Dr. Nityanand Pandey
U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan
Vishwa Vidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan
DUVASU, Mathura
Professional Profile
Dr. Nityanand Pandey is a distinguished Fisheries Scientist with about 30 years of professional experience in Fisheries Science, including extension, teaching, research and administration. He has extensive expertise in Fisheries & Aquaculture, particularly Coldwater Aquaculture and promotion of trout farming.
He has served in various academic, research and administrative positions and has guided Master's and Ph.D. scholars in Fisheries and Aquaculture. He has handled institutional and externally funded research projects, published more than 100 research papers and contributed several books, technologies and policy papers.
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BIODATA
Born in district Rampur, U.P. on 10 June, 1969; graduated (BFSc) from College of Fisheries, G.B. P.U.A & T., Pantnagar, in 1992; MFSc and PhD from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai in 1994 and Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) in 2005, respectively.
He has about 30 years’ professional experience in Fisheries Science including extension, teaching, research and administration. His professional pursuit started with extension and field work in Krishi Vigyan Kendra. He taught at UG and PG level at College of Fisheries, Pantnagar and contributed to research in the field of Fisheries & Aquaculture as Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist in ICAR system.
He has guided and mentored many master’s students, as well as Ph.D. scholars in the discipline of Fisheries and Aquaculture. He has administrative exposure as Officer-in-charge, Experimental Fish Centre (regional research station), Assistant Director, Instructional Fish Farm, College of Fisheries, Pantnagar, Sectional Head/HoD, Aquaculture & FRM Division, In-charge Project Monitoring & Evaluation Cell, Member Secretary IRC/RAC/QRT, Vigilance Officer, Nodal Officer, SCSP Programme and In-charge Extension Cell at ICAR-DCFR.
He has handled 13 institutional and 12 externally funded research projects including 3 national consultancies. He has more than 100 research papers in referred journals, 5 books, 7 certified technologies/products including 3 commercialized technologies and 3 policy papers.
He has international exposure in Thailand and Nepal for molecular assisted fish breeding & trout fish culture. He has been conferred the Vice-Chancellor Medal for B.F.Sc., Junior Research Fellowship for pursuing M.F.Sc. (Fisheries), Young Scientist Award and Gold Plated Medal 2002, Netcon Environmental Conservation Award 2002, Senior Young Scientist Award 2004 by Nature Conservators (India), and Fellow of Natural Science & Culture (FNSC), 2011.
He was a team member of the Chaudhary Devilal Outstanding All India Co-ordinated Research Project (ICAR) Award 2012. He received Fellowship of Coldwater Fisheries Society of India, 2019, and Prof. M. C. Dash Medal for outstanding Research & Academic by Zoological Society of India, 2017.
Government of Sikkim recognised him for commendable work in promotion of Trout farming in the State. He has done fish biodiversity assessment of the rivers and streams of J&K, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh under the Cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) studies of Hydro Electric Projects conducted by MoEFCC, Government of India on River Yamuna, Tons and its tributaries, Sutlej basin and Alaknanda river and fish biodiversity of river Kosi and Ramganga.
He identified potent indigenous/local fish species of food and ornamental value and developed the breeding and culture protocol for 7 indigenous fish species. This was an effort to explore new candidate species for coldwater aquaculture and diversification based on indigenous species.
For the first time, he developed a protocol for triploidy induction in three cultivable fish species. He has expertise in Coldwater Aquaculture, particularly for promotion of trout farming.
Joined as Dean, College of Fisheries Science, DUVASU, Mathura on 7 Sept. 2024.
