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SVU

Our Team

UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY

Dr. Nandan Gupta
Hon’ble Chancellor
I welcome everyone at Swami Vivekananda University. The essential information of this esteemed setup is available in this website. Since its inception, SVU has made rapid strides both in the area of academics and research. The emergence and reputation of SVU in various spheres of academia and industry reflects this rapid growth.The website has been carrying the chronological information. The inception years were really challenging due to pandemic, however, resilience shown by the staff and students helped the university in tiding over the difficult situation. I am hopeful that the SVU will match up to the societal expectation in a demand driven way. I wish SVU all success in future.

Prof. Subrata Kumar Dey
Vice Chancellor
Its indeed a privilege to be at the forefront of an emerging university, our SVU. It is a matter of pride and satisfaction that ever since the inception in 2020, SVU has been striving for excellence in Higher Education, Research and Extension activities. Gratitude to the guidance of hon’ble Chancellor and thanks to the efforts of our Colleagues, the University's Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral Programs in the areas of Engineering, Management, Agriculture, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Allied Health Science, Humanities and Social Sciences. I extend my gratitude to all associated with the website built and coordination works even during this challenging phase of global pandemic. I wish that our university continue to focus on the student-centric education delivery processes.

Dr. Pinak Pani Nath
Registrar
"Swami Vivekananda University has been gradually establishing itself as the most promising University among newly set up State Private Universities in the State and the nation. It's my proud privilege to be associated with this University and part of frameworking the same. I am hopeful that this University will transform itself as a lead University in its futuristic endeavour".

Mr. Saurabh Adhikari
Chief Operations Officer
Its indeed a pleasure to found the website of our University in place. It reflects a picture of strength, weaknesses, opportunity and challenges faced from the very inception in which we started with dual calamities of global pandemic and super-cyclone Amphan. However, with the help of all the stakeholders, university emerges to its natural vibe signifying the growth and at the same time, the lessons to be learnt by our failures, if any. With the pandemic, with its uncertain behaviour has no doubt retarded the progress of almost all institutions including ours. Under the guidance of our hon’ble Chancellor, we have faced the pandemic with clarity and planning and many of our plans have been executed to our satisfaction. Still, we have miles to go and our aim and goal is to see that our university emerges as one of the top-ranking universities of our country.

Dr. Sukumar Mukhopadhyay
Controller of Examinations
I feel very much honoured and extremely proud to be associated with the team-members of Swami Vivekananda University one of the youngest University in our state of West Bengal. At this moment, I express my heartiest congratulations to the entire SVU community, our staff members, teachers, our beloved students and all of distinguished persons of our University particularly our honourable Chancellor sir, Dr Nandan Gupta, our honourable Vice- Chancellor sir, Prof. (Dr) Subrata Kumar Dey, our Chief Mentor Prof. (Dr.) Shorosimohan Dan, our enthusiastic Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Saurabh Adhikari who have seen come together over the last 6 - 8 months to rise up to the challenge of hard period of pandemic Covid -19 particularly lockdown period 2020 - 2022, and who led the way towards new horizons and became successful to achieve excellence in its academic, administrative as well as research skills in this short span of time with the whole hearted assistance of all faculty members and good infrastructure of the University. Hope, our joint vision is to enable all and we must determine not to allow anything to stand in the way of our progression in receiving a quality education with the latest technology and continuous teaching learning processes we are providing to the students and strenuous efforts of the entire team of our Swami Vivekananda University would be sufficient to rank the University as one of the Indias greatest nation-builders based on scientific research and philosophical thought of Swamiji.

