DBT - Star College Program

DBT Star 2018-23

The College was recognized for the DBT-STAR College Program by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2018 for the second time for a period of 5 years (2018-23).  Under the said scheme the Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology have conducted Interdisciplinary and Subject based Workshops for Undergraduate students, organized Seminars, Field Trips, Industrial visits, Faculty Improvement Programs, Training Programs for the Non-Teaching Staff, Career Counseling sessions, besides Project work for students. During this second phase, the College was approved a Grant of Rs. 140 lakhs with Rs. 90 lakhs as Grants-in-aid – General (Recurring) and Rs. 50 lakhs as Grants-in-aid – Capital (Non-recurring)

  • To achieve highest potential for excellence in the emerging field of Life Sciences.
    The DBT Star College Program has helped to strengthen and develop Science education and training at the undergraduate level. It has helped to improve critical thinking and hands-on training on experimental work in new and upcoming technologies needed for modern scientific studies at Undergraduate level. The five departments of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology have done well under this scheme and as a result more students are increasingly taking up these subjects in their careers. DBT has provided academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and a unique exposure of students to experimental science and initiate project work at the Undergraduate level. The project works and training programs helped the students perform well at various interviews for higher education. Many of our students are pursuing PG & research in renowned research institutions.
    Following are some of the very notable projects undertaken under the Star College Program:

i. Department of Botany
The Department of Botany upgraded their Tissue Culture Laboratory with the recurring fund of DBT-STAR College Program and has utilized this lab for the in-vitro propagation of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. – A Medicinal Plant. A project work was undertaken involving the B.Sc. Honours students of the Department to establish an optimum in vitro methodology for clonal propagation, callus induction & organogenesis of Bacopa monnieri. The International Union for Conservation of Natural and National Resources has listed Bacopa monnieri as a threatened species. Tissue culture technique has been successfully used for propagation and the conservation of the germplasm of this important and threatened medicinal plant. Up to date, there is little report on stable in vitro clonal propagation and somatic embryogenesis of Bacopa monnieri. The project began with a training workshop for the undergraduate students of the department on 6.2.2020 and since then the students of the department have been working on this project and have been successful in establishing a suitable and reproducible protocol for in vitro multiplication and rapid regeneration of this species. At present they are working on the isolation of secondary metabolites and extraction of active compounds from callus sources. Recently this laboratory has also been utilized for training of students of City College, Kolkata on Plant Tissue Culture.

    1. Interdisciplinary Project
      Rampant violation of green norms in Kolkata and adjoining districts, particularly those within the industrial belt, has been the main cause of the increase of pollution levels in Kolkata and areas beyond. Keeping this in mind, an interdisciplinary project was initiated under the DBT-STAR College Program to train the students on the study the different aspects of pollution in different regions of Kolkata. Following projects were assigned to the Undergraduate students by the different departments:

Department of Botany

        1. The students of the Department of Botany were involved in a
          project entitled “Biomonitoring of air quality in Kolkata city with gall of Alstonia scholaris”. The project aimed to detect morphological and biochemical changes in the leaves of Alstonia scholaris that are exposed to vehicular emission. The results of the project clearly indicate that vehicular load brought significant changes in foliar morphology, numbers of gall formation and biochemical parameters such as pigment content, enzyme activities, etc. of leaves of A. scholaris which clearly indicated that the increased Air Pollution Index and gall formation in A. scholaris can be used as early monitoring parameters for air pollution by vehicular emission.
        2. The students also worked on a project entitled “Comparative Assessment of Cadmium, Chromium Resistance Capacity of Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema portulacastrum, Alternanthera philoxeroides collected from contaminated site and Assessment of Phytoremedial potential”. Among heavy metals cadmium and chromium pollution of soil is an alarming environmental issue in Kolkata as these metals are released in the atmosphere by anthropogenic activity (industry, agriculture and domestic applications). Being biologically non-essential both these metals are phytotoxic and injurious to animal also. Plants with greater capacity of metal accumulation are potential candidate of phytoremediation for cleanup of heavy metal contaminated soil.

Department of Chemistry

        1. The first year undergraduate students of the Department of
          Chemistry are involved in the project entitled “Water analysis of drinking water from various sources from regions in and around Kolkata”. They have analyzed the samples for conductance and pH to correlate the parameters with TDS. This is an ongoing project. This analysis is being repeated often in order to get a quantitative idea of the drinking water in different seasons and in different areas of Kolkata and surroundings.
        2. The students have also been trained on Micellar Entrapment of Organic Pollutant from Water which is an Eco-Friendly Approach.

Department of Microbiology

        1. Plastic pollution is a major problem in Kolkata. The most
          common polymer in plastics is polyethylene (PE) and in natural form it is not biodegradable. Low density polyethylene is a vital cause of environmental pollution. The 3rd year UG students of the Department of Microbiology have been involved in a project entitled “Bioremediation: Studies on Isolation and Characterization of Plastic (Low Density Polyethylene) Degrading Bacteria from Soils collected from Petrol Contaminated and Waste Dump Areas in and around Kolkata” which aims to investigate, isolate and characterize plastic degrading bacteria and their
          biodegrading potential, from soil collected from waste dump sites and soil contaminated with petrol. They have been successful in extracting and maintaining isolates that are able to grow in a medium containing polyethylene as a sole carbon source. The strains have been partially characterized according to Bergey’s Manual.
          The students were also involved in 3 more projects entitled
        2. “Isolation, screening and characterization of cellulolytic bacteria from soil samples collected from waste dumps in and around Kolkata”,
        3. “Assessment of Microbiological quality of water in Kolkata and outskirts”
        4. “Determination of Keratinase enzyme activity with various natural keratinaceous substrates and it’s application in waste management”.

Department of Zoology
The undergraduate students of the Department of Zoology have been involved in a project entitled ‘Study of the expression of stress proteins or Heat Shock Proteins in fish’. The main site of fish sampling has been the East Kolkata Wetlands designated as International Ramsar site and are the hotspot for large-scale wastewater aquaculture practices. This East Kolkata Wetland/Sewage fed systems receive more than 5,50,000 m3 untreated wastewater per day.

ii. Department of Physics
A project work was undertaken by the undergraduate students of the Department of Physics for the preparation of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles that have significant Biological applications through the Hydrothermal Method and Solgel method. The equipment used in the preparation of the nanoparticles were mainly procured through the previous DBT Grant. A Wenser make ultrasonicator was later purchased that facilitated better mixing of the precursors and yielded better quality particles in terms of the microstructure. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a large band gap semiconductor. It is being used in the manufacture of scratchproof sunglasses, transparent sunscreen, anti-graffiti coatings for walls, coating for Solar cell, etc.

iv. Department of Chemistry The Department of Chemistry gave their 3rd Year Undergraduate students an essence of Green Chemical Procedures. Microwave irradiation in synthetic organic chemistry is a novel technique and has a marked influence in synthesis of wide range of organic molecules. The methodology has highly reduced reaction time, improved yield, increased product purity, simplified work up procedure and encompasses all features of Green Chemistry. This methodology can be successfully used to synthesize chiral compounds, which has immense biological importance. The students were trained on 41 Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis and an approach towards an Asymmetric Synthesis using this procedure.

    • To achieve the excellence in the research work in the latest field
      of Biology.

The DBT Star College enabled us to build on the existing laboratory infrastructure by installing new instruments, procuring multiple copies of instruments and expensive chemicals. This opened the doors for the Undergraduate students to an optimized research environment, where they have been able to participate in practical training on experiments beyond their syllabus and undertake project work, which could not be performed earlier due to non-availability of equipment or expensive chemicals.

The DBT-Star Status Scheme provided an excellent opportunity for students just entering into the degree course to learn how to incorporate learning strategies into content coursework. Through the different summer projects, workshops, seminars, etc. conducted as part of the program, the students became acquainted with some of the latest techniques and development in science and this stimulated original thinking, stimulated them to be more creative and innovative, gave them opportunities for constant improvement, instigated the feeling of teamwork and helped them adopt modern strategies and tools for ensuring the success of their projects.

