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Qualification

• BSc (Hons.) Botany, Delhi University
• MSc Biotechnology, HemwatiNandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand.
• MSc Botany, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
• PhD Forestry, Specialization in Forest Biotechnology, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
• Qualified CSIR-NET Life Sciences (2014, 2015, 2016 )
• Qualified GATE, Life Sciences (2014, 2015)
• Qualified ARS- Mains Agriculture Biotechnology (2013)
• Qualified ICAR-NET Agriculture Biotechnology {2014 (I), 2014 (II), 2018, 2019, 2021}
• Qualified ICAR-SRF (2015)
• Qualified ICAR- NET Plant Biochemistry, (2017 I)
• Qualified ICAR-NET Animal Biochemistry, (2018 II)

Professional Experience

• Teaching: 5 Years
• Research: 3 Years
  as Research Associate in the Genetics and Tree Improvement Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, CAMPA funded Project “National Program for Conservation and Development of Forest Genetic Resources”.
• Research Paper: 2
  Ravindra Singh, Yadav, SK., Roy, S., Thapliyal, M., Ginwal, HS.& Barthwal, S (2021). High Quality DNA Extraction Protocol for Cotyledonary and Mature Leaves of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. Indian Forester, 147(11): 1044-1050.
• Book Chapter: 1
  Ravindra Singh, Ginwal HS, and Sudhir S (2021).“Development of FGR-Database and Establishment of Center of Excellence”. Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources. State report Uttarakhand. pp.802-810.
• Conferences and Training attended:
  Singh R., Barthwal S., Ginwal HS and Thapliyal M. 2021: Effect of temperature and supporting media on the seed germination behaviour and seedling Survivability ofRhododendron arboreum Smith. 4th International Conference on Global Approaches in Natural Resource Management for Climate Smart Agriculture (GNRSA-2020), 314-315.
• Singh R., Barthwal S., Ginwal HS and Thapliyal M. 2021: “Rhododendron arboretum Smith: A miraculous tree species in Indian Himalayan region andHimalayan ecosystem” authored. Advance in Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development "SABCD-2022
• Rawat A., Rai K.C., Singh R., Sekhar C., Meena R.K., Barthwal S., and Ginwal H.S. 2017. Genetic diversity in continuous and fragmented population of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. Commonwealth Forestry Conference.
• Attended workshop on Popular Science writing on 10th September 2018 at Uttarakhand Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun.
• Attended workshop on Connecting Science with practice and policy for resilience towards Climate Change risk in Uttarakhand, organised by Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEP), Nainital, Uttarakhand.
• Participated in Training Programme Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Biotechnology Based Industries, Organised by Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun. 2014.