With 27 years of teaching experience—15 years at the undergraduate level and over 12 years at the postgraduate level—and 23 years of research experience, the academic journey has been both rich and impactful. The career began as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at S.D. Jain Girls’ College, Dimapur, Nagaland, from 1st September 1997 to 5th December 1998. This was followed by the position of Assistant Professor of Economics at M.C. College, Barpeta, from 31st December 1998 to 27th September 2012. The next phase was at Bodoland University, serving as Associate Professor from 28th September 2012 to 7th February 2018, and subsequently as Professor of Economics from 7th February 2018 to 8th April 2025.

An award-winning scholar, the recipient of the Scholl Research Challenge Award 2010 from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Government of Canada, was recognized for the Best Research Paper among scholars below 40 years.

Key leadership roles held at Bodoland University include Founder Director of the South and South-East Asia Study Centre (2nd May 2019 to 8th April 2025), Founder Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management (28th June 2017 to July 2020), Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (10th March 2021 to 22nd June 2024), Founder Head of the Department of Education (11th August 2015 to January 2018), and Head of the Department of Economics (5th December 2019 to 23rd May 2023).

The mentoring journey includes guiding seven Ph.D. scholars successfully—one at Gauhati University and six at Bodoland University—and over 100 M.A. dissertations. Currently supervising seven Ph.D. candidates.

Completed eight sponsored research projects, including an international collaboration with Queen’s University, Belfast, UK, under the Going Global Partnership sponsored by the British Council, UK.

Published 32 research papers in reputed national and international journals including Scopus Q1 and Web of Science indexed journals, eight papers in edited volumes including Springer publications, and several papers in conference/seminar proceedings. Authored five books, including two edited volumes.

Participated in over 50 seminars, conferences, and webinars as a Resource Person, Keynote Speaker, or Chairperson. Founder Editor of the Journal of Social Science, Bodoland University (ISSN-2320-0952), reviewer for several journals, and member of four editorial boards.

Academic visits have been made to the UK, USA, and Vietnam.

Served as a Member of the Executive Council, Academic Council, Research Committee, Research Council, Departmental Research Committee, Finance Committee, Budget Committee, Roster Committee, IPR Committee, and Affiliation Committee of Bodoland University. Also served as a Governing Body Member of Kokrajhar Commerce College and External Expert Member of the Board of Studies in Economics for B.N. College (Autonomous), Dhubri; Bhattadev University, Bajali; D.R. College (Autonomous), Golaghat; and HSS, CIT, Kokrajhar.