Dr. Surja Ram Jakhar
Name: SURJA RAM JAKHAR
Designation: Professor
DOB: 14/12/1964
E-mail: srjakhar@yahoo.com
Mobile No.: +91 - 9413208900
Address: Village Chitrodi, PO & Tehsil-Bhaniyana, Jaisalmer-345024

Academic Qualification:

S.No. Name of Examination Year Name of University Subjects offered Division
1 Ph.D. 1991 M.L.Sukhadia University Geology N/a
2 M.Sc. 1987 Rajasthan University Geology I
3 B.Sc. 1985 Eastwhile Jodhpur Universit (Now JNVU) Geology, Zoology & Chemistry II

Teaching & Research Experience Details:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur Assistant Professor 21/12/1991 10/04/2012
2 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Professor 11/07/2016 N/A
3 M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur Professor 19/07/2018 07/04/2020
4 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Associate Professor 13/04/2013 10/07/2016
5 M.G.S. University, Bikaner Directore Research 11/04/2012 12/04/2013

Details of Consultancy Project/s grid :

S.No. Name of project funding Agency Duration status

Membership of Academic Societies:

S.No. Name Of Society Remark
1 Palaentological Society of India N/A
2 Indian Geological Congress N/A
3 Indian Science Congress Association N/A
4 Geoscientist Society of Rajasthan N/A

Academic Post:

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Scopus/WOS Indexed Publication/s:

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Other Publication/s:

S.No. Title of paper Name of journal Year Vol Page.no
1 Occurrences and Future Prospects of the Lignite Deposits of Rajasthan Proc. Growth Potential of Mineral Resources of Raj 2018 00 23

Published Book/s :

S.No. Name of author Title of book Publisher Year authored
1 S.C. Khosla, S.R. Jakhar & Manisha Kumari Atlas of the Middle Jurassic Ostracods from wester Paleontological Society of India, Lucknow 2009 Authored
2 A.B. Roy & S.R. Jakhar Geology of Rajasthan (Northwest India) Precambrian Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur 2002 Authored

Published Book Chapter/s :

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Editor/s in Journals :

S.No. nameofjournal associateeditor publishinghouse impactfactor

Invited Speaker/ Resource Person in Conferences/Workshop/ Seminar:

S.No. Title of paper Details of conference hostinstitute Vol Page.no
1 Water Resource Management in Western Rajasthan Workshop - Water Resource Mangmt & Envirn Sustnblt Department of Geology, Rajasthan University, Jaip 2024

Paper Presented in International Conferences/ workshop/ Seminar:

S.No. Title of paper Details of conference Hostinstitute year
1 Traditional Water Management in the Arid Region of International Groundwater Conference 2022 on Effec IIT, Roorkee 2022

Paper Presented in National Conferences/ Workshop/ Seminar:

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National Workshop/ Conferences/ Seminar Attended:

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Participated in Co-Curricular Activities:

S.No. Activity Year

Publication/s In CARE listed Journals:

S.No. nameofauthor titleofpaper nameofjournal vol pageno
1 Siyol L., Rojh B.R. and Jakhar S.R., 2023a A Groundwater Investigation in Basaltic Terrain wi Journal of Indian Water Works Association N/A 44
2 Siyol L., Rojh B.R. and Jakhar S.R., 2023b A Comparative Study of The Chemical and Physical Q Journal of Indian Water Works Association N/A 288
3 B.R. Rojh & S.R. Jakhar Minerals in Groundwater and their Effects on Human Journal of Indian Water Works Association N/A 35
4 Rajendra Singh & S.R. Jakhar Self-Dependency in Water by Harvesting Rainwater: Journal of Indian Water Works Association N/A 253
5 B.R. Rojh & S.R. Jakhar Assessment of Groundwater Quality For Drinking Pur Journal of Indian Water Works Association N/A 186

Administrative Experience:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 Department of Geology, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Head 30/06/2020 N/A
2 Department of Geology, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur Head 30/09/2018 07/04/2020
3 Department of Geology, Faculty of Engineering, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur In-Charge 15/04/2013 18/07/2018
4 Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner Director Research 10/04/2012 12/04/2013
5 NSS Unit, Faculty of Science Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur NSS Officer 15/07/2013 30/06/2014
6 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Chief Warden, FoS Hostels 01/12/2020 24/08/2023
7 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Director Research 26/02/2022 03/01/2024
8 Air Wing NCC Unit, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur Associated NCC Officer 01/04/2002 31/03/2012
9 MBM Engineering Hostel, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Warden 01/03/2014 31/05/2018
10 SAP Project of UGC in Department of Geology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur Coordinator 01/10/2018 31/03/2020
         

