Teaching

IIT (ISM), Dhanbad July 2022 – Current [Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering]

Theory:

Excavation methods for Tunnels and Caverns (MNC 535 & NMNC 522)
Modern Surveying Techniques (MNO 301)
Managerial Decision Making (MND 500)
Deep Coal Mining (MND 412)
Mine Environmental Engineering (MND 406)
Mine Planning & Economics (MNC 301)

Practical:

Mine Ventilation Practical – II (MNC303)
Mine Simulation & Data Analytics Practical (MNC 509)
Computer Aided Mine Planning & Design (NMNC 519)

Academics

Degree	Institute	Year of Passing	Subjects	% of Marks/ CGPI
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	2021	Mining Engineering	NA
Master of Technology (M.Tech.)	Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research	2015	Mine Safety Engineering	9.79 (absolute)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi	2013	Mining Engineering	8.35 (absolute)
12^th	Kendriya Vidyalaya Kankarbagh Patna, Bihar Central Board of Secondary Education	2008	Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, Hindi	84.40
10^th	Kendriya Vidyalaya Kankarbagh Patna, Bihar Central Board of Secondary Education	2006	Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit, English	86.40

Position

Sl. No.	Organisation	Designation	Pay Scale (PB & AGP)	From (Date)	To (Date)
1.	Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad	Assistant Professor (Grade-I)	15600-39100 (PB3) Level 12 AGP: Rs. 8000/-	01-07-2022	Continued
2.	CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Barwa Road, Dhanbad-826015, Jharkhand, India	Senior Scientist	15600-39100 (PB3) Level 12 GP: Rs. 7600/-	12-04-2020	30-06-2022
3.	CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Barwa Road, Dhanbad-826015, Jharkhand, India	Scientist	15600-39100 (PB3) Level 11 GP: Rs. 6600/-	11-04-2016	11-04-2020
4.	National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Outer Ring Road, Eshwara Nagar, Banashankari Temple Ward, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070.	Scientist-I	15600-39100 (PB3) Level 10 GP: Rs. 5400/-	04-12-2015	11-04-2016
5.	CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Barwa Road, Dhanbad-826015, Jharkhand, India	Trainee Scientist	15600-39100 (PB3) Level 10 GP: Rs. 5400/-	08-08-2013	03-12-2015

Awards and Honors

IEI-Young Engineers’ Award 2023.
Coal India (J G Kumaramangalam Memorial) Award 2023.
MEAI-Sitaram Rungta Memorial Award 2019.
International Travel Support Scheme (ITS) in 2018 from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
Merit cum Means Scholarship holder for all the four years (2009-2013) during B.Tech.
First Prize in X’hibit (a model making competition) organized in METTLE (a technical fest of IIT BHU Mining Engineering).
Pratibha Samman awarded by Chief Minister of Bihar Mr. Nitish Kumar for qualifying IIT-JEE in 2009.
Anand Kumar’s Super 30 Scholarship in 2008 for preparation of IIT JEE.
Merit Certificate in 10^th standard from CBSE for scoring 100% in Mathematics.

