Educational Qualifications:

• Ph.D. (Astrophysics), Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India, 2008 – 2013,

Thesis topic : Cosmological Reionization and Structure Formation in the Universe, Thesis supervisor : Dr. Tirthankar Roy Choudhury

• M.Sc. (Physics), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2006 – 2008

• B.Sc. (Physics Hons.), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2003 – 2006

Research Experience:

• Post-doctoral Fellow, University of the Western Cape (UWC), Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa, 2013 – 2016

• Post-doctoral Fellow, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India, Sept. 2016 – May 2017

Awards/Academic Distinctions

• INSPIRE Faculty Award by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, 2017 (could not avail the grant because I joined as Assistant Professor at Surendranath College, Kolkata.)

• Young Astronomer of the Year 2013 Award by the Astronomical Society of India, 2013 (see here).

• Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship in CSIR-UGC (India) National Eligibility Test, 2008

Career Advancement Courses

1. UGC-Sponsored Refresher Course - organized by HRDC, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 22nd February - 6th March, 2021, Grade - A +

2. UGC-Sponsored Faculty Induction Programme - organized by HRDC, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, MP, India, 19th August - 22nd September, 2020, Grade - A +

3. Refresher Course on Astronomy and Astrophysics - organized by the Teaching Learning Centre (TLC) of IUCAA, supported by the PMMMNMTT Scheme of MHRD, 11th May - 12th June, 2020

Download my detailed resume here - CV (pdf file)