Academic Award/Honor / Fellowships::

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Research Projects:

Major Research Project: 5

Minor Research Projects: 1
Mentor in student projec: N/A

Consultancy projects:N/A

S.No. Title of the Project Funding Agency Duration Status
1 Jurassic Ostracode Fauna of Kachchh – Its Biostratigraphy, Age, Paleoecology and Paleogeographic Implications DST, New Delhi 1999– 2003 Completed
2 Comparative study of Ostracoda from the Lameta Formation (Maastrichtian) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh and Nand-Dungargaon Basin, Maharastra with respect to its age, affinity and palaeoecology. UGC, New Delhi 2007-2010 Completed
3 Present Day Crustal Deformation in the Aravalli-Vindhyan Cratons, Constrained by GPS measurements Ministry of Earth Sciences, GoI, New Delhi 2006-2011 Completed
4 Setting up, Operation and Maintenance of GPS station at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota and Shri Ganganagar Ministry of Earth Sciences, GoI, New Delhi 2011-2014 Completed
5 Tectono-geomorphic and geodetic study of selected neotectonic faults/Lineaments in Rajasthan. Ministry of Earth Sciences, GoI, New Delhi 2015-2020 Completed
6 Remote Sensing Based Study of Desiccated Lik River of the Thar Desert for Demarcating its Course, its Rejuvenation Possibilities and Social Benefits. RUSA 2020-2022 On going
         

Overseas PDF Supervised :N/A

Ph. D Awarded : 4

PhD Pursuing : 3

Post Graduate Dissertations Supervised : 12

Research Guidance:

S.No. Name of Student Title of Thesis/PDF Submitted Awarded
1 Ms. Manisha Kumari Jurassic Ostracode fauna of Bela Island, Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat, India – Its Biostratigraphy, Age, Paleoecology and Paleozoogeographic Implications N/A Awarded
2 Mr. Hemant Sen A study of Hydrogeological properties, Groundwater Resources and impact of Groundwater Augmentation Structures in Igneous Rocks of Malani Group, South N/A Awarded
3 Mr. Madan Mohan Meghwal A Study of Lower Tertiary Mollusca from Jaisalmer and Bikaner Area of Rajasthan N/A Awarded
4 Mr. Bhura Ram Rojh A Study of Aquifers Characteristics, Groundwater Resources and Qualities of Groundwater from part of Marwar Basin and Palana- Ganganagar Shelf of Naga N/A Awarded
         

Membership of Academic Societies:

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Academic Post: N/A

Detail of Publications

Full Research paper published in (UGC-CARE List/Scopus/ Thomson Reuter/web of science listed journals)

