AnnuAl report 2019 – 2020 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL Accredited by NAAC with Grade A Raja Rammohunpur, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal Pin – 734 013, India Phone: +91 0353-2776331/2699008 Fax: +91 353 2776313, 2699001 Email: regnbu@nbu.ac.in www.nbu.ac.in i ii iii From the Desk of Development Officer Every year the University of North Bengal publishes Annual Report for past financial year as a public disclosure of University’s activities, achievement as well as financial statistics. Like every year, this edition of Annual Report also portrays the wide spectrum of academic and co-curricular activities undertaken at the University during 2019-20. However, to present the activities in more reader-friendly way, some structural changes in the format have been made in this edition. Annual Report 2019 - 20 has four major parts. Part I showcases the organizational structure of the University and the function of each entity. Part II deals with the admission statistics, academic programs, research focus and achievements of the University. Services extended by the University and facilities available to the students are covered in Part III. The financial statement for FY 2019 – 20 is portrayed in Part IV. The Office of the Development Officer, on which the assignment of compilation and editing of Annual Report is bestowed, has candidly tried to capture the vibrant academic environment that exists in the University highlighting the academic courses available, research projects, research publications, participation in national and international seminars and workshops, special achievements. The notable contributions made by the faculty members and along with awards received are also included in the pages that follow. The Annual Report has been prepared from the information and data received from the respective Departments/ Centres/ Directorates/Offices as well as inputs from University’s website. I am thankful to the Academic and Administrative Heads of different wings of the University for their support in providing of information and data pertaining to their respective Departments/ Centres/ Directorates/Offices. I am also thankful to Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor and Registrar (Officiating) for their encouragement and support for bringing structural changes in the Annual Report format. We hope that the Annual Report 2019-20 presents the academic culture and activities of the University to its readers concisely. Palash Paul Development Officer iv v VICE-CHANCELLORS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1. Professor B.N. Dasgupta 1st June, 1962 to 31st May, 1966 2. Professor A. C. Roy 1st June, 1966 to 31st May, 1970 3. Professor P. C. Mukherjee 1st June, 1970 to 7th November, 1974 4. Professor A. Dutta 8th Nov., 1974 to 18th April, 1977 5. Professor P. K. Ghosh 21st Nov., 1977 to 18th April, 1982 6. Professor S. N. Sen (Acting) 19th April, 1982 to 9th Sept., 1982 7. Professor D. B. Dutta 15th Sept., 1982 to 31st August, 1988 8. Professor K.N. Chatterjee 1st Sept., 1988 to 31st Dec., 1995 9. Professor R. G. Mukherjee 1st Jan., 1996 to 31st Dec., 1999 10. Professor P. K. Saha 1st Jan., 2000 to 31st Dec, 2007 11. Professor A. Basumajumdar 1st Jan., 2008 to 31stMarch,2012 12. Professor Samir Kumar Das 13. Professor Somnath Ghosh 14. Professor Subires Bhattacharyya 1st April., 2012 to 10th February, 2014 11th February, 2014 to 10th February, 2018 22nd February, 2018 continue.. vi vii ABBREVIATIONS ACL Arts, Commerce and Law AICTE All India Council for Technical Education API Academic Performance Index AQAR Annual Quality Assurance Report BA Bachelor of Arts B. Pharm Bachelor of Pharmacy B. Sc. Bachelor of Science B. Tech Bachelor of Technology BET Biotechnology Eligibility Test BLIS Bachelor of Library and Information Science BSR Basic Scientific Research CACE Centre for Adult Continuing Education CAS Career Advancement Scheme CBCS Choice Based Credit System CDAP Centre for Differently Abled Persons CIRM Centre for Information & Resource Management CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research DACEEFO Department of Adult, Continuing Education, and Extension & Field Outreach DBT Department of Biotechnology DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation DRS Departmental Research Support DST Department of Science & Technology DSTBT Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology FIST Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure FRSC Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Gen General Category GIS Geographic information System GoI Government of India viii GoWB Government of West Bengal HRDC Human Resource Development Centre ICAR Indian Council for Agricultural Research ICPR Indian Council of Philosophical Research IEC Information, Education and Communication IIT Indian Institute of Technology INSPIRE Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research IQAC Internal Quality Assurance Cell ISBN International Standard Book Number ISSN International Standard Serial Number JRF Junior Research Fellowship LLB Bachelor of Laws LLM Master of Laws M. Com Master of Commerce M. Pharm Master of Pharmacy M. Tech Master of Technology MA Master of Arts MANF Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students MBA Master of Business Administration MCA Master of Computer Applications MLIS Master of Library and Information Science MPhil Master of Philosophy MSc Master of Science NAAC National Assessment and Accreditation Council NBHM National Board for Higher Mathematics NBU University of North Bengal NET National Eligibility Test NFOBC National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes NFSC National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste ix NIRF National Institute Ranking Framework NSS National Service Scheme NTRF National Tea Research Foundation OBC Other Backward Classes OP Orientation Program PG Post Graduate PGDBI Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics PGDTM Post Graduate Diploma in Tea Management PhD Doctor of Philosophy RC Refresher Course RGNF Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship RUSA Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan SACT State Aided College Teacher SAP Special Assistance Program SC Scheduled Caste SEM Scanning Electron Microscope SERB Science & Engineering Research Board SRF Senior Research Fellowship ST Scheduled Tribe SVMCM Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship UBKV Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya UG Under Graduate UGC University Grant Commission UPSC Union Public Service Commission USIC University Science Instrumentation Centre WBCSC West Bengal College Service Commission WBNUJS West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences WBPCB West Bengal Pollution Control Board WBPSC West Bengal Public Service Commission x xi CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS 1 CHAPTER – I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROFILE A. General Information 9 About the University 9 Distinctiveness 10 Vision and Mission 10 B. Governance 12 Governance Organogram 12 Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Deans 13 C. Apex Bodies and Members 14 The Court 14 Executive Council 25 Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science 29 Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts Commerce & Law 32 Council for Undergraduate Studies 34 D. General Administration 36 Office of the Vice-Chancellor 36 Office of the Registrar 36 Office of the Controller of Examinations 36 Office of the Finance Officer 37 Office of the Inspector of Colleges 37 Office of the Development Officer 37 E. Officers of the University 39 CHAPTER – II: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS A. Academic Programs 43 Courses Offered in UG Level 43 Courses Offered in PG Level 43 Courses Offered in M. Phil Level 44 Courses Offered in Ph. D. Level 45 Courses Offered in Diploma Level 47 xii B. Student Enrollment 48 Enrolment of Students in UG Level 48 Enrolment of Students in PG Level 49 Enrolment of Students in M. Phil Level 50 Enrolment of Students in Ph. D. Level 51 CHAPTER – III: ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES A. Raja Rammohunpur (Main) Campus 65 Faculty of Science 65 Anthropology 65 Bioinformatics 72 Bio-Technology 73 Botany 84 Chemistry 100 Computer Science & Application 128 Food Technology 133 Geography & Applied Geography 137 Geology 168 Mathematics 171 Microbiology 179 Pharmaceutical Technology 185 Physics 192 Tea Science 198 Zoology 206 Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law 213 Bengali 213 Commerce 218 Economics 223 Education 232 English 235 Hindi 240 History 247 Law 257 Library & Information Science 279 Lifelong Learning & Extension 282 Management 285 Mass Communication 289 Nepali 292 Philosophy 295 Political Science 303 xiii Sociology 307 B. Jalpaiguri Campus 312 Bengali 313 English 314 Geography & Applied Geography 315 Sanskrit 316 CHAPTER – IV: RESEARCH CENTERS AND ACTIVITIES Center of Floriculture & Agri-Business Management (COFAM) 321 Centre for Himalayan Studies 327 Centre for Studies in Local Languages and Cultures 337 Centre for Women’s Studies 339 High Energy & Cosmic Ray Research Centre 340 CHAPTER – V: DISTANCE EDUCATION Directorate of Distance Education 347 CHAPTER – VI: UGC SPONSORED CENTRES AND ACTIVITIES Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 353 UGC - Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) 355 CHAPTER – VII: CENTRAL FACILITIES Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum 359 Centre for Information & Resource Management (CIRM) 361 Engineering Branch 363 Estate Office 369 Health Centre 370 Sports Board 372 University Library 377 University Library – Jalpaiguri Campus 387 University Press 388 University Science & Instrumentation Centre (USIC) 391 Watch & Ward 395 CHAPTER – VIII: SERVICES AND AMENITIES Basic Facilities for Women 399 xiv Centre for Differently Abled Persons 400 Coaching for SC/ST Students National Eligibility Test 401 Coaching for Entry into Services 407 Day Care Centre 408 Remedial Coaching Scheme for P.G. SC/ST Students 409 CHAPTER – IX: FINANCIAL REPORT Consolidated Balance Sheet 415 Consolidated Income & Expenditure Account 417 Consolidated Receipts & Payment Accounts 418 CHAPTER – X: NEW APPOINTMENTS & FAREWELL New Appointments & Farewell 421 CHAPTER – XI: AFFILIATED COLLEGES Affiliated Colleges 425 CHAPTER – XII: EXAMINATION RESULTS UG and PG Results 433 CHAPTER – XIII: DEPARTMENTAL JOURNALS Anweshan 449 Negotiations: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies 450 Karotaya 451 Indian Journal of Law and Justice 452 Philosophical Papers 453 Journal of Political Studies 454 Social Trends 455 Journal of Women Studies 456 1 HIGHLIGHTS 2 3 HIGHLIGHTS The University of North Bengal was established in 1962 with an objective of imparting higher education and research to the people of the northern part of West Bengal having mostly socio- economically backward area. Since its inception, the role of the University has been dissemination of knowledge by judicious expansion in advanced, non-conventional, applied and job-oriented fields keeping the quality of education at par with global standards but economically affordable to all segments of the society. In recognition to the quality education provided with state-of-the-art facilities, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited the University of North Bengal with grade ‘A’. The financial year 2019 – 20 has been eventful for the University of North Bengal in the arena of academics, research, dissemination of knowledge in meeting the desired goal of the University. The major events of the Annual Report 2019 – 20 is highlighted below –  The University has thirty-one academic Departments and five research Centers covering all the major courses in Science, Arts, Commerce, Law and Management.  