Foundational course: Economics of Education

Prof. Shyamsundar Bairagya, Tripple M.A. (in Economics from Visva Bharati, Education from Kalyani University, and Environmental Studies from Rabindra Bharati University), PGDCSA from Visva Bharati, B.Ed., and PhD in Education from Kalyani University, Kalyani. He Stood First Class First in Economics in the M.A. Examination at the University of Visva-Bharati. Dr Bairagya joined as a Lecturer at the Department of Education at Kalyani University in 2002. He joined as a Reader in an open post at the Department of Education, University of Gour Banga, Malda in 2009, and subsequently, in due course of time, he joined as an Associate Professor and Professor in an open post in the Department of Education, University of Gour Banga, Malda in 2012 and 2014. He discharged the service as Head of Education at the University of Gour Banga, Malda. He was assigned the charge of Registrar (A/C) and Officiating Vice Chancellor of the University of Gour Banga, Malda. He is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Education, Vinaya Bhavana, Visva Bharati. He supervised 18 PhD scholars, attended 90 seminars at the national and international levels, and published 90 papers in reputed journals, ten books, and sixteen book chapters in different publishers. His thrust teaching areas are Research Methodology, Educational Technology, Economics of Education, and Environmental Education. He was an advisor for the B.Ed. and M.Ed. two-year Curriculum Framework in 2014 under the Govt of West Bengal. His notable works include studies on mobile phone addiction and academic achievement, animated cartoons in language learning, and geographical influences on Education. A scholar deeply engaged in fostering educational innovation, his research underpins his commitment to improving learning outcomes across diverse educational contexts.