Dr. Utpal Sut
Associate Professor, MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam
Qualification:
- MA, MBA, NET, Ph.D.
Personal achievement:
- 1st class with distinction in BA from North Lakhimpur College.
- 1st class in MA with highest marks in Econometrics among the batchmates in the year 2000 from the department of Economics of Dibrugarh University.
- UGC NET qualified.
- Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) on 1st November,2019 by Dibrugarh University.
- Secured 1st class 3rd position in MBA with 79.04% from CMS of Dibrugarh University in the year 2024.
Area of specialization:
- Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
Area of Research:
- Use of Information and Communication Technology in rural economic development
Research Degree:
| Degrees | Title | Date of award | University |
| Ph.D | Use of Information and communication technology (ICT) in economic development of Rural Areas of Assam: A case study of Dibrugarh District | 1.11.2019 | Dibrugarh University |
Positions Held:
- Lecturer in Economics (2001 to 2005) before provincialisation of College
- Assistant Professor in stage 1 (1st January 2006 to 5th October, 2007)
- Assistant Professor in stage 2 (6th October 2007 to 5th October, 2012)
- Assistant professor in stage 3 (6th October 2012 30th March,2024)
- Associate Professor (1st April,2024 to till date)
- Principal in Charge (9th September,2024 to 8th October,2024)
Membership:
- Member as subject expert of Teachers selection committee appointed by Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh district (2010)
- Member of Board of studies of Economics department of Dibrugarh University (2010-2012)
- Nodal Officer of Disaster Management Programme appointed by Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh (2014)
- Interview panelist of selection of Teacher in Salt Brooke Academy, Dibrugarh district of Assam.
- Member as Teachers representative of Governing body, MDKG College (2018-2020)
- Member of Collaboration Committee (from March, 2019 till date)
- Member of Board of Studies of Economics Department of Dibrugarh University (From 2022 to till date)
- Life member of Ellora Bigyan Mancha (2022 to till date)
- Member of NEP Task force of MDKG College
Coordinator:
- Coordinator of Teaching, learning and Evaluation committee (2006-2011)
- Coordinator of Curricular Aspects committee (2012-2018
- Coordinator of IQAC (From 26th March, 2019 to till date
- Coordinator of Website Committee (From 26th March, 2019 to till date
- Co-opted member, Vidyalaya Management Committee of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Air force station, Chabua (2021 to till date).
Areas of interest:
- Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Environmental Economics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Confidential Work:
Involved in paper setting and evaluation scripts of undergraduate courses of economics and post graduate course of economics of open and distance learning under Dibrugarh University.
Involved in Electoral Process:
District level Master trainer of Assembly election, parliamentary election and Panchayat election (2009,2013,2014,2016,2019 and 2021 and 2024).
Zonal Officer:
- Appointed Zonal Officer of the pilot project using mobile phone in dibrugarh district by deputy commissioner of dibrugarh district on 14th February,2018.
- Appointed as Assembly level master trainer by deputy commissioner on 1st February,2019 for imparting training for E-roll for BLO of Diburgarh district.
Examination Observer:
- Nomination as external evaluator under Gunotsav’2018 by Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh district on 17-9-2018.
- Appointed as Supervising Officer for Higher secondary final examination in 2016 in Salt Brooke Academy of Dibrugarh district of Assam.
- Appointed as Supervising Officer for HS and HSLC final examination, 2019.
- Appointed as observer for the P.G. Final (Open and distance learning) examination in Duliajan College, Dibrugarh.(2018 and 2019).
- Appointed as observer for undergraduate final examination in DDR College, Chabua (2019 and 2020)
Speaker of AIR:
- Delivered talk on “Uttar urbanchalet simanta banijya ” in All India Radio, Dibrugarh (2008)
- Delivered talk on “Uttar urbanchalet odyogik sthabiratea aru Niramayar Upai” in All India Radio, Dibrugarh
Paper presentation in National and International Seminars/Workshops/Conferences:
Seminars/Workshops/Conferences:
| Sl.
