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1. / Name and Designation / : / Dr. Gurdeep Singh.Vice Chancellor
Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag
Phone: 06546-264279/261938(O), 264066/262342(R)
Fax: 06546-267878
Mob.: +91 9431711184
email: /
Professor ( HAG) – (on lien)
Centre of Mining Environment/
Dept. of Environmental Science & Engg.Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad – 826004
2. / Date of Birth / : / May 5, 1956
3. / Educational Qualifications / :
S. N. / Exam passed/Degree / Name of Board/University / Year
1. / B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry / University of Delhi / 1976
2. / M.Sc. (Chemistry) / University of Delhi / 1979
3. / Ph.D. (Applied Chemistry) / Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad / 1983
4. Special Knowledge and Practical Experience
· First Chairman, SIEAA, Jharkhand (2012-2015)
· Member, EAC (MINING) of MOEF during 2006-2009 and also participated in the meeting of EAC (Industry-Integrated projects) of MOEF as co-opted member besides participating in two MP SEAC meetings as invited expert.
· Management & Leadership Development, LBSNAA, Mussoorie, June 14-18, 2010.
· Planning, Design & Implementation of Environmentally Benign Designs and Development and Monitoring Compliance of Policies, Standards and Environmental Management Plans, under World Bank aided EMCBTA Project: Mining Sub-component of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India. University of New South Wales, Sydney, June 14-25, 2004.
· Advanced Environmental Management Systems Auditing (ISO: I4000) Course of IEMA, U.K. Organised by DET NORSKE VERITAS at ASCI, Hyderabad, April 9 - 13, 2001 (Secured First Class with Distinction).
· Environmental Regulations for Industries, organised by ASCI and the National Law School of India University at ASCI, Hyderabad (sponsored by MOEF) July 31 - August 4, 2000.
· Environmental Impact Assessment & Auditing Course (12 weeks) at the University of Bradford, U.K. 1996, under Colombo Plan, jointly organized by Univ. of Bradford & Univ. of Manchester. Oct. 14 - Dec. 21, 1996. (Sponsor: British Council/ODA).
· Procurement Procedures for the World Bank Aided Projects at ASCI, Hyderabad January 24 - February 2, 2000.
5(a). Experience:
¨ Over 33 years of Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy, 24 years as Professor.
¨ Academic Administration of about 29 years, about 2 years as Vice Chancellor, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, 3 years of Director (Current duties) and 12 years as Head, Centre of Mining Environment/ Dept. of Environmental Science & Engineering, ISM, Dhanbad.
5(b) Employment record (in chronological order starting with present post): Specialised Education/Training
From To / Nature of work
Govt. of Jharkhand
Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag / Vice Chancellor
Rs.79000 +
Rs.5000 (Special pay) / May 2014 – Continuing / Academic Administration Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy
Centre of Mining Environment/ Dept. of Environmental Science & Engg., Indian School of Mines / Professor, (HAG)
Rs.67000 - 79000 (regular)
Rs.79000 (Basic) / August 2009 – May 2014
(Presently on lien) / Academic Administration Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy
Centre of Mining Environment/ Dept. of Environmental Science & Engg., Indian School of Mines / Professor & Head,
Revised Rs.37000-67000
Aug. 2009 – Rs.67000-79000
Rs. 79000 (Basic)
Rs.18,400 - 22,400 (regular)
Rs.23,400 (Basic) – (old) / Jan. 2000 – April 2011 / Academic Administration Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A. / Visiting Professor, $2500 (deputation)
Visiting Professor, $4500 (deputation) / July 1994 – Dec. 1995
July-Aug. 2006 / Teaching/ Research
Centre of Mining Environment/ Indian School of Mines / Asstt. Professor,
Rs.1200-1900 (regular) / Feb. 1988 - August 1993 / Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy
Centre of Mining Environment/ Indian School of Mines / Lecturer,
Rs.700-1300 (regular) / Nov. 1985 – Feb. 1988 / Teaching/ Research/ HRD/ Consultancy
Deptt. of Applied Chemistry, Fuel & Mineral Engg. / Lecturer,
Rs.700-1300 (regular) / June 1983 – Nov. 1985 / Teaching/ Research
Additional Relevant Responsibility:
Chairman, Jharkhand State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, appointed by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India
Director (Current Duties) Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad during absence of the Director (2011-14).
Vice Chairman, Strategic Planning Group, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (2011-14).
Principal Investigator, MOEF/Govt. of India sponsored study on Regional Environmental Impact Assessment of Goa Mining Region (2011-14)
Membership of Academic and Professional Bodies
6. / Fellow & Life member, National Environmentalists Association, IndiaLife member, Indian Association for Environmental Management
Life Member, Indian Environment Association
Life Member, Indian Association for Air Pollution Control
Life Member, The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India.
Life Member, Mining Engineers Association of India.
Life Member, Indian Geological Congress
Life Member, Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists
Life Member, Soil Conservation Society of India
Member, Water Environment Research Federation, U.S.A.
