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Profile of Dr. B. K. Tripathi

NAME AND DESIGNATION

Binod Kumar Tripathi, Joint Director, NCERT

OFFICE AND RESIDENCE ADDRESS

Joint Director Office, National Council of Educational Research and Training

(NCERT), Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110 016

Phone: 011-26510105, FAX: 011-26567716

Mobile: 09868023414, E-mail: jdncert@gmail.com

V/3, NCERT CAMPUS, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi –110016

Phone: 011-26537101

EDUCATION

B.Sc. (Zoology Hons.), M.Sc. (Zoology) and Ph.D. (Zoology), from Banaras

Hindu University,Varanasi

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Twenty Eight years in the area of Reproductive Physiology, Comparative

Endocrinology and Science Education

Three Ph.D supervised

Research Projects: Two

Deptt. of Environment (DOE) and Department of Science and Technology

(DST), Govt. of India

VISITS ABROAD

WHO, Yangon, Myanmar

Korea Science Foundation, Seoul, S. Korea.

Department of Neurobiology, and Physiology, North-western University,

Evanston, USA.

Department of Physiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,USA.

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Department of Biology, Wiskonsin University, Parkside, Kenosha, USA.

Department of Zoology, University of Honkong, Hongkong.

Department of General Bilogy, Weseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Department of Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo,Japan.

Department of Biology, Nara Women’s university Nara, Japan.

Department of Endocrinology, Erasmus school of Medical Science, Rotterdam,

Holland.

Department of Zoology, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.

AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS / ACADEMIC SOCIETIES (LIFE MEMBERSHIP*)

Certificate of merit (1989) of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).

Boyscast Fellowship (1991) of Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Indian society of Chronobiology*.

Indian society for General and comparative Endocrinology*.

Indian Science Congress Association*.

AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Steriotaxic neuro-surgeries: lessioning, cannulation and transplantations.

Radioimmunoassay and Immunohistochemistry.

Pharmacological manipulation of behavior.

Designing Curriculum and Syllabus; Development of Teaching Learning

Materials at Secondary and Senior Secondary Level in Science and Biology.

SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

Yogic Practices for Better Living, Yoga Sadhana Kendra, Malviya Bhavan ,

BHU, Varanasi, 23rd

Feb. to 22nd

March, 1979

International Workshop on Methods and Concepts in Chronobiology, Prof.

M.K. Chandrashekaran, Animal physiology laboratory, School of Chronobiology

and physiology. Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai, 29th

April to 28th

May,

1987

Radioimmunoassy and its Clinical Applications, Isotope Division, Bhabha

Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, 24th

April to 27 May 1988

Applied Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries, Refresher Course in Zoology,

Academic Staff College, BHU, Varanasi, 30th

March to 19th

April, 1994

Foundation course in quantitative research method using SPSS, computer

centre, NCERT, New Delhi 20th

Dec.99 to 7th

Jan.2000

ADVISORY / CONSULTANCY IN SCIENCE / BIOLOGY EDUCATION (MAY, 1997

TO MAY, 2011)

Review and Finalisation of COBSE Scheme and Tools for Content Analysis from

Adolescence Education Programme stand point. March, Delhi, 2011

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Orientation of Master Trainers of Army Welfare Society at Delhi, 2010

Mass orientation of Teacher/learner on new Text book of Science and Biology,

Army Welfare Society for Sainik School at Jalandhar, 2010

Advisory on developing materials for lateral entry under RTE programme , SISE,

UP at Allahabad, 2010

Orientation of Science Teachers by SCERT, Bihar at Patna, 2009

Review of Development of Science Textbooks for upper primary stage of Uttar

Pradesh, SISE, UP at Allahabad , 2008, 2009

Special orientation programme for Master Trainer from North- East Region

organised by NEC at Itanagar, Aizawal and Shillong (2008)

