POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

1. Name of the Department: BOTANY

2. Year of establishment:

Both Under- & Post-Graduate Departments were opened in 1962 under

the University of Calcutta and then it was informally called as

“Presidency College of North”. Now it is affiliated to the University of

North Bengal. 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Our Department is entirely an independent Department and only Post-

Graduate Department in College under the University of North Bengal,

so, our Department is actively linked with the Faculty of the university.

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) :

UG Day (Botany General & Honours); UG Morning (General); PG

(M.Sc.-4 Semesters in 2 years Course).

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

Post-Graduate department has unique involvement with Zoology Deptt.

since its initiation in 1962 in respect to Departmental Journal (Journal of

Natural History), Syllabus frame, Exam pattern and introduction of other

academic programmes, and later on with Microbilogy Deptt. for

practical classes and research-oriented joint projects.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:

There is no direct collaboration with any other universities/institutes, but

indirectly and part timely collaborated with Pune University (Prof.

Sujata Bhargava—Plant Physiology & Molecular Biology), Jadavpur

University (Pharmacy Deptt.—Prof. S. C. Mandal), Calcutta University

(Plant Physiology & Biochemistry), Burdwan University (Plant

Physiology & Biochemistry—Prof. Aloke Bhattacharjee), Presidency

University (Microbiology Deptt.—Dr. R. N. Bhattacharyya;

Cytogenetics Deptt.—Dr. M. B. Chowdhury), Sikkim University (Dr. D.

Chhetri—Plant Physiology & Biochemistry), Visva-Bharati University

(Biosystematics, Palynology & Aerobiology—Prof. Sudhendu Mandal),

Botanical Survey of India (Central National Herbarium, Howrah), West

Bengal Biodiversity Board (Kolkata). 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

No programmes are discontinued till date since its initiation in 1962. 8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit

System:

B.Sc. General (Day & Morning): Annual system

B.Sc. Honours in Botany (Day): Annual system

M.Sc. Botany: Semester system (4 SEM)

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:

Our Department has direct touch with Zoology, Microbiology,

Chemistry and Geography departments in respect to academic matters. 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others):

Post Sanctioned Filled Filled including

(CAS & MPS)

Professor 02 NIL 02

Associate

Professor

01 under CAS 01 under CAS 01 under CAS

Assistant Professor

17 10 under direct recruitment by

PSC & CAS

10 under direct recruitment by

PSC & CAS

Others (PT

Faculty)

14 14 14

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance:

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of

Ph.D.

Students

guided for

the last 5

years

Dr. Projjwal

Chandra

Lama

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Officer-in-

Charge &

Asst.

Professor

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry 22 3

Dr. Ashoke

Bhattacharya M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant

Professor &

Head

Plant

Biosystematics,

Palynology &

Aerobiology

10

01 (since

2014 in

North

Bengal

University)

Dr. Biswajit

De M.Sc., Ph.D.

Associate

Professor Cytogenetics 19 Nil

Dr.

Debabrata Das

M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Microbiology 14 Nil

Dr. Subhasis

Panda M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant

Professor

M.Sc.:Taxonomy

& Ecology

Ph.D.Taxonomy

of Angiosperms,

Biodiversity &

Conservation &

Ethnobotany

13

01 (since

2013 in

Jadavpur

University)

Mr. Satyam

Tamang

M.Sc Assistant

Professor

Cytogenetics 1 Nil

Mr. Souvik

Mitra

M.Sc Assistant

Professor

Plant Physiology,

Biochemistry &

Molecular

Biology

1 nil

Mr. Samir

Halder

M.Sc Assistant

Professor

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry

1 nil

Dr. Arghya

Ghosh M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant

Professor

Cell Biology,

Molecular

Biology &

Biotechnology

1 nil

FACULTIES TRANSFERRED/JOINED UNIVERSITY

Dr. Dhaniraj

Chhetri

(Joined Sikkim

Central

University)

M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor

Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

22 2

Dr. Samir

Paul

(Transferred

to

Krishnagar

Govt.

College)

M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant

Professor Microbiology 14 nil

Dr. Binod

Chandra

Sharma (Transferred

To A.B.N.

Seal

College)

M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Microbiology 19 2

Dr. Subrata

Mitra

(Transferred

to Hooghly

Mohsin

College)

M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate

Professor

Mycology &

Plant Pathology 19 nil

Dibyendu

Sekhar

Mohanty

(Transferred to Barasat

Govt.

College)

M.Sc. Assistant Professor

Plant Physiology & Biochemistry

5 nil

Mr. Saurav

Moktan

(Transferred

to

Gorubathan

Govt.

College)

M.Sc. Assistant

Professor

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry 1 nil

PART-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS

Sachina

Yonzone M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry 6 Nil

Sabina

Pradhan M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry 6 Nil

Sujata Kalikotay

M.Sc. Part-Time Teacher

Microbiology 6 Nil

Deewa

Basnett M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher Microbiology 6 Nil

Insha

Gurung M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher Microbiology 6 Nil

Pasang M.Sc. Part-Time Cytogenetics 6 Nil

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:

Following visiting Fellows/faculties of other University/institutes

irregularly visited our Department and enriched our Department with

their valuable lectures. Sl.

No.

Name of Senior

Visiting

Fellows/Adjunct

faculty/Emeritus

Professors

Affiliation Purpose of Visit Year

1. Prof. Ambarish

Mukherjee

Botany Deptt.,

University of

Burdwan

As an External

Examiner in PG-

SEM-IV, SEM-I, as

well as took classes of Taxonomy &

Ecology. Also

delivered special

lectures.

2012;

2014;

2015

2. Dr. M. S. Mondal, Retd.

Additional Director,

BSI

Botanical

Survey of India,

Kolkata

Conducted M.Sc. 4th

SEM Practical Exam

2013 for Spl. Paper

in Taxonomy and

Ecology as an

External Examiner

& took classes of 4th

SEM Taxonomy &

Ecology

2013

3. Dr. R. C. Srivastava

Retd. Jt. Director,

Botanical

Survey of India,

Kolkata

Delivered lectures on “Diversity of Indian

Gymnosperms: &

“Polygonaceae in

India” as well as an

External Examiner in

PG-SEM-I & IV.

2013; 2014

4. Mr. Duke Yan

Australia

As a Visitor

Research

Fellow,

Australia

Introduction with

UG & PG students &

delivered his

research works

2013

5. Dr. Aloke Bhattacharya Professor of Delivered special 2011,

Doma

Sherpa

Teacher

Dr. Ranju

Tamang M.Sc., Ph.D.

Part-Time

Teacher Cytogenetics 6 Nil

Reena

Pradhan M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher Microbiology 6 Nil

Sushma

Thapa M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher

Taxonomy of

Angiosperms &

Ecology

6 Nil

Kesang

Sherpa M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher

Plant Physiology

& Biochemistry 6 Nil

Sangita

Thapa M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher

Taxonomy of Angiosperms &

Ecology

6 Nil

Basundhara

Tamang M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher Microbiology 6 Nil

Sulaxana

Baraily M.Sc.

Part-Time

Teacher Microbiology 6 Nil

University of Burdwan Botany lectures on

“technique of

enhancement of seed

viability” as well as

an External

Examiner in PG

SEM-IV.

2012,

2013,

2014

6. Dr. R. N. Bhattacharyya Presidency University

Associate Professor,

Presidency

University

Conducted M.Sc. 4th SEM Practical Exam

2013 for Spl.

Microbiology and

took classes of

Microbiology.

2014

7. Dr. P. K. Pal

University of Burdwan

Professor of

Botany

Delivered lecture on

“Pollintion

mechanism of

Higrophila schulii”

2013

8. Dr. Dr. N. D. Paria

Univ. of Calcutta,

Former Vice-

Chancellor, Vidyasagar University

Professor of

Botany &

Conducted M.Sc. 2nd

SEM Practical Exam

and took classes on

“Seedling Morphology”.

2011

9. Dr. G. G. Maity

University of Kalyani

Professor of

Botany

As an external

Examiner in PG

SEM-IV as well as

took some classes of

Plant Taxonomy.

2014

10. Prof. Sudhendu Mandal

Visva Bharati

University

Former Director,

National Library

Professor of

Botany

To interact with

Faculties as well as

PG Students

regarding Academic

matters.

2014

11. Prof. Sushanta Dutta

Gupta

Vice Chancellor, Visva

Bharati Univ.

Professor of

Physics & Vice-

Chancellor

To interact with

faculty members

regarding academic

matters.

2014

12. Dr. Dinesh Agarwala Scientist C, Sikkim

Himalayan Circle,

Botanical Survey of

India.