A total of ninety-three courses are being offered presently by the University – o UG 4 courses o PG 35 courses o M. Phil 22 courses o Ph. D. 30 courses o Diploma 2 courses  The University also extends nine courses through Open and Distance Learning mode  Fifty number of colleges from six different districts of North Bengal are presently affiliated under the University and offer forty-nine courses. The strength of existing students in these colleges is 1,09,459 with 35% belonging to SC, 9% belonging to ST and 14% belonging to OBC category  A total of 45,591 number of students have enrolled themselves in 2019 - 20 in various UG courses under affiliated colleges 4  1,891 number of students have enrolled themselves in various Departments of the university in PG level in 2019 – 20, including 1057 number of students in Science and 834 number of students in Arts, Commerce and Law (ACL)  Total admission in M. Phil level stands 112, while for Ph. D. it is 75  While male to female ratio of admitted Scheduled Caste students in PG level is almost 50:50, the same for Scheduled Tribe students is 25:75, which is more encouraging  More number of girl students have taken admission in M. Phil than boys  SC, ST and OBC comprise of 71% of the total students enrolled for M. Phil in 2019 – 20  A total of 100 numbers of seminars/conferences/webinars/workshops/special lectures have been organized by the University for knowledge dissemination  The Centre for Floriculture & Agri-Business Management (COFAM) jointly with other Government Departments have organized 37 training programs for the socio-economic up- liftment of rural deprived farmers of North Bengal  A total of 310 papers have been presented by the teachers of the University in various national and international conferences/seminars. Students and Research Scholars have presented another 186 papers  University teachers have attended international conference in foreign countries in nine occasions in this year  In 2019 – 20, the Teachers and Students of the University have published about 520 research papers including book chapters  The University has successfully undertaken 89 research projects funded by the University as well as other Government Agencies  Prof. M.N. Roy, Professor of Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal has joined as the 1st Vice Chancellor of Alipurduar University  Prof. (Dr.) Subhas Chandra Roy, Professor, Department of Botany have received prestigious Siksha Ratna Award 2019 from the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal  Prof. M. N. Roy, Professor of Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal has received Best Professor in Chemistry Award from Dewang Mehta National Education Awards – 2019, Panchanan Barma Sadbhabona Award – 2019 and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2020  IQAC has submitted Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) for 2019-20 to NAAC 5  UGC-HRD, NBU has conducted 4 Nos. of Orientation Programs, 11 Nos. of Refresher Course and 4 Nos. of Short-term Courses  A total of 12,667 Indian and Foreign visitors including scholars, academicians from schools, colleges, universities have visited the AKMH Museum during 2019 – 20  CIRM is extending IT and network facilities and services for uninterrupted information transport  The Engineering Branch has handled a total of 31 construction/face-lifting projects amounting about Rs. 26 crore  Office of the Development Officer has processed 180 numbers of scholarships for the research scholars  The Health Centre is providing OPD and pathological testing. A total of 4,851 patients have availed OPD service while 5,702 number of pathological test have been done in 2019 – 20  The Sports Board have successfully organised various indoor and outdoor games tournaments, adventure camp, coaching camp, etc. The Men’s Table Tennis Team of the University secured 1st Position in the East Zone Inter University Table Tennis (M) Tournament held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar from 6th to 9th October, 2019. The team also secured 4th Position in the All India Inter University Tournament held at S.R.M. University, Tamil Nadu  With total of 3,04,637 collections, the University Library is serving the need of the students and faculty members. The Library has introduced its Digital Circulation System from August, 2019  The University Press is catering to the printing need of the University including confidential question papers. In the year 2019-20 the University Press has completed 270 printing assignments  The USIC has produced and supplied 1544 liter of liquid nitrogen gas. A total of 451 samples have been tested by the Centre in Scanning Electron Microscope  Some special facilities like; facilities for women and differently abled person, coaching for SC/ST students, special classes for NET aspirant students, coaching for competitive exams, etc. have been provided by the university  A blood donation camp has been organized by the Department of Mathematics in April, 2019 wherein a total of 227 units of blood have been voluntarily donated by the students, teachers and other staff. 6 7 CHAPTER – I ADMINISTRATIVE PROFILE 8 9 A. General Information About the University The University of North Bengal was established by an Act of the Legislature of West Bengal in 1962 with the mission “to encourage and provide for instruction for teaching, training and research in various branches of learning and course of study; to promote advancement and dissemination of knowledge and learning and to extend higher education to meet the growing needs of society.” Situated at the foothills of high Himalaya and in close proximity of vast plains, the University, since its inception in 1962, has been fulfilling the objectives of imparting higher education and research to the people of this socio-economically backward area of the country. With the global advancement and requirements in the arena of higher education and research, the University has shouldered the responsibility of dissemination of knowledge by judicious expansion of its role in advanced, non-conventional, applied and job-oriented fields keeping the quality of education at par with global standards at low cost. To extend the University services to the people for easy access to higher education, the University has three campuses; main campus, Jalpaiguri campus and Kolkata campus. The main campus of the University at Raja Rammohunpur covers an area of nearly 315.99 acres with lush green nature all around the administrative and academic Departments. The pollution free atmosphere in addition to the state-of-the-art facilities in the University provide one of the best educational infrastructure in this part of the country. Fascinating glimpse of the Kanchenjunga peak from the campus along with in-campus tea gardens and forest are treat to the eyes of the visitors. The main campus of the University is the house for thirty-one academic Departments and five research Centers covering all the major courses in Science, Arts, Commerce, Law and Management. A total of ninety-two courses are being offered presently by the University covering UG, PG, M. Phil, Ph. D and Diploma courses. Fifty number of colleges from six different districts of North Bengal are presently affiliated under the University and offer forty-nine courses. The University also extends nine courses through Open and Distance Learning mode. In order to widen the dimension and scope of Higher Education and Research through modern studies and to extend easier access to higher education by the people of Jalpaiguri region, the Jalpaiguri campus of the University was opened in 2013. The Jalpaiguri campus of the University has a sprawling campus spread over 36 acres of land at Jalpaiguri. At present there are three buildings at the Jalpaiguri campus i.e. Science building, Arts building and Technology building. There are four Departments offering post graduate program in Bengali, English, Sanskrit and Geography & Applied Geography. The University has also a campus in Salt Lake, Kolkata having G-4 buildings and it is the principal liaison office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Kolkata campus has arrangement of Meetings Rooms, Interview Rooms and Conference Rooms along Guest House facilities. In view of the fact that the 10 location of North Bengal University is nearly 600 km off Kolkata, this Guest House cum Administrative campus immensely helps the stakeholders of the University. As a part of fraternal support services, this campus also supports the newly upcoming universities by lending some parts of the infrastructures of Kolkata office in the interest of higher education of West Bengal in general and North Bengal Region in particular. Distinctiveness In the year of inception, University of North Bengal was the only University which affiliated all the colleges in the northern districts of West Bengal, including Jalpaiguri Engineering College and North Bengal Medical College. The colleges of the state of Sikkim were also affiliated to the University of North Bengal. With time, the number of affiliated colleges were gradually reduced with establishment of more universities in North Bengal and Sikkim. Even though the spread of the University has been shrunk over time, the University still retained its distinctiveness in accommodating the ethno-cultural and geospatial uniqueness of the region. The University has the highest number of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in the region drawn both from the hills and the plains reflecting wide ethno-cultural diversity. This diversity is encouraged and nurtured through one of a kind Museum, the A.K.M.H. Museum which had a humble beginning in 1965, and can now legitimately take pride in its substantial collection of stone and metal images, terracotta works, coins, manuscripts etc. Major portion of such collections belong to the period between 8th Century and 12th Century through even older pieces are also in the possession of the Museum. The Museum at present has emerged as one of the favored destinations of scholars, researchers and students, even from foreign countries. Apart from ethno-cultural distinctiveness, few unique courses are also run by the University for preservation and promotion of regional resources. The Centre for Studies in Local Languages and Cultures of the University has made significant service to the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage of the region. The geospatial uniqueness is captured though the Department of Tea Science offering M. Sc. in Tea Science in collaboration with the Tea Board of India. Darjeeling is globally famous for tea and this Department is the only of its kind in India. The location of this University is in a region which shares borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, and China is not distant. Keeping this geostrategic aspect in attention the Center for Himalayan Studies undertakes research in the eastern Himalayan region and offers programs in Strategic Studies. Vision and Mission Vision  To encourage and provide a congenial space of higher education, in particular to the socially and economically backward students, in the form of instruction, teaching, training 11 and research in various branches of knowledge and to meet the growing needs of this region as the highest temple of learning.  To commit to foster education on the basis of democratic values and ethos.  With the passage of time along with its enriched capacity structure as a competitive University of national repute, University of North Bengal envisions a global centered education system with a commitment to be a part of knowledge society and to provide quality based education to all. Mission  To establish a large, well-resourced vibrant multi-disciplinary teaching and research institutions by way of collaboration of teachers, research scholars, students, academic administrators and employees.  