INSIGHTS on Ph.D Programs
September 2015 was a landmark in the history of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. The college was granted permission by the University of Calcutta to independently initiate Ph.D. Program in the NINE Post-Graduate and Research Departments of Physics, Biotechnology, Microbiology , Commerce, Computer Science, English, Bengali, Political Science and Economics respectively. This makes St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, one of the few selected colleges in India to be allowed this privilege. This is a recognition by both the University of Calcutta (CU) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) that St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata has the merit, quality and academic pedigree to undertake and supervise research. The Ph.D Programs in Education and Sociology are forthcoming.
The Ph.D. Program has been running successfully under the abled leadership of Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, S.J, Principal of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata as the Chairperson of the Ph.D. Committee, followed by Dr. Samrat Roy, the Ph.D. Coordinator and the respective Heads of Department(s) of each discipline as the respective Subject Convenor(s).
Consolidated Profile of Ph.D. Departments
Research Policy
Code of Ethics - Policy Document
Ph.D. Course Work Schedule
Status of Scholars Across Departments
Sl.No. | Commerce | Microbiology | Biotechnology | Physics | Computer Science | English | Bengali | Pol.Sc | Economics | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of Supervisors | 15 | 11 | 08 | 04 | 03 | 03 | 05 | 03 | 05 | 57 |
| Ph.D. Awarded | 13 | 07 | 05 | 03 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Registered Scholars | 25 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 03 | 09 | 11 | - | - | 91 |
| Enrolled Scholars | 12 | 09 | 05 | 04 | 08 | 00 | 05 | 05 | - | 48 |
List of Ph.D. Scholars Awarded Ph.D. Degree by University of Calcutta
YEAR 2024
Sl. No. | Name | Name of Supervisors | Department Code | Year of Passing | Date of Admittance to Degree | Ph.D. Registration Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Senjuti Banerjee | Dr. Kasturi Sarkar | Microbiology | 2023 | 21.06.2023 | Ph.D./16/MCB/03 |
2 | Priyadarshini Rasquinha | Dr. Sumona Ghosh | Commerce | 2023 | 18.07.2023 | Ph.D./17/COM/02 |
3 | Meesha Singh | Dr. Mahasweta Mitra Ghosh | Microbiology | 2023 | 05.08.2023 | Ph.D./18/MCB/06 |
4 | Puja Bhowmik | Dr. Atish Prosad Mondal | Commerce | 2023 | 14.09.2023 | Ph.D./16/COM/04 |
5 | Kushal Dey | Dr. Soheli Ghose | Commerce | 2023 | 16.09.2023 | Ph.D./18/COM/02 |
6 | Shrestha Chakraborty | Dr. Jhimli Dasgupta | Biotechnology | 2023 | 08.12.2023 | Ph.D./17/BMBT/03 |
7 | Samiul Haque | Dr. Tapati Dutta | Physics | 2023 | 11.12.2023 | Ph.D./18/PHY/05 |
8 | Meenakshi Mukhopadhyay | Dr. Sudeshna Shyam Chowdhury Co-superviser – Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra | Microbiology | 2023 | 16.12.2023 | Ph.D./18/MCB/02 |
9 | Sirsha Biswas | Dr. Sanjib Kumar Basu | Commerce | 2023 | 23.12.2023 | Ph.D./19/COM/04
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10 | Samarjit Chakraborty | Dr. Sarbari Guha | Physics | 2023 | 06.01.2024 | Ph.D./18/PHY/01 |
11 | Ankur Singh | Dr. Aryadeep Roy Choudhury | Biotechnology | 2023 | 11.01.2024 | Ph.D/18/BMBT/02 |
YEAR 2023