Scientist-C Delivered talk on “Diversity of the

genus Dendrobium

in Eastern

Himalaya”.

2012

13. Dr. Anirban Roy

Research Officer

West Bengal

Biodiversity Board

Research

Officer

Delivered talk on

“How to prepare

PBR in Darjeeling”.

Population Genetics

& Plant Ecology

2012;

2013;2014

14. Dr. Prabir Kr. Das

Member

Secretary, West

Bengal Higher

Education Council,

Kolkata, Former

ADPI, Govt. of

WB.

As a former faculty

in Chemistry for

interaction with

present faculties

April,

2015

15. Sri Harka Bahadur

Chhetri

MLA, Kalimpong

Former Student in this

Deptt.

As a former

student in this

Deptt. and as an

invited speaker

for Biodiversity-

BMC Meeting

Delivered lectures on

“Hill Biodiversity:-

Past, present &

Future”

27th April,

2012

in Botany Deptt.

16. Dr. (Mrs) Y. Kornicova

Presently at Singapur

Bot. Garden, Executive

Member, IAPT,

Bratislava

Former

Research

Fellow, Calicut

Univ., under

Prof. M. Sabu,

presently

Scientist, Singapur Bot.

Garden

To consult DGC

Herbarium belonging

to Zingiberaceae and

delivered lectures on

“Indian

Zingiberaceae”

Nov. 2011

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information:

Temporary part time teachers are redesignated as permanent part time

teachers (PPT)—although PPT has temporary status till now. PPT

mostly covered UG classes along with PSC recruited Permanent faculty.

Percentage of classes taken by PPT:

Session % of lectures

2010-11 40%

2011-12 40%

2012-13 40%

2013-14 40%

2014-15 40%

2015-16 40%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: B.Sc. General – 10:1

B.Sc. Honours in Botany – 4:1

M.Sc. Botany – 5:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

sanctioned, filled and actual:

Sanctioned Post Filled Post

Technical

Laboratory

Assistant: 4

Laboratory

Assistant

2

Specimen

Collector: 1

Specimen

Collector

1

Skilled Bearer: 1 Skilled Bearer Nil

Bearer: 2 Bearer 2

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies:

The Department is enriched and recognized by major Funding Agencies

like DST-FIST, New Delhi; UGC, New Delhi and West Bengal

Biodiversity Board, Kolkata, especially aspect like Angiosperm

Taxonomy, Biodiversity & Conservation, Palynology & Pollination as

well as Reproductive Biology.

17. Number of faculty with on-going and completed projects from a)

national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received.

Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received

project-wise.

On-going Projects: Minor

Name of

Faculty

with

Deptt.

Title of the

Project

Duration Funding

Agency

Grant

sanctioned

(in Rs.)

Grant

received

(in Rs.)

Dr.

Subhasis

Panda

“Inventorization

of Sacred Groves

in Darjeeling”

(Rs. 1.40 lakh):

sanctioned by West Bengal

Biodiversity

June,

2014—

May. 2016

West Bengal

Biodiversity

Board

1,40,000/- 1,12,000/-

Completed Projects (last 5 years):

Name of

Faculty

with

Deptt.

Title of the Project Duration Funding

Agency

Grant

sanctione

d

(in Rs.)

Grant

received

(in Rs.)

Dr.

Subhasis

Panda

Detailed floristic

surveyandethnomedi

cinal investigation

of

thefamilyEricaceaei

n West Kameng

district of Arunachal

Pradesh, India

Oct. 2009 –

April, 2011

UGC

Letter No.

F.PSW-

157/09-10

dt.08/09/2010

91,500/- 77,019/-

Documentation of

flora, fauna and

related Traditional

Knowledge of

Darjeeling

Municipality (32-

Wards), Darjeeling

April,

2012-

March,

2013

West Bengal

Biodiversity

Board, Govt.

of West

Bengal.

Sanction No.

177/5K(Bio)-

1/ 2010 dt

9.4.2012.

1,89000/- 1,89,000/-

Exploration,

Documentation,

Bioprospection

andConservation

ofEthnomedicinal

plants in Singalila

National Park of

Darjeeling Himalaya

April,

2013—

March,

2015

UGC

Letter No.

F.PSW -78/12-

13 (ERO) dt.

05/02/2013

1,93,000/- 1,93,000/-

Dr.

Ashoke

Bhattachar

ya

Survey,

Documentation and

Evaluation of some

Ethno-medicinal

Plants of Nadia

District, West

Bengal, India

March,

2009 to

Feb., 2011

University

Grants

Commission

75,000/- 75,000/-

Impacts of canopy

position, plants’ age

and pollinators on

pre-pollination

pollen viability of

Tectona grandis

Linn.

08/11/2012

to

07/11/2013

University

Grants

Commission

1,72,000/- 1,72,000/-

Dr.

Debabrata

Das

Ecological Studies

of Vegetation in

Coastal areas of

Purba Medinipur

under stress for sustenance of life

01/05/2013

to

30/04/2015

UGC

Letter No.

F.PSW -

087/11-12

(ERO) dt. 23/04/2013

Sl. No. 216553

1,71,500=

00

1,20,750/-

as first

installmen

t.

Dr. Ranju

Tamang

PTT

In vitro germination

of orchids for

conservation and

economic upliftment

in Darjeeling hills

17/12/2012

To

16/12/2014

DST Women

Scientist

No.

SSD/SS/015/2

011

Rs.

7,28,550/-

8,26,100/-

Dr.

Dhaniraj

Chhetri

(joined in

Sikkim

University in 2012)

Molecular Cloning

of MIPS cDNA of

Rhododendron

anthopogon D. Don.

Of Darjeeling

Himalayas and molecular

characterization of

its cold tolerant

activitiy.

2009s-2012 UGC 8,99,000/- 8,99,000/-

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

At present, no such collaborative projects received, but one faculty, Dr. S.

Panda has collaborated with Prof. M. Elachourie of Mahammad 1st University,

Morocco and they already applied a Project entitled “ Nephrotoxic plants used

as medicine by population in Oriental Morocco: Ethnobotanico-

pharmacologycal approaches” (Letter No. 698/PG/Darj/15 dt. 22.03.2015) to

Morocco Govt. in March, 2015, which is under process. In this Project, Dr.

Panda has to identify Nephrotoxic plants of Morocco as a taxonomist. No

grant received yet. Total approx costs 5,00,000 Dirham.

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.

DST-FIST in 2005; Received Rs. 20,000,00/-

20. Research facility / centre with:-

The department has a central equipment laboratory having various

modern scientific instruments purchased from the grants received from

DST, Govt. of India and UGC development grant as well as special

assistance grant. Besides, other laboratories like Cytogenetics, Tissue

Culture, Taxonomy and Ecology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology and

Biochemistry laboratories have independent research facilities due to

having various equipments. All these laboratories are moderately

appropriate to conduct further research in the basic and applied frontiers

of Plant Science Research.

• State recognition: As Funding received from State Govt., State

Biodiversity Board

• National recognition: As Funding received from National agency

like DST-FIST, UGC

• International recognition: No such recognition, but some

faculties are trying to collaborate with Germany (Erfurt Natural

History Museum) and Morocco (Mahammad 1st University,

Oujda).

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies: No such laboratories either sponsored or created. 22. Publications:

PERMANENT FACULTIES: 11 Sl.

No.

Items Dr.P.Lama

(1)

Dr. Ashoke

Bhattacharya

(2)

Dr. S.

Panda

(3)

Dr. B.

De

(4)

Dr. D.

Das

(5)

Dr. Archan

Bhattacharya

(6)

1 Number of

papers

published in

peer

reviewed

journals (national /

international)

Nat.:02

Int.: 01

Nat.:19

Int.:14

Nat.:

28

Int.: 12

Nat.:07

Int.:nil

Nat.:22

Int.: 0

Nat.:01

Int.: 01

2 Monographs NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

3 Chapters in

Books

NIL 03 05 NIL NIL 01

4 Edited

Books

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

5 Books with

ISBN with

details of

publishers

NIL NIL 02 NIL NIL NIL

6 Number

listed in

International

Database

(For e.g.

Web of Science,

Scopus,

Humanities

International

Complete,

NIL Scopus: 14 Scopus:

3.5

NIL NIL NIL

Dare

Database -

International

Social

Sciences

Directory,

EBSCO host, etc.)

7 Citation

Index –

range /

average

NIL 148 (SCI) 17.4 NIL NIL NIL

8 SNIP NIL N/A 16.7 NIL NIL NIL

9 SJR NIL N/A 4.5 NIL NIL NIL

10 Impact

Factor –

range /

average

NIL (0.3-1.352)

1.34

Total:

12.6

NIL NIL NIL

11 h-index NIL N/A 7.5 NIL NIL NIL

PERMANENT FACULTIES: (7-11)

Sl.

