community Based survey in
Varanasi.
Dissertation Title (1)"Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model to assess the determinants of Infant Mortality in India". (2)"Prevalence
of Low Birth Weight and effect of Anthropometric variables over birth weight: an experience studied at S.S. Hospital, Varanasi, UP." (3)
"Assessment of Predictors of Low Birth Spacing in India: A Cross sectional experience."
PIYUSH YADAV Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8268049782
Qualification: M.Sc. (Bio-statistics ), Lucknow University, B.Sc Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, University
of Lucknow
Skills: SPSS , STATA , R, MS Excel
Work Experience/Internships - (1) Data Analyst, Trainee under IT Division of organization Community
Empowerment Lab
Fieldwork: Data collection of new born Baby in Raebareli district, U.P
Dissertation Title: “Project on Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Lucknow -It’s Relationship with Associated Lifestyle Factors”
DEVENDRA MISHRA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9454187422
Qualification: M.Sc. (Health Statistics), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ;
B.Sc. ( Statistics, Mathematics and Physics), Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar
Skills: SPSS, Excel, QGIS
Work Experience/Internships - School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Intern)
Dissertation Title (1)“Assessment of Spatio-temporal Pattern of Disease Outbreak in India: Based on IDSP Reporting” (2) “A Study on
Nutritional Status among Research Scholars of Banaras Hindu University”
ARDHENDU BANERJEE Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9932149332
Qualification: M.Sc. (Statistics), University of Burdawan,WB; B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics
Skills: R, SPSS
Work Experience/Internships - Guest Lecturer, MID
Dissertation Title “Car Data Analysis”
TUSHAR GAIKWAD Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8888183216
Qualification: M.S. W. (specialization in Rural Development); B.Com, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Marathwada University, Maharashtra
Skills: MS Office, SPSS
Fieldwork: (1) Rajasthan Livelihood Mission (RAJEEVIKA) Dungarpur (Dist.), Rajasthan ;(2) Dalit Sangh
Suhagpur, Housangabad (Dist.), Madhya Pradesh; (3) TISS Action Project Begda (Vill.), Osmanabad .
Dissertation Title “Physical Education In High Schools: A Study in Tuljapur Block”
SHREYA SINGHAL Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8853102054
Qualification: M.Sc. (Bio-statistics), University of Lucknow; B.Sc. (Statistics and Mathematics),
University of Lucknow ; NIELIT 'O' Level , UPTEC, Lucknow
Skills: STATA , SPSS
Work Experience/Internships - Community Empowerment Lab, Data Analyst Trainee under IT Division
(Intern)
Fieldwork: Practices of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls ,Lucknow
Dissertation Title: "Comparative Study on Public and Private Girls’ School for Practices of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent
School Girls in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh"
SUMANA ACHARYA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8108494045
Qualification: 4- year integrated B.A-B.Ed. (Hons.) Geography, M.A. (Applied Geography), Ravenshaw
University,Odisha
Skills: Arc GIS , MS Office
Work Experience/Internships - (1) Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar(Intern) (2) Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Bhubaneswar (Intern)
Fieldwork: Poverty survey in Dhenkanal district of Odisha
Dissertation Title: "Changing patterns of work participation in Odisha: A regional analysis"
MUKESH KUMAR GUPTA Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9489594925
Qualification: Integrated M.Sc. (Economics), Pondicherry Central University, PGDCA, PGDIR & LL
Skills: SPSS, Eviews, Rats, MS Office
Dissertation Title ‘’A Study on Structural Change in Industrial Economy of India’’
SHEKHAR SAROJ Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9452909947
Qualification: M.A. Economics (Specialisation in Environment Economics), Banaras Hindu University ,
Varanasi; B.A. (Geography, Political Science, English)
Skills: Excel , SPSS
Fieldwork: Health related problem by the industrial pollution, Varanasi; Hand wash related problems and
awareness, Varanasi
Dissertation Title: "Impact of Industrial Pollution on Human Health"
ROSHNA RAGHUNATH GAWAS Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9637769012
Qualification: M.A. Geography, University of Pune, Pune; B.A. (Geography, Political Science, English),
Goa University
Skills: Microsoft Office, Arc GIS
Fieldwork: (1)Socio-economic Survey in the slums of Pune (2) Environmental survey in Marcela Village,
Goa
Dissertation Title: “Solid Waste Management: A case study of Marcela & surrounding areas”.
