Prof. Akhilesh Kumar (M.A. PhD.)
Professor & Head
Department of French Studies
Faculty of Arts
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi � 221005
Land line: 0542-2366082
Mobile: 9140561667 & 9451278385 (Whats App)
E-mail id- akhileshf7@bhu.ac.in, akhileshf7@rediffmail.com

1. Area of Interest: French Literature, Canadian Literature, French Cinema etc.

2 . Invited Lectures/Resource Person/Chairmanship at National or International Conference/Seminar/Workshop or Symposia : 10

3. National or International Conference/Seminar/Workshop/ Symposia Organized: 01

4. Participation & Paper Presentation in National Conference/Seminar: 10

5. Participation& Paper Presentation in International Conference/Seminar/Webinar: 10

6. Training courses /Workshop of one week duration or more : 09

7. Research Experience: Experience of guiding Research: No. of Ph.D. produced:

as supervisor: Two (02)
as co-supervisor: Two (02)

8. Experience in Educational Administration:

Appointed Head, Department of French Studies from 01 � 05 - 2015 to 30 -04- 2018.
Program Officer, National Service Scheme from July 2014- February 2017.
Guest Faculty, (Two Terms) Bhojpuri Adhyan Kendra, BHU, Varanasi.
Observer University Test, Banaras Hindu University, 2013.
Coordinator of Examination for Faculty of Arts, from 2007- 08 to 2008- 2009.

9. Visit's abroad:

French Government Scholarship to participate in an International Workshop on Pedagogic Studies in French organized by CIEP at Universit� de Nantes - BELC 2015, Nantes from 06 -07-2015 to 17-07-2015.
French Government Scholarship to attend a Teacher�s Training Programme at CUEF, Grenoble, France from 01-12-2011 to 16-12-2011.

10. Number of Major publications in UGC sponsored International Refereed Journals: 09

11. Number of books published : 04

12. Chapters in book : 07

13. Research Papers Published in Conference Proceedings: 05

14. Membership of Professional Bodies: 07

15. Other extra curricular activities:

Organized more than a dozen seminars /lectures on Sri Aurobindo.