No.

Items Dr.Argha

Ghosh

(7)

Sri Souvik

Mitra (8)

Sri

Samir

Halder

(9)

Sri Satyam

Tamang

(10)

Sri

Suman

(11)

1 Number of papers

published in peer

reviewed journals

(national /

international)

Nat.:01

Int.: 04

Nat.:01

Int.:04

Nat.:

Int.:

Nat.: nil

Int.:nil

Nat.:

Int.:

2 Monographs NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

3 Chapters in Books NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

4 Edited Books NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

5 Books with ISBN

with details of

publishers

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

6 Number listed in

International

Database (For e.g.

Web of Science,

Scopus,

Humanities

International

Complete, Dare

Database -

International

Social Sciences

Directory, EBSCO

host, etc.)

Scopus:1.0 Scopus:1.2 NIL NIL

7 Citation Index –

range / average

4.0 11.0 NIL NIL

8 SNIP 0.612 0.771 NIL NIL

9 SJR 0.327 0.525 NIL NIL

10 Impact Factor –

range / average

1.0 2.017 NIL NIL

11 h-index 1.0 2.0 NIL NIL

PERMANENT PART TIME FACULTIES:

Sl.

No.

Items Dr.R.

Tamang

(1)

Smt. S.

Pradhan

(2)

Smt.

D.Basnet

(3)

Smt. S.

Baraily

(4)

Smt. S.

Kalikotay

(5)

Smt. S.

Yonzone

(6)

1 Number of

papers

published in

peer reviewed

journals

(national /

international)

Nat.:02

Int.: 01

Nat.:03

Int.:nil

Nat.: 0

Int.: 0

Nat.: 01

Int.:nil

Nat.: 02

Int.: 0

Nat:0

Int: 01

2 Monographs NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

3 Chapters in

Books

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

4 Edited Books NIL NIL 02 NIL NIL NIL

5 Books with

ISBN with

details of

publishers

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

6 Number listed

in International

Database (For

e.g. Web of

Science,

Scopus,

Humanities

International

Complete, Dare

Database -

International

Social Sciences

Directory,

EBSCO host,

etc.)

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL Scopus:

01

7 Citation Index –

range / average

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

8 SNIP NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

9 SJR NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

10 Impact Factor –

range / average

NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL

11 h-index NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 2.0

For details of the publication please see Annexure-I 23. Details of patents and income generated:

Some faculty members are trying to get patents based on their innovations collaboration with other Institutes. For this they need prior permission from Higher Education Directorate, Govt. of West Bengal, as the college is solely controlled and financed by the Government of West Bengal.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

Some faculty members have major consultancies in some broad areas

where no income has generated, and as the college is solely controlled

and financed by the Govt. of West Bengal, so faculties are not involved

in generating income, rather they are actively linked with major areas of

consultancies as Govt. advisor, member, team leader etc. A few

examples are:

A. Dr. S. Panda worked i. As an “Honorary Observer” in B.Ed Exam.-

2014 at Darjeeling Centre conducted by Netaji Subhash Open

University, Kolkata. ii.Acted As a Member of Inspection team to

visit Salesian College for Mathematics Honours opening—

nominated by the Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher

Education, Govt. of West Bengal in 2013 (Honorary, not

monetary).iii. As an Honorary Editorial Advisor in the Journal

“PHYTODIVERSITY” (ISSN NO. 2349-7068). iv. Honorary

Member, PG. Board of Studies, Barasat Govt. College, West Bengal

State University (2010-2011).

B. Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharyya: i. Acted as an Assistant Co-ordinator,

KGCSC (D-01), NSOU during 2010-2013. ii. Honorary Editorial

Member, “Indian Journal of Fundamental & Applied Life Sciences

since 2011 & “Indian Journal of Plant Science” since 2011, Global

Journal of Agricultural Science since 2014; International Journal of

Plant Breeding Research since 2014.

C. Dr. Debabrata Das: i. Honorary Editorial Advisory Member, “Elixir

International Journal” since March, 2015.

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /

institutions/ industries in India and abroad: Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial

Boards d) any other (please specify) : Most of the Faculty members

serve National Committes, Member in Editorial Board, Reviewers

in Journals etc.:-

National/International

Committees

Faculty providing the service Year (date)

Member of UG & PG

Board of Studies,

University of North

Bengal.

Dr. Projjwal Chandra Lama

Since 2010 (UG Board).

Since 2010 (PG Board)

Dr. Debabrata Das Since 2014 (PG Board)

Dr. Subhasis Panda Since 2014 (PG Board)

Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya 2014 (PG)

Member, PG Board of

Studies, Barasat Govt.

College

Dr. Subhasis Panda

Since 2010

Member, Editorial

Board in Journal

Dr. Projjwal Ch. Lama

Member of Editorial Board—

International Journal of Integrated Research

Since November, 2014

Dr. Subhasis Panda

Member, Editorial Advisory

Committee in

“PHYTODIVERSITY” Journal—

(Journal of Association for

promotion of Plant Science

(APPS), Panipat, Hariana,

India—e-flora group) since

July, 2014. ISSN No. 2349-

7068.

Since July, 2014.

Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya Editorial Board Member of

Indian Journal of Fundamental

and Applied Life Sciences.

Editorial Board Member of

Indian Journal of Plant

Sciences.

Editorial Board Member of

Global Journal of Agriculture &

Animal Production

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Plant

Breeding

2011 to till date

2011 to till date

2014 to till date

2014 to till date

4. Life Members in

Professional Bodies

Dr. Projjwal Ch. Lama—

Botany

Life Member, Plant Physiology,

Kolkata since 1994.

International Journal of Plant

Physiology, New Delhi since

2007.

Dr. Subhasis Panda

Life Member of IAAT (Indian

Association for Angiosperm

Taxonomy), Deptt. of Botany,

Calicut Univ.

Life Member of EHSST (East

Himalayan Society for

Spermatophyte Taxonomy),

Botany Deptt., North Bengal

University

Since Aug. 2007.

Since, June, 2007

Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya

Adjunct member of

International Society of

Ethnobiology, USA

Life member of

International Society of Plant

Species Biology, Japan

International Aerobiological

Society, Poland

International Society of

Pollination Ecology, Brazil

Indian Palynological Society

Indian Aerobiological Society Adhoc member of Global

Society for Chemical Ecology,

USA

Ex-Alumni of Smithsonian

Institute, USA and STRI,

Panama

Dr Archan Bhattacharya -

Life Member of the East

Himalayan Society for

Spermatophyte Taxonomy

Life Member of The Indian

Science Congress Association

Life Member of The Institute of Science, Education and Culture

Since September, 2013

Since 2014

Since 2014

5. Reviewers in

Journal/Books

Dr. Projjwal C Lama

International Journal of

Integrated Res.

2015

Dr. Subhasis Panda

International

Journal of Medicinal Plant

Research, Nigeria

2010

Journal of Media &

Communication Studies,

London, (JHF-10-010) in 2010.

2010

International Journal of

Biodiversity and Conservation

2011

Journal of Horticulture &

Forestry

2012

International Journal of Science

& Knowledge

2013

Flora, Elsivier 2015

National

Journal of Threatened Taxa

2014

Journal of Threatened Taxa 2015

Phytodiversity 2015

Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya

Reviewer of ‘Annals of Applied

Biology’ published from UK.

2010

Reviewer of ‘Journal of

Agricultural Extension & Rural

Development.’

2011, 2012

Reviewer of ‘Agricultural and

Biological Science, China.’

2012, 2014

Reviewer of ‘Agricultural Science Research Journal,

Korea.’

2011, 2014

Reviewer of ‘Journal of

Horticulture’, Brazil

2013

Reviewer of ‘African Journal of

Ecology.’ South Africa

2013

Reviewer of ‘Plant Biology,

USA’

2014

Dr Archan Bhattacharya Aacted as a Peer Reviewer

in Biodivrersitas Journal of

Biological Diversity

Dr. Debabrata Das Palgo Journal of

Agriculture (PJA)

International Journal of Agricultural Policy and

Research

Streem Journal of

Agricultural Policy and

Research

6. As an Expert of

Angiosperm Taxonomy

in National Committee,

Botanical Survey of

India, MOEF, New

Delhi

Dr. Subhasis Panda Since 2013

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs):

Faculties are compulsorily attending Refresher / orientation programs

organised by the different Academic Staff College at specific interval in

order to achieve their career. They are also attending workshops, training

programs regularly for their academic enrichment. A few examples

given below:-

Sr.

No.