JAMSHAPHRANG POHTAM Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9967562167
Qualification: M.A. Social work , Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Guwahati, Assam; B.S.W.,
Martin Luther Christian University, Shiilong Meghalaya
Skills: Analytics, Reporting
Fieldwork: (1) Children in slum areas of Guwahati city (2) Tribal Social Movement (3) Promotion of
Organic farming movement (4) Ownership and participation in Agar and Bamboo plantation project (5)
Organic farming movement (6) Street Children in the vicinity of Shillong city (7) Rural community
practicality (8) Role of Community based organization in promoting the welfare of farmers (9) People living
with HIV
Dissertation Title: (1) Study on the life narrative of Khasi Traditional Healers in War Jaintia Community with reference to changing
context in Khasi society, West Jaintia hills, Meghalaya (2) A study on the contribution of MGNREGA towards socio-economic
development of beneficiaries in War Jaintia community with special reference to Jarain and Nongtalang village, West Jaintia Hills,
Meghalaya
SOFIA ZAKIR Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8724013021
Qualification: M.A in Geography, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Madhya Pradesh; B.A. Geography,
B.Borooah College, Gauhati University, Assam
Skills: Remote Sensing and ARC GIS, ERDAS, MS Office and MS Excel
Dissertation Title (1) Food and Nutrition Status of Bararu Village, Sagar (2) Socio-Economic Condition of Shani Singanapur Village,
Maharashtra ;(3) A Report on the Socio-Economic Condition of Rangli Block, East Sikkim.
SUNIL DUTT Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9969277040
Qualification: M.A. Sociology; B.A. (Economics, History, Sociology), Hemantinandan Bahuguna Gadwal
University
Skills: MS Office
Fieldwork: Social and Biological problems amongst elderly
KOUSTAV GHOSH Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8101008044
Qualification: M.A Geography, Dr. Harishing Gour University, Madhya Pradesh; B.A Geography,
Chandrapur College, The University of Burdwan , West Bengal
Skills: Remote Sensing & GIS ; Microsoft Office , DITA in Computer Application
Fieldwork: A case study in Chandrapur Mouza; Burdwan,West Bengal; Food and nutritional status in
Bararu village, Sagar ,Madhya Pradesh
Dissertation Title: (1) Food and Nutrition Status of Bararu village, Sagar (M.P); (2) Socio Economic survey of Chandrapur Mouza.
PRAVAT BHANDARI Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9775723955
Qualification: M.A. Geography, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal; B.A. Geography,
Kharagpur College, Affiliated to Vidyasagar University, Midnpore, West Bengal.
Skills: Microsoft Office, SPSS, Arc GIS, ERDAS, Corel Draw
Fieldwork: Availability of basic urban amenities in Gangtok town, Sikkim ; Economic status of some
selected ward in urban fringe areas of Midnapore town, West Bengal
Dissertation Title (1) "Green Audit of University Campus: Vidyasagar University" (2) "Urban Health Assessment on Gangtok Town,
Sikkim"
ITISHREE NAYAK Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8108494079
Qualification: M.Phil. Statistics, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar; M.A. Statistics, Utkal University, B.A.
Economics (Hons.), Utkal University
Skills: C++, C
Dissertation Title "Estimation of Reliabilities using exponential method: A Case Study on Thermal Power
Plant in ODISHA"
SHUBHAM NIGAM Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9889603974
Qualification: M.Sc. Biostatistics, University of Lucknow; B.Sc. (Maths, Statistics , Computer Science),
University of Lucknow
Skills: SPSS ,R ,STATA MS-Excel, C, Java, Oracle
Work Experience/Internships - Methodological study of the EAQ project of PSI India, Database format
design and data entry in MS-Excel, Statistical Analysis of data to discover useful information to support
decision making in project progress.
Dissertation Title "Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Lucknow: It’s Relationship with Associated Lifestyle Factors"
PURVI SANGANI Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9561610361
Qualification: M.A. Clinical Psychology , B.A., Psychology, Economics, Communicative English,
Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University
Skills: NLP - Basics, Counselling and therapies, MS Office and MS Excel
Work Experience/Internships - Interned under Dr. Sudhir Bhave (Psychiatrist)
Dissertation Title (1) "Personality Type and their Coping Strategies" (2) "Measuring Emotional Exhaustion(Burnout) and Personal
Accomplishment among Nurses of Intensive Care and General Nurses"
AJINKYA KOTHAVALE Email id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9503018991
Qualification: M.Sc. Statistics, Solapur University, Solapur , B.Sc. Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Skills: SPSS, STATA, R
Fieldwork: (1)"Students satisfaction for facilities provided by colleges in Sholapur city";(2) "Study of
dropout of education in rural area."
Dissertation Title (1)"Dropout of education in rural area in Karveer tehsil, Kolhapur , Maharashtra" (2) Students satisfaction for
facilities provided by colleges in Sholapur city"
RAVI PRAKASH JHA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8090237759
Qualification: M.Sc. Health Statistics, Division of Bio-statistics, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU,
Varanasi; B.Sc. (Mathematics, Statistics and Physics), BHU, Varanasi
Skills: MS- Excel VBA, SPSS, STATA, Q GIS, Spectrum, Minitab, ITSM (Interactive Time Series
Modeling) , R and R- Studio, SPSS
Work Experience/Internship:(1) Workshop on “Research Methodology;(2) Mini Workshop on
Biomathematics;(3) Workshop on Uses of epidemiological and statistical methods in research;(4) .
Awareness workshop on “International classification of diseases (ICD-10)”
Fieldwork: Study on the determinants of Birth Weight
Dissertation Title: (1)"Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model to assess the predictors of Child Mortality in India" (2)"Prevalence
of Low Birth Weight and effect of Anthropometric variables over birth weight: An experience studied at S.S. Hospital, Varanasi, UP.”
MITHUN MOG Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 7085408982
Qualification: Master in Rural management and development, Tripura University; Diploma in computer
application; B.Com Maharaja Bir Bikram collage, Agartala.
Skills: TALLY
Work Experience/Internship: (1) Central project for model village; (2) National Rural Management
Consultancy.
Fieldwork: (1) Tripura Bamboo Mission; (2) Placement for Mandwi Rural Development block.
Dissertation Title (1)"Measurement for transparency in rural local development bodies."
BIDITA DHAR Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8967978214
Qualification: M.A. Geography, Sidho-Kanho-Bishra University, WB; B.Sc. Geography (Hons.),
Burdawan University, WB
Skills: TNT mips, RS-GIS
Fieldwork: (1) A study on the transport network analysis of Purulia (2) A socio-economic analysis of
riparian village- looking through the case of Bikrampur, Galsi, WB
Dissertation Title : “Transport network analysis of Purulia district”
YOGITA KHARKWAL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9452877592
Qualification: M.Sc. (Health Statistics), Division Of Bio-Statistics, Institute Of Medical Science, Banaras,
Hindu University, B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics, Statistics)
Skills: SPSS, STATA, M.S. Office
Work Experience/Internship: “Predictors of home delivery in Orissa, India” based on NFHS-3, National
Institute of Medical Statistics (Indian Council of Medical Research), New Delhi. (Summer Intern.)
Fieldwork: (1) Hospital based survey at sir sunderlal hospital , BHU, varanasi (2) Community survey in
Lucknow.
Dissertation Title : (1)“Assessing Quality of Life of diabetic patients at community level” (2) “Knowledge and utilization of Antenatal
Care Services among pregnant ladies who comes for institutional delivery”
M.Phil Biostatistics and Epidemiology
APURBA SHIL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8291585630
Qualification: M.Sc. Health Statistics (Division of Bio-statistics), Banaras Hindu University; B.Sc. Statistics,
Visva Bharati University, WB
Skills: SPSS, R, STATA, MS Excel.
Work Experience/Internship: Summer internship at National Institute of Medical Statistics-ICMR, Project: A
Cox-Proportional hazard model to assess the determinants of Infant Mortality, India. Junior Research Fellow
(JRF) in the Govt. sponsored project “Modelling Malaria and Dengue Prevalence in Mumbai” Department of
Mathematics, IIT Bombay
Fieldwork: ICTC HIV testing centre (M.Sc. Dissertation)
Dissertation Title: (1) "A Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model to assess the determinants of Infant Mortality in India" (2)
"Assessment of socio-demographic & behavioural predictors of HIV infection among productive males: An unmatched case control study"
BALDEV SINGH KULASTE Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9867215942
Qualification: M.Sc. Biostatistics & Epidemiology, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai;
B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Skills: STATA, SPSS, SAS
Work Experience/Internship: Research Assistant, Project with UNICEF, IIPHG, Gujarat
Fieldwork: ICTC HIV testing centre (M.Sc. Dissertation)
Dissertation Title: “Pattern and Determinants of Sex Differentials in Nutrition and Child Health in Haryana”
CHANDREYEE DUTTA GUPTA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8971060978
Qualification: MPH - Master of Public Health, Manipal University, Manipal; B.Sc. in Microbiology &
Biochemistry (Double majors), St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Skills: STATA, SPSS, SAS, ATLAS. ti, Scientific Report Writing.
