Mr. Prateek Saini

Educational Background:

1. B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
2. M.Tech in Civil Engineering (Specialisation: Environmental Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. (M.Tech. Thesis: Cause and Age-Specific Premature Mortality Attributable to PM2.5 exposure: An Analysis for Million-Plus Indian Cities)
3. Ph.D. pursuing in Civil Engineering (Specialisation: Environmental Engineering) as PMRF, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. (Ph.D. Thesis: Real-time Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Delhi, India.)

 

Other Scholastic Achievements:

• Secured All India Rank - 96 in GATE exam.
• Qualified UGC-NET 2019 in Environmental Sciences.
• Awarded Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), 2020 by Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• Academic Excellence Award by IIT Kanpur in Civil Engineering Department, 2017 and 2018 for scoring one of the highest CGPA across all specialisations.
• Top 1 percentile in CAT 2015 examination (Finally selected for MBA programme in different top old IIMs).

 

Research Area: Air Quality Monitoring and Modelling, Air Pollution and Health

1. PMRF (Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship) scholar at IIT Kanpur (September, 2020 - October, 2022).
2. Assistant Professor (Permanent), Department of Environmental Science at Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur (SGTB) Khalsa College, University of Delhi (October, 2022 - July, 2025).
3. Assistant Professor (Permanent), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering at Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi (July, 2025 - Present).

1. Environmental Science: Theory into Practice at Undergraduate Level for first and second year students (University of Delhi).
2. Automobile Emissions and Control
3. Environmental Monitoring
4. Water Treatment Design (Water Engineering: Design and Application)
5. Introduction to Environmental Science

• Saini, P., & Sharma, M. (2020). Cause and Age-specific premature mortality attributable to PM 2.5 Exposure : An analysis for Million-Plus Indian cities. Science of the Total Environment, 710, 135230. [IF: 8.2]
• Saini, P., Nagar, P. K., Sharma, M., Sahu, R., & Kota, S. H. (2024). Temporal Assessment of Air Pollutants and their Sources in Delhi, India. AGU Fall Meeting 2024, American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., USA (December 2024).
• Sahu, R., Sharma, M., Nagar, P.K., & Saini, P. (2024). Strategies for NOx Control from Power Plants in India: Cost Analysis. AGU Fall Meeting 2024, American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., USA (December 2024).

• Awarded Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), 2020 by Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• Academic Excellence Award by IIT Kanpur in Civil Engineering Department, 2017 and 2018 for scoring one of the highest CGPA across all specialisations.

1. Assisted in making Solution Notes for Industry sector for Air Quality Management in IGP-HF region (World Bank & IIT Kanpur).
2. Development of Decarbonization policy framework for Uttar Pradesh. (Incorporated in Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy, 2022)