St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (SXUK) has formed a Research Advisory Council (RAC). This RAC is chaired by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor and acts as the apex body of the R&D Cell. Under this chair is the Director of R&D Cell, who also heads various committees, in order to drive the governance.

Research Advisory Council (RAC) to mentor & monitor

• Human Infrastructure
• Logistic infrastructure
• Technical resources
• Rules and ethics
• Financial management of grants/funds

• Research Policy and governance
• R&D activities and their promotion
• Improved coordination between different aspects of R&D
• Aligning with NEP 2020 towards atma-nirbhar bharat

1. Vice-Chancellor, Chairperson
2. Registrar (Invitee member)
3. Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management
4. Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Studies
5. Dean, Xavier Law School
6. Dean, Xavier Business School
7. Dean, Faculty of Science
8. Prof. Soma Sur, Director, L-CERI
9. Prof. Mononita Kundu Das, Professor, Law(Convenor RAC)
10. Prof. Harish Kumar, Professor, Mass Communication
11. Prof. Anupam Mitra, Professor, Commerce
12. Prof. Shantanu Chakraborty, Professor, Commerce
13. Prof. Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Professor, English
14. Dr. Gitu Singh, Associate Professor, Law
15. Dr. Sitangshu Khatua,Associate Professor, Management
16. Dr. Tuhin Utsab Paul, Associate Professor, Computer Science
17. Dr. Subhanil Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Economics
18. Dr. Somnath Banerjee, Associate Professor, Management Studies
19. Dr. Susmita Halder, Associate Professor, Psychology
20. Dr. Jacob lslary, Associate Professor, Social Work
21. Dr. Niraj Kumar, Associate Professor, Management
22. Dr. Shuvendu Chakraborty, Director, IQAC
23. Dr. Stephen G, Assistant Librarian

• Conducting Capacity Building Workshop & Training
• Communicating Research opportunities
• Building connection with Alumnae involved in research
• Assisting in availing external funds
• Providing guidance for financial support for research publications, workshop & Conference
• Formulating MoUs to ensure ethical and collaborative research
• Assist the research guide and scholars in their research process

Prof. Mononita Kundu Das (Director), RDC
Professor, Xavier Law School

1. Rev. Fr. Joseph Raj, S.J., Finance Officer (Convenor)
2. Rev. Dr. A. Arockiasamy, S.J., Professor, Deptt. of Statistics
3. Dr. Shantanu Chakraborty, Professor, Commerce
4. Dr. Harish Kumar, Professor, Mass Communication
5. Dr. Subhanil Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Economics
6. Rev. Dr. Mourlin K, S. J. Assistant Professor, Xavier Business School

Brief Role:

• Grants and Funds management.
• Research Infrastructure
• Sponsored Research Projects
• Research Seed Grants

1. Prof. Soma Sur, Director, LCERI (Convenor)
2. Dr. Susmita Halder, Associate Professor & Head , Psychology
3. Dr. Prayag Ray, Head, English
4. Dr. Sayantan Bandhu Majumder, Assistant Professor, Economics
5. Dr. Vivek Kumar Verma, Assistant Professor, Commerce

Brief Role:

• Research Program
• Scholars Progression Monitoring &
• Scholars Symposium
• Capacity Building Program

1. Prof. Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Professor, English (Convenor)
2. Dr. Jacob lslary, Associate Professor, Social Work
3. Dr. Sitangshu Khatua, Associate Professor, Management
4. Rev Dr. John Romus , Course Coordinator, Foundation Course
5. Dr. Reshmi Naskar, HoD, Mass Communication
6. Dr. Mitra Goswami, Assistant Professor, Commerce
7. Mr. Sovik Mukherjee, Assistant Professor, Commerce

Brief Role:

• Consultancy Projects
• Academic & Industry Collaborations
• Outreach & MoUs
• Industry-Institute Interface

1. Prof. Anupam Mitra, Professor, Commerce (Convenor)
2. Dr. Tuhin Utsab Paul, Associate Professor, Computer Science
3. Dr. Rupa Biswas, HoD Social Work
4. Dr. Somnath Banerjee, Associate Professor, Management Studies
5. Dr. Debalina Chakravarty, Assistant Professor, Economics

Brief Role:

• Research Information Management
• Blog/portal for maintaining Institutional Research Information and Institutional Repository.
• Research monitoring and adherence to global standards.
• Entrepreneurship guidance
• Pre-Incubation Program

1. Dr. Gitu Singh, Associate Professor, Law (Convenor)
2. Dr.Tanushree Biswas, Assistant Professor, Xavier Business School
3. Devleena Majumder, Assistant Professor, Economics
4. Dr. Shakti Deb, Assistant Professor, Law
5. Dr.Stephen G, Librarian

Brief Role:

• IP Protection
• Patent Processing
• Trademark and Copyright
• Technology Transfer
• Integrity & Ethics

• To promote innovation on Triple Helix Model, which is composed of three institutional spheres (University-Industry-Government) as the primary actors.
• Establishing of incubators or collaborating with nearby incubators, also promoting students and young minds for the start-ups and giving a basic support system and mentoring them. To promote a thriving research environment in the University;
• To take initiative to support research interests and innovation skills amongst the faculty and students.
• To promote conducive environment and encourage collaboration. To promote both the basic and translational research and work towards Atma-nirbhar Bharat through innovation, start-ups and result oriented goals.

Dr.Mononita Kundu Das
Director Research & Development Cell
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
Action Area III B, New Town, Kolkata-700160, West Bengal, India.
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