Awards :

1. Leading Professional of the World by IBC Cambridge, England.
2. Fellow of Zoological Society of India (FZSI)

Fields of specialization under the Subject/Discipline :

1. Aquaculture
2. Inland Fish and Fisheries

Member of the following Professional Bodies:

1. Life member of Inland Fisheries Society of India, Barrockpore.
2. Life member of Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata.
3. Life member of Indian Science News Association, Kolkata.
4. Life member of Indian Fisheries Association Mumbai.
5. Life member Aquatic biodiversity Conservation Society, Lucknow.
6. Life member Zoological Society of India, Bodh Gaya.
7. Life member of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.
8. Life member of Indian Science News Association, Kolkata.
9. Life member of Asian Fisheries Society, Manila.
10. International Society for development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan.
11. Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, London.
12. IUCN-SSC/Wetlands International Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, Switzerland.
13. Member of Executive Council of Zoological Society of India since 2012.

Major Research Projects Completed :

• “Sustainable Utilization of Mountain Fishery Resources of India”, funded by Directorate of Cold Water Fish Research (ICAR), Bhimtal.
• “Distribution and Conservation Strategy of an Endangered Ornamental Fish Species Chaca chaca (Ham. –Buch.) in Arunachal Pradesh”, funded by Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• “Ichthyodiversity of River Siang in Arunachal Pradesh (Pasighat to Gelling)”, funded by UGC, New Delhi.

Minor Research Projects Completed :

• “Ichthyodiversity of River Siang in Arunachal Pradesh (Oyan to Pasighat)”, funded by UGC, NERO
• “Fish Faunal diversity of D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh”, funded by NBFGR (ICAR), Lucknow.
• “Piscicidal plants in and around Pasighat area of East Siang District”, funded by UGC (CPE), J. N. College, Pasighat.

Editor of African Journal of Advance Agriculture Research since 2012.
Reviewer of International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences (IJSRES) since March, 2014.
Reviewer of International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge (IJSRK) since July, 2014.
Reviewer of Science Domain International since November 2014.
Preparation & Imparting Knowledge:

1. Preparation & Imparting Knowledge for preparation of Curriculum & Syllabus for Under-Graduate Studies as a member of Board of Studies of Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Itanagar.
2. Preparation & Imparting Knowledge for preparation of Curriculum & Syllabus for Post-Graduate & Under-Graduate Studies as a member of Board of Studies of Apex Professional University, Pasighat (Ar.P).

Books Published :

1. One (1) number entitled “Aquaculture” ISBN No. 978-81-7035-664-6.

List of Publications :

1. Jha, K. K and Ghosh, T. K (1991): Effect of salinity on the oxygen uptake of the fingerlings of Labeo rohita (Ham). J. Freshwater Biol. 3(4): 315-318.
2. Jha, K. K (1993): Effect of water from different sources on the survival of hatchlings of certain Teleosts. J. Freshwater Biol. 5(2): 153-157.
3. Ghosh, T. K and Jha, K. K (1994): Packing and long distance transportation of certain live air-breathing teleosts from India. American Fish Soc.124th Ann. Mett. Halifax, Nova, Scotia, 21-25 Aug.pp.91.
4. Ghosh, T. K, Jha, K. K and Roy, P. K (1994): Effect of an Anaesthetic on the oxygen uptake in the juvenils of an Indian major carp Catla catla (Ham). Proc. 81st Indian Sci. Cong.Jaipur Sec.Zool.,,Entomol.& Fish.pp.57.
5. Ghosh, T. K, Jha, K. K and Pandit, D. N (1994): Effect of group behaviour on the aquatic oxygen uptake in the juveniles of a siluroid fish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch).VIII Cong. Soci. Europea Ichthyologorum oviedo, Spain Sept.26 - Oct. 2,pp.22.
6. Ghosh, T. K and Jha, K. K (1998): Effect of acid and on the oxygen uptake in an Indian major carp Labeo rohita (Ham.). Nat. Sym.Envn.Poll.Eco.20-21March, pp.17.
7. Jha, K. K, Pandit, D.N & Ghosh, T. K (2004): A comparative study of aquatic oxygen uptake under sedation in the early developmental stages of Catla catla (Ham) and Labeo rohita (Ham.). J. Inland Fish. Soc. India 26(2): 61-64.
8. Jha, K. K and Ghosh, T. K (2007): Effect of subleathal concentration of artificial seawater on Oxygen uptake and opercular frequency in an Indian Major Carp, Labeo rohita (Ham.) J. Indian Fish. Asso.34:75-81.
9. Jha, K. K (2007): Jawv Vivdata Arunachal Rajya Ke Adi Janjati dwara Matyakhate Ki Paramparik Mathshyan Vibidhiya – Disaya Wa Aayam. P 23 – 29, K. K. Vas, N. P. Srivastva, P. K. Katiya, Krishna Mitra, P. R. Rao (Eds.), Matashyaki Anusandhan Awang Vikash - Disaya Wa Aayam, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata (ISBN:81-85482-12-8).
10. Jha, K. K., Ghosh, T. K (2008): Group effect on the oxygen uptake by juveniles of an Indian Major Carp, Labeo rohita (Ham.). J. Inland Fish. Soc. India, 40(1):153 – 156 Spl. Issue 64 .
11. Jha, K. K., Ghosh, T. K and Datta Munshi, J. S (2008): First ever record of an endangered fish, Chaca chaca (Ham.-Buch.) from Arunachal Pradesh: A Biodiversity hot spot. Rec. Zool. Surv. India: 108(part-I): 17-24.
12. Jha, K. K (2008): Ramro Korang Lake needs studies on fish diversity and water quality Analysis for aquaculture. Curr. Sci., 95(9): 1107 – 1108.
13. 13. Jha, K. K., Roy, P. K and Ghosh, T. K (2008): Oxygen uptake in the early developmental stages of two Indian Major Carps, Catla catla (Ham.) and Labeo rohita (Ham.) in relation to body weight. J. Inland Fish. Soc.India, 40(2): 7-12.
14. 14. Jha, K. K and Ghosh, T. K (2008): Oxygen Uptake in Relation to Group Size in the Juveniles of an Indian Major Carp, Catla catla (Ham.) P.150 –155, G. K. Vinchi, S. K. Manna, V. R. Suresh, K. Mitra, N. P. Srivastava, K. K. Vas and A. P. Sharma (Eds.), Proc. 8th Indian Fish. Forum, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata .
15. Jha, K.K., Tamuk, O and Ghosh, T.K. (2012): First Ever Record of a Fish, Nangra assamensis (Pisces: Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India: A Biodiversity Hot Spot. B.N. Pandey, A. P. Sharma, B.C, Jha, P. N. Pandey, P. K. Katia and K. Jaiswal (Eds.), Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, PP 55-64.
16. Jha, K. K., Tamuk, O.,Ghosh, T. K and Jha, V. C (2013): First Ever Record of a Threatened Onespot Barb Fish, Puntius terio (Hamilton) from Arunachal Pradesh, India: A Biodiversity Hot Spot. Int. J. Fish. and Aquacult. 5(2):66-70.
17. Jha, K. K., Chetri, Kumar, Ghosh, T. K and Jha, V. C (2014): Distribution of endangered Fish Chaca chaca (Ham.-Buch.) in Arunachal Pradesh- A Biodiversity hot spot. Int. J. of Bio. Biol. Sci.3(3):23-30.
18. Jha, K. K. and Chetri, K. (2014):New record of a threatened ornamental freshwater pipefish, doryichthys martensii (peters, 1868) or microphis ignoratus (vaillant 1902) from indian sub-continent: arunachal pradesh, india. Africa J. f Adv. Agri. Res. 2(2): 19-23.
19. Jha, K. K., Chetri, K. (2016): First ever record of Sisorid catfish Glyptothorax ventrolineatus (Vishwanath and Linthoingambi) from Arunachal Pradesh, India: A Biodiversity Hotspot. Jan. 3-7, 103rd ISCA, Myssore.
20. Jha, K. K. and Chetri (2017): First Ever Record of Schilbid Catfish, Proeutropiicthys Taakree (Sykes, 1838) From North East Region of India: Arunachal Pradesh. Jan. 3-7, 104th ISCA, Tirupati.

