Dr. Amiya Kumar Baul is currently the Head, Department of History, Ram Krishna Dharmarth Founadation (RKDF) University, Ranchi. Concurrently, he holds the key responsibilities of Dean, Humanities and Language and is also the Deputy Registrar (Research) as well as the Centre Superintendent of the Examination Department. He also served as the Internship Coordinator under the Training & Placement Cell, RKDF University Ranchi.
He obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in History from Jadavpur University. Subsequently he was engaged in multidimensional academic research work under the guidance of Professor Sabyasachi Bhattacharya for over a decade. Several co-edited books and numerous research articles authored by him have been published in national and international research journals. His research interest encompasses Nineteenth century Bengal, Socio-religious history, Caste history and Tribal history.
He has been the Life Member of several academic bodies. At the same time, he has engaged himself in a number of social service activities through his association with various social organizations.