
Ugyen Thinlay
Senior Lecturer
Mr. Ugyen Thinlay has completed his under graduation from Sherubtse College when it was affiliated to Delhi University. He completed his MBA from Webster University, St. Louis, MO in the United States. He has undergone short term trainings from three weeks to six months in Bhutan, Australia and Singapore related to human resource management and administration.
On the teaching front Mr. Ugyen has taught in the business department at the Royal Thimphu College as a senior lecturer. He taught varied subjects such as international business, business ethics, negotiations, research, marketing, analytical skills and tourism.Mr. Ugyen has also worked as an assistant documentation officer at the National Assembly Secretariat, RGOB; as an assistant manager at Bhutan Power Corporation Limited in the Human Resource and Administration Department and as a SEO consultant at Domain.com, Inc, NV. He is also a professional licensed senior tour guide in Bhutan.
Till date he has not published or produced any works related to research preferring to refer and learn from works produced by well qualified professors and writers. His hobbies include carpentry, painting and sports.
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On the teaching front Mr. Ugyen has taught in the business department at the Royal Thimphu College as a senior lecturer. He taught varied subjects such as international business, business ethics, negotiations, research, marketing, analytical skills and tourism.Mr. Ugyen has also worked as an assistant documentation officer at the National Assembly Secretariat, RGOB; as an assistant manager at Bhutan Power Corporation Limited in the Human Resource and Administration Department and as a SEO consultant at Domain.com, Inc, NV. He is also a professional licensed senior tour guide in Bhutan.
Till date he has not published or produced any works related to research preferring to refer and learn from works produced by well qualified professors and writers. His hobbies include carpentry, painting and sports.
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Sourav Basu
Assistant Professor
Sourav Basu is an educator and a trainer. He has been working in Bhutan since 2012. His journey in Bhutan began as a Lecturer at Royal Thimphu College (RTC). At NRC, he teaches Management modules.
He also served a guest lecturer of Management modules at the colleges of Techno-India group in India for few years.
Basu is passionate about research and publication and engages in it to connect theory to practice. His recent international peer reviewed publications are titled ‘Digital Marketing: Opportunities and Challenges in Recent Times’ and ‘Perception of Youth towards Digital Marketing with reference to product choosing behaviour.’ He also authored two books titled ‘Management Theory and Practice’ and ’Organizational Behaviour and Culture.’
Outside the confines of teaching, he resourced symposiums on ‘Leadership & Management’ organized by the Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Royal Government of Bhutan and continues to be engaged as a guest trainer for a wide array of management and leadership training programmes for the Institute for Excellence and Development (i-ED) and the Institute for Learning Solutions (ILS) in Bhutan. He is also actively engaged in hosting academic events, programme development and delivery, building industry-academia relationships and enhancing academic mobility. Valuing the need for employees to engage in continuous learning and development, Basu has conducted numerous professional development trainings for educators as well as for industry professionals in Australia, Thailand, India, Bhutan and Nigeria.
He has received the title of “World Icon of Peace” from the World Institute for Peace in Lagos, Nigeria for his contribution in promoting Peace Education in Africa. He is the recipient of the prestigious “100 Most Dedicated Professors” award from the World Education Congress for his enormous contribution in the field of education around the world.
He studied at the West Bengal University of Technology (India) and University of Western Australia (Australia).
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He also served a guest lecturer of Management modules at the colleges of Techno-India group in India for few years.
Basu is passionate about research and publication and engages in it to connect theory to practice. His recent international peer reviewed publications are titled ‘Digital Marketing: Opportunities and Challenges in Recent Times’ and ‘Perception of Youth towards Digital Marketing with reference to product choosing behaviour.’ He also authored two books titled ‘Management Theory and Practice’ and ’Organizational Behaviour and Culture.’
Outside the confines of teaching, he resourced symposiums on ‘Leadership & Management’ organized by the Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Royal Government of Bhutan and continues to be engaged as a guest trainer for a wide array of management and leadership training programmes for the Institute for Excellence and Development (i-ED) and the Institute for Learning Solutions (ILS) in Bhutan. He is also actively engaged in hosting academic events, programme development and delivery, building industry-academia relationships and enhancing academic mobility. Valuing the need for employees to engage in continuous learning and development, Basu has conducted numerous professional development trainings for educators as well as for industry professionals in Australia, Thailand, India, Bhutan and Nigeria.
He has received the title of “World Icon of Peace” from the World Institute for Peace in Lagos, Nigeria for his contribution in promoting Peace Education in Africa. He is the recipient of the prestigious “100 Most Dedicated Professors” award from the World Education Congress for his enormous contribution in the field of education around the world.
