Department of Chemistry
Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya
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NAAC Accredited “B+” Grade, December, 2016
(Affiliated to University of Gour Banga, Malda)
Recognized by UGC U/S 2(f) & 12(B)
NAAC Peer Team Online Visit
(2025)
Historical Background of the Department
Course | Year |
Establishment of College | 1986 |
General Course | 2000 |
Honours Course | 2010 |
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First 3-Years Chemistry Honours batch was pass out in 2013 who had admitted in 2010
[no. of 1st class or equivalent SGPA achieving students were 9 among total 13 students in the first Honours batch (2013), followed by 7, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1 in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 respectively]
Since 2000 the Department was run by part time teachers. In 2005 the first vacancy against full time post was filled, when Dr. K. R. Bhattacharyya joined the institution (24.05.2005) & the second permanent post was filled much later (17.03.2010) by the appointment of Dr. Sujit Ghosh
Post Creation & Sanction Post
Category | No. of post | Current status |
UR | 1 | Filled since 24.05.2005 |
OBC (B) | 1 | Filled since 17.03.2010 |
Currently sanction post under substantive category is 2 (both are filled)
Category | No. of post | Filled | Vacant |
SACT-II | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Category | Post No. |
UR | 1164-Edn (CS) Dated 27.12.2004 |
OBC-B | 207-Edn (CS) Dated 13.03.2007 |
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No. 2081-Edn(CS)/10M-83/2019 Date: 23/12/2019
Time teachers (PTTs), Government approved Contractual Whole-time teachers (CWTTs) and Guest teachers are renamed & restructured to State Aided College Teacher (SACT-I & SACT-II)
Sl. No. | Name | Ph.D | Designation | Joining Date |
1. | Dr. Kamala Rani Bhattacharyya | 2002 | Associate Professor | 24.05.2005 |
2. | Dr. Sujit Ghosh | 2017 | Associate Professor | 17.03.2010 |
3. | Smt. Sumi Saha | Not Yet | SACT-II | 31.07.2017 |
4. | Smt. Mini Ghosh | SACT-II | 31.07.2017 | |
5.* | Mr. Subrata Basak | SACT-II | 02.01.2019 |
Faculty Members
Department of Chemistry
Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya
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*Subrata Basak already started his research work for pursuing Ph.D. degree from University of North Bengal (Ph.D Registration date: 28.03.2021)
Syllabus
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Infrastructural Facility
Item | No. |
Class Room | 2 |
Laboratory | 2 |
Projector | 1 |
Laptop | 1 |
Desktop | 3 |
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Departmental Library Almirah with books & Register Book
Funded by
RUSA 2.0
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Picture of Some Instruments
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Picture of Student Seminar Programme
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Picture of Laboratory
Student of Sem VI (2023 Batch during their Practical Class)
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Yearwise Student Strength & Intake Capacity
Year of Admission | Intake capacity | No. of students Admitted in 1st Yr/1st Semester | No. of students appeared in Final Yr Exam | Year of Pass out |
2021 | 37 | 24 | 03 | 2024 |
2020 | 37 | 34 | 06 | 2023 |
2019 | 37 | 26 | 06 | 2022 |
2018 | 37 | 25 | 05 | 2021 |
2017 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 2020 |
2016 | 37 | 30 | 06 | 2019 |
2015 | 37 | 33 | 06 | 2018 |
Details of Intake Capacity | ||||||
UR | SC | ST | OBC-A | OBC-B | EWS | Total |
16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
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Student Teacher Ratio
Year | No. of Students | No. of Teacher | Student/Teacher |
2024 | 24 | 5 | 4.8 |
2023 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 |
2022 | 26 | 5 | 5.2 |
2021 | 25 | 5 | 5.0 |
2020 | 27 | 5 | 5.4 |
2019 | 30 | 5 | 6.0 |
2018 | 33 | 6 | 5.5 |
Average Pass Percentage is 95%
Student’s Progression
Passing Yr. | Program | Appeared* | Pass out* | Pass (%) | Mode |
2019 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 6 | 6 | 100 | Yearly |
2020 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 12 | 12 | 100 | Yearly |
2021 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 5 | 5 | 100 | Yearly |
2022 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 6 | 6 | 100 | Semester |
2023 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 7 | 5 | 71 | Semester |
2024 | B.Sc.(Hons) | 3 | 3 | 100 | Semester |
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Result Analysis
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Final Year 2024
Appeared | 03 |
Pass out | 03 |
University Rank Holder | 1 student |
Name | Biplabi Barman (2nd ) |
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Final Year 2023
Appeared | 07 |
Pass out | 05 |
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Final Year 2022
Appeared | 06 |
Pass out | 06 |
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Final Year 2021
Appeared | 05 |
Pass out | 05 |
