Birth & Educations: Born on 14^th October, 1973 at Bardhaman, West Bengal and graduated from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya in 1996 with 1^st division. Later pursued M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Plant Pathology and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology in 1999 and 2003, respectively from the same University with 1^st Division.

Positions hold: Assistant Pathologist under AINP on Jute & Allied Fibres from July 2003 at UBKV; Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, from June, 2011; Associate Professor of Department of Plant Pathology from May, 2014 to May, 2017; Professor of Department of Plant Pathology from May, 2017 to till date.

Administrative Responsibilities Performed: Officer in-charge of the project of AINP on Jute & Allied Fibres, Cooch Behar centre in April, 2006 to May 2011; Head of the Department of Plant Pathology, UBKV from September, 2014 to September, 2018; Deputy Registrar (Actg.), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya from 31.6.2020 to till date; Registrar in absence of Regular Registrar, UBKV time to time from 2021 to till date; Dean, Post Graduate Studies (Actg.) in absence of Regular Dean, PGS time to time from 2021 to till date

Contribution to Administrative Governance: UG and PG Admission; Member of Faculty Council; Convenor, Intellectual Property and Technology Management Cell, UBKV; Zonal Councilor (East Zone), Indian Phytopathological Society 2019-20; Local Organizing Secretary of 12^th National Symposium of Society of Plant Protection Sciences; Central Level Co-ordinator, SC-Sub Plan 2019-20; Member, Academic council, UBKV; Nodal Officer for ICAR- UG, PG & Ph.D counselling, SVMCM fellowship, WBSCC

Awards/Honours: 2^nd Best poster presentation in 6^th International Conference of Indian Phytopathological Society; 22^nd SR Bose Memorial Award by Indian Mycological Society in 2025

Research Areas: Crop Health Management using beneficial microbes, microbial formulations, integrated disease management, microbial dynamics in various cropping system under organic cultivation, innovative approaches in disease management, molecular approaches in host pathogen interaction and disease management.