Work Experience/Internship: Research Assistant, Assisting with clinical research using patient data and
medical records, Kasturba Medical College & Hospital.
Fieldwork: (1) Immunization records collection from rural health centres (Part of Dissertation) (2) Regular field
postings (PHC/CHC/Anganwadi etc.)
Dissertation Title: “Assessment of vaccine wastage at the level of service delivery in Udupitaluk, Karnataka: A cross sectional study”
DINESH CHAURASIYA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8898276123
Qualification: M.Sc. Biostatistics and Epidemiology, International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai; B.Sc. Statistics, Mumbai University
Skills: SAS, STATA, SPSS, Arc GIS, MORTPACK4, SPECTRUM
Dissertation Title : (1) “Pattern of Communicable and Non-Communicable disease” (2) “Cooking Fuels and Its Impact on the
Reproductive Health of Women”
DIPAK KUMAR DAS Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9167565576
Qualification: M. Sc Biostatistics and Epidemiology, International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, GIS, SAS
Dissertation Title: “A Study of Morbidity Pattern in North-eastern States of India”
SUMIT KUMAR DAS Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 7506541081
Qualification: M.Sc. Biostatistics and Epidemiology, International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai; B.Sc. Statistics (Hons), Visva Bharati University, WB
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MLWIN, GIS, SAS, R
Dissertation Title: “Inpatient Health Expenditure and Epidemiological Transition in India”
M.Phil Population Studies
APYAYEE SIL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769330371
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Statistics, Presidency
University, Kolkata; B.Sc. Statistics, Asutosh College, Kolkata
Skills: STATA, SPSS, R, Minitab, Mlwin
Fieldwork: Availability and Utilization of Maternal Healthcare in Govandi West, Mumbai.
Dissertation Title: (1) “Statistical analysis on two treatments CARA design under informative censoring” (2) “Health Status, Healthcare
Cost and Health Insurance in India”
BHAGYODAY KHANDARE Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8286890700
Qualification: MPS, International Inst for Population Sciences, Mumbai; MA/M.Sc. Geography, Shivaji
University, Kolhapur; B.Sc. Geography (Hons), Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Skills: SPSS, STATA, Arc GIS,
Work Experience/Internship: Research Officer IIHMR
Fieldwork: (1) “Polling booth survey among currently married women in Uttar Pradesh” (2) ''Bottleneck
Analysis of Civil Registration Vital System in Chhattisgarh'' (3) “Mapping and Listing of selected distract in
state of Chhattisgarh”
Dissertation Title: (1) “Tribal Migration in Maharashtra” (2) “3D Model of Shivaji University Kolhapur”
DEEPIKA PHUKAN Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9867256023
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Statistics, Dibrugarh
University; B.Sc. Statistics (Hons), Dibrugarh University.
Skills: Excel, R, STATA, SPSS, MOTPAK, SPECTRUM, ATLAS-TI, Analytics
Fieldwork: (1) A Study on Personal Hygiene and Sanitation in Ghatla Slum, Mumbai (2) Consumer
Satisfaction of LPG Users, Jorhat.
Dissertation Title: (1) “Neonatal Deaths in India: Does Postnatal Care Matter?” (2) “A Problem of Classification: Discriminant Analysis
versus Logistic Regression Model”
BHAWANA SHARMA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8793543714
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences; MSW, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed
University; B.A. Philosophy (Hons.), Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Skills: SPSS, STATA, ANTHROPAK
Work Experience/Internship: Project Officer (Research) in Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI),
Mumbai; Program Associate (Research), All India Institute for Local Self Government, Pune
Fieldwork: (1) Health and Wellbeing of the Urban Poor, Mumbai (2) Watershed Management in villages of
Pune (3) Women empowerment and children’s education, Pune (4) Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics, Pune
(5) Study on Commercial Sex Workers and Transgender, Budhvar Peth, Pune (6) Understanding the system
of waste management in different dumping grounds, Pune
Dissertation Title (1) “Exploring Sexual Relational Satisfaction and Safe Sexual Practices among young men in low income
communities of Mumbai” (2) “A study on Biomass Pellets: Alternate source of energy in Pune city”
CHAITALI MANDAL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9474517524
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A Geography, Dr. Hari
Singh Gour University, Madhya Pradesh; Diploma in Computer Science; B.A. Geography, University of
Burdwan, Burdwan.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MLwiN, MORTPAK
Work Experience/Internship: Field Investigator; Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
Fieldwork: (1) “Impact assessment of dumping ground fire on Health: A case Study in Mumbai” (2)
“Understanding the Status and Situation of Secondary Education In Shantinagar, Mumbai” (3) “Livelihood
Structure in Manpani Village” Sagar, Madhya Pradesh (4) “Socio-economic status of tribal population of
Barda Mouza”, Bankura District, West Bengal.
