Dr. Kumar has done Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Two year Foreign Postdoc Fellowship, Qualified CSIR-JRF, ICAR NET, GATE2000, GATE2002, Fellowship received: Commonwealth, Canada; Claude Leon Foundation South Africa, National Research Foundation Fellowship South Africa, Rhodes, University Fellowship, South Africa. Shastri Mobility Grant for Canada-2018-2019, Supervised/Supervision: 1 Ph.D. completed, 2 ongoing: 4 Master thesis complete, 2 ongoing. Keynote speaker, Invited speaker and chaired session at International Conference, Convener and organised 2 international and two National Conference, Attended several trainings and workshops related to Instruments and Career development, Editorial board member of some journals, and reviewers of more than 45 journals, Life members of several Societies, Awarded GIAN program (July 22-26, 2019), Member of the Commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN, Switzerland, Member of Admission Cell 2018, Member of Admission Counselling of UG and PG from 2013-onward, Member of University Placement Cell, External Expert of Several Students advisory committee.