Teachers Profile

1. Name – BIJON KUMAR DEV 2. Designation – Associate Professor 3. Qualification – M.sc , M.Phil , Ph.D. 4. Research field / Area of interest – Environmental Biology , Nutrition and Health. 5. Published articles – 03 6. Published / edited book with ISBN – Nil 7. Seminar / conference / workshop attended and / or paper presented (numbers only) – a) Seminar attended – 03 b) Conference attended – 04 c) Workshop attended – 29 d) Paper presented in Seminar – 02 e) Paper presented in conference – 03 f) Paper presented in workshop – 01 8. Membership of Regional / National / International Committees – a) Life member Society of Biometry , Ecology and Econometrics (BEES) b) Life member of Science Society 9. Research Project undertaken (completed / undergoing) – Nil 10. Special recognition received (if any) – Nil 11. Any other information – Mentioned separately.

Details of Paper presented in the Seminar/Conferences/Workshops :-

1. Presented one paper entitled “ Some aspects of health and nutrition of Bishnupriya ( Manipuri) community of District , Assam “ in the National Seminar on Recent Researches In Science And Technology held from 5-7 Nov , 1995 , organized by Science Forum , Karimganj , Assam under the aegis of , . 2. Presented one paper entitled “Nutritional status of a traditional community of Karimganj District, Assam.” In North-Eastern Regional Workshop on Emerging issues on population and health towards achieving National Population Policy, 2000 goal , organized by the Dept. of Statistics, from 26-28 Nov,2001, sponsored by UNFPA. 3. Presented one paper entitled “Biological impact analysis of the health of Bishnupriyas of Karimganj District , Assam in relation to environmental parameters.”in the International Conference on Recent trend in Probability and Statistics : Theory and Application and Rockefeller Foundation funded Dissemination seminar on fertility from 30 Dec 2002 to 2nd January, 2003 organised by the Dept. of Statistics , Gauhati University, ,Assam. 4. Presented one paper entitled “ A study on some traditional medicinal plants used by Bishnupriyas of Karimganj District , Assam “ in the International conference on Recent trends in medicinal and aromatic plant researches held from 1 – 5 December 2010 organized by Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Centre , Assam University, Silchar. 5. Presented one paper entitled “ Biological impact of some environmental parameters on health of a rural community of Karimganj District , Assam “ in a three day National seminar on Environmental Chemistry and Human Health held from 12 – 14 February , 2011 organized by Department of Chemistry Karimganj College , Karimganj , Assam. 6. Presented paper entitled “ Environmental Sanitation and its impact on health on a rural community of Karimganj District . Assam “ in the International conference on Biodiversity coservation and environmental health held from 16 – 17 March ,2012 organized by Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics , Assam University, Silchar.

Details of Papers/Articles published :-

1 . Published one article entitled “Some aspects of nutrition and dietetics”in SIGMA ,vol.II. No.1.pp.19- 31. (Sept. 1994), a bilingual science magazine published by Science Trial Organization, Silchar.

2 . Published one article entitled “Jal pradushan o pranijagater upor tar probhab.”(Bengali) in the Journal of Science Forum, vol. 3 (1995),Karimganj College, Karimganj, Assam.

3 . Published one article entitled “Paribesh pradushane manab prajatir bhumika.”(Bengali)in Our Environment our Decision, a half yearly bilingual journal on Forest ,Ecology ,Environment and Health. Society for Ecology and Environmental Development (SEED), karimganj. Issue 3,(Jan-June,1998).

4 . Published one paper entitled “Some aspects of health and nutrition of Bishnupriya community of Karimganj District, Assam.” In Recent Researches in Science and Technology. Assam University, Silchar.(1999). Vol. 1.pp.92-102.

5 .Published one paper entitled “Morbidity status of Bishnupriya Manipuri community of Karimganj District, Assam”. In Ecobios, Vol. 1.No.1.pp. 24-32 (2002).

6 . Published one paper entitled “Nutritional Status in a Traditional Society of Assam.”in Dynamics of Population and Reproductive Health : Emerging Issues of Northeastern Region of . (2003).pp.279- 289. Central Publishing Company,G.S.Road,Bhangagarh,Guwahati.

Other informations :-

1. Served as General Secretery, Society for Biometry , Ecology and Econometrics (BEES) (registered under Society Registration Act) from 1998 to 2003. 2. Appointed District Honourary Wild Life Warden vide Govt. notification no. FRW 17/99/57 dt. 16 Sept, 2002 for a period of two years. 3. Appointed subject expert for Departmental Promotion Committee for promotion of faculties in Zoology Department of Cachar College , Silchar vide Assam University letter no. AUD- 22/2014(Pt. I)/2341 dated 16th Dec. 2014. 4. Served as Vice Principal (i/c) ,Karimganj College, Karimganj,w.e.f. 01-10-2010 to 30-06-2013. 5. Served as the member of College Development Council (CDC),Assam University,Silchar vide Assam University notification no.AUD-17/2013/2859 dated 27th Sept. 2013 for a period of two years. 6. Serving as the member of the Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUGS) in Life Sciences w.e.f 24- 12-2014 vide Assam University letter no. AUK-212/12/2007 dated 28th January, 2015 for a period of 3 years. 7. Serving as the member of the Court of Assam University,Silchar vide Assam University notification no. AUK-212/4/2007 dated 23rd Oct.2013 for a period of 3 years. 8. Serving as Head ,Dept. of Zoology,Karimganj College,Karimganj w.e.f 1-6-2010 vide Karimganj College office order no. KC/Misc/appoint/06/10-11/45 dt.01-06-2010.

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