Overview Dibrugarh University has issued a notification regarding the award of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree to several candidates. The Vice-Chancellor, in anticipation of the Executive Council's approval, has accepted the theses submitted by these candidates, declaring them eligible for the Ph.D. degree. The degrees will be formally conferred during the University's next Convocation. This notification serves to inform the public and concerned parties about the successful completion of doctoral research by these scholars across various faculties. Important Dates Notification Date: 2026-09-02 Ph.D. Degree Awardees: Faculty of Biological Sciences: [Total - 1] Candidate 1: Ms. Indira Gogoi Department: Life Sciences Address: Kodomoni Kalibari Road, Dibrugarh - 786001 Subject: "Study of Wild Edible Macrofungi from Upper Brahmaputra Valley, India" Examiners: Prof. Shashi Bhushan Tripathi, Professor, Department Biotechnology, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi - 110070 Prof. Kumananda Tayung, Prof. & Head, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Supervisor: Dr. Bijoy Neog, Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Faculty of Science and Engineering: [Total - 4] Candidate 2: Ms. Mayuri Dutta Department: Chemistry Address: Padma Kumari Gohain Women's Hostel, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "Development of Transition Metal Based Magnetic Nanocomposites and Their Applications in Catalysis" Examiners: Prof. Okram Mukherjee Singh, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Imphal - 795003, Manipur Prof. Pankaj Bharali, Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur – 28 Supervisor: Dr. Bolin Chetia, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Candidate 3: Ms. Mohini Singh Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Address: D/o Manohar Singh, A.T. Road, Lahowal-786010 Subject: "To Design Surface Engineered Cetuximab Functionalized Lycopene Based Neoteric Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma" Examiners: Prof. Neeraj Upmanyu, Professor & Pro Vice-Chancellor, S.A.G.E. University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462022 Prof. Saikat Dewanjee, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700032 Supervisor: Dr. Bhaskar Mazumder, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 4: Mr. Alok Kumar Das Department: Physics Address: Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of Thin Films of Some Nanostructured Ternary Semiconductors Grown by CBD Technique for Photovoltaic Applications" Examiners: Prof. Sarathi Kundu, Professor, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati-781035 Dr. Bimal Kumar Sarma, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Supervisor: Dr. Prasanta Kumar Saikia, Professor, Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 5: Ms. Pranamika Borah Department: Physics Address: Lahdoigarh Chariali. P.O. Lahdoigarh, Jorhat-785700 Subject: "Optical and Electrical Studies on Chemically Deposited Cd1-xZnxS Nanocrystalline Thin Film Doped with Some Transition Metals and Non-Metals for Photovoltaic Applications" Examiners: Prof. Amitava Patra, Professor, School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences (IACS), Kolkata - 700032 Prof. K. Nomita Devi, Professor, Department of Physics, Manipur University, Imphal - 795003, Manipur Supervisor: Dr. Prasanta Kumar Saikia, Professor, Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Faculty of Humanities and Law: [Total - 6] Candidate 6: Mr. Dinesh Borah Department: Assamese Address: Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "সাংস্কৃতিক বস্তুবাদৰ দৃষ্টিভংগীৰে ধ্ৰুৱজ্যোতি বৰাৰ উপন্যাস" (Cultural Materialism's Perspective on Dhruvjyoti Bora's Novel) Examiners: Prof. Madan M. Sarma, Professor (Retd.), Department of English and Foreign Languages, T.U., Tinsukia-786125 Prof. Ratnottama Das, Professor, Department of MIL & LS, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 Supervisor: Dr. Satyakam Borthakur, Professor, Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Candidate 7: Ms. Pollabi Borah Department: Assamese Address: Pub Banipur, P.O.Banipur Dibrugarh-786003 Subject: "অসমৰ চেমা নগা ভাষা : ধ্বনিতাত্ত্বিক আৰু ৰূপতাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণ” (Assamese Chema Naga Language: Phonological and Morphological Analysis) Examiners: Dr. Sumi Kalita, Prof. & Head, Department of Assamese, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTR-783370 Prof. Mukul Chakravarty, Professor (Retd.), Department of MIL & Literary Studies, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Supervisors: Dr. Arpana Konwar, Professor (Retd.), Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Dr. Bolin Handique, Associate Professor, Department of