The Deans and Directors

Prof. Joydeep Mookerjee is a highly accomplished professional with 34 years of experience in finance, serving as the Director and Dean of the School of Business and Head of the Department of Commerce at Adamas University. A Global CFO, he specializes in Fund Raising, Corporate Governance, Financial Controlling, FP&A, Investor Relations, Risk Mitigation, and P&L Management, with deep expertise in SAP (FICO), IFRS, and financial operations such as Balance Sheet Reviews and Cash Flow Forecasts. Recognized as one of the Top 10 CFOs in the Manufacturing Industry in 2022 and one of the Top Leaders and Achievers in 2023, he is also a part-time PhD scholar at ICFAI University, Jharkhand, blending his rich professional experience with academic excellence.

Dr. Rudra Prasad Saha is a distinguished scientist and academic leader, currently serving as the Dean of the School of Life Science & Biotechnology and a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Adamas University, Kolkata. With a Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, he specializes in protein interactions, bacterial metal homeostasis, phage biology, and antimicrobial development. Over a career spanning more than two decades, including postdoctoral research in The University of Texas at Austin, and San Diego State University, USA, Dr. Saha has led and contributed to several funded projects and published extensively on topics such as bacteriophage biology and transcription regulation. Recognized with numerous awards for his contributions, he combines academic and leadership excellence with an innovative teaching style. Through his outstanding academic, leadership and interpersonal skills, Dr. Saha looks forward to encourage a competitive spirit among Adamas University students which will foster a positive and healthy campus atmosphere along with equipping students with the right skills to meet future challenges.

Dr. Joy Basu is having a galaxy of academic experience, he did his, MBBS -200,DVD- 2004,MBA(HR and IR)-2005 from Calcutta University, M.Phil.(BITS- Pilani)-2008- INDIA. He also did Fellow of the International Academy of Medical Sciences(UAE),FRSM (LONDON),Fellow Life Style Medicine -USA, American Heart Association Fellow- USA
Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma(Quality).
24 years of experience in Healthcare management as CXO in corporate Hospitals, within that 23 years with Apollo Group in different capacity (COO/ Vice President)and curretly last 1 Year with Adamas University as CEO Health Science Vertical and associate Dean

He got many recognitions in India and different countries like, HMA (Hospital Management Asia)- Got The First Prize In “Patient Safety” At Hanoi, Vietnam
Award At Institute Of Competitiveness –New Delhi-2013, Got Best CSR Initiative Of, Country From FICCI For The Year 2018, “Young Leader Award” by CNN-IBN, 2014, INDIA
Involved In Community Activity With” Care” And Goal.(NGO)Got the Community Excellence Award “Apollo-“YouWeCan” initiated- Cancer Screening Initiative” from Star TV network and ABP- India, Enrolled In Guinness Book Of World Record For Conducting Cervical Cancer Screening Camp ( 2017), Best “Young Leader award” from entire Apollo Hospital Group 2015
Lifetime Achievement Award from Indian Medical Association in the year 2021(Covid warriors)
Lifetime Achievement Award and “Vivek Yoti Sanman” from “Swami Vivekananda University” in the year 2022
Best Hospital Designer Award by AHA- USA
Project Guide MIT(USA) for Media Lab and AI
Visiting Professor of IIM-Kolkata, MAKATU, IIT(Kharagpur) and IIHM from 2015
Professional achievements:
Apollo Hospital Group started with 150 beds in this part of the country 20 years back, we have made it a 750+ bed high-end tertiary care facility in Eastern India.
Corporate project head (Apollo Projects) of Eastern Region
Started Apollo Nursing College at Kolkata
Started Apollo Paramedical College at Kolkata
Started Apollo Health Management School
First JCI (Joint Commission International) Hospital of ER as Quality Lead
Single handedly started DNB (Diplomate National Board) Course at Kolkata Apollo, currently it is the largest DNB institute of Eastern India (22 department Post Graduate Specialty and Super Specialty Courses with 140 Student intake)
Started first Telemedicine in India in the year 2003 with Apollo Group
Started first “Robot assisted surgery” in India
First Cadaver Organ transplant in 1998(Team Coordinator- Chennai)
First Corporate Hospital Member in West Bengal Medical Council
Vice President (Healthcare) BCCI
Member of NATHEALTH
President ANBAI (Association of National Board Accriminated Institute) for Eastern Region- 2020
Nodal Officer for COVID-19 (Private Hospital) Government of West Bengal
Nodal Officer for Covid Vaccination (Chief reporting officer for Post Vaccine Reaction- WHO)
Visiting Lecturer of IIM(JOKA), IIT(Kharagpur), MAKAUT, SVU, SNU, BWU, SBIHM (as Industry expert and Guest Faculty)
Member of Health Advisory Committee of State
Member of International Academy of Medical Science
Lead of MRCP Examination (London/ Glasgow/ Edinburg) for PASES Exam of Asia Pacific Region.
Advisor to NITI Aayog related to formation of NMC (National Medical Commission)- 2017-19
NABH assessor
Life Member Indian Public Health Association
Life Member “Indian Medical Association”
Life Member Quality Council of India

