City College, Kolkata

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Department of Zoology (Science)

Departmental Activities

  • Seminars/Workshops/Training Courses/Lectures Organized:
    Topic/Title Event Date Link
    Seminars
    Career Guideline Seminar for students of Semester-V Zoology (Hons.) & Biological Science (General).
    Organized by: Dept. of Zoology, City College | Event Date: 07/12/2024 | Time: 11:30 A.M. onwards
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Krishnendu Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College
    07.12.2024 Detail
    Career Guideline Seminar on "Scope of Master Degree Courses after B.Sc. in Zoology, Discussion in a Nutshell" for students of Semester-V Zoology (Hons.).
    Organized by: Dept. of Zoology, City College | Event Date: 29/11/2024 | Time: 02:15 P.M. onwards
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Arkadeep Mitra, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    29.11.2024 Detail
    Seminar on Career Guideline.
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Krishnendu Das, Assistant Professor in Zoology, City College.
    05.07.2023 Report
    Seminar on "Career Guideline after Graduation".
    (for 6th Semester Zoology Hons. Students)
    and
    Students' Seminar on "Self-Selected Topics related to Curricula"
    Speakers:
    • Dr. Debasish Karmakar
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College
    • Dr. Arkadeep Mitra
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College
    Students:
    • Gourav Sengupta, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Naini Mukherjee, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Snigdha Kayal,6th Sem, ZOOA; Soumyashree Bairagi, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Abhishek Dutta, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Pratiksha Chakraborty, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Subhamoy Bhattacherjee, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Sharbani Pal, 6th Sem, ZOOA; Sayani Bharti, 6th Sem, ZOOA.
    29.04.2023 --
    One-Day Seminar on "Biological & Physical Science".
    (Jointly arranged with other Science Departments)
    Speakers:
    • Prof. Antony Gomes
      Ex Emeritus Professor, Department of Physiology, Calcutta University.
    • Dr. Prabir Ranjan Sur
      Retired Scientist, Botanical Survey of India.
    • Dr. Suman Kalyan Samanta
      Assistant Professor, OMED Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
    24.03.2023 --
    N. M. Basu Memorial Lecture
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Sagar Acharya, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University.
    21.11.2022 --
    Seminar on "Career Guideline after Graduation"
    (for 6th Semester Zoology Hons Students)
    Speakers:
    • Dr. Krishnendu Das
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    • Dr. Arkadeep Mitra
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    01.04.2022 --
    Online Seminar on "Career Guidelines After Graduation"
    for End-Semester Students of Department of Zoology, City College, Kolkata (Honours & General)
    Speakers:
    • Dr. Debashis Karmakar
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    • Dr. Krishnendu Das
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    • Dr. Arkadeep Mitra
      Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, City College.
    17.07.2021 --
    National Webinar on "Translation: Zoology To Livelihood"
    Part-I: Fisheries & Apiculture
    Speakers:
    • Dr. Bijay Kali Mahapatra
      Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata.
    • Prof. (Dr.) Santanu Jha
      Professor & Former Head, Dept. of Agricultural Entomology; PI, AICRP on Honeybees and Pollinators, BCKV.
    14.07.2021 --
    National On-Line Seminar on "Covid-19 Pandemic- Challenges and Conquest for Students".
    Speakers:
    • Prof. (Dr.) Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
      Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, India.
    • Prof. (Dr.) Amitabha Nandy
      Specialist in Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Director, Center for Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Kolkata, India.
    26.06.2020 --
    Lecture on "Wildlife Biology as a Career Option"
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Kuladeep Roy, Assistant Manager, WWF India, West Bengal State Office
    20.12.2019 --
    Two day National conference on "Future India: Science and Technology"
    (in collaboration with other Science Departments)
    Multiple distinguished Speakers
    27.02.2019
    &
    28.02.2019
    --
    N. M. Basu Memorial Lecture
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Arindam Bhattacharyya, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta
    2018 --
    N. M. Basu Memorial Lecture