Mr Subhasish Mazumder
General Manager - Corporate and Student Affairs
Encouraged by the ideology of Swami Vivekananda, the youngest educational institution of the Swami Vivekananda Group of Institutes is "Swami Vivekananda University" located at Barrackpore in West Bengal.This university is the dream educational institution of Dr. Nandan Gupta, our Hon’ble Chancellor of the university, through which he desired that to assemble all the meritorious, non-meritorious, backward and accomplished students of all levels those will learn in the same courtyard and be educated in fair and green educational environment and will touch the highest peaks of higher education.Many eminent and experienced academicians and established personalities in various fields of education directly and indirectly provide necessary advice and teaching on the rules and regulations of this university.I am truly proud to be associated as a responsible working member of this university (SVU). My heartfelt wishes to the progressive development in various disciplines of professional, non-professional, technical and non-technical courses through the present modern education management and technology in our university (SVU).

Mr. Tanmoy Mazumder
Deputy Registrar
“Swami Vivekananda University" is the latest and most promising higher education institute in the state of West Bengal. This is the dream of our Hon'ble Founder and Chancellor of the University Dr. Nandan Gupta.Our sincere vision is to follow Swami Vivekananda's philosophy, ideology and to make every effort to be enlightened by the adoption of modern and advanced higher education system to all the students of our society in every corner of West Bengal.I am extremely happy and proud to be involved in such a noble idea of higher education system.I cordially wish all the best and all the success to the young aspirants of Swami Vivekananda University."

Mr. Sourav Saha
Program Co-Ordinator , Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Deputy Controller of Examinations
Information technology has grown overwhelmingly widespread in today's world, but its parent discipline, computing science, has become similarly scarce. While many CS educational institutions have shifted their focus away from core CS and toward becoming specialty providers for the IT industry, or, to put it another way, these mass producers of vocationally trained personnel, a few institutions continue to emphasize the pure science that underpins the various aspects of computing. The single most significant feature of the education provided here is this. Our department has stayed committed to the concept that guided its creation. The canonical core of computer science can be presented in a variety of ways. Over the years, we've developed a unique style and method that bridges the gap between theory and practise while remaining firmly rooted in the fundamentals. Technology evolves quickly, particularly in the realm of computing, whereas science evolves considerably more slowly, if at all. Persons who are clear and knowledgeable about the principles, in our opinion, can adjust to rapid technological developments rather readily. We want our pupils' education to set the foundation for a lifetime of study. Our department has generated hundreds of experts and has a national and international reputation. They have regularly outperformed their peers in a highly competitive industry, winning Best Employer/awards from top-tier firms. I credit our success to a winning combination of a dedicated faculty who works hard to provide high-quality education, a well-planned curriculum, and, most importantly, our students. Learning is a lifelong process that does not finish with the completion of a degree, especially when computing technology improve at a rapid pace, reducing the useful life of today's tools and processes. As a result, we do not intend for our pupils to become walking manuals for any language or product. They are instead given a solid foundation in computer science and problem-solving strategies, as well as the ability to adapt to change.We think that this teaching-learning style, along with practical experience gained through Industrial Training at reputable firms, prepares our students to meet the problems that the software industry presents. I am convinced that you will consider our students to be deserving of your organization's attention.

UNIVERSITY FACULTY

Dr. Somsubhra Gupta
Dean-Science and Director (R&D)
The experience at SVU is really thorough, in-depth and definitely a value addition to own knowledge base. Here the passion towards teaching-learning from both the end of teachers’ and students is a learning experience, even during the hard period of pandemic. These transform the classes of UG & PG programs really a platform to share ideas, no monologue but dialogue in a participatory framework, in which students are always interested in active learning-learning by doing. This overlaps with the goal of the University to produce skill-oriented students. Even this has been extended to PhD programs where scholars are also a part of participatory learning. SVU is a skill-oriented University and students here are more intended towards learning by doing. Instead of stereotype education, this activity-based learning here enhances the employability. Hope we’ll fulfil the huge societal expectation bestowed on us.

