She is currently working as an Associate Professor at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya in the state.
She wrote on her Facebook page: "Congratulations .... U have hit the headlines in The Times of India " sms of my students Proteek Dey ( Now he is a Buisness Adminstrator ) in early morning."
Bandyopadhyay has been congratulated by several people over her new job.
Congratulating the professor, one Sumit Das wrote on her Facebook page: "Manobi congrats, as India's first transgender Principle."
Another Debabrata Sen posted: "Congratulations Manobi di."
"Congratulation Manobidi to be the first Transgender Principal in India," wrote another netizen Pampa Deb.