Prof. Navneet Munoth

EDUCATION

- Doctorate of Philosophy from IIT Roorkee completed in March, 2013.
Thesis topic: Strategy for Sustainable Redevelopment of City Core: A Case Study of Ajmer City.

- Master of Urban and Rural Planning (MURP) from IIT Roorkee with an overall grade point of 8.02 in 10 point grading system in July, 2009.
Thesis topic: Planning for Public Transportation System for Ajmer City.

- Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) from NIT Hamirpur with an overall grade point of 7.72 in 10 point grading system in May, 2007.
Thesis topic: SOS Children’s Village at Dwarka.

- Class XII from Dayanand Bal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Ramganj, Ajmer; Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, in April 2002 with 73.69% (479/650).

- Class X from Dayanand Bal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Ramganj, Ajmer; Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, June 2000 with 75.50% (453/600).

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATE COURSES

- ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR)’ offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, in 2018.

- ‘Climate Change Appreciation Course (CCAC)’ jointly organized by Madhya Pradesh Clean Development Mechanism Agency and State Knowledge Management Centre on Climate Change, Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO), Department of Environment, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal on 21st and 22nd March, 2017.

- ‘Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Carbon Forestry’ organized by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Government of India, an off-campus outreach certificate programme, during February 16, 2017 to March 10, 2017.

- ‘Sustainable Cities’ an online course offered by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Academy, an initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Association and obtained Certificate of Proficiency with Distinction, during October, 2016 to February 2017.

ACCOLADES AND AWARDS

K F Antia’ Memorial Prize by The Institution of Engineers (India) in Dec. 2023 at Jabalpur, for best research paper titled ‘Carbon Sequestration Potential of Urban Trees: A Case of Kolar Area in Bhopal City, India’ (published in the Series ‘A’ Journal of IEI, Vol. 103, Issue 2) has been selected for the subject prize.

- 13th CIDC Vishwakarma Award under Academician category for the year 2022 during the 26th CIDC Annual Day Ceremony held on 08 April 2022 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi by the Construction Industry Development Council was set up by the erstwhile Planning Commission (now Niti Aayog) for ensuring the development of the Indian construction industry.

- 'Young Engineer Award 2019' in the Architectural Engineering discipline during the 35th National Convention of Architectural Engineers held on 07, December 2019 at Thrissur, Kerala by 'Institution of Engineers (India).

- Chaired two technical sessions at Department of Architecture and Planning, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, during a National Conference on ‘Urban Environmental Management in India: Problems and Prospects,’ on 13th- 14th February 2017.

- Prof. R C Singh Prize by The Institution of Engineers (India) in Dec. 2016 at Kolkata, for best research paper titled ‘Planning Interventions for Lake Conservation: A Case of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, India’ (published in the Series ‘A’ Journal of IEI, Vol. 96, Issue 3) has been selected for the subject prize.

- All India Rank 83 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in the year 2006.

- Awarded NCC B (23/06/2006) and C certificates (30/05/2007).

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

Completed project titled ‘Climate Change Impact Assessment’ for urban Sector in Madhya Pradesh on January 2016 as project member along with Dr. Manmohan Kapshe, Dr. Yogesh K Garg and Dr. Vinay Mohan Das, with a funding of rupees 8.00 lacs, funded by Development Alternatives, New Delhi with focus on Bhopal and Ujjain.

- Completed project titled ‘Collection of data for developing Low Carbon Society (LCS) scenario for Indian Cities’ on December 2015 as project member along with Dr. Manmohan Kapshe and Dr. Charumitra Kapshe, with a funding of rupees 5.00 lacs, funded by Government of Japan with focus on analyzing fuel consumption per unit per day (per year), air pollutants emission per fuel consumption and diffusion rate of each technology used.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

- Invited as keynote speaker in Teacher’s Training Progamme, organized by the Department of Architecture and Planning, MNIT Jaipur in association with Council of Architecture, New Delhi, on ‘Vernacular Architecture and Traditional Construction Practices in Hot and Dry Climate Region’ from 21st to 25th May 2018.

- Invited as resource person in Short Term Training Progamme, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Government College Jhalawar, Rajasthan, on ‘Recent Trends & Developments in Civil Engineering’ from 22nd to 26th
Oct. 2018.

- Resource person in Two-Days National online Workshop organized by the COA-TRC, Bhopal on ‘The Architectural Thesis: Requirement and Expectations' from 21st to 22nd December 2020.

GUEST EDITOR OF JOURNAL

Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, December 2013 issue with theme “Traditional Architecture Blending in Modern Design”, Volume 78, Issue 12, ISSN-0019-4913.

MEMBER OF OUTREACH COMMITTEES

- Founder Honorary Director of COA-TRC Bhopal Centre (Jan. 2019- Jan. 2025)
- Member of Board of Education, IIA, Mumbai (2015-2018)
- Member of Board of Studies at AP Goyal University, Shimla (2015 & 2016)
- Executive member of IIID MP Regional Chapter (2014-2016)
- Executive Member of IUT Bhopal chapter (2014-2016)
- Member of Expert Panel of RPSC Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Member of Standing Committee, AICTE , New Delhi

Milestones