RESEARCH PAPERS:

1. Leki Wangchu and Dobiam Narba (2015) A preliminary survey of parasitic monogenoids (Platyhelminthes) of some important catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in Arunachal Pradesh, with the description of two new species of Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952. Indian Journal of Helminthology. 34: 43-49.
2. Dobiam Narba and Leki Wangchu (2015) Three new species of Dactylogyrus Diesing, 1850 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of Garra Nasuta and Bangana Dero (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Helminthology. 34: 26-33.
3. Michi Yassa and Leki Wangchu (2015) Preliminary observations on a new genus of parasitic monogenoid from Botia rostrata Gunther, 1868 in Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Helminthology. 34: 50-53.
4. Amit Tripathi, Leki Wangchu and Dobiam Narba (2016) New host and distribution records of the gill parasite Dactylogyrus sphyrnoides Gussev, 1976 (Platyhelminthes, Monogenoidea) ona Near Threatened Tor Barb, Tor tor (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae), in northeastern India. CheckList. 12(3): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1914
5. Leki Wangchu, Dobiam Narba, Michi Yassa and Amit Tripathi (2017) Dactylogyrus barnae sp. n. (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea) infecting gills of Barilius barna Hamilton, 1822 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from a global biodiversity hotspot - Arunachal Pradesh (India). Veterinary World. 10(5): 505-509. doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2017.505-509.
6. Leki Wangchu, Likha Rema and Debangshu Narayan Das (2019) Preliminary survey of freshwater fish and monogenoids (Platyhelminthes) from the river Epi, Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. Research Trends on Fish and Fisheries in Mountain waters of Eastern Himalayan Region. Notion press; pp 326
7. Amit Tripathi, Leki Wangchu and Amit Trivedi (2019) Prevalence and intensity of Cornudiscoides agarwali (Monogenoidea) on the gills of Day’s mystus (Mystus bleekeri) in relation to some ecological and biological factors from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Helminthologia. 56(2):141-150. //doi.org/10.2478/helm2019-0005
8. Achom Darshan, Santosh Kumar Abujam, Leki Wangchu, Ram Kumar, Raj Kumar Imotomba and Debangshu Narayan Das (2019) A new species of glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from Tawangchu River of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Aqua. 25(1): 17-24.
9. Prashanta Nanda, Bari Dabi, Leki Wangchu and Dobiam Narba (2019) A study of haemogram of mud Eel Monopterus cuchia (Ham.) from Eastern Himalayas, India. International Research Journal of Biological Siences. 8(1):1-7.
10. Leki Wangchu, Dobiam Narba, Chawan Matey and Amit Tripathi (2021) First report on the diversity and distribution of parasitic monogenoids (Platyhelminthes) from catfishes (siluriformes) in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of parasitic disease. 46(1): 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-021-01445-3
11. Dobiam Narba, Leki Wangchu and Dobiam Tagam (2021) An ethnozoological study of Vespa magnifica with special reference to hunting by Nishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dera Natung Government College Research Journal. 6(1):48-54.
12. Leki Wangchu, Dobiam Narba and Chawan Matey (2024) A checklist of the monogenean parasites (Platyhelminthes) of fishes of Northeast India. Journal of parasitic disease. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-024-01717-8