No. |
Title of the
paper presented |
Title of the Conference/Seminar | Organiser | Sponsoring agency | Level | Date |
| 1. | Bio-diversity of Assam: Jeopardy | Sixth annual conference of the north-eastern
economic association |
Dibrugarh University | NEEA | National | 10 and 11 February, 2004 |
| 2. | Poverty as an impediment of Human Development | Emerging issues of Human Development in North-East India | Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University | UGC | National | 12th March, 2010 |
| 3. | Digital initiative in agricultural marketing of North-east India | Post-harvest management for agricultural development in north-east India | Department of Economics,Dibrugarh University | SAP of UGC | National | 23rd February, 2012 |
| 4. | Financial initiatives in financial inclusion of North-east India | Financial inclusion for economic development in north-east India- Issues and challenges | Department of Economics | SAP of the UGC | National | 7th March, 2013 |
| 5. | Tourism and local economic development in Assam: A
case study of Singpho Tribe |
Tourism and Handicraft: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Economic Development | Department of Business administration,Tezpur University | ICSSR | National | 22 and 23rd December, 2014 |
| 6. | Role of Kisan call Centre (KCCs) in dissemination of agricultural
information in India |
ICT and Knowledge management | Library and IQACOF Dikhowmukh college in collaboration with LIPSA | UGC | National | 27th and 28th May, 2016 |
| 7. | An Enquiry into Rabindranath Tagore’s view on rural
development |
Rabindranath Tagore and his importance in Modern literature and Society | MDKG College | UGC | National | 9th and 10th June,2017 |
| 8. | Micro-finance and self-help group in rural development- An empirical study | Entrepreneurship in North-East India: Challenges and opportunities-An innovative approach | Department of Accountany in collaboration with ACTA | UGC | National | 21st and 22nd August,2017 |
| 9. | Socio- economic status of the scheduled caste with special reference to
Majuli District |
Sustainable rural development in North-East India: Issues and Challenges | Department of Sociology in collaboration with IQAC of the College | ICSSR | National | 4th and 5th February,2020 |
| 10 | Green initiatives in Higher Educational Institutions for sustainable environment:A case study of Selected Higher Educational Institutions of Assam | Management Practices for Sustainable Development Goals | Centre for Mnagement Studies | Centre for Management Studies | National Seminar | 15 and 16th February,2024 |
Resource Person:
- Participated as resource person in meeting of minds organized by Centre for Management Studies of Dibrugarh University in 2010.
- Participated as Resource person in developing Multi-media learning materials (Video-CDs) for the BA Programme in Economics under the Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University in 2012.
- Conducted a talk cum interaction on the topic WTO and some other issues of International Economic Laws as resource person in the department of Political Science of MDKG College, Dibrugarh on 19th October, 2019.
- Delivering lecture on Green Revolution on 22nd March, 2018 in the department of History of MDKG College, Dibrugarh.
Publications:
Published papers in Journals/Books:
| Sl. No. | Title with page no, issue no and volume no. | Name of the Journal | ISSN/ISBN
No. |
Whether peer reviewed impact factor, if any? | No. of Co- authors | Year of publication |
| 1. | Tourism and
local economic development in Assam: A case study of the Singpho tribe pp.-77-84 |
Tourism and
handicrafts –a sustainable approach Chandan Goswami,,Anjan Bhuyan and Niranjan Das Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. |
978-93-84869-
10-6 |
YES | 1 | 2015 |
| 2. | Access and
use of ICT among the rural dwellers of Dibrugarh District of Assam, Page no.1-8. |
Research Journal
of MDKG |
2278-1064 | YES | NIL | 2016 |
| 3. | Use pattern of
ICTs among the rural dwellers in Dibrugarh District of Assam |
Research Journal
of MDKG |
2278-1064 | YES | 1 | 2018 |
| 4. | Micro-finance
and Self-help group in rural development- An Empirical Analysis |
Edited volumes
research papers presented in UGC sponsored seminar entitled Entrepreneurhip in North-East India: Challenges and opportunities- An innovative approach |
978-81-
953125-0-4 |
YES | 1 | 2021 |
| 5 | Ethnic Tourism as source of income opportunities and self-reliant to propel Atmanirbhar Bharat:A case study of Singpho tribe | Phalanx: A quarterly Review for Continuing debate | 2320-7700 | Yes | 1 | 2022 |
| 6 | Indigenous religious beliefs and practices among the Singpho Tribe of Assam andArunachal Pradesh | Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute | 0378-1143 | Yes | 2 | 2023 |
| 7 | An Enquiry into the Rabindranath Tagore’s view on rural development | Journal of Asiatic Society of Mumbai | 0972-0766 | Yes | 1 | 2023 |
Papers Published as Conference Proceedings:
| Sl.
