ACTIVITIES
August 27, 2021
State level Webinar on Scope of Research and Research Methodology for Zoology Graduates: Department Specific Webinar Series organized by Career Counselling and Placement Cell in association with Department of Zoology
August 28, 2021
Department Specific Webinar Series on Promoting Higher Education and Awareness on Job Opportunities amongst Zoology Graduates organized by Career Counselling and Placement Cell in collaboration with Department of Zoology
May 22, 2022
National level Webinar cum Photography Competition on Towards Sustainable Development: Connecting lives through interactions and lenses organized by Departments of Botany, Conservation Biology and Zoology in collaboration with the IQAC
November 16-21, 2022
Field visit training to Darjeeling and Adjoining Areas under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Departments: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology
November 24-30, 2022
Winter School involving student project on “Bioactivity of organic compounds by computational studies” organized by Department of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Students used computational chemistry software to draw the structures of biologically active compounds, they prepared the mol files and fed them into the Pass online software site to obtain the biological properties of the compounds. This training course equipped students towards the basics of computational chemistry and computational biology. They then analyzed the biological activity of the selected compound and presented their prepared projects through power-point presentations.
November 24-30, 2022
Winter School involving student project on “Characterization of Chemicals and analysis of the material safety data sheet before performing experiments” organized by Department of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME; Students could characterize chemical compounds by classifying them on the basis of safety symbols and properties mentioned in the MSDS. They were able to analyze chemicals before performing experiments and the safety measures to be adopted while using chemicals in the laboratories.
December 5, 2022
Workshop on “Soil Testing and Fundamentals of Fertilizer Recommendation” and “Observance of World Soil Day” organized by Departments of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Students got the demonstration on the process of soil testing, soil composition and the concept of the use of fertilizer was introduced to them.
December 05, 2022
Outreach activity on “Hands on Blood Group Determination” organized by Department of Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
December 22, 2022
Field visit training to Organic Farm at Durgapur under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Departments: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology
January 01, 2023
Workshop on ” Biological and chemical waste handling and vermicomposting ” Organizing Department: Chemistry and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
January 10, 2023 and January 13, 2023
Field visit training to Ambuja Wetland, Durgapur and Field visit training Durgapur Barrage Durgapur
Organizing Department: Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
February 04-05, 2023
Industrial training to Pearl Farming Training Centre, Kolkata, Smile Society
Organizing Department: Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
February 17, 2023
Campus Bird Count for Celebration of the occasion of Great Backyard Bird Count organized by Department of Zoology in collaboration with the Wildlife information and Nature Guide Society (WINGS) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
February 25, 2023 (To Commemorate National Science Day, February 28, 2023)
National Seminar on “Global Science for Global wellbeing” organized by Department of Zoology and poster Competition UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME(Offline Mode)
March 08, 2023
Hands on Training on Laboratory practices for Non-Teaching Staff of Department of Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
March 15, 2023
Invited Lecture on Toxinology-An emerging area in Biomedical Sciences and Therapeutic Applications organized by Department of Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Speaker: Dr. Subir Chandra Dasgupta, Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Maulana Azad College, Kolkata
March 23-25, 2023
Hands on training for college students on Softwares for Biostatistics and Bioinformatics for students organized by Department of Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
May 20, 2023
Invited Lecture on The Caretaker of Brain: The Double edged sword organized by Department of Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Speaker: Dr. Anirban Ghosh, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, School of Sciences, Netaji Subhas Open University
September 26, 2023
Invited Lecture on “Effect of Climatic Amelioration on Environment, Biodiversity and Future of the Biosphere” organized by Department of Botany and Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
September 27, 2023
Hands on Training on “Arc-GIS software“ UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Department: Zoology
September 27, 2023
Hands on Training on “MATHEMATICA SOFTWARE“ UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Department: Mathematics and Zoology
Participating Students:
UG Semester-I Zoology Honours, Semester-I Program, UG Semester-V Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt the preparation of tissue homogenate and measured the amount of protein present in the liver and the gut samples from the standard graph.
Participating Students:
UG Zoology Honours and Program students
Outcome:
Students studied and prepared project on the earthworm anatomy
Participating Students:
UG Semester-III, Semester-I and Semester-V Zoology Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt the concept of species composition in an ecosystem and the significance of ecosystems with greater diversity being more productive
Participating Students:
UG Semester-I , II (Chemistry Honours); UG Semester-III (Zoology Honours) and UG Semester-V (Zoology Honours)
Outcome:
Students learnt to prepare TLC plates, give spots and measure the RF values. Mixture of benzoin and benzil were studied for used in different solvents.