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Sl . No.	Authors	Title of paper	Journal	Volume/ year/D OI	Page	Indexed in (SCI/SSCI/SCIE/SC OPUS etc.) / Acceptance Date
1.	Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Sanjoy Gorain	Development of design norms for rib/snook during mechanised depillaring by continuous miner	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	Volume 161, 2023 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2022.105259	Article No. 105259	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
2.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar	Development of empirical model for strength estimation of irregular-shaped-heightened-rib/snook for mechanised depillaring	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	Volume 148, 2021, 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104969	Article No. 104969	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
3.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Abhishek Gautam, Rajendra Singh, Amit Kumar Singh	Roof sagging limit in an early warning system for safe coal pillar extraction	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	Volume 123, 2019, 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.104131	Article No.104131	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
4.	Ashok Kumar, Petr Waclawik, Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Jiri Korbel	Performance of a coal pillar at deeper cover: Field and simulation studies	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	Volume 113, 2019, 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.10.006	322-332	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
5.	Abhishek Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Ashok Kumar	Influence of thickness of weak bedding planes at various positions within pillar height on strength: a numerical modelling study	Archives of Mining Sciences	Volume 69, 2024 10.24425/ams.2024.151443	409-430	SCIE (Q3) IF-0.9
6.	Abhishek Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Ashok Kumar, Petr Waclawik, Radovan Kukutsch	Stability study of coal pillars due to induced stress-driven spalling during development and mechanised depillaring at different depths of cover	Canadian Geotechnical Journal	Volume, 2024 10.1139/cgj-2024-0114		SCIE (Q2) IF-2.9
7.	Sahendra Ram, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Singh	Field and numerical modelling studies for an efficient placement of roof bolts as breaker line support	International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences	Volume 93, 2017, 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2017.01.013	152-162	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
8.	Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, John Coggan, Sahendra Ram	Rib/snook design in mechanised depillaring of rectangular/square pillars	International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences	Volume 84, 2016, 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.02.008	119-129	SCI (Q1) IF-7.2
9.	Sahendra Ram, Petr Waclawik, Jan Nemcik, Radovan Kukutsch, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Libin Gong	Mechanical behaviors of deep pillar sandwiched between strong and weak layers	Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering	Volume 15, Issue 5, 2023, 10.1016/j.jrmge.2022.11.006	1111-1126	SCIE (Q1) IF-7.3
10.	Santosh Kumar Behera, Prashant Singh, Devi Prasad Mishra, K. Mishra, Ashok Kumar, S. K. Mandal, Phanil Kumar Mandal, Arvind Kumar Mishra	Required strength design of cemented backfill for underground metalliferous mine	International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment	Volume 37, 2023, 10.1080/17480930.2023.2242159	927-952	SCIE (Q2) IF-2.4
11.	Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	Coal pillar extraction under weak roof. Mining	Mining Metallurgy & Exploration	Vol. 37(5), 2020, 10.1007/s42461-020-00277-8	1451-1459	SCIE (Q2) IF-1.9
12.	Sahendra Ram, Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Ramesh Rao, V. Srinivasa Rao	Stability assessment of heightened rib/snook during extraction of a thick coal seam by continuous miner in single lift	Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources	Volume 8, 2022, 10.1007/s40948-022-00378-2	Article No. 74	SCIE (Q3) IF-5.0
13.	Rakesh Kumar, Arvind Kumar Mishra, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh & Rajendra Singh	Importance of fracturing hard and massive overlying strata for complete extraction of thick coal seam- Case studies	Journal of The Geological Society of India	Volume 98, 2022, 10.1007/s12594-022-1960-y	203–210	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
14.	Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	Field and simulation Studies for mechanised depillaring below weak and laminated geology in Indian coalmines	Journal of The Geological Society of India	Volume 97(4), 2021, 10.1007/s12594-021-1698-y.	405-415	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
15.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Amit Kumar Verma, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar	Influence of overlying roof strata on rib design in mechanised depillaring	Journal of The Geological Society of India	Volume 91(3), 2018, 10.1007/s12594-018-0860-7	341-347	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
16.	Pushpendra Sharma, Ashok Kumar, Noorullah Shams, Amit Kumar Verma, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram	Parametric study to design competent irregular-shaped remnants in mechanised depillaring	Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Volume 14, 2021, 10.1007/s12517-021-06555-z	Article No. 247	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
17.	Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Niraj Kumar, Petr Waclawik, Abhishek Gautam, Mudassar Raja	Design of rock bolt-based goaf edge support for conventional depillaring with stowing	Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Volume 14, 2021, 10.1007/s12517-021-08379-3	Article No. 2164	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
18.	Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh	Numerical modelling-based pillar strength estimation for an increased height of extraction	Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Volume 10(18), 2017, 10.1007/s12517-017-3179-6	Article No. 411	SCIE (Q4) IF-1.3
19.	Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar	Rib/snook competency in mechanised depillaring of the conventionally developed coal seams	Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels	Volume 64, 2016.	414-423	Scopus
20.	Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	Rock mechanics considerations for roof bolt-based breaker line design	Procedia Engineering	Volume 191, 2017, 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.217	551-559	Scopus
21.	Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Amit Kumar Singh	Caveability assessment of a hanging overlying massive deccan trap and its effect on underground working: a case study	Insights in Mining Science and Technology	Volume 1(3), 2020, 10.19080/IMST.2019.01.555561	50-60	Scopus
22.	Sahendra Ram, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Birendra Kumar Thakur, Himadri Shekhar Mahato	Numerical simulation for design of goaf edge support during caving and stowing methods of strata control management	MGMI News Journal	Volume 47(4), 2022	52-68	-
23.	Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh	Instrumentation and monitoring for strata control in depillaring	MGMI News Journal	Volume 47(4), 2022	39-51	-
Book Chapter
	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun KUMAR Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Mudassar Raja, Amit Kumar Singh	Developments made for mechanised extraction of locked-up coal pillars in Indian geomining conditions	In book: Book title: Mining Techniques - Past, Present and Future Publisher: IntechOpen	2020, 10.5772/intechopen.93636

