Sanjoy Kumar Adhikary

Adhikary completed his Secondary School Certificate in 1973 from Rupapat Baman Chandra High School and his Higher Secondary Certificate in 1975 from Government Rajendra College.^[4] He completed his Bachelor of Science in agriculture in 1979 and his Master of Science in Plant Pathology in 1982 from Bangladesh Agricultural University.^[4]

In 2000, Adhikary completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Plant Pathology from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University.^[4] His doctoral research focused on variability among isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana, a pathogen that causes leaf blotch in wheat.^[4]

Adhikary began his academic career as a lecturer at Patuakhali Agricultural College in 1981, where he later served as an assistant professor until 1994.^[4] He subsequently joined Hajee Mohammad Danesh Agricultural College where he was promoted to associate professor. In October 2001, he joined Khulna University as a professor in the Agrotechnology Discipline.^[4] He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Noakhali Science and Technology University in May 2008 and served until September 2010.^[4]

After completing his tenure as vice-chancellor, Adhikary returned to Khulna University and later became involved in higher-education quality-assurance initiatives.^[4] He participated in the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) under the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and joined as a Quality Assurance Specialist in 2014.^[4] In April 2017, he was appointed Head of the Quality Assurance Unit under HEQEP.^[4]

Adhikary has also served on the Bangladesh Accreditation Council since June 2019.^[4][5]