Dr. Dev Dutt Sharma

 Department of Geography

 Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D

  • Appointed Founder Vice Chancellor of SPU Mandi (HP) and worked there w.e.f.27th May 2022 to 31st May 2023
  • Elevated to the post of Professor Dept of Geography, HP University Shimla w.e.f. 15th Jan. 2011.
  • Promoted as Reader Dept of Geography, H.P.University Shimla w.e.f. 15th Jan. 2005 and Associate Professor w.e.f. 15th Jan 2008.
  • Selected as Lecturer in Geography, P.G.Centre Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, joined on 12thJuly 2002 a.n. and worked in this position from July 12th 2002 to 14-01-2005.
  • Selected for the post of Lecturer in Geography (College Cadre) at No.1 position by HPPSC Shimla in 1995 and served as Lecturer w.e.f 15/01/1996 to 14-1-2000 and Senior Lecturer 15-1-2k to 12-7-2002 at G.C. Rampur Bushahr District Shimla.
  • Worked as Research Fellow in the Research Project “Developmental Disparities in the Shiwalik Region of Himachal Pradesh” Dept of Geography Himachal Pradesh University Shimla,1994-1995.

Specialization/ Areas of Interest: Disaster Management, Environment & Development, Regional Disparities, Geospatial Technologies, Urban and Economic Geography.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:  About 30 Years

  • Member of Curricular Area Group (CAGs) Social Sciences of NCERT
  • Chancellor’s Nominee in the Executive Council of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Member University Court, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Executive Council Member in the Finance Committee of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Member EAC (Non-Coal Mining Sector), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India 2022-25
  • Visitor’s (President of India) Nominee to the University Court of Delhi University (DU)
  • Visitor’s nominee Central University of Jammu, Jammu
  • Visitor’s nominee Tezpur University Tezpur, Assam (2017-2022)
  • Visited Bath Spa University, Bath and British Library London as Co-PI in Nov 2018 under UGC-UKIERI Research Project on DRR in Kullu Himlayas.
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University Ajmer 2022-2024
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) University of Jammu 2021-2023
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) PU Chandigarh 2021-2023
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) GNDU Amritsar 2020-2022
  •  Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) Punjabi University Patiala 2020-2022
  • President of the Geographical Society of Himachal Pradesh (GSHP) for the period of two years 2021-2023
  • Remained President of the Association of Punjab Geographers for the period of two years 2015-2017.  
  • Vice President of National Association of Geographers India (NAGI) 2019-2021, 2016-2017 and also remained Vice President (2011-12) and Executive Member National Association of Geographers India (NAGI) 2021-2023 from Northern Region and also remained earlier for many terms.
  • Member Board of Studies in Geography, Indian Institute of Education (IITE), Gandhinagar Gujrat Sept 2021 to Sept 2024
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya Bilaspur (C.G.)
  • Member Faculty of Earth Sciences, Banasthali Vidyapith Rajasthan 2019-2022
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, IIS University Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  • Member Post Graduate Studies and Research in Geography, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari (Haryana).
  • Member Post Graduate Board of Studies and Research in Geography, B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan (Sonepat),Haryana
  • Member Board of Studies and Research in Geography, Osmania University Hyderabad
  • Member BoS Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra
  • Member BoS Department of Geography, Panjab University Chandigarh
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