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

National / International Conferences

SI. No.	Author(s)	Month & Year	Title	Complete Reference of Conference
1.	Ashok Kumar, Sanjoy Gorain, Sahendra Ram, Swapnil Mishra, Dheeraj Kumar	27^th - 29^th January, 2024	Design of underground structures for mechanised depillaring in Tawa-I mine based on empirical approaches developed recently	International Conference on Recent Trends in Sustainable Mining and Green Energy Evolution (RTSMGEE 2023) organized by Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India
2.	Ashok Kumar, Rajit Kumar, Saunak Ray, Bhardwaj Pandit, Swapnil Mishra, Bhaskar Behera, Dheeraj Kumar, Sahendra Ram	16^th-18^th December 2023	Assessment of chimney crown failure during tunnelling in the Himalayan region	International Conference on “Safe, Smart and Sustainable Mining (3SM), Hotel Fairfield by Marriott Goa organized by Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India
3.	Waqas Imteyaz, Swapnil Mishra, Ashok Kumar	16^th-18^th December 2023	FEM analysis of the shallow tunnel subjected to seismic loading	International Conference on “Safe, Smart and Sustainable Mining (3SM), Hotel Fairfield by Marriott Goa organized by Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India
4.	Sanjoy Gorain, Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Dheeraj Kumar	16^th–18^th November, 2023	Review on the Side Spalling of Coal Pillars in Bord and Pillar Mining Method	International Conference on Sustainable & Innovative Mining Practices (ICSIMP 2023) organized by Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
5.	Ashok Kumar, Sanjoy Gorain, Sahendra Ram, Swapnil Mishra, Dheeraj Kumar	6^th-8^th November, 2023	Estimation of side spalling in Bord and Pillar mining method based on field and simulation studies	In: Proceedings of 10^th Asian Mining Congress & Exhibition, Taal Kutir Convention Centre, New Town, Kolkata, India organized by The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India
6.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Sanjoy Gorain	20^th-21^st January, 2023	Insights into indigenous design of breaker-line support for difficult roof of Indian coalmines	National Seminar on Mining Industry: Challenges & Opportunities: 2023, Venue: Community Hall, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad
7.	Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	17^th-19^th June 2022	Success story of roof fall prediction during pillar extraction in a trialed panel of Tawa-II mine using continuous miner technology	In: Proceedings of Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM-2022), NIT Rourkela
8.	Abhishek Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Petr Waclawik, Ashok Kumar, Birendra Kumar Thakur	17^th-19^th June 2022	Stability study of natural supports during development and depillaring workings at different depths	In: Proceedings of Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM-2022), NIT Rourkela
9.	Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	3^rd-6^th April, 2022	Ground control study on bulking factor and caving angle for Indian coalfields	In: Proceedings of 9th Asian Mining Congress & Exhibition, Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India organized by The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India
10.	Kolichalam Rajashekhar, Sahendra Ram, Ashok Kumar, Petr Waclawik, Malothu Naresh	3^rd-6^th April, 2022	Assessment of loading characteristics of resin grouted rock bolts under different confinement pressure through laboratory and numerical modelling studies	In: Proceedings of 9th Asian Mining Congress & Exhibition, Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India organized by The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India
11.	Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Mudassar Raja	21^st-22^nd February, 2020	Support design of a panel during depillaring with sand stowing using numerical modelling and empirical approaches	Proceedings of Recent Practices and Advancement in Mineral Industry (RPAMI) at VNIT Nagpur, India, pp. 111-119
12.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Mudassar Raja, Rajendra Singh	14^th-15^th February, 2020	Rock mechanics challenges and advances in continuous miner based mechanised depillaring of coal pillars	Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Mining., CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad, India, pp. 32-46
13.	Ashok Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Anurag Sarthi, Sideswar Majhi	6^th-9^th November, 2019	Strength estimation of irregular shaped heightened rib/snook for mechanised depillaring	Proceedings of 8^th Asian Mining Congress. Kolkata, India, The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, pp. 529-538
14.	Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar	6^th-9^th November, 2019	Strata control and monitoring plan for pillar extraction with stowing	Proceedings of 8^th Asian Mining Congress. Kolkata, India, The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, pp. 465-474
15.	Sahendra Ram, Petr Waclawik, Jan Nemcik, Ashok Kumar, Radovan Kukutsch, Vlastimil Kajzar	13^th-18^th September, 2019	Assessment of coal pillar behaviour at great depth using field monitoring and numerical models	Proceedings of 14^th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Foz do Iguassu Brazil, pp. 2812-2820.
16.	Sahendra Ram, A.R. Rao, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, V.S. Rao	20^th-22^nd February, 2019	Mechanized depillaring of a thick and deep-seated coal seam: a case study	Proceedings of International Conference and Exhibition on Energy & Environment: Challenges & Opportunities, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India, Organised by CSIR-CIMFR, pp. 678-688
17.	Petr Waclawik, Sahendra Ram, Ashok Kumar, Radovan Kukutsch, Adam Mirek, Jan Nemcik	18^th-20^th February, 2019	Field and simulation study for rock bolt loading characteristics under high stress condition	Proceedings of 2019 Coal Operators’ Conference University of Wollongong NSW, Australia, pp. 171-179
18.	Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Singh	24^th-26^th July 2018	Field and laboratory studies for mechanised depillaring under easily caveable roof strata.	Proceedings of 37^th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, pp. 161-168
19.	Ashok Kumar, Petr Waclawik, Rajendra Singh	24^th-26^th July, 2018	Numerical modelling-based investigation of coal pillar stability for room and pillar development at depth of 900 m²	Proceedings of 37^th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, pp. 193-203
20.	Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh, Sahendra ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	8^th-10^th November, 2017	Estimation of roof lowering limit for an efficient and economical strata movement study in mechanised depillaring	Proceedings of 7^th Asian Mining Congress organized by The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, Kolkata, India, pp. 193-202
21.	Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Singh	15^th-17^th February, 2017	Indigenous developments for the design of geo-technical elements of the continuous miner based mechanised depillaring	Proceedings of International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries (NxGnMiFu), Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India, pp. 117-128
22.	Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh	15^th-17^th February, 2017	Underground mining of dee-seated thick coal seams: an analysis from rock mechanics prospective	Proceedings of International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries (NxGnMiFu), Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India, pp. 433-440
23.	Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh	16^th-18^th November, 2016	Practical experiences of instrumentation and monitoring for depillaring	Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (A Specialized Conference of the International Society for Rock Mechanics), Bengaluru, India, pp. 578-583
24.	Sahendra Ram, Dheeraj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Singh	16^th-18^th November, 2016	Numerical modelling-based rock load height estimation at the goaf edge in a mechanised depillaring panel	Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (A Specialized Conference of the International Society for Rock Mechanics), Bengaluru, India, pp. 330-334
25.	Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh	23^rd-26^th February, 2016	A numerical modelling approach for rib/snook design in mechanised depillaring	6^th Asian Mining Congress, Kolkata, India, The Mining Geological & Metallurgical Institute of India, pp. 87-96
26.	Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Rajendra Singh	27^th-29^th October, 2015	Some practical rock mechanics considerations for rib/snook design in mechanised depillaring	International Conference on Engineering Geology in New Millennium (EGNM-2015), Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, Special Publication, Journal of Engineering Geology, pp. 394-409
27.	राजेंद्र सिंह अरुण कुमार सिंह अशोक कुमार राकेश कुमार एवं सहेन्द्र राम	11 मई 2015	भूमिगत कोयला गैसी करण के दौरान चट्टानी परतों के यांत्रिकी अध्ययन के लिए मॉडलिंग चुनौतियां और मुद्दे	भारत में कोयला आधारित गैस उद्योग की चुनौतियाँ एवं विकल्प विषयक संगोष्ठी आयोजन