Sl. No. | Name of Ph.D. Scholar | Department | Date of Ph.D. Registration | Ph.D. Registration Number | Course Work Aggregate (%) | Subject | Date of Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination | Date of Admittance to Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashadul Halder | Physics | 30-04-2019 | Ph.D/17/PHY/01 | 79 | Physics | 09.03.2022 | 09.03.2022 |
2 | Puja Agnihotri | Microbiology | 05-12-2018 | Ph.D/17/MCB/01 | 80 | Microbiology | 22.04.2022 | 22.04.2022 |
3 | Tamanna Sultana | Microbiology | 10-05-2019 | Ph.D/18/MCB/01 | 85.75 | Microbiology | 11.06.2022 | 11.06.2022 |
4 | Anurag Banerjee | Commerce | 07-09-2019 | Ph.D/18/COM/01 | 73.75 | Commerce | 03.09.2022 | 03.09.2022 |
5 | Rev. Fr. Joseph Kulandai | Commerce | 12-06-2018 | Ph.D/16/COM/06 | 55 | Commerce | 24.09.2022 | 24.09.2022 |
6 | Ruby Mary Notts | Commerce | 18-09-2020 | Ph.D/19/COM/06 | 85.31 | Commerce | 18.11.2022 | 18.11.2022 |
7 | Chandra Kant Parmar | Commerce | 13-11-2018 | Ph.D/16/COM/02 | 65.5 | Commerce | 26.11.2022 | 26.11.2022 |
8 | Rev. Fr. A. Peter Arockiam, SJ | Commerce | 14-12-2019 | Ph.D/16/COM/05 | 60 | Commerce | 28.11.2022 | 28.11.2022 |
Year 2022
Sl. No. | Name of Ph.D. Scholar | Department | Supervisor(s) | Title of Thesis | Date of Admittance to Degree | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Milton Costa | Commerce | Dr. Samrat Roy & Dr. Saswati Chaudhuri | Socio-economic Conditions of Women Workers: A Study of Garment Industry in Bangladesh | 03.05.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
2 | Zeba Farheen | Commerce | Dr. Sanjib Kumar Basu | A Study on the Financial Inclusion of the Minority Women in Rural Bengal through Self Help Groups (SHGs) | 11.08.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
3 | Senjuti Banerjee | Biotechnology | Dr. Chandana Barat | Interaction of unfolded protein and protein aggregates with the ribosome: Possible outcomes | 16.08.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
4 | Shreeparna Ganguly | Biotechnology | Dr. Dipankar Chakraborti | Development of selectable marker free transgenic pigeonpea conferring resistance against Helicoverpa armigera | 11.09.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
5 | Debanjana Sengupta | Microbiology | Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra | Synopsis of the Proposed Research Work Studies on Arsenic Sequestration by Bacteria in Arsenic Contaminated Soil | 04.10.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
6 | Shaunak Roy | Commerce | Dr. Shivaji Banerjee | A Study on the Perception of Urban Consumers towards Brand Personality and Cultural Influences on the Purchase of Select Consumer Durables in West Bengal | 08.10.2021 | Ph.D. Awarded |
7 | Pritam Biswas | Microbiology | Dr.Sudeshna Shyam Chowdhury & Dr. Samir Kumar Pal | Biophysical and Biochemical Investigation on the Structure, Function and Dynamics of Biomolecules under Physiologically Relevant Environments | 29.01.2022
| Ph.D. Awarded |
8 | Sehnaz Ferdosh | Biotechnology | Dr. Chandana Barat | Studies on prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes and their interaction with unfolded proteins | 18.01.2022 | Ph.D. Awarded |
9 | Ami Jain | Commerce | Dr. Sanjib Kumar Basu & Dr. Saswati Chaudhuri | Mutual Fund Investment: A Study on Investors of Kolkata | 11.01.2022 | Ph.D. Awarded |
Year 2021
Sl. No. | Name of Ph.D. Scholar | Department | Supervisor(s) | Title of Thesis | Date of Admittance to Degree | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ritun Chakraborty Chaudhuri | Microbiology | Dr. Kasturi Sarkar | Synergistic effects of Prebiotics on Probiotics | 10.11.2020 | Ph.D. Awarded |
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