The following training programs/workshops/summer internships were organized to provide hands-on-training on various techniques to students and scope of exploring topics beyond the syllabus as well as enjoy the flavour and fun of their own subjects and other related subjects:

Department

Topic

Resource person

BotanyTopic: Workshop on Western Blotting Technique on 13.5.2018Dr. Sayak Ganguly, Research Scientist and Head, Theoretical and Computational Biology Unit, AIIST
ChemistryGreen Microwave Assisted Asymmetric Synthesis on 12.9. 2018Faculty members of the Department
ChemistryMicellar Entrapment of Organic Pollutant from Water (An Eco-Friendly Approach) n 13.9.2018Faculty members of the Department
MicrobiologyRAPD Analysis of Bacterial Genomic DNA on 25.9.2018 & 27.9.2018Dr. Soumi Guha Polley
Department of Microbiology
Lady Brabourne College
PhysicsWorking of a solar panel and its characteristics on 5.10.2018Ms. Arpita Adak, Ex-student of the Post Graduate Department of Physics
Zoology“Water quality analysis” on 25.9.2018Faculty members of the Department
BotanyOrganogenesis in Bacopa monnieri on 6.2.2020

Dr. Dipu Samanta: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College

Dr. Debleena Roy: Assistant Professor, Lady Brabourne College

ChemistryEstimation of DO, BOD in the water samples collected from different locations through some physicochemical techniques on 6.2.2020Faculty members of the Department
MicrobiologyReverse Transcriptase PCR on 27.1.2020 & 28.1.2020Dr. Soumi Guha Polley
Department of Microbiology
Lady Brabourne College
PhysicsPhysics behind the working of a Solar Cell on 10.2.2020Dr. Prasanta Nandi, Retired Professor, Dept. of Physics, University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar
ZoologyUse of GPS to map plants and animals on 16.11.19

Prof. Amal Kumar Mondal, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal

Ayan Naskar, Research Scholar, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal

Zoology
  • Protein Isolation & SDS-PAGE
  • ELISA of Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone &

Measurement with ELISA Reader

from 14.03.2022 to 16.03.2022

Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College

Dr. Indraneel Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Sarsuna
College, Kolkata

ChemistryEffect of Various Parameters (dilution, pH, solvent polarity, conjugation) on the UV-Vis Spectrum of Selected
Organic Compounds on 23.03.2022		Dr. Nayim Sepoy, SACT, Department of Chemistry
MicrobiologySoil DNA Extraction and 16S rRNA Analysis on 04.04.2022 & 05.04.2022

Ms. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor

Dr. Piya Ghosh and Ms. Ishani Chatterjee

SACT, Department of Microbiology

BotanyProtein profiling of Bacopa monnieri by SDS-PAGE on 08.04.2022Dr. Debaleena Roy & Dr. Suparna Pal, Assistant Professors, Department of Botany & Research Scholars
Chemistry
  • Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis (MAOS) of heterocyclic small molecules & Study of interaction
    of protein with 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives using spectroscopic methods.
  • Synthesis of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives using microwave energy ‘Effect of Various

Parameters (dilution, pH, solvent polarity, conjugation) on the UV-Vis Spectrum of Selected Organic Compounds’ on 06.09.2022

Dr. Haimanti Mallik & Dr. Nupur Basu, Associate Professors, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Nayim Sepoy, SACT, Department of Chemistry
ChemistryTo determine the unknown concentration of optically
active compound, sucrose on 24.09.2022		Dr. Papia Ganguly, Dr. Sukanya Guha (Chakrabarti), Dr. Soma Samaddar Associate Professors, Department of Chemistry
Zoology
  • Use of GPS and Range Finder
  • Collection & Identification of Zooplankton
  • Line Transect study of Avian Fauna

From 15.12.2022 – 17.12.2022

Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor,

Dr. Antara Kar & Dr. Anwesa Chaudhuri Assistant Professors, Department of Zoology

•Jhinook Mitra, Research Scholar

MicrobiologyStudy of Protein Denaturation by Fluorescence Spectroscopy on 21.03.2023Dr. Soumi Guha Polley, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Department

Topic

Resource person

BotanyTopic: Workshop on Western Blotting Technique on 13.5.2018Dr. Sayak Ganguly, Research Scientist and Head, Theoretical and Computational Biology Unit, AIIST
ChemistryGreen Microwave Assisted Asymmetric Synthesis on 12.9. 2018Faculty members of the Department
ChemistryMicellar Entrapment of Organic Pollutant from Water (An Eco-Friendly Approach) n 13.9.2018Faculty members of the Department
MicrobiologyRAPD Analysis of Bacterial Genomic DNA on 25.9.2018 & 27.9.2018Dr. Soumi Guha Polley
Department of Microbiology
Lady Brabourne College
PhysicsWorking of a solar panel and its characteristics on 5.10.2018Ms. Arpita Adak, Ex-student of the Post Graduate Department of Physics
Zoology“Water quality analysis” on 25.9.2018Faculty members of the Department
BotanyOrganogenesis in Bacopa monnieri on 6.2.2020

Dr. Dipu Samanta: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College

Dr. Debleena Roy: Assistant Professor, Lady Brabourne College

ChemistryEstimation of DO, BOD in the water samples collected from different locations through some physicochemical techniques on 6.2.2020Faculty members of the Department
MicrobiologyReverse Transcriptase PCR on 27.1.2020 & 28.1.2020Dr. Soumi Guha Polley
Department of Microbiology
Lady Brabourne College
PhysicsPhysics behind the working of a Solar Cell on 10.2.2020Dr. Prasanta Nandi, Retired Professor, Dept. of Physics, University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar
ZoologyUse of GPS to map plants and animals on 16.11.19

Prof. Amal Kumar Mondal, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal

Ayan Naskar, Research Scholar, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal

Zoology
  • Protein Isolation & SDS-PAGE
  • ELISA of Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone &

Measurement with ELISA Reader

from 14.03.2022 to 16.03.2022

Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College

Dr. Indraneel Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Sarsuna
College, Kolkata

ChemistryEffect of Various Parameters (dilution, pH, solvent polarity, conjugation) on the UV-Vis Spectrum of Selected
Organic Compounds on 23.03.2022		Dr. Nayim Sepoy, SACT, Department of Chemistry
MicrobiologySoil DNA Extraction and 16S rRNA Analysis on 04.04.2022 & 05.04.2022

Ms. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor

Dr. Piya Ghosh and Ms. Ishani Chatterjee

SACT, Department of Microbiology

BotanyProtein profiling of Bacopa monnieri by SDS-PAGE on 08.04.2022Dr. Debaleena Roy & Dr. Suparna Pal, Assistant Professors, Department of Botany & Research Scholars
Chemistry
  • Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis (MAOS) of heterocyclic small molecules & Study of interaction
    of protein with 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives using spectroscopic methods.
  • Synthesis of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives using microwave energy ‘Effect of Various

Parameters (dilution, pH, solvent polarity, conjugation) on the UV-Vis Spectrum of Selected Organic Compounds’ on 06.09.2022

Dr. Haimanti Mallik & Dr. Nupur Basu, Associate Professors, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Nayim Sepoy, SACT, Department of Chemistry
ChemistryTo determine the unknown concentration of optically
active compound, sucrose on 24.09.2022		Dr. Papia Ganguly, Dr. Sukanya Guha (Chakrabarti), Dr. Soma Samaddar Associate Professors, Department of Chemistry
Zoology
  • Use of GPS and Range Finder
  • Collection & Identification of Zooplankton
  • Line Transect study of Avian Fauna

From 15.12.2022 – 17.12.2022

Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor,

Dr. Antara Kar & Dr. Anwesa Chaudhuri Assistant Professors, Department of Zoology

•Jhinook Mitra, Research Scholar

MicrobiologyStudy of Protein Denaturation by Fluorescence Spectroscopy on 21.03.2023Dr. Soumi Guha Polley, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Department

Topic

Resource person
Botany (7 th & 8 th June, 2018) Special lecture 1 “An introduction to the application of Palaeobotany & Palynology as intriguing knowledge base for academic and societal benefit” Dr. Sudha Gupta, Assistant Professor, Kalyani University
Special lecture 2 “Plant Bioactive Molecules: An Introduction to Separation Techniques” Dr. Alok Kumar Hazra, Scientist, IRDM Faculty Centre
Experiment 1: Demonstration of Acetolysis Techniques Dr. Sandip More, Scientist, Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Experiment 2: Demonstration of Fat Extraction Procedure Faculty member of the Department
Experiment 3: Determination of Saponification Value Faculty member of the Department
Chemistry (13 th & 14 th June, 2018) Experiment 1: Determination of the Isoelectric Point of a Protein by Viscosity Measurements Faculty members of the Department
Experiment 2: Colorimetric estimation of Fe 3+ as Fe(SCN) 2+ complex Faculty members of the Department
Experiment 3: Determination of salinity of water by measuring, electrical conductance, pH and TDS Faculty members of the Department
Experiment 4: Separation of organic compounds by chromatographic methods Faculty members of the Department
Microbiology (11 th & 12 th June, 2018) Special Lecture “Microscopy and its application on various field” Dr. Srimanti Sarkar, Bose Institute
Special Lecture Fluorescence Microscopy Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Department of Biotechnology, Calcutta University
Experiment 1: Differentiation of live and dead cells by Ethidium Bromide (EtBr)/ Acridine Orange (AO) staining and observation under Fluorescence microscope. Faculty members of the Department
Experiment 2: Magnification calculation and diagram of an algal cell drawn by Camera Lucida/ Drawing Prism Faculty members of the Department
Experiment 3: Cell Motility Test by Phase Contrast Microscopy Faculty members of the Department
Physics (18 th & 19 th June, 2018) Special Lecture Theoretical overview on Biosensors and fabrication and demonstration of a Pulse oximeter Prof. Uttam Raychaudhuri, Former Professor, Department of Chemical Technology, University College of Science and Technology Kolkata
Experiment “Pulse oximeter” Dr. Anima Sen, Head Department of Biomedical Instrumentation,University College of Science and Technology, Kolkata
Zoology (20 th & 21st June, 2018) Special Lecture “A Giant leap from Gene to Genomics” Dr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Associate Professor, Taki Government College
Special Lecture “Protein Extraction and SDS-PAGE” Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor, Lady Brabourne College
Experiment 1: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) Faculty members of the Department
Chemistry (20.04.2022) Flame Photometry Dr. Manisha Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry& Dr. Aratrika Chakraborty, SACT, Department of Chemistry

