Sociologist with doctoral training from the Indian Institute of Technology Patna and UGC NET–JRF qualification. Over 4 years of teaching and research experience across leading Indian universities. Expertise in Education & Society, Science–Technology–Society (STS), and Research Methodology. Published in Scopus-indexed and peer-reviewed journals; presented research internationally (Australia, UK). Active peer reviewer for Springer and SAGE journals. Skilled in SPSS, AMOS, MAXQDA, scale development, and mixed-method research. Committed to advancing critical pedagogy and interdisciplinary social science.
Hi, I’m
Ramjit Kumar
Patna
Summary
Overview
5
years of professional experience
Work History
IMS Unison University Dehradun
Assistant Professor of Sociology
07.2025 - Current
Job overview
Christ University Bangalore
Guest Faculty, Assistant Professor of Sociology
06.2025 - 07.2025
Job overview
The Kaziranga University, Assam
Assistant Professor of Sociology
08.2023 - 09.2024
Job overview
A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna & UNFPA, Patna
Knowledge Consultant
01.2023
Job overview
Patna Women's College, Patna
Assistant Professor of Sociology
07.2022 - 01.2023
Job overview
Manipal University Jaipur
Assistant Professor of Sociology
09.2020 - 03.2022
Job overview
Education
Indian Institute of Technology PatnaPatna, India
PhD from Sociology
01.2021
University Overview
Jamia Millia Islamia UniversityNew Delhi, India
M.A. from Sociology
01.2010
University Overview
Jamia Millia Islamia UniversityNew Delhi, India
B.A. (Hons.) from Sociology
01.2008
University Overview
Skills
- Qualitative, Quantitative (Survey Analysis, Scale Development, Factor Analysis), and Mixed Methods Research
- Software: SPSS, AMOS, MAXQDA, MS Excel
- Academic Leadership: Course coordination, Alumni engagement, PhD coursework design
- Research methodology
- Data analysis
- Statistical software
- Academic writing
- Curriculum development
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Verified Reviewer, Science & Education (Springer Nature), 2022–Present.
- Ad-hoc Peer Reviewer, Journal of Human Values (SAGE Publications), 2023–Present.
- Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), United States, Member, 2018–Present
- Indian Sociological Society (ISS), India, Member, 2018 – Present.
Timeline
Assistant Professor of Sociology
IMS Unison University Dehradun
07.2025 - Current
Guest Faculty, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Christ University Bangalore
06.2025 - 07.2025
Assistant Professor of Sociology
The Kaziranga University, Assam
08.2023 - 09.2024
Knowledge Consultant
A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna & UNFPA, Patna
01.2023
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Patna Women's College, Patna
07.2022 - 01.2023
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Manipal University Jaipur
09.2020 - 03.2022
Jamia Millia Islamia University
M.A. from Sociology
Jamia Millia Islamia University
B.A. (Hons.) from Sociology
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
PhD from Sociology
Areas of Research
Areas of Research
- Education, Society, and Law
- Science, Technology & Society (STS)
- Research Methodology (Theory & Method)
Teaching Portfolio
Teaching Portfolio
- Taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD coursework, including:
- Courses Taught:
- 1) Introduction to Sociology (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 2) Sociological Thinkers (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 3) Society and Polity in India (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 4) Introduction to Indian Society and Culture (Manipal University)
- 5) Understanding Rural Society: Continuity and Changes (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 6) Sociology of Social Stratification in India (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 7) Anthropological Theories (Manipal University, Jaipur)
- 8) Economy and Society (Patna Women's College, Patna)
- 9) Sociology of Rural India (Patna Women's College, Patna)
- 10) Classical Sociological Thinkers (Patna Women's College, Patna)
- 11) Social Thinkers (UG, Kaziranga University)
- 12) Sociological Research Method (UG, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 13) Sociology of Health (UG, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 14) Sociology of Population Dynamics (UG, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 15) Sociology for Social Work (BSW, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 16) Public Policy: Theory and Practices (MSW, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 17) Sociological Theories (PhD, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 18) Development Theories and Practices (PhD, Kaziranga University, Assam)
- 19) Culture and Politics (Christ University, Bangalore)
- 20) Approaches to understand to Indian Society (Christ University, Bangalore)
- 21) Introduction to Indian Society and Culture (Christ University, Bangalore)
- 22) Ethics (Department of Liberal Arts, IMS Unison University)
- 23) Art and Aesthetics (Department of Liberal Arts, IMS Unison University)
- 24) Introduction to Sociology (Department of Law, IMS Unison University)
- 25) Sociology – III (Department of Law, IMS Unison University)
- Courses Introduced:
- O Foundation of Social Science Research (Department of Liberal Arts, Manipal University, Jaipur)
- O Sociology of Development, Globalisation & Modernity (Department of Liberal Arts, Manipal University, Jaipur)
- Courses Revamped:
- O Sociological Thinkers (The Kaziranga University, Assam)
- O Indian Society: Continuity and Change (Department of Liberal Arts, Manipal University, Jaipur)
Doctoral Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertation
Exploring the knowledge base of the nature of science among Indian students: A sociological study in Bihar. (Indian Institute of Technology Patna)Workshop
Workshop
- Attended Ten-day national workshop
- Kumar, R. (2024, August). Interdisciplinary social science research towards self-reliant India. School of Social Sciences, The Kaziranga University, Assam, India.