Name of Faculty Faculty Recharging

Strategies

(UGC-ASC-RC/OP,

Workshop,Training Prog etc

Attending

Date/Year

1.

Dr. Subhasis Panda

Refresher Course from ASC,

JNU, New Delhi

05/04/2015-

01/05/2015

Orientation Prog. From ASC,

University of Burdwan

Jan.-Feb. 2005

Selected to participate

“NOMENCLATURE WORKSHOP”

CONDUCTED BY ISIM,

BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, Kolkata.

11-13th Jan. 2013

Selected to participate in

short-term Training Course on “REMOTE SENSING & GIS”

at Remote Sensing Cell, West

Bengal State Council of Science & Technology,

Kolkata.

17-28th Dec.

2012

Selected participate-TRAINING COURSE ON

“BIOSYSTEMATICS OF

SPECIES COMPLEX” AT CEMDE (Centre for

Environmental Management

of Degraded Ecosystems), UNIVERSITY OF DELHI.

02/02/2012-11/02/2012

Selected to participate 21-days

Training Programme in the

Laboratory of Botany on “MOLECULAR MARKERS

AND THEIR

APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES” FROM

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE

UNDER DST-SPONSORSHIP.

02/02/2010-

22/02/2010

Selected to Participate 2 days

“National Workshop on

Bioinformatics: The Genomics and Proteomics

Plexus” conducted by

Bioinformatics Deptt., Presidency College, West

Bengal (sponsored by Deptt.

of Biotechnology, Govt. of

India).

8-9th Dec. 2007

Selected to Participate 4 days

National Workshop on Scanning Electron

Microscopy from USIC, The

University of Burdwan, West

Bengal. Purpose: To learn the technique SEM.

6-9th March 2007

2. Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya

Refresher Course from ASC, Jadavpur University

3rd - 24

th July,

2015

3. Dr. Debabrata Das Refresher Course, ASC,

Mizoram University Refresher Course from ASC,

University of North Bengal

March, 2015

2014

4. Dr. Archan

Bhattacharya

RC from ASC, University of

North Bengal

2015

28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental projects : Post-Graduate 4

th SEM students are regularly and compulsorily

doing and finished their Dissertation Projects at an interval of 6 months period. One copy of these projects is already deposited in Departmental Seminar Library. About 50% PG students are perusing this work.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with

other universities/industry / institute:

About 10% PG students are doing this collaboration with different

institutes like North Bengal University, Burdwan University,

Kalyani University, Calcutta University, Central National

Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, etc.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

Faculty:

1. Dr. S. Panda:

a. K.S.Manilal National Award in Angiosperm Taxonomy in 2007 by IAAT.

b. Selected to visit Mahammad 1st University in Morocco by INSA in 2014.

c. Recommended to avail Travel Grant to present Research Paper in Germany

in April, 2014.

d. Selected as the CONTENT WRITER in e-PG Pathshala Course by UGC in

2013 (uploaded 3 approved modules).

e.Research Article has been published in Edited Book “Biodiversitat und

Naturausstattung im Himalaya-V” by Hartmann & Weipert, Erfurt

Naturkunde Museum, Germany for recognizing him in Himalayan Research,

in May, 2015. ISBN NO. f. Director, Botanical Survey of India (MOEF,

New Delhi) recommended Dr. S. Panda of Darjeeling Govt. College as the

Expert in ANGIOSPERM category in BSI Website (www.bsienvis.nic.in)

since 2013. One can log on under “Expert”—“Expert outside BSI”—

“Angiosperm”---My expertise field will open.

g. Participated in a Symposium entitled “Biology Teaching in 2025” based on

Write-up competition held in Jawaharlal Nehru University from 12-14th

February, 2014, conducted by the School of Life Sciences. Total 14 Assistant

Professors were selected from all over India and participated on Panel

Discussion on “Biology Teaching in 2025”, where Most of the Panelists

agreed to include Basic sciences side by side advance one.

h. Hon’ble Union Environment Minister, MOEF, New Delhi, Sri Prakash

Javadekar released the MONOGRAPH Type of Book IN WHICH Dr. S.

Panda of Darjeeling Govt. College is one of three Authors, entitled

“FASCICLES OF FLORA OF INDIA (FASCICLE 25: ERICACEAE) in

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY (GBIF) Meeting on

16/09/2014 at New Delhi.

i. MR. JAI KUMAR THAMI, Local Conservationist in Darjeeling (Ward No.

1: Alubari area) got First West Bengal State “BIODIVERSITY AWARD” under

‘single category’ on 22/05/2015 based on nomination By DR. S. PANDA of

Darjeeling Govt. College.

2. Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharyya (for last 5 years):

i. Recommended for UGC Research Award, 2014-2016.

ii. Invited for giving a talk for significant contribution in the field of

pollination ecology as resource person in World Gene Convention to

be held at China in Nov., 2015.

3. Dr. Ranju Tamang received “Women Scientist Award” (DST) in 2012

• Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows :

1. Mr. P. Roy (Doctoral Fellow): Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship in

2014

2. Smt. Dipa (Doctoral Fellow): Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship in

2014

• Students: Following Awards/Recognitions were received by UG & PG students:-

Sr.

No

Name of

Student

Batch Event Awarded/Participated Year

1. Mr. Rajat

Thakuri

BOTANY

B.Sc. (H)

2nd yr

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in Oral

Presentation

2014

2. Ms. Sarojini Pradhan

BOTANY

M.Sc. 2nd SEM

Biodiversity State level

Seminar-

2014

2nd Prize in Oral Presentation

2014

3. Ms. Deena

Gurung

BOTANY

M.Sc. 2nd

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

3rd Prize in Oral

Presentation

2014

4. Mr.

Priyankar

Roy

BOTANY

RGNF

Research

Fellow

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

5. Mr. Suman

Kr. Sharma

Nepal BOTANY

M. Sc.

4th SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-2014

2nd Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

6. Ms. Deena

Gurung

BOTANY

M. Sc.

4th SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

3rd Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

7.

8.

Ms.

Rajeshwari

Thapa &

Ms. Sarojini

Pradhan

M.Sc. 2nd

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in “Quiz contest

on local Biodiversity

conservation”

2014

BOTANY

9. Ms.

Upashana

Ghising &

Ms. Padma

Tamang

BOTANY

M.Sc. 4th

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

2nd Prize in “Quiz

contest on local

Biodiversity

conservation”

2014

10. Ms.

Alokananda Dutta & Ms.

Shreemoyee

Pramanik

BOTANY

M.Sc. 4th

SEM

Biodiversity

State level Seminar-

2014

3rd Prize in “Quiz contest

on local Biodiversity conservation”

2014

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding

(national/International) with details of outstanding participants, if any:

No National and international Seminars/Conferences/Workshops were

organized, but regular seminars/workshops (State-level/College-

level/Specila lectures) are organized in this Department with eminent

scholars.

Organizin

g

Departme

nt

Type

Theme Speakers Funding

Agency

Date

BOTANY State-

Level

West Bengal

Biodiversity-

sponsored State

Level Conference---

“Biodiversity Day

Celebration-2014: Biodiversity and its

conservation in

Darjeeling

Himalaya”

Jay Kumar

Thami

Dr. A. Roy

Dr. P. Lama Dr.

S. Panda

Dr. A. Bhattacharya

West Bengal

Biodiversity

Board, Kolkata

21st Aug.

2014.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:

As PG Department is perusing Research activity since its initiation in

1962, at present it is affiliated to University of North Bengal, therefore,

Code of ethics is followed as per University of North Bengal.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the

course/programme

Session Applications

received

Selected Enrolled Pass

percentage

(last

examination)

M F

B.Sc. (Gen)

B.Sc. (Hons.) M.Sc.

2010-11

2010-11 2010-11

74 37 7 19 72.5

188 19 5 11 85.4

96 19 6 11 100

B.Sc. (Gen)

B.Sc. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2011-12

2011-12

2011-12

104 42 11 18 63.7

189 19 6 12 74.8

95 19 7 12 100

B.Sc. (Gen)

B.Sc. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2012-13

2012-13

2012-13

134 42 21 9 61.4

214 25 6 11 88.2

169 14 2 8 100

B.Sc. (Gen)

B.Sc. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2013-14

2013-14

2013-14

245 51 10 12 51.5

243 25 10 9 57.9

178 25 9 15 100

B.Sc. (Gen)

B.Sc. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2014-15

2014-15

2014-15

278 49 13 20 75

236 25 7 15 100

198 27 11 16 100

33. Diversity of Students:

Name of the

course

Session % of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other

states

% of students

from abroad

B.Sc.(Gen) B.S. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2010-11 2010-11

2010-11

100 98

95

Nil 2

5

Nil Nil

Nil

B.Sc.(Gen)

B.S. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2011-12

2011-12

2011-12

100

99

97

Nil

1

3

Nil

Nil

Nil

B.Sc.(Gen)

B.S. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2012-13

2012-13

2012-13

100

100

95

Nil

Nil

5

Nil

Nil

Nil

B.Sc.(Gen)

B.S. (Hons.)