Dr. Kallal Banerjee
Director, School of Management
School of Management of Swami Vivekananda University offers skill based and industry oriented Under Graduate (UG) programmes such as Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Business Administration in Agri-business Management (BBA-ABM), Bachelor of Hospital Management (BHM) and Post Graduate (PG) programmes such as Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration in Agri-business Management (MBA -ABM), Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) and Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) which have been crafted with utmost care in collaboration with academicians and professionals. Besides these, our school also offers Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) programs for researchers in the field of Management. The entire curriculum of the school of management facilitates development of professional skills, abilities and knowledge that enable students to handle their respective positions with lots of responsibilities in the corporate world. Over the years, School of Management has emerged as a professional school with focus on business management, hospital management and administration, agri-business, industry-academia interface, sectoral business strategies and such focus gets reflected through various academic activities of this school: Project writing, Patent filing, Research etc. All these help to create a knowledge hub of ultimate Business Excellence.

Mr. Abhishek Dhar
Academic Coordinator, SVU, School of Engineering
Welcome to the Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. We are truly a pulsating university where ambitious students prepare themselves to be accountable leaders and enduring learners through rigorous engineering tutoring. With students in India looking for more inter-disciplinary programs and flexibility in course curriculum, SVU shifted the focus on to the manner the programs are offered, and the curriculum is designed. The programme and curriculum are designed in such a manner that the student has the freedom to decide the pathway to career progression. Our strengths are the top-class faculty members who take up scientific challenges through their research work and transfer their knowledge gained through research experience to the students. I am honoured to be part of a team of people who are committed, compassionate and team leaders, and keep SVU flag flying high.

Mr. Debashis Roy
HOD, Dept. of English, School of Humanities and Social Science
2020 was a remarkable year for all of us who are a part of the Swami Vivekananda University team. Starting a university is not something unthinkable but starting a university amidst lockdown 2020 from a scratch is ofcourse touching and shows the tireless efforts of a team work. The English department of Swami Vivekananda University has achieved excellence in its academic and research skills within a tiny span of time with the best infrastructure and faculties and their constant support helped students to bloom. All this was possible because of the constant support, encouragement and faith of our Chancellor Dr. Nandan Gupta, and our very own Chief Operations Officer Mr. Saurabh Adhikari.

Dr. Ranjan Kumar
HOD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
It gives me immense pleasure in welcoming you all to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Swami Vivekananda University. The Department of Mechanical Engineering, was established in the year 2019 along with the inception of the University. The department offers Diploma, B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD in Mechanical Engineering to cater the overall anticipation of industry and academia. We at Swami Vivekananda University offers state of the art education, well equipped classroom, high end laboratories and cutting-edge research facilities for the students to create, enable, apply and spread knowledge in the advanced field of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to curriculum courses, the department contributes to value added courses, guest lecture by industry experts, industrial visits and various add on activities for the students to make them future ready technocrats of academia & industry. The department has highly dedicated & qualified faculties passed out from IITs and NITs with proper blend of industry and academic experience. The department has record of placing all the eligible students of its first postgraduate batch passed out in the year 2022. Also, 28 students of the department have got pre-placement offer in reputed companies, currently studying in third year of B.Tech. I thank all our students and faculty members for their contribution and countless effort. The department has in lined memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with various industries, research centers and collaboration with other esteemed Universities to facilitate transfer of knowledge through applied /advanced technology, internship, and project works. We are committed to pursue excellence and work in emerging areas and to develop sustainable technologies & innovations pertaining to mechanical engineering and its allied sectors.

Dr. Rituparna Mitra
R&D Coordinator, Dept. of Electrical Engg., School of Engineering
Research activities at Swami Vivekananda University have been growing in all metrics with respect to the quantity and quality of researchers. The research community of the institute actively engages in translating novel ideas to a product/process and has several published and granted patents to its credit. The R&D of Electrical Engineering Department meticulously works in improvising the interaction of the institute with other academic and Industrial agencies through different collaboration. The moto of our department is to facilitate the activities of incubating young entrepreneurs, guidance to researchers in filing patents through IPR cell. The department also offers managerial support and guidance to all research & consultancy activities on the campus and maintains complete records of Sponsored, Consultancy and Institute Projects, workshops organized, etc.