Assamese, MDKG College, Dibrugarh - 786001 Candidate 8: Mr. Utpal Mech Department: Assamese Address: Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "ভাৰতীয় উপন্যাসত প্রতিফলিত ঔপনিৱেশিক প্রসঙ্গ” (Colonial Context Reflected in Indian Novels) Examiners: Prof. Dipak Kumar Sharma, Professor (Retd.), Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Prof. Dinesh Kumar Choubey, Professor, Department of Hindi, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong - 793022 Supervisor: Dr. Nirajana Mahanta Bezborah, Professor, Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 9: Mr. Anuj Boruah Department: English Address: Sukapha Nagar, Ward No. 4, Dhemaji-787057 Subject: "Exploring the Representation of Artificial Intelligence: A Study of Select Fictions and Visual Arts" Examiners: Prof. Ashes Gupta, Professor, Department of English, Tripura University, Agartala -799130 Prof. Dipendu Das, Professor, Department of English, Assam University, Silchar-788011 Supervisor: Dr. Mridul Bordoloi, Professor, Department of English, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh – 786004 Candidate 10: Mr. Nayan Jyoti Hazarika Department: English Address: Duliajan College, Duliajan, Dibrugarh Subject: "Exploring the Problematics of Migration in Literature: A Study of Select Fictions from India's Northeast" Examiners: Prof. Anup Kumar Dey, Professor, Dr Ambedkar Chair, Department of English, Assam University, Silchar, Cachar - 788011 Prof. Himadri Lahiri, Professor, 15 Baroda Avenue, First Floor, Flat: D, Kolkata, West Bengal -700084 Supervisor: Dr. Nasmeem Farhin Akhtar, Professor, Department of English, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 11: Ms Rimpi Sahu Department: English Address: Srimanta Path, Gandhinagar, Dibrugarh Subject: "Reading Mental Health and Contextualizing Traumatic Neuroses: A Psychoanalytic Study of Select 20th Century Absurd Plays" Examiners: Dr. Merry Baruah Bora, Associate Professor, Department of English, Cotton University, Guwahati-781006 Dr. Rosy Yumnam, Associate Professor, Department of English, Language Education, The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), NEHU Complex, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya Supervisor: Dr. Dipak Kumar Doley, Associate Professor, Department of English, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Faculty of Social Sciences: [Total - 3] Candidate 12: Mr. Yisehak Ossa Jokka Department: Economics Address: International Old Hostel, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Subject: "Determinants of Membership in Saving and Credit Cooperatives and Its Impact on Livelihood of Peri-Urban Households in Southern Ethiopia Regional State" Examiners: Prof. Nissar Ahmed Barua, Professor, Department of Economics, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Prof. Sib Ranjan Misra, Professor (Retd.), Department of Economics and Politics, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal -731235 Supervisor: Dr. Amarjyoti Mahanta, Professor, Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 13: Ms. Gitanjali Baruah Department: Political Science Address: Padma Kumari Gohain Women's Hostel, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "Understanding Conflicts in Assam Through the Lens of Multiculturalism: A Study on the Political Trajectory of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)" Examiners: Prof. Samir Kumar Das, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta, Flat B3, 6/8, Central Park, Kolkata - 700027 Prof. M. Amarjeet Singh, Professor, Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi - 110025 Supervisor: Dr. Kaustubh Kumar Deka, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Candidate 14: Ms. Rumita Boro Department: Political Science Address: RLY QRS. No. 124 A, East Gotanagar, Guwahati-781011 Subject: "Political Assertion of Ethnic Identity and Land Alienation: A Study of Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (Assam)" Examiners: Prof. Pampa Mukherjee, Professor, Lala Lajpat Rai Chair Professor and Chairperson, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014 Prof. Dhruba Pratim Sharma, Professor, Department of Political Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Supervisor: Dr. Bhupen Sarmah, Professor (Retd.), Department of Political Science, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati-781036 Faculty of Commerce and Management Sciences [Total – 3] Candidate 15: Ms. Barnali Dutta Department: Commerce Address: C/o - Santosh Hazarika, Beside Sarnaz Hotel, Town Bantow, Ward No. 14, P.O. Khelmati, Lakhimpur-787031 Subject: "Effectiveness of Human Resource Information System in Petroleum Refining Industry of Assam with Special Reference to Indian Oil Corporation Limited" Examiners: Prof. Debasish Sur, Professor, Department of Commerce, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal -713104 Prof. Sanjeeb Kumar Jena, Professor, Department of Commerce, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, P.O. Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh - 791112 Supervisor: Dr. Satya Ranjan Doley, Associate Professor, Department of Accountancy, D.H.S.K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh-786001 Candidate 16: Ms. Nang Rasami Thamoung Department: Commerce Address: Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh-791102 Subject: "Financial Literacy and Personal Financial Planning Among the Tax Paying and Non-Tax Teachers of Government Colleges in Arunachal Pradesh" Examiners: Prof. K.S. Rao, Professor, Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam – 530017 Prof. H.C. Gautam, Professor (Retd.), Department of Commerce, G.U., Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur-784110 Supervisor: Dr. Jutimala Bora, Professor, Department of Commerce, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 17: Mr. Asit Das Department: Centre for Management Studies Address: QR No. D-03, BCPL Township, Dibrugarh Subject: "A Framework to Evaluate Performance Management System (PMS) of Select Public Sector Undertakings" Examiners: Prof. Amalesh Bhowal, Professor, Department of Commerce, Assam University, Diphu Campus, Karbi Anglong - 782462 Prof. Papori Baruah, Professor, Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur - 784028 Supervisor: Dr. Pratim Barua, Professor, Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Faculty of Earth Sciences and Energy [Total – 2] Candidate 18: Ms. Farha Zaman Department: Applied Geology Address: Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Subject: "Study of Neotectonics and Liquefaction Vulnerability of Sivasagar and Charaideo Districts of Assam and Mon District of Nagaland, Northeast India" Examiners: Prof. K. Srinivasa Rao, Professor, Department of Geology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796004, Mizoram Prof. B.P. Duarah, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014 Supervisors: Dr. Uttam Goswami, Professor (Retd.), Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh-786004 Dr. Devojit Bezbaruah, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh - 786004 Candidate 19: Ms. Daisy Rani Hazarika Department: Geography Address: Arya Vidyapeeth College (A), Guwahati – 16 Subject: "Changing Rural Landscapes and Development Dynamics: A Case Study of the Sonowal Kacharis of Dibrugarh District, Assam" Examiners: Dr. Kiran Bhairannavar, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Prof. Jayasree Borah, Professor (Retd.), Department of Geography, Cotton University, Guwahati-781006 Supervisor: Dr. Minakshi Phookan Hazarika, Associate Professor & Dean, School of Social Science & Humanities, Department of Geography, Jagannath Barooah University, Jorhat-785001 Vacancies & Pay Scale Not applicable, as this is a notification of Ph.D. degree awards, not a recruitment or scholarship announcement with vacancies or pay scales. Eligibility Criteria Not applicable for applying. The candidates listed have already fulfilled the research, thesis submission, and examination requirements for the Ph.D. degree at Dibrugarh University. Selection Process Not applicable for applying. The selection process for these candidates has been successfully completed, culminating in the award of their Ph.D. degrees. How to Apply Not applicable. This document is a notification of Ph.D. degree awards, not an application invitation. Copy Forwarded to: For information, copies have been forwarded to: The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Dibrugarh University. All Deans, Dibrugarh University. All Registrars of Indian Universities. The Secretary, UGC, New Delhi. The Secretary, Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. The Joint Secretary, UGC, North Eastern Regional Office, Guwahati. The Director of Education (Higher), Assam, Guwahati. The Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Education, Dispur, Guwahati. The Director of Technical Education, Assam, Guwahati. All Heads/Chairpersons of Teaching Departments/Centre for studies, Dibrugarh University. All Examiners of the Ph.D. Theses. All Guides / Co-Guides. All concerned. The Deputy Registrar (Academic) i/c, Dibrugarh University. The University Librarian, Dibrugarh University. All Section Officers of Certificate / Confidential (Exam.) / SWS / Estt. / Admn., Dibrugarh University. News Editors of various newspapers (The Assam Tribune, The Sentinel, The Dainik Janambhumi, The North East Times, The Asomiya Pratidin, The Amar Asom) with a request to publish as a News Item. The In-charge, Dibrugarh University website, for uploading. Office file.
