Bachelor of Science
Science Section
Our Department of Science offers an exciting and challenging experience for its students across six programmes of study, recognised by the University of Calcutta. With an eminent team of professors and robust course work, the department has attained a high standard of academic excellence.
Dr. Samir Kanti Datta
Dean of Science Department
Dr. Pinki Saha Sardar
V.P Science Department
Programmes of Study
Science Faculty
Dean of Science Department
Dr. Samir Kanti Datta
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Designation:
Dean of Science Department
Educational Qualification:
M. Sc., Ph. D., FRSC
Research Interest:
Bio Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Mathematics
Dr. Nirabhra Basu
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Department & Designation
Mathematics, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph.D., M. Sc.
Research Interest:
Differential Geometry, Wavelet
Mathematics
Ms. Soumyi Chowdhury
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Department & Designation
Mathematics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Sc
Research Interest:
Algebra, Analysis
Achievements:
Ranked 6th In Calcutta University Post Graduation Exam (M.Sc)
Mathematics
Dr. Sugata Adhya
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Department & Designation
Mathematics, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph.D., M. Sc.
Research Interest:
Topology
Electronics
Dr. Debarup Roy
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Department & Designation
Electronics, College whole time teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Sc., PhD
RESEARCH INTEREST:
Fiber Optics and Photonics
Chemistry
Dr. Samir Kr. Siddhanta
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Department & Designation
Chemistry, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Sc
Research Interest:
Conducting Hydrogels, Composites, Thermoplastic Elastomers
Research Projects:
UGC Project: Period: [01/08/2009 To 31/07/2011]
Achievements:
UGC Research Award-2009
V.P Science Department
Dr. Pinki Saha Sardar
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Department & Designation
Chemistry, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Sc
Research Interest:
1. Photo Physical Studies On Some Bimolecular And Supramolecular Systems Including The Following Aspects:
A. Structural And Conformational Aspects Of Bimolecular And Interaction Of Biomoleules With Other Molecules By Steady State And Time Resolved Emission Spectroscopy And Bioinformatics (Homology Modeling, Protein-Ligand Docking).
B. The Photo Physical Aspects Of The Probe Molecular In Some Suparmolecular System With Nano Cavity.
C. Low Temperature Spectroscopy At 77 K Of Supramolecules And Biomolecular System
D. Characteristics And Photo Physical Studies Of Polymers, Nanocomposites And Nanomaterials.
Research Projects:
“Fast Track Proposals For Young Scientists” (Science And Engineering Research Board) Dst, Govt. Of India Entitled “Structural And Conformational Aspects Of Polymer Nan Composites Doped With Lanthanide Ions Probing The Energy Transfer Process And Of The Biopolymers By Time Resolved Emission Technique At Different Temperatures”, Completed On Jan. 2017)
Achievements:
Awarded Fast Track Young Scientist Project (Science And Engineering Research Board) Dst, Govt. Of India
Chemistry
Dr. Suchandra Chakraborty
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Department & Designation
Chemistry, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.Sc.
Research Interest:
1. Development Of Synthetic Methodologies
2. Heterocyclic Chemistry With A Special Reference To Carbazole Nucleus
3. Total Synthesis Of Carbazole Alkaloids And Carbazoloquinones.
4. Developing New Methods For Organic Reactions Related To Chemical Education
Achievements:
1. Young Scientist Award By The Indian Chemical Society On August 2013.
2. More Than 20 Papers In Renowned Journals.
Books:
1. Study Guide To Organi Chemistry Vol.1, Chandan Saha, Suchandra Chakraborty, Ahana Saha, Kaushik Basu, Techno World, Kolkata, Isbn-13: 978-8192669564.
2. Study Guide To Organi Chemistry Vol.2, Chandan Saha, Suchandra Chakraborty, Ahana Saha, Kaushik Basu, Techno World, Kolkata. Isbn-13: 978-8192669588.
3. Study Guide To Organi Chemistry Vol.3, Chandan Saha, Suchandra Chakraborty, Ahana Saha, Kaushik Basu, Techno World, Kolkata. Isbn-13: 978-8192695228.
4. Study Guide To Organi Chemistry Vol.4, Chandan Saha, Suchandra Chakraborty, Ahana Saha, Kaushik Basu, Techno World, Kolkata. Isbn-13: 978-8192695259.