No. |
Title with page
no, issue no and volume no. |
Name of the
Journal |
ISSN/ISBN
No. |
Whether peer
reviewed impact factor, if any? |
No. of
Co- authors |
Year of
publication |
| 1. | Tourism and local economic development in Assam: A case study of the Singpho tribe
pp.-77-84 |
Tourism and
handicrafts –a sustainable approach Chandan Goswami,,Anjan Bhuyan And Niranjan Das MBA Department, Tezpur University |
978-93-
84869-10-6 |
YES | 1 | 2015 |
Books Published:
Articles/Chapters published in Books:
| Serial no. | Title with Page No. | Book title, Editor and Publisher | ISSN/ISBN
No. |
Whether Peer reviewed? | No. of Co- authors | Whether you are the main author? | Year of publication |
|
01. |
Elementary theory of probability, pp.138-176 | Statistical Methods in Economics Banalata Academe, Dibrugarh | 978-93-
84869-10-6 |
No | 03 | No | 2013 |
|
02. |
Sampling, pp- 178-188 | Statistical Methods in Economics Banalata Academe, Dibrugarh | 978-93-
84869-10-6 |
No | 03 | No | 2013 |
|
03. |
Correlation and simple regression,pp- 190-232 | Statistical Methods in Economics, Banalata Academe, Dibrugarh | 978-93-
84869-10-6 |
No | 03 | No | 2013 |
|
04. |
Budget System and Fiscal policy (chapter)
pp-177-206 |
Public Economics | 81-7339-
148-3 |
No | 03 | No | 2012 |
|
05. |
International trade policies page no.33 to 66 (Chapter) | Arthavigyan., Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University | 978-81-
924664-3-9 |
No. | 03 | No | 2012 |
|
06. |
Opportunity analysis
PP.-10-13 (Chapter) |
Skilled based course Ashwini Machey, Banalata Academe, Dibrugarh | 978-93-
8275046-8 |
No. | 0 | No | 2014 |
| 07. | Characteristics of Indian Economy | Multi-disciplinary Course,
Ashwini Machey, Banalata Publication, Dibrugarh |
No. | 10 | No. | 2014 | |
|
08. |
Economics and Environment (Chapter) | ECONOMICS(Self-
learning material) Dr. Rafique Ahmed Directorat of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University |
978-93-
82785-60-6 |
No. | 3 | No. | 2017 |
|
09. |
Introduction to Environmental Economics (Chapter) | ECONOMICS(Self-
learning material) Dr. Rafique Ahmed Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University |
978-93-
82785-60-6 |
No. | 3 | No. | 2017 |
|
09. |
Application of Differential Calculus | Mathematical Economics
Banalata Publication, |
No. | 3 | No. | 2019 | |
|
10. |
Correlation and Regression | Statistical Methods, Banalata Publication | No. | 2 | No. | 2020 |
Books Other Than Course Book:
As Editor:
- Economica – A Collection of writs up, published by Department of Economics, MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam Indian 2004.
- Arthvatika – A Collection of Research Paper, published by Creative Design, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Ongoing and Completed Research Project:
| Sl No. | Title | Agency | Period | Status |
| 01. | Unplanned Industrialization in Assam (Minor-Research Project) | UGC | 2005-2006 | Completed and Submitted |
Conference/Symposia/Webinars/RC/OP/FDP/STC attended:
| Sl No | Name of the Programme | Date | Organiser | Sponsoring agency |
| 1. | RC | 16th October 2002 to 5th November 2002
|
Dibrugarh University | UGC
|
| 2 | FDP in Entrepreneurship | 17th February to 28th Februry,2003
|
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship | IIE, Guwahati |
| 3 | Orientation Programme in Environmental Economics | 19th to 22nd May,2003 | Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University | Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University |
| 4 | National Seminar
|
10th and 11th September,2004
|
MDKG College | Manthan |
| 5 | Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights | 30th October,2004 | Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University | MHRD,
Govt. of India |
| 6 | Workshop on Vision 2020: Assam | 6th and 7th September,2005
|
Department of Economics, Dibrugarh | North-Eastern Council |
| 7 |
3 Day Workshop on ODL Concepts:Theory and Practice |
28th to 30th July,2009 | Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University | Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University |
| 8 | Orientation Programme | 4th December to 31st December,2009 | The University of Burdwan | UGC |
| 9 | Refresher Course | 12th September,2011 to 2nd October,2011 | NEHU | UGC |
| 10 | National level Workshop on Social sector service delivery
|
1-2 December,2011 | The Department of Economics, DHSK College, Dibrugarh in collaboration with NEEA | UGC
|
| 11 | 7-Day Workshop on Development of Self-Learning Materials(SLMs) | 18th to 24th January,2012 | Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University | Distance Education Council, IGNOU, New Delhi
|
| 12 | National Workshop on Research Methodology Course | . 8th,9th and 10th October,2012 | MDKG College, Dibrugarh | ICSSR |
| 13 | RC on Research Methodology
|
7th December to 27th December,2012
|
University of North-Bengal, Darjeeling | UGC |
| 14 | ACTA annual conference | 26th,27th,28th and 29th October,2014
|
Moran College, Sivasagar | ACTA |
