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Dr. Arindam Kumar

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, J.M.D.P.L. Mahila College, Madhubani (L. N. Mithila University), Madhubani, Bihar, India

IMPARC ID: IMP-MM-BOTN-BR-IND-2026-2235

Profile Summary

Dr. Arindam Kumar is an experienced academic and researcher in the field of Botany with a long-standing career spanning nearly four decades. He has been serving at J.M.D.P.L. Mahila College, Madhubani (a constituent unit of L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga) since December 1985 and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor. His academic specialization includes Cytogenetics, Plant Breeding, and environmental impact assessment of industrial effluents on plant genetic systems. He has supervised doctoral research, published extensively in national and international journals, contributed as a reviewer and editorial board member, and actively participated in academic administration including NAAC, IQAC, NIRF, and AISHE coordination. His research contributions focus on plant cytology, environmental pollution, water quality assessment, and ecosystem conservation.

Subject Matter Expertise

STEM –> Biology / Life Sciences –> Botany
– Plant Breeding & Genetics
– Cell Biology
– Microbiology
– Bacteriology
– Cytogenetics

Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences –> Environmental Science
– Pollution Control & Waste Management
– Water Pollution

Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
– Ecology – Aquatic Ecology

Mentorship Offered

Research
– Scientific and Technical Research
– Systematic Literature Review
– Environmental Impact Assessment

Writing
– Scientific & Technical Writing

Consulting
– Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience Summary

Dr. Arindam Kumar has served in academic teaching and research roles for several decades, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate education in botany while actively engaging in scientific research related to plant genetics, environmental pollution, and water quality assessment.
J.M.D.P.L. Mahila College, Madhubani (L. N. Mithila University)
Assistant Professor (Botany)
Teaching, research, Ph.D. supervision, academic administration, NAAC/IQAC coordination, and environmental research activities.
Duration: December 1985 – Present

Educational Summary

Dr. Kumar has completed advanced academic training in botany, culminating in a doctoral degree with specialization in cytogenetics and plant breeding.
Institution Name: L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga
Degree Title: Ph.D.
Field / Specialization: Botany
Year Awarded: 1996

Institution Name: L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga
Degree Title: M.Sc.
Field / Specialization: Botany (Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding)
Year: 1984

Institution Name: L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga
Degree Title: B.Sc. (Hons.)
Field / Specialization: Botany
Year: 1982

Awards & Recognition

Dr. Arindam Kumar has received extensive national and international recognition for his sustained contributions to education, scientific research, writing, academic leadership, and social impact. His honors span over two decades (2000–2025) and include prestigious awards from academic bodies, research institutions, educational organizations, international conferences, and record-based institutions. He has been recognized for excellence in teaching and research, innovative education practices, scholarly writing, peer-review and advisory roles, and contributions to peace, social leadership, and nation-building. These accolades reflect consistent excellence, global visibility, and a strong commitment to advancing education, environmental science, and societal development.
Smt. Kamla Devi and Shri Ram Lal Dhiman Award & Gold Medal (2000)
Awarded By: The Academy of Plant Sciences India (APSI)
Citation: For excellence and outstanding contribution in the field of Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
Date of Conferment: 24 February 2001

Honorary Appointment – Research Board of Advisors
Conferred By: American Biographical Institute (ABI)
Membership Since: 2004

Research Excellence Award (2021)
Awarded By: Institute of Scholars (InSc)
For: Research work published in Advances in Plant Sciences on mitotic behaviour in Hordeum vulgare irrigated with sugar mill effluent

Academic Excellence Award (2021)
Awarded By: Institute of Scholars (InSc)
For: Valuable contribution to the academic community and students

Reviewer Recognition Certificate
Issued By: Institute of Scholars (InSc)
Role: Reviewer, International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

International Researcher Award (2021)
Awarded By: Prashas Trust & Central Christian University, Malawi
Date & Venue: 27 February 2021, Hotel Ananda Inn, Pondicherry, India

Innovative Educator Award (2021)
Awarded By: Global Triumph Foundation
Event: Education Excellence Conclave 2021
Date & Venue: 10 April 2021, Hotel Royal Orchid, Bangalore, India

Global Shanti Samman (2021)
Presented At: World Peace Conference 2021
Category: Educationalist
Date & Venue: 18 April 2021, Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre, Srinagar, J&K, India

Rashtra Prerna Award (2021)
Event: Atma Nirbhar Bharat National Conference
For: Outstanding individual performance and distinguished service to the nation
Date & Venue: 3 October 2021, Indore (M.P.), India

Innovative Academician Award (2021)
Awarded By: The Progress – Global Awards
Category: Higher Education Institution (HEI) Awards
Date: 7 November 2021

