{"id":1115,"date":"2024-05-28T09:22:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/?page_id=1115"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:38:39","slug":"dr-pankaj-verma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/dr-pankaj-verma\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Pankaj Verma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1115\" class=\"elementor elementor-1115\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e61109 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e61109\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20bea46\" data-id=\"20bea46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a26cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"75a26cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Dr. Pankaj Verma<\/h2><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--subtitle elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f8308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"14f8308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7ea27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"6d7ea27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Educational Details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Certificate Course (<strong>ISRO Sponsored<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban and Regional Studies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>IIRS \u2013 ISRO,<\/strong> Dehradun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>May-July 2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Ph. D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a0Planning (Title - \u2018Planning for Smart City \u2013 Dehradun\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2017-2020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>M.U.R. P<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Urban and Rural Planning<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2011-2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>B. Arch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Bachelor of Architecture<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2006-2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457e104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"457e104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Brief Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Pankaj <\/strong>is an Architect Planner, working as an Assistant Professor (since 2022) at the Department of Architecture and Planning, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. He has pursued his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) \u2013 Roorkee (2020), where he extensively worked on the planning for Smart City. He post-graduated (MURP \u2013 master\u2019s in urban and Rural Planning) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) \u2013 Roorkee (2013) and graduated with a specialization in Architecture from Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), Dehradun (2012). In addition to good academic standing, he has more than 12 years of experience in academics and research at various Institutes of Nation Importance such as SPA Vijayawada and NIT Hamirpur. He has published various research papers on various platforms, i.e., international journals, national and international conferences\/s (reputed), and authored various book chapters. He has guided various undergraduate and postgraduate thesis and is currently guiding two Ph.D. thesis. His research interests are in the field of Urban and Rural Dynamics, policy planning, strategic planning, computer modeling, and simulation of cities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26cbae1\" data-id=\"26cbae1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26613f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b26613f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"967\" 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                       <table style=\"height: 331px; width: 630px;\" width=\"630\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 10px;\"><td style=\"height: 10px; width: 115.047px;\"><p>July, 2022<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 10px; width: 15.0938px;\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 10px; width: 122.094px;\"><p>Till date<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 10px; width: 14.5625px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 10px; width: 329.203px;\"><p>Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, <strong>VNIT &#8211; Nagpur<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 100px;\"><td style=\"height: 100px; width: 115.047px;\"><p>July 2021<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 100px; width: 15.0938px;\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 100px; width: 122.094px;\"><p>June 2022<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 100px; width: 14.5625px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 100px; width: 329.203px;\"><p>Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Design, <strong>DIT University \u2013 Dehradun<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 53px;\"><td style=\"height: 53px; width: 115.047px;\"><p>February 2021<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 53px; width: 15.0938px;\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 53px; width: 122.094px;\"><p>July 2021<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 53px; width: 14.5625px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 53px; width: 329.203px;\"><p>Department of Architecture, Assistant Professor (Contract), <strong>NIT &#8211; Hamirpur<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 76px;\"><td style=\"height: 76px; width: 115.047px;\"><p>October 2020<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 76px; width: 