List of PhD Scholars at the IRDM Faculty Centre, RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus
Faculty : School of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department: Faculty of Integrated Rural Development and Management
Programmes in : Agricultural Biotechnology
| Sl. No. | Name of the Supervisor | Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Reg. Number | Date of Regn. | Research Topic | Likely date of completion of Ph.D. | Availing Fellowship | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Gautam Chatterjee, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Argha Chakraborty | Full Time | N18901 | 22.10.2021 | Identification and characterization of the centromere-associated protein, CENP-A homolog in the human pathogenic budding yeast Candida parapsilosis | 21.10.2023 | Yes | YP-I, ICAR-IIFSR |
| 2. | Dr. Gautam Chatterjee, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Shibasis Mukherjee | Full Time | N18907 | 22.10.2021 | High- throughput microbiome characterization of the ancient Indian Traditional Knowledge, Jeevamrit, Ghanjeevamrit and Beejamrit | 21.10.2023 | Yes | SRF, ICAR-IIFSR |
| 3. | Dr. Kishor Kumar, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Adrija Banerjee | Full Time | N18908 | 22.09.2021 | Correlation of epigenetic changes with the medicinal properties in Withania somnifera | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal | |
| 4. | Dr. Bhubaneswar Pradhan, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Rantim Bhattacharjee | Full Time | N2050008 | Identification and Enhancement of Bioactive compounds from medicinal plants. | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
Faculty : School of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department: Faculty of Integrated Rural Development and Management
Programmes in : Agriculture and Rural Development
| Sl. No. | Name of the Supervisor | Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Reg. Number | Date of Regn. | Research Topic | Likely date of completion of Ph.D. | Availing Fellowship | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rupak Goswami, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Sangita Patra | Full Time | N18902 | 26.08.2019 | Vulnerabilities to climate change and their Adaption among the smallholder farmers of Tripura | 25.08.2023 | Yes | GB pant national Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Project fellow |
| 2. | Rupak Goswami, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Kalyan Roy | Full Time | N2050004 | 14.05.2022 | Viability And Upscaling Potential Determination Of Sustainable Intensification Technologies For Diverse Farm Typologies In Coastal West Bengal | 13.05.2025 | Yes | UGC NET-JRF |
| 3. | Sanchayeeta Misra, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Kousik Mallick | Full Time | N2050009 | 14.05.2022 | A Study On The Digitization Of Selected Agri-Food System | 13.05.2025 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 4. | Rupak Goswami, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Kunal Singh | Full Time | N2050010 | 18.05.2022 | Analyses of Governance Network of Participatory Natural Resource Management Initiatives in West Bengal | 17.05.2024 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 5. | Sanchayeeta Misra, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Poulami Sen | Full Time | N2050011 | 14.05.2022 | Understanding The Participation Of Women In Agriculture And Their Empowerment In Selected Villages of West Bengal | 13.05.2025 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 6. | Rupak Goswami, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Ria Bhattacharya | Full Time | N2050013 | Assessment of Resilience in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Through Adoption of Climate Resilient Technologies by Small & Marginal Farmers of Eastern India | Yes | ICAR-NICRA-TDC Project Fellowship (SRF) |
Faculty : School of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department: Faculty of Integrated Rural Development and Management
Programmes in : Environment and Disaster Management
| Sl. No. | Name of the Supervisor | Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Reg. Number | Date of Regn. | Research Topic | Likely date of completion of Ph.D. | Availing Fellowship | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Professor, Emeritus, RKMVERI | Sujan Mandal | Full Time | N2350003 | 29.07.2023 | Changing Environment of an Expanding Metropolis: A Case Study of Bidhannagar Municipal Area of Kolkata | July 2028 | UGC-SRF | UGC, Govt. of India |
| 2 | Prof. P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Professor, Emeritus, RKMVERI | Saurabh Kole | Full Time | N2350002 | 28.07.2023 | Assessment of Pandemic Preparedness Among Two Private Hospitals of Kolkata: A Cross Sectional Study | July 2028 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 3 | Prof. P G Dhar Chakrabarti, Professor, Emeritus, RKMVERI | Schismita Roy | Full Time | N2450003 | 08.08.2024 | A Comparative Study of Disaster Risk Governance in Two States of India: West Bengal and Odisha | August 2029 | NIDM-JRF | NIDM, Government of India |
| 4 | Dr. Sudipta Tripathi, Assistant Professor and Head, RKMVERI | Soumitra Maity | Full Time | N2450002 | 13.08.2024 | Impact of Natural and Organic Input based Integrated Nutrient Management on Crop, Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration and Energy Dynamics under Coastal Belt of West Bengal | July 2027 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| 5 | Dr. Sudipta Tripathi, Assistant Professor and Head, RKMVERI | Chetana Tunga | Full Time | N2550006 | 08.01.2026 | Not Finalized Yet | July 2029 | Project Associate, WBPCB | Govt. of West Bengal |
