Funded Research Projects till Sep. 2026
| Sl. No. | Academic Year | Start of Project |
Title of the Project | Funding Agency | Type | Principal Investigator | Co-Investigator | Sanctioned Amount (₹) |
Present Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-2023 | 30/03/23 | A study of the on the role, entrepreneurial behaviour and empowerment among the members of women Self Help Groups in Bhangar II Block (including Kulberia, Dharmatala-Pachuria and Chandakanthalberia villages) of North 24 Pgs of West Bengal | St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | University Sponsored Research | Dr. Soma Sur | N/A | 60,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 2 | 2022-23 | 12/06/23 | Capacity Building Programme(CBP) for young Social Science Faculty | ICSSR | Training Capacity Building | Dr. Mononita Kundu Das | Dr. Soma Sur | 8,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 3 | 2023-2024 | 03/08/23 | Project Impact Base Case Study: Bee Corridor at ECO Park | New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Limited | Consultancy | Project Director: Dr. Soma Sur | Project Lead: Dr. Somnath Banerjee; Members: Dr. Monalika Dey, Dr. Paramita Barman Sen | 1,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 4 | 2023-2024 | 03/08/23 | Project Impact Base Case Study: Radio New Town | New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Limited | Consultancy | Project Director: Dr. Soma Sur | Project Lead: Dr. Susmita Halder; Members: Dr. Reshmi Naskar and Dr. Sithara | 1,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 5 | 2023-2024 | 03/08/23 | Project Impact Base Case Study: Smart Library | New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Limited | Consultancy | Project Director: Dr. Soma Sur | Project Lead: Dr. Manodip Ray Chaudhuri; Members: Dr. Ruchita Burman, Dr. Poulami Chatterjee | 1,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 6 | 2023-2024 | 03/08/23 | Project Impact Base Case Study: Day Care Centre- Fuljhuri | New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Limited | Consultancy | Project Director: Dr. Soma Sur | Project Lead: Dr. Jacob Islary; Members: Dr. Anurupa Kundu, Dr. Debolina Chatterjee | 1,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 7 | 2023-2024 | 03/08/23 | Macro Impact Base Case Study: Strategy for Eco Park | New Town Kolkata Green Smart City Corporation Limited | Consultancy | Project Director: Dr. Soma Sur | Project Lead: Dr. Sitangshu Khatua; Members: Dr. Saugat Ghosh, Dr. Nitesh Tripathi | 3,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 8 | 2023-24 | 07/09/23 | Evaluation of PMUY: A case study of Kolkata | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Devleena Majumdar | Dr. Sayantan Bandhu Majumder and Dr. Srijita Ghosh | 5,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 9 | 2023-24 | 02/01/24 | A Baseline Study on Factors Influencing Child Marriage in Selected Districts in West Bengal | Seva Kendra Calcutta | Minor Consultancy Ressearch | Dr. Jacob Islary | Dr. Srenwantee Bhattacharjee | 60,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 10 | 2023-24 | 31/01/24 | Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory and Policy Project on Indian Council of Social Science Research | ICSSR Regional Centre (ICSSR-ERC) Kolkata | Conference Grant | Dr. Subhanil Chowdhury | Dr. Chayanika Mitra | 1,40,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 11 | 2023-24 | 14/02/24 | Emerging Urban Spaces in the Sixth Schedule Areas of Assam: Opportunities, Challenges and Predicaments of Tribal Communities | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Jacob Islary | NA | 10,75,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 12 | 2023-2024 | 29/02/24 | Inter-state student mobility: A Look into the Dynamics of the Indian scenario | St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | University Sponsored Research | Dr. Soma Sur | Dr. Damayanti Sen | 60,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 13 | 2024-25 | 19/09/24 | Identification of Number of Rag pickers involved in segregation or collection of waste in the New Town Kolkata and surroundings areas | New Town Kolkata Development Authority | Consultancy | Project Director: Professor Soma Sur | Dr. Monalika Dey, Dr. Saugat Ghosh | 65,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 14 | 2024-25 | 