Dissertation Title “Gender Differentials in Work Participation, Distance Travelled and Mode of Transport Used in Top Tier Cities of
India”
KUMAR PARIMAL SHRESTHA Email Id: [email protected] Contact : 8879474298
Qualification: M.A., International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A. Geography (Hons.)
Banaras Hindu University
Skills: STATA, SPSS, Mlwin
Fieldwork: “Social and economic problems faced in slums during festive seasons”
Dissertation Title: “Gender differential in short term and long term morbidity and their related expenditure on treatment in India”
DINABANDHU MAHATA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8879879436
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A Geography, Vidya Sagar
University, WB; B.A Geography (Hons), Vidya Sagar University
Skills: Arc GIS, ERDAS, SPSS, STATA, MLWIN, MORTPACK
Fieldwork: (1) “Status of Migration and Growth of small city. A case study of Kharagpur” West Bengal (2)
“Socio-Economic Condition and Health Outcomes” Puri, Odisha (3) “Rural urban interaction in light of man
nature reciprocal relationship with the base of physical and socio-economic study in Ranchi and its
surrounding Area” Ranchi, Jharkhand (4) Availability and Utilization of Maternal Healthcare, Govandi
West, Mumbai.
Dissertation Title (1) “Spatial Temporal Changes and Urban Growth in Kolkata City” (2) “Status of Migration and Growth of Small
City: A Case Study of Kharagpur”
GULSHAN KUMAR Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9006162313
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; Diploma in GIS, Ranchi
University; M. A. Geography, Ranchi University; B.A Geography (Hons), Ranchi University.
Skills: Data Handling and Mapping, SPSS, STATA, Arc-GIS 10, QGIS, IGIS
Fieldwork: “Food security attainments and challenges”
Dissertation Title: “Urbanization and Development in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. ”
TANYA SHRIVASTAVA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8982793488
Qualification: M.A. Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences; BA (Hons.)
Economics, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education
Skills: SPSS, STATA
Work Experience/Internship: Research Assistant , (1) Impact assessment for Rashtriya Chemical
Fertilizers (2) Need assessment for safe water, NCSR, Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Fieldwork: (1) Primary Data Collection in Emission Inventory (SAFAR– MUMBAI) (2) Health and health
seeking behavior of working women in Govandi Slum (3) Life transition and happiness among elderly in old
age homes of Mumbai
Dissertation Title: “Life transition and happiness among elderly in old age homes”
HARISH KUMAR Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769330816
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; Course in Geo Information
Sciences and Earth Observation, ITC, University of Twente, Netherlands; M.A Geography, Panjab
University Chandigarh; B.A. D.A.V College Chandigarh
Skills: STATA, SPSS, ERDAS, Anthro Plus, MORTPAK, Mlwin, MS Office
Work Experience/Internship: Training Program “3rd Annual Indian Human Development Survey User
Conference” Organized by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and University of
Maryland (U.S.A)
Fieldwork: Chronic Diseases and Health Seeking Behaviour Among Elderly Population in Panjrapol Slum,
Mumbai.
Dissertation Title (1) "Understanding the Factors Determining Cognitive Abilities of Children in India" (2) "Spatial and Temporal
Changes in Panjab University Campus from 2002-2012"
LAEEK AHEMAD SIDDIQUI Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8454078457
Qualification: M.A/M.Sc. International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.Com, MGKVP
University, Varanasi.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, ARC GIS, SPECTRUM, MORTPAK
Work Experience/Internship: Field investigator, Project entitled “SAFAR MUMBAI” An Air Pollution
survey conduct by Ministry of Earth Science Government of India; Research Assistant, Shailesh J. Mehta
School of Management, IIT Bombay; Summer internship, Institute for Social & Economic Change (ISEC),
Bangalore.
