Rate My Professor Anjali Naik

Dr. Anjali Sudhir Naik serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Botany at S.B.E.S. College of Science, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a position she has held since June 2009. Her academic profile on Google Scholar lists her as Associate Professor at the same institution, with research interests in Plant Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Issues. She has authored or co-authored numerous publications in these areas, accumulating 22 citations and an h-index of 4. Notable works include 'Formation of aneuploid gametes through nondisjunction during premeiotic mitoses in Coix gigantea' (Cytologia, 1990, 7 citations), 'Spontaneous allotetraploid of Coix gigantea × C. aquatica' (1988, 4 citations), 'Cytogenetic diversity analysis of Coix species using ISSR markers' (Biosci. Biotech. Res. Asia, 2009, 4 citations), 'Assessment of environmental parameters for green audit and eco safety' (Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 2015, 4 citations), 'Ground water quality in Aurangabad (MS)' (BIOINFOLET, 2020), and 'Review of research done in cytogenetics at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (MS)' (BIOINFOLET, 2021). Earlier contributions encompass studies on desynaptic mutants in Coix hybrids (Archives of Applied Science Research, 2016) and octosomic plants in Coix gigantea (Cytologia, 1991, 3 citations).

In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Naik has undertaken significant administrative and extension responsibilities. She has served as IQAC Coordinator, Chief Editor of the college magazine for three years, and elected Member of the Local Management Committee from January 2012 for five years. She has contributed to various college committees during annual social gatherings. For community outreach, she regularly organizes demonstration lectures in Plant Science for school children in Viramgaon, Tq. Khultabad, coaches students from local schools for National Talent Search Exams and Homi Bhabha Junior Scientist Exams at Varah Mihir Science Center, Aurangabad, and arranged health check-up camps including dental, haemoglobin, and eye examinations for female students and staff as part of the Women’s Development Cell. Under the IQAC, she organized a soil analysis camp for 100 farmers in Viramgaon, District Aurangabad. Under her guidance, B.Sc. students won a seminar competition on 'Synthetic Chromosomes - a new tool in Gene delivery,' and she pioneered campus selection activities for B.Sc. Botany students at the college.