Dr. Bramhankar completed his B.Sc. (Agriculture) in 1997, M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) in 1999, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology in 2002 from Dr. PDKV, Akola. He has extensive professional experience, having served as In-charge of the Betelvine Research Station, Diwthana, Taluka Akot, District Akola for two years, followed by five years as Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and more than fifteen years as Associate Professor of Plant Pathology. He has made significant contributions to research, extension, and capacity building in plant pathology, serving as Co-Principal Investigator in two Tribal Sub-Plan projects at Gadchiroli with a total outlay of approximately ₹2.00 crore and as Principal Investigator of an RKVY project titled “Enhancement of Shelf Life of Liquid Bio-fertilizer” with funding of ₹5.00 lakh. He has also submitted major research proposals including an RKVY project of ₹68.34 lakh as PI and a DST project of ₹29.80 lakh as Co-PI. Dr. Bramhankar has contributed to the development of eight recommendations or technologies for different crops and has played a key role in strengthening bio-fertilizer units at Akola, Nagpur, and Gadchiroli through funding support from ICAR and CSR initiatives, mobilizing financial assistance of approximately ₹40 lakh and ₹1 crore, respectively. He successfully registered a Trichoderma-based bio-pesticide at the Central Insecticides Board (CIB), Faridabad, for commercial production and initiated further registrations and sale licenses for bio-fertilizers with the Government of Maharashtra. He has actively participated as course co-organizer and resource person in national and international conferences and regularly serves as a Plant Pathology expert to institutions such as RAMETI, VANAMATI, HortSap, and CropSap. Dr. Bramhankar has handled twelve departmental research projects and fifteen agency trials in plant pathology and is the author of the book “Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management.” His publication record includes 55 research papers and reports, one book or book chapter, ten technical articles, and thirty popular articles and folders, along with technical publications on CIB fungicides for crop plants and plant pathology advisories in Marathi. He affirms that the information furnished is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.