M.Sc.

2013-14

2013-14

2013-14

100

100

100

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

B.Sc.(Gen)

B.S. (Hons.) M.Sc.

2014-15

2014-15 2014-15

100

100 100

Nil

Nil Nil

Nil

Nil Nil

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services

examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations?

Give details category-wise.

a. Civil Services: nil, but Indian Forest Service Exam (IFS): 01 (Dr.

Suratna IFS, DFO, Kurseong).

b. Defence Service: No data

c. NET: 02

d. SET: 02

e. GATE: 06

f. WBCS: 01 (Mr. Norbu Rumba cleared WBCS in 2015)

g. SSC: 06

35. Student progression:

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG 80%

PG to M.Phil. No data

PG to Ph.D. 5%

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 3%

Employed 15%

Campus selection No data

Other than campus recruitment 15%

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university 02 (permanent Faculty)+14 (PTTs)

from other universities within the

State 09 (permanent faculties)

from universities from other States from

nil

universities outside the country nil

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt.

during the assessment period: M.Phil: 01; Ph.D.: 06; D. Sc.: nil. 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a. Library: The department has a well-stocked Seminar Library.

At present, there are about 750 books. The students are allowed

to borrow books for a fortnight. b. Internet facilities for staff and students: Room of H.O.D.,

Teachers room and Office are connected with Internet facilities inclusive of all PG special paper laboratories. There is one computer room having three computer with internet connection used for students.

c. Total number of class rooms: Lecture Room: 3; General Lab:

3; PG Special Lab: 5

d. Class rooms with ICT facility: Two class rooms are equipped

with LCD projectors and Laptops

e. Students’ laboratories: 8

f. Research laboratories: 4 g. Experimental garden: Department has its own experimental

garden where plants of different habitats including different medicinal plants are kept for day-to-day practical class works and also for research works.

h. Instruments and equipment: The department through Government’s annual grant, DST-FIST project and different projects grant has purchased important instruments needed for the UG & PG students.

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university

1. Mr. Priyankar Roy (Doctoral)

2. Smt. Dipa Tamang (Doctoral)

b) from other institutions/universities Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the

university.

Session Name of the No. of Students receiving

Scholarship/

Studentship

financial assistance

Total Male Female

2012-13 Half free 4 1 3

Full free 2 1 1

2013-14 Half free 7 3 4

Full free 5 1 4

2014-15 Half free 6 2 4

Full free 2 1 1

Besides the above stated scholarship, other government and/or

private scholarships are availed by the students. However as these are

disbursed centrally and not channelized through the academic departments, the

records are not maintained by individual departments.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development

of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

No such new programmes developed yet.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If

yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? No

b. Students’ on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback? Feedbacks from

students are taken and any problem or complaints lodged by

students are discussed carefully in departmental meeting and

efforts are put to solve the problem.

c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback? No

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10):

1. Dr. Harka Bahadur Chhetri, Hon. MLA, Kalimpong, Former PG

Student.

2. Mr. Roshan Giri, Hon. President, GTA, Darjeeling, Former UG

student.

3. Dr. K. K. Tamang, Former Head & former UG & PG Student.

4. Dr. Binod C. Sharma, Former Head & Former PG Student.

5. Dr. P. C. Lama, Officer-in-Charge, Darjeeling Govt. College,

Former UG & PG Student

6. Dr. Dhaniraj Chhetri, Associate Prof. Of Botany & Dean of

Students, Sikkim University, Former UG & PG student.

7. Dr. Suratna IFS, DFO, Kurseong, Former student

8. Sri Sourav Mokhtan, Assistant Prof. in Botany, Calcutta University,

Former PG student

9. Dr. Rajiv Bandyopadhyay, Associate Prof. of Botany, University of

Burdwan, Former PG student.

10. Dr. Soma Paul, Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Darjeeling

Govt. College, former PG student.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts:

Organizing

Deptt.

Type:

Theme Speakers Funding Agency Date

BOTANY

College Level

Darjeeling Government

College,

Darjeeling, Govt.

of West Bengal.

Dr. Ranju Tamang

Dr. B. C.

Sharma

Dr. Kalyan De.

UGC capacity Building of women

managers in Higher

education,

sensitivity/

Awareness/

motivation

workshop.

5th to 9th

August,

2011

College

Level

(Govt. of West

Bengal)

Seed viability

and its storage

techniques

Prof. Alok

Bhattacharyya

PG Deptt. of Botany 7th June,

2013

Reproductive

Biology of

Hygrophila

schullei

Prof. Pankaj Pal PG Deptt. of Botany 7th June,

2013.

Special

Lectures

Diversity of

Gymnosperms in

Eastern

Himalaya

Dr. R. C.

Srivastava

PG. Deptt. of

Botany

04/12/2013

Caprifoliaceae

in Darjeeling

Himalaya

Dr. Ambarish

Mukherjee

PG. Deptt. of

Botany

02/12/20

12

Diversity of

Dendrobium

(Orchidaceae) in

Eastern

Himalaya.

Dr. Dinesh

Agarwala,

PG. Deptt. of

Botany

07/09/20

12

How to prepare

Peoples

Biodiversity

Register (PBR)

Dr. Anirban

Roy

PG. Deptt. of

Botany

22/04/20

12

Special

Poster

Presentat

ion

Promoting

Conservation of

Medicinal Plants

Head, Botany,

Darjeeling

Govt. College

Silviculture

(North), W.B.

21/11/20

14

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different

programmes.

For UG: General lectures enriched with Chart Display, Specimens

exhibition besides usual mode of Chalk-Duster write-up on

Black/White Board. Tutorials and contact hours are used as methods of

teaching. Regular class tests are also taken by the teachers to increase

the quality of teaching.

For PG: General Lectures followed by Power point slides, Over head

Projection slides besides Chart display to clear the idea to the students.

Black/glass/white boards with marker pens are also frequently used.

Besides, direct dissections and their mounting on Curtis Paper

permanently for future study purpose; particularly in Practical classes

are also regularly done. Regular class tests for each topic of a

particular paper for each faculty are regularly taken by the teachers.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are

constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

For the last 4 years, it has been observed that extra classes including

tutorials, class tests, explanatory notes, correction procedures (students

own write-up), objective answers etc. attracted more students to attend

the class and results are also going to increase day by day, and one

University topper (1st class 1

st) in B.Sc. (Hons.) produced this

department last year. This is our learning outcome and achievement,

still we are trying to search our lacunae if any, and for this we are

maintaining and monitoring regular classs attendance by the students

as well as by the teachers also. This is followed by regular Parent-

teachers meet in our department where we can discuss our success and

failures and its remedies also. We are also providing Books to the poor

students from our Special donated Book Library, besides regular issue

of books fro our Seminar Library. We are emphasizing students to read

more books and write their own notes whic are corrected by our

teachers regularly.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities:

STUDENTS: Both UG & PG Students are regularly participating NCC

and NSS programmes (NCC: 18; NSS: 26). Besides, students are also

regularly participatinq Quiz competition, Seminars, Photo competition

etc. Following is the list of UG & PG students who received awards due

to extension activities:

Sl.

No

Name of

Student

Batch Event Awarded/Participated Year

1. Mr. Rajat

Thakuri

BOTANY

B.Sc. (H)

2nd yr

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in Oral

Presentation

2014

2. Ms. Sarojini

Pradhan

BOTANY

M.Sc. 2nd

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

2nd Prize in Oral

Presentation

2014

3. Ms. Deena

Gurung

M.Sc. 2nd

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

3rd Prize in Oral

Presentation

2014

BOTANY Seminar-

2014

4. Mr.

Priyankar

Roy

BOTANY

RGNF

Research

Fellow

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

5. Mr. Suman

Kr. Sharma

Nepal BOTANY

M. Sc.

4th SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-2014

2nd Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

6. Ms. Deena

Gurung

BOTANY

M. Sc.

4th SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

3rd Prize in “Best Photo

Contest-2014”

2014

7.

8.

Ms.

Rajeshwari

Thapa &

Ms. Sarojini

Pradhan

BOTANY

M.Sc. 2nd

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

1st Prize in “Quiz contest

on local Biodiversity

conservation”

2014

9. Ms.

Upashana

Ghising & Ms. Padma

Tamang

BOTANY

M.Sc. 4th

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-2014

2nd Prize in “Quiz

contest on local

Biodiversity conservation”

2014

10. Ms.

Alokananda

Dutta & Ms.