He studied at the West Bengal University of Technology (India) and University of Western Australia (Australia).
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Dr. Tshering Phuntsho
Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader for BCom
Dr.Tshering Phuntsho, currently works as a Senior Lecturer and a Programme Leader of BCom for both regular and Part Time Education (PTE). He carries more than ten years of teaching experience having worked in various schools in Bhutan.
As a part of his MBA Degree, he worked as a consultant of Bhutan Telecom and developed a marketing strategy. In 2022, he also completed PgCert in Education from Samtse College of Education.
Dr. Tshering completed his Doctoral Studies in 2022 from Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, India.
With his varied exposure and experience in the field of Education, Dr. Tshering Phuntsho will contribute to the academic growth of Norbuling Rigter College.
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As a part of his MBA Degree, he worked as a consultant of Bhutan Telecom and developed a marketing strategy. In 2022, he also completed PgCert in Education from Samtse College of Education.
Dr. Tshering completed his Doctoral Studies in 2022 from Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, India.
With his varied exposure and experience in the field of Education, Dr. Tshering Phuntsho will contribute to the academic growth of Norbuling Rigter College.
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Dr. Aaditya Pradhan
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Aaditya Pradhan has a Master degree in Business Administration in Finance and Human Resources from Sikkim University. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree BBA (Finance) from the same University. He has completed his Ph.D degree on “Performance Evaluation of Banking in Bhutan using Balanced Scorecard” from Department of Management, Sikkim University.
After completing his Masters degree, Dr. Aaditya worked as a visiting faculty in the Department of Management at Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University, Sikkim. He has also worked as a part-time teaching faculty at Accelerator Academy, Vision Academy and Smart Academy, Sikkim, India.
He has published three research papers pertaining to performance evaluation of banks operating in Bhutan and Evaluation of Non-Banking Financial Companies of India. He has presented his research papers in National and International conferences in India.Further, he researched and wrote a paper titled “A Study of Need of Microfinance in Southern Bhutan” for the fulfillment of his master degree.
Aaditya worked as an intern under the finance manager of ‘Government Fruit Preservation Factory’, Sikkim. Thus, the combination of his research, academic and industrial experiences will deeply contribute to the academic and personal development of the students.
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After completing his Masters degree, Dr. Aaditya worked as a visiting faculty in the Department of Management at Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University, Sikkim. He has also worked as a part-time teaching faculty at Accelerator Academy, Vision Academy and Smart Academy, Sikkim, India.
He has published three research papers pertaining to performance evaluation of banks operating in Bhutan and Evaluation of Non-Banking Financial Companies of India. He has presented his research papers in National and International conferences in India.Further, he researched and wrote a paper titled “A Study of Need of Microfinance in Southern Bhutan” for the fulfillment of his master degree.
Aaditya worked as an intern under the finance manager of ‘Government Fruit Preservation Factory’, Sikkim. Thus, the combination of his research, academic and industrial experiences will deeply contribute to the academic and personal development of the students.
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Jamtsho
Lecturer & Programme Leader for BBA
Mr. Jamtsho holds a B.Com Degree major in Finance, followed by Master Degree in Business Administration major in Finance from Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan under the RGoB Scholarship.
As a part of Master program, he worked as a consultant for Construction Development Corporation Limited (CDCL). He designed a Training Need Assessment Model for the Corporation.
Jamtsho has rich and diverse experience of working in corporate and private sectors for several years. Right after his graduation, he underwent training on Capacity Building in Agriculture in Israel under Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. He was also working as an Assistant Accountant in a private tour agent. Before he joined Norbuling Rigter College he was working as a freelance cultural tour guide.
With his diverse work and industrial experiences, Jamtsho will be able to contribute enormously towards making learning meaningful for the students.
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Jamtsho has rich and diverse experience of working in corporate and private sectors for several years. Right after his graduation, he underwent training on Capacity Building in Agriculture in Israel under Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. He was also working as an Assistant Accountant in a private tour agent. Before he joined Norbuling Rigter College he was working as a freelance cultural tour guide.
With his diverse work and industrial experiences, Jamtsho will be able to contribute enormously towards making learning meaningful for the students.
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Dawa Yangdon
Lecturer
Ms. Dawa Yangdon completed her Masters Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Gedu College of Business Studies. Dawa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from North Bengal University, India.
Right after her Masters Dawa worked as an Associate Lecturer in Gedu College of Business Studies. She also taught marketing majors (Sales Management and Consumer Behavior), Finance major (Banking Concepts) and Management modules (Business Environment and Growth and Change in Business) in the Business Department at the Royal Thimphu College from 2018 to June 2019.