Dr. Abir Sarkar
HOD, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering
It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the Civil Engineering Department at our esteemed institution. As the Head of the Department, it is my privilege to lead a team of highly qualified faculty members who are committed to providing you with a world-class education. At our department, we strive to impart knowledge that goes beyond textbooks and classrooms. Our goal is to equip you with the skills and expertise needed to tackle real-world engineering challenges and make a positive impact on society.
With a focus on hands-on learning and practical training, our curriculum is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of Civil Engineering. We emphasize the importance of critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation, and encourage you to explore your creativity and push the boundaries of conventional thinking.
Our faculty members are not only experienced teachers but also accomplished researchers and industry experts. They bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the classroom, providing you with the latest insights and developments in the field of Civil Engineering. As you embark on your journey at our department, I encourage you to make the most of the opportunities and resources available to you. Participate in research projects, internships, and industry collaborations to gain practical experience and develop your skills.
I am confident that with the education and training you receive at our department, you will be well-equipped to face the challenges of the engineering profession and make a meaningful contribution to society. It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the Civil Engineering Department at our esteemed institution. As the Head of the Department, it is my privilege to lead a team of highly qualified faculty members who are committed to providing you with a world-class education. At our department, we strive to impart knowledge that goes beyond textbooks and classrooms. Our goal is to equip you with the skills and expertise needed to tackle real-world engineering challenges and make a positive impact on society. With a focus on hands-on learning and practical training, our curriculum is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of Civil Engineering. We emphasize the importance of critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation, and encourage you to explore your creativity and push the boundaries of conventional thinking.
Our faculty members are not only experienced teachers but also accomplished researchers and industry experts. They bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the classroom, providing you with the latest insights and developments in the field of Civil Engineering. As you embark on your journey at our department, I encourage you to make the most of the opportunities and resources available to you. Participate in research projects, internships, and industry collaborations to gain practical experience and develop your skills. I am confident that with the education and training you receive at our department, you will be well-equipped to face the challenges of the engineering profession and make a meaningful contribution to society.

Dr. Subhabrata Mondal
HOD, Department of Mathematics
Welcome to Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore. This prestigious institution is known for its skill-oriented courses and commitment to students' career development. The university boasts dedicated faculties in Mathematics and Physics who are passionate about their work and provide an excellent learning experience. Moreover, the university prioritizes a student-friendly environment and offers career development and skill enhancement cells to equip students with the necessary tools for success in their chosen fields.

Dr. Tanmoy Sarkar
HOD, Department and School of Agriculture
Agriculture plays a major role in economy as well as it is considered to be the backbone of economic system for developing countries. Father of Indian Green revolution “M.S. Swaminathan” has said one that ‘If Agriculture Goes Wrong, Nothing Will Go Right’. The development of agricultural technology over the last several decades has progressed to the point that educators now have a bigger duty to keep students and society up to date. Hence, the Agriculture department at SVU is always working to provide students with the most up-to-date skills and experience in order to keep up with the newest industry trends while also building a sustainable and ethical model for global agriculture growth.The School of Agriculture employs a vibrant and highly motivated team of professionals with a diverse set of skills and research interests. We provide an exciting and enlightening environment for both students and staff as they collaborate to achieve our training and educational goals while also supporting their own personal growth. We work together with a number of institutions and organizations to undertake research and provide high-quality education to our students through guest lectures, field excursions, and attachments. Field excursions and attachments not only give students with essential practical experience that improves their studying and social skills, but they also bring a sense of adventure and enjoyment to the university experience, making it more wholesome and pleasurable.

