Academic Qualification:

•  Pursuing Ph.D in the Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, West Bengal under the supervision of Dr. Ashis Panigrahi.
• M.Sc  in Zoology from the University of North Bengal in  First Class securing 73.4% of marks in the year 1999.
• B.Sc (Hons.) in Zoology from A.B.N Seal College under North Bengal University in First class securing 64.4% of marks in the year 1997.

Awards:

•  Awarded University Medal for being First Class Second in B.Sc (Hons.) Examination.
• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by the CSIR-UGC in the year 2002.
• Outstanding Paper Award by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Biotechnology in 2^nd Regional Science and Technology Congress (Southern Region) 2017.

Publications

1. Ghosh, M. Chakrabortty, S., Mahanayak, B., Ghosh, K., Talukdar, S. (2015). Spider Bite, a Case from Eastern India with Review of Literature Toxicology International, vol.22 No.3 pg: 153-155.ISSN: Print-0971-6580. Online 0976-5131
2. Mahanayak, B (2016). Complement System in Immunity: An Overview. Science Review, Vol-1, pp-26-44. ISBN: 978-81-927259-2-5.
3. Mahanayak, B (2016). Swachh Bharat Mission: Utility and its Relevance. Anweshan: An Inter-disciplinary Edited Volume-01, pp-142-151. ISBN: 978-81-927259-3-2.
4. Mahanayak, B., Chakraborty, S., and Panigrahi, A. (2017). Preliminary Survey on the Primary Fishermen Co-operative Societies (PFCS) of Murshidabad District of West Bengal. International Journal of Biology, Vol-4, /Issue-2. P-ISSN 2394-1391, e-ISSN 2455-8249.
5. Mahanayak, B., Chakraborty, S., and Panigrahi, A. (2017). Use of Earthworms for Sustainable Agriculture. International Journal of Biology, Vol-4, /Issue-2. P-ISSN 2394-1391, e-ISSN 2455-8249.

Present Employment:

• Assistant Professor (Stage III) in Zoology in Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad, West Bengal since April 2016.
• Assistant Professor (Stage II) in Zoology in Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad, West Bengal during April 2011 – April 2016.
• Assistant Professor (Stage I) in Zoology in Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad, West Bengal during January 2006 – April 2011.
• Lecturer in Zoology in Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad, West Bengal from April 2005 to December 2005.

Project:

UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project on “Study on the Prevalence of Gastro- intestinal Parasites in Domestic Fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) in both Extensive and Intensive management System in Two Different Agro Climatic Regions of West Bengal”- Submitted.

Other Positions held:

• Member of Board of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Zoology, University of Gour Banga, West Bengal.
• Member of Board of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, West Bengal.
• Member, Board of Moderators, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal.
• Member of Governing Body of Berhampore Girls’ College, Murshidabad, WB from 2010 to 2016.
• District President of West Bengal College and University Professors’ Association (WBCUPA), Murshidabad District during 2012 – 2016.
• President (Government Nominated) of Iswar Chandra Institution, Berhampore, Murshidabad since 2016.
• Member of the Visiting Team for Undergraduate Examination, University of Kalyani since 2012.
• Member of the Visiting Team for B.Ed Examination, The West Bengal University of Teachers Training Education Planning and Administration since 2015.
• Observer, State Level Eligibility Test, West Bengal College Service Commission.
• Observer, Netaji Subhas Open University.
• Member of the Sports Council, University of Kalyani since 2012.

Other Academic and Administrative Responsibilities in the College:

• Head, Department of Zoology of Berhampore Girls’ College since 2015.
• Head, Department of Environmental Science of Berhampore Girls’ College during 2010-2017.
• Coordinator, Coaching for Entry in Services, Berhampore Girls’ College during 2010-2014.
• Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Academic Committee, Admission Committee, Service Book Committee, Building Committee, Routine Committee, Cultural Sub- committee, Students Welfare Committee of Berhampore Girls’ College.
• Convener, Eco Club of Berhampore Girls’ College.
• Organized national seminars and workshops.

Training:

• Bhuvan Workshop, National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO on 2^nd February, 2012
• “Trends in Bioinformatics” organized by Berhampore Girls’ College in collaboration with DBT Centre, Presidency University on 8 ^th-9^th March, 2013.
• “Hands-on Training Workshop on Microbiological Tools and Techniques” organized by the department of Zoology, University of Gour Banga during 3-7 March, 2017.
• Workshop on Ecological and Environmental Modelling organized by Indian Statistical Institute & GCETT, Berhampore on 25 ^th October, 2016.

Conferences/ Seminars:

• Oral Presentation
  1. “Principle of Animal Physiology: from Genes to Organism” at XXVI^th Annual National Conference of the Physiological Society of India held during 19-21 December, 2014.
  2. “Use of Vermitechnology for Sustainable Agriculture” at 22^nd West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress (WBSSTC)-2015, organized by the of Science & Technology Govt. of WB, during 28^th February & 1^st March 2015.
  3. “Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites of Domestic Fowl in Extensive Management System in and around Berhampore, Murshidabad” at 1^st Regional Science and Technology Congress2016 organized by the of Science & Technology Govt. of WB, held on 13-14 November 2016.
  4. “Ecosystem based Adaptation: The Future Strategy for Ecosystem Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation under Climate Change Regime” at BOTSEM-2016, organized by the Department of Botany, Sripat Singh College on 30^th November 2016.
  5. “Development of Fisheries through Cooperatives: A Case Study with Beel Bishnupur Agragami FCS Ltd.”at International Conference on Advances in Environmental and Agricultural Bioechnology-2018 organized by St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi on 22-24 February, 2018.
  6. “Environmental Pollution, Fish Mortality and Threat to Livelihood of Rural Fishermen: Need for Good Governance” at 25^th West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress (WBSSTC)-2018, organized by the of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of WB, on 4-5 March 2018.
• Poster Presentation
  1. “A Comparative Study on the Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Domestic Fowl under Extensive and Intensive Management System in and around Berhampore, Murshidabad “ at 4^th India Biodiversity Meet-2016 organized by ISI Kolkata and GCETT, Berhampore held on 24-27 October, 2016.
  2. “Gastrointestinal Helminth Diversity of Domestic Fowl( Gallus gallus domesticus) in and around Berhampore, Murshidabad” at ZooCon-2017: Animal Science in 21^st Century organized by the Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal on 11-12 February 2017
  3. “Environmental Pollution, Fish Mortality and Threat to Livelihood of Rural Fishermen: Need for Good Governance” at 2^nd Regional Science and Technology Congress (Southern Region), 2017 organized by the of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of WB, held on 14-15 December 2017.

Membership and other responsibilities

Life member of the Zoological Society, Kolkata.

Present Research Interest

• Parasitology of domestic fowl
• Fishery & Aquaculture