ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Page — 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 BRIEF PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY Tripura University was established on 2nd October, 1987 as a State University and it was converted into a Central Univer- sity on 2nd July, 2007 under an Act of the Parliament to establish and incorporate a teaching and affiliating university in the state of Tripura. The University aims at disseminating and advancing knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in all branches of learning. The knowledge acquired would in turn lead to improvement of the social and economic conditions and for the overall welfare of the people of the state. After its upgradation to central status Tripura University has developed considerably and efforts were taken to strengthen the infrastructural facilities in the academic arena vis-à-vis the overall development of the University. During the year 2013-2014 there are 34 Departments including 3 Centres offering 42 Courses in the Univer- sity. The total enrolment of students strength in the academic year is 2490, Male-1246, Female-1244. Under the Directorate of Distance Education, students’ enrolment during the year 2013-2014 is 8739; Male- 4399, Female- 4340. Number of Affiliated Colleges is 48. General Degree Colleges-23, Professional Colleges-18, Paramedical and Nursing Colleges-5 and Medical Colleges-2. The total student enrolment in the Affiliated Colleges increased to 40669 from 38114. There are 268 sanctioned posts of regular Teaching staff and 245 sanctioned posts of regular non-teaching staff including officers. About 60 guest and contract faculty members were hired. More than 50 eminent scholars lectured in the University as Visiting Professors and Fellows. In the academic year 2013-14, 25 Research Scholars have been awarded Ph.D. Degree of which 17 are from the Faculty of Science and 8 are from the Faculty of Arts & Commerce. There are 318 Ph.D. registered scholars doing research works in various subjects. In the academic year 2013-14, a total of 101 students qualified in NET/SET examinations. Out of which 58 students qualified in NET and 43 students qualified in SET. Number of Publications by the Faculty Members in Peer-Reviewed International Journals or Books is 132 and that in Peer-Reviewed National Journals or Books is 171. Number of ongoing Research Projects in the University sponsored by various funding agencies is 64 with a total fund of Rs.16,09,48,100. The number of Seminar/Workshop/Conference organized by the Departments including various Centres and Directorate of Distance Education is 39. Out of these 7 are National Seminars and there was one International Conference. Total number of books available in the Central Library is 122242 in various disciplines. Tripura University is also one of the member institutions in the UGC- INFONET e-journals Consortium. It also provides online access to 30907 e-Books, 8000 e-Journals and 10 databases from 22 publishers. The Central Library also provides CD based service. During the financial year 2013-2014, total receipt of the University including Plan and Non-plan Grants is Rs.42,05,68,065 and the total expenditure incurred by the University is Rs.35,36,39,741. Page — 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 CONTENTS Part – 1: University Administration & Authorities 4-13 University Administration University Offices Central Facilities University Authorities Part – 2: Academic Programmes and Admissions 14-26 At the University Campuses At the Affiliated Colleges Student Enrolments Academic Calender Part – 3: University Departments / Schools / Centres / Programmes 27-66 Faculty of Arts & Commerce 28-48 Department of Bengali Department of Business Management Department of Commerce Department of Economics Department of English Department of Education Department of Fine Arts Department of Hindi Department of History Department of Journalism & Mass Communication Department of Law Department of Music Department of Philosophy Department of Political Science Department of Physical Education Department of Psychology Department of Rural Management and Development Department of Sanskrit Department of Sociology Faculty of Science 49-66 Department of Botany Department of Chemistry Department of Computer Science & Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Forestry & Biodiversity Department of Geography & Disaster Management