Fieldwork: SAFAR Project, Mumbai
Dissertation Title "Continuum of maternal health care and its association with child immunization in India"
JATIN PHUKAN Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8486052768
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. in Statistics
Skills: Large scale data handling, SPSS, STATA, R, Mlwin
Dissertation Title: “Nutritional Status of children in India.”
LIZA KUMARI GOUDA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9987429070
Qualification: M.A, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A Social work, Utkal
University, Odisha; "O" level course
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MS Office
Work Experience/Internship: Cluster coordinator, Loharakhandi Sahitya Sansada (LSS), Bhanjanagar,
Ganjam.
Fieldwork: (1) Child immunization in Slums of Govandi, Mumbai (2) Lifestyle of rural people in villages of
Kandhamal district,Odisha.
Dissertation Title “Biasness in Maternal and Child Healthcare Services in Punjab and Maharashtra”
MADHUMITA BANGO Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8902315792
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A. Geography; B.Sc.
Geography (Hons.), Calcutta University.
Skills: MS Office, SPSS, STATA, GIS
Fieldwork: (1) Field Investigator “Impact assessment of Dumping ground fire on Health: A case study in
Mumbai” (2) Field Investigator “Availability and Utilization of Maternal Health care services in Govandi
slum (west), Mumbai ”
Dissertation Title (1) "Trends and Determinants of Work Force Participation among Youth Workers and Non-workers in India" (2)
“Changing Trend in the Work Participation of Tribal Women by their Education in some Selected States of India”
MANISH KUMAR Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9466094568
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Statistics, Kurukshetra University;
B.Sc. (Maths, Statistics, Physics), Kurukshetra University.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MORTPAK, Mlwin
Work Experience/Internship: Internship at National Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Fieldwork: Chronic Diseases and Health Seeking Behaviour Among Elderly Population in Panjrapol Slum, Mumbai.
Dissertation Title "Neonatal mortality in the context of postnatal care"
MANOJ SAHU Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769329942
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A. Applied Geography,
Ravenshaw University, Cuttack; PGDCA, Plus technology, Bhawanipatna; B.A Geography (Hons), Govt.
Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, Arc GIS, Microsoft Office, GIS (Quantum Certified)
Fieldwork: (1) Maternal health and health care services, Govandi, Mumbai (2) Socio-economic survey of
Khandia bandhi village, Jajpur.
Dissertation Title (1) “Internal Migration of Odisha with special reference to western Odisha” (2) “Spatial Pattern of Road Transport in
Odisha”
MILAN DAS Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8652180213
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A. Geography, Dr.
Harisingh Gour University, Sagar; B.A, Burdwan University.
Skills: SPSS,STATA,MORTPAK,GIS
Fieldwork: (1) Livelihood options of Bidi making households, Mainpani village (2) Socio-economic survey
of mal village, Jalpaiguri (3) Food Security Attainments and Challenges, Mumbai.
Dissertation Title (1) “Does inflow of remittances protect the Household from Catastrophic Health Expenditure in India? (2)
“Livelihood Structure in Mainpani Village” (3) “Socio-Economic Characteristics and Land use Patterns at Mal villages in Jalpaiguri”
MOHAMMAD SAJID Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9702736596
Qualification: M.A Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A.
Political Sciences (Hons.), Aligarh Muslim University.
Skills: MORTPACK, SPECTRUM, STATA, SPSS, MS Office
Fieldwork: “Male participation in women’s health”
Dissertation Title “How healthy are our towns and cities: An assessment of health and mortality risks amongst children in Uttar
Pradesh”
NAVTEZ SINGH Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8879307041
Qualification: M.A Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A (Hons)
Geography, BHU, Varanasi
Skills: STATA, SPSS
Fieldwork: Dumping ground survey in Mumbai
Dissertation Title “Effect of MGNREGA on Employment Opportunities, Wages and Standard of Living in Rural India”
NUTAN KUMARI Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9833289273
Qualification: M.A Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A.
(Hons) Geography, Shivaji College, Delhi University.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, ATLAS ,Mlwin, Spectrum and Mortpak
Fieldwork: Understanding Water and Sanitation Facilities and its Impacts on Health, Gautam Nagar,
Govandi West, Mumbai.
Dissertation Title “Abortion and its Socio-Demographic and Health Correlates”
PARAMITA DEBNATH Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9833289354
Qualification: M.A Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences,Mumbai; Completed
an online course in the International Women's Health and Human Rights (IWHHR) from Stanford
University. B.A. (Hons) Geography, Shivaji College, Delhi University.