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Final Year 2020
Appeared | 12 |
Pass out | 12 |
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Final Year 2019
Appeared | 06 |
Pass out | 06 |
Mission & Vision
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Promote the students in IIT, NIIT, ISER & Central University for Higher Education
To
develop
research
centre
Enable every students independent in various job through Chemistry study after graduation
More Holistic development with society
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Extracurricular Achievement by the Departmental Students
Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Indivudal Achievement | Year |
1. | Pritam Paul (2023) | 1st position in the District Level Youth Parliament Quiz Contest on Character Building held at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya, Uttar Dinajpur. | 2022-2023 |
2. | Pritam Paul (2023) | 3rd Prize for the same event in Divisional Level competition held at Balurghat College, Dakshin Dinajpur. | 2022-2023 |
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Extracurricular Achievement by the Departmental Students
Sl. No. | Group Achievement | Year |
1. | 3rd position in the Exhibition programme held at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya, Uttar Dinajpur. | 2024 |
2. | 2nd position in the Exhibition programme held at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya, Uttar Dinajpur. | 2023 |
3. | 1st position in the Exhibition programme held at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya, Uttar Dinajpur. | 2018 |
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Prize of Annual Exhibition
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Achievement of Students in Higher Education, Competitive Exam & Various Jobs
Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Achievement | Year | |
Pursuing M.Sc from various University (not completed yet) | ||||
1. | Biplabi Barman (2024) | Presently Pursuing M.Sc from University of North Bengal | 2023-2024 | |
2. | Rahul Chakroborty (2024) | Presently Pursuing M.Sc from University of North Bengal | 2023-2024 | |
3. | Naire Azam (2023) | Presently Pursuing M.Sc from Jadavpur University | 2023-2024 | |
4. | Swapna Sarkar (2023) | Presently Pursuing M.Sc from University of Gour Banga | 2023-2024 | |
5. | Sujata Sarkar (2023) | Presently Pursuing M.Sc from University of Gour Banga | 2023-2024 | |
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Achievement of Students in Higher Education, Competitive Exam & Various Jobs
Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Achievement | Year | |
Completing & Pursuing Ph.D | ||||
1. | Israful Hoque (2014) | Pursuing Ph.D degree from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata | 2021-Till Date | |
2. | Sahin Reja (2024) | Pursuing Ph.D from University of North Bengal | 2022-Till Date | |
3. | Koushik Sarkar (2014) | Ph.D completed from University of North Bengal | 2024-2025 | |
4. | Rabindranath Singha (2013) | Ph.D completed from University of North Bengal | 2024-2025 | |
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Achievement of Students in Competitive Exam
Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Achievement | Year |
1. | Dilip Sarkar (2019) | Qualified in GATE Exam (March, 2023) & WBSET Exam (Jan, 2023) | 2022-2023 |
2. | Barun Roy (2019) | Qualified in GATE Exam (March, 2023) | 2022-2023 |
3. | Kaushik Sarkar (2014) | UGC NET JRF, 2018, SET-2017, GATE 2019 | 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 |
4. | Israful Haque (2014) | 47 ranks in NET-LS (June 2018) & 76 rank in UGC-JRF (June 2020) in Joint CSIR NET examination. | 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 |
5. | Rabindranath Singha (2013) | Qualified in UGC-NET (June 2018) | 2023-2024 |
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Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Achievement | Year |
1. | Joy Sarkar (2022) | Appointed as Senior Territory Manager after completing graduation from Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya in 2022 | 2024-2025 |
2. | Biswanath Paul (2017) | Appointed as Sub Inspector in West Bengal Police | 2023-2024 |
3. | Ankur Das (2017) | Appointed as Assistant Teacher in District Primary School, Uttar Dinajpur | 2017-2018 |
4. | Krishna Kanta Sarkar (2016) | Appointed as CCTC in North East Frontier Railway | 2023-2024 |
5. | Subrata Basak (2015) | Appointed as SACT-II at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya | 2018-2019 |
6. | Sumi Saha (2014) | Appointed as SACT-II at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya | 2107-2018 |
7. | Mini Ghosh (2014) | Appointed as SACT-II at Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya | 2017-2018 |
8. | Kaushik Sarkar (2014) | Appointed as PGT in EMRS (Eklabyya Model Residential School) at Telengana | 2024-2025 |
Achievement of Students in Various Jobs
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Sl. No. | Name/ Passing Yr. | Achievement | Year |
9. | Sanjib Sarkar (2013) | Appointed as Senior Manager in CIPLA pharma Company | 2017-2018 |