To enrich a strong educational communities and to play a catalytic role to provide high quality education in this disadvantageous geography.  The University envisages a broad based liberal post graduate education with rigorous specialization in chosen disciplines and to provide optimal learning environment students support services.  To develop capable faculty and students who shall be energized and engaged so that they can become hearts of higher education in the region. The University is committed to make all its stakeholders as drivers of demand driven educational changes in national and international field.  Finally, the University seeks to inculcate environmental awareness and sense of urgency of conservation of nature creating pollution free green campus by encouraging sustainable practices. 12 B. Governance Governance Organogram The University has a participative administrative structure with decentralization and strong leadership geared to accomplish excellence in teaching and learning environment, research and extension, and social outreach. The participatory management structure is reflected in the composition of its statutory bodies, the University Court, Executive Council, Faculty Councils for Science and Arts, Commerce and Law, UG Council, Finance Committee, Departmental Committees, Library Committee, Board of Residence and Discipline, Board of Health and Students’ Welfare, the Governing Bodies of affiliated colleges, all of which include representatives of concerned stakeholders. There are functional non-statutory bodies like Board of Research Studies, Departmental Research Committees, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), and so on. All research proposals approved by the DRCs are registered through the Boards of Research Studies. Direct recruitment of teachers and CAS of teachers, officers and non-teaching staff are overseen by the IQAC, which also is responsible for undertaking quality initiatives for overall academic and administrative excellence of the University. The statutory bodies are properly linked with one another. The Departmental Committees send members to UG and PG Boards of Studies which formulate curricula and recommend panels of paper setters, examiners, moderators, etc. All curricula formulated by the UG Boards of Studies and PG Boards of Studies are considered and approved by the respective Councils; UG and PG. The minutes and proceedings of the UG and PG Boards of Studies as well as the Boards of Research Studies are considered and approved by the Executive Council. All Diplomas, UG, PG, Ph. D., D. Lit. and D. Sc. are conferred by the highest body of the University, the Court. Governance Organogram Administrative decentralization and participatory management is incomplete without financial devolution. The finance rules of the University allow financial sanctioning power to all heads of 13 the Department up to Rs. 10,000 per day, and with a committee resolution, Rs. 20,000 per day. All expenditure by a particular body must be according to the annual budgetary allocation, which is formulated on the basis of budget proposals through budget meeting duly approved by the Executive Council and the Court. The annual accounts are audited both internally and by the external statutory audit bodies. Various bodies and facilities cater to the needs of the University community, teachers, officers, staff, and other stakeholders. There are the University’s Sports Board, Health Centre, Watch and Ward Office, Office of the Engineer, Estate Office, and so on, to fulfil various responsibilities towards and social needs of the stakeholders. All these operate following rules framed by the Executive Council and under the direct command and supervision of the Vice-Chancellor. The Establishment Section of the Office of the Registrar manages students’ registration data and facilitates scholarships, fellowships, etc. The Office of the Registrar is the nodal office of the University for all service records of the employees and the certifying authority for the members of the University community. The Board of Residence supervises the records of the hostel inmates. Other facilities like ICC, Anti-Ragging Cell and Counselling Centre cater to the security and wellbeing of the learners. Chancellor As required under section 8(1) of the North Bengal University Act, the Governor, by virtue of his office, is the Chancellor of the University. Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal had held the Office of the Chancellor of the University till 29th July, 2019. Thereafter, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor of West Bengal has been holding the Office of the Chancellor of the University since 30th July, 2019. Vice-Chancellor: Professor (Dr.) Subires Bhattacharyya joined his Office as Vice-Chancellor of University of North Bengal on 22nd February, 2018 and is continuing his office. Deans: Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science Professor Bikash Chandra Paul joined his office as Dean of the Faculty of Science with effect from 19.07.2017 and is continuing his Office. Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law Professor Sanchari Roy Mukherjee joined her office as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Commerce & Law with effect from 19.07.2017 and is continuing her Office. 14 C. Apex Bodies and Members The Court The Court is the apex body of the University and has the following powers and functions:  To review from time to time, the broad policies and programs of the University and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the University.  To consider and pass resolutions on the annual report, audit reports and the annual accounts of the University.  To perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statues. The list of the Court members is given below – i. The Chancellor University of North Bengal Raj Bhavan, Kolkata ii. Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya Vice Chancellor University of North Bengal (iii)(a) Pro. Bikash Chandra Paul Dean, Faculty Council for PG Studies in Science Department of Physics University of North Bengal (iii)(b) Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee Dean, Faculty Council for PG Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law Department of Economics University of North Bengal Nominee of Higher Education Department, WB (iv) Shri SiladityaBasu Ray, WBCS (Exe.) Special Secretary Higher Education Department Bikash Bhavan, Kolkata- 91 15 (v) The Principal Secretary Department of Finance Govt. of West Bengal NABANNA 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Shibpur, Howrah-711102 Nominee of WBSCHE (vi) Vacant (vii) The President West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education Vidyasagar Bhawan Block – DJ, Sector- II Saltlake, Kolkata – 91 (viii) Md. Fazle Rabbi President West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education Begum Rokaiya Bhaban 19, Haji Md. Mahasin Square, Kolkata-700016 (ix) Prof. Dr. Kalyanmoy Ganguly President West Bengal Board of Secondary Education 77/2 Park Street, Kolkata-700016 (x) The Director of Public Instruction Govt. of West Bengal Education Directorate Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091 Nominee of UGC (xi) Dr. Mrs. Paula Banerjee Department of South & South Asian Studies Calcutta University 16 Kolkata-700027 Nominee of NCTE (xii) Vacant Nominee of CSC (xiii) Dr. Dipak Kr. Kar Chairperson West Bengal College Service Commission Purta Bhavan, DF Block, 3rd Floor, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091 (xiv) (a) The Head, Department of Anthropology University of North Bengal (b) The Head, Department of Bengali University of North Bengal (c) The Head, Department of Bio-technology University of North Bengal 17 (d) The Head, Department of Botany University of North Bengal (e) The Head, Department of Chemistry University of North Bengal (f) The Head, Department of Commerce University of North Bengal (g) The Head, Department of Computer Science & Application University of North Bengal (h) The Head, Department of Economics University of North Bengal (i) The Head, Department of English University of North Bengal (j) The Head, Department of Geography & Applied Geography University of North Bengal 18 (k) The Head, Department of Hindi University of North Bengal (l) The Head, Department of History University of North Bengal (m) The Head, Department of Law University of North Bengal (n) The Head, Department of Library & Information Science University of North Bengal (o) The Head, Department of Life Long Learning & Extension University of North Bengal (p) The Head, Department of Management University of North Bengal (q) The Head, Department of Mass Communication 19 University of North Bengal (r) The Head, Department of Mathematics University of North Bengal (s) The Head, Department of Microbiology University of North Bengal (t) The Head, Department of Nepali University of North Bengal (u) The Head, Department of Philosophy University of North Bengal (v) The Head, Department of Physics University of North Bengal (w) The Head, Department of Political Science University of North Bengal (x) The Head, 20 Department of Sociology University of North Bengal (y) The Head, Department of Zoology University of North Bengal (z) The Head, Department of Tea Science University of North Bengal (aa) The Head, Department of Education University of North Bengal (ab) The Head, Department of Food Technology University of North Bengal (ac) The Head, Department of Pharmaceutical University of North Bengal (ad) The Head, Department of Geology University of North Bengal 21 (ae) The Head, Department of Physical Education University of North Bengal (af) The Head, Department of Sanskrit University of North Bengal Five Senior-most Professor of the University (xv)(a) Prof. Subir Sarkar Department of Geography & Applied Geography (xv)(b) Prof. Bijoy Kr. Sarkar Department of History (xv)(c) Prof. Gangotri Chakraborty Department of Law (xv)(d) Prof. Suparna De Sarkar Department of Mathematics (xv)(e) Prof. Ghanshyam Nepal Department of Nepali Principal of Affiliated Colleges 22 (xvi)(i) Principal University B.T. & Evening College P.O & Dist - Cooch Behar (xvi)(ii) Principal Indian Institute of Legal Studies P.O- Salbari Dist- Darjeeling (xvi)(iii) Vacant (xvi)(iv) Principal South Field College P.O- South Field Dist- Darjeeling (xvi)(v) Principal APC Roy Govt. College Himachal Bihar PO – Matigara Dist – Darjeeling (xvi)(vi) Principal Nakshalbari College P.O – Nakshalbari Dist- Darjeeling 23 (xvi)(vii) Principal P.D. Women’s College P.O & Dist- Jalpaiguri (xvi)(viii) Principal Siliguri College P.O- Siliguri Dist- Darjeeling (xvi)(ix) Principal A.C. College P.O & Dist- Jalpaiguri, Pin- 735101 (xvi)(x) Principal Maynaguri College P.O - Maynaguri Dist - Jalpaiguri Five Teachers of UG Council (xvii) Vacant One Representative of Officer (xviii) Vacant 24 Two Representatives of Non-Teaching Employees (xix) Vacant Chancellor’s Nominee (xx)(a) Prof. Col. Dr. Ranajit Sen, 58/24, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Lake Gardens, Kolkata-700045 (xx)(b) Prof. Dipak Ranjan Mandal, Vice-Chancellor Sidho Kanho Birsha University Ranchi Road P.O- Sainik School Dist- Purulia Pin- 723104 (xx)(c) Prof. Swagata Sen Vice-Chancellor Gour Banga University PO – Mokdampur, Dist – Malda (xx)(d) Dr. Mrs. Philomena Richards, Professor & Head of Department of Sociology, Christ Church P.G. College, Kanpur 25 178-A, D Block, Shyam Nagar, Kanpur -208013, UP (xx)(e) Prof. Alok K. Srivastava, Department of Chemistry, Allahabad University Senate House Campus, Allahabad, UP, India-211002 Special Invitee (xxi) Vacant The Executive Council (EC) The Executive Council (EC) is the principal executive body of the University and has the power of management and administration of the revenue and property of the University and the conduct of all administrative affairs of the University. The list of members of the Executive Council is – i. Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya Vice- Chancellor University of North Bengal ii. Shri. Siladitya Basu Ray WBCS (Exe.), Special Secretary Higher Education Department Bikash Bhavan, 6th floor 26 Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata- 91 iii. The Principal Secretary Department of Finance Govt. of West Bengal Nabanna 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah – 711102 Nominee of West Bengal State Council of Higher Education iv. Vacant v. The Director of Public Instruction Education Directorate Govt. of West Bengal Bikash Bhawan Salt Lake, Kolkata- 91 vi. Prof. Bikash Chandra Paul Dean, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science University of North Bengal vii. Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee Dean, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law University of North Bengal 27 Principal of Affiliated College viii(i). Principal University B.T.& Evening College P.O & Dist- Cooch Behar viii(ii). Principal Indian Institute of Legal Studies P.O- Salbari Dist- Darjeeling viii(iii). Principal Siliguri College P.O- Siliguri Dist- Darjeeling viii(iv). Principal P.D. Women’s College P.O & Dist- Jalpaiguri viii(v). Principal APC Roy Govt. College Himachal Bihar P.O- Matigara Dist.- Darjeeling viii(vi). Principal 28 Maynaguri College P.O- Maynaguri Dist- Jalpaiguri viii(vii). Principal Kalimpong College P.O & Dist- Kalimpong Three Heads of the Department ix(i). Head Department of Philosophy University of North Bengal ix(ii). Head Department of Physical Education University of North Bengal ix(iii). Head Department of Political Science University of North Bengal Seven Teachers from the Faculty Council for PG Studies x. Vacant Five teachers of whom at least two shall belong to the rank of Associate Professor 29 xi. Vacant Chancellor’s Nominee xii(i). Prof. Subha Sankar Sarkar Vice- Chancellor Netaji Subhas Open University DD-26, Sector-I, Salt Lake Kolkata- 700064 xii(ii). Prof. Swagata Sen Vice- Chancellor Gour Banga University P.O- Mokdampur, Dist- Malda, Pin- 732103 Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science determines the policies related to the academic matters of the University of North Bengal. There are Fourteen Academic Departments under this Faculty Council. The office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science is also responsible for the enrollment of the students in every academic year in the P.G. courses in Science running under this Faculty Council. Details of Officer: Name Designation Dr. Joydeep Biswas Secretary 30 Details of Support Staff: Name Designation Shri Biren Dhar Jr. Superintendent (Retired on 30.09.2019) Shri Mahashankar Jha Jr. Superintendent (Joined on 22.11.2019) Shri Pratap Roy Group C Shri Jotirmoy Ghosh Group D The Members of the Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science, University of North Bengal for period of 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. 1. Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU - Chairman 2. Prof. Bikash Ch. Paul, Dean, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science, NBU – Vice - Chairman 3. Prof. Nimai Chandra Saha, Vice-Chancellor, B.U. - Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, NBU. 4. The Head of the Department of Physics, NBU 5. The Head of the Department of Chemistry, NBU 6. The Head of the Department of Mathematics, NBU 7. The Head of the Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU 8. The Head of the Department of Computer Science & Application, NBU 9. The Head of the Department of Botany, NBU 10. The Head of the Department of Zoology, NBU 11. The Head of the Department of Microbiology, NBU 12. The Head of the Department of Biotechnology, NBU 13. The Head of the Department of Anthropology, NBU 14. The Head of the Department of Applied Geology, NBU 15. The Head of the Department of Tea Science, NBU 16. The Head of the Department of Food Technology, NBU 17. The Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, NBU 18. Prof Bikash Ch. Paul, Department of Physics, NBU 19. Prof. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay, Department of Physics, NBU 20. Prof. Pradip Kr. Mandal, Department of Physics, NBU 21. Prof. Malay Kr. Das, Department of Physics, NBU 22. Prof. Mahendra Nath Roy, Department of Chemistry, NBU 23. Prof. Pranab Ghosh, Department of Chemistry, NBU 31 24. Prof. Anirban Misra, Department of Chemistry, NBU 25. Prof. Biswajit Sinha, Department of Chemistry, NBU 26. Prof. Bhaskar Biswas, Department of Chemistry, NBU 27. Prof. Suparna De Sarkar, Department of Mathematics, NBU 28. Prof. Manoranjan Singha, Department of Mathematics, NBU 29. Prof. Subir Sarkar, Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU 30. Prof. Sushma Rohatgi, Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU 31. Prof. Deepak Kr. Mandal, Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU 32. Prof. Ranjan Roy, Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU 33. Prof. Aniruddha Saha, Department of Botany, NBU 34. Prof. Arnab Sen, Department of Botany, NBU 35. Prof. Subhas ch. Roy, Department of Botany, NBU 36. Prof. Soumen Bhattacharjee, Department of Zoology, NBU 37. Prof. Min Bahadur, Department of Zoology, NBU 38. Prof. Ranadhir Chakraborty, Department of Biotechnology, NBU 39. Prof. Jaydip Sen, Department of Anthropology, NBU 40. The Registrar, NBU - (Invitee) 41. The Controller of Examinations, NBU - (Invitee) 42. Dr. Jhinuk Dasgupta, Department of Chemistry, Siliguri College,Siliguri -Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. 43. Shri Dipayan Das, Research Scholar (NET JRF), Department of Botany, NBU-Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. 44. Shri Minaj Uddin Ahamed, P.G. Student, Department of Zoology, NBU-Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. 32 Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law determines the policies related to the academic matters of the University of North Bengal. The office of the Secretary of Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law executes the decisions or policies of the Faculty Council for Post-Graduate Studies. There are Eighteen Academic Departments under this Faculty Council. This office is also responsible for the enrollment of the students in every academic year in the P.G. courses and M.Phil. Programs in Arts, Commerce and Law running under this Faculty Council. Details of Officer: Name Designation Dr. Joydeep Biswas Secretary (Addl.) Details of Support Staff: Name Designation Smt Alpana Dhar Sr. Assistant Shri Supratim Ghosh Sr. Assistant Smt. Sita Chhetri Sr. Peon Shri Bapi Mondal Group C (Casual) Shri Dilu Sharma Group D (Casual) List of the members of the Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law for year 2019-2020(1st April, 2019 to 31st March, 2020). 1. Dr. Subires Bhattacharyya, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU - Chairman 2. Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee, Dean, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law, NBU, Vice-Chairperson 3. Prof. Ranjan Chakrabarti, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, VU - Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, NBU. 4. The Head, Dept. of Bengali, NBU. 5. The Head, Dept. of Economics, NBU. 6. The Head, Dept. of Philosophy, NBU. 7. The Head, Dept. of History, NBU. 8. The Head, Dept. of English, NBU. 9. The Head, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 33 10. The Head, Dept. of Nepali, NBU. 11. The Head, Dept. of Hindi, NBU. 12. The Head, Dept. of Mass Communication, NBU. 13. The Head, Dept. of Sociology, NBU. 14. The Head, Dept. of Political Science, NBU. 15. The Head, Dept. of Lifelong Learning & Extension, NBU. 16. The Head, Dept. of Law, NBU. 17. The Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science, NBU. 18. The Head, Dept. of Management, NBU. 19. The Director, Centre for Himalayan Studies, NBU. 20. The Head, Dept. of Education, NBU. 21. The Head, Dept. of Physical Education, NBU. 22. The Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, NBU Jalpaiguri Campus. 23. Prof. Manjula Bera, Dept. of Bengali, NBU. 24. Prof. Nikhil Ch. Roy, Dept. of Bengali, NBU. 25. Prof. Utpal Mandal, Dept. of Bengali, NBU. 26. Prof. Soumitra. De, Dept. of Political Science, NBU. 27. Prof. Arun Kanti Jana, Dept. of Political Science, NBU. 28. Prof. Ranjita Chakraborty, Dept. of Political Science, NBU. 29. Prof. Ashis Sengupta, Dept. of English, NBU. 30. Prof. Bijoy Kr. Sarkar, Dept. of History, NBU. 31. Prof. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee, Dept. of Economics, NBU. 32. Prof. Anil Bhuimali, Dept. of Economics, NBU. [on Lien] 33. Prof. Kanak Kanti Bagchi, Dept. of Economics, NBU. 34. Prof. Kantilal Das, Dept. of Philosophy, NBU. 35. Prof. Jyotish Ch. Basak, Dept. of Philosophy, NBU. 36. Prof. Debika Saha, Dept. of Philosophy, NBU. 37. Prof. Palas Ranjan Sengupta, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 38. Prof. Indrajit Roy, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 39. Prof. Samirendra Nath Dhar, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 40. Prof. Dipen Roy, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 41. Prof. Debabrata Mitra, Dept. of Commerce, NBU. 42. Prof. Sanjoy Roy, Dept. of Sociology, NBU. 43. Prof. Saswati Biswas, Dept. of Sociology, NBU. 44. Prof. Maitreyee Choudhury, Centre for Himalayan Studies, NBU. 45. Prof. Karubaki Dutta, Centre for Himalayan Studies, NBU. 46. Prof. Swatasiddha Sarkar, Centre for Himalayan Studies, NBU. 47. Prof. Mohan Prasad Dahal, Dept. of Nepali, NBU. 48. Prof. Ghanshyam Nepal, Dept. of Nepali, NBU. 49. Prof. Sanjoy Rai, Dept. of Nepali, NBU. 34 50. Prof. Gangotri Chakraborty, Dept. of Law, NBU. 51. Prof. Rathin Bandopadhyay, Dept. of Law, NBU. 52. Prof. Manisha Jha, Dept. of Hindi, NBU. 53. The Librarian (Acting)NBU - [Invitee] 54. The Registrar, NBU -[Invitee]. 55. The Controller of Examinations, NBU - [Invitee]. 56. Dr. Rajib Bhowmik, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Alipurduar College, Alipurduar – Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. 57. Shri Badal Roy, Research Scholar, (RGNF), Dept. of Bengali, NBU - Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. 