Shreemoyee

Pramanik

BOTANY

M.Sc. 4th

SEM

Biodiversity

State level

Seminar-

2014

3rd Prize in “Quiz contest

on local Biodiversity

conservation”

2014

FACULTIES: Individual faculty member has collaborated without Mou

(Memorendum of understanding) with different other institutes for their

research works. A few examples are given below:

Extension activities Collaborating Agencies

Dr. S. Panda of Botany Deptt. working

as an Expert for Angiospermic plants identification: Particularly ERICACEAE

Family (Nominated by the Director, BSI

based published works and as former

Research Fellow in BSI, no MOU signed).

He has collaborated with Prof. S.

Mandal of Jadavpur University, Deptt. of Pharmaceutical Technology for

implications of pharmaceutical

potentialities in ethnomedicinal plants

and their identification. Dr. Panda is working as a CONTENT WRITER

under UGC-framed e-PG Pathsala

Course since 2014 (Already 3 approved modules are uploaded)

Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata

(www.bsienvis.nic.in)--one can log on to this site—open ‘Expert’—open Expert

outside BSI---open---‘Angiosperm’--find

Dr. S. Panda’s expertise field—since

2013.

Department of Pharmaceutical

Technology, Jadavpur University.

UGC, e-Pathsala Centre.

Dr. D. Das of Botany Deptt. working as

Coordinator in MPCA in West Bengal

Silviculture Division, Forest Deptt.,

Darjeeling since 2014.

Sri Dibyendu Sekhar Mahanty of Botany Deptt. (transferred in Dec. 2014)

As part time Faculty in WBCS Coaching at Darjeeling run by GTA since 2013.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department:

Assessment is another method of improvement. We assess the students

in the form of class tests, half-yearly, annual and test examinations.

Parents are informed as and when required. Seminar through power

point presentation is mandatory for Final year Postgraduate students.

They deliver seminar lectures before all other UG and PG students.

Students participate in different activities of NSS and NCC.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other

agencies? If yes, give details:

No agencies graded our department yet, except NAAC which will

accredit us based on our SSR.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new

knowledge, basic or applied:

Faculty & Students (UG, PG, Research) of our department are actively

engaged to flourish basic/applied knowledge by contributing Quiz

contest on a particular subject topic based on syllabus, Wild threatened

plants photo exhibition contest showing their rarity to all, regular

write-up on wall magazines, research papers in different reputed

National & International journals (PG, Research students & Faculty),

Conference Proceedings, presenting Research papers in seminars and

symposia, writing new books (Faculties), Book Chapters (Faculties),

editing journals and reviewing papers (Faculties).

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges

(SWOC) of the department:

Strength –

The largest number of Faculties in the college—

both permanent & PTTs.

Enriched & mostly doctorate Faculty with NET or

SET.

Our PG Department started in 1962 under the

University of Calcutta, when it was called as “The

Presidency of North” and surprisingly, no existence

of North Bengal University at that time---this is our

major strength to improve ourselves in this

historical parameter.

Sincere and dedicated students.

Dedicated research students as well as most of the

faculties.

Academic autonomy in PG course and revision of

PG syllabus as and when required.

Teachers spend 5-8 hours time with their students

everyday and shoulder direct teaching load of

minimum 20 hours per week. All the teachers beside

their UG & PG teaching assignments and research

work, shoulder additional responsibilities in various

departmental works like making routine, conducting

different examinations, excursions, admission,

purchases, students improvement programmes

including counseling of the students.

Weakness –

Shortage of Senior Faculties, especially Professors.

Shortage of modern tools & infrastructures to

conduct advanced research.

Sudden transfer of faculties who is really doing

research & Teaching activities, due to direct control

by the Higher Education Directorate, Govt. of West

Bengal.

Linguistic weakness among some students.

Shortage of Non-teaching staffs.

Involvement of more faculties in active research and

generation of more extra funds for the department.

Opportunity –

To develop teaching modes based on modern tools.

Students must be availed Internet facility for their

study purpose, it is urgently required as most of the

students perusing their study coming from poor

background, even below Poverty Line.

Students should get at least 5 books per week,

instead of 3 to better study.

Laboratory should be modernized, theory rooms

equipped with Power point Projector.

Students should participate regular discussion, for

this a separate equipped room must be arranged.

Challenges –

Last couple of years our Department is not getting

fund to modernize the laboratories from Govt. as the

Department is directly controlled & financed by the

Govt. of West Bengal.

Faculties are trying to avail Major Projects to

combat this situation, but most of the Major projects

are declined in the present infrastructure---this is our

challenge to modernize our laboratories.

The Department proposes to accord special

departmental fellowship grants to deserving

candidates from its own corpus fund; so that they

remain committed to path of research till the time

they are eligible to receive any Government grants.

This will encourage more and more students to

become oriented for research.

More participation of faculties in National and

International conferences and symposia.

Extension of more collaborative research projects.

Involvement of more faculties in active research and

generation of more extra funds for the department.

52. Future plans of the department:

Being a Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Our Department will

apply to the University as well as to the Higher Education Directorate,

Govt. of West Bengal, an academic autonomy where Doctoral students

can directly persue their Ph.D. works and Course work (subject to UGC

order & permission) also. Following are the unique thinking, insights

and future plan of our Department: a. Complete Academic & Financial Autonomy, especially for PG

course.

b. Framing New and advanced syllabus parity with NET/SET/ ICS

examinations.

c. To extend Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Research activities. d. To modernize Laboratories and Theory rooms. e. To organize National and International

Seminars/Conferences/symposia, at least once per year. f. To conduct Workshop/short-term training Programmes on

‘Biodiversity & Conservation’, ‘Reproductive Biology’ and ‘Herbal

Drugs’, because Darjeeling is really enriched and appropriate place

for these programmes.

g. To apply Major research Projects by the Faculties to different

Funding agencies like DBT, DST, UGC, MOEF, WBBB incl. DST-

FIST, for the purpose of modern infrastructure development in near

future.

h. To encourage UG & PG students to study NET/SET/other

competitive Examinations, where Faculty will help to prepare

subjects matters.

i. To conduct Various Institutes/University visits for students for their

practical exposure in day to day life.

j. To establish one Special Book Grant from which poor students can

avail books for their study.

k. To modernize Seminar Library and running 10Am to 5 Pm daily.

l. To establish Digital Herbarium where one can consult plants of

Darjeeling district at a glance.

m. To establish modern laboratory for pollen and pollination biology

research and to establish Reproductive Biology Laboratory because

Darjeeling is appropriate place for diversity of pollinators and plants.

n. To establish one Biodiversity & Conservation laboratory along with

M.Sc. specialization as Darjeeling possesses diverse & varied groups

of Threatened Medicinal plants.

o. To establish an Ethnobotanical Laboratory based on Indigenous

Traditional Knowledge (ITK), as Darjeeling is rich in local ethnic

people viz. Nepalese (incl. various sects), Tibetans, Buddhists and

Sherpas.

p. To invite eminent Academicians, Scientists, Professors to deliver

their valuable talks which can enrich and inspire our students.

q. To sign MOU among different Universities/Institutes to get

further facilities for our students and teachers in consultation and

collaboration with our Higher Education Department.

ANNEXURE-I

Dr. Projjwal C. Lama

A. Research Papers in Journal

1. Pradhan S and Lama PC. Biochemical analysis during early seedling growth of Swertia

chirata Buch.-Ham. in Darjeeling Hills of Eastern Himalayas. Environment and Ecology. 30

(4): 1395-1398, 2012.

2. Lama PC, Pradhan S and Karki R. Assessment of germination ability, productivity and

cost benefit analysis of Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham at Darjeeling. Int. J. of Env. Sci.1

(4):2012.

3. Pradhan S and Lama PC. Comparative study of yield parameters of Swertia chirayita

Roxb. ex. Fleming under the influence of different plant growth regulators. Int. J. of

Integrated Res. and Devt. 2: 20-22, 2014.

Dr. Subhasis Panda

A. Research Paper in Journal (=18 since 2010 t0 2014)

1. Panda, S. 2010. An amplified description of hitherto little known threatened species,

Primula glomerata Pax (Primulaceae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 107 (3): 183-185. An older

(1867) conservation based peer-reviewed refereed Journal published from Horn Bill House,

Mumbai. ISSN No. 00066982.

2. Panda, S. and Chowdhury, A. 2010. Notes on Rhododendron vaccinioides Hooker f.

(Ericaceae) in India: insights from leaf and stem anatomy, seed and pollen morphology.