Dawa joined NRC from July 2019. With her experience of teaching in tertiary education, she will be able to contribute to the learning of the students and progress of the college.
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Right after her Masters Dawa worked as an Associate Lecturer in Gedu College of Business Studies. She also taught marketing majors (Sales Management and Consumer Behavior), Finance major (Banking Concepts) and Management modules (Business Environment and Growth and Change in Business) in the Business Department at the Royal Thimphu College from 2018 to June 2019.
Dawa joined NRC from July 2019. With her experience of teaching in tertiary education, she will be able to contribute to the learning of the students and progress of the college.
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Sonam Delkar
Lecturer
Ms. Sonam Delkar has a Masters degree in Software System with distinction from Bharathair University in Tamil Nadu, India. She completed her Bachelors degree in Software from the same University.
Before joining NRC, Sonam Delkar worked for several private firms. These experiences will contribute in enriching the teaching and learning process. Further, her passion to continue learning and grow makes her a valuable and resourceful individual for the organization.
The industry experience that Sonam carries will help her to take learning outside the confines of the classroom and meaningfully engage students in their academics.
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Before joining NRC, Sonam Delkar worked for several private firms. These experiences will contribute in enriching the teaching and learning process. Further, her passion to continue learning and grow makes her a valuable and resourceful individual for the organization.
The industry experience that Sonam carries will help her to take learning outside the confines of the classroom and meaningfully engage students in their academics.
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Ugyen Chenzom
Lecturer
Ms. Ugyen Chezom completed her B. Sc. in Computer Science from Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan.
After completing her degree, she worked as a software developer in Yang Khor IT Solution. The most enriching experience that she carries to her classroom is her industry experience of engagement as a trainer for De-Suung Skilling Programme for ’ICT Foundation Course.’ Her curiosity to take new ideas to the classroom and commitment continuous learning helps students learn and grow.
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After completing her degree, she worked as a software developer in Yang Khor IT Solution. The most enriching experience that she carries to her classroom is her industry experience of engagement as a trainer for De-Suung Skilling Programme for ’ICT Foundation Course.’ Her curiosity to take new ideas to the classroom and commitment continuous learning helps students learn and grow.
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Bishnu Maya Sanyasi
Lecturer
Mrs. Bishnu Maya Sanyasi completed her Master degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan.
Prior to joining NRC, she worked as Business faculty at RTC, Training Coordinator for the Institute of Happiness and as an employee of an Air Ticketing company in Bhutan. She has sound knowledge of Adaptive Leadership and Change Management which she was exposed to while working at the Institute of Happiness. Mrs Bishnu also has industry experience which will enrich classroom learning of her students.
During her MBA, she conducted a major research project on “Product Awareness and Customer Relationship Management”: A case of RICBL as an expansion on her dissertation submitted for an MBA course.
With her teaching and industry experiences, Mrs Bishnu will contribute extensively to the personal and academic growth of her students.
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Prior to joining NRC, she worked as Business faculty at RTC, Training Coordinator for the Institute of Happiness and as an employee of an Air Ticketing company in Bhutan. She has sound knowledge of Adaptive Leadership and Change Management which she was exposed to while working at the Institute of Happiness. Mrs Bishnu also has industry experience which will enrich classroom learning of her students.
During her MBA, she conducted a major research project on “Product Awareness and Customer Relationship Management”: A case of RICBL as an expansion on her dissertation submitted for an MBA course.
With her teaching and industry experiences, Mrs Bishnu will contribute extensively to the personal and academic growth of her students.
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Dorji Wangdi
Lecturer
Mr. Dorji Wangdi completed his Master degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan.
He worked in Bhutan Telecom Limited. He also carries experience of working as survey enumerator which is fundamental for research work. These opportunities and experiences exposed him to industry life.
Mr. Dorji Wangdi conducted a major research project on Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Academic achievement of GCBS students. He also worked conducted a consultancy research project on Training Need Assessment (TNA) of RMA employees and the importance of digital currency in 21st Century.
With his research and industry experiences, Mr. Dorji Wangdi will contribute to the academic learning and personal development of his students.
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He worked in Bhutan Telecom Limited. He also carries experience of working as survey enumerator which is fundamental for research work. These opportunities and experiences exposed him to industry life.
Mr. Dorji Wangdi conducted a major research project on Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Academic achievement of GCBS students. He also worked conducted a consultancy research project on Training Need Assessment (TNA) of RMA employees and the importance of digital currency in 21st Century.
With his research and industry experiences, Mr. Dorji Wangdi will contribute to the academic learning and personal development of his students.
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Sangay Zam
Lecturer
Ms. Sangay Zam completed her Master degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Gedu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan.
