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Dhananjay Kumar
Teaching

Teaching & outreach

Teaching is what I love the most — from tutoring juniors in my village to assisting courses at IIT Kanpur and translating NPTEL lectures into Hindi.

Teaching assistant — IIT Kanpur

2017 — 2024
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Assisted in UG and PG courses: IC Engines, Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy Storage Systems, Alternative Fuels, Advances in IC Engine, Combustion, and Air Pollution.

Tutor — Thermodynamics (UG)

IIT Kanpur
Course ESO201A · IIT Kanpur

Conducted tutorials for the undergraduate Thermodynamics course. ★ Excellent feedback from students

NPTEL course assistant

IIT Kanpur
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)

Course assistant for two NPTEL MOOC courses by Prof. A. K. Agarwal.

NPTEL Hindi translator

IIT Kharagpur × IIT Kanpur
Thermodynamics course — IIT Kharagpur

Translated 11 lectures of the Thermodynamics course from English into Hindi for NPTEL, making engineering education accessible to Hindi-speaking students across India.

Community outreach

Nalanda, Bihar · ongoing
Village school, Gangti, Nalanda

Tutored juniors during high school. Whenever I visit my village, I set aside time to interact with school students — sharing a glimpse of science and research with the next generation.