Qualifications

• Ph.D. (2023)- Raiganj University (Thesis: Assessment of Higher Education among the Scheduled Castes of Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal: A Geographical Study)
• M.Phil. (2018)- Sikkim University(Topic: Dynamics of India-Bangladesh Trans Border Mobility: A Case Study of Dhupguri Block, West Bengal)
• M.A. in Geography (2015)- University of North Bengal
• B.A. in Geography (2013) - University of North Bengal

Teaching-related Experience:

• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Geography (Cartography, RS & GIS, Human Geography)
• Providing hands-on training in practical geography, RS & GIS software (ArcGIS,Global Mapper).

Research-related Experience:

• Focus areas: Migration and mobility, remote sensing and GIS, educational inequalities, caste and gender studies
• Published in Scopus-indexed and UGC-listed journals.

Selected Publications:

• Sarkar, T. & Kasemi, N. Status of educational mobility in Lohar caste: a case study of Dhupguri block, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Punjab Geographer, 15: 23-39 (Scopus).
• Sarkar, T. & Kasemi, N. (2020). Gender inequality in literacy and education among the educationally backward scheduled castes of West Bengal: a case study of Maynaguri block, Jalpaiguri district. Punjab Geographer, 16: 63-74 (Scopus).
• Sarkar, T. & Kasemi, N. (2019). Educational inequalities among the scheduled caste communities in Dhupguri block, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Spatial Science, 10(2): 73-79 (UGC).
• Sarkar, T. & Kasemi, N. (2019). Migration of Bangladeshi people to Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Indian Geographical Journal, 94(1): 51-64(UGC).
• Sarkar, T. & Kasemi, N. (2019). The socio-economic status of the people from Bangladesh in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Geographical Review of India, 81(1): 51-63 (UGC).
• Sarkar, T., Kasemi, N. & Sattar, H. (2020). Child Trafficking in India: nature, dimension and strategies for prevention. In Child Trafficking: A Social Evil and Challenges, Wizcraft Publications, pp. 109-123.

Any Other Achievements/Awards:

• UGC NET-JRF (twice: April 2016, July 2016)
• UGC NET (June 2015)
• SET (WBCSC) (2016)