Achyut
TEACHING
I am an Assistant Professor at the Bhopal campus of Azim Premji University, a role I began in December 2023. My focus is on teaching Undergraduate courses, with my subjects being Quantitative Biology and Conservation Biology. I find great fulfillment in teaching and am dedicated to contributing to my students' academic journey.
Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation
This course is the first course in the Biological Conservation Occupational Track (OT). This OT is designed to introduce the students to conservation issues in India and equip them with the necessary scientific underpinnings in conservation biology and restoration.
Semester: III
Taught: August 2024, August 2025
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What biodiversity is
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Components of biodiversity
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Biodiversity loss and conservation
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Present and future of biodiversity conservation
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Quantitative Thinking for Biologists
The ability to use quantitative information to understand the world around us is essential for biology. Many students take up biology without adequate mathematical and analytical skills, which can hamper their ability to fully understand biological phenomena. This level 1 course aims to equip students with basic quantitative analytical approaches and help develop quantitative thinking.
Semester: II
Taught: January 2024, January 2025
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Introduction to R
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Probability and probability distributions
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Applications and practice in R
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Basic Quantitative Reasoning and Methods
This course aims to build the foundations of mathematics that the students may have missed in school (or couldn’t learn well enough). The focus is more on topics that will help the students in common curriculum courses and the occupational tracks.
Semester: I
Taught: July 2024, July 2025
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Numerical reasoning
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Geometric and spatial thinking
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Algebra and coordinate geometry
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Statistical and data skills
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The Measure of India
This is one of the three courses in the Understanding India group of common curriculum courses. It aims to impart the sensibilities, quantitative skills, and contextual knowledge required for engaging with public data pertaining to contemporary India.
Semester: III
Taught: August 2025
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Introduction to the vision of development in India
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Employment, poverty, and inequality
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Health and nutrition
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Environment and sustainability
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Events
Upcoming
Bridging Nature with Data Science - Chapter 2
January 29-31, 2026
Azim Premji University, Bhopal
Exhibition of projects on the measure of India
Date: 12 November, 2025
Place: Azim Premji University
The undergraduate students of The Measure of India course did projects on the country's economy, health and environment.
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Exhibition on campus biodiversity
Date: 26 September, 2025
Place: Azim Premji University
Exhibition on campus biodiversity by the undergraduate students of the Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation course
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Student Research Conclave, Bhopal, 2025
Date: 19 April 2025
Place: Azim Premji University, Bhopal
Students from across disciplines and undergraduate and postgraduate programs presented their findings from field studies and laboratory experiments through oral and poster presentations.
Nature and People: Challenges, Coexistence and Conservation
Date: 31 Jan - 1 Feb, 2025
Place: Azim Premji University, Bhopal
The interdisciplinary, two-day annual conference explored the continuing dichotomy between conservation and socioeconomic development.
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Field trip
Date: 7-8 Dec, 2024
Place: Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Field trip to the Satpura Tiger Reserve with 20 undergraduate students of the Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation course
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Nature walk
Date: 16 Nov, 2024
Place: Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nature walk organized for students of schools and colleges in Bhopal
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Exhibition on campus biodiversity
Date: 23 Oct, 2024
Place: Azim Premji University
Exhibition on campus biodiversity by the undergraduate students of the Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation course
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Bridging Nature with Data Science
Date: 18-19 June, 2024
Place: Online (hosted at Azim Premji University)
Interdisciplinary research in natural sciences has advanced in recent years with modern data science methods. The workshop focused on some of the most pressing environmental problems and discussed applications of data science in addressing those issues.
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Training
Species Distribution Modelling with MaxEnt
Workshop on Species Distribution Modelling with MaxEnt and R
Offered: 2017, 2018
At Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Multivariate niche visualization
Workshop on Economic and Ecological Impacts of Invasive Alien Species
Offered: 2018
At Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Group photo in front of the NCBS field station
Group photo in front of the NCBS field station