Patents

Item	Patent/Copyright No	Year	Granted by
A method to design optimum size of rib/snook in mechanised depillaring under moderate roof strata	Application No. 3765DEL2015	2015	Granted
A method for efficient design of roof bolt-based breaker line support in mechanised depillaring	Application No. 201711001140	2017	Granted

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

Membership of Scientific Societies

Mining Engineers' Association of India.
The Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.
International Society of Rock Mechanics

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Warden of Diamond Hostel (July 2023- June25).
Co-Incharge of Virtual Reality in Mines Safety Laboratory.
Faculty-in-Charge of Excursion in Coal Mining.
Co-Faculty-in-Charge of Longwall Gallery.
Faculty-in-Charge of Training and Placement of Department of Mining Engineering
Treasurer of Concetto 2024.
Member of the DPGC committee of the Department.
Member of DFSC committee of the Department.
Guided 3rd Year B.Tech. students (Ms. Mihira Karanjal and Ms. Nikita Sharma) to be the winner of Women of Mettle 2023 organized by Tata Steel.
Invited as a Judge for the event Nirvana of Khanan 2023.

Guidance

Sl. No.	Name of PI/Co-PI etc.	Sponsoring Authority	Date of Sanction & Duration	Total value (excluding taxes)	Amount Released	Completed/ ongoing
Consultancy work completed/ongoing at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
1.	Siddhartha Agarwal (PI), Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Green Valliey Industries Limited, Village: Nongsning, PO- Chiehruphi, PS- Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills District Meghalaya-793200	30-01-2025; 6 months; CONS/7419/2024-25	8,00,000/-	8,00,000/-	Ongoing
2.	Siddhartha Agarwal (PI), Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Green Valliey Industries Limited, Village: Nongsning, PO- Chiehruphi, PS- Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills District Meghalaya-793200	23-10-2024; 6 months, CONS/7353/2024-2025	11,00,000/-	11,00,000/-	Ongoing
3.	Ashok Kumar (PI)	Ultratech Cement Limited (Unit: Arjuni East Coal Mine) Cement Manufacturing Division Mumbai, Mumbai – 999999, India	30-08-2024; 6 months, CONS/7309/2024-2025	12,00,000/-	12,00,000/-	Completed
4.	Siddhartha Agarwal (PI), Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Office of The General Manager, Sonepur Bazari, Sonepur Bazari Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), PO- Bahula District- Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal-713322	24-07-2024; 3 months, CONS/7287/2024-25	12,50,000/-	12,50,000/-	Completed
5.	Ashok Kumar (PI)	Office of the Agent, Bahula Colliery, Kenda Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited, PO- Bahula, District- Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal - 713322	08-05-2024; 6 months, CONS/7238/2024-25	5,00,000/-	5,00,000/-	Completed
6.	Ashok Kumar (PI)	Office of the General Manager Nowrozabad, SECL PO- Nowrozabad, District: Umariya Madhya Pradesh- 484555	15-01-2024; 3 months from date of receipt of fund; CONS/7177/2023-24	8,50,000/-	8,50,000/-	Ongoing
7.	Ram Madhab Bhattacharjee (PI), Rabindra Kumar Sinha (Co-PI), Vijay kumar Sinha (Co-PI), Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Indu-SCCL-Corum Consortium, HIG-194 & 195, Flat No. 105, Harisri Towers, VIth Phase, KPHB Colony, Hyderabad-500072	14-08-2023; 3 months from date of receiving fund; CONS/7108/2023-24	18,00,000/-	18,00,000/-	Completed
8.	Ashok Kumar (PI)	Ultratech Cement Limited (Unit: Arjuni East Coal Mine) Cement Manufacturing Division Mumbai, Mumbai – 999999, India	07-12-2023; 6 months from date of receiving fund; CONS/7155/2023-24	8,75,000/-	8,75,000/-	Ongoing
9.	Ashok Kumar (PI)	Aurobindo Realty & Infrastructure Private Limited, E-6/76, Arera Colony, Bhopal-462016, Madhya Pradesh	20-12-2022; 7 months; TEXMiN/CONS/22-23/001	10,00,000/-	10,00,000/-	Completed
Consultancy work completed while working at CSIR-CIMFR
10.	Ashok Kumar (PI), Rakesh Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh	The General Manager, Pathakhera Area, Western Coalfields Limited	27-01-2020 to 25-01-2023	14.37 Lakhs	14.37 Lakhs	Scientific study to assess the efficacy of the support system during the working of the panel and thereafter continuously monitor the strata movement from the outside of the panel till the completion of extraction in the panel and two subsequent year at Sarni UG Mine E3 panel of Pathakhera Area, WCL. Project Number: SSP/451/2019-20
11.	Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Mudassar Raja	The Chief Manager (M)/Agent, Amritnagar Group of Mines, ECL	20-01-2020 to 18-01-2022	10.00 Lakhs	10.00 Lakhs	Advice for Preparation of Strata Control and Monitoring Plan (SCAMP) for one panel in each Bogra R-VI and Narayankuri R-VII seams of Amritnagar Colliery, Kunustoria Area, ECL. Project Number: CNP/4939/2019-20