Yuva Mentor as a Changemaker Award (2021)
Awarded By: K.I.T.E.S. Education
Event: International Summit – Innovative Educators: Key of Future Education
In Association With: Yuva IncubatED & Bhavishya Skills
Date: 20 November 2021 (Virtual)

Icon of the Year Award (2021)
Awarded By: Central Christian University, Malawi (East Africa) & Prashas Trust, Hyderabad
Event: 3rd Prashas Trust Awards Ceremony
Date & Venue: 15 December 2021, Moksh Banquets, Necklace Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Indo–Bangla International Friendship Award (2021)
Category: Education
Event: International Conference
Organized By: World Book of Star Records & Vaikalpik Chikitsa Paddhati Vikas Sanstha, India
Date & Venue: 18–19 December 2021, Digha, Kolkata (West Bengal), India

Best Faculty Award (2022)
Event: 7th South Asian Education Awards–2022
Presented By: Educationexpo.tv (Research & Branding Company)
Date & Venue: 23 January 2022, Noida, India

Outstanding Assistant Professor Award (2022)
Event: International Icon Awards 2022
Conference Theme: Flexible Lifelong Learning: Towards Peace and Sustainable Development
Organized By: International Education Olympiad & SPACE
Date: 27 February 2022

India’s Top 100 Brands – Outstanding Contribution to Education (2022)
Awarded By: Global Triumph Foundation
Date & Venue: 16 April 2022, The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore, India

Bharat Mata Abhinandan Samman (2022)
Awarded By: Bharat Mata Abhinandan Sangathan
Year: 2022

South Asian Regional Countries Brilliance Award (2022)
Category: Education
Event: Cultural Summit
Organized By: World Book of Star Records & Vaikalpik Chikitsa Paddhati Vikas Sanstha, India
Date & Venue: 13–16 April 2022, Nepal Tourism Board Auditorium, Kathmandu, Nepal

National Education Excellence Award (2022)
Category: Best Researcher Award (State of Bihar)
Awarded By: ARIO Group of Companies
Powered By: Ministry of MSME & Corporate Affairs, Government of India
Co-powered By: Times Applaud (Media Partner)
Date & Venue: 22 May 2022, Sophia Bhabha Auditorium, Sophia College, Breach Candy, Mumbai, India

Indian Prime Icon Award (2022)
Category: Education & Social Leadership
Awarded By: Fox Clues
Year: 2022

Ideal Indian Award (2022)
Category: Education
Awarded By: The Ideal Indian Book of Records
Certificate No.: IIA22/168
Year: 2022

International Education Conclave Award (2022)
Award Title: International Education Conclave Award – 2022
Presented By: DC Consultant & Startifly Consultant
Recipient Designation: Assistant Professor in Botany, JMDPL Mahila College, Madhubani

100 Powerful Personality Award (2022)
Awarded By: Glantor X
For: Being a great leader and an inspiration to masses in society
Year: 2022

International Eminence Excellence Award (2023 – Dubai)
Category: Excellence in Education
Awarded By: IN2FUTURE & Winning Move Events
Date & Venue: 12 February 2023, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Canal View, UAE

Iconic Star Award (2023)
Presented By: Aspiration Events
Date & Venue: 15 April 2023, Peninsula Grand Hotel, Andheri East, Mumbai, India

Seva Utkarsh Samman (2024)
Awarded By: Dakshin Kalikata Krira O Sanskriti Parishad
In Collaboration With: Ministry of Culture, Government of India & Digha Science Centre
Date & Venue: 16 June 2024, Digha, West Bengal, India

Global Icons of India Award (2024)
Category: Educator & Researcher
Awarded By: Global Icons of India E-Magazine
Date: 25 June 2024

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Global Icon Leader Award (2024)
Category: Education
Awarded By: World Book of Star Records & Vaikalpik Chikitsa Paddhati Vikas Sanstha, India
Date & Venue: 22 September 2024, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Pride of Nation Award (2024)
Awarded For: Achievement in the field of Ph.D. in Plant Genetic System
Date & Venue: 7 December 2024, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, India

Global Icons of India – Success Story Feature (June 2024)
Recognition Type: Featured Success Story (Educator & Researcher)
Published By: Global Icons of India E-Magazine
Issue: June 2024

100 Best Authors Book Pen Award (2024)
Awarded By: ABM (Amol Bhagat Media)
For: Achievement in the field of writing
Date: 30 December 2024
Issuing Authority: Amol Bhagat, Founder Director

Guru Shiksha Samman (2025)
Awarded By: Dainik Bhaskar
For: Outstanding contribution in the field of education
Date & Venue: 27 April 2025, Madhubani, Bihar, India

Swami Vivekananda Global Peace Award (2025)
Category: Education
Awarded By: Nature Alternative Medical Research Science Federation, Bharat
In Association With: Zenith Book of World Records & World Book of Star Records
Date & Venue: 15 June 2025, Ramakrishna Mission – Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, West Bengal, India

