After graduating from Jadavpur University in Political science, Roy did post-graduate specialisation in Film Studies in 2002.
K.P. Bagchi & Co (for the School of International Relations and Strategic Studies at Jadavpur University), 1992.
He stood first in his class during his post-graduate degree in history from Jadavpur University.
In 1958 he joined Jadavpur University as a Reader in English, where he worked until 1960.
He held a number of Visiting Professorships: University of Rochester, USA, 1958–1959; Kiel University, University of Osnabrück, 1977; University of Baroda, Jadavpur University, 1978; University of Ottawa, 1981.
Buddhadeb Bose also invited him to join the Comparative Literature course in newly opened Jadavpur University.
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Extant manuscripts are presently stored in universities such as the University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Rabindra Bharati University, Jadavpur University, University of Burdwan, North Bengal University, in West Bengal.