Professor Roy is currently spearheading the Law School at Adamas University as the Associate Dean. He has a track record of successfully helping students achieve greater heights for more than a decade now and counting. Dr Roy completed his Ph.D. in the area of substantive criminal law from KIIT – D.U. not before completing his B.A. LL.B. from University of Calcutta. Subsequently, he pursued LL.M from Queen Mary, University of London (U.K) with Merit including Distinction in two disciplines. He was the recipient of the University of Calcutta Endowment Scholarship (final year) where he secured a First Class.

Prior to his current stint here, Professor Souvik helmed the Law School of Dayananda Sagar University (DSU), Bengaluru and was also looking into admissions outreach programs beyond regular academics and administration. Dr Roy, is an educationist in the legal domain with earlier experiences of working as an Associate Professor with Department of Law-UEM Kolkata not before his prior stints with KIIT D.U., Bhubaneswar and National Law University Odisha (NLUO). Professor Roy also possesses industry experience in the corporate and litigation sector as a lawyer and subsequently as a foreign education counsellor and CLAT mentor, working in places like Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.

He is a public speaker who addresses not only matters pertaining to substantive criminal law but also multifarious societal issues at universities, NGOs and online platforms. Prof. Souvik also guides LL.M aspirants for pursuing education abroad. He has participated in more than 30 national/international seminars and conferences with multiple publications in the form of articles and books to his name which are indexed in UGC CARE, Scopus and peer-reviewed journals. 

Dr. Tridib Chakraborti was a former professor and head of the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is an expert in South, Southeast Asian, and Asia Pacific affairs, Indian political thought, foreign policy, and strategic studies. He has contributed chapters to more than 62 articles published in edited books on different topics related to Southeast and South Asian politics, Indian political thought, and foreign policy, published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group Frontpage Publications (London), Institute of South East Asian Studies Publications (Singapore), Palgrave Macmillan(Singapore), Concept Publisher, Pentagon Press, Pearson, Knowledge World Publishers, Monahar, Allied Publisher, RIS of New Delhi, etc. He has published six books, of which the latest is from Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, Pennsylvania, United States, June, 2024. He has co-edited nine books on international relations and has also written more than 82 scholarly articles in internationally and nationally referred and peer-reviewed reputed journals. He travels abroad frequently to deliver lectures and attend an extensive number of international seminars and conferences, like those in Ireland, Moscow, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Rio-Brazil, Oslo-Norway, etc. In 2015, he was selected as a visiting Professor of ICCR Chair at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Currently, he is holding the post of Emeritus Professor and Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies, ADAMAS University, Barasat, West Bengal, Kolkata-700126.

Prof. (Dr.) Bimal Kumar Sarkar graduated in physics at Jadavpur University, India and Electrical Engineering at Institute of Engineers (India). He did his Ph.D. from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India. He pursued postdoctoral fellowship at National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan and UCLA, USA. Afterward, Prof. Sarkar has visited in research positions at NSYSU, Taiwan, Max Planck Institute, Germany, Czech Technical University, Brano University of Technology, Slovak Technical University, Slovak Academy of Science. He is awardee of the European SAIA Fellowship, PAEU Fellowship, Taiwan. He worked as Professor of Physics in VIT University. Prof. Sarkar has held the position at the level of Dean in Galgotias University, SR University earlier. At present, he is Professor of Physics and Dean at Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal with the activity in research and teaching. He is involved in the field of Computational Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics. He has been invited as Keynote Speaker, Invited Speaker to several National and International Conferences. He had more than 120 articles published in the international peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Professor Muni is a communication professional spearheading the Mass Communication School at Adamas University as the Associate Dean. Dr. Muni is a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Gondwana University, Maharastra and also holds degree of Master in Journalism and Mass Communication and BA (English Hons.). He has also qualified UGC- National Eligibility Test.

 Dr. Muni is a public speaker and a regular news panelist at national news channels like Republic TV, CNN News18, TN Navbharat, Mirror Now & Times Now as an educationist and analyst.

With an experience of more than 17 years, he has performed roles related to admission, placement, examination, accreditation, BOS, NAAC, and others. Manifesting his research acumen, he has published more than twenty research papers in UGC CARE and Scopus indexed journals and five research scholars have completed their PhD under his guidance. He intends to build a chain of Media Literacy Brigade throughout India to fight the menace of fake news and others.

