QUALIFICATION (IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGY):

1. PhD (ENGLISH):Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SoA) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 2022
2. MA (ENGLISH):Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 2005
3. BA (ENGLISH):BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 2003

SPECIALISATION:
English Language Teaching, Professional Writing

EXPERIENCE (IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGY):

1. December 2023 – Continuing, Assistant Professor, English – Institute of Management and Information Technology (IMIT) Cuttack, Odisha.
2. April 2022 – December 2023, Associate Professor, English – Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement (GITA) Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
3. February 2010 – March 2022, Assistant Professor, English – Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement (GITA) Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
4. January 2006 – January 2010, Lecturer, English - Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement (GITA) Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
5. Resource Person (June 2005 - December 2005) - Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education (DDCE), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT:

• Business Communication,
• General Communication,
• Corporate Readiness,
• Functional English,
• Cambridge Exam Preparation,
• Verbal Ability,
• Behavioural Skills,
• Soft Skills

RESEARCH AREA:

Identity and Language, AI and ELT, Post-colonial theory, African Literature

PUBLICATIONS:

1. INTERNATIONAL:

1. Kunal Pattnaik and Subismita Lenka, “Domestic Violence and New Media: Ushering a Change” Accepted for publication in book series “Signals and Communication Technology”, Springer – Scopus Indexed. (Under Review)
2. Kunal Pattnaik and Sailesh Kumar Mishra, “The Art of Storytelling: A Stylistic Analysis of Achebe’s No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God”, Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.12, Issue-1, pp.16-20, 2021 (IF- 5.126, ISSN: 2321-5828 (Online), Print- 0975- 6795), ICI Indexed, UGC recommended.
3. Kunal Pattnaik and Bhabani S. Baral, “Restructuring the African Identity through Language – An Analysis of Achebe’s Linguistic Tools in Things Fall Apart”, Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.11, Issue-1, pp.79-82, 2020 (IF- 5.126, ISSN: 2321-5828 (Online), Print- 0975-6795), ICI Indexed, UGC recommended.
4. Kunal Pattnaik & Subismita Lenka, “Myth and Ritual in Narayan’s The Guide,” The Literary Voyage (An International Journal for Scholarly & Creative Writings), Vol.1, Issue-2, pp.55-66, 2014 (ISSN 2348-5272).
5. Kunal Pattnaik & Subismita Lenka, “Myth and Intertextuality in V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas,” Indian Streams Research Journal (International Multidisciplinary Research journal), Vol.4, Issue-6, pp.1-5, 2014 (IF-5.1, ISSN No: 2230-7850), EBSCO Indexed.

2. NATIONAL:

1. Kunal Pattnaik & Subismita Lenka, “Conard’s Heart of Darkness Revisited: A Study of V.S. Naipaul’s Use of Intertextuality in A Bend in the River”, The Indian Review of World Literature in English, Vol.16, Issue-II, pp.1-12, 2020 (IF- 4.695, ISSN: 0974-097X), ICI Indexed

RESEARCH GUIDANCE:

Yet to be updated

AWARDS & HONOURS:

1. CELTA from Cambridge University.

MEMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

1. British Council, India
2. Cambridge University Press and Assessment

SPONSORED PROJECTS AND CONSULTANCY:

Yet to be updated

PATENTS:

Yet to be updated

BOOK/CHAPTER PUBLISHED:

Yet to be updated

SEMINAR/SHORT TERM COURSE ORGANISED:

• Cambridge English Workshop on “Business English – Activities to improve Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing” in May 2016
• Cambridge English Workshop on Improving Language Skills in August 2018

EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Nodal Officer, Nua Odisha Digital Skilling, IMIT Cuttack (December 2023 – Present)
2. Nodal Officer, Nua-O Odia Sahitya Competition, IMIT Cuttack (December 2023 – March 2024)
3. Training Officer, IMIT Cuttack (December 2023 – Present)
4. Co-ordinator, Website Designing, IMIT Cuttack (February 2024 – Present)
5. Co-ordinator, Website Designing, GITA Autonomous College (May 2015 -December 2023)
6. Head of Department, Training, GITA Autonomous College (May 2015 -December 2022)
7. Head of Department, English, GITA Autonomous College (September 2011 – March 2014)

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION:

Institute Of Management and Information Technology
Gourav Palace, Matha Sahi, Post - Tulsipur
Cuttack - 753008, Odisha, India