58. Shri Sisir Kumar Sinha, P.G.Student, Dept. of Bengali, NBU - Nominee of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, NBU. Council for Undergraduate Studies The Prime function of the Under Graduate Council, University North Bengal is to form a bridge between the University and its affiliating Colleges. The Office of the Secretary, Under Graduate Council strives continuously with the objective of helping all Colleges to improve its quality of Education. Through its various units like the Boards of Under Graduate Studies and numerous Expert Committees, the office has tried to accomplish a process based on inter activity, quality enhancing mechanism and has yielded appreciable results at the Under Graduate workplace under the University of North Bengal. Courses Offered under the Council: 1. B.A. LL. B (Honours) 2. B.Sc. in Geology (Honours) 3. B. Sc. in Anthropology (Honours) 4. B. Sc. in Tea Science (Honours) Details of Officer: Name Designation Dr. Nupur Das Secretary 35 Details of Support Staff: Name Designation Smt Geeta Roy Sr. Assistant Shri Pintu Dutta Jr. Assistant cum- Typist Shri Lobin Singha Record Keeper 36 D. General Administration Office of the Vice-Chancellor The Vice-Chancellor is the principal executive and academic officer of the University and his Office provides academic and administrative control to the University for the effective management and efficient use of resources in compliance with the Act and Rules of the University. The Office of the Vice-Chancellor leads and coordinates the development policies, strategic plans in order to achieve academic excellence, effectiveness and good governance of the University. The Office also implements the policy decisions undertaken by the Court and Executive Council for overall growth of the University. Office of the Registrar The Office of the Registrar supports the academic mission of the University of North Bengal by ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and security of educational records; interpreting and implementing academic policies; and providing sound and efficient services to support the academic needs of students, alumni, faculty, and staff in a way that promotes fairness, a commitment to excellence, open communication, and respect. This office also maintains principal policies and procedures that guide academic stakeholders of the University community in the pursuit of University academic objectives and in relations with the community at large. Polices are also designed to acquaint new student, faculty, and staff members with the organization and aims of the University. Office of the Controller of Examinations The Examination Branch, which began its journey in 1962, had been responsible for conducting examinations in six districts of North Bengal as well as Sikkim. Till the year 2007, the branch has not only conducted examinations for Undergraduate and Post Graduate students but also for those pursuing Medical, Engineering and Dental courses. The Examination Branch on its journey has experienced reforms in examination system. Presently, the entire examination processes have been digitized breaking the age old mode of conducting examinations. All the documents of the examinees of the University have been digitally recorded with National Academic Depository (NAD), a scheme launched by the UGC. From the year 2000, the branch has introduced the concept of spot evaluation which has enabled timely publication of the results. A major breakthrough came in the year 2018 when the branch launched its own website, www.nbuexams.net, and online process in the examination system. The branch has also launched the process of sending transcripts online to the candidates working abroad and willing to pursue higher degrees in foreign universities. Presently the Office of the Controller of Examination is 37 working on the necessary steps required to bring in reforms for facilitating e-governance in the Examination Branch. During the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic and its innumerable disruptions, the office has been able to conduct the examinations successfully overcoming all the odds Office of the Finance Officer The Finance and Accounts Department of the University is engaged in providing the services pertaining to Finance and maintenance of accounts to Teaching and Non-Teaching Departments / Sections / Units, affiliated colleges and recognized institutes. The office is headed by the Finance Officer, who is assisted by a team of dedicated team members consisting of Accounts Officer and Audit Officer. The Finance and Accounts Officer discharges duties related to budget and co- ordinates matters pertaining to Finance and Accounts under over all supervision of Vice- Chancellor adhering to laid down rules, regulations and time frame so as to contribute in enhancing the education process. Centralized Finance Units of this office are Pay, Bills, Book, Grants, Endowment, Provident Fund, Budget, Cash, and Examination Finance. Decentralized Finance and Accounts Units cater to the needs of Post Graduate Departments, Estate, Student Welfare, Hostels, Board of Sports. Office of the Inspector of Colleges The Office of the Inspector of Colleges performs the functions in regard to affiliation of colleges in accordance with the Statutes of the University and the UGC (Affiliation of Colleges by Universities) Regulations, 2009. For affiliation of professional programs in colleges the guidelines made by concerned regulatory authorities are also taken into consideration. For inclusion of new academic programs in colleges this office maintains close liaison with the West Bengal State Council of Higher Education and the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. The Office of the Inspector of Colleges also looks after the affairs of Board of Residence and Discipline which includes supervision and control of Hostels for residence of students and to enforce rules of discipline. Office of the Development Officer The Office of the Development Officer examines continuously the needs for development in various Departments and units of the University and also monitors all development works of the University and Schemes of the colleges funded programs. This Office keeps contact with the University Grants Commission and maintains records pertaining to UGC. The grants received from 38 UGC and other State Agencies are also distributed by the Office of the Development Officer. The Office also performs scholarship related activities. The Office of the Development Officer collects year-wise information from each of the Academic/Administrative Departments/Centres/Directorates/Branches and does necessary compilation and editing works to prepare Annual Reports. In 2019 – 20, the Office of the Development Officer has processed 180 scholarships for research scholars. 39 E. Officers of the University List of Officers Sl. No. Name of the Officers Designation of the Officers 1. Dr. Subiresh Bhattacharyya Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor 2. Dr. Dilip Kumar Sarkar Registrar 3. Dr. Debasish Dutta Controller of Examinations 4. Dr. Subrata Sanyal Inspector of Colleges 5. Shri Mriganka Mandal Librarian 6. Shri Anirban Biswas System Manager 7. Shri Gautam Sarkar Tech. Officer (III) 8. Dr. Swapan Kr. Rakshit Deputy Registrar 9. Dr. Sukhendra Narayan Saha Audit & Accounts Officer 10. Dr. Minakshi Chakraborty (on lien) Development Officer 11. Shri Anirban Goon University Engineer 12. Dr. Zakia Banu Medical Officer 13. Shri Brindaban Karmakar Deputy Librarian 14. Dr. Abhijit Deb (on lien) Secretary, Faculty Council for post Graduate Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law 15. Dr. Nupur Das Secretary, Council for under Graduate studies 16. Dr. Joydeep Biswas Secretary, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Science 17. Dr. Tamal Sarkar Scientific Research Officer Grade II 18. Shri Sudeep Basu System Engineer 19. Dr. Arunava Bhadra Sr. Research Physicist 20. Shri Sajal Chakraborty (Contractual) Officer-in-Charge, Watch & Ward 21. Dr. Mayukh Deb Micro- Analyst 40 Sl. No. Name of the Officers Designation of the Officers 22. Dr. Gautam Gope Electro- Instrumentation Officer 23. Shri Apurba Paul Documentation Officer 24. Dr. Biswajit Chatterjee Secretary to V.C. 25. Shri Utpal Mandi Programmer 26. Shri Amitava Deb Barman Programmer 27. Dr. Prajanmita Dasgupta Scientific Research Officer 28. Yangzee Sherpa Assistant Librarian 29. Shri Debasis Kar Assistant Engineer 30. Shri Kaushik Chatterjee (Contractual) Assistant Engineer 31. Shri Subhrangsu Kr. Mistri Assistant Librarian 32. Shri Santanu Chanda Assistant Librarian 33. Smt. Shankari Chakraborty Assistant Controller of Examinations 34. Shri Debasish Bhattacharya Assistant Registrar 35. Shri Surajit Das Accounts Officer 36. Shri Kamala Kanta Ghosh Estate Officer 37. Shri Arindam Mukherjee Research Officer 38. Shri Manas Esh Information Scientist 39. Shri Soumyadeep Laha Tech. Officer(I) 40. Dr. Malay Saha Asst. Curator (Museum) 41. Dr. Subhojit Sarker Assistant Registrar 42. Smt. Susmita Misra (Contractual) Assistant Registrar 41 CHAPTER – II ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS 42 43 A. Academic Programs The University of North Bengal offers various academic courses in Under-graduate (UG), Post- graduate (PG), M. Phil., Ph. D. and Diploma level in various subjects. The details of courses offered during 2019 – 20 are given below – Courses Offered in UG Level Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 1 Department of Anthropology B. Sc. in Anthropology (Honours) 2 Department of Geology B. Sc. in Geology (Honours) 3 Department of Law B.A. LL. B. (Honours) 4 Department of Tea Science B. Sc. in Tea Science (Honours) Courses Offered in PG Level Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 1 Department of Anthropology MSc / MA in Anthropology 2 Department of Bengali MA in Bengali 3 Department of Bioinformatics MSc in Bioinformatics 4 Department of Bio-Technology MSc in Bio-Technology 5 Department of Botany MSc in Botany 6 Department of Chemistry MSc in Chemistry 7 Department of Commerce M. Com 8 Department of Computer Science and Application MCA 9 Department of Computer Science and Application MSc in Computer Science 10 Department of Economics MA in Economics 11 Department of Education MA in Education 12 Department of English MA in English 13 Department of Food Technology MSc in Food Technology 14 Department of Geography and Applied Geography MSc / MA in Geography and Applied Geography 15 Department of Geology MSc in Geology 44 Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 16 Centre for Himalayan Studies MA in Strategic and Area Studies 17 Department of Hindi MA in Hindi 18 Department of History MA in History 19 Department of Law LL. M. 20 Department of Library and Information Science MLIS 21 Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension MA in Rural Development 22 Department of Management MBA 23 Department of Mass Communication MA in Mass Communication 24 Department of Mathematics MSc in Mathematics 25 Department of Microbiology MSc in Microbiology 26 Department of Nepali MA in Nepali 27 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology M. Pharm 28 Department of Philosophy MA in Philosophy 29 Department of Physics MSc in Physics 30 Department of Political Science MA in Political Science 31 Department of Sanskrit MA in Sanskrit 32 Department of Sociology MA in Sociology 33 Department of Tea Science MSc in Tea Science 34 Department of Women's Studies MA in Women's Studies 35 Department of Zoology MSc in Zoology Courses Offered in M. Phil. Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 1 Department of Anthropology M. Phil. in Anthropology 2 Department of Bengali M. Phil. in Bengali 3 Department of Botany M. Phil. in Botany 45 Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 4 Department of Commerce M. Phil. in Commerce 5 Department of Computer Science and Application M. Phil. in Computer Science 6 Department of Economics M. Phil. in Economics 7 Department of English M. Phil. in English 8 Department of Geography and Applied Geography M. Phil. in Geography and Applied Geography 9 Centre for Himalayan Studies M. Phil. in Himalayan Studies 10 Department of Hindi M. Phil. in Hindi 11 Department of History M. Phil. in History 12 Department of Law M. Phil. in Law 13 Department of Library and Information Science M. Phil. in LIS 14 Department of Mathematics M. Phil. in Mathematics 15 Department of Microbiology M. Phil. in Microbiology 16 Department of Nepali M. Phil. in Nepali 17 Department of Philosophy M. Phil. in Philosophy 18 Department of Physics M. Phil. in Physics 19 Department of Political Science M. Phil. in Political Science 20 Department of Sociology M. Phil. in Sociology 21 Department of Tea Science M. Phil. in Tea Science 22 Department of Zoology M. Phil. in Zoology Courses Offered in Ph. D. Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 1 Department of Anthropology Ph.D. in Anthropology 2 Department of Bengali Ph.D. in Bengali 3 Department of Bioinformatics Ph.D. in Bioinformatics 46 Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 4 Department of Bio-Technology Ph.D. in Bio-Technology 5 Department of Botany Ph.D. in Botany 6 Department of Chemistry Ph.D. in Chemistry 7 Department of Commerce Ph.D. in Commerce 8 Department of Computer Science and Application Ph.D. in Computer Science 9 Department of Economics Ph.D. in Economics 10 Department of Education Ph.D. in Education 11 Department of English Ph.D. in English 12 Department of Food Technology Ph.D. in Food Technology 13 Department of Geography and Applied Geography Ph.D. in Geography and Applied Geography 14 Department of Geology Ph. D in Geology 15 Centre for Himalayan Studies Ph.D. in Himalayan Studies 16 Department of Hindi Ph.D. in Hindi 17 Department of History Ph.D. in History 18 Department of Law Ph.D. in Law 19 Department of Library and Information Science Ph.D. in Library and Information Science 20 Department of Mass Communication Ph.D. in Mass Communication 21 Department of Mathematics Ph.D. in Mathematics 22 Department of Microbiology Ph.D. in Microbiology 23 Department of Nepali Ph.D. in Nepali 24 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology 25 Department of Philosophy Ph.D. in Philosophy 26 Department of Physics Ph.D. in Physics 27 Department of Political Science Ph.D. in Political Science 28 Department of Sociology Ph.D. in Sociology 47 Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 29 Department of Tea Science Ph.D. in Tea Science 30 Department of Zoology Ph.D. in Zoology Courses Offered in Diploma Level Sl. No. Department Name of the Course 1 Department of Bioinformatics PG Diploma in Bioinformatics 2 Department of Tea Science PG Diploma in Tea Management 48 B. Student Enrollment Enrolment of Students in UG Level There are 50 affiliated colleges under the University of North Bengal in a spread of six districts. The present strength of students studying in various UG courses in the affiliated colleges is 1,09,459. The category-wise distribution of total students in the affiliated colleges have been represented graphically and shown below - Among the above students, a total of 45,591 students including 20,516 males and 25,075 females have enrolled in 2019 – 20. Out of the same, 20,302 number of students belong to SC, ST community and gender-wise break-up of SC & ST students are given below – Gen, 42% SC, 35% ST, 9% OBC, 14% 9136 11156 Male (SC, ST) Female (SC, ST) 49 Apart from the affiliated colleges, the University also provides four numbers of UG courses in various Departments. A total of 141 students have enrolled themselves in the university in 2019 – 20 academic session. Out of total enrolled students in UG courses in the University, 56% are male and 44% are female. Enrolment of Students in PG Level A total of 1891 number of students have enrolled themselves in various Departments of the university in PG level in 2019 – 20, including 1057 number of students in Science and 834 number of students in Arts, Commerce and Law (ACL). The gender-wise and category-wise distribution of enrolled PG students are given below – 62 79 Gender-wise Enrollment in UG (in Nos.) Male Female 76 34 6 13 12 Category-wise Enrollment in UG (in Nos.) Gen SC ST OBC-A OBC-B 0 1000 2000 Total Science ACL 793 356 437 1098 701 397 Gender-wise Enrollment in PG (in Nos.) Male Female 50 The trend of enrollment of male and female students of SC and ST category for the year 2019 -20 has been graphically represented below which shows more percentage of female student enrollment from ST community than that of male students. Enrolment of Students in M. Phil Level A total of 112 number of students have enrolled for M. Phil in the University in 2019 – 20. The gender-wise distribution of students in total university enrollment vis-à-vis enrollment in Science and Arts, Commerce & Law (ACL) faculty are represented in the following graph – 37% 30% 10% 8% 15% Category-wise Student Enrollment in PG (in %) Gen SC ST OBC-A OBC-B 0.0 50.0 100.0 Total Science ACL Total Science ACL SC ST 51.4 62.6 45.1 22.2 27.1 20.5 48.6 37.4 54.9 77.8 72.9 79.5 Gender-wise Distribution of SC & ST Students Enrollment in PG (in %) Male Female 51 Category-wise percentage distribution of total enrolled students in the M. Phil level are given below – Enrolment of Students in Ph. D. Level In 2019 – 20 a total of 75 students have enrolled for Ph. D. programs in various Departments of the University. Out of that students 50 are male and 25 are female. The details of students enrolled for Ph. D. program, supervisor(s) name and research topics are tabulated below – 52 8 44 60 10 50 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Total Science ACL Gender-wise Student Enrollment in M. Phil (in Nos.) Male Female 29% 25% 16% 11% 19% Category-wise Student Enrollment In M. Phil (in %) Gen SC ST OBC-A OBC-B 52 Faculty of Science Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 1 Binu Dorjee Prof. J. Sen Anthropology A STUDY ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS USING ANTHROPOMETRY AMONG THE LIMBOO POPULATION OF SIKKIM 2 Suvendu Kundu Dr. P. Tarafdar and Dr. A. Sarkar (Co-sup.) Anthropology HEALTH CARE PRACTICES AMONG THE HILL KHARIA OF DISTRICT PURULIA AND BANKURA, WEST BENGAL. 3 Bhusan Gurung Dr. D. Saha & Dr. P.K. Bhardwaj Biotechnology CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GENES INVOLVED IN BIOSYNTHESIS OF GINSENOSIDES FROM PANAX SOKPAYENSIS SHIVA K. SHARMA & PANDIT 4 Sumira Mukhia Dr. P. Mandal & Dr. D.K. Singh(Co- supervisor) Botany STUDIES OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF SELECTED LIVERWORTS OF DARJEELING HIMALAYA 5 Pallab Kar Prof. A. Sen Botany STUDIES OF MOLECULAR DIVERSITY AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SELECTED MEDICINAL MEMBERS UNDER THE GENUS CLERODENDRUM L. 6 Indrani Sarkar Prof. A. Sen Botany BIOINFORMATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED ACTINOBACTERIA WITH A FOCUS ON BIOTOPIC DIVERSITY 7 Amarjit Kamath Prof. B. Sinha Chemistry HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OF METAL- ORGANIC HYBRID COMPLEXES 8 Rakesh Ranjan Chakrabort y Prof. P. Ghosh Chemistry EXPLORATIVE STUDIES ON CARBON - NITROGEN (C-N) BOND FORMATION AND SYNTHESIS OF 53 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic NITROGEN CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 9 Habibur Rahaman Prof. M.N. Roy & Prof. B. Sinha (Co- supervisor) Chemistry DIVERSE INTERACTIONS OF SOME SIGNIFICANT COMPOUNDS PREVAILING IN DIFFERENT SOLVENT SYSTEMS WITH THE MANIFESTATION OF SOLVATION CONSEQUENCE BY PHYSICOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS 10 Gyan Chandra Pariyar Prof. P. Ghosh Chemistry EXPLORATIVE STUDIES ON CARBON-HETERO BOND TRANSFORMATION REACTION AND CARBON-HETERO BOND FORMATION REACTION 11 Bittu Saha Prof. P. Ghosh Chemistry DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL METHODOLOGIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF C-HETERO BOND 12 Ananya Yasmin Prof. M.N. Roy Chemistry INVESTIGATION OF HOST GUEST INCLUSION COMPLEXATIONS AND DIVERSE INTERACTIONS OF SOME INDUSTRIALLY AND BIOLOGICALLY POTENT MOLECULES IN ASSORTED PHASES BY PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGIES 13 Gourab Karmakar Prof. M.K. Panda Chemistry PHYSICOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS 14 Bijan Kumar Pandit Prof. Biswajit Sinha Chemistry SOLUTION THERMODYNAMICS OF SOME BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT COMPOUNDS IN VARIOUS AQUEOUS MEDIA 15 Seema Dwivedi Dr. Sajal Das & Prof. B. Basu, (Co- Supervisor) Chemistry GREEN APPROACHES TOWARDS TRANSITION-METAL-CATALYZED AND METAL-FREE C-C AND C- HETEROATOM COUPLING REACTIONS 54 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 16 Avijit Datta Dr. Sharad Sinha Computer Science & Application EXPLORING NEW APPROACHES TOWARDS DESIGN OF BLOCK CIPHER TESTING ALGORITHMS 17 Ranjita Roy Sarkar Prof. Ranjan Roy Geography & Applied Geography A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SLUM DWELLERS OF SILIGURI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION : A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 18 Neelee Kalyanee Chong Lepcha Dr. Indira Lepcha Geography & Applied Geography AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN KURSEONG MUNICIPALITY, DARJEELING DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL 19 Ranjan Sarkar Prof. Ranjan Roy Geography & Applied Geography A STUDY ON STATUS OF SOCIO - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF DAKSHIN DINAJPUR DISTRICT : A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 20 Writuparna Chakrabort y Prof. S. Rohatgi Geography & Applied Geography THE SOCIAL STATUS OF THE WORKING WOMEN - A CASE STUDY OF THE COOCH BEHAR TOWN 21 Washim Hossain Dr. S. Haldar & Dr. U.K. Sarkar (Co- Supervisor) Physics SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF SOME FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES ADSORBED ON NOBLE METAL NANO PARTICLES 22 Susanta Chakrabort y Prof. M.K. Das Physics PHASE TRANSITIONS IN BINARY MIXTURES OF CALAMITIC AND BENT-CORE MESOGENS 23 Dawa Bhutia Prof. Joydeb Pal Zoology STUDIES ON CYTOCHROME P450 IN SOME AIR BREATHING TELEOST FISH 24 Tanmay Mukhopad hyay Prof. S. Bhattacharjee Zoology STUDY OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE THREATENED ORNAMENTAL FISHES, BADIS BADIS (HAMILTON - BUCHANAN, 1822) AND AMBLYCEPS MANGOIS (HAMILTON - BUCHANAN, 1822) FROM TERAI AND THE 55 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic DOOARS REGION OF NORTH BENGAL, INDIA. 25 Susmita Dutta Prof. M. Bahadur Zoology BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR STUDIES ON PESTICIDE-EXPOSED WORKERS OF TEA GARDENS OF NORTH BENGAL 26 Avishek Das Prof. T.K. Chaudhuri Zoology FREQUENCY AND DISTRIBUTION OF TLR GENES IN SOME HUMAN POPULATIONS OF NORTH BENGAL AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 27 Minu Bharati Dr. Dhiraj Saha Zoology INSECTICIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY STATUS AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR DENGUE VECTOR FROM SUB-HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL, INDIA Faculty of Arts, Commerce and Law Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 1 Sunayani Biswas Prof. U. Mandal Bengal h¡m¤lO¡Vl na¡ë£ fË¡Q£e e¡VÉQQÑ¡l pL¡m - HL¡m 2 Jyotirmay Ray Prof. N.C. Ray Bengali Ešlh‰l l¡Shwn£ pj¡Sl p¡wú«¢aL ¢hhaÑe : pj£yrZ J ¢hnÔoZ 3 Srabani Das Prof. Utpal Mandal Bengali jq¡L¡hÉl ¢nöf¡WÉ l©f J ¢nö¢nr¡ : Ef¾cÊ¢Ln¡l l¡uQ±d¤l£ J k¡N£¾cÊe¡b plL¡ll lQe¡L¢¾cÊL pj£r¡ 56 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 4 Biplab Roy Prof. N.C. Ray Bengali n´M O¡ol L¢ha¡ : I¢aqÉ Hhw L¢hl BaÈf¢lQu på¡e 5 Aninda Ghosh Prof. N.C. Ray Bengali S£he¢nÒf£ pjln hp¤¤ : fËp‰ a¡yl R¡VNÒf 6 Shib Narayan Routh Prof. U. Mandal Bengali S£he plL¡ll R¡VNÒf : ü¡d£ea¡ flhaÑ£ h¡wm¡ J h¡P¡m£ S£he L¢¾cÊL pj£r¡ 7 Prakash Roy Prof. M. Bera Bengali chn l¡ul R¡VNÒf : ¢houi¡he¡ J B¢‰L 8 Mithu Deb Prof. Dipak Kr. Roy Bengali h¡wm¡ q¡pÉlp¡aÈL R¡VNÒfl ¢ae ¢nÒf£ : °œm¡LÉe¡b, l¡SnMl J hm¡CQ¡yc 9 Joy Das Prof. Tapan Mandal Bengali R¡VNÒfL¡l BMa¡l¦‹¡j¡e C¢mu¡p : R¡VNÒf jdÉ¢hš h¡P¡¢m j¤pmj¡e pj¡S 10 Goutam Ch Barai Prof. Tapan Mandal Bengali jq¡i¡la BnËu£ h¡wm¡ e¡VL : 1852-1912 11 Debashree Saha Prof. M. Bera Bengali E¢en naLl h¡wm¡ e¡VL J ¢hdh¡ fËp‰ 12 Nirmal Das Prof. M. Bera Bengali ü¡j£ ¢hhL¡e¾c J h¡wm¡ p¡¢qaÉ 57 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 13 Debasish Chakrabort y Prof. A. Bhuimali Economics IMPACT OF WTO ON INDIAN AGRICULTURAL TRADE: A COMPARISON OF THE TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN INDIA IN THE PRE AND POST WTO REGIME 14 Suman Sikdar Dr. K. Datta & Prof. C.K. Mukhopadhya y (Co-sup.) Economics RUPEE- DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY AND