 
| Date of Birth | 15/5/1972 | 
| Permanent address | Anakkatt House, Pakkil P. O, Kottayam. Pin:686012 | 
| Mobile | 9744174577 | 
| rijusaimon@gmail.com | |
| Date of Joining | 24/01/2000 | 
| 1. Education | ||||
| Sl. No. | Course | Institution | Period | Achievements | 
| 1 | PhD. | St. Thomas College Pala | 2020 | 
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| 2 | NET | St. Thomas College Pala | 1997 | 
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| 3 | Post Graduation | St. Thomas College Pala | 1996-98 | 2nd rank holder | 
| 4 | Under Graduation | St.Thomas College Pala | 1993-96 | 2nd rank holder | 
| II. Area of specialization / Research interests | 
| International relations, Administration, Indian polity Subaltern Studies etc | 
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| III. Academics: | |||
| Courses attended | Orientation course | Details: Orientation course organised by Mahatma Gandhi university from 01/03/2001 to 30/03/2001 | Year 2001 | 
| Refresher courses | Details: Refresher course in Political Science organised by Mahatma Gandhi University from 07/05/2002 to 31/05/2002. Refresher course in Women Studies organised by Academic Staff College, University of Kerala from 24/11/2008 to 15/12/2008. Refresher course in Research Methodology organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 24/11/2010 to 14/12/2010 
 
 
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| Short term courses | Details: | 
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| FDP | Details: Availed UGC FDP from 06/06/2017 to 03/06/2019 to undergo research leading to Ph D Degree at PG & Research Department of Political Science ,St. Thomas college Pala. | 2017 to 2019 | |
| IV. Career profile: | |||
| Sl.no. | Name of institution | Designation | Period | 
| 1 | Government College Mokeri | Lecturer | 24/01/2000 -19/06/2000 | 
| 2 | Government Arts College Kozhikode | Lecturer | 26/06/2000-21/08/2000 | 
| 3 | Government College Kottayam | Lecturer | 23/08/2000-31/12/2005 
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| 4 | Government College Kottayam | Assistant Professor | 01/01/2006 -23/01/2014 | 
| 5 | Government college Kottayam | Associate Professor | 24/01/2014 -06 /10/2021 | 
| 6 | Government college Kottayam | Professor | 07/10/2021-till date | 
| V. Official role in College administration: | |||
| Sl.no. | Category | Role (Coordinator/ Member etc.) | Period | 
| 1 | Inter Disciplinary Research forum | Chairperson | 2019-2022 | 
| 2 | College Planning committee | Chairperson | 2019-2022 | 
| 3 | Inter Disciplinary Research journal | Coordinator | 2023-till date | 
| 4 | College news letter | Coordinator | 2023-till date | 
| VI. Memberships in academic bodies of other institutions | |||
| Sl.no. | Name of the Institution | Role | Period | 
| 1 | Mahatma Gandhi University | Chairman, PG Board of Studies for Political Science. | 2017-2021 | 
| 2 | Mahatma Gandhi University | Member, UG Board of Studies for Political Science. | 2021-till date | 
| VII . Awards and Achievements | |||
| Sl. No. | Name / Category | Name of organization / Institute | Year | 
| 1 | Most Efficient Handicaped Employee under government of Kerala. | Department of social welfare Government of Kerala | 2000 | 
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| Books/ Book chapters | |||||
| Sl. No. | Name of book | Year of publication | Name of publisher | ISBN | Nature of contribution | 
| 1 | Golden Rights (3-4), (Editor) 
 | 2011 | The Publication Committee, Dept of Political science, Govt College Kottayam | 978-81-923000-0-9 | National | 
| 2 | Media Mediation Democracy (3-4), (Editor) | 2012 | The Publication Committee, Dept of Political science, Govt College Kottayam | 978-81-923000-1-6 
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| 3 | Horizons of Globalization (8-16), Editor 
 | 2013 | The Publication Committee, Dept of Political science, Govt College Kottayam | 978-81-923000-2-3 
 | National | 
| VIII. Details of Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences organized: | ||||||
| Sl. No. | Title | Role | Venue/ Agency | Date/Dates | International/ National/ Regional | Sponsoring agency | 
| 1 
 | Contours of the Constitution :Ideology and Identity In Contemporary in India | Participant | Department of Political Science, University college, Thiruvanthapuram | 
 7&8 November 2019 | National | Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala | 
| 2 | Natural Disaster, Space and Marginality | participant | PG Department of Political Science, Government Collage Kottayam | 18&19 December 2019 | National | Directorate of Collegiate,Governement Education of Kerala | 
| 3 | Seventy years of Indian democracy: prospects and challenges | Participant | Maharajas College Ernakulam | 1st and 3rd October 2018 | National | Directorate of collegiate education - Kerala | 
| 4 | Public funded education under NDA TWO 6th march 2020 | participant | Town hall thrissur | 6th march 2020 | National | Association of kerala government college teachers | 
| 5 | Neo liberal politics and the future of india | participant | Hassan marakkar hall Thiruvananthapuram | 20th march 2021 | National | Association of kerala government college teachers | 
| 6 | Mapping vulnerabilities in contemporary kerala | Resource person | Government college kottayam | 18,19,20 December 2023 | National | Post graduate department of political science government college kottayam | 
| 7 | Research methodology and academic writing. | participant | Government college Kottayam | 1st and 2nd February 2024 | National | Department of collegiate education government of kerala | 
| IX. Research Supervision | ||||||
| Sl. No. | Scholar’s name | Title | Year of registration | M.Phil./ Ph.D. | University | Status | 
| 1 | Asha Carol Antony | Church and Social Cohesion: Social and Political mobility among Latin Catholic Women | 2018 | Ph.D. | Mahatma Gandhi university, Kerala | Submitted | 
| 2 | Shehin S | Disability Inclusive Development at the grassroot level governance in Kerala: policy adaptation to service delivery | 2020 | Ph.D. | Mahatma Gandhi university | Continuing | 
| 3 | Shibu k | The role of goverance in justiciable of distribution of water :A study of Malampuzha irrigation project in Palakkad district | 2022 | Ph.D | Mahatma Gandhi university | Continuing | 
| 4 | Toji kuriakose | Transportation policies of union government from 2012and its impacts in the lives of people of Kerala . | 2022 | PhD | Mahatma Gandhi university | continuing | 
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 | The Effectiveness of Nirbhaya act 2013 :An Analytical study among kudumbasree members in Kozhikode district Kerala | 2022 | PhD | Mahatma Gandhi university | Continuing 
 
 
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| 6 | Aswini E.M | Swiss Neutrality: Challenges and Variabilities | 2024 | Ph.D | Mahatma Gandhi University | Continuing | 
 
           