Several project works were undertaken by the undergraduate students based on the techniques they were trained during the workshops and hands-on-training Programs. The following Project works were done by the students of the different departments under the Star College Scheme:

S.No. Title of Project Work Department
1 Comparative karyomorphological analyses of in vivo grown plants of Mentha piperita L. and Mentha arvensis L. Botany
2 Phytochemical analysis of field grown and tissue culture derived Mentha arvensis L. plants with special reference to antioxidative potentials Botany
3 Effects of Various Factors on Urease Activity in Germinating Seeds of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. Botany
4 Variation of protein content and profile with size in three fresh water fishes (Mourola, Bata and Punti) consumed in West Bengal Zoology
5 Evaluation of brewing method effect on phytochemicals of Assam tea Botany
6 Effects of Different Brewing Methods on Phytochemical Contents of Green Tea: A Comparative Analysis Botany
7 Biochemical profiling of Excoecaria agallocha a mangrove plant, from Indian Sunderbans Botany
8 Impact of Brewing Treatments on Different Phytochemical Response In Darjeeling Black Tea Botany
9 Extending the vase life of cut rose flowers using ginger, basil and neem extract Botany
10 The effects of artificial light on physiology and biochemistry of Vigna mungo. Botany
11 Biochemical profiling of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Botany
12 Study of Chromium Tolerance Capacity of Pisum sativum L. and Assessment of Genotoxic Effect by RAPD Botany
13 Assesment of Antioxidant Status of Cicer Arietinum Seedling Under Chromium Stress Botany
14 Isolation, Screening and characterization of Industrially important enzymes like Amylase from soil samples collected from College Ground. Microbiology
15 Effect of Phytochemicals as antibiofilm substance on different biofilm producing pathogenic bacteria. Microbiology
16 Acetaminophen Induced Toxicity in Rat Model Zoology
17 Effect of cold stress on Rat adrenal gland, thyroid, liver, testis and ovary: endocrinal, physiological and other changes. Zoology
18 Effects of artificial night light on Physiology and Biochemistry of Vigna Mungo L. Botany
19 Assessment of Antioxidant status of Cicer arietinum seedling under chromium stress Botany
20 Comparative evaluation of brewing method effect on phytochemicals of Assam tea Botany
21 Study of chromium tolerance capacity of Pisum sativum and assessment of genotoxic effect by RAPD Botany
22 Study of catecholase like activity catalyzed by a pre-synthesized Schiff base complex of cobalt. Chemistry
23 Study of phosphatase like activity by using zinc based Schiff base complex Chemistry
24 Determination of Papaya seed extract activity on soil and water borne Microorganisms Microbiology
25 Screening of enzyme producers from garden soil Microbiology
26 A study on the effect of Physical and Chemical Mutagens on antibiotic resistant bacteria Microbiology
27 Isolation of Halotolerant bacteria from different soil samples Microbiology
28 Isolation of bacteria from sweets Microbiology
29 Isolation and screening of heavy metal resistant bacteria from the soil sample of Hazarduari Microbiology
30 Lorenz Attractor Physics
31 Comparative analysis of urban and semi-urban pond community Zoology
32 Comparative account of Diversity of Butterflies and ants in Urban and Semi Urban areas of Kolkata, Durgapur & Asansol Zoology
33 Soil Faunal Diversity in Selected Habitats during two seasons Zoology
34 Effect of Bisphenol A toxicity on ovarian development in Rat Zoology
35 Imbalance of Testosterone Hormone in male fertility in Rat Zoology
36 A comparative assessment of avi-fauna available in different time and some selective locations of Urban, semi urban and village sites in West Bengal: a short-term study Zoology
37 Availability of different ant species with respect to some dicotomic environmental condition inside Lady Brabourne College premises Zoology
38 Identification of different ant species as per the selection of different types of resources in two habitat conditions of Lady Brabourne College premise. Zoology
39 Availability of butterfly species in different diural period depending on specific individual Lantana camara present in three different locations at Lady Brabourne College premises Zoology
40 Difference on the consumption of different resource types by different avifaunal species in an urban habitat. Zoology
41 Determination of any host plant or nectar plant species preference among multiple number of plant varieties by different butterflies species on the basis of their visiting numbers and frequency of visits Zoology
42 Effect of heavy metal (lead chloride) toxicity on Tilapia fish – heamato-biochemical parameters (RBC, WBC, Hb, Glu etc.), enzyme and hormone levels (ALT, AST, GST, Cortisol, Hsp protein etc.) and histopathology of different organs (gills, liver, kidney, testis, ovary). Zoology
  • To create moments for the students to interact with the big personalities in Bio Sciences.
    Several seminars/webinars and special lectures were organized during the entire tenure which helped create moments for the students to interact with the eminent personalities in Bio Sciences and related subjects.
Department

Topic

Resource person
Special Lecture “Tumor heterogeneity: Influence on therapeutic response” on 20.2.2018 Dr. Ellora Sen of the National Brain Research Centre, Manesar
Special Lecture “Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases: Host Immunity and Therapeutic Interventions” on 25.3.2019 Prof. Anirban Basu from National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Gurgaon
Botany “Cancer” on 8.5.2018 Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology, University of Calcutta
“Biodiversity of medicinal plants in India” on 30.03.2019 Dr. Prabir Ranjan Sur Retired Scientist, Botanical Survey of India
Chemistry “Complexes of 5-nitroimidazole – efficacy and adverse effects” on 27.3.2019 Dr. Saurabh Das, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University
Microbiology ‘Diverse Signaling Responses in Human Maladies: Kala-azar and Cancer’ on 1.2.2019 Dr. Subrata Majumder, Retired Professor, Bose Institute, Kolkata
‘Origin of Universe’ on 29.3.2019 Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Calcutta
Physics ‘van der Waals interaction in Biology ’ on 5.10.2018 Prof. Ansuman Lahiri, Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta
Zoology ‘Biodiversity conservation and role of WWF’ on 14.9.2018 Dr. Kuladeep Roy, Assistant Manager, WWF– West Bengal State Office
  • Alarming Fruits
  • Proteomics: Basic understanding 0n 30.3.2019
 Dr. Sujay Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta
Botany “Palynology and its applications” on 08.02.2020 Dr. Mahasin Ali Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsa University, Purulia
Chemistry “A new method for pH estimation at the amphiphilic self-assembly interface and its relation to membrane biochemical reactivity” on 7.1.2020 Dr. Partha Parui, Associate Professor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Section), Jadavpur University
Microbiology ‘Climate Change Effect on Biodiversity’ on 18.4.2019 Sri Debal Ray, IFS, Chief Project Director, West Bengal Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Project, Govt. of West Bengal
‘Microbial life in an Estuarine Mangrove Ecosystem’ on 25.4.2019 Dr. Anwesha Ghosh, Integrative Taxonomy & Microbial Ecology Research Group, Dept. of Biological Sciences, IISER, Kolkata
Physics “A Glimpse of the Laser and its impact on mankind” on 9.1.2020 Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Biswas, Raja Ramanna Fellow, Former Head, Laser & Plasma Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Zoology “Man and Animal Conflict – a Global Scenario” on 13.9. 2019 1. Mr. Subhankar Sengupta, Field Director, Tiger Project, Government of India Topic: Human Wildlife Conflict and its mitigation in West Bengal 2. Mr. Agni mitra, Regional Deputy Director, Eastern Region Wild Crime Control Bureau, Government of India Topic: Wildlife Crime Scenario in India – Special Emphasis on Eastern India 3. Dr. Paulami Maiti, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College Topic: Value of Biodiversity and its Human induced depletion
Inter-disciplinary Interdisciplinary Seminar on World Wetland Day on 04.02.2020 A poster competition was organized on the theme of World Wetland Day and groups of students prepared very informative, innovative and colourful posters on the issue. Chief Guest: Dr. Somenath Bhattacharyya, Senior Environmental Consultant, SICOM, Ministry of Environment, Forests & CC Government of India. Dr. Paulami Maiti, Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College on “Wetland Ecosystem for Human Welfare and Well being”
Microbiology National Level Webinar Series on Environment: Issues and Impact ‘Phytoplankton driven Biological Carbon Pump and our Climate’ on 30.11.2021 Dr. Haimanti Biswas, Principal Scientist, Biological Oceanography Division, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa
Microbiology National Level Webinar Series on Environment: Issues and Impact ‘Climate Change: Myths, Reality and the Science behind it’ on 9.12.2021 Dr. Sayantan Sarkar, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change (AC 3) Research Group, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Chemistry National Webinar on ‘Spectroscopy and Microscopy at the Nano-Bio Interface’ on 8.2.2022 Professor Anindya Dutta, IIT Bombay
Microbiology International Webinar on ‘Decoding the Epigenetic Code of Life: My Personal Scientific Journey’ on 8.3.2022 Dr. Sweta Sikder, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Botany Seminar on “Determination of Palaeocimate and Palaeoecology using plant fossil” on 9.4.2022 Dr. Mahasin Ali Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Sidho- Kanho-Birsa University, Purulia
Chemistry State Level Webinar on “Antibiotic Resistance and the Never-ending Battle” on 19.4.2022 Professor Amit Basak, INSA Senior Scientist, IISER Kolkata, Former Professor, IIT Kharagpur
Botany Seminar on “Concept of Hormone as Chemical messenger” on 14.9.2022 Dr. Arun Banerjee, Retired Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, Bhairab Ganguly College
Microbiology One-day Seminar on “Vistas in Astronomy” on 16.11.2022 Dr. Debiprosad Duari, Director, Institute of Astronomy Space and Earth Science, Kolkata and Former Director, M.P. Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Physics Seminar on “Black holes in Astrophysics” on 7.2.2023 Prof. Tapas Das, Faculty of Physics, Harishchandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Chemistry State Level Seminar on “Interaction of Biomolecules with newly designed Fluorosensors” on 25.2.2023 Professor Nikhil Guchhait, University of Calcutta
Chemistry State Level Seminar on 18.3.2023 · Photoluminescence of inorganic molecules · Green Chemistry- What, Why & How? Prof. Sujoy Baitalik, Inorganic Section, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, KolkataProf. Sanjay Bhar, Organic Section, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Microbiology One-day Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights on 23.3.2023 Dr. Mahuya Hom Choudhury, Scientist C (Senior Scientist) & Nodal Officer, Patent Information Centre, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, DSTBT, Government of West Bengal (GOWB)
Zoology Special lecture on Aquarium Fish Keeping (Live fish transport – Fish handling, packing and forwarding techniques) on 30.3.2023 Dr. Sujay Sarkar Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology Bangabasi College, Kolkata
  • To collaborate with industries and research institutes and to provide access and exposure to students to research laboratories and industries.

