Research Associate, Track2Training, New Delhi, India
PhD Senior Research Fellow (SRF)Department of Humanities and Social SciencesMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India – 462003
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PROFESSIONAL HEADLINE
PhD Research Scholar at MANIT Bhopal | Public Policy Researcher | Affirmative Action, Reservation Policy & Dalit Studies | Quantitative Analysis | Stata | SmartPLS | R
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dileep Verma is a PhD Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. His doctoral research examines the impact of caste-based reservation policies on Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Madhya Pradesh, with a particular focus on educational access, socio-economic mobility, policy effectiveness, and social justice outcomes.
He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for academic excellence. The award was conferred by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
His research interests lie at the intersection of public policy, affirmative action, reservation policy, educational equity, social inclusion, and Dalit studies. He employs quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches to analyse policy outcomes and social inequalities. His work has been published in internationally recognized Scopus-indexed and ESCI-indexed journals.
He has actively participated in numerous national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, faculty development programmes, and research methodology training programmes. His scholarly contributions focus on reservation policy, affirmative action, social justice, educational inequality, higher education access, and the socio-economic development of marginalized communities.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD (Ongoing)
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), BhopalDecember 2021 – Present
Research Title:A Study of the Impact of Caste-Based Reservation Policy on Scheduled Castes (SCs) Communities in the State of Madhya Pradesh
Master of Arts (Political Science)
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow2019 – 2021
Dissertation:Reservation Policy Perspective to Scheduled Community
Achievement: Gold Medalist
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science, History and Social Sciences2014 – 2017
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Public Policy and Governance
Reservation Policy and Affirmative Action
Dalit Studies and Social Justice
Educational Equity and Higher Education
Social Inclusion and Social Mobility
Policy Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Caste, Inequality and Development
Quantitative and Mixed-Methods Research
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Research and Policy Analysis
Public Policy Research
Policy Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Literature Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
Survey Design and Field Research
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Academic Writing and Scientific Publishing
Statistical and Analytical Skills
Stata
SmartPLS (PLS-SEM)
R (Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny)
SPSS
Microsoft Excel
Data Visualization
Advanced Methods
Logistic Regression
Firth Logistic Regression
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Fairlie Decomposition
Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition
Bibliometric Analysis
Systematic and Structured Literature Reviews
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), BhopalDecember 2021 – Present
Key Responsibilities
Conducting household-level field surveys across multiple districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Designing research instruments and survey questionnaires.
Performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
Evaluating public policies related to reservation and affirmative action.
Preparing journal articles, policy reports, and conference papers.
Conducting literature reviews and evidence synthesis.
PUBLICATIONS
Published research articles in Scopus-indexed journals.
Published research articles in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) journals.
Published scholarly work in the fields of:
Reservation Policy
Affirmative Action
Social Justice
Dalit Studies
Higher Education
Public Policy
Educational Equity
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Presented research papers at numerous National and International Conferences on:
Reservation Policy
Affirmative Action
Social Justice
Public Policy
Educational Inclusion
Higher Education
Dalit Studies
Social Mobility and Development
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Participated in various national and international:
Research Methodology Workshops
Quantitative Data Analysis Workshops
Academic Writing Workshops
Public Policy Workshops
Bibliometric Analysis Training Programmes
Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs)
Higher Education and Social Inclusion Workshops
Research Ethics and Publication Workshops
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Gold Medal Recipient, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
Award conferred by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
Senior Research Fellow (SRF), MANIT Bhopal.
Published in Scopus and ESCI indexed journals.
Presenter at national and international academic conferences.
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the information provided above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Dileep VermaPhD Senior Research FellowMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal
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