Dr. Rajeev Prasad

Assistant Director (Academic) & Regional Director

Department : Academic
Working at : NIOS Regional Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Office Phone : 0651-2217030
E-mail : rdranchi@nios.ac.in

Qualifications

  • M.Sc.(Chemistry), B.Ed, Ph.D(Organic Chemistry), PGDDE-IGNOU

Areas of Interest/Specialization

  • Research in ODL, Course Development for ODL Institutions, Development of Multimedia Programmes in Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry.

Experience

  • 10 Years of Teaching Experience in Sr. Secondary Chemistry at PVSS DAV School, Koderma, Jharkhand.
  • 1 Year Teaching Experience as Assistant Prof. Chemistry at DAV Engineering College, Daltonganj, Jharkhand.
  • 5+ Year working experience as Academic Officer (Chemistry) at NIOS, Heqrt. Noida
  • 3 Years as Regional Director, RC Gandhinagar, Gujarat
  • 3+ Years as Regional Director, RC Ranchi, Jharkhand

Contribution to NIOS in last six years

  • Successful management of NIOS Regional Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
  • Successful Conduct of Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) & PDPET Course in Gujarat.
  • Successful organisation of AKANSHA National Event at Gandhinagar.
  • Developed new Vocational Course Diamond Grading and Assorter Course (639).
  • Initiated official procedure for acquiring 2 Acres of Land for Regional Centre, Gandhinagar.
  • Collaboration with SSA Gandhinagar for increase in enrolment in OBE Courses.
  • Academic Collaboration between Swarnim Gujarat Sports University and National Institute of Open Schooling to develop new Vocational courses in Sports.
  • Successful management of SAWAYAM online course in Sr. Secondary (Chemistry) course as PI.
  • Several initiatives were taken to increase admissions in Vocational Course.
  • Collaboration with J.K. Laxami Cement to increase enrolment in Academic and Vocational Courses.
  • Good coordination with State Officials/K.V Sangathan
  • Allotment of 1.98 Acres of Land for NIOS Regional Centre, Ranchi Jharkhand
  • Bhumipujan of 1.98 Acres of Land for NIOS Regional Centre, Ranchi
  • Coordination with CPWD Ranchi & Kolkata for finalization of Bounday wall and Building designs.
  • Conducted Several advocacy programms to increase admissions in academic and Vocational Course.
  • Collaboration with Jharkhand Sports Promotion Society to enroll spots person at NIOS OBE and Academic courses.
  • MoU with NHM Jharkhand to enroll ASHA workers and other staff to enroll them in Certificate in Yoga Course.
  • Development of SOP  to develop SOHRAI PAINTING ART of Jharkhand as a Vocational course. (At final stage)
  • Successful conduct of Public Examinations, ODE and spot Evaluation work.
  • Successful conduct and monitoring of Tejaswini project of Jharkhand as a Education service provider for young girls and adolescent womens in the age group of 14-20 years.

Awards and Honors

  1. Life time Fellow membership of Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, India, 2019
  2. Member of American Chemical Society,Washington, DC, US,2019

Publications

  1. Studies on the reactivity of amino and methyl groups in 3-Amino-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinazolines towards condensation with aldehydes. J.Chemtracks,11(2),389-392,2009
  2. Synthesis and physiological activity of pyradazinoquinazolones from some 3-amino-2-alkyl/aryl-8-alkyl/alkoxy-quinazoloine-4(3H)-one, J. Chemtracks,11(2),527-534,2009
  3. Oxidation of some amino acids by potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) in presence of Rh(III) chloride as catalyst in Acidic medium, a kinetic Study,J.Chemtracks,11(1),359-368,2009
  4. Presented paper on Future Challenges in Green Chemistryat National seminar, Gaya College, Gaya, Bihar.
  5. One Research Paper Titled Role of Mobile and Multimedia Technology in Open and Distance Learning is published in July-December 2012 issue of COMOSA Journal, NIOS.
  6. Article Titled Chemistry in Everyday life is Published in Jan-June 2013 issue of Open Learning Magazine of NIOS.
  7. Various articles/abstracts were published related to Chemistry in repute Journals/Magazines.

Assignments in Hand

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Assignments in Hand

Expected date of Completion

1

Boundary work at 1.98 Acres of land for NIOS RC Ranchi

December 2022

2.

Tejaswini Project

May 2023

3

Advocacy work

Going on

4.

Enrolments for Sports persons

Going on

5.

Enrolments in Academic and Vocational courses

Going on


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