Name of the applicant : Ms.Pradnya D. Bandekar

Present Position :

Teaching Assistant at Dept. Of Studies in Marine Biology KUPG Centre Karwar. 1-9-2017 to till date

Cast and Category :

Hindu, Bandi, Cat-IIA

Educational qualifications :

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Marine Biology)

Teaching experiences :

1 (6 yrs. ) Worked as a Teaching Assistant. at Dept. Of Studies in Marine Biology KUPG Centre Karwar. (1-9-2017 to till date)

2. (6yrs.)Worked as a Zoolgy guest lecturer at Govt.Arts and Science Degree College Karwar (Dec.2003-March 2004). (Sept.2004-March05, Sept2005-March06 Sept.2006-March 2007, August 2011-April 2012).

3. (7yrs.) Worked as a research (laboratory) assistant at Dept. of studies in Marine Biology, KUPG Centre, Kodibag, Karwar. (October2010 –Sept.2017).

Ph.D. awarded :

Awarded in 16-12-2019

Papers published :

1. Pradnya D.Bandekar1, Kusuma Neelkantan1 and V.S.Kakati2. 2011, Biodiversity of crabs in Karwar mangrove environment west coast of India .Recent Research in Science and Technology, 3(4): 01-05.

2.Pradnya, D. B., Kusuma, N., Salaskar,G. M & Roshmon T. 2011, Metapograpssuss latifrons a Violet-crab of Devbag mangrove Karwar, Karnatak, west coast of India. World Journal of Science and Technology 1(1): 19-21.

3. Pradnya D. Bandekar, Ulhas G.Naik. 2016, Food and feeding habits of Cynoglossuss macrostomus (sole fish) from Karwar west coast of India. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, 7(10): 13642-13644.

4.Pradnya D. Bandekar, Ulhas G.Naik. 2016, Benthic macropolychaete diversity of Karwar coast, Karnatak, India, International Journal of Recent Scientific Research,7(2):14568 -14570.

5.Pradnya D. Bandekar. 2017, Diversity status of benthic macro polychaetes species in estuarine region, West coast of India; International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies; 5(1); 216-219.

6.Pradnya D. Bandekar, 2017, Physico chemical parameters in Karwar coastal water, central West coast of India; International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2017; 5(2): 328-331.

7.Pradnya D. Bandekar. 2018, Polychaetes diversity of central west coast of India. Published online journal, Lake conference- 2018.

8. Pradnya D. Bandekar .2021, Tree-climbing mangrove crabs of Karwar west coast of India, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2021; 9(3): 186-189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2021.v9.i3c.2476

9. Kiran Vasudevamurthy and Pradnya D Bandekar, 2022, Vol. 10, (2), (B) Range extension of buckler crab, Cryptopodia angulata (Decapoda: Brachyura : Parthenopidae) from Karwar coast (Arabian Sea), Karnataka, India

Book published:

1. Pradnya D. Bandekar. 2012, Diversity of crab population in mangroves of Karwar: Mangrove crab diversity Lap and Lambert academic publishing, ISBN 139783659250903 (pp.152)

Book Chapters:

1.Pradnya D. Bandekar and V.S.Kakati. 2020, Diversity and Habitat Preference of Brachyuran crabs of Karwar coast, Karnataka, West coast of India. Marine Biology and Ecology, Narendra Publishing House,Delhi, India.ISBN No.: 9789389996586.

2.Pradnya D. Bandekar, Sivkumar B. and Shreekant G.B. 2020, Distribution of Benthic Macro Polychaetes of Karwar coast, West of India. Marine Biology and Ecology, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi,India.ISBN 9789389996586

Papers presented at National and International/ National conference :

1. Science centre Karwar- crab diversity oral/paper presentation National seminar (Feb. 2014)

2. Ulga College Karwar – esturine polychaetes of Karwar –presented Ph.D. paper ( 2017 January)

3. Pradnya D. Bandekar. 2018, Polychaetes diversity of central west coast of India. Published online journal, Lake conference- 2018

4. Presented paper on Polychaetes study along the Karwar coast, West coast of India National conference on Biodiversity: Management issues and conservation strategies (22-23 Dec. 2018) in association with Karnataka Science and Technology Academy. Department of Zoology G.C.college Ankola National seminar.

5. International Conference on Benthos Kerala poster presentation on Benthic macro polychaetes distribution along the inshore waters of Karwar Coast, West Coast of India (March 2019).

Faculty Development Courses Attended :

1. Short term course in “Enhancing Teaching Skills of Teachers” organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Karnatak University, Dharwad (6-1-2020 to 11-1-2020).

Other work experiences :

1. Worked as a External Examiner in B.Sc. I, III, V semester practical examination Oct- 2019 in Industrial fisheries (12- 15 October 2019, October 2021) at Karnatak Science College Dharwad.

2. Worked as a confidential work paper setting on B.Sc. V sem.Paper-1 in the Examination Section, Karnataka University, Dharwad (on 26/12/2020, February 2022).

3. Worked as a Evaluator of B.Sc. VI, IV,II sem. (Industrial Fishery) in the Examination Section, Karnataka University, Dharwad (September 2021).

Papers presented in Webinars :

Online One Day National Virtual conference -7 June 2020 on –Fish and Fisheries of India by Ecology and Fisheries an international peer reviewed journal at Pragati Vikas sanstha, Tuljapur. Presentation on ‘Mangrove crab diversity of Karwar coast’

InSc award: (2020) Research Excellence Award- InSc 20203053

Contact address :

Dr. Pradnya D. Bandekar

Teaching Assistant

Dept. of Studies in Marine Biology KUPG Centre Karwar-581303

Email : (pradnyakumari07@gmail.com)

Phone no : 9916091204 / 8310704943