Dr. SOUMENDRA NATH BISWAS

PERSONAL PROFILE

Dr. SOUMENDRA NATH BISWAS Assistant Professor

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM & TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

(An Organization of MINISTRY OF TOURISM, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

443, Dumduma

Bhubaneswar-751019, Odisha, India

Contact No.: +91 9883053751

Email: soumendranathb@yahoo.co.in

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Awarded PhD in Business Administration (Tourism) from The University of Burdwan on 20th May, 2010.

PhD Topic: “Food as a marketing Tool for the development of Hospitality and Tourism in India, with special reference to West Bengal”

Qualified UGC- NET (National Eligibility test for Lectureship) in December 2004.

Qualified UGC- NET (National Eligibility test for Lectureship) in June 2005.

Qualified UGC- JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) in June 2005.

Completed MASTERS IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT (MTM) from IGNOU, with

65.79% marks, in 2002.

Completed Bachelor of Science [Chemistry, Zoology and Botany] from Rahara

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, of Calcutta University.

Completed 3 Year Diploma in Hotel Management, Catering Technology

& Applied Nutrition from I.H.M.--Kolkata under the NATIONAL COUNCIL-

NEW DELHI [An Organisation of the Ministry of Tourism Govt. of India].

Converted the above Diploma into Degree (B.Sc in Hospitality and Hotel

Administration) from IGNOU.

Completed French language course “CERTIFICATE DE FRANÇAISE” [Degré élémentaire] from “Alliance Française”-Calcutta. Certificate awarded by “Ambassadé de France en Indé”- New Delhi.

Dr. SOUMENDRA NATH BISWAS

NOW WORKING IN:

Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM),

Bhubaneswar (An Organization of Ministry of Tourism,

Government of India ) as an Assistant Professor in Tourism & Business

Studies since 24th April 2007.

DETAILS OF PAST EXPERIENCE:

Department of Tourism, SIKKIM UNIVERSITY

(A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament of India, 2007),

Gangtok, Sikkim, India, as an Assistant Professor in Tourism from 27th

May, 2014 to 30th September, 2015 (on Lien from IITTM).

Worked in “DURGAPUR SOCIETY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE”– DURGAPUR,

Approved by AICTE, and affiliated to WBUT & UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN, as a

Lecturer in Hotel & Tourism Management from 1st August 2005 to 23rd April

2007.

Worked in Golden Regency International Center for Hospitality Management–

Haldia, under the Regency Institute of TAFE – AUSTRALIA, as a Lecturer in

Hotel Management from February 2004 to July 2005.

Worked in IIAS-Kolkata, as a Lecturer in Hotel Management from 25th

December, 2003 to 31st January, 2014.

Worked in “I.H.M. -- PATNA” under the National Council- New Delhi (Under

Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) as a Faculty in F&B Production

Department, from 20th May 2002 to 24th December 2003.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Father’s Name : Late Chitta Ranjan Biswas

Permanent Address : At-- Saguna, P.O.--Saguna. Via- Madanpur,

P.S. -- Kalyani, Dist.-Nadia, PIN-741245, West Bengal. India.

Nationality : Indian Sex : Male

Languages Known : English, Bengali, Hindi, Odiya, French