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Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

About the Faculty

Prof. Jitendra Panwar completed his Master’s degree in Botany with specialization in Microbiology in year 1997 and Doctoral degree in the area of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology in year 2000 from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. After Ph.D., he moved to Division of Soil-Water-Plant Relationship, Central Arid Zone Research Institute (ICAR), Jodhpur for Post-Doctoral studies (June 2000 to January 2003), where he worked in the area of Microbiology, Plant Physiology and Soil Fertility. Subsequently, he executed DST Young Scientist Project awarded to him by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India during February 2003 to September 2005. He joined Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani campus as Lecturer in October 2005, became Assistant Professor in January 2006, Associate Professor in February 2013 and Professor in July 2018. He served as Head of the Department during September 2012 to August 2014. He worked as Associate Dean, Academic - Graduate Studies and Research Division (AGSRD), BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus during August 2018 to August 2022. He has total 25 years of teaching and research experience as in the year 2023.

Prof. Panwar is recipient of prestigious Visiting Professor Fellowship award by Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for the year 2011 as well as 2016.  He has successfully implemented several research projects in the field of Microbial Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology, funded by DST, ICAR-NAIP, Aditya Birla Group (ABG), UGC, DST-Nano Mission, Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Pvt. Ltd. (ABSTCPL), DST-ASACODER and DBT.