Department of Chemistry

Overview :

Though the Dept. of Chemistry was opened in the college as soon as this subject was started to be taught at the ISc level in the session 1949-’50, Honours course was introduced in the session 1963-’64 under University of Calcutta (Affiliation No. C.U.-/2991/122/Aff. dt. 15.05.1963). Since then, the dept. has been going on to play a significant role in teaching Chemistry at the Hons. & General Level in this semi-urban district headquarter. A host of stalwarts in this discipline has enriched and glorified this dept., of whom special mention to Professor Pulin Behari Sarkar, an eminent scholar and the holder of Chair of Palit Professorship at the University of Calcutta who served this dept. as an honorary Guest Teacher from the very inception, should be reverentially remembered. At present the dept. is controlled by six teachers and two laboratory attendants in a very friendly and cordial team spirit under the efficient leadership of Dr. Dipankar Mishra. The department has some distinctive characters regarding mode of teaching and learning. Besides taking regular theoretical and practical classes following class-routine, tutorial/counselling classes for students of different categories are taken in a regular manner. The sessions also include special coaching of the specified students for their End-Semester examination and entrance examinations to MSc courses in different Institutions and Universities like IIT’s, NIT’s, IISER’s, IACS etc.

Contact :
Dr. Dipankar Mishra, 9433758632 (WhatsApp)