15.0938px;\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 76px; width: 122.094px;\"><p>February 2021<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 76px; width: 14.5625px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 76px; width: 329.203px;\"><p>Assistant Professor (Contract), Department of Planning, <strong>SPA -Vijayawada<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 92px;\"><td style=\"height: 92px; width: 115.047px;\"><p>July 2013<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 92px; width: 15.0938px;\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 92px; width: 122.094px;\"><p>December 2016<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 92px; width: 14.5625px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 92px; width: 329.203px;\"><p>Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture,<\/p><p><strong>DIT University \u2013 Dehradun<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-f6e83e3 \" id=\"content-f6e83e36aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-f6e83e36aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <ul><li>Rajeev Garg, Pankaj, Akhilesh Kumar, Tahsinur Rahman Warsi, Mohammad Arif Kamal (2023). User Experience and Expectations of Streetscape: A Planning Framework for Urban Streets in India. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(3), 1480 &#8211; 1486. DOI: 10.13189\/cea.2023.110329.<\/li><li>\u00a0Rajeev Garg, Akhilesh Kumar, Pankaj, Mohammad Arif Kamal (2022). Determining Water Footprint of Buildings During Construction Phase: An Activity-based Approach. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(2), 773 &#8211; 783. DOI: 10.13189\/cea.2023.110218.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Pankaj, \u201cTransformation of Traditional Rural Houses of Uttarakhand Hilly Region\u201d, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research (IJMER), Vol. 9, no. 11, pp 199-205, 2020.<\/li><li>Pankaj, Pant A., \u201cRural Tourism a Solution for Ghost Villages of Uttarakhand\u201d, <em>International Journal of New Technology and Research<\/em><em>,<\/em> vol. 2, no. 6, Jun. 2016. pp 52-60, 2016.<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-7eaa73d \" id=\"content-7eaa73d6aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-7eaa73d6aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p><strong><u>Research Papers Published in Conference as a Book chapter<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Wankhede, A., Verma, P., Tejendra, N. (2025). A Review of Land Management Policies and Practices in India. In: Aleksandar, A., Panidi, E., Buckley, A.O. (eds) A Pathway to Sustainable Landscapes. GGT 2024. Sustainable Landscape Planning and Natural Resources Management. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-81288-0_2<\/li><li>Tejendra, N., Verma, P., Vivek, S., Poojary, S. (2025). Assessing the Usability of Outdoor Gyms for Women in Mangalore\u2019s Urban Public Parks, India. In: Aleksandar, A., Panidi, E., Buckley, A.O. (eds) A Pathway to Sustainable Landscapes. GGT 2024. Sustainable Landscape Planning and Natural Resources Management. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-81288-0_9<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Garg, R., Pankaj, Kumar, A., Brar, T.S., Kamal, M.A. (2024). Optimization of Structural Grid in Low Rise Reinforced Cement Concrete Framed Buildings. In: Huang, G. (eds) Proceedings of the 2024 11th International Conference on Geological and Civil Engineering. ICGCE 2024. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-68624-5_8<\/li><li>Pankaj, Rajeev Garg &amp; Akhilesh Kumar, (2023), \u201cSmart City Planning in India \u2013 A Case of Dehradun City\u201d, i-Converge: Changing Dimensions of the Built Environment (2022), Volume I, pp. 1-6, Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 9781003450221, DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4324\/9781003450221-1\">4324\/9781003450221-1<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Akhilesh Kumar, Pankaj &amp; Rajeev Garg, (2023), \u201cZero Waste Management Approaches and Strategies for University campus\u201d, i-Converge: Changing Dimensions of the Built Environment, Volume I, pp. 7-16, Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 9781003450221, DOI:\u00a0 10.4324\/9781003450221-2<\/li><li>Pankaj, Devadas V. (2023), \u201cDehradun towards Smart City\u201d, Sustainable Future Cities &#8211; Volume II, pp. 2-6, ISBN: 978-93-5741-477-7, Blue Rose Publisher.<\/li><li>Verma, Pankaj and Devadas, V., Vertical Development in Dehradun City (March 15, 2018). Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, International Conference on Urban Sustainability: Emerging Trends, Themes, Concepts &amp; Practices (ICUS) 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3198633\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3198633<\/a><\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-e0ef98d \" id=\"content-e0ef98d6aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-e0ef98d6aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <table><tbody><tr><td width=\"49\"><p><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"199\"><p><strong>Title<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p><strong>Year Awarded<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"84\"><p><strong>Scholar<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p><strong>Supervisor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"89\"><p><strong>Co-Supervisor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"49\"><p>1.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"199\"><p>Planning for Public Spaces in Smart Cities &#8211; A Case of Nagpur City<\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p>Ongoing<\/p><\/td><td width=\"84\"><p>Sonali Borate\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>Dr. Pankaj<\/p><\/td><td width=\"89\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"49\"><p>2.