Dr.

Arun Kumar Shandilya

Sr. Faculty at Dungar College Bikaner
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Higher Education
Current

Department of Geology, Government Dungar College (Government of

Rajasthan)

Previous

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Rajasthan,

Govt. Bangur College,
Department of Geology; University of Rajasthan

Education

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Experience
Senior Faculty of Applied Geology
Department of Geology, Government Dungar College (Government of
Rajasthan)
April 1998 Present (15 years 4 months)Bikaner
Teaching & Research Experience (B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D. Students)
(Specialisations Subjects: Hydrogeology & Water Management, Environmental Geology,
Engineering Geology; Mineral Exploration)
Experience of Research Supervision Leading to Ph.D. Degree: 10 (Ten Ph.D's Awarded)
Academic Achievments: worked as Members of Board of Studies & Academic Councils of
MDS University & MGS University; Evaluated Theses, Projects, Copies of various
Universities; Vice Chairman, South Asian Association of Economic Geologists (Marwar
Chapter)
Fellow & Life Member: 12 Prestigious Societies /Organisations
Participation in Seminars, Workshop & Conferences: 20
Papers and Abstracts Published: 41
Popular Science Articles Published in Magazines & Newspapers: 45

Project Officer & Regional Officer

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Rajasthan
August 1990 March 1998 (7 years 8 months)Jaipur, Bikaner and Jodhpur
1.Established Regional Office, Department of Science & Technology, Govt.of Rajasthan at
Bikaner.
2.Worked as Head of the Regional Office; Drawing & Disbursing Officer (about 7Yrs)
(Controlled Administration, establishment, Accounts, Programs & Policies of Department
of Sc. & Tech. GoR at Regional Office, Bikaner).
3.Established & maintained liaison with Divisional Commissioners (of Bikaner, Ajmer &
Jaipur), District Collectors (of 7 districts of the region), & Various District Level Officers of
seven districts of Bikaner region.
4.Monitoring of Research & Development Projects & Students Science Projects in the 7
districts of Bikaner Region
5.Transfer of Technology: Organised Rural Techno. Demo. Camps; Improved Pottery
Training Program, Semi-Mechanized Carpentry Training, Leather Tanning Program in
collaboration with CLRI, Food Preservation Program in collaboration with CFTRI, Namada
Making Traning, House Hold Equipments Training, Supervision & monitoring of Rural
Technology Demo. Centres at Got. Polytechnic Bikaner & CEERI Pilani.

6.Science Popularization Organized workshops/ programs/ exhibitions/ series etc. in 7

districts of Bikaner Region.
Workshops Organized: Model Rocketry W/shops, Model Rocket Launching Programs,
Explaining Miracle W/shops, Telescopic Making W/shop, Electronics W/shops, Total Solar
Eclipse W/shops, Science Drawing Competition; Organised & motivated Insti's to
Celebrate Science Related Special Days /Week (WED, Earth day, NSD, Science Week,
Energy Conservation Day/ week).
7. Entrepreneurship Programs Organised:Organized Entrepreneurship Moti. Camps of one
day (approx. 40); Monitoring of Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps of 3 days (approx.
70) in various colleges of the region; Monitoring of Entrepre. Develop. Program of one
month ( 5); Prepared STED (Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Program) Project &
got it sanctioned for Bikaner

Faculty of Applied Geology

Govt. Bangur College
August 1986 July 1990 (4 years)Didwana

Faculty of Applied Geology

Department of Geology; University of Rajasthan
February 1982 August 1986 (4 years 7 months)Jaipur & Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Teaching Applied Geology to students of BSc, MSc & MTech classes
and Research Work