Birendra Multiple Campus

Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

Pradip Raj Tiwary

​​Personal Information:                                                                                          

Name:                      

 Pradip Raj Tiwary

Position:                  

Assistant Professor

Appointed Subject:         

 Population Studies (Demography)

Department:            

Population Studies

Academic Qualification:

  • Master in Philosophy (MPhil.) in Population Studies, 2015, GPA: 3.9/4, Central Department of Population Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Masters of Arts (MA) in Population Studies, 2004, 66.40%, Central Department of Population Studies Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Area of Expertise:

  • Migration and development
  • Survey data analysis
  • Demographic projection, estimation, forecasting and simulation
  • Data analysis tools: SPSS (advance skills), Excel (advance skills), R, Python and ArcGIS (intermediate level).
  • Data analysis: Data cleaning, manipulation, data management, Multivariate Data analysis (Regression analysis, Factor analysis, EFA, CFA) Structural Equation Modeling, Panel Data Analysis, Data Modeling, projection and simulation.
  • Research methodology: Survey design, sampling design, questionnaire construction.
  • Self-learning skills on different application for Demographic research: MORTPACK, DemProj, EpiData, Google form, CSPro, KOBO tools, NviVO, Mendeley Reference Manager, QGIS

Experiences:

Assistant Professor, Tribhuvan University, Birendra Multiple Campus, Nepal    [March 2017 Present]

  • Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Population Studies including Human Migration and Development, Social Research Methodology, Statistics for Social Science, Computer Application for Population Studies.
  • Supervise graduate students in research projects and thesis. 

  • Develop Lesson plan, organize monthly seminars, project works, evaluate internal assessments.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Population Studies, Birendra Multiple Campus,  [Jun 2005 - Mar 2017]

  • Teach undergraduate courses in Population Studies. 
  • Supervise graduate students in research projects and thesis. 
  • Develop Lesson plan, project works, evaluate internal assessments

Team Member of SAT Committee

  • Serve as a team member of Self-Assessment Team (SAT) of Birendra Multiple Campus for Quality Assurance and Accreditation (QAA) University Grant Commission, Nepal.
  • Prepare required documents and writing SAT report by coordinating with different stakeholders of the campus

Field Supervisor

  • Conducted a survey “Nepal Earthquake 2015: A Socio-Demographic Impact Study with Reference to 14 Most Affected Districts” for Central Department of Population Studies (CDPS) Tribhuvan University, Ministry of Population and Environment, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), 20 November- 15 December, 2015

Research and Publications:

  • Self-employment among Returnee Migrants in Chitwan, BMC Journal of Scientific Research, Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 82-92, 2018.
  • Elderly Population and Social Security in Bharatpur, BSMJ Vol 1 38-47, 2016.
  • Presented a talk titled “Implementing Free-visa Free-ticket Policy in Nepal: A Path Way to Minimize the Migration Costs” at National Conference on Multidisciplinary Innovation, organized by Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus April 7-8, 2023.
  • First National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal, NHRC, 11-12, April, 2015. 
  • Presented a poster titled “Does Domestic Violence Matters Use of Family Planning Service in Nepal?” First National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal,  organized by Nepal Health Research Council 11-12, April, 2015. 
  • Presented a poster titled “Foreign migration: population dividend perspective in Nepal” First National Population Conference, Central Department of Population Studies, TU, UNFPA, and Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal, 5-7, June, 2014. 
  • Presented a talk titled “Situation of Entrepreneurship of returnee migrations in Chitwan, Nepal” Second International Conference on “Operational Research: Applications in Developing Countries”, organized by Operational Research Society Nepal, Nepal, 1-2 Feb, 2014. 

Awards and Achievements:

  • Faculty Research Grant (ongoing): Statistical Modelling of Nepalese Student’s Perceived Satisfaction and Learning Outcome of Higher Education, a research grant award from University Grant Commission, Nepal 2022-2024.
  • Mini Research Grant (ongoing): Migration, Farmland Abandonment and Agricultural Land loss in Nepal: A Systematic Review, Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, 2024.
  • Mini Research Grant: Socioeconomic factors associated with Enrolment of Household in the Social Health Insurance Program in Chitwan, Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, 2021.
  • Mini Research Grant: The role of son preference on contraceptive uses in Nepal: Evidence from Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2016, Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, 2020.
  • Mini Research Grant: Job Satisfaction of Teaching Staffs at Birendra Multiple Campus, Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus, 2016.
  • School on Migration Studies: Earned certificate for attending a 12-days course on migration studies jointly organized by Central Department of Population Studies, Tribhuvan University, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Nepal, 04 -15 September 2023.
  • ArcGIS Workshop: Earned certificate for completing the Capacity Building Training Workshop on ArcGIS, organized by Central Department of Population Studies, Tribhuvan University, 24-28 April 2023
  • Data analysis with R: Earned certificate for attending a five-day workshop on data analysis using R organized by Research Management Cell, Birendra Multiple Campus and University Grant Commission, Nepal, 25-29 May 2022.
  • Survey Data Analysis with SPSS:  Earned certificate for completing five days International Training on Survey Data Analysis organized by Institute of Social and Environmental Research- Nepal/University of Michigan, 25-29, November, 2013. 
  • Research Methodology: Earned certificate for attending National Training Workshop on Research Methodology organized by Central Department of Population Studies/British Council, 25-28, March, 2013. 
  • National Training Workshop on Research Methodology, Central Department of Population Studies/British Council, 25-28, March, 2013. 

Contact Address:

Email: pradip.tiwari@bimc.tu.edu.np, pradiptiwary9@gmail.com

Phone: 977-9855050837