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"199\"><p>Planning for Health and Wellness at Neighborhood Level &#8211; A Case of Nagpur City<\/p><\/td><td width=\"83\"><p>Ongoing<\/p><\/td><td width=\"84\"><p>Nagabhoina Tejendra<\/p><\/td><td width=\"104\"><p>Dr. Pankaj<\/p><\/td><td width=\"89\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-649aa8e \" id=\"content-649aa8e6aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-649aa8e6aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <table width=\"614\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"39\"><p><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"187\"><p><strong>Title<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"134\"><p><strong>Scholar<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"66\"><p><strong>Supervisor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"94\"><p><strong>Co-Supervisor<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p><strong>Status\/Year Awarded<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"39\"><p>1.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"187\"><p>Planning for Land Management in Nagpur City<\/p><\/td><td width=\"134\"><p>Abhilash Moreshwar Wankhede<\/p><\/td><td width=\"66\"><p>Dr. Pankaj<\/p><\/td><td width=\"94\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p>Completed<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"39\"><p>2.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"187\"><p>Planning for Urban Floods: A case of Chennai city<\/p><\/td><td width=\"134\"><p>Divyabharathi R<\/p><\/td><td width=\"66\"><p>Dr. Pankaj<\/p><\/td><td width=\"94\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p>Ongoing<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"39\"><p>3.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"187\"><p>Sustainable Tourism Development Plan for Ayodhya City<\/p><\/td><td width=\"134\"><p>Jyoti Rawat<\/p><\/td><td width=\"66\"><p>Dr. Pankaj<\/p><\/td><td width=\"94\"><p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td width=\"95\"><p>Ongoing<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-87a5c80 \" id=\"content-87a5c806aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-87a5c806aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <table><tbody><tr><td width=\"76\"><p><strong>S. No.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"171\"><p><strong>UG (B. Arch)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p><strong>Ongoing<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p><strong>Completed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"76\"><p>1.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"171\"><p>UG Thesis Project<\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p>0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p>22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"76\"><p>2.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"171\"><p>UG Dissertation\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p>0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"93\"><p>15<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-7f77cd3 \" id=\"content-7f77cd36aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-7f77cd36aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <ul><li>As a <strong>Coordinator<\/strong> (with Dr. Sarika Bahadure), organized a half\u2013day Workshop on \u201c<strong>Application of AI in Urban Planning<\/strong>\u201d at the Town Planning Department, Nagpur Division, Nagpur, on 17<sup>th<\/sup> April 2025.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Coordinator <\/strong>(with Dr. Pankaj Bahadure)<strong>,<\/strong> organized a five-day on-site Workshop\/STTP on \u201c<strong>Traditional Vernacular Housing of Gujarat<\/strong>\u201d in collaboration with the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT Nagpur and NIRMA University, at Ahmedabad, Bhuj and Kutch from 16th to 24th December 2024.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Coordinator <\/strong>(with Dr. Akshay Patil &amp; Dr. Amit Deshmukh)<strong>,<\/strong> organized a five-day Hands-on Training Workshop on \u201c<strong>Modelling and Simulation of Urban Systems (2024) \u2013 Application of System Dynamics<\/strong>\u201d at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT Nagpur, from 15th to 19th July 2024.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Coordinator <\/strong>(with Dr. Amit Deshmukh)<strong>,<\/strong> organized a two-day Hands-on Training Workshop on \u201c<strong>Building Plan Management System (BPMS)<\/strong>\u201d in association with the <strong>Indian Institute of Architects<\/strong> (IIA) Nagpur Chapter, at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT Nagpur, from 4th to 5th\u00a0of October 2023.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Coordinator <\/strong>(with Dr. Amit Deshmukh)<strong>,<\/strong> organized a five-day Hands-on Training Workshop on \u201c<strong>Modelling and Simulation of Urban Systems<\/strong>\u201d at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT Nagpur, from 19 to 23rd June 2023.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Convener, <\/strong>organized a five-day National e-Workshop on \u201c<strong>Research Methodology in Architecture and Planning<\/strong>\u201d at the School of Architecture and Design, DIT University, from 14<sup>th<\/sup> to 18<sup>th<\/sup> February 2022.<\/li><li>As a <strong>Coordinator, <\/strong>organized a three-day workshop on \u201c<strong>Exposed Brick Work (Decorative walls and Columns)<\/strong>\u201d at Zonal Nasa, organized at Invertis University (Bareilly, U.P.) from 1<sup>st<\/sup> to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> October 2016.