Member, WWF.
Member, Sacon Society.
7. / Field of Specialization / : / Environmental Management /Impact Assessment, Water and Air Pollution Management, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Aspects of Coal & Mineral Processing and Solid Wastes including Fly Ash Disposal/Utilization, Clean Technologies, Environmental Chemistry, Mining Environment.
8. / Professional Recognition/ Distinction / : / Annexure I
9. / Achievements/ Contribution / : / Annexure II
10. / a) List of Publications / : / Annexure III
b) List of Publication (MINENVIS) Edited / : / Annexure IV
c) List of Books Edited / : / Annexure V
11. / Title(s) of PhD. Theses Supervised / : / Annexure VI
12. / Services Rendered to Industry / : / Annexure VII
13. / List of R&D Projects / : / Annexure VIII
Date: Signature
Annexure I
Environmental Management Capacity Building/ Institutional Strengthening
· Development of Academic Programs: Developed and started the B. Tech. Environmental Engineering (2006) under IIT-JEE and the M.Tech. Environmental Science & Engineering Programmes (1990).
· Developed Centre of Excellence in Mining Environment as State-of-art-facility.
· Set up the Environmental Information Centre (ENVIS) on Mining Environment provide information to USERS/Stakeholders.
· Environmental Management Capacity Building (EMCB) of Coal India Ltd. with the development of Training Modules & Training Manuals and the training of over 350 executives from Junior-Middle - Senior levels followed with Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity with the development of eight Manuals and training of 110 executives.
· Strengthening of Nineteen (19) institutions including (MOEF & CPCB, SPCBs, IBM, CMRI, CMPDI, MBM Engg. College, CME/ISM) under The World Bank aided Project of Ministry of Environment & Forests, GOI. EMCBTA Project: Mining Sub-component.
Membership of Academic and Professional Bodies
¨ Fellow & Life member, National Environmentalists Association, India
¨ Life member, Indian Association for Environmental Management
¨ Life Member, Indian Environment Association
¨ Life Member, Indian Association for Air Pollution Control
¨ Life Member, The Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India.
¨ Life Member, Mining Engineers Association of India.
¨ Member, Water Environment Research Federation, U.S.A.
¨ Life Member, Indian Geological Congress
¨ Life Member, Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists
¨ Life Member, Soil Conservation Society of India
¨ Member, WWF.
¨ Member, Sacon Society.
Professional Recognition/ Distinction
Awards received :i. Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education, presented at the 8th DNA & Stars of the Industry Group Innovative Education Awards , 18th February, 2016 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
ii. Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education, instituted by VIJAYAVANI NATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARDS, 12th September, 2015 at Bangluru.
iii. Award of Excellence and the Fellowship by National Environmentalists Association, India, Nov 26, 2014, Udaipur.
iv. ISM Alumni Association (ISMAA) Award in Recognition of Supervising Maximum Number of Ph.Ds awarded by the Institute during the period 2010-13 on May 10, 2014 in the gracious presence of President of India.
v. Smt. Bala Tandon Memorial Award of the Mining Engineers’ Association of India (MEIA) 2012.
vi. State Bank of India Best Researcher of the Year Award in recognition of Second Highest Contribution in the field of R&D and Resource Generation to the Institute for the year 2011.12.
vii. Life Time Achievement Award by the Indian Mining & Engineering Journal at the Mine TECH’11 Golden Jubilee Seminar, Raipur, November 17,2011
viii. Bala Tandon Award of the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEAI) 2013
ix. State Bank of India Best Researcher of the Year Award, 2011-12
x. Invited Expert for UNDP Conference on Avoiding Resource Crunch : Extractive Industry for Human Development, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, October 20-21, 2011
xi. Fellow, Society for Environment and Development, India.
xii. Member, Editorial Board, Mining Engineers Journal
xiii. SRG IT Award-2009-10 for outstanding Information Technology contribution to the mining industry by the Mining Engineers’ Association of India (MEAI), July 16, 2010.
xiv. Prof. S.K.Bose Memorial Lecture, delivered at The 20th National Convention of Mining Engineers, hosted by The Institution of Engineers (India) Neyveli Local Centre, January 30, 2009, pp.28.
xv. Young Scientist Paper Award by Third International Conference on Env. Science & Technology 2007, Organised by American Academy of Science at Houston, Texas.
xvi. M.L.Rungta Best Paper Award by MEAI, 2007.
xvii. Member, Environmental Expert Appraisal Committee(MINING) Ministry of Environment & Forests/Govt. of INDIA.(2006-2009)
xviii. National Council Member, Mining Engineers Association of India (2005-2011).
xix. Leader of the 40 Member Delegation deputed by MoEF/Govt. of India for International Training Program/Study Tour EMCBTAP: Mining Sub-component, UNSW, Sydney. June 14-25, 2004
xx. Leader of the Five (05) Member Delegation deputed by MoEF, Govt. of India on Expert Study Tour to the USA and Canada on Best Management Practices in Mining, EMCBTAP: Mining Sub-component. July 12-29, 2002
xxi. Subarna and Sashibhushan Memorial Award 2002-03
xxii. National Mineral Award, 2001
xxiii. Bala Tandan Award of the Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, 2000.
xxiv. J.N.Panda Memorial Award of the Institution of Engineer(s) – 1995
xxv. Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A. (July 1994 - Dec. 1995 and July – August 2006).
xxvi. UGC Research Fellowship (1980 - 1983).
