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FARHANA KHATOON

University of Allahabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8771-2200
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Dr. Farhana Khatoon is presently serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, at the University of Allahabad. She earned a B.A. (honours) and M.Sc., degrees with first class from the Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, and also obtained a B.ED degree with first class from the Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh. She had earned M.Phil. and PhD degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She had qualified for the UPSC (Civil Service) Mains examination twice (in 2012 and 2014) and appeared before the interview board. While pursuing M.Phil. and PhD degrees from JNU, she was the recipient of a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and a Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).
She has attended several national and international conferences, and workshops. To enhance her skills, she has attended training programs organized by TISS, Mumbai, and IIRS, Dehradun. She is a geographer by training and is keenly interested in social issues such as marginalization, and unequal access to education, income, and health facilities. Her present research interests include Education, Employment, Gender studies, Urbanization, Regional Studies and Minority Issues.

Employment

  • University of Allahabad TEACHING, Research
    2023 - Present

Education

  • Jawaharlal Nehru University PhD
    2006 - 2015

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Publications (5)