Support in Development of project work for senior secondary and higher

secondary biology by SCERT, Haryana at Gurgaon , 2008

Orientation of Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and Textbook of Science,

organized by Army Welfare Society for Army Schools at Lucknow,2008

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Amity

Management, at New Delhi, 2008

Orientation of PGT (Bio) on NCF, New Syllabus and Textbook of Biology ,

organized by Army Welfare Society for Army Schools at New Delhi , 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) NCF, New Syllabus and Textbooks, organized by

Directorate of Sch. Ed. Delhi, at Delhi , 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) on NCF, New Syllabus and Textbooks, organized by

DAV Management at Mumbai and Ranchi 2007

Orientation of Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and Textbook of Science,

organized by Atomic Energy at Rawatbhata, Kota, Rajasthan 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Ahlcon

Management, at New Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of ITL

Management at New Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Springdale

Management at New Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Vasant Valley

Management at New Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Salwan

Management at New Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Haryana at

Hisar and Gurgaon, 2006, 2007

Review of pre-service course material in biology for Hr Secondary Teachers of

the Govt. of Afganistan, at NCERT, New Delhi, 2007

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Screening of Audio Visual Material for learning of biology at higher secondary

stage by SCERT, Haryana, at Gurgaon, 2007

Screening of research papers for presentation in the IV National Teachers’

Science Conference, organized by DST at Patna, 2007

Assessment of Biology Textbooks, Class XI & XII of Uttrakhand Government

for adoption of NCERT Text Book, 2007

Evaluation of International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI) organized by

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at New Delhi, 2007

Evaluation of research papers for IV National Teacher’s Science Conference, by

DST at Dehradun, 2007

Development of Resource Materials for training Hr Secondary Biology Teachers

by SCERT, Delhi at Delhi, 2007

Monitoring of Exhibition on Environment and Earth by St. Mary’s, School, New

Delhi, 2007

Orientation of PGT (Bio) on NCF, New Syllabus and Textbooks, organized by

DAV Management at New Delhi and Chandigarh, 2006

Orientation of PGT (Bio) and Science Teachers on NCF, New Syllabus and

Textbook of Science, organized by Public School Management of Ramjash, at

New Delhi, 2006

Evaluation of Science Exhibition of Initiative for Research and Innovation in

Science (IRIS) organized by intel Education and CII at IIT, New Delhi, 2006

Support to Develop Question Paper for MP Board of Education at Bhopal, 2004

Development of Course Materials for B.Ed. (Special Education) Sponsored by

Rehabilitation Council of India at Bhopal, 2000

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Interaction meet of BOYCAST FELLOWS, BARC, Bombay, India, Organised

by DST, March 18-20, 1996 (Invited Presentation)

India National science Academy (INSA), “Young Scientist Award

Presentation”, New Delhi 19th

April 1989

Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), “ Young Scientist Award

presentation”, Bangalore, India, January 3-7, 1987

IMPORTANT COMMITTEE

Member Selection Committee, BHU, Varansi (2009, 2010)

Member Courses Committee, CBSE, New Delhi (2009, 2010)

Member UPSC Examination, New Delhi (2009, 2010)

Member Selection Committee, KVS, New Delhi (2008, 2009)

Examiner of Ph.D and Post Graduate in Universities, 2005 onwards

MAJOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBICATIONS IN SCHOOL

EDUCATION (MAY, 1997 TO MAY, 2011)

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Remedial material in Biology at senior Secondary level on the basis of Analysis

of pupil’s Erors (1998)

Development of B.Ed. two year curriculum for Preparing secondary stage Science

Teacher (1999)

Development of Essential Skills of Biology Practical in the Teachers of Senior

Secondary level (1999)

Chapters In Textbook of Science and Technology Class IX and X, NCERT

(2001)

Development of Training Package on paper setting in Biology at Secondary level

(2003)

Development of Syllabus of Biology at Higher Secondary and Syllabus of

Science at Secondary Level (2005)