International Journal: 6

National Journal: 20

Review Article: 1

Popular article: 3

Other Research Publications: 8

S.No. Title of the paper/ review Name of Journal Vol. Page no. Impact Factor
1 A Comparative Study of The Chemical and Physical Quality of Water of Ahwa and Saputara Lakes for Domestic use in the Dang District of Gujarat, India Journal of Indian Water Works Association Oct-Dec,2023 288-91 UGC Care
2 Geology and petroleum prospects of Bikaner-Nagaur Basin. Drilling & Exploration World Dec.-2023 41-70 N/A
3 Jurassic Ostracode Fauna from the Type Section of Khadir Formation, Kachchh and Lophocythere vertipolycostata n. sp. Jour. Geological Soc. India 61(1) 61-74 WoS
4 The Jurassic Ostracode fauna of Bela Island, Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat. Current Science 85(3) 249-51 WoS
5 Ostracode Genus Progonocythere from Jurassic Beds of Western India. Gondwana Geological Magz. Spl.Vol. 6 167-74 N/A
6 Ostracodes from the Jurassic beds of Jhura Hill, Kachchh, Gujarat Jour. Geological Soc. India 63(1) 15-28 WoS
7 Middle Jurassic Ostracoda from the Northern Island Belt, Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat Jour. Paleontological Soc. India 50 (1) 17-64 Scopus
8 Middle Jurassic Ostracoda from the Jaisalmer Formation, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India Jour. Paleontological Soc. India 51(1) 1-31 Scopus
9 Resistance of Limestone to Size Reduction. Indian Chemical Engineer 49(2 143-50 WoS & Scopus
10 Mixed Marine, Brackish Water and Non-marine Microfaunal Association in the Inter-trappean beds (Early Palaeocene) of Jhilmili, Chhindwara District, Jour. Geological Soc. India 73 724-33 WoS
11 A Restudy of the Ostracoda Cypris cylindrical Sowerby (in Malcolmson, 1840) from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds (Late Cretaceous) of Lakshmipur, Kac Jour. Geological Soc. India 74 579-84 WoS
12 Stratigraphical and Palaeontological implications of the Late Cretaceous Ostracods from the Lameta formation of Pisdura, Chandrapur District, Maharash Gondwana Geological Magz. 25(1) 115-24 N/A
13 Middle Eocene Ostracoda from the Tadkeshwar Lignite Mine, Cambay Basin, Gujarat Jour. Geological Soc. India 81 514-20 WoS
14 Palaeoecology and Affinity of Ostracod Fauna from the classic localities of Lameta Formation of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Jour Geological Soc. India Sp.Publ.1 273-83 WoS
15 Neotectonic Activity and Parity in movements of Udaipur Block of the Aravalli Craton and Indian Plate Jour. Earth Syst. Sci. 123 (2) 343-50 Scopus
16 Assessment of Groundwater Quality For Drinking Purpose In Parts of Merta Block, Nagaur District, Rajasthan Journ.Indian Water Works Association July-September, 2020 186-89 UGC Care
17 Ostracodes from the Jurassic beds of Habo Hill, Kachchh, Gujarat, India. Micropalaeontology, USA 43 (1) 1-39 WoS
18 Early Danian lacustrine - brackish water Ostracoda from the Deccan Inter-trappean beds near Jhilmili, Chhindwara District,Madhya Pradesh, India Micropaleontology, USA 57 (3) 223-45 WoS
19 Non-Marine Ostracoda from the Lameta Formation (Maastrichtian) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh and Nand-Dongargaon Basin, Maharashtra, India: Their Correl Revista Española de Micropaleontología, Spain 43 (3) 209-60 N/A
20 A note on the Ostracode fauna from the Jurassic beds of Habo Hill, Kachchh. Current Science 73(7) 566-69 WoS
21 Amicytheridea Bate, 1975 (Crustacea, Ostracoda): Proposed Amicytheridea triangulata Bate, 1975 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, England 49(2) 116-17 WoS
22 Amicytheridea Bate, 1975 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) : A. triangulata Bate, 1975 designated as the type species Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, England 50(3) 244 WoS
23 Self-Dependency in Water by Harvesting Rainwater: A Case Study of Village Chutarpura, Tehsil Shergadh, District Jodhpur, Western Rajasthan. Journal of Indian Water Works Association Oct.-Dec.-2021 253-55 UGC Care
24 Minerals in Groundwater and their Effects on Human Health: A Case Study from Nagaur District, Rajasthan, India. Journal of Indian Water Works Associat Journal of Indian Water Works Association Jan-March-2022 35-39 UGC Care
25 A Groundwater Investigation in Basaltic Terrain with the help of Satellite Imagery, and structures present in the area of Chilkhali, Padalkhadi, and U Journal of Indian Water Works Association Jan-March,2023 44-48 UGC Care
26 A note on the Ostracode fauna from the Jurassic beds of Jumara dome, Kachchh. Jour. Geological Soc. India 54 43-59 WoS
27 Late Quaternary drainage disorganisation, and migration and extinction of the Vedik Saraswati Current Science 81(9) 1188-9 WoS
           

Published Book/ Book Chapters:

S.No. Title of the Book/ chapter Publisher Vol. Page no.
1 Bhu Vigyan (Geology) Class -XI Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 132
2 Bhu Vigyan (Geology) Class -XII Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 189
3 Abstracts and Guidelines for Scientific Writings. Geology Deptt., M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur N/A 73
4 Guidebook for Ph.D. Coursework Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner N/A 131
5 Palaeozoogeographic implications of the Jurassic Ostracods of Western India and Importance of ostracods in Petroleum Exploration Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur N/A 310-20
6 (Geology) Class –XI/ Chapter - 3 Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 30-44
7 (Geology) Class –XI/ Chapter - 4 Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 45-56
8 (Geology) Class –XII/ Chapter - 2 Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 33-56
9 (Geology) Class –XII/ Chapter - 3 Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer N/A 57-82
10 Abstracts and Guidelines for Writing thesis, project proposals and presentation techniques Geology Deptt., M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur N/A 97
11 Extended Abstracts and Guidelines for Personality Development Geology Deptt., M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur N/A 64
         

Details Fellowships: National/International/Awards:

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Other Research Pertaining Activities:

Paper presented in Seminars/Conferences: 11

Seminars/Symposium/ Conferences attended: 25

Overseas international conferences: 2

Member of Advisory Board / Editorial Board of Journals : N/A

Organized Conference/Symposium: 3

Any other relevant information : N/A

Citation indices:

Total Citations: 735

h-index : (Scopus): N/A

h-index : (Google Scholar): 11

i10 index: 13

Orcid ID :0000-0002-9519-1246

Scopus ID: N/A

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