19/09/24 | Survey of Percentage of Segregation at Household level separately for ech action area in New Town Kolkata | New Town Kolkata Development Authority | Consultancy | Project Director: Professor Soma Sur | Dr. Monalika Dey, Dr. Saugat Ghosh | 1,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 15 | 2024-25 | 21/11/24 | Fostering Entrepreneurship Skills and Mindset among the Youth: ACOMPARATIVE Study Conducted in selected Higher Education Institutions from Kerala, Tamilnadu and West Bengal | ICSSR | Minor Research | Rev. Dr. Mourlin K. SJ | Dr. Andrew Michael S; Dr. Ruchita Burman; Dr. R Saritha; Dr. Manodip Roy Chaudhuri; Dr. Tanushree Biswas | 15,00,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 16 | 2024-25 | NA | Five-Day National Workshop on NSSO, NFHS and IHDS data analysis for Empirical Research | ICSSR, Eastern Regional Centre | Workshop | Co-ordinator Dr. Sayantan Bandhu Majumder | Dr. Srijita Ghosh | 75,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 17 | 2024-2025 | 08/01/25 | Gratitude practices and compassion in promoting prosocial behaviour amoung students at St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | University Sponsored Research | Dr. Susmita Halder | Dr. Anurupa Kundu | 60,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 18 | 2024-2025 | 08/01/25 | St. Xavier's University, Kolkata: A Decadal Impact Assessment Study (2017-2027) | St. Xavier's University, Kolkata | University Sponsored Research | Dr. Sanjukta Ghosh | Dr. Kaustav Choudhury | 70,000 | Completed/Closed |
| 19 | 2025-26 | 05/09/25 | From Community to Classroom: How Mother's Engagement in Self Help Groups Shapes Children's Educational Outcome: Evidence from West Bengal | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Chayanika Mitra | Dr. Devleena Majumder (Assistant Professor Victoria Institution) | 15,00,000 | On going Project |
| 20 | 2025-26 | 05/09/25 | Bridiging the Digital Divide: Women in STEM in West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Poulami Chatterjee | 1. Dr. Dipparna Jana 2. Dr. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee (Professor, Economics, NBU) | 15,00,000 | On going Project |
| 21 | 2025-27 | 16/12/25 | A Contextual Examination of the Implementation of the POCSO Act 2012, Concerning Adolescent Intrigue in Meghalaya's Khasi Hills: A Legal Analysis | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Ranjeeta Mukherjee | 1. Dr. Ankita Chakraborty; 2. Dr. Umeshwari Dkhar, NLU Meghalaya 3. Dr. Dipa Dubey, IIT Kharagpur | 5,00,000 | On going Project |
| 22 | 2025-28 | 20/12/25 | Inter-generational Relationship Quality and Well-Being of Elderly: A Mixed-Method Study in West Bengal in Context of Out-Migration | ICSSR | Minor Research | Dr. Anurupa Kundu | Dr. Ritesh Kumar | 15,10,000 | On going Project |
| 23 | 2026-2027 | Sep. 2026 | Cultivating Resilience Mapping Vulnerabilities and Pathways to Empowerment among Female Tea Plantation Workers in Select Tea Gardens of Dibrugarh, Assam. | St. Xavier's College Kolkata Educational Trust (SXCKET) | Trust Sponsored Research | Dr. Somak Maitra | Dr. Madhurita Dey, Dr. Paramita Barman Sen, Dr. Sayani Saha | 2,00,000 | On going Project |
| 24 | 2026-2027 | Sep. 2026 | Towards a Roadmap for Person-Centred Care: Exploring the Role of Ignatian Charism in Shaping Nursing Education and Practice in West Bengal | St. Xavier's College Kolkata Educational Trust (SXCKET) | Trust Sponsored Research | Dr. Debolina Chatterjee | Dr. Antara Ghatak | 2,00,000 | On going Project |
| 25 | 2026-2027 | Sep. 2026 | Formation of Ethical Media Citizens through the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (IPP): A Comparative Study of Ethical and Legal Media Awareness in Adolescents in Jesuit and Non-Jesuit Schools of West Bengal. | St. Xavier's College Kolkata Educational Trust (SXCKET) | Trust Sponsored Research | Dr. Ranjeeta Mukherjee | Dr. Manali Bhattacharya | 1,40,000 | On going Project |
| 26 | 2026-2027 | Sep. 2026 | Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Hybrid SEM- Machine Learning Approach to Understand Learning Processes and Academic Performance | St. Xavier's College Kolkata Educational Trust (SXCKET) | Trust Sponsored Research | Dr. Saibal Kumar Saha | - | 2,00,000 | On going Project |
| Total Project amount received | 1,09,55,000 | ||||||||
| Ongoing Projects | 57,50,000 | ||||||||