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Dasgupta graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]].

== Naval career ==

He has completed the staff course at the [[Defence Services Command and Staff College (Bangladesh)|Defence Services Command and Staff College]] (DSCSC) in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], the higher command course at the [[Army War College, Mhow]]. He has also attended the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], [[New Delhi]].

Dasgupta has served as the Fleet Operations Officer of the [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]]. In his staff appointments, he has served as the Commander Work Up and as the Staff Officer (ND) at Naval HQ. In his instructional appointments, Dasgupta has served as [[directing staff]] at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and as the Officer-in-Charge Navigation and Direction School. As a [[Commodore (rank)|commodore]], Dasgupta served as the Naval Assistant (NA) to the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].

On promotion to flag rank, Dasgupta took over as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) (CSO Ops) at the [[Western Naval Command]]. As the CSO Ops, he played a pivotal role in planning and conducting [[Operation Neer]]. He also led the planning and successful execution of [[Operation Raahat]] during the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]]. For these two operations, he was awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] (YSM).<ref name="YSM">{{cite web |title=Navy honours bravehearts for sterling service |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/4181-navy-honours-bravehearts-sterling-service |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |date=16 April 2016}}</ref>

The citation for the YSM reads as follows:<ref name="YSM" />

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'''Rear Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta'''<br>

On 14 October 2016, Dasgupta assumed the office of [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]], taking over from Rear Admiral [[S. V. Bhokare]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Biswajit Dasgupta is chief of Eastern Fleet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Biswajit-Dasgupta-is-chief-of-Eastern-Fleet/article16071997.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=15 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral B Dasgupta, YSM, VSM assumes Command as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-b-dasgupta-ysm-vsm-assumes-command-flag-officer-commanding-eastern-fleet |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> For his command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]], Dasgupta was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2018.<ref name="AVSM">{{cite web |title=Distinguished service and gallantry award winners on Republic day 2020 |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1600569 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> He handed over charge of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] to [[Rear Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]] on 15 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-takes-over-eastern-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

On 12 June 2019,  on promotion to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]], Dasgupta took over as the Controller of Personnel Services at Naval Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta AVSM YSM VSM assumes charge as Controller Personnel Services (CPS) at Naval Headquarters on promotion @HQ_IDS_India @SpokespersonMoD @IAF_MCC @adgpi @IndiaCoastGuardpic.twitter.com/CiQoidv3QK |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1027515074280411136 |website=@indiannavy |language=en |date=9 August 2018}}</ref> On 12 June 2020, he took over as the Chief of Staff of the [[Eastern Naval Command]] from Vice Admiral [[Satish Namdeo Ghormade]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-biswajit-dasgupta-avsm-ysm-vsm-assumes-charge-chief-staff-eastern-naval-command |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==

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|[[Operation Vijay Medal]]

|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]

|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]

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{{s-bef|before=[[S. V. Bhokare]]}}

{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]|years=2016 – 2018}}

{{s-aft|after= [[Dinesh K Tripathi]]}}

{{s-bef | before = [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]]}}

{{s-aft | after = [[Rajesh Pendharkar]]}}

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