Dr. Muni has coordinated and is resource person for a project awarded by National Council for Science and Technology Communication, DST, govt of India. He intends to bring out skilled industry ready media professionals through live projects, masterclass by industry leaders, symposium, conference, workshops, job fairs , film festivals, digital festivals and others.

The School is being headed by Prof (Dr) Sandip Banerjee, who is an internationally renowned academician in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. He is very well connected and respected with the professionals of agri industry. Prof Banerjee was instrumental in initiating vocational education in the state of Sikkim and under his guidance the first organic certification program was started in the state of Sikkim. Contract farming started in the state of Sikkim under his leadership. Thereafter, he served with College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Ethiopia and was the principal and co investigator for several research projects with scientists from USAID, NORAD, ILRI, FAO to name a few. He has advised several students for their MSc and PhD research and has authored more than hundred research publications. Prof Banerjee is very popular among the students and also shares his experiences and teaches different courses for undergraduate and graduate students across several countries and enrolled in Agriculture allied sciences. Prof Banerjee is an alumni of GovindBallabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidyalaya and Wageningen UR ( The Netherlands).

Prof. (Dr.) Shauli Mukherjee is a passionate academician, global thought leader and internationally acclaimed inspirational speaker with more than 22 years of expertise in the education space. She has been awarded as India’s Top 50 Women Leaders in the Education Industry and Top 20 Revolutionary Education Leaders as well as among 99 Women Achievers of India for the year 2021. She has been listed among the Top 50 Most Courageous Women in Business, Leadership and Entertainment in 2022. She has been the Founder Principal of Adamas World School and the first STEM School of West Bengal, which was awarded as the second Best International Day School in West Bengal by Education World under her inspiring leadership. Prof. Mukherjee has also held senior academic and administrative positions in some of the reputed institutions of West Bengal.

Prof. Mukherjee has 60+ publications in Scopus Indexed and other international journals along with Patents, Copyrights, Educational Psychological Scales, Authored and Edited Books to her credit. She has been featured in 50+ national and international journals, newspapers and magazines (including Cover Features), the Convener of 500+ national and international Conferences, FDPs, Seminars, Workshops and has 300+ Invited Talks/Special Lectures as Resource Person, Keynote Speaker, Conference Session Chair, Guest of Honour and Chief Guest in national and international Conferences/Seminars/FDPs and Summits to her credit.

Prof. Mukherjee has represented her current University in International Summits, Conclaves, Conferences and Pavilion in the UK, USA, Canada, Egypt, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, South Africa, Vietnam, Philippines, UAE, Malaysia, Nepal and Bhutan. As an internationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, Prof. Mukherjee is regularly invited to numerous national and international Conferences, Universities and Conclaves to share her insights on futuristic and transformative role of education. Prof. Mukherjee is associated with premiere educational organizations across India as well as globally in senior advisory capacity. She has been the recipient of 250+ prestigious awards including GEM OF INDIA Award, NATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP Award, BHARTIYA GYAN RATNA Award and WORLD PEACE Award.

Prof. Mukherjee has been the former Associate Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies and Dean – Student Affairs at Adamas University. She is currently working as the Professor and Dean – School of Education and Dean – International Relations at Adamas University, India.

Prof. Sushanta Kumar Mandal received his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College, MS and Ph.D degree from IIT. Currently he is working as Professor, School of Engineering & Technology and Director Quality Assurance and Accreditation at Adamas University, Kolkata. He has more than two decades of teaching experience in reputed institution like DAIICT, Gandhinagar, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, CUTM, Bhubaneswar, Sharda University, Greater Noida and Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar. He served as Associate Dean, SOE and COE at KIIT University, an Institute of Eminence, HOD ECE and Dean Skill Integrations at CUTM, Associate Dean Research and Director, IQAC at Sharda University. He also served as Dean, Schools of Applied Sciences and Director IQAC at Birla Global University.

He has guided 6 PhD and 30 MTech Theses and also guiding several PhD Scholars. He has published more than 70 research papers in reputed international journals and conferences. His research interests include VLSI design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications in VLSI and IoT applications.

Dr. Moumita Mukherjee is alumni of R K S M Sister Nivedita Girls’ School – Kolkata, Presidency College and Calcutta University. She received M.Sc. (Physics) with specialization in Electronics & Communication,  M.Tech. in Biomedical-Engineering and Ph.D. (Tech.) in Radio-Physics and Electronics (2009), University of Calcutta, India. She did her doctoral & post-doctoral studies under DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. She received ‘visiting scientist’ & PDF positions from INEX, Newcastle University, UK & Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany.

