Dr. Ritesh Kumar

About

Dr. Ritesh Kumar is currently working as an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of M. Pharm. He has completed his B. Pharm., M. Pharm. in Pharmaceutics from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow and Ph.D. in Pharmacy from IFTM University, Moradabad. He is an author of 12 books, 18 Indian and 08 International patents, 1 copyright as well as 48 peer-reviewed research/ review papers in various national and international journals with more than 850 citations on Google scholar. 
As a teacher and researcher, he is committed to the success of students with academic and career guidance. 

Experience

20+ Years

Qualification

M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutics), Ph.D.

Award & Recognition

• Recipient of best faculty member award.
• Won best research paper award.
• Won five times best poster award in national conferences and international conference.
• Achievement of 100% result of students.
• Working as an examiner and paper setter in various universities and institutes.
• Observer or Institute Representative in NPTEL courses conducted by IIT Madras.
• As resource person/ Guest Speaker: 07
• PCI Inspector

Research

• More than 48 publications in peer reviewed, national and international journals with Google Scholar citation scores over 850 and good impact factor.
• More than 70 presentations in national & international conferences/ seminars.
• 18 Indian and  08 International patents published.
• 12 books and 10 book chapter published.
• PG Scholars supervised: 12
• Ph.D. Scholars: 04

Certifications

• Completed NPTEL certified 12-week MOOC course on “Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms” offered by IIT (BHU) and have secured a position in the top 5% topper category.
• Completed certified MOOC course with one week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Program on “Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law” July- Sept 2019, organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.   
• Completed certified MOOC course on “Research in Technical Education” Nov 2018- May 2019, organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh.  
• No. of AICTE/ University sponsored Faculty Development Program attended: 42
• No. of Workshops attended: 20
• No. of Seminars attended: 28 
• No. of Short Term Training Program (STTP) attended: 18  
• No. of Conferences attended – 28

Area of Interest

• Formulation and optimization of Gastroretentive, Fast release and Nanotechnology based drug delivery systems.
• Optimization Techniques and Pharmaceutical Statistics in dosage forms.