Experience
He did his Master degree in Ecology and Environment science from Sikkim Manipal University Gangtok (Sikkim), Post graduate diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS (Forestry and Ecology) from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun (Department of Space) and a PhD degree in environment science (Wildlife Ecology) from Wildlife Institute of India (a research affiliate centre of Gurukula Kangri Vishvavidhyala, Haridwar).
Dr. Randeep has been actively involved in research and has extensively contributed towards carnivore ecology, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation. During his PhD research work with Wildlife Institute of India (2005-2011), he has compared non-invasive methods for population estimation of tiger (Panthera tigris) and also quantified the impact of spatial-temporal variation in habitat use pattern and habitat suitability analysis of tiger. During the course of his doctoral work, he became very interested in carnivore population dynamics, reproductive behaviour, dispersal pattern, and landscape modelling. Additionally, he was actively involved in assessing forest change detection after an interval of 5 year period and also gained experience for using high-resolution satellite data in preparing an accurate and reliable forest and wildlife database at 1:25,000 scale for all the Biosphere Reserves of India located in distinct biogeographical zones of the country during his post-doctoral work. Also, he studied the social and ecological dynamics of arid landscapes of the Rajasthan with intertwining principles of mutualism for improving the living conditions of the poor people and for sustainable development of natural resources. Presently he teaches Remote sensing, Geographic information system, Conservation biology, Landscape ecology, Species Distribution Modelling, Population and community ecology, Basic Statistics, Habitat ecology, Eco-tourism, Landscape ecology and also conducts field labs along with mentoring students enrolled in ecological research.