UNCOVERED INTEREST RATE PARITY DOCTRINE- A TIME SERIES ECONOMETRIC STUDY WITH BEVERIDGE – NELSON DECOMPOSITION 15 Gopal Chandra Mandal Prof. J. Sankrityayana Economics THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF MOUNTAIN LIVELIHOOD SYSTEMS IN THE HIMALAYAN REGION OF WEST BENGAL 16 Arindam Metia Prof. A. Bhuimali & Dr. S.K. Rakshit (Co- sup.) Economics THE ROLE OF SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN IN ACHIEVING EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA): A STUDY OF RURAL & URBAN AREAS OF JALPAIGURI DISTRICT 17 Yasodhara Das Prof. S. Roy Mukherjee & Prof. V.K. Ramachandra n Economics SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF MIGRATION FROM RURAL INDIA: A STUDY OF WEST BENGAL 18 Srijana Rai Prof. S. Roy Mukherjee Economics WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF WOMEN'S LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN MOUNTAIN FARMING SYSTEMS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DARJEELING HILLS OF WEST BENGAL 58 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 19 Avijit Chakrabort y Prof. C. Laha English LARKIN LOST, LARKIN FOUND: TOWARDS A NEW POETICS OF READING 20 Vinay Limbu Prof. S.R. Mondal Geography & Applied Geography (under Centre for Himalayan Studies LIMBUS OF DARJEELING HIMALAYA : ASPECTS OF THEIR ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN RELATION TO HABITAT 21 Tanka Prasad Dhungel Prof. M. Choudhury Geography (under Centre for Himalayan Studies) AGRO -ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN SIKKIM 22 Samit Ghosh Prof. A.G. Ghosh & Dr. A.K. Sarkar (Co-sup.) History TRANSFORMATION OF THE RURAL SOCIETY OF NORTH BENGAL FROM THE PERMANENT SETTLEMENT TO THE OPERATION BARGA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MALDA AND WEST DINAJPUR (1793 - 1978) 23 Babulal Bala Prof. I. Sarkar History CONGRESS IN THE POLITICS OF WEST BENGAL: FROM DOMINANCE TO MARGINALITY (1947 – 1977) 24 Dipak Kumar Sarkar Prof. B.K. Sarkar History REFUGEE AND MIGRATION PROBLEMS IN WEST BENGAL : SOCIETY, ECONOMY AND POLITY ( 1947 - 2000) 25 Nasrin Ara Rahman Prof. B.K. Sarkar History STATUS OF WOMEN UNDER THE AHOMS: A HISTORICAL STUDY (1228 -1826 AD) 59 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 26 Biswarup Saha Prof. A.G. Ghosh & Dr. A.K. Sarkar, (Co- Supevisor) History GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION OF NORTH BENGAL (1854 - 1962) 27 Denkila Bhutia Prof. G. Chakraborty Law A STUDY OF THE STATUS OF PERSONAL LAWS IN INDIA WITH REFERENCE TO ARTICLE 13 AND JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDER CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 28 Pramita Gurung Prof. G. Chakraborty Law A STUDY OF SOCIAL SECURITY LAWS AND POLICY RELATING TO LABOUR IN ORGANIZED SECTOR IN INDIA 29 Poonam Agarwal Prof. G. Chakraborty Law A STUDY OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONTROL AND REGULATION OF INTER COUNTRY WATER SHARING SINCE 1973 WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDO - BANGLADESH WATER SHARING 30 Sanyukta Moitra Prof. Rathin Bandyopadhy ay Law THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005: IMPLICATION, IMPEDIMENTS & CHALLENGES 31 Vinod Sharma Prof. R. Bandoypadhy ay Law COALITION GOVERNMENT IN MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY : A STUDY UNDER THE INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 32 Amir Darjee Dr. K.R. Ghatani Nepali AUPANIVESHIK SANDHARBHAMA DARJEELING RA INDRA SUNDASKA GADHYAKHYANHARUKO VISHLESHANATMAK ADHYAYAN 60 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 33 Basudeo Thapa Dr. Pushkar Parajuli Nepali SIKKIM RA DARJEELING KSHETRAKA MAGARHARUKA LOKVAARTAKO PRATIKPARAK ADHYAYAN 34 Dewchandr a Subba Prof. G.S. Nepal Nepali NEPALI RITUKAVYAHARUKO PARIVESPARAK ADHYAYAN 35 Debanjali Mukherjee Dr. L.K. Padhi Philosophy MORAL STATUS OF ANIMALS : DEBATES AND DIMENSIONS 36 Gopa Bhattachar yya Prof. R.N. Ghosh Philosophy EPISTEMOLOGY OF MORALS : AN EAST-WEST PERSPECTIVE 37 Harekrishn a Barman Dr. N.K. Roy Philosophy AMBEDKAR’S CRITIQUE ON HINDUISM 38 Suman Das Dr. K. Joardar Philosophy POSSIBILITY OF RELIGIONS : A QUEST 39 Bikash Ranjan Deb Sri D. Chakraborty Political Science FROM NATIONAL REVOLUTIONISM TO MARXISM : A STUDY OF IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST PARTY (RSP) AND THE SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (SUCI) 40 Karma Yangchen Lhamu Prof. Ranjita Chakraborty Political Science STATE, NGOS AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT : A STUDY IN DOOARS REGION OF WEST BENGAL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ROLE OF THE NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS SINCE 1991 41 Mouli Dey Prof. A.K. Jana Political Science THE INDIAN PARTY SYSTEM AND PARTY SYSTEMS IN THE STATES SINCE 1989 61 Sl. No. Name of the Candidate Name of the Supervisor(s) Subject Topic 42 Amitava Kanjilal Prof. M. Yasin Political Science POLITICS OF GENDER IN PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF GROUP THEATRE PRODUCTIONS DURING LEFT FRONT RULE IN WEST BENGAL 43 Lekhraj Balmiki Dr. Ramesh Duaral Political Science BALMIKI COMMUNITY IN DARJEELING HILLS: A STUDY OF POLITICS OF MIGRATION, DEPRIVATIONS AND EMPOWERMENT 44 Krishna Roy Dr. Maya Ghosh Political Science SECULARISM AND INDIAN POLITICS: A STUDY OF POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND PARTICIPATION OF MUSLIMS IN THE DISTRICT OF MURSHIDABAD (1978 - 2012) 45 Nitai Karjee Dr. Maya Ghosh Political Science SELF HELP GROUPS AND EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN IN WEST BENGAL: A STUDY IN THE DISTRICT OF MALDA 46 Abdus Sobur Prof. M. Chakraborty Political Science WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: A STUDY ON BONGAIGAON DISTRICT: 2002 – 2012 47 Dipmala Roka Prof. A.K. Datta Political Science INDIA'S NUCLEAR POLICY: A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH 48 Sapan Tamang Prof. S. De Political Science PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND THE CO-EXISTENCE OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL HEALING SYSTEMS IN INDIA : A STUDY OF TWO STATES 62 63 CHAPTER – III ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES 64 65 A. Raja Rammohunpur Campus Faculty of Science DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY About the Department: The Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal was established under the faculty of Science in the year 2001 and presently offers Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Ph.D. programmes in different fields of Anthropology. The academic programmes are so designed as to enable the students and scholars to acquire a good understanding of people, society and culture at the micro level. The special focus of the department is to examine and analyze the regional and local issues of greater anthropological significance. The Department has an innovative plan to develop interdisciplinary interaction for strengthening its teaching and research programmes. Participatory approach and Lab to Land method has been adopted to develop the teaching and research activities of the Department. Courses Offered:  B. Sc. (Anthropology Hons.)  M. Sc. / MA in Anthropology  M. Phil. in Anthropology  Ph. D. in Anthropology Research Focus:  Human nutrition  Forensic anthropology  Ethnomedicine  Medical anthropology  Developmental anthropology  Tribal development Year-wise Student Strength: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen P.G. 2020 03 10 13 01 01 NIL 02 NIL 09 66 Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen 2019 01 06 07 01 01 NIL NIL NIL 05 U.G. 2020 05 09 14 06 NIL NIL 01 NIL 07 2019 04 01 05 01 NIL NIL 01 01 02 Details of Degree Completed by Students in 2019 - 20: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen P.G. 2020 01 06 07 01 01 NIL NIL NIL 05 Faculty Details: Nam Qualification Designation Email Prof. Jaydip Sen M.Sc. Ph.D. Professor jaydipsen@nbu.ac.in Prof. Pinak Tarafdar M.Sc. Ph.D. Professor pinaktarafdar@nbu.ac.in Dr. Samar Kumar Biswas M.Sc. Ph.D. Associate Professor smrkbis@yahoo.co.in Dr. Argina Khatun M.Sc. Ph.D. Assistant Professor arginakhatun87@gmail.com Dr. Rinzi Lama M.Sc. Ph.D. Assistant Professor rinzi.lama@nbu.ac.in Details of Non-Teaching Staff: Nam Qualification Designation Email Mr. Azizul Hoque MLIS Casual staff (Gr.-C) hoqueazizul991@gmail.com Mr. Sujit Kangsha Banik VIII Casual staff (Gr.-D) rajubanik486@gmail.com Details of Research Scholars: Name Fellowship Status Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Joining Manisha Thapa National Fellowship for OBC’s Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Female 01.04.2015 Antara Bose SVMCM Prof. Jaydip Sen Female 21.01.2020 Isita Sinha RGNF (UGC) Prof. Jaydip Sen Female 01.04.2017 Shreyasi Roy UGC Prof. Jaydip Sen Female 20.09.2017 67 Name Fellowship Status Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Joining Riwaj Rai N.B.U. Dr. Samar Kumar Biswas Male 17.10.2019 Details of PhD Students (without fellowship): Nam Supervisor Name Gender Date of Registration Saonli Roy Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Female 24.11.2017 Manisha Thapa Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Female 26.11.2018 Grace Leivon Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Female 12.03.2019 Chumu Sherpa Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Female 21.10.2019 Subhankar Roy Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Male 17.02.2020 Details of Seminars/Conferences/Webinar Organized: Name of the Seminar/Conference/ Webinar Date Number of Participants Expenditure (Rs.) 100 years Teaching of Anthropology in India 13.01.2020 60 50,000 Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives. 06.03 2020 60 60,000 Details of Seminar/Conferences /Webinar Attended by Faculty: Name of the Teacher Name of the Seminars/Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented Prof. Pinak Tarafdar ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Communities of the Dehing Patkhai Region: Present Status of the Ethnic Communities and Their Development Strategies 24 - 25 January, 2020 Tribal Study Centre, Margherita College, Assam Lecture in Valedictory Session Dr. Samar Kumar Biswas International Seminar on “Community and Cultural Multiplicity in North East India & South Asia: Organized by North East India Council for Social Science Research Delivered invited lecture on “Tribes of India: Major Issues” Presented Paper entitled “A Sub- Himalayan Little Known PVTG, 68 Name of the Teacher Name of the Seminars/Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented Ethnography, History and Society” (NEICSSR), in Shillong on Date: 20-22. 05.2019 Totos of Indo-Bhutan Border Area of India: Prime Issues and Consequences” Chaired a Technical Session III (b): “Legal Systems, Folk Songs, Act East Policy & Film Making” on 22. 5.2019 UGC HRDC, NBU, 38th OP, 19.07.2019, UGC HRDC, NBU Delivered an Invited Lecture on “People of India and Mind Setup” Details of Seminar/Conferences /Webinar Attended by Student: Name of the PhD Student Name of the Seminars/Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented Chumu Sherpa UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 The Marriage System (Zendi) of Sherpa Tribes Dwelling in the Hilly Parts of West Bengal Isita Sinha UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 Age at menarche and age at menopause among women of Rajbanshi population, West Bengal’ Binu Dorjee Statistical Approaches to Developmental and Growth Data of Children and Adolescents Potsdam – Gülpe, Germany, 15 – 20.07.2019 Association of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) with hunger and growth in height among Limboo children of Sikkim, India Manisha Thapa UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 Facets of the Socio-Cultural life of the Mangars of Darjeeling. 