Head of the Department: Mr. Pijush Kanti Dutta , M. Sc.
Year of Establishment: 1971
H.S. : 1971
U.G:1971
U.G Honours: 1994
Teaching staff strength: 3 + 1
FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
- Mr. Pijush Kanti Dutta, M.Sc.
Selection grade Lecturer & Head of the Department
Specialization: Fish and Fishery Biology,
Teaching Experience: 26 years
- Mr. Himabrata Chakravarty, M.Sc, B.Ed., DMM, DHE
Lecturer,
Specialization: Animal Ecology,
Teaching Experience: 8 years.
Research Interest:
- Toxicology
- Natural Faunal Diversity
No. of Publication : 3
- Mr. Pinak Pani Nath Choudhury, M.Sc. B.Ed.
Lecturer.
Specialization: Cyto genetics,
Teaching Experience: 3 years.
Research Interest: Natural Product Research
Bio informatics
No. of Publication: 1 (communicated)
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:
- UGC Sponsored Vocational Course on Industrial Fish & Fisheries.
- On Job Training on Industrial Fish & Fisheries .
- Dept. arranges educational tours to different parts of the country having Zoological Importance. ( Bandipura National Park, Karnataka; Sasan Gir National Park, Gujrat; Bhratpur Bird Santuary, Rajasthan; Sundarbon, West Bengal; Nandan kanan, Orissa; Kaziranga National Park, Assam etc.)
Extra curricular activities:
- A wild life gallery
- A well maintained aquarium
- A well maintained museum
- A well trained group of students for conservations drive.
- Cross Road- a career and placement information board
No. of Journals Subscribed: 4
- Agro-bios.
- Panda
- Sanctuary
- Science Reporter
No. of Publications: 4
Advanced lab equipment :
- Phase Contrast Microscope
- Nephelometer CL52D-ELICO
- Digital Photo Electric Colorimeter-SYSTRONICS
- Micrographics scaled reader-NEOFLAX-RT-4P
- Slide Projector-SILENT-1500
- Laboratory Autoclave-SECOR
- Digital pH meter
- High Speed Homogeniser.
- Projection Microscope
- Camera Lucida
- 29” Colour T.V. with DVD Player.
Departmental achievements:
- One King Cobra was captured and preserved in the Dept. which is 13 ft. 6 inchs. In length.
- One Python Morulas was recovered and was released to the dense forest.
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