    The following visits to various industries were organized for students to see how theoretical concepts are applied in real-world situations. They learned about business operations, manufacturing processes, and the latest technologies. They even learned about current market trends and future industry dynamics and gained a better understanding of what their future career might hold. Various on field studies and visit to Research Institutes were also organized to experience new concepts first hand, state-of-the-art equipment and technology in their labs and libraries and learn about their ongoing research and development projects.
Department

Industry/Research Institute visited/On-field study

Botany Industry visited: AIC AGRO Instruments (P) Limited on 9.10.2018
Field Trip: An education trip to Lloyd botanical garden Darjeeling
Chemistry Visit To An Advanced Instrumentation Centre ‘Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)’ on 1.10.2018
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata on 20.2.2019
Microbiology Industry visited: East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Behala, Sarsuna, Kolkata – 61 on 30.8.2018
Industry visited: Mother Dairy factory at Dankuni on 27.3.2019
Physics Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata on 22.1.2019
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur on 27.3.2019
Zoology Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Nimpith on 9.10.2018
Educational trip to Paschim Banga Poultry Mela, 2018 on 16.2.2018
Chemistry Visit To Inspire Feed Factory at Senet, Singur, Hooghly on 21.1.2020
Zoology Industrial visit for Skill Enhancement training on Aquarium fish keeping at Neorgan Integrated Farm LLP Baria, Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 30.03.2022
Botany Biodiversity study & Quadrat Sampling at Visakhapatnam, Araku, Jagdalpur from 20.09.2022 – 26.09.2022
Zoology Field visit to a tropical forest stretch for Quadrat Study and an Emu Farm for animal behaviour study at Daringbadi, Odisha on 11.04.2022
Chemistry Laboratory Visit (CSIR-JIGYASA: STUDENT – SCIENTIST CONNECT PROGRAMME) at CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata on 26.04.2022
Botany Mushroom Cultivation Centre at Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Nimpith, Dist. South 24-Parganas on 20.01.2023
Microbiology Industrial visit to a Dairy Product plant for a training on sourcing, pasteurisation, packaging and storage techniques for milk, cheese and curd making and visit to Quality Control laboratory at Dollon’s Food Products (Amul Dairy Plant), Dhaniakhali, Hooghly, West Bengal on 04.01.2023
Botany Study of Mangroves, Collection of Phytoplankton, measuring the physicochemical parameters of the waterbody at Gadkhali, Kumirmari, Satjelia, Dobanki (Sunderbans) from 06.02.2023 – 07.02.2023
Microbiology Field visit for students (Nature Walk and Bird Watching activity) organized by the Nature Club, Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College to observe “International Forest Day” at Central Park (Bonobitan), Salt Lake, Kolkata on 28.03.2023
Zoology Student-Scientist Meet at CSIR-IICB TRUE Campus, Salt Lake, Kolkata on 30.03.2023
  • To enhance the quality of the learning and teaching process to stimulate original teaching and training.

    The faculty improvement programs and the new infrastructure by procurement of new instruments helped upgrade the existing facilities and achieve excellence in teaching and training. This program provided access and exposure to students and teachers to research laboratories and industries in other parts of the state and country. We found that hands-on training offered a higher level of student retention than most other environments. Students tended to remember only a part of the information presented in lecture format, while they remembered more of the information, they learned first-hand.
Department

Topic

Resource person
Botany “Pteridophytes with special emphasis on their reproductive biology and molecular basis of their evolution” on 11.5.2018 Dr. Radhanath Bandopadhyay, Retired Professor of Botany and Program Coordinator (Phase 2 Centre of advanced study), Department of Botany, University of Burdwan
Chemistry Some preliminary aspects of computational chemistry (numerical analysis) on 29.09.2018 Professor Pinaki Chaudhury, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C Road, Kolkata
Microbiology “Biosafety Regulations” on 3.10.18 Professor Sujoy Dasgupta, Director (Officiating), Bose Institute, Kolkata
Physics “Python for Scientific Computing” on 8.4.19 Dr. Abhijit Kargupta, Associate Professor, Panskura Banamali College
Zoology “Use of Various Biodiversity indices in Ecosystem and Biodiversity assessment” on 6.12.18 Dr. Subir Choudhury, Ex-Director Alipore Zoo
Botany Transcriptome analysis of Medicinal Plants on 11.12.2021 Dr. Sangram Bagh, Associate Professor, Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
Chemistry Polymer Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery Application: An Overview on 12.01.2022 Prof. Abhijit Bandyopadhyay, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta
Zoology Hands-on Training in Molecular Docking using AutoDock on 12.01.2022 National College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Physics Non equilibrium Statistical Mechanics on 20.04.2022 Prof. Jayanta Kumar Bhattacharjee, Professor Emeritus, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Botany Basic Cell Biology Techniques on 25.11.2022 & 26.11.2022 State Level Workshop on Basic Cell Biology Techniques organized by City College, Kolkata in collaboration with UGBoS in Botany, University of Calcutta
Zoology Flow Cytometry, PCR, real-time PCR on 30.03.2023 IICB, Kolkata
Department

Topic

Resource person
Botany Demonstration of working principle of some laboratory instruments: Spectrophotometer, soxhlet and autoclave on 10.5.2018 Dr. Suparna Pal and Dr. Rinku Saha Faculty, Department of Botany, Lady Brabourne College
Chemistry
  • Instrument Handling and Maintenance
  • Safety Hazards
  • Solution preparation- methods and methodologies
On 23.9.2018 & 24.9.2018		 Faculty members of the Department & Officials from a reputed portable fire fighting equipment manufacturing company
Microbiology Training on operation of distillation unit and Autoclave on 14.7.2018 & 15.07.2018 Dr. Madhulika Gupta & Dr. Mahuya Mukhopadhyay Department of Microbiology Lady Brabourne College
Physics Sophisticated instrument handling on 28.9.2018 Faculty members of the Department
Zoology
  • Preparation of medium for Drosophila culture and maintenance of the culture.
  • Preparation of paraffin blocks for tissues for microtomy and operation of Microtome.
On 3.9.2018 & 4.9.2018		 Faculty members of the Department
Chemistry
  • Use of dessicators for keeping the reagents moisture-free and recharging dessicators from time to time.
  • Setting up of the apparatus for synthesis of organic compounds i.e., round bottom flask with condenser, both having B-24 standard joint, in a heating mantle.
  • Use of vacuum pump for filtration was demonstrated.
  • Storage of electrodes namely, platinum electrode, silver electrode, combined glass calomel electrode, calomel electrode and conductivity cell, in appropriate solvents, during regular use and also during vacations.
  • Filling up calomel and glass calomel electrode with potassium chloride to maintain saturated solution of the same from time to time.
  • Maintenance of high resolution digital balance and its cleaning up after use with soft tissue.
  • Maintaining water baths, ovens and bunsen burners after use.
  • Training to separate solid and liquid chemical waste before disposal.
  • Disposal techniques for toxic waste.
  • Regular cleaning of glassware with chromic acid.
on 13.9.2019		 • Dr. Haimanti Mallick, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College• Dr. Sukanya Chakraborty, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College
Microbiology Training on operation of autoclave, Weighing of Chemicals in Digital Balance and Inoculation of Cultures on 13.9.2019
  • Dr. Soma Pal Saha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College
  • Dr. Soumi Guha Polley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College
  • Dr. Madhulika Gupta, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College
Physics Handling sophisticated instruments like the He-Ne laser source and how to set up the optical bench to study diffraction and interference phenomena using lasers on 7.2.2020 Dr. Prasanta Nandi, Retired Professor, Dept. of Physics, University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar
Zoology Vermicomposting on 4.1.2020 Dr. Anwesa Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College
Microbiology Training Programme on “Separation of Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Waste and Proper Disposal Methods of Hazardous Waste Material” on 23.12.2021 Dr. Madhulika Gupta & Ms. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology
Zoology •Handling of rat for collection of intraperitoneal cavity cells for study of cell viability
  • Post-operative caring of rats. on 06.02.2022
 Dr. Indraneel Saha,Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Sarsuna College
Chemistry Training on Preparation of Hand Sanitizer on 25.02.2022 Dr. Manisha Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Hands-on training of the following techniques i) Purification of organic liquids by distillation procedure ii) Setting up of Refluxing Apparatus iii) Filtration of the reaction mixture using vacuum filtration techniques on 05.04.2022 Dr. Haimanti Mallik, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Dr. Nupur Basu, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Microbiology Microbiological Media Preparation on 21.02.2023 Dr. Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor & Dr. Soma Pal Saha, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, and Dr. Piya Ghosh, SACT
Botany Sterilization of glasswares & culture media for tissue culture laboratory using Autoclave and Handling of Centrifuge on 17.03.2023 Dr. Suchita Sinha, Associate Professor, Department of Botany & Dr. Sabari Sarkar, SACT
Zoology •Collection of vaginal fluid from rat for study of estrous cycle. •Preparation of blocks for Microtomy and preparation of slides from microtomical sections on 10.03.2023 Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor & Sujata Dhar, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology
Physics Training on handling of the C.R.O and its use in demonstration of Lissajous figures on 17.03.2023 Dr. Ajanta Bhowal, Dr. Bidisa Chattopadhyay & Dr. Sudeshna Dasgupta, Associate Professors, Dept. of Physics
  • To promote networking and strengthen ties with neighbouring institutions and other summer schools