69 Name of the PhD Student Name of the Seminars/Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented Antara Bose UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 Breast Feeding: Duration, Initiation and its Association with Diseases Shreyasi Roy UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 Neck circumference as an anthropometric indicator of central obesity among postmenopausal women Sampriti Debnath UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, NBU on 06.03.2020 Prevalence of undernutrition among rural Bengali Muslim children of West Bengal, India Amit Kumar Ghosh Development and Sustainability Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata 21-22 November 2019 Assessment of Development and sustainability among the Jarawa of Andaman Island Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata 11-12 January, 2020 Group dynamics, territory and territoriality among the Shompen of Great Nicobar Island Anthropological Study on Denotified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomadic Communities Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata 02-05 march 2020 Anthropological study on Chopans of Jammu and Kashmir. Webinar on Anthropology of Pandemic and Covid-19 situation International School of Anthropology, Anthropological Survey of India, Musuru on 28.03.2020 Issue of vulnerability: Hunter- gatherers and Pandemics. Riwaj Rai UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Group of India: Problems and Perspectives Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal on 06.03.2020 Religion and Solidarity: Anthropological Perspective on an Endangered Tribe 70 Publications: Name of the Author Details of Book/Journal/Volume Year of Publication Prof. Jaydip Sen and Others Journal of Biosocial Science 7:1 2020 Anthropol. Anz. 13;77(5) 2020 Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. 55 2020 Man In India, 100 (1-2) 2020 South Asian Anthropologist. 201 2020 Human Biology Review. 8(4) 2019 Human Biology Review. 8 (2 2019 Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Chapter in an edited book entitled Tribal Health Care System, A Tribute to P.O. Bodding 2019 Chapter in an edited book entitled Anthropology in Public Health. 2019 Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Vol.5 No.1 2019 Dr. Samar Kuamr Biswas North Bengal Anthropologist annually, 7 2019 Dr. Argina Khatun North Bengal Anthropologist annually, 7 2019 Dr. Rinzi Lama Teaching in Unequal Societies, Bloomsbury India (chapter contributed) – edited by John Russon, Siby K. George, P.G Jung 2020 Research Projects Details: Title of the Project Project Duration Sponsored by Year of Sanction Project Budget (Rs.) Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adults Bengalee Muslim of Nandigram, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India 2019-2020 University of North Bengal 2019 1,50,000 The analysis of Hybrid Medico-Magico- Religious practices among the Nepali community in the Darjeeling through the Multivocal space of the Dhams 2019-2020 University of North Bengal 2019 1,50,000 71 PhD Award Details Received by Supervisor’s Name Title Date of Receipt Mr. Suvendu Kundu Prof. Pinak Tarafdar Health Care Practices among the Hill Kharia of District Purulia and Bankura, West Bengal 05.07.2019 72 DEPARTMENT OF BIOINFORMATICS About the Department: Bioinformatics is information technology applied to the management and analysis of biological data with the aid of computers. It is the science of using information to understand biology. It is a field in which biological information collected, compared, studied and analyzed to find the interrelation between them for solving structural, functional and evolutionary problems using computational technologies. It is an emerging branch in the field of life science. The Department of Bioinformatics, University of North Bengal was started in the year of 2017 with an aim to meet the demand of higher education, research and innovation in research areas of bioinformatics. Presently the Department runs one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics (PGDBI) which was started from the academic year 2018-2019. The Department has also envisaged to start Post graduate course in Bioinformatics from the academic year 2021-22. Courses Offered:  M. Sc. in Bioinformatics  M. Phil. in Bioinformatics  Ph. D. in Bioinformatics Research Focus:  Comparative genomics  Biological network study  Prediction of molecular structure of different bio-molecules and their interactions Year-wise Student Strength: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen PGDBI 2020 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 2019 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 Details of Degree Completed by Students in 2019 - 20: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen PGDBI 2020 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 73 Faculty Details: Nam Qualification Designation Email Dr. Subarna Thakur Ph.D. Assistant professor subarna.thakur@nbu.ac.in Shri Chiranjib Sarkar M.Sc.. Assistant professor chiranjib@nbu.ac.in Details of Non-Teaching Staff: Nam Qualification Designation Email Roshan Mallik VIII Group-D (Casual) rsmallick824@gmail.com Details of Research Scholars: Name Fellowship Status Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Joining Debabrata Modak University Fellowship Dr. Subarna Thakur (Co- guide) Male 23.07.2018 Details of Seminars/Conferences/Webinar Organized: Name of the Seminar/Conference/ Webinar Date Number of Participants Expenditure (Rs.) 3 Day online Workshop entitle “Computational tools used in life science research” 09/10/2020 to 11/10/2020 500 15,000 One-day webinar on "Bioinformatics in comparative metagenome analysis : unwrapping mysterious microbial world" 12-12-2020 164 15,000 Details of Seminar/Conferences /Webinar Attended by Faculty: Name of the Teacher Name of the Seminars / Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented Dr. Subarna Thakur FEMS2019 Congress Glassglow 07-11 July 2019 "Investigation of role of horizontal gene transfer in shaping the microbial 74 Name of the Teacher Name of the Seminars / Conferences Venue & Date Title of the paper presented adaptation to xenobiotics in Pseudomonas" Dr. Subarna Thakur International webinar on Neotric approaches in applied sciences Darjeeling, 24th -25th August 2020 “Bioinformatics tools and database” Publications: Name of the Author Details of Book/Journal/Volume Year of Publication T Saha, VK Ranjan, S Ganguli, S Thakur, B Chakraborty, P Barman, W Ghosh and R Chakraborty. Pradoshia eiseniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a spore-forming member of the family Bacillaceae capable of assimilating 3-nitropropionic acid, isolated from the anterior gut of the earthworm Eisenia fetida, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 69: 1265-1273 2019 VK Ranjan, S Mukherjee, S Thakur, K Gupta, R Chakraborty “Pandrug-resistant Pseudomonas sp. expresses New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 and consumes ampicillin as sole carbon source”, Clin Microbiol Infect, :S1198- 743X(20)30667-4, 2020 C Sarkar, BK Saklani, PK Singh, RK Asthana, TR Sharma “Variation in the LRR region of Pi54 protein alters its interaction with the AvrPi54 protein revealed by in silico analysis” PloS one, 14 (11). 2019 C Sarkar, R Parsad, DC Mishra, A Rai “An ensemble approach for gene regulatory network study in rice blast”, Journal of crop and weed, 16 (2020). 2020 Research Projects Details: Title of the Project Principal Investigator Sponsored by Year of Sanction Project Budget (Rs.) Investigation of miRNA mediated targeting of stress response genes in Dr. Subarna Thakur University of North Bengal 2019 3,00,000 75 Title of the Project Principal Investigator Sponsored by Year of Sanction Project Budget (Rs.) Medicago truncatula utilizing bioinformatics approach Details of Visiting Fellow: Sl. No Name of the Visiting Fellow Duration Name of the University 1 Dr. Sunil Kumar Mondal 1 week University of Burdwan 76 DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY About the Department: The Department of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal was established in 2001 and it promotes and facilitates research in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and molecular genetics. The Department provides technical support for research and a nucleus for interdisciplinary research and training initiatives at University of North Bengal. The Department of Biotechnology spearheads in research and educational programs in cell and molecular biosciences by leading research initiatives to increase the competitiveness of researchers at North Bengal University in this critical area. Courses Offered:  M. Sc. in Biotechnology  M. Phil. in Biotechnology  Ph. D. in Biotechnology Research Focus:  Microbial genetic and genomics  Plant pathology  Microbial ernzymes  Plant molecular biology  Cancer biology  Nanobiotechnology  Antibacterials  Drug delivery Year-wise Student Strength: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen PG 2020 04 05 09 02 00 01 01 00 05 2019 04 05 09 01 00 02 02 04 Details of Degree Completed by Students in 2019 - 20: Course Year Male Female Total SC ST OBC-A OBC-B PH Gen PG 2020 04 05 09 02 00 01 01 00 05 77 Faculty Details: Nam Qualification Designation Email Dr. Ranadhir Chakraborty Ph.D. Professor ranadchakrabort@nbu.ac.in Dr. Dipanwita Saha Ph.D. Associate Professor dipanwitasaha@nbu.ac.in Dr. Shilpi Ghosh Ph.D. Associate Professor shilpighosh@nbu.ac.in Dr. Anoop Kumar Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Stage 2) anoop@nbu.ac.in Dr. Manab Deb Adhikari Ph.D. Assistant Professor madhikari@nbu.ac.in Details of Non-Teaching Staff: Nam Qualification Designation Email Sri Sujoy Chowdhury Art Graduate Office Assistant sujoychowdhury210@gmail.com Sri Raja Bauri VIII pass Sr. Peon Sri Deepak Das H.S. Pass Lab. Attendant ddas1215@gmail.com Sri Amrinder Pandey (COFAM) M.Sc. (Horticulture) Perusing Practical Demonstrator amrendranbu@yahoo.com Sri Ranjan Sarkar (COFAM) B.A. Office Assistant ranjan.sili@gmail.com Smt. Swati Chowdhury (COFAM) B.Sc Laboratory Attendant swati_moon75@yahoo.com Sri Anil Sarki (COFAM) VIII Field Man Niranjan (COFAM) B.A. Multipurpose field Staff niranjanmandal@gmail.com Maloy Singha(COFAM) H.S. Multipurpose field Staff moloysinghashree@gmail.com Biswajit Singh (COFAM) B.A. Multipurpose field Staff biswajit.shiv89@gmail.com Subhash (COFAM) VIII Multipurpose field Staff subhashsingha70098@gmail.com Arup Ghosh (COFAM) M.A. Multipurpose field Staff arupghoshhistory@gmail.com 78 Details of Research Scholars: Name Fellowship Status Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Joining Niloy Roy UGC-JRF Dr. Dipanwita Saha Male 05-07-2019 Smriti Pradhan CSIR-SRF Dr. Dipanwita Saha Female 24-01-2018 Susmita Das State Fellowship Dr. Dipanwita Saha Female 10-01-2020 Sudeb Sarkar CSIR-SRF Dr. Anoop Kumar Male 01-11-2017 Ankita Dutta State Fellowship Dr. Anoop Kumar Female 18-09-2017 Divya Limbu State fellowship (SVMCM) Dr. Manab Deb Adhikari Female 02-01-2020 Chandana Basak CSIR Prof. Ranadhir Chakraborty Female 01-08-2018 Subhajit Sen DST-INSPIRE SRF Prof. Ranadhir Chakraborty Male 15-09-2016 Partha Barman CSIR Prof. Ranadhir Chakraborty Male 14-09-2018 Vijeta Rai CSIR Dr. Shilpi Ghosh Female 15-08-2015 Arijita Basak NBU-JRF Dr. Shilpi Ghosh Female 27/07/2018 Details of Project Scholar: Name Project Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Joining Sriradha Ganguli WBPCB Sponsored Project Prof. Ranadhir Chakraborty Female 01-01-2020 Details of PhD Student (Without Scholarship) Name Supervisor’s Name Gender Date of Registration Dipanwita Ghosh Dr. Dipanwita Saha Female 25-03-2019 Anindita Chaktaborty Dr. Dipanwita Saha Female 17-12-2018 79