- Kumar, R. (2021, November). Skills and strategies for personal and professional excellence. Directorate of Teacher Empowerment Centre & Team HR, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
- Kumar, R. (2021, August). Executive development program for professionals. School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
- Kumar, R. (2020, December). Executive development program for educational administrators. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Research Impact Highlights
Research Impact Highlights
- 9 peer-reviewed journal articles (including Scopus-indexed in Current Science).
- 2 book chapters published with ISBNs.
- International conference presentations in Australia (4S, Sydney) and UK (Cardiff University).
- Reviewer for Science & Education (Springer) and Journal of Human Values (SAGE).
- Experience coordinating PhD coursework and curriculum design at multiple universities.
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
- Kumar, R. (2025). Social science at the crossroads: Towards positivist or verstehen. Vimarsh Vichar, 15(1), 21-25.
- Kumar, R. (2024). The value-free ideal in science: Myth or necessity? Vimarsh Vichar, 14(2), 60-65.
- Kumar, R. (2023). Science as an object of sociological study. The Anusandhanika, 11(1), 55-60.
- Kumar, R. (2023). Science and democracy: Drawing parallels through a literature review. Vimarsh Vichar, 13(2), 24-30.
- Kumar, R. (2022). Science capital is not enough: Centering dialogic agency in science learning. Vimarsh Vichar, 12(2), 28-33.
- Kumar, R. (2022). Epistemological tensions in social sciences: Towards a reflexive method. The Anusandhanika, 10(1), 94-99.
- Kumar, R. (2021). Science, education and epistemology: Toward an integration of philosophy and pedagogical practice. The Anusandhanika, 9(1), 72-78.
- Kumar, R. (2020). Understanding factor analysis and its theoretical necessity in social science. Educational Science Review, 12(2), 49-57.
- Kumar, R. & Singh, S. (2018). Aspects of science education in India: A synoptic review. Current Science, 114(9), 49-57. [Scopus Indexed]
- Kumar, R. (2020). Education in the age of knowledge society: The growing proximities of changing dynamics of knowledge, science, and society. In Changing perspectives of education in India (pp. 72–78). Rajesh Publications. ISBN 978-81-94426-93-6
- Kumar, R. (2018). Towards development of a scale based on the concept of science field in Indian society. In Proceedings of Episteme-7: International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (pp. 21–25). HBCSE. ISBN 978-93-86301-75-8
- Kumar, R. (2024, March 14-15). Truth and misinformation in developing democracies: Navigating the post-normative landscape in the contemporary era. International Conference on Exploring Media, Law, & AI in the Post-Truth Era: An Evolving Ecosystem, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
- Kumar, R. (2023, December). The role of state in fostering entrepreneurship: A sociological perspective on Bihar. 3rd International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Chandragupta Institute of Management Patna, India.
- Kumar, R. (2021, August). Understanding new sociology of education in the post-Covid world. International Conference on Sociology of Education in the time of Covid-19 pandemic, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya, India.
- Kumar, R. (2020, December 22-23). Reporting the conceptualisation, measurement, and validation of a sociological construct called "The Science Field" for the public understanding of science in Indian context. International Conference on Applied Scientific Computational Intelligence using Data Science (ASCI-2020).
- Kumar, R. (2018, August). Being scientific mode of education at the verge of STS and science education. Annual Conference of Society for Social Studies of Science, Sydney, Australia.
- Kumar, R. (2018, December). Science, education, and the public: A new approach to assessment of scientific literacy. Science in Public Conference 2018, Cardiff University, UK.
- Kumar, R. (2020, December 22-23). Reporting the conceptualization, measurement, and validation of a sociological construct called "The Science Field" for the public understanding of science in Indian context. International Conference on Applied Scientific Computational Intelligence using Data Science (ASCI-2020).
- Kumar, R. (2018, February). Education in the age of knowledge society: The growing proximities of changing dynamics of knowledge, science, and society. RUSA Sponsored National Conference on Changing Perspectives of Education in India, Patna Women's College, Patna, India.
- Kumar, R. (2016, December 27-30). Theorising science and pedagogy. XLII All India Sociological Conference, Tezpur University, Assam, India.
- Kumar, R. (2016). Subaltern, nationalism and the possibility of third space in the textbooks. International Seminar, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India.
- Kumar, R. (2016). Bihar: A bird's eye view: Then & Now. National Seminar, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies & Department of Sociology, Patna University, Patna, India.
Awards
Awards
UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Sociology (2010)