Chemistry
Dr. Saugata Konar
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Department & Designation
Chemistry, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.Sc.
Research Interest:
Coordination Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Semiconductor Materials,Fluorescent Sensors, Biological Application Of Coordination Compounds
Achievements:
Reviewer:
Scientific Reviewer In International Journals, Science Direct Journal, John Wiley & Sons Journal Etc.
Awards:
Best Poster Award: Material Chemistry For Better Tomorrow (Mcbt 2017) One Day National Seminar Organized By Department Of Chemistry, Ashutosh College, Kolkata On November 07, 2017.
Chemistry
Dr. Sugata Samanta
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Department & Designation
Chemistry, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Sc
Research Interest:
1. Crystal Structure Analysis And Photo Physical Studies Of Molecular Charge Transfer Complexes.
2. Photo Physical Aspects Of Supra Molecules And Their Complexes With Lanthanide Ions.
3. Photo Physics Of Esipt Probes In Presence Of The Different Organized Assemblies Like Cyclodextrins, Micelles And Reverse Micelles Etc.
Physics
Dr. Suparna Basak
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Department & Designation
Physics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Sc.
Physics
Ms. Sukti Maitra
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Department & Designation
Physics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
M.Sc.
Physics
Dr. Anindita Ray
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Department & Designation
Physics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Sc.
Physics
Dr. Arnab Gangopadhyay
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Department & Designation
Department Of Physics, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Research Interest:
Condensed Matter Physics, Simulations Of Nano-Particles, Bio-Physics, Electromagnetic Materials.
Physics
Dr. Abir Bhattacharya
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Department & Designation
Physics, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.Sc.
Research Interest:
X-Ray Crystallography, Drug Design Using Computational Methods
Economics
Dr. Anupa Ghosh
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Department & Designation
Economics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.A.
Research Interest:
Environmental Economics
Research Projects:
“Rapid Desk-Based Study: Evidence And Gaps In Evidence On The Principle Political Economy Constraints And Opportunities To Successful Investment In Clean Energy In Asia”, For Evidence On Demand, UK; 2016
Economics
Dr. Purba Roy Choudhury
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Department & Designation
Economics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Phil, M. A.
Research Interest:
Development Economics, Econometrics
Research Projects:
Ugc Sponsored Minor Research Project On “The Service Sector In India’s Economic Growth: A State-Level Investigation”
Economics
Dr. Ivy Das Gupta
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Department & Designation
Economics, Assistant Professor
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M. Phil, M. Sc
Research Interest:
Socio-Economic Impacts Of Disaster; Conflict
Research Projects:
i) Pursued Research Work In Jadavpur University As Research Associate In Microdis, A Project Funded By European Union 6th Framework Held By The Centre For Research On The Epidemiology Of Disasters, University Of Catholique De Louvain, Brussels In 2007-08 & 2010-11
ii) Worked As Co-Principal Investigator In Jadavpur University From March 2014 To 31st May 2015 In Caerus, A Project Funded By 7th Framework Program Of European Union In Collaboration With University Catholique De Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Achievements:
Awarded Junior Research Fellowship In 1995 By University Grant Commission.
Statistics
Ms. Pushpita Gangopadhyay
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Department & Designation
Statistics, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
M. Sc
Geography
Dr. Mahua Das
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Department & Designation
Environmental Studies, Associate Professor in Resource Studies
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.Sc., B. Ed.
Research Interest:
Geography, Environmental Sciences, Earth Science, Remote Sensing & Gis
Research Projects:
• Ugc Minor Research Project,20010-’11,
• Ugc Postdoctoral Research Award, 2012-’14,
• Ugc Minor Research Project,2017-’19
Achievements:
1. Served As Guest Faculty, Dept Of Geography, Post Graduate Course, Kalyani University, 2004 To 2007
2.Delivered Audio-Lecture On Geography, Gyanvani F.M, Netaji Subhas Open University, 2005
3.Obtained Certificate In Remote Sensing & Gis, Dept Of Science & Technology, Govt. Of West Bengal, 2010
4.Achieved Ugc Postdoctoral Research Award, 2012-2014.
5.Presently Serving As Guest Faculty, Earth Science, University Of Calcutta.