She worked as intern at Bhutan National Bank Limited. This gave her opportunity to get immersed in industry experience. Ms. Sangay Zam conducted a major research project on Factors Affecting Brand Switch in Cellular Networks in Bhutan. She also conducted a consultancy research project on Examining the mediating role of Training and Development between Human.
With her research and industry experiences, Ms Sangay Zam will enrich the academic learning and personal development of her students.
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She worked as intern at Bhutan National Bank Limited. This gave her opportunity to get immersed in industry experience. Ms. Sangay Zam conducted a major research project on Factors Affecting Brand Switch in Cellular Networks in Bhutan. She also conducted a consultancy research project on Examining the mediating role of Training and Development between Human.
With her research and industry experiences, Ms Sangay Zam will enrich the academic learning and personal development of her students.
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Chencho Dorji
Lecturer
Mr. Chencho Dorji has MBA (Finance) from Gedu College of Business Studies. He also completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Gedu College of Business Studies.
After his undergraduate studies, Chencho served as a Student Service Coordinator and also taught at Jigme Sherubling Center School, Khaling.
During his MBA, he conducted major research on “Employee Retention Strategy of Bhutan Development Bank”.
With his teaching and research experiences, Chencho has the aptitude to contribute to academic enrichment and personal development of his students.
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After his undergraduate studies, Chencho served as a Student Service Coordinator and also taught at Jigme Sherubling Center School, Khaling.
During his MBA, he conducted major research on “Employee Retention Strategy of Bhutan Development Bank”.
With his teaching and research experiences, Chencho has the aptitude to contribute to academic enrichment and personal development of his students.
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Khagi Maya Dhakal
Lecturer
Ms. Khagi Maya Dhakal completed her MBA with major in Human Resource Management from Gedu, Royal University of Bhutan. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce with major in accounting from Royal Thimphu College.
Ms. Khagi Maya Dhakal is keen on conducting research. Her recent research papers are on “Effects of Training on Employee Performance: Measuring the Training Effects through Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, and Job Satisfaction” and “Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Bhutan”.
She also participates actively in voluntary social work.
Her experience in teaching and voluntary activities will enhance learning of students.
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Ms. Khagi Maya Dhakal is keen on conducting research. Her recent research papers are on “Effects of Training on Employee Performance: Measuring the Training Effects through Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, and Job Satisfaction” and “Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Bhutan”.
She also participates actively in voluntary social work.
Her experience in teaching and voluntary activities will enhance learning of students.
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Sudev Mariyil
Senior Lecturer
Mr. Sudev Mariyi has a Master degree in Statistics from Calicut University. He completed his B Ed Degree (Mathematics) from Kerala University. Mr. Sudev also completed education relevant courses on “The Digital Teacher, Facilitator for SEL for Schools, Teachers and Classrooms, Introduction to Psychology, Saylor Academy, Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence 2- Heartfelt Leadership, Learning to teach:
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After completing his Masters degree, he taught at Gyelpozhing Higher Secondary School, Mongar for 20 years and then in Yoezerling Higher secondary School, Paro for 4 years.
He has published three books with DSB Publications during his career. He had also conducted an action research on Factors affecting academic achievement while he was in Gyelpozhing HSS.
During his career, Sudev Mariyil worked as School Management Board member, School Management Team member, HOD (Mathematics), School Academic Board member, Examination Coordinator, Mess Coordinator, Audio visual in-charge, Internal Auditor, Games & Sports Committee Member, among others.
The combination of his research, academic and managerial experiences will contribute meaningfully to the academic and personal development of the students.
He has published three books with DSB Publications during his career. He had also conducted an action research on Factors affecting academic achievement while he was in Gyelpozhing HSS.
During his career, Sudev Mariyil worked as School Management Board member, School Management Team member, HOD (Mathematics), School Academic Board member, Examination Coordinator, Mess Coordinator, Audio visual in-charge, Internal Auditor, Games & Sports Committee Member, among others.
The combination of his research, academic and managerial experiences will contribute meaningfully to the academic and personal development of the students.
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Nayan Pradhan
Lecturer
Mr. Nayan Pradhan has MBA (finance) from SRM University, Sikkim. He is a Gold medalist in B.com (hons) from the same University.
For the fulfillment of his master degree, he conducted research on “An Overview on the Functioning of the Credit Rating Agencies with Special Reference to HDFC Bank. Ltd”.
His commitment to lifelong learning will benefit the students.
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For the fulfillment of his master degree, he conducted research on “An Overview on the Functioning of the Credit Rating Agencies with Special Reference to HDFC Bank. Ltd”.
His commitment to lifelong learning will benefit the students.
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