Education:
? Ph.D. in Development Economics from University of Reading, United Kingdom in 1998.
? M.Sc. (Agricultural Extension) from The Assam Agricultural University, India in 1991; GPA: 8.10 out of 10.00.
? B.Sc. (Agriculture- Tea Husbandry and Technology) from The Assam Agricultural University, India in 1988.
? Pre-University (Science) from St. Edmund’s College, Shillong, India, with first division in 1984.
? Indian Certificate School Examination (ICSE) from St. Edmund’s College, School Department, Shillong, India with first division in 1982.
? Certificate course in Micro Enterprise Finance: Management and Design from the Department of Economics and the International Development Centre, The University of Reading in 1997.
? E-learning course on ‘Gender, Growth and Poverty Reduction’ from the World Bank Institute in 2004.
? Certificates for attending courses in Manpower and Resource Management for Transfer of Technology and Development Management from the National Academy for Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) and the National Academy for Extension Management (MANAGE) and Coverdale, London in 1993.
? Attended Trainings on:
o M&E for Strategic Performance Management: Learning Clinic, IFAD Rome, 31 Jan’12-1 Feb’12.
o IF AD Supervision Training Programme, Rome, Italy from 15-19 Oct’07.
o Communications Strategy -Men and Women @ Work, IIM, Ahmadabad, India in 2011.
? Indian Council of Agricultural Research Fellowship in 1988; (GPA: 3.40 out of 4.00).
? Holds the credit of receiving University Merit Scholarship during Graduation & Post Graduation.
? Merit of being selected as Rhodes Trust Felix Scholar from India for Ph.D. in the Faculty of Education and Community Studies at the University of Reading, United Kingdom.
IT Skills: Well versed with:
- MS Office & Internet Applications.
- SPSS, STATA -programming, RIMS.
- Version5.0, epi-Info and Costab32.
- Epi Surveyor.