5.International Research Papers Published In A.Asian Fisheries Science, 2009
B. International Journal Of Environmental Science,Nesa,2010
C. Swrm, Springer, Nature, 2018
6.Two International Research E-Books Published In Lap-Lambert, Germany, 2012,2013
7. Research Papers Published In National Journal (Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi),
7. International Research Reviewer Appointed By Swrm, Springer, Nature , 29.8.17 Onwards
8 Papers Presented In I) All India Science Congress, 2006 To 2016
9. Lectures Delivered In I) 8th Asian Fisheries Forum, 2007
Ii) 1st Indian Biodiversity Congress,2010
Iii) Tropical Ecology Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2014
Computer Sc.
Mr. Sanjib Halder
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Department & Designation
Computer Science, Associate Professor
Educational Qualification
M.C.A., M.E. (In Software Engineering)
Research Interest:
Research Interest Includes Software Engineering, Mobile Computing Vehicular Network, Social Network Etc.
Computer Sc.
Mr. Utsab Mukherjee
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Department & Designation
Computer Science, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Sc.
Research Interest:
Robotics, Image Processing, Microfluidics
Computer Sc.
Mr. Akash Mehta
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Department & Designation
Computer Science, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Tech, M. Sc
Research Interest:
Image Processing, Machine Learning
Computer Sc.
Ms. Shawni Dutta
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Department & Designation
Computer Science, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M.Sc.
Research Interest:
Image Processing, Machine Learning, Cryptography
Mathematics
Ms. Anwesha Roy
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Department & Designation
Mathematics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Sc
Computer Science
Ms. Anamika Guha
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Department & Designation:
Computer Science, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification:
M.Sc.
Chemistry
Dr. Yeasin Sikdar
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Department & Designation:
Chemistry, College Whole Time FacultyÂ
Educational Qualification:
M.Sc. Ph.D.
Research Interest:
Molecular Magnetic Material, NIR Sensor, Therapeutic application of metal complexes
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Electronics
Dr. Monali Sil
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Department & Designation:
Department of Electronics, College Whole Time Teacher (CWTT)
Educational Qualification:
B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech, PhD
Research Interest:
Nano Technology, Advanced CMOS devices for low power high-speed Application
Achievements:
GATE (2014), CSIR-Direct SRF (2018)GATE (2014), CSIR-Direct SRF (2018)
Chemistry
Dr. Sourav Das
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Department & Designation:
Chemistry, College Whole Time Faculty(CWTT)
Educational Qualification:
B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, Ph.D.
Research Interest:
Surface & Colloid Chemistry
Achievements:
- Qualified two times in CSIR-UGC NET (Junior Research Fellow, JRF) conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India (Rank 31) and (Rank 49).
- Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2015, 2016 and 2017.
- Awarded for the best paper presentation entitled “Effect of Salts on the Self Aggregation of Surface-Active Ionic Liquid and Determination of Aggregation Number” on December 5, 2017 at a National- Level Seminar conducted by Department of Chemistry, The Bhawanipur Education Society College (NAAC accredited), Kolkata. (POSTER PRESENTATION)
- Outstanding Paper Award on the topic: “Effect of Salts on the Self Aggregation……. of Aggregation Number” on December 14-15, 2017 in 2nd Regional Science and Technology Congress (Southern Region,2017) organized by University of Kalyani and Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal. (ORAL PRESENTATION)
- Life member of Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology (ISSST)
Electronics
Mr. Rabisankar Bag
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Department & Designation:
Electronics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification:
M. Sc.
Research Interest:
Semiconductor Device
Chemistry
Dr. Sandip Paul
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Department & Designation:
Chemistry, College Whole Time Faculty
Educational Qualification:
M.Sc. Ph.D.
Research Interest:
Organic Synthesis, Photophysical studies
Journal Publications & Books Published
- Sandip Paul, Nasim Sepay, Shrabana Sarkar, Pritam Roy, Swagata Dasgupta, Pinki Saha Sardar* and Anjoy Majhi*,  New Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41, 15392.
- Sandip Paul, Pritam Roy, Pinki Saha Sardar,*, and Anjoy Majhi*, ACS Omega 2019, 4, 7213.
- Sandip Paul, Raju Ghanti, Pinki Saha Sardar, Anjoy Majhi*, Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds 2019, 55(7), 607–611.