Student Project on “Water Analysis” (2022-2023) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
(Organizing Departments: Zoology and Chemistry)
Participating Students: UG Semester-I Chemistry Honours , UG Semester-V Chemistry Honours and UG Semester-V Zoology Honours Students
Students collected water samples from Ambuja Wetland and Durgapur Barrage through field visit and performed study of the physicochemical parameters such as acidity, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen using Winkler’s iodometric method and hardness of water. They recorded their findings in laboratory notebook
Student Project on “Screening of some plant species for antiproliferative activity based on basic bench top assays “ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Zoology Honours and UG Semester-III Zoology Honours
This study revealed the screening of eight traditionally used medicinal plants (Synedrella nodiflora, Holoptelea integrifolia, Polyalthia longifolia, Moringa oleifera, Schleichera oleosa, Cynodon dactylon, Aegle marmelos, and Litsea glutinosa for their antiproliferative effects using some basic bench-top assays. This study may open up a new possibility to look at the scientific validation and justification of using the plants for therapeutic purposes.
Student Project on “Graphical representation and Interpretation of Data of Height/Weight of a sample of 100 Humans in Relation to their Age and Sex“ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students: UG Zoology Honours and Program Students
Students learnt to prepare the Correlation Plot from bivariate data taking height and weight of 100 males and 100 females, histogram from data taking height of 100 males and 100 females and accordingly learnt the graphical demonstration and data interpretation procedure
Student Project on “A Field Report on Study of Nests and Nesting Habits of the Birds“ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students: UG Zoology Honours Students
Students learnt to outline the merit and need for studying the nesting biology of birds in India, but also suggest best practices, specific to the Indian context, which will help to ensure that the research is done legally, ethically, and in a way that can provide important new information to advance Indian ornithology without compromising the welfare of birds.
March 02, 2024
New Experiment on “ Gram Staining of Bacteria “(Organizing Department: Botany and Zoology) (2023-2024) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-VI Botany Honours, UG Semester-IV Zoology and Botany Program, UG Semester-I Chemistry Honours, UG Semester-I Zoology Undergraduate, UG Semester-I Botany Undergraduate
Outcome:
Students learnt to observe and note the shape and Gram Character of Bacillus culture and E.Coil culture. They also prepared reports and commented on the experiment observations.
April 08, 2024
Workshop on ” Haemoglobin Estimation from Human Blood Sample “ (08-04-2024)
Organizing Department: Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
April 09, 2024
Hands on Training on “Bird Watching ” (09-04-2024) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Department: Zoology
May 06, 2024
Hands-on training on Nature Walk on ‘Backyard Biodiversity: Click while you Walk’ organized by College Campus Environmental Sub-Committee in association with Department of Botany, Conservation Biology, Zoology and IQAC
May 22, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive Session on “Application of Foraminifera in Palaeoenvironmental & Palaeoclimatic Analysis” to be organized jointly by Departments of Geology, Zoology and Botany under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (online mode)
May 24, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive Session on”Foraminifera as Sea Level Indicators” to be organized jointly by Department of Geology and Zoology under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Online Mode)
Speaker: Dr. Rajani Panchang, Department of Environmental Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University
May 25, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive Session on “Diversification patterns of Phanerozoic Marine Invertebrates”to be organized jointly by Department of Geology, Mathematics and Zoology under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Online Mode)
Speaker: Dr. Subhronil Mondal, Department of Earth Sciences, IISER, Kolkata
June 04, 2024
Online Workshop on “Biological Waste Disposal” (04-06-2024)
Organizing Department: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
June 13, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive session on “Aspects of Metamorphic Petrology” organized by Department of Geology and Department of Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Offline Mode)
Speaker: Professor Pulak Sengupta, Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University
July 08, 2024
Hands on Training on Horticultural Practices at Barjora Horticulture Farm organized by Department of Botany and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
July 10, 2024
DBT Star College Scheme Sponsored “Hands on Training Programme on Prawn Culture” under “Earning while Learning” initiative. jointly organized by Departments of Botany and Zoology, Durgapur Government College
