Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Psychology Research Unit
Indian Statistical Institute
203, B.T. Road
Kolkata - 700108
E-mail: ddroy@isical.ac.in
Fax : 91 - 33 - 25776680
Tel (o) : 91 - 33 - 2575 3454

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BRIEF PROFILE

Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy is the Assistant Professor of the Psychology Research Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He received Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1990. He completed Post Graduation in Psychology with specialization in Abnormal Psychology from the Calcutta University, 1982. He started schooling from the Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home, Rahara, West Bengal.

AWARDS:    Dr. Dutta Roy is the recipient of few awards for his researches

  1. 'Young Scientist Award ' in 1988 by the Indian Science Congress Association,
  2. 'Best Poster Award' in 2003 and 2004 by the Indian Science Congress Association.
  3. 'ICQESMS 2005 Excellence award' by the Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management Systems (ICQESMS) and Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE) in 2005.
  4. 'Professor T.E. Shanmugam Award for excellence in research for 1999 and 2000'by the Madras Psychology Society in 2003.
  5. 'Best Paper Award' by the Pondicherry Psychology Association in 2003.
  6. 'Psychometric educational services award, 2004 by the GCC School of Creative intelligence and Research foundation trust,Vepur-Arcot, in 5th January, 2008
Research fellows working under his guidance obtained ISCA Young Scientist Award, 2001 and Dr. Deva Senapathy young scientist award in 2003 by Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. One of his scholar is currently Assistant Professor of VGSOM, IIT. Kharagpur.

TEST DVELOPMENT:    Dr. Dutta Roy did extensive researches for development of different psychological instruments:

  1. Organizational Health Questionnaire
  2. Computer programming Aptitude test battery
  3. Picture drawing test to assess consciousness layers of tribal children
  4. Reading and Writing Motivation Questionnaire for primary school children
  5. Questionnaire for assessment of attitude towards primary school infrastructures .
PSYCHOMETRIC MODELS:     He published research papers on some psychometric test development models- increase in Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, item-total association by correspondence analysis, determining item discrimination value in case of small sample size study.Dr. Dutta Roy evaluated methodologies followed in construction of a large number of Psychological tests under the guidance of National Council of Educational Research and Training, 1992.

EVALUATION STUDIES:     He was the member of the Technical group for statistical consultancy of ISI, 1995. He was the Chief Coordinator for evaluation of IEC program of the Mid term Evaluation Project of IPP8 of CMDA, 1998 funded by World Bank. He tested the validity of Fast ForWord(r) language gateway edition product of the Scientific Learning Corporation, USA. As statistical advisor of the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, he evaluated the project titled " Evaluation of Social Safety Net Programme and Tracer Study on Impact of Job Separation". Dr. Dutta Roy was in the team for evaluating impact of training by Central Board for Workers Education to the workers of Ambica Multifibres Ltd., Belur.

REVIEW:     He is engaged in reviewing manuscripts of both Indian and foreign journals. He is currently the member of the editorial board of 'The Vision' (a scholarly Journal of School of Management Sciences, Bengal Engineering & Science University).

EDITOR:     He is the Editor of PSYBER NEWS,news letter published in both electronic and print media.

PUBLICATIONS:     He published 59 research papers in the Indian and Foreign journals, 10 papers in book chapters, gave 65 invited lectures in different corporate sectors, universities, institutes of National importance and colleges, presented 20 research papers in National and International conferences.

CONCEPTUAL MODELS:     He developed some conceptual models - Organizational diagnosis, non-financial accounting for innovation, managing incentive for innovation, managing school infrastructure for indigenous people in hills and sustainable reading motivation, Rabindrasangeet in Psychotherapy

WORKSHOP/SEMINAR ORGANIZATION:     To disseminate psychometric principles, he convened one workshops - Workshop on Application of Advanced Multivariate Statistical Tools in Psychological And Educational Researches', 10-11,8,2006 and one Seminar titled "Seminar on schedule design for psychological and educational survey researches, 8.12.2006,in the Indian Statistical Institute. Besides, he conducted workshops on large and small sample data analysis, application of SPSS, Psychological test construction, questionnaire development in other institutes.

COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER :    

  • Member, Academic Council of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
  • Member, Executive Council of the