    The DBT-STAR College Program allowed us to initiate with outreach activities both for school children as well as for College teachers serving in different Colleges of West Bengal with the infrastructure developed under the Star College Program.
The poor quality and exclusive nature of the learning environment in schools in remote areas is leading to a large number of drop outs. Thus the aim of this program was to:
  • Help children witness experiments that they read only in their books and do not get the opportunity for any practical experience due to lack of equipment and infrastructure.
  • Encourage children, especially girls who are living in the suburbs/ remote/ under-privileged areas have the guidance and motivation they need to go to school and take up science as their subject of study.
  • Encourage students to perform some of the experiments on their own. These interventions may encourage these students to apply new and innovative models to overcome their critical challenge.
Equipment and other study material along with charts and specimens are being carried to the schools from the college for the demonstration of experiments prescribed in the theory of their syllabus. Students have also been invited to the College for demonstration of experiments utilizing the larger equipment and at Science Exhibitions organized by our students. Engaging our students in community service projects is a wonderful way of encouraging the students to be principled, caring and open minded. Learning outside the classroom and helping others encourages empathy and understanding in our students. The schools benefitted include: 1. Nayachak Jadunath High School, Howrah 2. Sodepur Balika Vidyalaya (H.S), Haridebpur 3. Adi Mahakali Pathsala, Bara Bazar Market 4. St. Margaret Day School, Kolkata
The new CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) syllabus for undergraduate courses was launched by the University of Calcutta from the 2018-2019 session. The undergraduate curriculum, particularly for the Practicals have been exhaustively re-structured in the newly introduced syllabus with incorporation of some new features. For this reason, orientation of the teachers at the beginning of the academic session has become necessary for uniform, appropriate and precise practical teaching in the laboratories. Framing well-defined and detailed instruction for the different experiments and subsequent training is extremely important for conducting practical classes in the different colleges. This would help to maintain parity between what and how experiments are being taught in the different Colleges under the University and the training of students for evaluation after the end of the semester. The DBT-STAR College Program gave an opportunity for the College to organize training programs for College Teachers using the expertise of resource persons from different Universities and Institutes utilizing the instruments installed under the Program. The Colleges benefitted through the different programs include: 1. Ananda Mohan College, Kolkata 2. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Matigara, Siliguri 3. Asutosh College, Kolkata 4. Bangabasi Morning College, Kolkata 5. Bankim Sardar College, Halapara, South 24 Parganas 6. Barasat Government College, Barasat 7. Bethune College, Kolkata 8. Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata 9. Bidhannagar College, Kolkata 10. Bijoy Krishna Girls College, Howrah 11. Chandernagore College, Barabazar, Chandannagar 12. Charuchandra College, Kolkata 13. City College, Kolkata 14. Dhrubachand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat 15. Dinabandhu Andrews College, Kolkata 16. Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Dist – Midnapore 17. Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour 18. Government General Degree College, Tehatta 19. Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women, Dakshineswar 20. Hooghly Mohsin College, Hooghly, Chuchura 21. Jhargram Raj College (Girls’ Wing), Jhargram 22. Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, Kolkata 23. Kachrapara College, Kalyani 24. Maulana Azad College, Kolkata 25. Nabagram Hiralal Paul College, Nabagram, Konnagar 26. Panskura Banamali College, Panskura R.S., Purba Medinipur 27. Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Midnapore 28. Presidency College, Kolkata 29. Raja Peary Mohan College, Hooghly, Kotrung, Uttarpara 30. Raidighi College, South 24 Parganas 31. Scottish Church College, Kolkata 32. Serampore College, Serampore 33. Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata 34. Surendranath College, Kolkata 35. The Heritage College, Kolkata 36. THK Jain College, Kolkata 37. Uluberia College, Uluberia, Howrah 38. Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata 39. Vivekananda College for Women, Kolkata
The Nature Club of Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College took an initiative of a Mangrove Plantation Program in the Sunderbans on 8.6.2022 & 9.6.2022 under the DBT-STAR College Program in which 17 students of UG Semester II and IV, Faculty members, Research Scholars and Non-teaching staff of the Department participated. This field trip and outreach programme was organized to celebrate World Environment Day. The students and teachers planted mangrove plants like Byne (Avicennia sp.), Kakra (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) and Geowa (Excoecaria agallocha) in Chargheri. Following are the list of activities:
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
  1. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

S. No.

Activity

Resource Person/ Institute/ Agency

Date

Department

Beneficiaries

Students

Teac-hers

School/College Benefitted
1 Demonstration of experiments based on the theory and practical syllabus UG students and Teachers of the Departments 25.9.2019 Botany, Chemistry Microbiology, Physics, Zoology

300 Students of class VIII, IX, X. XI and XII

10

 Nayachak Jadunath High School, Howrah
2 Demonstration of tissue culture techniques and sophisticated instruments including UV-Vis Spectrophotometer 2D Gel Set, Cold Centrifuge, pH balance Teachers, Students & Research Scholars of the Department 25.2.2022 Botany

10

Class IX & X school students

2

 St. Margaret Day School, Kolkata
3 Demonstration of museum specimens of different phylum, mitosis, meiosis and microtomy and use of other laboratory equipments like Microscopes, Centrifuge, Colorimeter, etc. UG Semester 4&6 Students & Teachers of the Department 26.3.2022 Zoology

10

Class XI students

2

 Adi Mahakali Pathsala, 35/C Kailash Bose Street, Bara Bazar Market, Kolkata
4 Demonstration of Sonometer, Magnetometer & Jolly’s apparatus Dr. Keya Bose Dr. Srabani Chakrabarty Dr. Chhanda Basu Chaudhuri Dr. Sudeshna Dasgupta Dr. Paramita Chatterjee Ms. Sameena Murtaza Dr. Poonam Bandyopadhyay Dr. Moutusi Chatterjee 21.3.2023 Physics 29 Class X students Sodepur Balika Vidyalaya (H.S), Haridebpur, Kolkata
  1. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
1 One day workshop on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Prof. Parthiba Basu, (Smithsonian Fellow, Ecole Normale Superieure) Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta 29.9.2019 Zoology

60 UG students from different Colleges in Kolkata

 1. Asutosh College 2. Bethune College 3. Dinabandhu Andrews College 4. Vidyasagar College
2 Hands-on training on SDS-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Centrifugation, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Spectrophotome-try Dr. Soumi Guha Polley, Dr. Soma Pal Saha, Ms. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya and Dr. Piya Ghosh, Faculty members of the Department of Microbiology 04.4.2022 & 05.4.2022 Microbiology

8 UG Students of the Dept. of Microbiol-ogy

 Raidighi College, South 24 Parganas
  1. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE TEACHERS
1 Two day workshop on Molecular Biology theme: 16S rRNA Analysis Dr. Prasun Tribedi, Dept. of Biotechnology, Neotia University 10.7.2019 – 11.7.2019 Microbiology

6 Teaching Faculty from 2 Colleges

 1. Bijoy Krishna Girls College, Howrah 2. Kachrapara College, Kalyani
2 One day workshop on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Prof. Parthiba Basu, (Smithsonian Fellow, Ecole Normale Superieure) Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta 29.9.2019 Zoology

10 Teaching Faculty from 7 Colleges of Kolkata

 1. Asutosh College 2. Bangabasi College 3. Dinabandhu Andrews College
3 One day workshop on Bioinformatics •Dr Saikat Chakraborti, Principal Scientist, Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, IICB•Dr. Sayak Ganguli, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology St Xaviers College (Autonomous) 16.1.2020 Botany

