DILEEP VERMA

Research Associate, Track2Training, New Delhi, India

PhD Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India – 462003

📧 Email: dilipverma1505@gmail.com
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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), Bhopal
December 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, Lucknow
2019 – 2021

Dissertation:
Reservation Policy Perspective to Scheduled Community

Achievement: Gold Medalist

Bachelor of Arts

Political Science, History and Social Sciences
2014 – 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), Bhopal
December 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 Verma
PhD Senior Research Fellow
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal