NAME: MASHKOOR AHMAD Contact Information: Mashkoor Ahmad Assistant Professor Department of Geography Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh-202002 E-Mail: mashkoor99@gmail.com Mobile No: + 91 9717957220 Academic Qualifications CURRICULUM VITAE Ph.D. Awarded in 2014 on the title Urban Male Out-Migration from Bijnor District: A Case Study of Uttar Pradesh, Centre for the Study of Regional Development in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. M.Sc. in Geography with I st division, Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh. B. Sc. (Hons) in Geography with I st division, Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh. Intermediate with I st division from Uttar Pradesh Board. High School with I st division from Uttar Pradesh Board. Awards and Achievements 1. Awarded Joint CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and National Eligibility for Lectureship (NET), June, 2010 by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India. 2. University Medal for standing first in B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P. 3. Awarded Sat Paul Mittal Fellowship in Population Studies (2009) by Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (IAPPD), New Delhi. 4. Awarded financial grant by University of Sussex, UK and South Asia Migration Research Network to participate in the short course, Negombo, Sri Lanka, September 18-25, 2011. 5. Awarded Conference Bursary by Gujarat Studies Association, London, UK, to present a paper in Conference held on February 15-16, 2012, Dubai, UAE.
6. Awarded Government of Germany s Fellowship and invited to work as Research Fellow at Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany during October 15 to December 16, 2012. 7. Awarded financial grant by Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) to present paper in international Symposium held in Wiesbaden, Germany, during February 4-6, 2015. 8. Awarded financial grant by Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK to participate in the Workshop Jointly Organized by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK and PAC, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16-17, 2014. Present Position Working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh since September 16, 2015 Past Work Experience 1. Worked as Associate Fellow at Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi, from August 21, 2013 to September 15, 2015. 2. Worked as Research Fellow in the Project Sustainable Development in India at the Centre of Economic Policy and International Economics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK), Kaiserslautern, Germany, from October 15 to December 16, 2012. 3. Worked as Research Investigator in the Research Project entitled Discrimination of Dalits and Muslims in Urban Housing Market: A Study based on NCR Delhi sponsored by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, January to August 2012. 4. Worked as Research Associate in the Project Attitudes to Multilingualism in Urban Centres sponsored by University of London UK from February 2012 to January 2013, with Professor Itesh Sachdev, SOAS, University of London, UK. (Position was based in New Delhi). Foreign Visits 1- Sri Lanka, 2-United Arab Emirates, 3-Germany, 4-France, 5-Switzerland, 6-Luxembourg, 7-Nepal Invited Lecture Delivered an invited Lecture on Globalisation in India: Social Aspects, Centre of Economic Policy and International Economics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK), Kaiserslautern, Germany 03.12. 2012.
Publications 1. Mashkoor Ahmad (2018), Access of Muslims to Education in Uttar Pradesh, India, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Volume 38, No. 4, PP. 551-566. 2. Mashkoor Ahmad (2018), Characteristics of Urban Male Out-Migrants from Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, The Asian Man- An International Journal, Vol.12, No. 2, PP 247-255. 3. Mashkoor Ahmad (2017), Pattern and Determinants of Urban Male Out-Migrants from Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 11, number 2, pp.74-97. 4. Mashkoor Ahmad (2017), Progress of Reservation Policies in Employment in India, Working Paper, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi. 5. Sukhadeo Thorat and Mashkoor Ahmad (2015), Minorities and Poverty: Why Some Minorities Are More Poor Than Others?, Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2. 6. Banerjee, V. K. Mishra, F. F. Rizvi and Mashkoor Ahmad (2014), Discrimination in the Urban Rental Housing Market: A Spatial Analysis of the Delhi Region, Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1. 7. Mashkoor Ahmad (2013), A Geographical Study of In-Migration and Urbanisation in Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, in A. Banerjee (ed.) Perspectives on Urbanisation in India: Issues and Challenges in 21 st Century, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi. 8. Mashkoor Ahmad (2018), Emigration from Uttar Pradesh: A Study of Emigrants from Urban District of Bijnor to Middle East, in S. Irudaya Rajan and P. C. Saxena (Eds.) Migration to Middle East, Palgrave Macmillan (accepted). Workshops Coordinated 1. Coordinator of Policy Engagement and Communication (PEC) Workshop for NGOs, in Uttar Pradesh held at Lucknow, Organized by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi, 5 th April 2014. 2. Coordinator of Policy Engagement and Communication (PEC) Workshop for NGOs, in Maharashtra held at Pune, Organized by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi, 21 th June 2014 3. Coordinator of Workshop on Discrimination and Social Exclusion in the Public Delivery Services: The Role of NGOs, held at Gorakhpur Organized by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi, July 31 2015.