Chapters in textbooks of Science at Secondary Level (2006, 2007)

Chapters in textbooks of Biology at Higher Secondary Stages (2006, 2007)

Exemplar Problems in Biology at Higher Secondary Levels (2008, 2009)

Exemplar problem in Science at Secondary Level (2008, 2009)

Laboratory manual in Biology for Higher Secondary Stage (2009, 2010)

Laboratory manual in Science at Secondary Level (2009, 2010)

Source Book on Assessment in Science at the Upper Primary Stage (2010-2011)

Guidelines for Establishing a Science and Mathematics Laboratory at the

Secondary Stage (2010-2011)

Chapters in textbook on Pedagogy of Biological Science (2010-2011)

MAJOR PUBLICATION IN LIFE SCIENCES

Photoperiodic control of reproduction in femal migratory bunting (Embberiz

bruniceps), J.Exp. Zoology, 226:269-272, (ALAN R.LISS, INC), 1983

Effect of exogenous prolactin on ovarian growth and fattening in redheaded

bunting Gen. Comp. Endocrinol, 52:315-318 (Academic Press), 1983

Response to exogenous prolacting during gonadal photostimulation in

blackheaded bunting, Current Sci. 53:1307-1308, (Curr. Sci. Ass. And I.A.S.,

Bangalore), 1984

Daily variation to prolactin response during photogonaldal growth of redheaded

bunting, J.Reprod. Biol Comp. Endocrinol. (Sppl.) 1:29, (Soc. Comp.

Endocrinol Reprod Chennai), 1984

Circadian control of photoperiodic gonadal reponses of the Indian passerines, J.

Steroid Biochem, 20:1577, (Pergman Press), 1984

Effect of exogenous gonadal steroids and castration on photoperiodic response of

the yellow throated sparrow, Gymnorhis xanthocollis (Burton,) Indian J. Exp.

Biol., 23:426-428., (CSIR, New Delhi), 1985

Circadian control of photoperiodic responses in a female migratory bunting, Gen

comp. Endorcrinol, 66:301-305, (Academic Press), 1987

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Ovarian and body weight responses of female redheaded buntings to ultra short

photoperiods: Demonstration of circadian involvement, Exp.Bio. 48: 173-176

(Springer Verlag), 1989

Daily exposure to a nonphotic stimulus can alter photoperiodic response to short

photoperiod in hamsters, Proc. Soc Exp. Biol. Med., 206: 138-144 (Soc. Exp.

Biol. Med., N.Y., USA), 1994

Strategies of Avian Reproduction : An aspect of sustainable wild life. Environ

Manag. Int. National, 1 (1) : 105, (1997)

Changing profile of undergraduate level science teaching in India with special

reference to biology, Current Science, 97 (8): 1123-1126 (Curr. Sci. Ass. And

IAS, Bangalore), 2009

CONFERENCES / SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPATION (LIFE SCIENCES)

International Congress on Comp. Physiol Biochem, Liege (1984)

Symposium on Comp. Endocrinaol, Varanasi (1984)

International Symposium on Life Science, Shillong (1985)

Symposium on Rescent Adva Life Science, Gulburga (1986)

International Symposium on Chronobilogy, Hyderabad, (1986)

International Symposium on Comp. Endocrinol. Nagoya (1987)

National Symposium on Gen. Comp. Endocrinol, Delhi (1988)

Symposium on Comp. Endocrinol, Varanasi, (1988)

International Symposium on Chronoboil, Raipur (1989)

Conference on Bird and Environ., New Delhi, (1995)

National Symposium on Chronobiology, Pune (1995)

Seminar on Biodiversity, Satna (1997)

National Symposium on Adv. Endocrine Research, Bhubaneshwar (1998)

International Symposium on Avian Endocr, Varanasi (2000)

International Symposium on Avian Acoustics, Haridwar (2004)

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