14 Teaching Faculty from 9 Colleges of Kolkata and adjoining areas

 1. Bangabasi Morning College 2. Barasat Govt. College 3. Bethune College 4. Charuchandra College 5. Dinabandhu Andrews College 6. Hooghly Mohsin College 7. Maulana Azad College 8. THK Jain College 9. Surendranath College
4 One-Day Workshop on Physical Chemistry Practical Syllabus under Calcutta University CBCS Curriculum Dr. Surasri Chaudhuri, Associate Professor in Chemistry from Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur, Kolkata 18.1.2020 Chemistry

12 Teaching Faculty from 9 Colleges of Kolkata and adjoining areas

 1. Asutosh College, Kolkata 2. Bankim Sardar College, Halapara, South 24 Parganas 3. Dhrubachand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat 4. Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour 5. Serampore College, Serampore 6. Shri Sikshayatan College, Kolkata 7. The Heritage College, Kolkata 8. Vidyasagar College, Kolkata 9. Vivekananda College, Kolkata
5 One-Day Mentoring Workshop Program on DBT-STAR College Scheme DBT-Officials: •Dr. Garima Gupta, Scientist ‘F’ •Shri. Dinesh Baid, US-Finance •Shri. Pratyush Sinha, J.T.A.   Guest Speaker (Member of Task Force): •Dr. Ramesh Sharma, Professor (Rtd), Department of Biochemistry, NEHU, Shillong •Professor Siuli Sarkar, Principal, Lady Brabourne College •Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor, DBT Co-ordinator, Lady Brabourne College 29.11.2022 Botany, Chemistry Microbiology Physics Zoology

48 Teaching Faculty from 25 Colleges from different parts of West Bengal

 1. Ananda Mohan College, Kolkata 2. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Matigara, Siliguri 3. Bangabasi Morning College, Kolkata 4. Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata 5. Bidhannagar College, Kolkata 6. Chandernagore College, Barabazar, Chandannagar 7. Charuchandra College, Kolkata 8. City College, Kolkata 9. Dhrubachand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat 10. Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Dist – Midnapore 11. Fakir Chand College, Diamond Harbour 12. Government General Degree College, Tehatta 13. Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women, Dakshineswar 14. Jhargram Raj College (Girls’ Wing), Jhargram 15. Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College, Kolkata 16. Nabagram Hiralal Paul College, Nabagram, Konnagar 17. Panskura Banamali College, Panskura R.S., Purba Medinipur 18. Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Midnapore 19. Presidency College, Kolkata 20. Raja Peary Mohan College, Hooghly, Kotrung, Uttarpara 21. Scottish Church College, Kolkata 22. Serampore College, Serampore 23. Uluberia College, Uluberia, Howrah 24. Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata 25. Vivekananda College for Women, Kolkata
  1. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIETY
1 Mangrove Plantation at Sunderbans UG students, Faculty members, Research Scholars and Non-teaching staff of the Department 08.6.2022 & 09.6.2022 Microbiology

17
TOTAL BENEFICIARIES

434

School & College Students

104

School & College Teacher

 4 Schools & 39Colleges
  • To increase capabilities of core instrumentation resources by procuring new technical capabilities

    The grants received from DBT support were very effective as Strengthening Components in upgrading our labs and procuring multiple units of instruments required for the present UG CBCS and NEP curriculum. More number of students are getting access to instruments during the normal practical classes due to presence of multiple copies of the same. The students are now able to undertake more lab based project work due to availability of expensive chemicals and sufficient instruments. The College is now able to organize Training Programs for students, Faculty Training Programs, Training Programs for Laboratory Staff and Industrial visits, which the beneficiaries are able to attend free of cost, as no registration fees are charged.
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Department

Topic

Resource person
Botany “Cut – copy – paste – how nature does it using restriction enzymes” on 26.03.2019 and 27.03.2019 1) Dr. Suparna Pal, Dr. Debleena Roy & Dr. Debjani Chowdhury Nath Dept. of Botany Lady Brabourne College2) Dr. Sayak Ganguly Research Scientist and Head Theoretical and Computational Biology Unit, AIIST
Chemistry Measuring optical activity by polarimetry on 29.3.2019 Faculty members of the Department
Analytical estimation of Iron: An essential prerequisite for biological system on 29.3.2019 Faculty members of the Department
Microbiology “Visualizing Bacterial Morphology by Simple Staining & Isolation of Plasmid DNA from Bacterial culture by Alkali Lysis (MINIPREP) Method and Visualisation of the Plasmid by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis” on 28.3.2019 Faculty members of the Department
Special Lecture: Topic: “Molecular Biology and Microbiology for Young Minds” on 28.3.2019 Prof. Hemanta Kumar Majumdar, Platinum Jubilee Scientist, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata
Physics Use of Free software “GNUPLOT” for graphical analysis of both Theoretical and Experimental results on 26.3.2019 Faculty members of the Department
Zoology · Application of Microscopy, Chromatography and other biochemical techniques for detection of Food adulteration · Determination of Blood group on 26.3.2019 & 27.3.2019 Faculty members of the Department
Microbiology Genomic DNA and Plasmid DNA Isolation on 02.06.2022 Dr. Soumi Guha Polley and Ms. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya, Assistant Professors, Department of Microbiology
Chemistry Synthesis of Inorganic Complex & Characterization of synthesized complex by UV-VIS Spectroscopy on 23.11.2022 Dr. Manisha Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Aratrika Chakraborty, SACT
Chemistry
  • pH-metric titration of monobasic acid vs strong base
  • Conductometric titration of strong acid vs strong base
  • Verification of Beer and Lambert’s Law for K2Cr2O7 using Colourimeter
  • UV-VIS Spectroscopy on 17.03.2023
 Dr. Papia Ganguly, Dr. Sukanya Guha (Chakrabarti), Dr. Soma Samaddar, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Zarrin Shahzadi, SACT
Microbiology Morphological Study of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Microorganisms using Compound Microscope on 27.03.2023 Dr. Soma Pal Saha, Associate Professor, Dr. Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Madhulika Gupta and Dr. Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya, Assistant Professors, Department of Microbiology
Botany Natural Science of Computational Biology – From Organisms to Precision Medicine on 30.03.2023 Dr. Sayak Ganguli, Assistant Professor, Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata – 700016
Physics Spectrum analysis using helium source and mercury source and the handling of the C.R.O and its use in demonstration of Lissajous figures on 30.03.2023 Ms. Sameena Murtaza, Dr. Paramita Chatterjee, Assistant Professors, Department of Physics & Dr. Poonam Bandyopadhyay, SACT

DBT Star 2017

The College applied for the 2nd phase of DBT-STAR College Program in 2017 and was recognized for the second time for the said Program for a period of 3 years (2018-21).  During this second phase, the College has been approved of a Grant of Rs. 104,00,000 with Rs. 50,00,000/- as Non Recurring for purchase of equipments and Rs. 45,00,000/- as Recurring Grant, Rs. 6,00,000 for travel and Rs. 3,00,000/- as Contingency for the 3 financial years. The various Programs proposed for this phase are being organized.

DBT Star 2013-15

UPGRADATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE INSTITUTE

2012-2015

The College was selected and recognized for the DBT-STAR College Program under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2012 for a period of 3 years (2012-15). The Program provides financial support for strengthening Life Sciences and Biotechnology education and training at the Undergraduate Level. This Program insists on substantial increase in proportion of ‘hands-on’ experimental work by students and increased access of undergraduate students to laboratory and bioinformatics infrastructure. As part of the DBT-STAR Program, the college received a grant of Rs. 25,00,000/-as Non Recurring for purchase of equipments and Rs. 30,00,000/- as Recurring grant for the 3 financial years. Five Departments viz. Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology were part of this Program and the beneficiaries included the undergraduate students of the College, teachers, non-teaching staff as well as students of some local schools and colleges. This fund has been utilized for conducting various scientific programs by the Departments. During the tenure:
  • 15 inter-disciplinary and 7 departmental workshops were organized. The inter-disciplinary workshops were attended by 1st year Honours students of other branches of Science to gain hands-on-training on techniques beyond their subject and knowledge on the use, application and prospects of other branches of Science. In these workshops, students of the subject served as skilled hands and assisted the resource persons in demonstration and training. In the departmental workshops, students belonging to the same discipline were given hands-on-training on modern sophisticated techniques beyond their syllabus in order to develop in them an aptitude for research and application of those techniques in their future course of work.
  • The departments also organized a total of 20 seminars in which speakers from various universities and institutes enriched the students with the latest development in Science.
  • 5 Career Counseling Programs were organized for the first year Honours students to make them aware of the various prospects and opportunities in their respective course of study.
  • 9 educational field trips and industrial visits were also organized where the students gained on field knowledge and experience on various aspects of Science.
  • As part of the National Science Day celebrations, the five departments also organized science exhibitions which were attended by students of two local schools, where different fascinating and interesting topics of science were demonstrated through models, charts, Power Point Presentations, specimens, slides, etc. to develop their awareness and interest in Science.
  • Besides the training programs and workshops for students, the teaching faculty also attended 15 Faculty Improvement Programs where they got training on certain modern sophisticated techniques.
  • The non-teaching staff of the different departments also attended training programs (6) on handling of different equipments and other laboratory methods.
  • Advisory Committee Meetings were held once a year to discuss the progress of the Program and decide on the future course of action. Three advisory Committee meetings were held on 8.2013, 27.7.2015 and 11.9.2015.

