Ph.D. Programme - Board of Research
The Ph.D. programme shall be monitored by Board of Research with the help of the Departmental Research Committees.
Functions of Board of Research:
- to plan and recommend the activities for the university to conduct quality research
- Approval of Ph.D. Programmes.
- to consider appeals for change of research topic of those scholars who have already been registered in the university's Ph.D. Programme
- to examine the cases of differences of opinions, if any, between examiners of a Ph.D. thesis and recommend appropriate actions
- to look into disciplinary issues including ethics of research and plagiarism issues pertains to the research conducted.
The Board of Research (BoR) has been constituted to provide direction and supervise the Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs. It comprises of:
| Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, SJ | Vice-Chancellor | Chairperson |
| 2. | Dr. Mononita Kundu Das | Professor, Xavier Law School, & Ph.D. Programme Coordinator | Member Secretary |
| 3. | Dr. Somnath Banerjee | Associate Professor & Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management | Member |
| 4. | Dr. Susmita Halder | Professor, Department of Psychology & Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Studies | Member |
| 5. | Dr. Sitangshu Khatua | Professor & Dean, Xavier Business School | Member |
| 6. | Dr. Tuhin Utsab Paul | Associate Professor, Xavier School of Engineering & Technology | Member |
| 7. | Dr. Ranjeeta Mukherjee | Associate Professor & Dean, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 8. | Dr. Shuvendu Chakraborty | Associate Professor & Dean, Faculty of Science | Member |
| 9. | Dr. Manodip Ray Chaudhuri | Professor, Xavier Business School | Member |
| 10. | Dr. Harish Kumar | Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts & Social Studies | Member |
| 11. | Dr. Soma Sur | Professor, Xavier Business School | Member |
| 12. | Dr. Afkar Ahmad | Professor, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 13. | Dr. Somak Maitra | Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management | Member |
| 14. | Dr. Anupam Mitra | Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management | Member |
| 15. | Dr. Niraj Kumar | Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management | Member |
| 16. | Dr. Shivani Santosh | Associate Professor, Department of Psychology | Member |
| 17. | Dr. Saibal Kumar Saha | Associate Professor, Xavier Business School | Member |
| 18. | Dr. Gitu Singh | Associate Professor, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 19. | Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh | Associate Professor, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 20. | Dr. Pratyusha Das | Associate Professor, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 21. | Dr. Mitul Dutta | Associate Professor, Xavier Law School | Member |
| 22. | Dr. Manali Bhattacharya | Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication | Member |
| 23. | Dr. Sharmila Kayal | Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication | Member |
| 24. | Dr. Jacob Islary | Associate Professor, Department of Social Work | Member |
| 25. | Dr. Suranjan Das | Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata | Member (External Expert) |
| 26. | Dr. Kanika Chatterjee | Professor (Retd.), Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta | Member (External Expert) |
| 27. | Dr. Basab Chaudhuri | Principal, Heritage Institute of Technology and Former Vice-Chancellor, West Bengal State University | Member (External Expert) |
| 28. | Rev. Dr. Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ | Registrar | Permanent Invitee |
| 29. | Dr. Indra Kanta Maitra | Controller of Examinations | Permanent Invitee |