<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-634dbe3 \" id=\"content-634dbe36aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-634dbe36aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p><strong><u>Extra- Curricular Activities (University Level)<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Professor In-charge<\/strong> of <strong>Fine Arts Club<\/strong> (Iridescence), at VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for the Academic year 2023-2024.<\/li><li><strong>Faculty mentor<\/strong> for <strong>Capacity\u00a0Building\u00a0on\u00a0Design\u00a0and\u00a0Entrepreneurship\u00a0(CBDE)<\/strong> under the aegis of the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP).<\/li><li><strong>NIRF Core Committee<\/strong> member for the academic year 2024-25 and 2025 \u2013 26.<\/li><li><strong>Professor In-charge<\/strong> of <strong>Quiz Club<\/strong>, at VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for Academic year 2023-2024.<\/li><li><strong>Member of the Board of Studies<\/strong> (Architecture) at the Faculty of Architecture, DIT University from April 2016 to December 2016.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u>Extra- Curricular Activities (Department-Level)<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Member <\/strong>of<strong> Departmental Research and Consultancy committee <\/strong>at Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur from January 2025 till date.<\/li><li><strong>PG Coordinator <\/strong>at Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for the academic year 2025-26.<\/li><li><strong>DEC (Department Exam Coordinator)<\/strong> at Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, from January 2024 to till date.<\/li><li><strong>NIRF and Academic Review Coordinator <\/strong>at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for the academic year 2024-25 and 2025 \u2013 26.<\/li><li><strong>Class Committee Chairperson for I &amp; II Semester <\/strong>at Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for academic session 2024-2025.<\/li><li><strong>UG Project Coordinator (Phase I) <\/strong>at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25.<\/li><li><strong>Class Committee Chairperson for II Semester <\/strong>at Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, for academic session 2023-2024.<\/li><li><strong>Co-DEC (Department Exam Coordinator)<\/strong> at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, from October 2022 to December 2023.<\/li><li><strong>Construction Yard Coordinator <\/strong>at the Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT &#8211; Nagpur, from September 2022 to December 2023.<\/li><li><strong>Infrastructure &amp; Premises, Coordinator <\/strong>at\u00a0Department of Architecture and Planning, VNIT \u2013 Nagpur, from October 2022 to December 2023.<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-f48c6b6 \" id=\"content-f48c6b66aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-f48c6b66aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <ul><li>Three-day, Roorkee Urban Symposium 2025, An International Biennial Conference, held at the Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India, March 28-30, 2025.<\/li><li>Four-day, International Conference on Resilience and Livable Cities (RLCP-2020), held at School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada, India, February 10-13, 2021.<\/li><li>Three-day, International Conference on Future Cities (ICFC-2019), held at IIT- Roorkee, India, December 11-13, 2019.<\/li><li>One-day workshop cum regional conference of ITPI UKRC on \u201cHuman Settlements and Planning Education\u201d at IIT Roorkee on 24th March 2018.<\/li><li>Two-day National Conference on \u201cDevelopment Strategy for Hills in the Context of Uttarakhand\u201d at DIT University from 6th March to 7th March 2017.<\/li><li>Three-day 10th Uttarakhand State Science &amp; Technology Congress 2015-16 at Uttarakhand Technical University from 10<sup>th<\/sup> February to 12<sup>th<\/sup> February 2016.<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-3e185fe \" id=\"content-3e185fe6aac965a91a05\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-3e185fe6aac965a91a05-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <ul><li>Selected for the<strong> ISRO-sponsored<\/strong> NNRMS course.<\/li><li><strong>Completed Ph. D.<\/strong> research within <strong>four years<\/strong> (3 years 10 months) from IIT-Roorkee (26\/12\/2016 to 17\/10\/2020, including the lockdown period during COVID-19).<\/li><li>Awarded <strong>MHRD, Fellowship<\/strong> from 2017-2020.<\/li><li>Awarded <strong>GATE Scholarship<\/strong> from 2011-2013.<\/li><li>Obtained <strong>Second prize<\/strong> in the <strong>INGENIUM\u201907<\/strong> Art Exhibition organized by the FABULAZERS Club at Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun.<\/li><li>Obtained <strong>Second prize<\/strong> in the <strong>Anchor On-the-Spot Embroidery Contest<\/strong> sponsored by the Coats India Company at Touch Wood School, Dehradun.<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Pankaj Verma Assistant Professor Educational Details Certificate Course (ISRO Sponsored) Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Urban and Regional Studies IIRS \u2013 ISRO, Dehradun May-July 2024 Ph. D \u00a0Planning (Title &#8211; \u2018Planning for Smart City \u2013 Dehradun\u2019) Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 2017-2020 M.U.R. P Urban and Rural Planning Indian Institute of Technology, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2206,"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions\/2206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vnit.ac.in\/arch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}