10. | Anukul Shil (2013) | Appointed as Assistant Teacher in West Bengal School Service Commission | 2018-2019 |
11. | Pintu Majumder (2013) | Appointed as Assistant Teacher in District Primary School, Uttar Dinajpur | 2018-2019 |
12. | Sourav Pare (2013) | Appointed as GST officer in CGL 2023 Exam | 2024-2025 |
13. | Rabindranath Singha (2013) | Appointed as Teaching Faculty member in a Private School | 2023-2024 |
Achievement of Students in Various Jobs
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Certificate of NET Exam 2018
Certificate of GATE Exam 2018
Certificate of Competitive Exam
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Certificate of SET Exam 2023
Certificate of GATE Exam 2023
Certificate of Competitive Exam
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Appointment Letter of Various Jobs
Appointment Letter as CCTC (2023)
Appointment Letter as Assistant teacher in Primary School (2018)
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Appointment Letter of Various Jobs
Appointment Letter as Sr. Territory Manager
Appointment Letter for the post of Assistant Teacher in Class (IX-X)
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Appointment Letter as PGT in Eklavya Model residential School at Telangana
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Hands on training programme
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Teachers’: RCs, STCs FDPs, Research papers, publications etc
Dr. Sujit Ghosh (2018-2023) | ||
Course | Date | Sponsoring agency |
RC | 09.11.2022-23.11.2022 | HRDC, UGC, NBU |
STC | 24.08.2022-30.08.2022 | HRDC, UGC, NBU |
Dr. Sujit Ghosh (2018-2023) | ||
Publication | Session | No. |
Research Paper | 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2023 | 4 |
Book/Book Chapter | 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2023 | 3 |
Paper presentation | 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2023 | 5 |
Ph.D Guidance | |
Name of Teacher | Dr. Sujit Ghosh |
No. of students | 1 (Registered; yet to submit Thesis) |
Name of University | NBU |
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Some Links of Few Research Paper
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Certificate of STC
Certificate of RC
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Approval as Co-Supervisor in North Bengal University
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Ph.D related work at the Department of Chemistry, RSM
(Subrata Basak, SACT-II, Techer of Chemistry is working his Ph.D related research work. He also visit University of North Bengal for many experiments)
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Ph.D related work at the Department of Chemistry, RSM
(Subrata Basak, SACT-II, Techer of Chemistry is working his Ph.D related research work. He also visit University of North Bengal for many experiments)
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Departmental Distinctiveness : Add on course
As such no add on or certificate course have been started from Department of Chemistry
Based on University course curriculum on NEP syllabus some Community
Outreach Programme and Skill Enhancement programme have been started onwards 2023-2024 session
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Dr. Joyashsish Debgupta
Associate Lecturer,
University of York, United Kingdom
Special Lecture Programme
Dr. Suranjana Bose
Research Technician
University of York, United Kingdom
Topic of Special Lecture:
Crystal Field Theory
Topic of Special Lecture:
Green Chemistry & Circular Economy
Date: 21.04.2022
Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
(Based on the Syllabus Topic for UG students)
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Special Lecture Programme under Faculty Exchange Programme
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Introductory Speech by Dr. K. R. Bhattacharyya, Head, Department of Chemistry, RSM
Dr. Kaushik Maji presenting his lecture on “Revisiting few aspects of Thermodynamics”
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Attendance sheet
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Extension Activities
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Some pictures of community Outreach Programme
Student Week Programme 2024
Participation in Exhibition Programme by the
Students of Chemistry Department 2025
Fresher’s Welcome & Farewell 2024
Clean & Green Week Celebration 2024
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Weakness of the Department
Year of Admission | Intake capacity | No. of students 1st Semester | No. of students in Final Semester | Year of Pass out |
2021 | 37 | 24 | 03 | 2024 |
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Strength of the Department
4. Participation in exhibition in every year
5. Clean & Green activity
6. Class in Blended mode
7. Regular issuance of Books from departmental Library (especially when students do not have any book with them from central libraries of college during University Exam)
Best of Practices
Best of Practices
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Future Plan of the Department
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Thank You