12.	Arun Kumar Singh, Niraj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Avinash Pal	The General Manager, Satgram Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Sanctoria, West Bengal	27-06-2019 to 25-06-2022	48.49 Lakhs	48.49 Lakhs	Advice for preparation and formulation of Strata Control Monitoring Plan (SCAMP) of 7 depillaring and 10 developed panels in different mines of Satgram Area, ECL. Project Number: CNP/4852/2019-20
13.	Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar, Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh	The General Manager (S&C), Western Coalfields Ltd., Coal Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur- 440001, Maharashtra	19-12-2018 to 18-06-2020	11.59 Lakhs	11.59 Lakhs	Scientific study to access the cavability of hanging overlying massive Deccan trap in the inbye goaves and its effect at Mathani UG, Pench Area, WCL and advice thereof. Project Number: CNP/4774/2018-19
14.	Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh, Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram	The General Manager (R&D), Kothagudem Collieries- 507101, Bhadrachalam Road, Railway Station, Khammam Dist. (A.P.)	08-11-2017 to 06-11-2020	20.48 Lakhs	20.48 Lakhs	Strata control based advice for safe extraction of coal from the CM panel A2 of No. 1 seam during its depillaring including widening and heightening of existing galleries at GDK-11 Incline mine, RG-I Area, SCCL on the basis of field data. Project Number: CNP/4614/2017-18
15.	Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh	Mr. Sunil Daithankar, General Manager, SMS Limited, Pinoura Underground Mine, Dist. Umaria- 484555 (M.P.)	08-11-30-06-2017 to 28-06-2020	34.25 Lakhs	34.25 Lakhs	Advice for strata control and safe depillaring in Continuous Miner panels CM-2 and CM-3 of L1B seam at Vindhya Mine, SECL on the basis of field data supplied by the mine. Project Number: CNP/4590/2017-18
16.	Sahendra Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	The General Manager, SMS Infrastructure Limited, 20 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur- 440022, Maharashtra	21-11-2016 to 20-11-2018	14.11 Lakhs	14.11 Lakhs	Scientific study for the design of a mechanised depillaring scheme for continuous miner package in CM-1 panel and surrounding areas of L1B seam at Vindhya Mine, Johila Area, SECL. Project Number: CNP/4459/2016-17
17.	Rajendra Singh, Sahendra Ram, Arun Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh	The General Manager (R&D), Kothagudem Collieries – 507 101, Bhadrachalam Road, Railway Station, Khammam Dist. (A.P.)	18-03-2015 to 16-03-2018	9.57 Lakhs	9.57 Lakhs	Advice for safe depillaring and limit for strata control parameters in C-16 panel of No. 1 seam at KTK Incline Mine, Bhupalpalli Area on the basis of the field data supplied by the mine. Project Number: CNP/4166/2014-15
18.	Ashok Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Mudassar Raja	Mr. G. Srinivasa Rao, Assistant General Manager (Mining) SMS Limited, Kondapuram Project, Manuguru Area, SCCL, Bhadradri Kothagudem District, Telangana State- 507117	26-03-2021 to 24-03-2024	29.42 Lakhs	29.42 Lakhs	Advice for safe development of galleries from punch entries in Thick Seam Bottom (TSB) at Kondapuram Project, Manuguru Area, SCCL on the basis of information/data provided by the mine management. Project Number: CNP/5046/2020-21
19.	Ashok Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Sahendra Ram	Trident & Auro Mining LLP	15-12-2020 to 14-12-2022	23.88 Lakhs	23.88 Lakhs	Advice for safe method of pillar extraction in the Panel Nos. 1 & 2 of Lower Workable Seam using Continuous Miner technology at Tawa-II underground coal mine, Pathakhera Area, WCL. Project Number: CNP/5010/2020-21
20.	Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh	Mr. Sunil Daithankar, General Manager, SMS Limited, Pinoura Underground Mine, Dist. Umaria- 484555 (M.P.)	19-07-2019 to 17-07-2021	10.44 Lakhs	10.44 Lakhs	Advice for driving of 6.5m wide galleries with continuous cutting technology (Roadheader or CM) during development in both thick seam bottom and thick seam top of Kondapuram UG Coal Mine, Manuguru Area, SCCL. Project Number: CNP/4865/2019-20
21.	Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Sahendra Ram, Amit Kumar Singh	Mr. Sunil Daithankar, General Manager, SMS Limited, Pinoura Underground Mine, Dist. Umaria- 484555 (M.P.)	18-02-2019 to 16-02-2021	9.58 Lakhs	9.58 Lakhs	Advice for mechanised depillaring of CM6 panel in L-1B seam using Continuous Miner with suitable support design, strata management plan and manner of extraction at Vindhya Mine, Johilla Area, SECL. Project Number: CNP/4791/2018-19
22.	Ashok Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Rajendra Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Sahendra Ram	Mr. Sunil Daithankar, General Manager, SMS Limited, Pinoura Underground Mine, Dist. Umaria- 484555 (M.P.)	03-01-2019 to 02-07-2020	8.56 Lakhs	8.56 Lakhs	Advice for development of 34LW panel in L-1B seam below Dagdowa village using Continuous Miner with suitable support design, cut out distance and preparation of strata management plan for long term stability of the workings at Vindhya Mine, Johila Area, SECL. Project Number: CNP/4777/2018-19

