| Specialization: |
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| Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Reproductive Biology |
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Exam |
Institution |
Year |
% of marks & Division |
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HSLC |
Tezpur Govt HS School |
1976 |
58.47% (II Div) |
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HS (PU) in Science |
Darrang College, Tezpur, Gauhati University |
1978
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57.89% (II Div) |
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B. Sc. (Hons) in Zoology |
Darrang College, Tezpur, Gauhati University |
1981 |
1st Class 1st Position |
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M Sc in Zoology
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Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam |
1983 (Exam held in 1986) |
1st Class 1st Position With Gold Medal |
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Ph D in Physiology |
King’s College London, University of London. |
November 1998 |
Commonwealth Scholarship |
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Postdoc. Research Associateship |
King’s College London University of London |
Jan. 1999 to Sept. 1999 |
Lever Hulme Trust, UK |
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Visiting Scientist Fellowship |
King’s College London University of London |
Sept. 30 to Dec. 31, 2006 |
Royal Society London & INSA, India |
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Commonwealth Fellowship |
Brunel University London |
Oct. 1st 2010 to March, 31st, 2011 |
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission |
Teaching Experiences: 38 Years at Gauhati University
Research Experiences: 40 Years (at State, National & International Level).
Number of PhD degree awarded: 32, Major Research Projects Conducted: 8, Patent: 1
Research Papers Published: 150, Citations: 3000+. Book Published: 20, Seminar/Conf/Symposium/Workshops Organised/Participated: 120. Conducted workshop about NAAC preparation and AAAA in more than 100 colleges/universities in Assam.
Administrative Experiences: 8 + Years
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Dean of Faculty of Science |
Gauhati University |
09 Feb. 2023 |
30th April 2024 |
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HoD, Dept. of Zool |
Gauhati University |
01 May. 2021 |
30th April 2024 |
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Director, UGC-HRDC |
Gauhati University |
29th July, 2017 |
14th Sept. 2019 |
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Director, CDC |
Gauhati University |
Nov. 2011 |
Nov. 2014 |
Chairman and Member of National & State Level Committees:
Member of Academic Council, Executive Council and University Court etc:
Gauhati University, Academic Council of KKHSOU, Guwahati, Academic Council of MSSV, Nagaon, Executive Council member and Court member of Gauhati University, Court member of Nagaon University, Nagaon
Member of Board of Studies of Zoology (UG/PG) of the following Universities/Collegess:
NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya, Mizoram University, Aizawl, RGU, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai, Assam, CBPBU, New Cooch Behar, West Bengal, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, Assam, North Lakhimpur University, Nagaon University, Nagaon, Girija Nanda Choudhury University, Azara,
Mangaldai College (A), Guwahati, Acted as the Resource person in NAAC related Workshops in more than 200 colleges and conducted AAA in more than 100 hundred colleges in the State
Administrative Experience/Post(s) & Responsibilities held:
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Sl. No. |
Post |
Organization |
From To |
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1 |
Director, UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University (Additional Charge) |
Gauhati University |
28/07/2017 |
14/10/2019 |
2 years 2 months
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2 |
Director, CDC, Gauhati University (Additional Charge) |
Gauhati University |
25/11/2011 |
25/11/2014 |
3 years |
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3 |
Dean |
Gauhati University |
09/02/2023 |
30/04/2024 |
1 year 2 months |
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4 |
Head of Department |
Dept. of Zoology, Gauhati University |
01/05/2021 |
30/04/2024 |
3 years |
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5 |
Member of College NAAC Mentoring Team |
Govt. of Assam, |
11/02/2022 |
Till date |
2 year 3 months |
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6 |
Member, Pollution Control Board Assam |
Govt of Assam
|
22/12/2022 |
Till date |
2 year 6 months |
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7 |
Member, High Power Expert Committee |
Govt of Assam, Secondary Education |
26/04/2022 |
Till date |
2 year 6 months |
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8 |
Hostel Warden |
Gauhati University |
1992 |
2020 |
30 years |
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9 |
Observer SET, |
SLET Commission (NE Region) |
Last several years |
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10 |
Supervisor Joint CSIR-UGC NET Exam, 2017 |
Gauhati University |
17/12/17 |
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11 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
D.K. Girls’ College |
20/2/15 |
20/2/18 |
3 years |
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12 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
Mangaldoi College, Mangaldoi |
29/7/2011 |
29/7/2014 |
3 years |
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13 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
LCB College, Guwahati |
1/3/2016 |
1/3/2019 |
3 years |
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14 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
PDDMC, Dalgaon, Mangaldoi |
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15 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
West Guwahati College of Education |
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16 |
