Department of Zoology

About the Department

The Department of Zoology, Rammohan College came into existence from the beginning of the College in 1961 as pass course undergraduate programme. Soon the department flourished under the leadership of various eminent teachers and it started Honours course in the year 1980 with 10 students affiliated by the Calcutta University. Now Department of Zoology is teaching 43 Honours students in each semester.

General	SC	ST	OBC A	OBC B	Total
26	08	02	04	03	43

Academic Programs

• 3 years Honours degree course (CBCS) programme in Zoology in combination with Botany and Physiology/Chemistry (6 Semester)
• 3 years General degree course (CBCS) programme in Zoology in combination with Botany and Physiology/Chemistry (6 Semester)

Syllabus:

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Future Prospect of Studying Zoology (Honours)

Zoology is “Study about animal” concept has been changed now a days. The most upgraded syllabus is taught in CBCS form, affiliated by University of Calcutta. After completion a student can go for not only M.Sc (Zoology/Life Science) but also M.Sc. (Biotechnology), M.Sc (Biochemistry), M.Sc (Molecular Biology), M.Sc (Bioinformatics), M.Sc (Marine Science), M. Sc (Wild Life), M.Sc (Oceanography), M.Sc (Forestry), Post Graduate Diploma in Forest Management (Bhopal),  B.Tech (CEBB). The Department is also planning to introduce DMLT (Diploma in Medical Laboratory Techniques) course in future.

Laboratory Facilities

The department is having well equipped 3 class room/laboratories and an additional Research facility; the following instruments are available with the department for UG Students:

Autoclave

Camera Lucida Mirror and Prism

CCD camera

Centrifuge Machine(Normal and Ultra)

Chemical Balance with Weight Box

Colorimeter

Colorimeter Digital

Computer

Digital Balance

Digital Temperature and Humidity Controller

Distilled water Plant

Haemometer

Hand Lens with Light attachment

Homoziniser

Horizontal Gel

Incubator

Micropipette

Microscope CH 20i

Microscope Compound

Microscope CX 21

Microscope Instavision

Microscope MLX B

Microscope Phase Contrast

Microscope Projection

Microscope with Light attachment and Eliminator (Trinocular)

Microscope Simple

Modem

Orbital Shaker

Overhead Projector

pH Meter

pH Meter Digital

Pointed Eyepiece

Power Pack

Printer

Refrigerator

Slide Cabinet

Soxhelet Apparatus

Spectrophotometer

Stage – Ocular Micrometer

Thermometer

Tray Functional (Paraffin)

Vertical Slabe Gel

Microtome Machine

TDS Meter

Pentype pH Meter

Gas Cylinder small

Tool Pump

Induction Heater

Microtome Blade Set

Minus 20 Refrigerator

Library

Apart from Central Library of the College, the Department also having a library of 300+ books, for the students and faculties. The Department also provides e-books (PDF format) to the students.

Museum

The Department  contain a rich museum with over 200+ preserve specimens, bones, slides and a repository of local Amphibia. The Department is planning to construct one “Fish Gallery” in future.

Excursion and Field Training

Zoology  Department conduct field training and excursion for the students as per requirement of the syllabus at regular interval. Memories of field training and excursion are shown here:

Extra Curricular Activities

Volunteer of World Wide Fund for Wild Life (WWF): Rammohan College officially registered for the partnership with WWF- India since 2018. Students of Zoology Department participated as WWF-volunteers to resolve environmental issues in their college, community and Kolkata. In 2019, students of Zoology department took part in WWF-India’s youth volunteer programme, ECHO that aims to create Environment Conservation Heroes in colleges across the country through bridging the gap between environmental awareness and conservation action. Their work on this ECHO project praised a lot by WWF. They build awareness among people of their city about plastic pollution and finding of the path to minimize the use of plastic. In November 2019, at the venue, Offbeat CCU (36/F, Topsia Rd, Topsia, Kolkata- 700039) students join the ECHO workshop. In 2020, students of participated in a program named Tide Turners Plastic Challenge arranged by WWF in partnership with UN environment to engage youth in conversation, action and advocacy around reducing the use of single-use plastic from our day to day life and have got certificates from UNEP (UN Environment Programme), National Geographic, WWF and CEE (Centre for Environment Education).

Environmental Audit:

Students of Zoology Department performed assessment of Butterfly Diversity and Bird Diversity of adjacent area. Students also worked on Peoples Biodiversity Registrar Project of West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Government of West Bengal under instruction of National Green Tribunal.