Pleione 4(1): 54 – 62. A new Refereed Taxonomy Journal of East Himalayan Society for

Spermatophyte Taxonomy, published from Botany Deptt., North Bengal University. ISSN No.

0973-9467.

3. Panda, S. and Srivastava, R. C. 2010. New ethnomedicinal practices by the Akas, Nepalese

and Dirang Monpas of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of

Traditional Konwledge 9 (4): 721 – 723. A well known peer reviewed and refereed Journal

published by NISCAIR (New Delhi). JCR impact factor in 2010 = 0.232. (covered by

SCIE, JCR, WIPO, CAB International (USA) etc. ISSN No. 0972-5938.

4. Panda, S. and Sanjappa, M. 2010. Vaccinium venosum Wight (Ericaceae) rediscovered

from Arunachal Pradesh, India. J. Japanese Botany85(4). 230 – 237 . An internationally well

known INDEXED peer-reviewed and refereed journal. ISSN No. 00222062.

5. Biswas, R.K, Panda, S. and Bhattacharya, A. 2011. Biological Spectrum of Kishalay Boy’s

Home Campus at Barasat in District North 24-Parganas, West Bengal. Environment & Ecology 29(3A): 1314-1320. A non-Refereed Journal published from Kalyani University.

ISSN NO. 0970-0420

6. Panda, S. and Sanjappa, M. 2011. The Entity of Enkianthus indicus M. R. Debta & H. J.

Chowdhery (Ericaceae). J. Japanese Botany86(1). 41-46. An internationally well known

INDEXED peer-reviewed and refereed journal. ISSN No. 00222062.

7. Panda, S. and Reveal, J. L. 2011. Lectotypification of three names in Gaultheria L.

(Ericaceae). Phytotaxa 38: 24-28. A peer-reviewed open access Botanical taxonomy Journal

indexed in SCIE, JCR & BIOSIS. Published from Newzealand, Magnolia Press.

(www.mapress.com).Impact Facor = 1.79. ISSN No. 1179-3155 (Online); 1179-3163 (Print).

8. Panda, S. and Sanjappa, M. 2012. Checklist of Ericaceae of Talle Wildlife Sanctuary in

Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (1):2322-

2327.

9. Panda, S. and Reveal J. L. 2012. A Step-Two Lectotypification and Epitypification of

Pentapterygium sikkimenseW.W.Sm. (Ericaceae) with an amplified description. Phytoneuron

2012-8: 1-7. A Peer-Reviewed International Digital Publication Taxonomy-related Journal

from USA. ISSN No. 2153-733X

10. Panda, S. 2012. Gaultheria stapfiana Airy Shaw (Ericaceae): A Species to be recognized.

Phytotaxa 58: 1-12. ISSN No.1179-3163.

11. Panda, S., Reveal, J. L. and Sanjappa, M. 2012. Reduction of Diplycosia indica (2009) to

Gaultheria akaensis (2006) (Ericaceae). Phytoneuron 2012-35: 1-7. A Peer-Reviewed

International Digital Publication Taxonomy-related Journal from USA. ISSN No. 2153-733X

Panda, S. 2012 (December Issue). Diplarche Hook.f. & Thomson (Ericaceae)—A new generic Record for Arunachal Himalaya, India. J. Jap. Bot. 87(6): 402-404. An internationally well

known INDEXED peer-reviewed and refereed journal. ISSN No. 00222062.

Panda, S. 2012. Checklist of Ericaceae in Tuensang district of Nagaland, India with special

reference to Mt. Saramati. J. Threatened Taxa 4(15): 3454-3461.

Biswas, R. K., Bhattacharya, A. and Panda, S. 2013. A Taxonomic Documentation of

Kishalay Boy’s Home Campus at Barasat in District North 24-Parganas, West Bengal. Indian

J. Applied & Pure Biol. 28 (2): 223-226.

Panda, S. 2013. Final Plea for conservation of Gaultheria akaensis Panda and Sanjappa

(Ericaceae), an extremely Threatened, Endemic Medicinal plant from Aka Hill in Arunachal

Pradesh of Eastern Himalaya, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(7): 4118-4121. (Peer

reviewed & Refereed Journal).

S. Pathak and S. Panda, 2013. Micro-morphological and anatomical studies on Leucothoe griffithiana (Ericaceae) in India. NeBIO 4 (4): 9-12. (August Issue).

Mandal S.C., Maity, P.P and Panda, S. 2014. Pharmacological potentialities of Trichosanthes

dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae): an overview. International Journal of Pharmacology 1(7):

1000-1006.

Panda, S. 2014. Variation in Hedyotis corymbosa complex (Rubiaceae) in India: Study of

exomorphology, leaf anatomy, seed surface and pollen morphology. PHYTODIVERSITY

1(1&2): 59-70. ISSN No. 2349-7068 (Refereed International Journal).

Panda, S. 2014. Ericaceae. Pp. In: Sanjappa & Sastry (eds.), Fascicle Flora of India 25:

Ericaceae. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. ISBN No. 81-8177-014-5.

Panda, S. 2015. Important potential herbal ethnic drugs from the family Ericaceae from Naga

Hills in India: Conservation of Threatened species. In: Tripathi, S. K. (ed.), Biodiversity in Tropical Ecosystems. Pp. 497-509. Today &Tomorrow’s Printers & Publishers, New Delhi.

ISBN No. (in press)

Panda, S. 2015. Diversity of the genus Gaultheria L. (Ericaceae) with special reference to

Eastern Himalaya of India, Nepal & Bhutan. Pp. 117-136. In: Hartmann (ed.), Biodiversitat

und Naturausstattung im Himalaya-V. Erfurt, Germany.ISBN: (in press )

B. Books

Panda , S., Mandal, S. C. and Elachourie, M. 2014. Pp. 1-196. Diversity of the genus

Gaultheria L. (Ericaceae) in India. Lap Lambert, Academy Publ., Germany. ISBN: 978-3-

8484-1866-4

Panda, S. 2013. West Kameng Ericaceae: Unravelling indigenous flora and theor ethnic drugs.

Lap-lambert, Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN NO. 978-3-659-40309-5

C. Conference proceedings

1. Proceedings of UGC-sponsored national seminar on “Emerging trends in Plant science”.

Pub. In August, 2011 by the Principal on behalf of PG. Deptt. of Botany, Barasat

Government College.

2. Proceedings of UGC-sponsored national seminar on “Emerging trends in Plant

science”.Pub. In August, 2011 by the Principal on behalf of PG. Deptt. of Botany, Barasat

Government College.

Dr. Debabrata Das

Das, D; Ghosh, P. 2011 Diversity of host range of angiospermic plant parasite Cuscuta reflexa

Roxb. In Murshidabad district of West Bengal., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. Vol. 35 No. 2: 320-325, ISSN No. 0250-9768

Ghosh, P., Das, D and Das, M. 2011.

Phytodiversity of Parasitic host of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. In Cooch Behar District of West

Bengal,Environment & Ecology, 29(2): 588-591, ISSN: 0970-0420

Das, 2013. Pedalium murex L. (Pedaliaceae)- A New Record of Purba Medinipur District to

the State of West Bengal, IOSR-Journal of Business and Management, 13 (4): 54-56, Sep to

Oct., 2013

Das, D. 2014.

An Ecological Journey to Pandam through Mulgaon Areas of Darjeeling Himalaya with

Special Reference to Monitoring Of Vegetation in West Bengal, India, IOSR-Journal of

Pharmacy, 4(4): 53-79, ISSN: 2319-4219

Das, D. 2014. Sechium edule of Cucurbitaceae: a most promising plant as drug vegetable in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya,

Int. J. Int. Res. and Development, Vol I: ISSN:

Das, D. 2014. Community study of plant species in coastal areas of Mohana and Old Digha of

Purba Medinipur District with special reference to Eco-sustenance of life in near future, Indian

Jour. Of Applied and Pure Biology, 29 (2):255-266

Ghosh, P and Das, D. 2014 Ethnobotanical use of plants as living fence in and around

Radhanagar Village of Jhargram Block, Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal., Indian

Journal of Applied and Pure Biology, 29(2): 223-2229 , International Journal, ISSN:

Das, D. 2014.

Phytodiversity of Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (Kulik Bird Sancturay) of Uttar Dinajpur

District in West Bengal, India; IOSR-JESTFT, 8 (10): 79-99,

ISSN: 2319-2399

Phytodiversity of Kajlagarh Rajbati-A Cladar of wild medicinal plants in the territory of

Heritage centre of Burdwan Raj system, East Midnapore, West Bengal, Environment &

Ecology, 32(2): 471-473, ISSN: 0970-0420

Das, D. 2014 Singhabahini Sacred Grove a 1000 years old sacred grove represents nature

made nursery of forest plants for future study, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci., 2(5): 239-245, ISSN:

2320-7051

www.ijpab.com

Das, D. and Das M.2014a. Vegetation Ecology of Coastal belt of Khejuri area of Purba

Medinipur District with special reference to Hijli Coast, West Bengal, India. IOSR-Jour of

Pharmacy, 4 (2): 2319-4219.