Papers Presented in Conferences 1. Presented a Paper on Socio-Economic Status of Muslims in India in the National Conference on Climate Change: Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Organised by Department of Geography, AMU, Aligarh, 17 th -18 th March 2018. 2. Presented paper on Access of Muslims to Education and Employment in India in the National Conference on Indian Economy: Challenges and Prospects, Organised by Centre for Study and Research (CSR,) Hyderabad and Council of Economic Research (CER), New Delhi, India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi, 3 rd -6 th March 2018 3. Presented a Paper on Disparities in Access to Education across Religious Communities in India, in the National Conference on Revolutionising Education: Need, Challenges Organised by Mahamaya Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya, Sherkot, 24 th -25 th February 2018 4. Presented paper on Underdevelopment, Male Out-Migration and Remittances in Urban Uttar Pradesh in the International Symposium on Internal Migration and Commuting in International Perspective, organised by Federal Research Statistical Office, Wiesbaden, Germany, 4 th -6 th February 2015. 5. Presented Paper on Gender Based Scio-Economic Inequalities in Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, in International Conferences on Gender, Peace, Education and Development, Organised by Vivek College of Education, Bijnor District, 29 th -30 th, November 2014. 6. Presented a paper entitled as Migration to and from Gujarat: A Geographical Perspective in Gujarat Studies Association s 4 th Biennial Conference Globalisation, Mobility and Belonging, Dubai, UAE, 15 th -16 th February 2012, 7. Presented a paper Socio-Economic Correlates and Patterns of Rural Out-Migration from Uttar Pradesh, in 11th Asian Urbanization Conference organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad, held on 10 th -13 th December 2011. 8. Presented a paper Urban Male Out-Migration: A Case Study of Uttar Pradesh, in the Seminar on International Labour Migration from India: State Level Perspectives, Organized by Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram held from 28 th -29 th March 2011. 9. Presented a paper entitled Characteristics of Urban Male Out-Migration from Uttar Pradesh in International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission Seminar on Land Use, Biodiversity and Climate Change organized by Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam, 11 th to 13 th December 2010.
10. Presented a paper entitled Migration in the Context of Regional Development in India: Contemporary Issues in International Conference on Environment Resource and Regional Development Organized by Department of Geography, University of Burdwan, held on 8th and 9 th March 2010. 11. Presented a paper on Spatial Patterns of Internal Migration in Uttar Pradesh in International Conference on Resource Development and Environmental Change: Emerging Issues and Challenges Organized by Department of Geography A.M.U. Aligarh, held during 27 th to 29 th January 2009. 12. Presented a paper on Analysis of Internal Migration in India by States in 2 nd International Indian Geography Congress Organized by Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Janardan Rai Nagar, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University, Udaipur, 29 th February - 2 nd March, 2008. Workshops, Trainings and Short Courses 1. Participated in UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme -150 Organised by UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 18 th July to 14 th August 2018. 2. Participated in Course on Academic Leadership, Organised by UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 7 th -13 th September 2017. 3. Participated in Methodology Workshop on Social Exclusion and Discrimination: Emerging Conceptual and Methodological Issues held at Al Beruni Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Organised by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, 22 th -24 th August 2015. 4. Participated in the Research Methodology Workshop on Measuring Discrimination and Social Exclusion, Organized by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, 24 th -26 th September 2014. 5. Participated in Workshop on Comparative and International Social Policy Theories and Methods held at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat, 24 th -25 th March 2014. 6. Participated Practical Workshop Developing A Strategic Approach to Policy Engagement and Communication (Under Think Tank Initiative: Policy Engagement and Communication Programme (PEC), Jointly Organized by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK and PAC, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, 16 th -17 th February 2014.
7. Participated in the Research Methodology Workshop on Social Exclusion and Discrimination Jointly Organised by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS), New Delhi and Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), National Law School of Indian University (NLSIU), Bangalore and held at Convention Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 24 th -26 th June 2013. 8. Participated in Training Programme on Quantitative Methods in Labour Research, Organised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA, 04 th -08 th March 2013. 9. Participated in National Workshop on Internal Migration and Human Development in India organised by UNESCO-UNICEF, held at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), JNU Institutional Area, New Delhi, 6 th -7 th December 2011. 10. Participated in National Symposium on Paradigm Shift in Geography Organized by Shri A. M. Khwaja Chair in Collaboration with the Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 28 th -29 th November 2011. 11. Completed Short Course on Migration, Inequality and Social Change organized by South Asia Migration Research Network, Negombo, Sri Lanka, 18 th -25 th September 2011. 12. Participated in Research Methods on Gender Issues in Labour organized by V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA, 29 th August to 2 nd September 2011. 13. Participated in Training Programme on Methods and Approaches in Research in Migration Issues conducted by Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, 21 st -25 th March 2011. 14. Participated in workshop on Introduction to Social Research Methods, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, J.N.U., New Delhi, 9 th -10 th April 2010. 15. Participated Three Week Workshop and Training English for Capacity Building Through Linguistic Empowerment, Organised by Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, JNU, New Delhi,18 th May-4 th June 2010. 16. Participated in Short Term Course on Statistical Analysis Using SPSS, Organized by Computer Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 16 th -20 th July 2007. Computer Skills GIS SPSS M.S. Office
Areas of Interest Migration and Urbanisation Religious Minorities Discrimination and Social Exclusion Declaration I hereby declare that all the above given information are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. MASHKOOR AHMAD