- Sandip Paul, Pritam Roy, Sourav Das, Soumen Ghosh, Pinki Saha Sardar* and Anjoy Majhi*, ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 11878-11896.
-  Nithun Ranjan Pandit*, Biplab Biswas*, Sandip Paul, Arindam Das, Anjoy Majhi, Sunny Goon, Prapti Priyam Handique and Arpita Gucchait, International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, 2022, 3, 53-60.
- Handbook of Animal Models and its Uses in Cancer Research, Chapter titled “Detection of Tumors Through Fluorescence Conjugated Dye in Animal Model”.  Anjoy Majhi, Sandip Paul and Pinki Saha Sardar, pp 1–16, (2022), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-
981-19-1282-5_46-1.
Awards / Recognitions
- National Eligibility Test (NET), CSIR-JRF, RANK-66.
- First position in college (Rishi Bankim Chandra College) in B.Sc. Chemistry honours.
- Second position (Oral Presentation) in DST-purse sponsored national conference-Chemistry: Today and Tomorrow (ctt-2018) at department of chemistry, University of Kalyani.
- Second position (Poster Presentation) in international seminar on ‘ITINERARY OF CLASSICAL TO MODERN ERA OF CHEMISTRY’ (2019).
Economics
Ms. Anuradha Dutta
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Department & Designation
Economics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
M. Sc, B.Ed
Research Interest
Development Economics, International Economics, Agricultural Economics
Achievements
Received Allen’s Sister Nivedita Award 2014 at Basu Vigyan Sabhagriha, Kolkata, on 28th October, 2014
Physics
Dr. Partha Pratim Bera
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Department & Designation
Physics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
Ph. D., M.Sc.
Research Experience
- Junior Research Fellow, Department of Radio Physics, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, October 2013 – September 2015
- Senior Research Fellow, Department of Radio Physics, Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, October 2015 – September 2018
Journal Publications
- “Influence of Sb Related Impurity States on the Band Structure of Dilute GaN1-xSbx Alloy”, P. Bera and S. Das. Journal of Electronic Materials (2020).
- “Evidence of the formation of small nanostructures in the growth of InGaN/GaN Multi quantum Wells”, Biswas, A. Mistry, P. P. Bera. Optik.130 (2016).
- “Impact of strain on the band offsets of important III-V quantum wells: InxGa1-xN/GaN, GaAs/InxGa1-xP and InxGa1-xAs/AlGaAs” Biswas, P. P. Bera, T.Das, S.Panda. Material Science in Semiconductor Processing, 19 (2014).
Awards / Recognitions
Received UGC Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious student (RFSMS) from October 2013 to October 2018.
Mathematics
Dr. Somashri Karan
Department & Designation
Mathematics, College Whole Time Teacher
Educational Qualification
Ph.D., M. Sc.
Research Interests
Fracture Mechanics, Wave Propagation, Solid Mechanics, Integral Equation, Structural Optimization, Composite Materials
Publications In Edited Books
- Â Karan, S. K. Panja, S. Basu and S.C. Mandal, Edge crack subject to anti-plane shear wave in an orthotropic strip, Journal of Elasticity, 28thAugust, 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-023-10032-x (Springer, Netherlands, SCI, ISSN:0374-3535, IF-2.0 Q2).
- Karan, S. K. Panja, S. Basu and S.C. Mandal, Torsional wave propagation on a penny-shaped crack in an orthotropic layer sandwiched between two rigid discs bonded by an orthotropic elastic half-space, Waves in Random and Complex Media, pp:1-16, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2132315 (Taylor and Francis, England, SCI; ISSN:1745-5049, IF-4.05 Q2).
- Karan, P. Mandal, S. Basu and S.C. Mandal, Interaction of shear wave with semi-infinite moving crack inside of a orthotropic media , Waves in Random and Complex Media, pp:1-17, 2021. DOI:10.1080/17455030.2021.1987583 (Taylor and Francis, England, SCI; ISSN:1745-5049, IF-4.05 Q2).
- Karan, S. Basu and S.C. Mandal, Impact of torsional load on a penny-shaped crack sandwiched between two elastic layers embedded in an elastic medium , Acta Mechanica, Volume 229, Number 4, 2018, DOI:10.1007/s00707-017-2073-3. (Springer, Austria, SCI; ISSN:0001-5970, IF-2.102 Q2).