DBT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS ORGANIZED DURING 2012-2015 (AT A GLANCE)

1) INTER-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS
S. No. Department Topic of Workshop Participants Date

2012-13
1 Botany 1)      Study of chromosome, Barr body 2)      Drug and Food adulteration 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry. 3rd year students of Botany Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 10-13 December, 2012
2 Chemistry 1)      Basic idea of Green Chemistry and some related reactions 2)      Separation of Organic Compounds by Chromatographic Methods 3)      Concept of pH and determination of pH during titration of a solution of weak acid with strong base by means of a pH-meter 4)      Polarimetry and its use in studying biologically interesting molecules 5)      Determination of Vitamin C content in commercial fruit juice samples by iodometric titration method. 1st year students of Biological Sciences. Senior students of Chemistry Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 11-12 December, 2012  
3 Microbiology Isolation and Characterization of Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria and Cyanobacteria from waste water 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry 10-13 December, 2012
4 Physics 1)      Electrical Experiments: Generation of simple pulses and learning their properties through CRO. 2)      Optical Experiments: Spectroscopy with Prism for detection of elements through identification. 1st year students of Biological Sciences. 3rd year students of Physics Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 12-13 December, 2012  
5 Zoology 1)      Cytology (Chromosome study) and Blood grouping 2)      Haemoglobin study 1st year students perusing B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics 3rd year students of Zoology Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 10-13 December, 2012

2013-14

6 Botany A study on Tissue Culture Techniques 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry. Senior students of Botany Departments functioned as “Skilled Hands” 9-11 December, 2013
7 Chemistry Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the fields of Biological Sciences 1st year students of Biological Sciences. Senior students of Chemistry Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 12-13 December, 2013
8 Microbiology 1)      Enzyme kinetics 2)      Immobilization  of Enzyme and production of  a kit 3)      Sandwich ELISA 1st year students perusing B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics 9-11 December, 2013
9 Physics 1)      Electrical Experiments: Generation of complex pulses and comparison with human heart pulses. 2)      Optical Experiments: Spectroscopy with Holo Prism for detection of elements through identification of unknown lines. 1st year students of Biological Sciences. 3rd yr. students of Physics Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 10-13 December, 2013  
10 Zoology 1)      Food adulteration, environmental toxicology (LC50 and LD50 of a pollutant – Time and Dose dependent) 2)      Identification of White Blood Cells 1st year students perusing B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics 3rd year students of Zoology Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 9-11 December, 2013

2014-15 (extended till February, 2016)   

11 Botany A study on algae 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry. Senior students of Botany Departments functioned as “Skilled Hands” 18th January, 2016
12 Chemistry Estimation of the strength of amino acids by Formal titration method   1st year students of Biological Sciences. Senior students of Chemistry Department functioned as “Skilled Hands” 11th January, 2016
13 Microbiology Microbiological analysis of quality of milk 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry   18th January, 2016
14 Physics Optical Experiments: Spectroscopy with Prism and relation with the refractive indices of different spectral lines.   1st year students of Biological Sciences   11th January, 2016
15 Zoology Study of parasites 1st year students of Physics and Chemistry   18th January, 2016
2) DEPARTMENTAL WORKSHOPS
S. No. Department Topic of Workshop Participants Date

2013-14
1 Botany A study on Tissue Culture Techniques 3rd year students of Botany Department   12-13 November, 2013
2 Chemistry Advanced Physico-Chemical Techniques Students of the Chemistry Department 7-8 November, 2013
3 Microbiology 1)      Isolation of Murine Preitoneal Macrophage, Culture in Dulbeco Modified high glucose medium along with  fetal Bovine Serum and antibiotics 2)      Observation of the macrophage in presence of three different types of bacteria under Fluorescence Microscope 3)      Isolation of Phage from waste water 4)      Isolation of phage protein and the gel electrophoresis of those proteins. 3rd year students of Microbiology Department   21-31 October, 2013
4 Physics Fabrication of Semi Interpenetrating Polymeric Network and studying its mechanical Properties   2nd year students of Physics  Department   28th  October to 13th  November, 2013
5 Zoology PBR study of Lady Brabourne College campus, Extraction of proteins and study of protein profile by Gel Electrophoresis 3rd year students of Zoology Department   6-13 November, 2013

2014 -15
6 Zoology “Methodologies in Field Biology”                       PBR study of Lady Brabourne College campus continued 1st year,  2nd year & 3rd year students of the Zoology Department Prof. Subhro Mukherjee, Retired Principal, WBSES, Dr. Utpal Sinha Roy of Durgapur Govt. College and Shuvadip Adhikary, IISER were the Resource persons   3rd year students of the Zoology Department 14th February, 2015

2014-15 (extended till February, 2016)      

7 Physics Xray Workshop: In the UGC-DBT STAR funded Xray laboratory Students & Faculty of Physics Department 11th, 13th & 14th January, 2016
3) CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY
S. No. Subject Topic of Workshop cum exhibition Participants Visiting team

28.2.2014
1. Botany Biology in school 1st year and 2nd year Botany Hons. students Students from class X-XII from Kamala Girls School, Kolkata
2. Chemistry Chemistry in daily life 1st year and 2nd year Chemistry Hons. students
3 Microbiology Playing with some fundamentals of Physics 1st year and 2nd year Microbiology Hons. students
4 Physics Microbes in our daily life 1st year and 2nd year Physics Hons. students
5 Zoology Coral Reef Biodiversity and endangered animals 1st year and 2nd year Zoology Hons. students

28.2.2015
1 Botany Different aspects of Botany in our life 1st year and 2nd year Botany Hons. students Students from class X-XII from Vidyabharati School, Kolkata
2 Chemistry Chemistry Magics and Crackers 1st year and 2nd year Chemistry Hons. students
3 Microbiology ·        Fermentation & Fermented Food ·        Antibiotic producer organisms ·        Biosurfactant from microorganisms ·        Enzymes in washing powders 1st year and 2nd year Microbiology Hons. students
4 Physics Some interesting, innovative  model experiments related with Biotechnical problems ·         Floating Bubble ·         Dynamo ·         Balancing candle ·         Continuity in Electrical path ·         Lissajous’ figures 1st year and 2nd year Physics Hons. students
5 Zoology Spectrum of animal intelligence & Genetics 1st year and 2nd year Zoology Hons. students
4) FACULTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
S. No. Department Topic of Workshop Date
1 Botany Study of Medicinal plant garden, Garhpanchakot 22 – 23 February, 2013
2 Herbarium: Its principles, methodology and field collection procedure 25th  March, 2013  
3 Study of Mangrove flora, Bichitrapur 24 – 26 August, 2013
4 Chemistry ·     Motivations towards Hartree Fock electronic structure theory ·     Computational Chemistry – Basic idea and its application ·     Computer in Chemistry 7-9 November, 2012
5 Faculty Improvement Program 12, 13 & 18 November, 2013
6 Microbiology Recombinant DNA Technology and Bioinformatics 2 – 9 March, 2013
7 Estimation of BOD and COD in waste water at Department of Geography, Lady Brabourne College 30-31 August, 2013
8 Western blotting at Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College 29-31 October, 2013
9 Physics *Experimental Workshop: Training on Impedance meter handling at Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata. 26th November, 2012  
10 *A whole day interactive session with Dr. Baishali Kanjilal, University of Connecticut, U.S.A. She delivered a series of lectures as well on— (i) Polymer- its basic physics. (ii) Introduction to Biopolymers. (iii) Biofuels and Bio-renewable chemicals. 18th January, 2013
11 A whole day interactive session with Prof. Rituparna Kanungo, Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics, Canada. 23rd December, 2013  
12 Xray Workshop: In the UGC-DBT STAR funded Xray laboratory 11.1.2016  to 13.1.2016
13 Zoology Techniques of HPLC and Its Applications at Jadavpur University 28th March, 2013
14 Identification and study of corals at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata 26th September, 2013
15 Poultry Educational Programme at Paschim Banga Poultry Mela 2016, organized by the West Bengal Poultry Federation in association with the Animal Resources Development Department 19th February, 2016
5) DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS
S.No. Seminar topic Date Speaker
 

Botany
1 Antarctica: A unique natural biodiversity reserve in one end of the globe. 17th  December, 2012 Professor Samir Kumar Bera, Birbal Sahani Institute of Paleobotany,  Lucknow-226007
2 Triple helix of Diabetes – Genes, Environment and us. 6th  December, 2013 Dr. Partha Chakrabarti, Senior Scientist, CSIR – IICB
3 Effect of pesticide on environment 8th September, 2015 Professor Bruce Lanphear Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
 

Chemistry
4 Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Applications 21st December, 2012 Prof. Subhas Chandra Bhattacharrya, Head, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University
5 *Structural Studies of THI6, an enzyme involved in Thiamine biosynthetic pathway 11th August, 2014 Dr. Debomita Paul, alumnus of this college, presently pursuing post doctorate research in Columbia University
6 Advantage in learning Chemistry to understand Biology   8th January, 2016 Dr. Saurabh Das, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University
7 Any topic not included in syllabus and related to advanced methodologies in Chemistry 1st February, 2013 3rd year Chemistry Hons. Students, Semonti Mukherjee, Bushra Alam, Anamika Biswas, Rweetuparna Guha, Pallabi Mukherjee, Alakananda Chanda, Shibani Dutta
 