Dr. Pritha Pal
HOD, Dept. of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences
Apart from focusing on delivering quality education to the students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, the department of Biotechnology and Microbiology also nurture young minds to develop scholarly research ideas followed by their implementation in order to solve recent challenges in the field of environmental microbiology, Medical Biotechnology and Agricultural Biotechnology. A number of different projects aiming rural development, waste management, and industrial upregulation of phytochemicals have been submitted to different funding bodies like DST and DBT. However, students are also dedicatedly engaged in different industrial training and research projects which develop an interest towards carrying out high quality research among the students and the same will eventually develop young scientists in the field of applied biosciences.

Dr. Sabyasachi Ghosh
HOD, Dept. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences
The journey of the Department of Biotechnology began in the year 2019 along with the establishment of the Swami Vivekananda University (SVU), Barrackpore. Currently, our department offers B.Sc., M.Sc., and PhD programs to meet the overall expectations of both industry and academics. The department has highly competent faculty members with diverse educational backgrounds who promise their proficiency in all areas of biotechnology, and also in interdisciplinary fields. Our Institution has signed MoU with several research institutes, industries, and many prestigious Universities to exchange knowledge through collaborative research works, internships, workshops, projects, and other activities as well as to improve the student’s skills & Placements. The department also offers value-added courses, internship training, journal clubs, entrepreneurial development activities, industrial visits, and other add-on activities for students to improve their skills of the students to be more capable in the modern world. I truly believe that the students will get top-quality training, exposure and work-on-hand experience in the Department of Biotechnology under Swami Vivekananda University, one of the leading and youngest higher educational institutes in the State. So, we are attempting to prepare the students in accordance with the wise words of the great Swami Vivekananda -“We want that education by which character is formed, the strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet”.

Dr. Anirban Hazra
HOD, School of Management
This passage highlights the efforts of the School of Management at Swami Vivekananda University to promote learning and research activities among students and researchers. The school offers a diverse range of programs and resources such as classroom sessions, invited talks, special lectures, industry visits, internships, summer training, management games, and case studies to support the development of its students and researchers.
Additionally, the School of Management emphasizes researcher development, which encompasses all learning and development experienced by students during their time at the university. The school strives to create a supportive environment that fosters transformative discoveries and innovations, produces new knowledge, and supports creative activities that benefit society and the nation.

Dr. Mainak Sur
HOD, Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences
A good work place provides its employees with three things- belonging, purpose and achievement. When employees develop a positive experience at work place it is dependent on the above three factors. My experience at Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore has been enriching from all aspects to save the list. Transitioning to this organisation has been a smooth, hassle-free experience with immense help and love from my colleagues and the managerial board. Not only has this place provided me with a sense of belonging in the last nine months but has given me a purpose and goal to work towards. The acceptance and trust that has been placed in me and my work has made me more confident and industrious. I look forward to working and growing with wonderful team in this extremely enriching and positive work atmosphere.

Dr. Titlee Majumder
HOD, BMLT
An excellent organizational structure facilitates achievement of the objective of every individual through proper coordination of all activities, which I feel to be the best part of our organization; namely Swami Vivekananda University. My upbringing to this particular organization in dominates achieving several new learning and developing disciplined academic work culture. With the goal of companionship I have acquired many ideas and good practices from my colleagues. The organic environment of my campus inputs unbound energy and positivity within, which works as a driving force to achieve the best of me. Moreover I am immensely thankful to the almighty for giving me the opportunity to be in this healthy atmosphere with a noble goal of spreading knowledge to the future generations of this society.

Dr. Manisha Maity
HOD, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, School of Allied Health Science
Based on Swami Vivekananda's educational ethos, our university, Swami Vivekananda University, adopts an analytical, detailed, job-oriented, and skill-based approach to education. In this age of technological advancement, where industry trends change by the day, the institute understands the necessity of adapting to the requirements of the hour and has already placed a strong emphasis on bridging the gap between academic knowledge and professional skills. Students will benefit from this hands-on, industry-focused approach in their future endeavours. The university's greatest strength is its educational approach and pedagogical skills. The institute offers its students a one-of-a-kind learning experience through its practical and industry-oriented curriculum. And we, the faculties of the Department of Food & Nutrition, SVU, work diligently, dedicatedly, and with a high level of efficacy to influence every facet of the student’s growth and develop their innate potential; to bridge the gap between academic intellect and professional proficiencies by instilling an optimal amount of knowledge which will facilitate them in their future endeavors in the fields of food processing, food science, and nutrition.