Skills: Stata, SPSS, Spectrum, ML win, Mortpak, Anthropac, Atlas Ti, Nvivo, GIS And Cartographic
Techniques.
Work Experience/Internship: International Center For Research On Women (ICRW), South East Asian
Regional Center in India.; “Rain water Harvesting Techniques for Development in Nagaur District,
Rajasthan”.
Fieldwork: Rain water Harvesting Techniques for Development in Nagaur District, Rajasthan
Dissertation Title “Violence against women in modern times in India: a state level analysis of census-2011, NCRB 2004-2014, SRS
2001- 2013 and NFHS-3 data”
PRADEEP KUMAR PAL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769322362
Qualification: B.Sc. (Statistics, Mathematics) M.G.K.V.P University; M.Sc. Statistics, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi
Skills: R, SPSS, STATA, FORTRAN and Win Burg, MORTPAK, Spectrum, Atlas-Ti, ML-WIN, Microsoft
office
Work Experience/Internship: “Social Networking Sites of Banaras Hindu University hostel student,
Varanasi, India
Fieldwork: Chronic Diseases and Health Seeking Behaviour Among Elderly Population in Panjrapol Slum,
Mumbai.
Dissertation Title “Association of Teenage Pregnancy with Women’s Health in India”
PRASANNA KUMAR MUDI Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8763933406
Qualification: M.A population studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai
Skills: SPSS, STATA,MORTPAK
Fieldwork: Community Festival as a Platform for Communicating Social Messages: Opportunities And
Potentials Of Ganesh Mandals In Mumbai.
Dissertation Title “Antenatal Care and its Association with Child Immunisation and Institutional Delivery: A Comparative Study on
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States”.
PRAVIN KUMAR SINGH Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769322812
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Statistics and
Computing, BHU, Varanasi.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, R, R STUDIO
Dissertation Title (1) Analysis of some effective factor of waiting time of first birth interval in Orissa state. (2) Substitution effect in
consumption in India and its contribution to inequality.”.
RAJAN RAM Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8652743748
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.A Geography, Banaras
Hindu University; B.A Geography, Defence & Strategic studies, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University,
Jaunpur
Skills: SPSS, STATA, ATLAS.ti
Fieldwork: A study on personal hygiene and sanitation in Ghatla slum, Mumbai
Dissertation Title “Quality of Life Among Elderly in India and its Selected States”
RATNA PATEL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769330105
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M. A. in Economics, BHU,
Varanasi; B. A. (Hons) in Economics, BHU, Varanasi.
Skills: MLwiN, SPSS, STATA, MORTPAK
Fieldwork: Conducted fieldwork in the urban backward area of Varanasi city to study pattern of infant
mortality.
Dissertation Title Role and Impact of Social Capital on Health and Well-Being of Older Adults in India.
SAMEER KUMAR JENA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8898960426
Qualification: M.A in Population Science, IIPS; B.A in Political Science, Utkal University
Skills: SPSS,STATA
Fieldwork: Community Festival as a Platform for Communicating Social Messages: Opportunities And
Potentials Of Ganesh Mandals In Mumbai.
Dissertation Title “Dimensions of Women’s Autonomy and its Influence on Maternal Health Care Utilization, Fertility Preference and
Contraception Use”
SHATRUGHAN PRASAD Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769419532
Qualification: M.A, Population Studies, IIPS, Mumbai; B.A (Hons) Economics, BHU, Varanasi
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MS Office
Work Experience/Internship: ISEC, Bangalore, On Maternal Health of Madhya Pradesh
Fieldwork: Child Health Status of Govandi`s communities, Mumbai
Dissertation Title “Educational Expenditure and its Impact on dropout in India”
SNIGDHA BANERJEE Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9434331588
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Geography, Lady
Brabourne College, Calcutta University; B.Sc.(H) Geography, Gokhale Memorial Girls College, Calcutta
University.
Skills: SPSS, STATA ,GIS
Fieldwork: Sanitation and Hygiene in Ghatla area of Mumbai
Dissertation Title (1): Prevalence of Obstetric Morbidity and Health Seeking Behavior Among Currently Married Women Study for
Andhra Pradesh; (2): Women empowerment through Self-Help group in Churila village, Asansol.
SREERAMUDU KURUVA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9819276929
Qualification: M.Sc. Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.Sc.
Geography (Hons), Central University of Karnataka.
