Faculty
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., IIPS Mumbai
Areas of work
Contact
- illias@dmi.ac.in
- +91 612 2236 119
- Room 128, Academic Block
About
Prof. Illias K Sheikh works on maternal and child health, nutrition and large-scale household surveys. With about 9 years in teaching, research and practice, Sheikh brings field experience from Bihar and eastern India into the classroom and supervises students' field work and summer projects.
At DMI, Sheikh teaches Demography and Development and Statistics for Managers in the PGDM in Development Management, and leads management development programmes for government departments, banks and NGOs. Current research looks at population studies and health and nutrition, often with state agencies and civil-society partners.
Education
- Ph.D. Population Studies, IIPS Mumbai (2016)
- M.A. Population Studies, IIPS Mumbai (2010)
Experience
- 2019–presentAssistant Professor, DMI Patna
- 2016–2019Research Officer, Population Council, New Delhi
Teaching
- Demography and Development
- Statistics for Managers
- Health Systems Management
Publications
- Sheikh, I. (2025). “Rethinking population studies in Bihar”. Economic and Political Weekly.
- Sheikh, I. and co-authors (2023). “Evidence on health and nutrition in Bihar”. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics.
- Sheikh, I. and co-authors (2021). “Institutions for survey methods in Bihar”. IIMB Management Review.
Colleagues
All faculty and staff-
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Dean (Academics)
Prof. Shankar Purbey
Ph.D., IIT Dhanbad
- Operations management
- Supply chains for agriculture
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