Microbiology
8 Seminar on Nano particles   2012 Dr. Pradip Brahma
9 Bridging Microbiology and Applied Chemistry: In search of synergy 5th January, 2016 Prof. Basab Chaudhuri, Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University
 

Physics
10 *Lecture related with Chemical Science Lecture on Graphene: A New material with unusual physical properties Lecture on Application Biophysics   18th December, 2012   Faculties and students of The Physical Science
11 1)   Keynote address – Citizen’s charter, the vision and mission of DBT 2)   Lecture related with Chemical Science (Aqueous Dynamics of Biomimetic Systems: Insights from Fluorescence Measurements & All -atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations) 3)    Lecture related with BioPhysical Problem (Ultrasound: A Nondestructive Probe in Material Science) 4)   Application of Geometry (Constructability of numbers) 7th December, 2013   1)   Prof. Abhijit Mookerjee Principal Investigator of a Project under BIOTECH CONSORTIUM, Govt. of India 2)   Prof. Ranjit Biswas Department of Chemistry S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 3) Prof. Barnana Pal ECMP  Division Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics 4) Prof. Pranab Chaudhuri Nanostructured Materials Division Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
12 Drug Delivery 11th July, 2014   Ms. Devleena Samanta Stanford University, USA
13 Journey of knowledge from Light to Super-heavy Nuclei   16th July, 2014 Prof. Chhanda Samanta Virginia Military Institute, USA
14 Gripping tale of cellular adhesions   21st July, 2014   Mr. Shaon Chakrabarti University of Maryland, USA
15 Modern lenses, their working and  production technology   5th September, 2014   Dr. Tapashree Roy Argonne National Laboratory and  Harvard University, USA
16 Higgs Boson and Standard Model   24th April, 2015 Prof. Soumitra Sengupta Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
17 Dynamical view of the world   16th July, 2015   Ms. Koyel De, Jadavpur University
18 Seeing Invisible Dark Matter   12th August, 2015   Prof. Chhanda Samanta Virginia military Institute, U.S.A.
 

Zoology
19 Biodiversity 17th December, 2012   Dr. Ashish Ghosh Ex. Director, ZSI Centre of Environment & Development
20 *Productivity and production in aquatic environment for human welfare 26th February, 2014 Professor Samir Banerjee, Former Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta
6) EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS & INDUSTRIAL VISIT
S. No. Resource Person Participants Date

Botany

  
1 Visit to Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Nimpith 3rd year students of the Department February 1, 2013
2 A visit to the Spice Cottage Industry of Kerala 2nd  year students of the Department October 12, 2015

Chemistry

  
3 Visit to Jadavpur University, X-Ray Crystallography, IR, UV-Vis, Cyclic Voltametry Lab 2nd  year students of the Department 11th February, 2013
4  Visited Jadavpur University, NMR Lab 3rd year students of the Department 13th February, 2013

Microbiology

  
5 Herald Food & Commodities Pvt. Ltd. 2nd  year students of the Department 2012
6 IFB Agro Industries Limited, Nurpur 3rd year students of the Department 26th February, 2016

Physics

  
7 *Visit to Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata Faculties and Students of Physics Department 17th January, 2014

Zoology

  
8 Visited the Lac cultivation areas in the Purulia district (particularly Bagmundi) of West Bengal and the associated cottage industries in Purulia 3rd year students of the Department 24-26 January, 2013
9 Visited the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary for a line transect quadrat study of the endangered saltwater Crocodile population (Crocodylus porosus) 2nd  year students of the Department 28th November to 2nd December, 2015
7) LAB-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NON-TEACHING STAFF
S. No. Resource Person Participants Date Topic

Botany

  
1 *Dr. Nanda Dulal Paria Faculties of the department 25th  March, 2013 Training on herbarium technique and Quadrat
2 Dr. Rinku Saha and Dr. Sudipta Das Lab Attendants of the Department (Sambhu Kumar Dey and Dipa Bari) 6th January, 2015 Training on herbarium preparation and plant collection

Chemistry

  
3 Dr. Papia Ganguly         Dr. Mostafizur Rahman     Dr. Nabanita Kundu Lab Attendants of the Department (Sri Subhash Rai, Sri Rathin Pal, Smt. Minati Chaudhuri & Sri Debashish Sarkar) 7th January, 2016 Instrument Handling, safety and upkeep of Instruments in physico-chemical Laboratories   Safety Hazards in Chemistry laboratory & Means to Tackle Them   Solution Preparation-Modern Methods  and Techniques

Microbiology

  
4 Mahuya Mukhopadhyay, Soumi Guha Polley, Madhulika Gupta and Sudipta Paul Bhattacharya Non-teaching staffs of the Dept. (Subhas Guha & Moumita Dey) 8th January, 2016 Training on handling of regular and sophisticated laboratory instruments

Physics

  
5 Teaching faculty Non-teaching staffs of the Dept. of Physics (Samsul Haque, Md. Nayeem, Sk. Fakruddin & Sanjay Gharami) 6th January, 2016   Training Program on Sophisticated Instrument  (function generator, CRO, LASER etc.) handling

Zoology

  
6 Dr. Paulami Maiti     Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui)     Lab Attendant of the Department (Ashish Mazumdar) 6th January, 2016 Handling of Zoological specimens and their disposal Preparation of reagents Modern Methods  and Techniques
8) CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM
S. No. Resource Person Participants Date Topic

Botany

  
1  Dr. Bidisha Mallick 1st year students of Botany Hons. 29th January, 2016 Career options in Biophysics and Biochemistry for Botany  Graduates

Chemistry

  
2 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti (Guha) & Dr. Soma Samaddar 3rd year students of Chemistry Hons. 11th January, 2016 Career options in Biology for Chemistry Graduates

Microbiology

  
3 Alliance Francaise, Bengule 3rd year students of Microbiology Hons. 11th January, 2016 Career options in Microbiology

Physics

  
4 Prof. Sarmistha Roy Chaudhuri, from the Dept. of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, C.U. 1st year students of Physics Hons. and the faculties of the Dept. of Physics. 6th January, 2016 Biology as a Career for the UG students

Zoology

  
5 Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui) 1st year and 3rd year Zoology Honours 6th February, 2016 Career options in Zoology
Subrata Basu Program Manager Branding, Gandhi Fellowship Program, Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership, A 56, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi -110017 Website – www.gandhifellowship.org Gandhi Fellowship and its leadership program

QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS DUE TO DBT SUPPORT

  • The DBT Star College Scheme has helped to strengthen and develop Science education and training at the undergraduate level. It has helped to improve critical thinking and hands-on training on experimental work in new and upcoming technologies needed for modern scientific studies at undergraduate (college) level. The five departments of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology have done a brilliant, if not phenomenal job under this scheme and as a result of such ventures, more students are increasingly taking up these subjects in their careers. DBT has provided academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and a unique exposure of students to experimental science.
  • Lady Brabourne College, is deeply indebted to DBT for extending their help by providing funds to enhance the quality of teaching learning process. It has helped to stimulate original thinking through ‘hands–on’ exposure to a) experimental work and participation in interdepartmental students exchange programs, b) conduct specialized training programmes for faculty improvement for optimizing technical capabilities and skills and c) provide students’ access and exposure to different research laboratories and industries in the country.

The DBT Star Program was beneficial in the following ways:

    1. Infrastructure Upgradation:
    • The Departments have been able to procure sufficient equipments & instruments needed for UG teaching funded exclusively by DBT. This purchase would not have been possible without financial support extended by DBT. The Departments of Botany, Chemistry and Zoology could start with the Post Graduate Courses from 2016 with the upgraded infrastructure.
    1. Enrichment of Human Resource:
    • The DBT-sponsored interdisciplinary Student-Workshops have evoked interest among the students about the interdisciplinary lab methods and techniques with which they were not previously acquainted as these were not part of their regular undergraduate curriculum. All these academic programs have enlightened students and motivated them towards higher learning and for pursuing research in their near future. Many of our students are pursuing research in renowned research institutions and some are also employed as scientists in Government Laboratories and in various industries.
    • Industrial visits for undergraduate students to different renowned Industries have helped providing exposure to different fields of research and development, to enhance their original thinking and possible collaboration with other Research Institutes. Organization of these events have enhanced and enriched all the students, teachers and nonteaching staff of the Departments of this college to a great extent.
    1. Outreach Activities:

The Departments have been engaged in outreach activities as a means of ‘giving back’ to society, such as:

        • Organizing Summer Schools in which students from other colleges participated and were given hands-on-training on techniques beyond their syllabus.
        • The Non-Teaching Technical staffs of the Departments were given “Hands-on Training” in Instrument handling and maintenance, as well as hazards in laboratory. All this has ensured safe and better laboratory management.

There has been a quantitative increase in the following:

        • Number of Applicants vis a vis Number of Seats in each department
        • Number of students admitted year wise in different courses.
        • Change in the cut-off percentage/admission with an increase in the percentage for eligibility.
        • Decrease in the dropout rate.
        • Increase in pass percentage.
        • Increase in the number of students opting for PG courses
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
STUDENTS OPTING FOR PG (%)
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