Das, D and Ghosh, P. 2014b. Ecological Studies of Ecosystem Health Indicators at Nayagram of Paschim Medinipur District in Lateritic forests of Southwest Bengal, India. IOSR-JESTFT,

8 (5/1): 1-17.

Ghosh P. and Das D 2014c.Some medicinal Plants of Joypore forest Range of Bankura, West

Bengal, India, Environment & Ecology, Kalyani, Nadia, W.B, 32 (2):465-470.

Das, D. 2015. Cultural attributes of Plants of Darjeeling with potential use and threat through

Environmental degradation in Eastern Himalaya, Indian J. Applied & Pure Bio.30 (1): 41-53

Das, D; and Pramanik, B. K. 2015. Ecological amplitude and Environmental impact on Flora

and Fauna including society of Mizoram People in North-East India, IOSR Journal of

Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) e-ISSN: 2278-3008, p-84-95 ISSN:2319-

7676, 10 (2) Ver. 1I (Mar -Apr. 2015), PP 84-95 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/3008-

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Dr. Ashoke Bhattacharya

A. Research Papers in Journals

Bhattacharya, A. 2010. Conserva-tion of Pollinator Resources in Botanic Gardens. Our

Nature: An International Journal on Biological Sciences, 8: 322 – 335.

Bhattacharya, A. and Sinha, A. 2011. Carbon Budget and Carbon Credit: A Critical

Review. Journal of Interacademicia, 15(1): 185 – 194.

Bhattacharya, A. 2011. Does canopy height determine the pollen viability and stigma

receptivity? A cross population – observation on Shorea robusta Gaertn. f. Our Nature: An

International Journal on Biological Sciences, 9: 41-48.

Bhattacharya, A. and Sinha, A. 2012. Flower-insect interaction in Jatropha gossypifolia

Linn. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 2(1): 27-29.

Bhattacharya, A and Mandal, S. 2012. Pollination biology of ten medicinally important

angiosperms of West Bengal (India). Applied Biological Research., 14(1): 86-94. (IF: 0.45)

Bhattacharya, A. 2013. Genetic diversity and ethnobotany of Moringa oleifera Lamk. In

India: A morpho-metric evaluation of pod and seed characters. Journal of Interacademicia,

17(2): 211-216.

Bhattacharya, A. 2014. Melissopalynological study of Nadia District, West Bengal,

India.International Journal of Current Research,6(5): 6521-6526.

Bhattacharya, A. 2014.Impacts of anopy position, plants’ age and pollinators on pre-

pollination pollen viability of Tectona grandis Linn. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and

Biological Sciences, 9(3): 105-113.

B. Edited chapters in books

Mandal, S. and Bhattacharya, A. 2011. Role of Environment Degradation on Conservation of

Plant and Pollinator Resources. In:Environmental Concerns. (D. Das Gupta eds.), Agrobios

(India), pp. 39 – 52.

Mr. Souvik Mitra

Ghosh P.K., Bhattacharjee P., Mitra S., Poddar-Sarkar M. (2014). Physicochemical and

phyto- chemical analyses of Copra and oil of Cocos nucifera L. (West Coast Tall Variety).

International Journal of Food Science. Article ID 310852.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/310852.

Mitra S., Burger B.V., Poddar-Sarkar M. (2013). Headspace volatile oxylipins of Eastern Himalayan moss Cyathophorella adiantum extracted by Sample Enrichment Probe. Lipids,

68(10): 997-1004.

[ISSN: 0024-4201 (print); 1558-9307 (electronic version)]

Mukhopadhyay S.T., Mitra S., Biswas A., Das N., Poddar-Sarkar M. (2013). Screening of

antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of selected Eastern Himalayan mosses. European

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 3(3): 422-428.

Choudhury B., Mitra S., Biswas A.K. (2010). Regulation of sugar metabolism in rice (Oryza

sativa L.) seedlings under arsenate toxicity and its improvement by phosphate. Physiology

Molecular Biologyof Plants, 16(1): 59-67. [ISSN : 0971-5894 (print), 0974-0430 (online)]

Dr. Arghya Ghosh

Ghosh Arghya, Ghosh Parthadeb, Chatterjee Padma (2013) Formulation of an antibacterial

crop protectant using the acetylated derivative of 2, 7, (14), 10 Bisabolatriene- 1,9,12 triol isolated from Curcuma longa L, Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research. 3 (3): 95-99.

Ghosh Arghya, Ghosh Parthadeb, Chatterjee Padma (2013) A protocol for rapid propagation

of genetically true to type Indian Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) through in vitro culture

technique, Advances in Applied Science Research. 4 (3): 39-45. 168

Ghosh Arghya, Bandyopadhyay Ayan, Ghosh Parthadeb, Chatterjee Padma (2013) Isolation

of (Z)-7-methoxy-1, 5-dihydrobenzo[c] oxepine from Curcuma caesia Roxb., Journal of

Scientific and Innovative Research. 2 (4): 795-801.

Ghosh Arghya, Ghosh Parthadeb, Chatterjee Padma (2013) Evaluation of the bioactive potentialities of a diacetaldehyde terpenoid isolated from Curcuma caesia Roxb., The Journal

of Phytopharmacology. 2 (4): 1-7.

Dr. Archan Bhattacharya

Does Ricinus communis Linn. in ‘Bengal Plants’ need a correction? (pp. 209-211) Indian

Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 26 (2)

Garh Jungle – A Historic Pristine Forest Biotope (pp. 48-56) Indian Science Cruiser, 25 (1)

Acoustic Features of Balurghat Town, South Dinajpur, West Bengal (pp. 1849-1852)

Environment and Ecology , 29 (4)

Assessment of noise level at different places of Barasat Town, North 24-Parganas, West

Bengal (pp. 1856-1859) Environment and Ecology, 29 (4)

Biological Spectrum of Kishalay Boy’s Home Campus at Barasat in District North 24-

Parganas, West Bengal (pp. 1314-1320) Environment and Ecology , 29 (3A)

A Sonic Profile of Krishnagar City, Nadia, West Bengal (pp. 1506-1509) Environment and Ecology , 29 (3B)

An account of phytodiversity in forest patches of Bardhaman District, West Bengal (pp. 227-

237) Indian Journal of Forestry, 36(2)

Botanical documentation of Garh Jungle, Durgapur, West Bengal (pp. 9-22) Flora & Fauna,

19 (1)

Phytospectroscopy of forest patches of Bardhaman District, West Bengal (pp. 1146-1150)

Indian Forester, 139 (12)

A Taxonomic Documentation of Kishalay Boy’s Home Campus at Barasat in District North

24-Parganas, West Bengal (pp. 223-236) Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 28 (2)

Assessment of Noise Level at Different Places of Bardhaman Town, Bardhaman, West Bengal

(pp. 77-83) Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 28 (1)

Phytospectroscopy of Barasat Govt. College Campus at Barasat in District North 24-

Parganas, West Bengal Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 29(1), pp. 49-55

A Taxonomic Reconnaissance in Himachal Vihar Complex, Matigara, Siliguri, West

Bengal Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology, 29(1), pp. 99-112

A Taxonomic Document of Barasat Govt. College Camps at Barasat in District North 24-

Parganas, West Bengal Environment and Ecology , 32 (2), pp. 501-508

Biological Spectrum of Himachal Vihar Complex, Siliguri in District Darjeeling, West Bengal

Environment and Ecology, 32 (2), pp. 509-513

B. Book Chapters

Bhattacharya, A. & Mahato, M., Ensurement of Food and Environmental security:

Importance of Landscapeand Water Managament by the Indigens of Purulia, In: Food and

Environmental Security Imperatives of Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Das Gupta, D. (Ed.),

Agrobios, India, pp. 88-95, ISBN No.: 978-81-7754-509-8

Smt. Sabina Pradhan (Botany) (PTT)

Pradhan S and Lama PC. Biochemical analysis during early seedling growth of Swertia

chirata Buch.-Ham. in Darjeeling Hills of Eastern Himalayas. Environment and Ecology. 30

(4): 1395-1398, 2012.

Lama PC, Pradhan S and Karki R. Assessment of germination ability, productivity and cost

benefit analysis of Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham at Darjeeling. Int. J. of Env. Sci.1 (4): 2012.