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Subir Das Gupta, Professor, Department of Zoology, Maulana Azad College
    2017 --
    One day seminar on "Role of Chromogranin A (Chg A) in Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and CKD Development"
    Speaker:
    • Dr. Saiful Anam Mir, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Nephrology & Hypertension Unit, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
    23.05.2016 --
    N. M. Basu Memorial Lecture
    Speaker:
    • Mr. Abdul Goni, Professor, Natural Disaster Management (NDM), WBCS (EXE), Ex-Officio Joint Secretary to The Government of West Bengal.
    2015 --
    Workshops
    Workshop on Chronobiology for 6th Semester Zoology Honours Students of City College
    Demonstration of Phototaxis and Geotaxis behaviour by Mr. Prosenjit Dawn, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Howrah as a part of Academic MoU.
    30.05.2023 Report
    Workshop on the Study of Foraging Behaviour of Honey Bee and Bee Culture Techniques. 06.05.2023 Report
    One Day Workshop on Chronobiology.
    Organized by Department of Zoology, Vidyanagar College, Amtala, 24 PGs (S), West Bengal, India, as an exchange program against signed MoU between Department of Zoology, City College, Kolkata and Department of Zoology, Vidyanagar College, Amtala, 24 PGs (S), West Bengal, India.
    26.05.2023 Report
    Two-Day Workshop for 4th & 6th Semester Zoology Hons. Students. 28.02.2023
    to
    01.03.2023
    Report
    Workshop for UG Students, Gurudas College, Kolkata
    Academic assistance by Demonstrating ELISA to UG Students, Department of Zoology, Gurudas College, Kolkata-54.
    26.05.2022
    &
    27.05.2022
    --
    Three Day Workshop on Basic Molecular Biology Techniques
    (in collaboration with Zoological Society of Kolkata)
    • Day 1: Inauguration; DNA isolation and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis; DNA estimation by DPA method.
    • Day 2: Protein isolation and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis.
    07.12.2022
    to
    09.12.2022
    Report
    Workshop for UG Students, Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Howrah
    Demonstrating ELISA to UG Students, Department of Zoology, Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Howrah as part of Academic MoU.
    2022 --
    Outreach Activities
    Hands-on Training Program on Techniques of Cell Biology. 16.04.2024 Report
    Blood Donation Camp.
    (in collaboration with Birati Icchedana Society)
    12.03.2023 Report
    Visit to Pratyush, a Society for downtrodden Children and Women 19.12.2022 Report
    Blood Donation Camp
    (In collaboration with Birati Icchedana Society)
    20.02.2022 --
  • Field Trips:
    Topic/Title Event Date Link
    One-Day Educational Excursion at Department of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia for Semester-1, Zoology MDC students 23.02.2024 Report
    Ecological Field Study at Subhash Sarovar Lake, Beliaghata, Kolkata for Semester-V, Zoology General students 20.01.2024 Report
    One-Day Educational Tour on Bird Watching and Behaviour Study at Santragachhi Jheel, Howrah for Semester-III, Zoology Honours students 17.01.2024 Report
    Excursion at Talsari Sea-Beache, Odisha for Semester-V, Zoology Honours students 19.12.2023
    to
    22.12.2023
    Report
    One-Day Educational Excursion at The Alipore Zoological Garden for Semester-I, Zoology IDC students 02.12.2023 Report
    Educational Tour to Indian National Museum, Kolkata, Sem-4, ZOOG (GE4/CC4) 03.05.2023 Report
    Field Trip to Subhash Sarovar, Kolkata, Sem-6, ZOOA (Paper DSE B-6-1) 28.04.2023 Report
    Excursion to Subhash Sarovar, Kolkata, Sem-5, ZOOG (Paper DSEA-5-2) 03.01.2023 Report
    Visit to Taalsari, Odisha and Digha, West Bengal, Sem-6, ZOOA 2022 --
    Excursion to Bhitarkonika, Odisha, Sem-5, ZOOA (Paper CC-5-11) 11.12.2022
    to
    14.12.2022
    Report
    Visit to Nazira and Tadoba National Parks, Maharashtra, Sem-3, ZOOA 2019 --
    Visit to Ranathambore National Park and Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 3rd Year, ZOOA 2018 --
    Visit to Dudhwa National Park and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarpradesh, 3rd Year, ZOOA 2017 --
    Visit to Manglajodi and Vetnai, Odisha, 3rd Year, ZOOA 2016 --
    Visit to Bandipur National Park, Karnataka and Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu, 3rd Year, ZOOA 2015 --
  • Interdisciplinary Activities:
    Topic/Title Event Date Link
    Mission Plantation West Bengal, in a Single Day, Organized by Directorate of Forests, Govt. of West Bengal, Conducted by "ANUBHAB – Expedition for Better Tomorrow" At City College, Kolkata. 14.07.2023 Report
    Awareness Program – Wildlife Awareness Rally & World Biodiversity Day Observation. 13.11.2022 Report


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