Students Seminar and Sports:

The students of Department of Zoology are encouraged to participate in seminars, sports, NCC, NSS and cultural activities.

Academic Results of Department of Zoology (2010 -2019)

Faculties

1. Dr. Samarendra Nath Banerjee, Ph.D., FZS. Associate Professor [View Profile]
2. Dr. Shantanu Das, Ph.D. Associate Professor. (Coordinator, Environmental Studies) [View Profile]
3. Dr. Kaustuv Dutta Choudhury, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. [View Profile]
4. Dr. Santi Ranjan Dey, Ph. D (Head and Assistant Professor). [View Profile]
5. Prof. Chayanika Roy, M.Sc. Assistant Professor.(Coordinator WWF Programme) [View Profile]
6. Prof. Sanjay Kumar Pal, M.Sc. Assistant Professor. [View Profile]
7. Dr. Samik Acharjee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. [View Profile]

Non Teaching Staff

1. Sri. Narayan Pramanik. MP
2. Sri Shuvendu Mitra, MP.
3. Sri Amit Kumar Ari, BA (Gen)
4. Mrs. Pratiksha Murmu, M.Sc (Geography)

Research in Zoology Department

Faculties of this department are actively involved in various research projects in the field of Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Signaling, Cancer, Entomology, Ecology etc. A number of projects are running in this department.

Animal House Facility:

Department of Zoology is the only college in Calcutta University with ICMR recognized Animal House facility (as per guideline of CPCSEA, Government of India) and following facility and instruments are designated for research in the department

One cubicle for Mouse
One cubicle for Rat
One Experiment cum Observation room
Store room for animal food and one changed room
One washing cum sterilization room for mouse food
One Trinocular Research Microscope with Photographic or Microimage Projecting System.
One Binocular Research Microscope B.M.MLX 13
One Centrifuge Machine Speed of 12000 rpm( Remi)
One Cold Centrifuge Model CM 12
One refrigerator ( Large160 l)
One Deep Freezer (-200C) 150 l ; Blue Star Horizontal Single door
Two Rotary Microtomes ( Weswox )
One Double beam Spectrophotometer (UV-Vis)
Colorimeter with 8 filter systemic Model -112
Electrophoresis Apparatus for Protein and DNA
One Thermostat controlled Automatic shaker
One Digital Balance
Two ordinatory Balances
One Digital Incubator
One Ordinary Incubator
One pH meter
One Electrical Homonizer
Two Hot Plates
One large 5 lit. capacity Glass distillation Plant
One Soxlet apparatus for extraction and isolation of Plant materials
Stage Micrometer with Ocular for measurement of cell.
Camera Lucida
Slide Cabinet
Overhead Projector Liberty Vision – 285
One Computer ( Desktop) with Internet facility

Present Faculty

Research Scholars:

Supervisor	Scholar
Dr. Samarendra Nath Banerjee	Dr. Srabantika Mallick (Awarded) Ms. Anasua Banerjee Mr. Sudipta Chowdhury
Dr. Kaustuv Dutta Chowdhury	Ms. Pujita Ghosh, JRF, WB-DST Ms. Soumi Banerjee, JRF, WB-DST
Dr. Santi Ranjan Dey	Ms. Subhasree Dutta, JRF, WB-DST

Summer Training /Dissertation Guided by Faculty:

Name of the Supervisor	Name of the student	Institution	Area  of the work
Dr. Samarendra Nath Banerjee	1. Jinita Banerjee 2. Mandira Ghosh 3.Manami Banerjee 4.Piyali Ghosh 5.Mousami Dey 6. Riddhi Mahapatra 7.Dipanjan Ray 8.Priyanka Ghosh 9.Rusha Basu Ray 10.Sudeshna Banerjee 11.Ankita Pal 12.Shreya Sengupta 13.Manjima Pal 14. Anneswa Banerjee 15. Dipika Agarwal 16. Suchandra Basu 17.PujaKarmakar 19. Raggi Mukherjee 20. Sriparna Pal chowdhury 21. Arkadeep Karmakar 22. Sharmistha Maji	Bethune College PG Department, Vidyasagar College ″ ″ ″ Ex-student Manchester Univ. U.K VIT University, Vellore PG Physiology Rammohan College ″ ″ ″ Presi University Presi University PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept, Vidyasagar College PG Dept of Zoology, Srirampur College PG Dept of Zoology, Gurudas College	Cytogenetics Tumour genetics Amphibian Cytogenetics Amphibian Cytogenetics Tumour Biology Tumour genetics Tumour Chromosme Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour genetics Tumour Genetics Tumour Biology Lung Cancer  Anti-angiogenic Therapy Protective efficacy of Adenanthera pavonima Tumour Biology
Dr.  Shantanu Das	1.Sm. Amrita Datta 2.Sm.Soumasree Sasma l3. Tanbira Khatun	Presidency University Presidency University Vidyasagar University	Fish Biochemistry Fish Biochemistry Biodiversity
	Name	Title	Institution
Dr. Kaustuv Dutta Choudhury	Udipta Chakraborti	An alternative prospective therapy with Berberine against Hepatocarcinoma – an in vitro study.	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Sujan Chatterjee	Regulation of Hepatocarcinoma by S-Allyl Cysteine (SAC) – an in vitro study	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Priya Bhowmick	Mechanisms responsible for the SAC and Berberine mediated cell death –An in vitro study.	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Kabita Kumari Keshri	Role of S-Allyl Cystine as an active compound of garlic on inhibiting Pb2+ induced early death of erythrocyte –an in vivo study.	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Dipanjan Bhattacharjee	Role of allicin in ameliorating Pb2+ induced oxidative stress and hypercholesterolemia in erythrocyte of mice –an in vivo study.	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Deblina Mishra	DADS+ Chelerythrine mediated hepatoprotection after DEN+CCL4 exposure – an in vivo study.	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Payel Bhadra	Effect of chronic lead exposure on spleen –an in vivo analysis	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Debajyoti Patra	Instrumental role of calcium carbide generated acetylene in the induction of lung carcinoma	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Subhadip Kundu	Generation of tumorigenic growth with creation of stressful environment in swiss albino mice after chronic transfluthrin exposure	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Pujita Ghosh	Generation of lung carcinoma along with creation of stressful environment in swiss albino mice after diethyl nitrosamine exposure	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Chayan Banerjee	Effect of Phthalic acid on mice-an in vivo study	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Prasenjit Roy	Effect of chronic calcium carbide exposure on pulmonary tissue of mice – an in vivo study	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Abinash Mishra	Study on pulmonary stress parameters as an effect of chronic exposure to calcium carbide in mice	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Ishita Chatterjee	Effective redox imbalance and structural alterations in pulmonary tissue of mice after calcium carbide exposure	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College
	Ankita Rej	Structural alterations along with regulation of apoptotic factors in DEN exposed mice- an in vivo study	Post Graduate Department of Vidyasagar College

On - going Projects

Dr. Kaustuv Dutta Chowdhury	Study on calcium carbide generated acetylene mediated alteration in pulmonary tissues and its protection by Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester -an in vivo study	Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal	Rs. 19,99,600/-
Dr. Santi Ranjan Dey	Development of Digital Key for Neuroptera	Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal	Rs. 10,49,000/-

Award Received

Name	Award Received from National Body
Dr. Samarendra Nath Banerjee	FZS Awarded by the Zoological Society, Kolkata
	UGC Travel Grant Award to deliver lecture and act as Co-chairperson in the 10th World Congress on Cancer in Crete, Greece 2005.
	UGC Travel Grant Award to attend and present Paper in the 18th International Chromosome Conference in Manchester, U.K. 2011
	UGC Travel Grant Award to deliver talk in International Conference 5th Chromosome Colloquiam in Kesertsart University, Thailand. 2015.
Dr Santi Ranjan Dey	B B Sarkar Memorial Gold Medal, 2014. Physiological Society of India
Prof. Chayanika Roy	Best Poster Award, National Seminar organized by SEBA, India, 2019
Ms. Subhasree Dutta, JRF	Best Paper Award, International Conference, Linkon University, Malayasia

Student’s Award

Name	Award Received from National Body
Priti Pandey, 4th Semester	Book Chapter, COVID 19: A Pandemic Disease, Published by Berhampore Girls’ College. 2020
Ipsita Jena, 4th Semester	1st in National Doodle art competition, Goswami Ganesh Dutta sanatan Dharam College

Collaborations:

1. 1. Departmen of Infertility, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata (Dr. Kaustuv Dutta Chowdhury)
2. UnitàStudi e Strategie, Government of Italy (Dr. Santi Ranjan Dey)