Name of Candidate	Registration No. with date	Status of work done	Sole or Joint	In case of joint guide, Name of Principal guide & Co-guide
Abhishek Gautam	17DP000296 dt. 07-03-2017	Ongoing	Sole	-
Sanjoy Gorain	22DP0004 dt. 08-08-2022	Ongoing	Sole	-
Ajay Chokhani	23DP0015 dt. 13-12-2023	Ongoing	Sole	-
Abhaydeep Singh Gaur	23DP0040 dt. 22-12-2023	Ongoing	Sole	-
Amit Kumar	23DP0043 dt. 22-12-2023	Ongoing	Sole	-
Saurav Kumar	23DP0090 dt. 22-12-2023	Ongoing	Sole	-
Abhishek Kumar	23DR0215 dt. 22-12-2023	Ongoing	Sole	-
Naque Imam	24DP0008 dt. 05-01-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-
Ujjwal Abhishek	24DP0015 dt. 05-01-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-
Sandeep Kumar	24DP0042 dt. 27-02-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-
Md Shahid Eqbal	24DP0062 dt. 28-03-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-
Praveen Kumar	24DP0065 dt. 28-03-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-
Saunak Ray	24DR0313 dt. 13-12-2024	Ongoing	Sole	-

Sl. No.	Name of all PI/Co-PI etc.	Sponsoring Authority/ Institute project No.	Topic/ Field	Sanctioned Amount (Rs.)	Amount Released (Rs.)
1.	Prof. V.M.S.R. Murthy (PI), Prof. Dheeraj Kumar (Co-PI), Prof. Chiranjeev Kumar (Co-PI), Prof. Ram Madhab Bhattacharjee (Co-PI), Prof. Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Coal India Limited (CIL) CIL(9)/2017-2018/540/ME Start: 28-08-2017	Development of Virtual Reality Mine Simulator for improving safety and productivity in underground coal mines	1320 lakhs	1320 lakhs
2.	Prof. Dheeraj Kumar (PI) & Prof. Ashok Kumar (Co-PI)	Coal India Limited (CIL) CIL(11)/2019-2020/655/ME Start: 01-05-2019	Development and Field Trial of 500 T Capacity SAGES-III for Use with Continuous Miners (Phase- III)	396.69 lakhs	396.69 lakhs
3.	Prof. Ashok Kumar (PI)	FRS(192)/2023-2024/ME Start: 05-04-2023	Field and simulation-based investigation of width of spalling during pillar extraction in Bord and Pillar mining method	15 lakhs	15 lakhs

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