Global Inspiring Award (2025)
Recognition: Certificate of Appreciation
For: Exceptional achievements and transformative work impacting lives positively
Year: 2025

Rashtriya Gaurav Puraskar (2025)
Awarded For: Honoring social work and education excellence; contribution to inclusive learning, leadership, and community service
Year: 2025

Publication Summary

Dr. Kumar has authored more than 40 research publications focusing on cytogenetics, plant responses to industrial effluents, soil and water pollution, pond ecosystem conservation, and bacteriological assessment of water bodies.
1. Effect of Periodic Watering with Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent from Germination to Maturity on F1 Seed Viability of Hordeum vulgare IB65
Authors: Arindam K., Prasad A.B.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 243–244
Year: 1997
ISSN: 0970-3586

2. DNA Content in Hordeum vulgare IB65 Following Treatment of Dry and Dormant Seeds with Industrial Effluents
Authors: Arindam K., Prasad A.B.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 209–212
Year: 1998
ISSN: 0970-3586

3. Pollen Sterility Induced by Sugar Mill Effluent in Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 23–25
Year: 1998
ISSN: 0970-3586

4. Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Chakia Sugar Mill (Carbonaceous) Effluent
Authors: Arindam K., Prasad A.B.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 63–68
Year: 1998
ISSN: 0970-3586

5. DNA Content in Dominant Flora Growing Under Stress of Industrial Effluents
Authors: Arindam K., Prasad A.B.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 133–135
Year: 1998
ISSN: 0970-3586

6. Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent as a Liquid Fertilizer – I
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 185–187
Year: 1998
ISSN: 0970-3586

7. Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent as a Liquid Fertilizer – II
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 09–14
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

8. Effect of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent on Germination of Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 49–52
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

9. The Mitotic Effect of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent in Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 89–92
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

10. Alteration in Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Soil Under Stress of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent
Authors: Arindam K., Prasad A.B.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 103–109
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

11. Floristic Composition (Herbaceous) of the Drain Carrying Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 131–138
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

12. Influence of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent on Phytosociology
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 159–162
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

13. Effect of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent on Root/Shoot Ratio of Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 255–258
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

14. Sagittaria sagittifolia – Bioaccumulation of Industrial Pollutants
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 267–270
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

15. Induction of Chromosomal Aberrations and Constancy in 4C DNA Amount in Allium cepa Following Treatment with Sulphitation Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 297–300
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

16. Constancy in 4C DNA Amount in Herbaceous Flora Growing Under Stress of Industrial Effluents
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 349–354
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

17. Cytological Effects of Sulphitation Sugar Mill Effluent on Allium cepa
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 521–526
Year: 1999
ISSN: 0970-3586

18. Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent Retards Growth and Yield of Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 93–96
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

19. Meiotic Behaviour in Hordeum vulgare Irrigated with Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 159–166
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

20. Effect of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent on Primary Production of Hordeum vulgare IB65
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 305–308
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

21. Reclamation of Soil Polluted by Industrial Effluents Using Herbaceous Flora
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 427–430
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

22. Chromosomal Aberrations Induced by Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 491–499
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

23. Chromosomal Aberrations in Sagittaria sagittifolia Growing Naturally Under Stress of Carbonaceous Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 625–628
Year: 2000
ISSN: 0970-3586

24. Irrigational Impact of Industrial Effluent on Chemical Constituents of Soil and Plant
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 351–358
Year: 2001
ISSN: 0970-3586

25. Effect of Industrial Effluents on Duration of Cell Cycle in Barley
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 403–409
Year: 2001
ISSN: 0970-3586

26. Test System Quality in Sagittaria sagittifolia
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: Advances in Plant Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 713–716
Year: 2001
ISSN: 0970-3586

27. Soil Pollution by Sugar Mill Effluent
Author: Arindam K.
Journal: R2 Research Book, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 8–12
Year: 2022
ISSN: 978-81-955089-2-1

Articles Published
1. Decline in Groundwater Levels in Tube Wells of Madhubani Town
Publication: Samvadita – Newsletter, The Progress
Issue: Issue 7
Month & Year: May 2022

2. Spontaneous Chromosomal Aberrations in Plants Growing Under the Stress of Soil Pollution
Publication: Samvadita – Newsletter, The Progress
Issue: Issue 8
Month & Year: June 2022

3. Pond Conservation: Science and Necessity
Publication: Samvadita – Newsletter, The Progress
Issue: Issue 9
Month & Year: July 2022

4. Merits and Demerits of Balcony Gardens
Publication: Samvadita – Newsletter, The Progress
Issue: Issue II
Month & Year: September 2022

5. Women Are Wrongly Blamed for Not Giving Birth to a Son: A Scientific Argument
Publication: Samvadita – Newsletter, The Progress
Issue: Issue 12
Month & Year: October 2022

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