University Nominee as GB Member |
Puthimari College, Soneswar, Kamrup |
9/04/2009 |
9/04/2012 |
3 years |
Position of Chairs:
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Sl. No |
Name of Chair |
Name of Agencies/ Departments involved |
Periods of holding the Chair |
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1 |
Chairperson of NAAC peer team visiting a College |
NAAC, Bangalore |
14-15 December 2023 |
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2 |
President, Governing Body |
AryaVidyapeeth College, (Autonomous), Guwahati Dept of HE, Govt of Assam |
5 years (from 13/04/2023) |
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3 |
President, Governing Body |
Morigaon College, Morigaon Dept of HE, Govt of Assam |
5 years (From 29/12/20) |
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4 |
Chairman of Selection Committee for selection of Assoc. professor in Zoology |
Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, New Cooch Behar |
During 2019 |
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5 |
Chairman of the Committee of Swashhta Ranking of IIT Guwahati, Assam Don Bosco University, and Assam Science & Technology University |
UGC, New Delhi |
One week during Sept. 2019 |
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6 |
Chairman, Academic Committee in connection with affiliating Dibrugarh HS Kanoi College, for PG course in Math and Anthropology |
Assam Science & Technology University, Guwahati |
10/20/20 |
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7 |
President, Gauhati University Teachers Association |
Gauhati University Teachers Association (GUTA), Gauhati University |
One year, 2015-16 |
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8 |
President, Election Tribunal PGSU Elections of the Session 2023-24 Gauhati University |
Gauhati University |
Sept. 2023 |
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9 |
Vice-President, |
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya Memorial Trust, Guwahati |
From 2022 |
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10 |
Chairperson |
Youth Outreach Programme G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit (P-20). Seminar cum Youth Conclave on the main theme of Aspirational Youth: Democratic India and Common Future Organized by Gauhati University |
6th Oct. 2023 |
Details of Research Projects conducted:
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Sl. No. |
Sponsor/ Organization |
Nature of project |
Duration of project |
Amount (Rs) |
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1 |
UGC, New Delhi |
Studies on Synergistic Effects of Common Dietary Phytoestrogens. |
3 years
From 1/04/07 to 1/04/2010 |
Rs. 12.00 Lakhs |
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2 |
MOEF, Govt. of India |
Studies on the Reproductive Health of Different Population Groups in and around Jagiroad paper Mill (Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd) and Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemical Ltd (BRPL) in Assam. |
3 years
From 1/04/07 to 1/04/10 |
Rs. 14.00 Lakhs |
|
3 |
UGC, New Delhi |
An investigation on the effect of Phlogacanthusthyrisiflorus flower & Cleome gynandra leaf extracts in modulation of the entero-insular axis in the streptozotocininducedhyperglycaemic mice |
3 years From: 1/04/13 to 1/04/16 |
Rs. 16.00 lakhs |
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4 |
ASTEC, Govt. of Assam |
Effects of tea drinking on fluoritic patients. |
3 years From 1/9/ 2012 to 1/9/2015 |
Rs. 6 Lakhs |
|
5 |
DBT-NER-DDRC Health |
Integrating herbal medicine of NER with contemporary approaches to develop therapeutic strategies for metabolic syndrome |
3 years
From 1/09/16 to 01/09/19 |
Rs. 24.55 Cr |
|
6 |
DBT, twining programme |
Quest for cancer drugs: screening and bioassay guided phytochemical investigation of selected endemic plants of Eastern Himalaya |
3 years
From 18/09/18 to 18/09/21 |
Rs. 1.2 Cr |
|
7 |
University of East London, UK Grants: GCRF |
Development of novel antibiotics to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) |
3 months From 18/09/2018 to 18/12/2018 |
Rs. 42,000/- |
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8 |
DBT, Govt of India, New Delhi |
Workshop and training programmefor Human Resource Development with the current trends of Bioinformatics on “Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Biometry” in the North Eastern region of India. |
2 years 2022 to 2024 |
Rs. 28,00,000/- |
Honours/Awards &Fellowships for Outstanding Works:
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Sl. No. |
Post/Assignment |
Organization/University |
Area of Assignment |
Duration |
In Years &Months |
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From(Date) |
To (Date) |
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1 |
Commonwealth Scholar, Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship, UK |
King’s College London |
PhD in Physiology |
22/09/1995 |
24/11/1998 |
3 years 2 months |
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2 |
Lever Hume Trust, UK postdoctoral fellowship |
King’s College London |
Postdoctoral research in Physiology |
1/01/1999 |
30/09/1999 |
9 months |
|
3 |
INSA-Royal Society London Visiting Research Fellow |
King’s College London |
Postdoctoral research in Physiology |
1/10/2006 |
31/12/2006 |
3 months |
|
4 |
Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship |
King’s College London |
Postdoctoral research in Bioscience |
1/10/2010 |
31/03/2011 |
6 months |
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SI.No. |
Name of Award/Fellowship etc |
Elected /Honorary Fellow |
Awarded/ Conferred by |
Year of Award/Election |
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1 |
Special Achievements Award: International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, Kolkata, India, 2018
|
Honorary |
International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, Kolkata, India, 2018
|
2018 |
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2 |
Hasan Sarif Ahmed Integration Award |
Honorary |
DSH Kanoi College, Dibrugarh, India, |
2021 |