| 15 | Zonal Symposium Gender equality and tolerance | 27th April,2015 | ACTA MDKG
College unit in collaboration with ACTA |
ACTA MDKG College unit in collaboration with ACTA Dibrugarh |
| 16 | National Workshop on Savings and Income tax | 5th February,2016
|
ACTA MDKG
College unit in collaboration with ACTA Dibrugarh Zone |
ACTA MDKG College unit in collaboration with ACTA Dibrugarh Zone
|
| 17 | National Seminar on Poverty ,inequality and Economic Development of India
|
29th March,2016
|
Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University | UGC SAP DRS-III |
| 18 | National Workshop on Cyber Crime against Women in North- East India | 16th and 17th June,2017 | MDKG College in collaboration with Jon- Kalyan, Moran | UGC |
| 19 | Seven Day Workshop on development of Self-learning Materials (SLMs) for Open and Distance Learning
|
26th July to 1st August,2017 | Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University | Directorate of Distance Education, Dibrugarh University |
| 20 | Annual Conference, Dibrugarh Zone | 8th January,2018 | DHSK College, Dibrugarh in association with ACTA DHSK
College Teachers’Unit |
Dibrugarh Zone
DHSK College, Dibrugarh in association with ACTA DHSK College Teachers’Unit |
| 21 | National level workshop on Future of Sociology in India
|
20th and 21st April,2018 | The department of Sociology of MDKG College, Dibrugarh in collaboration with Research Committee of MDKG College | UGC |
| 22 | National Workshop on Use of Technical Terminology in Higher Education | 5th and 6th June,2018 | Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh
|
Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Government of India |
| 23 | Annual Conference of ACTA Dibrugarh Zone | 14th June,2019 | Khowang College, Dibrugarh | ACTA Dibrugarh Zone |
| 24 | National Symposium on Bank products, Consumer and Benefit | 13th November,2019 | ACTA
Dibrugarh Zone in collaboration with ACTA MDKG College Teachers’ Unit |
ACTA Dibrugarh Zone in collaboration with ACTA MDKG College Teachers’ Unit |
| 25 | One day National Seminar on Pandemic Covid-19 and Pandemic | 6th July,2020 | MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India | MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| 26 | One Day International level Webinar on etiquettes for skilful survival in modern era. | 30th June,2020 | VIVA Institute of Management and Research in association with Indian Accounting Association | VIVA Institute of Management and Research in association with Indian Accounting Association |
| 27 | National Seminar on Digital Transformation:e-classrooms and Learning Management System | 17th July,2020 | Arts, Commerce and Science College, Jalgaon, Bodwad, Mumbai | Arts, Commerce and
Science College, Jalgaon, Bodwad,Mumbai |
| 28 | National Webinar on Investor | 27th July,2020 | IQAC of MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam | SEBI |
| 29 | Web Session on A tale of two India’s: Are the best leaving behind the rest? | 30th July,2020 | Department of Economics, University of Allahabad, India | Department of Economics, University of Allahabad, India |
| 30 | National Webinar on the resilience of the environment and perils to the Economy- emergence of new debate during covid-19 | 6th August,2020 | Disaster Management Cell, Tinsukia College, Assam, India | IQAC, Tinsukia College, Assam, India |
| 31 | One day FDP on online assessment, Online admission and Fees collection and accreditation data management system | 7th August,2020 | IQAC of Mahatma Gandhi University in association with Mastersoft ERP Solutions Pvt.Ltd., Nagpur,India | IQAC of Mahatma Gandhi University in association with Mastersoft ERP Solutions Pvt.Ltd., Nagpur,India |
| 32 | National Level Webinar on Gender, Society and Politics | 21st August, 2020 | Alumni Association in association with IQAC of MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam. India | MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam.
India |
| 33 | Asomor Jatiya Jibonor Uttaranat Baidyutin Madhyam Homohar Bhumika | 26th September, 2020 | Assamese Department in collaboration with IQAC of MDKG College, Dibrugarh | MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| 34 | National Webinar on Axamiya Bhashar Maanyatakaranat Upabhashagata rupar Praaxangikata | 21st August, 2020 | Assamese Department in association with IQAC of MDKG College, Dibrugarh.
Assam, India |
MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| 35 | National Webinar on Emerging career trends in Computer Science after graduation | 22nd October, 2020 | IQAC of MDKG College in association with Kaziranga University | Kaziranga University |
| 36 | lecture series on India China Tussle : Context, Contestation and Challenges | 30th July, 2020 | Department of Political Science in association with IQAC of MDKG
College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
Department of Political Science in association with IQAC of MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India |