| 6 | Dr. Sudipta Tripathi, Assistant Professor and Head, RKMVERI | Saswati Ghosh | Full Time | N2550008 | 03.01.2026 | Not Finalized Yet | July 2029 | SWMCM | Govt. of West Bengal |
| 7 | Dr. Sumanta Das, Assistant Professor, RKMVERI | Abhijit Pal | Full Time | N2350001 | 27.07.2023 | Characterization of Environmental Risks and Its Impacts on Livelihood, Migration, and Adaptation Strategies: Reflection from Indian Sundarban Delta, North 24 Parganas | 31.12.2027 | NFOBC-SRF | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India |
| 8 | Dr. Sumanta Das, Assistant Professor, RKMVERI | Md Hasanujjaman | Full Time | N2550007 | 02.01.2026 | Not Finalized Yet | January 2031 | UGC-JRF | Govt. of India |
| 9 | Dr. Malini Roy Choudhury, Assistant Professor, RKMVERI | Diksha kar | Full Time | N2450001 | 07.08.2024 | Assessment of the impact of fringe mangrove dynamics of the livelihood capitals in Indian Sundarbans | July 2029 | SVMCM & RKMVERI Contingency | Govt. of West Bengal & RKMVERI |
Faculty : School of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department: Faculty of Integrated Rural Development and Management
Programmes in : Genetics and Plant Breeding
| Sl. No. | Name of the Supervisor | Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Reg. Number | Date of Regn. | Research Topic | Likely date of completion of Ph.D. | Availing Fellowship (Yes/No) | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ashutosh Sawarkar, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Samita Saha | Full Time | N2150004 | 04/03/2023 | Stability, diversity analysis and genetics of yield and its components in Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.] under West Bengal condition | September 2026 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 2 | Dr. Ashutosh Sawarkar, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Shuvam Datta | Full Time | N2150005 | 04/03/2023 | Identification of Drought Tolerant Germplasms in Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) and their Genetic Variation | September 2026 | No | NA |
| 3 | Dr. Sutapa Sarkar,Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CRRI | Nilahit Pyra | Full Time | N2150003 | 11/25/2021 | Development and Evaluation of Near Isogenic Lines for eight bacterial blight resistance genes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | September 2026 | Yes | ICAR |
| 4 | Dr. Mridul Chakraborti, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CRRI | Debajyoti Roy | Full Time | N2250008 | 27/12/2022 | Combinatorial introgression and genetic dissection of BPH resistance gene(s) and QTLs in rice | December, 2027 | Yes | BASF-India |
| 5 | Dr. Mridul Chakraborti, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CRRI | Anowar Hossain | Full Time | N2250007 | 30/12/2022 | Marker assisted improvement of three popular rice mega varieties for efficient weed management and multistress tolerance | December 2027 | Yes | ICAR |
| 6 | Dr. Anirban Roy, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Satyaki Nandan Maity | Full Time | N2250010 | 04/10/2024 | Rice (Oryza sativa L.) biodiversity (locals) in Indian Coastal Sundarban: Morpho-chemical and molecular characterization and nutitional quality profiling | March 2027 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 7 | Dr. Ashutosh Sawarkar, Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Sayantan Das | Full Time | N2250011 | 16/09/2024 | Development of waxy sweet maize (Zea mays L. var. ceratina) genotypes through marker assisted selection. | September,2027 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 8 | Dr. Abhihit Das, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIMR | Sudip Nandi | Full Time | N2250012 | 28/11/2024 | Studies of effect of mutant waxy gene on yield and it’s utilization in development of amylopectin rich quality protein maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid. | July,2026 | Yes | ICAR |
| 9 | Dr. Anirban Roy , Asst. Professor, RKMVERI | Paybrata Roy | Full Time | N2250009 | 24/10/2024 | Genetics of sheath blight tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa) | March, 2027 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
Faculty : School of Agriculture and Rural Development
Division: Agronomy
| Sl. No. | Name of the Supervisor | Name of the Ph.D. Scholar | Mode of Ph.D. | Reg. Number | Date of Regn. | Research Topic | Likely date of completion of Ph.D. | Availing Fellowship (Yes/No) | Funding Agency of Fellowship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sukamal Sarkar | Anannya Dhar | Part Time | N2350005 | 06.11.2023 | Optimising Carbon Sequestration Dynamics through Precision Crop Establishment and Waste-based Nutrient Management in Maize-Amaranthus Cropping System in Indian Sundarban Delta | 28.02.2027 | No | In-service, Govt. of West Bengal (Previously DST-Inspire Fellow) |
| 2 | Dr. Sukamal Sarkar | Saikat Dey | Full Time | N2350006 | 06.11.2023 | Enhancing Crop Productivity and Soil Health in Maize and Sunflower-Based Cropping Systems through Biochar Management in the Coastal Saline Zone of West Bengal | 28.02.2027 | Yes | Research Assistant, DFAT |
| 3 | Dr. Sourav Garai | Soujanya Jana | Full Time | N2350007 | 06.11.2023 | Performance evaluation of finger millet-mustard-green gram cropping system under conservation-based crop establishment methods and natural farming-based nutrient management in NAZ of West Bengal | 01.12.2027 | Yes | SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal |
| 4 | Dr. Sukamal Sarkar | Sourav Basak | Full Time | N2550004 | 26.11.2025 | – | 01.03.2029 | Yes | Project Assistant-I, DST-SEED |