An accomplished and dynamic Senior Management Professional, offering 23 years of extensive experience in IT (software development), FMCG-Health & Wellness, and Education Industry. Proven expertise in business operations, strategic management, and international market expansion. Holds an MSc in Information Technology and an MBA in Marketing and HR, with certifications in Project Management from California University and Inclusive Education Eco-System from IIMC. Currently a PhD research scholar at IES University, Bhopal. Formerly served as Country Head – Business Operation and Member of the Board at Asia Pacific Learning Leverage Ltd, overseeing operations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Bhutan, Thailand, and initiating Kenya operations. Also a former Hon’ble Member of the Board – Group Strategic Management Committee of Smart Value Group.Also Received the Dynergy Business Solution Golden AIM Career Influencer Award in 2020.

Dr. Saptarshi Chatterjee is a trained Microbiologist having 10+ years of experience in teaching and research. He is a Ph.D in Microbiology from University of Kalyani and former Post-Doctoral Fellow at IISER Kolkata. He is presently working as Associate Professor of Microbiology and Associate Director of Incubation at Adamas University. He also heads the E-YUVA Centre, one of the translational research center in India , supported by BIRAC (Govt. of India) as Chief Coordinator and Principal Investigator. Dr. Chatterjee has 20+ research papers in reputed international journals and 2 Indian patents to his credit. Dr. Chatterjee is also a NSDC certified trainer of Management and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Chatterjee has received numerous awards including Travel Scheme Award from DST, Govt. of India in the category of Young Scientist, Best Poster and paper awards in international conferences. He was also one of the participant in the Staff Exchange Program of Erasmus Plus Project at Bath Spa University UK funded by European Union. Dr. Saptarshi Chatterjee also participated in Faculty exchange program at Rseszow University of Poland as a part of Erasmus Plus Project of EU.  Dr. Chatterjee has received several grants (more than 3.5 Crores) from govt and non-government funding bodies including, NSTDEB, NRDC, BIRAC, State Council of Science and Technology & Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal, CYDA etc. Dr. Chatterjee represented West Bengal in Peer-Learning workshop by AIM, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India. Under his mentorship, student team emerged as Champion of ‘Smart India Hackathon 2023’ and one of the Winner of ‘YUKTI’ receiving innovation grant from Ministry of Education and AICTE, GoI. Dr. Chatterjee is also the Industry-Academia Collaboration Lead and Vice president of Institutional Innovation Council of Adamas University and coordinator for implementation of National Innovation and Start-up Policy (Govt. of India).

A dynamic Senior Management Professional with over seven years of diverse experience spanning alumni relations, strategic management, marketing, and legal advisory. An alumna of the University of Calcutta, Atrika brings a strong foundation in law and administration, coupled with a proven track record in driving institutional growth and fostering meaningful industry-academic collaborations.

Atrika has successfully led key initiatives in alumni engagement, and operational excellence, showcasing her expertise in strategic planning, policy implementation, and data-driven decision-making.
With a commitment to excellence and innovation, Atrika continues to contribute to the academic and professional communities, positioning institutions for sustained success in a competitive landscape.

Runki Basu is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in operations management, lifelong learning, and international relations. Currently serving as the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning and Head of International Relations at Adamas University, she has been instrumental in driving innovative educational programs, fostering global partnerships, and enhancing the university’s international presence.

With a robust career spanning over two decades, Runki has held pivotal roles across the US, Canada and India, including Chief Operations Officer of Trainings Canada. Her leadership has been characterized by strategic planning, operational efficiency, and a strong commitment to fostering innovation. Her experience in the software training industry, health informatics, and higher education has enabled her to bridge academic and industry gaps effectively.

Academically, Runki holds an M.Sc. in Information Technology with specialization in HealthIT from McMaster University, an M.A. in Economics with Specialization in Econometrics and Optimization Technique from Jadavpur University, and a B.Sc. in Economics from St. Xavier’s College. She has also pursued professional certifications in Project Management, IT Business Analysis, and Software Technologies.

Runki is a published author with notable contributions to international journals including AHRQ  and JAMIA in Healthcare Analytics and Health IT. Recognized for her excellence in leadership and scholarship, she has received accolades like the McMaster Graduate and Research Scholarships. Through her dynamic career, she continues to inspire innovation, collaboration, and excellence in every role she undertakes.

A seasoned Senior Management Professional, an alumnus of XLRI with a PGDM in Marketing. Boasting over 23 years of experience in the corporate and education industries. Has worked with esteemed organizations such as Apollo International Ltd, ICFAI Business School, NIIT University, and Webel. Holds international certifications from Cisco and Microsoft, demonstrating a strong foundation in technology and business management. Proven expertise in strategic planning, business development, and academic administration, with a track record of driving organizational success and fostering industry-academic collaborations.