Institution Building/ Strengthening -
· Set up the Centre of Excellence in Mining Environment as State-of-art-facility under the Scheme of Centres of Excellence of Ministry of Environment & Forests/ Govt. of India.
· Set up the Environmental Information Centre (ENVIS) on Mining Environment at ISM with a distinctive website and providing information to a large number of USERS/Stakeholders.
· Environmental Management Capacity Building (EMCB) of Coal India Ltd. with the development of Training Modules & Training Manuals on the basis of TNA with the training of over 350 executives from Junior-Middle - Senior levels followed with enhancement of environmental management capacity with the development of eight Manuals and training of 110 executives.
· Strengthening of Nineteen (19) institutions (MOEF & CPCB, SPCBs, IBM, CMRI, CMPDI, MBM Engg. College, CME/ISM) under World Bank aided Project of Ministry of Environment & Forests, GOI. EMCBTA Project: Mining Sub-component.
· Member, Expert Committees of Ministry of Environment & Forests/ Govt. of India
¾ Chairman, Jharkhand State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, appointed by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India
¾ Member, Task Force on setting up Private Universities in Jharkhand.
¾ Member, Jharkhand State Advisory Council on Climate Change
¾ Member, Jharkhand Academic Council.
¾ Expert Member, Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
¾ Member, Expert Appraisal Committee (Mining). (2006-09)
¾ Member (Co-opted), Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry, Coal mining & Thermal power plants & Infrastructure). (2006-2009)
¾ Identification of areas damaged due to mining, commissioning of specific studies on damage to environment, development of action plans, long-term strategies on environmental protection vis-à-vis mining activity. (2000-2001)
¾ To examine environmental issues pertaining to the use of chemical additives for suppression of dust in coal mines. (1996)
¾ EMCBTA-ENVIS Project(2003-05)
Professional Recognition
· Chairman, National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) for the Assessment & Accreditation of Charutar Vidya Mandal’s Natubhai V.Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Dist-Anand, Gujarat during March 3-5, 2016.
· Chairman, National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) for the Assessment & Accreditation of KRR, Govt. of Arts and Science College, Balaji Nagar, Kodad, Telangana during August 27-29, 2015.
· Chairman-Local Organising Committee - Seventh National Symposium on Environment, February 5-7, 1998, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad - 826 004. Sponsored by: BRNS/ DOAE/ GOI.
· Chairman Organising Committee - First International Workshop on Planning, Design and Handling of Environmental Problems with Mining Activities held at India International Centre, New Delhi (22 - 24 January 2003)
· Chairman Organising Committee - National Seminar on Environmental Engineering with special emphasis on Mining Environment (NSEEME-2004) March 19-20, 2004, ISM, Dhanbad - 826 004.
· Chairman Organising Committee - First International Conference on MSECCMI-2007, at New Delhi, Organised by ISMU in association with UNSW and ANU, Nov. 19-21, 2007.
· Chairman Organising Committee - Workshop on ‘Bio-Medical Waste Management’ with Paryavaran Vimarsh (NGO) – Jamshedpur, at ISM, Dhanbad, on February 22, 2009.
· Chairman Organising Committee - Workshop on “Environmental Laws and its Implementation in Jharkhand” in association with Paryavaran Vimarsh (NGO) – Jamshedpur, at ISM, Dhanbad, on February 22, 2010.
· Chairman/repporteur of a number of sessions at various National/International Conferences/Seminars.
· Gurdeep Singh, Chief Guest & Key note address on Sustainable Mining in Goa at National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering – 2016” BIT Mesra, Feb. 25th, 2016.
· Gurdeep Singh. Key note lecture on Environment Impact Assessment of Mining Projects at the Workshop on Environmental Clearance of Mining Projects, organized by the Institution of Engineers(I) & Paryavaran Vismarsh, IE(I) Ranchi, 23rd December, 2015.
· Gurdeep Singh. Chief Guest & Key note address on Sustainable Mining at National Conference “Harmony 2015”, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 23rd – 25th November, 2015.
· Gurdeep Singh , Chief Guest, Valedictory Function & Key note lecture on “Internet of Things- Technology Trends and Applications” at National Seminar, ICFAI University on 23rd Sep, 2015.
· Gurdeep Singh. Key note & Inaugural Lecture on Chemical, Microbiological and Geological Aspects of Acid Mine Drainage and its control aspects.at the 4th International Conference on Applications and Management in Chemical Sciences. Grande Plaza, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 11th -17th .June. 2015