Skills: SPSS, Stata, Mortpak, Spectrum
Fieldwork: Male participation in women's health
Dissertation Title (1) Women’s Nutritional Status and its Linkage with Obstetric Complication;(2) Urban slum and adolescent health
SUSHANT KUMAR MANDAL Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9768526089
Qualification: M.A Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; PGDRS,
Banaras Hindu University; B.A Geography, Banaras Hindu University
Skills: Arc GIS, STATA, SPSS, MLWiN, ERDAS Imagine, SPECTRUM, MORTPAK, MS-Office
Work Experience/Internship: Pop. Environment & Settlement under Ministry of Environment” in the
PopEnvis ,IIPS, Mumbai
Dissertation Title “Population change, land use and land cover and health infrastructure of thane districts.”
SUYASH MISHRA Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9769332498
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; M.Sc. Bio-statistics, Lucknow
University; B.Sc. Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, National P.G. College, Lucknow
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MLwiN
Fieldwork: (1)Living condition of slum dwellers & livelihood opportunities after rehabilitation in Panjrapol
slum.(2) Assessing the impact of referral services in use of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
Dissertation Title “(1) Sex differential in prevalence of Obesity and its associated factors in India; (2) Analysis of Benign Breast
disease”
RICHA KUNDU Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 8879605190
Qualification: B.A. Geography (Hons), Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University; M.A Population Studies,
IIPS, Mumbai.
Skills: SPSS, STATA, MORTPAK, SPECTRUM, GIS, ATLAS TI, ANTHROPACK, MLWiN,
Cartographic Techniques.
Fieldwork: Community Festivals -As a platform for creating social awareness: Opportunities and Potentials
of Ganesh Pandals in Mumbai.
Dissertation Title “Acceptance of Daughters in India: An Analysis of 'Daughter-only' Families in Selected States of India”
VAZIDA ANSARI Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9428504283
Qualification: MPS, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; MA Social Work with specialization in
Rural Development, Tata Institute for Social, Sciences, Tuljapur; B.Com with specialization in Accountancy, Maharaja
Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
Skills: SPSS, STATA
Work Experience/Internship: Block Project Manager, Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society; Assistant State
Project Manager, Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Ltd, Skill Training and Candidate Mobilization. Issues of
Unorganized sector laborer’s (brick kiln workers), Prayas Organization, Ahmadabad, (Intern); Tribal issue for
implementation of Forest Right Act, Rajpipla Social Service Society, Rajpipla. Gujarat (Intern); Elderly people and
Children, Missionaries of Charities, Vadodara. Gujarat (Intern)
Fieldwork (1) AJJA (Adivasi Jungle Jan Jivan Andolan), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (DNH): Community Resource mapping & Awareness building
among Tribals of DNH under Forest Right Act (community forest land rights) (2) AAAS (Ahmi Amchya Arogya Sathi), Gadchiroli, Maharashtra:
Worked with Self Help Groups and on issues like rehabilitation of person with disability (PWD), livelihood & educational programmes & health
services (3) MASM (Maliyagiri Adivasi Sanghash Manch), Orissa : Understanding rural tribal settings as well as urban slums of Orissa and worked on
issues like Forest Right Act (FRA), Public distribution system (PDS), Elephant Destruction, ICDS and MGNREGA (3) Impact of MGNREGA on
people of Bhilwara district and awareness building among people about MGNREGA.
Dissertation Title (1) “Employment, Education and a perspective for ‘Make in India” (2) “Working and living condition of salt pan workers- A
study in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.”
RONNY THOMAS ABRAHAM Email Id: [email protected] Contact Number: 9619470321
Qualification: M.A. Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; B.A.
Political Science (Hons.), Madras Christian College, Madras University.
Skills: STATA, SPSS, MORTPAK, Spectrum, N Vivo, Atlas ti.
Work Experience/Internship: Study on Government’s focus on youth in India, ISEC Bangalore (Intern)
Fieldwork: Data collection for dissertation from Deonar dumping ground, Mumbai
Dissertation Title “Situation Analysis of Smoke Breakout in Deonar Dumping Ground, and its implications on health and living
conditions within the proximity of Deonar dumping ground, Mumbai”
Contact us:
Contact at placement cell Email id: [email protected]
Faculties
Dr. Manoj Alagarajan [email protected]
Dr. Dipti Govil [email protected]
Students
Soumya Pal [email protected]
Harish Kumar [email protected]
Aprajit Jha [email protected]
Rituparna Ghosh [email protected]
Purvi Sangani [email protected]
Anjali Bansal [email protected]