Dr. Nilanjana Mitra
HOD, Department of Psychology, School of Allied Health Sciences
The need of the hour is to understand the human minds and Psychology being the scientific study of mind and behaviour now holds even more importance, world-wide. Here, I take the privilege to welcome you all to the Department of Psychology, Swami Vivekananda University. The department started its journey with the inception of the university and it offers B.Sc. (H) in Psychology, M.Sc. in Applied Psychology and PhD program. Apart from regular curriculum courses, the department also offers value added courses, conducts regular seminars and workshops to give the best student experience. Our faculties having diverse specialization and research interest strongly believes in the value of interdisciplinary work and thus engages students in various research experiences as well. Keeping in mind that the success of students is based on applying pedagogical experiences to practice, the department of Psychology also offers internship opportunities in different psychiatric hospitals. Hence, we aim to develop both the clinical eye and research inclination of our students, so that they can make their mark for the betterment of the society.

Dr. Dipanwita Ghosh
HOD, Dept. Of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences
“There is only purpose in the whole of life- education" – Swami Vivekananda. Welcome to the department of Optometry, Swami Vivekananda University. An Optometrist are comprehensive eye care practitioner who evaluate eye and visual system, provides refractive correction, detect and diagnose ocular disease, manage and rehabilitate eye and visual system with vision therapy and low vision care. The Bachelor of Optometry programme not only offers excellent clinical skill-based learning but also committed to educate and train our next generation Optometrists and vision researchers. The radical program envisages to develop Allied Health care practitioner for eye care specialty. The international standard course curriculum, excellent teaching pedagogy and flexibility in practice, industry-oriented training and observation, placement opportunity makes SVU stand high among one of the best Optometry providing institute in West Bengal.

Mrs. Natasha Chatterjee Verma
Assistant Professor, Department of English and Public Relationship Officer
“We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one's own feet”. - Swami Vivekananda Our University is named after Swami Vivekananda and we strive for high standards to justify his name in all contexts.The University was established in a period when the whole world was facing the outlash of the deadly Covid-19pandemic, but this didn’t deter us from achieving our goals. Our state-of-the-art infrastructure of the campus , green sprawling environment, spacious classrooms equipped with latest technologies, well equipped laboratories for different disciplines , our library is well equipped with books,magazines and periodicals dealing with diverse topics of interest are indeed the most crucial elements which contribute towards the foundation of interactive learning environments.We also have canteen serving delicious and hygienic food.Apart from these facilities we provide 100% placement assistance. We have tie ups with the top-notch companies of the industry. We are facilitating Industry-Academia collaborations to help students earn while they learn ie paid internship to make them industry ready. We also assist the students to sharpen their research potential for their brighter future.

Dr. Semanti Ghosh
R&D Coordinator, School of Life Sciences
The School of Life Sciences of Swami Vivekananda University have diverse area of research, innovation, new technologies development in the field of mushroom cultivation, waste remediation, bio fuel production, cancer genomics, nano- biotechnology and computational biology. The faculty members of school of Life Sciences have wide area expertise and submitted many research projects in different funding agencies of Govt. of W.B. as well as Govt. of India. Our PG students also got opportunities to start their first hand research career under the supervision of each faculty members. They published their first scientific review paper and wrote respective project synopsis. We,the faculty members collaboratively help Ph.D. students in their research programme. In the coming year I'm hopeful we will bring this school an example of excellent research and innovation centre of our University.