2005-2013: M.Sc. – Ph.D. (Dual Degree) at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur, U.P., India.
Part of the research work was carried out at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, under the co-guidance of Prof. Arun Grover.
2013: Ph.D. Thesis submitted on 13th August 2012 | Thesis defense seminar on 6th May 2013 | Doctoral degree conferred on 5th July 2013.
Thesis title: Static and driven phases of vortex matter in superconductors with intrinsic and nanopatterned pins
Supervisor: Prof. Satyajit Banerjee (Department of physics, IIT Kanpur)
2008: M.Sc.
in Physics, with 7.7/10 CPI from IIT Kanpur. M.Sc. degree conferred at the end 6 semesters of the M.Sc. – Ph.D. (Dual Degree) program.
2005: B.Sc. (Hons.)
Honours in Physics, with 74.1% marks, from University of Calcutta (Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, India).
With Chemistry and Mathematics as pass subjects.
2002: A.I.S.S.C.E. (12th std.)
with 84.6% marks from Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E.) (Caesar School, Mal, India).
2000: A.I.S.S.E. (10th std.)
with 86.6% marks from C.B.S.E. (Caesar School, Mal, India).
1. Received Marie Curie BeIPD-COFUND Post-doctoral fellowship for pursuing research at the University of Liège, Belgium (2015-2017). Supported by the University of Liège and the EU in the context of the FP7-PEOPLE-COFUND-BeIPD project, with research budget of EUR 30,000.
2. Received fellowship from Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) for pursuing research at Institut Néel (CNRS/UGA), Grenoble, France (2012-2015).
3. Secured All India Rank 4 (top ~ 0.1%) in IIT Joint Admission to M.Sc. (IIT-JAM) 2005 Examination.
4. Ranked 1st in college and 5th in Calcutta University (one of the leading universities in India, with 151 affiliated colleges) in B.Sc. Physics (Hons.) in 2005.
5. Selected among top 26 (~ 1%) students all over India in the National Graduate Physics Examination (NGPE 2005) conducted by Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).
6. School topper in all classes including board exams in both 10th and 12th standards (C.B.S.E.). Received ‘A’ grade in all subjects in 10th standard.