Department of Human Physiology Department of Information Technology Department of Mathematics Department of Microbiology Department of Molecular Biology & Bio-informatics Department of Physics Department of Pharmacy Department of Statistics Department of Zoology Page — 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 art – 4: List of Visiting Teachers 67-69 Part – 5: List of Publications in peer-reviewed (International) Journals, Books 70-80 Part – 6: List of Publications in peer-reviewed (National) Journals, Books 81-94 Part – 7: List of Ph.D. Awarded 95-97 Part – 8: Seminars, Workshops, Symposiums organized by the University 98-100 Part – 9: No. of Students qualifying JRF/NET/SLET/SET from the University 101-103 Part – 10: List of Placement of Students of the University 104-107 Part – 11: Awards/ Medals received by the Teachers within/outside India 108-109 Part – 12: Ongoing Research Projects in the University 110-117 Part – 13: Papers presented by the Research Scholars/Students in the Conferences/Seminars 118-132 Part – 14: Papers presented by Teachers in Conferences/Seminars 133-156 Part – 15: Lectures, Talks or Cultural Programmes organized by the University 157-162 Part – 16: Centres 163-168 Centre for Bamboo Cultivation & Resource Utilisation Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy Centre for Tribal Languages Women’s Studies Centre Part – 17: Directorate of Distance Education 169-171 Part – 18: Other Facilities 172-177 University Library Computer Centre University Sports Board Health Centre Part – 19: Statement of publication of University Results 178-183 Part – 20: University Finances and Annual Accounts 184-187 Part – 21: Affiliated Colleges under Tripura University 188-191 Part – 22: Year-round Activities 192 Page — 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 PART – 1 University Administration & Authorities Page — 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Prof. T.V. Ramakrishnan Chancellor Prof. Anjan Kumar Ghosh Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anjan Mukherjee (w.e.f. 03.02.2014) Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jyotish Nath Dean, Faculty of Arts & Commerce Prof. Sangram Sinha Dean, Faculty of Science Shri O.S. Adhikari Registrar (w.e.f. 12.02.2014) Dr. K. B. Jamatia Registrar (Upto 11.02.2014) Shri U.K. Das Finance Officer (I/c) Dr. B. C. Sinha Controller of Examinations UNIVERSITY OFFICES Registrar Branch Sri M.M. Reang Deputy Registrar (Academic) Shri N. Reang Assistant Registrar (Academic) Shri S.C. Das Assistant Registrar Finance Branch Shri P.K. Debbarma Assistant Registrar Dr. Subrata Paul (Upto 31.12.2013) Assistant Registrar (Audit) Shri D.K.Chaudhuri Officer on Special Duty & Consultant (On con- tract) Examination Branch Shri L. Darlong Deputy Controller of Examinations Shri M.L. Dhar Assistant Controller of Examinations Sri Pranay Paul Officer on Special Duty (On contract) Academic Branch (P.G. Section) Shri N. Bhattacharya Deputy Registrar Shri S.P. Chettry Asstt. Registrar College Development Council Smt. Sobha Debbarma Director Development & Planning Shri S. Debroy Deputy Registrar (Development & Planning) Hindi Cell Shri Muneendra Mishra Hindi Officer Directorate of Distance Education: Prof. K.N. Jena Director (I/c) IGNOU Study Centre Dr. V.K. Mishra Coordinator Dr. Nirmal Das Assistant Coordinator CENTRAL FACILITIES University Library Shri G. P. Chakraborty Deputy Librarian Computer Centre Shri Sakti Debbarma Sr. System Analyst Shri Syamal Saha System Analyst Page — 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 University Sports Board Shri Swapan Kumar Chakraborty Assistant Director of Physical Education University Health Centre Dr. Jupitor Chakma Medical Officer Dr.(Mrs.) Manojaba Roy Medical Officer University Engineering Cell Shri Krishna Das Executive Engineer University Guest House & Hostels Shri Muneendra Mishra In-charge, Guest House Dr. Rajesh Chatterjee Superintendent, Gents’ Hall Smt. Roshani Rai Superintendent, Women’s Hostel Ms. S. Gambhini Matron, Women’s Hostel NSS Unit Dr. Rajesh Chatterjee Programme Officer UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES THE FIRST COURT 1. Prof. Malinee Goswami Department of Assamese, Gauhati University 2. Prof. Gautam Biswas Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati 3. Major Gen. (Dr.) Ranjit Singh Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Haryana 4. Shri Bikram Badshah Chief (Corporate Relations), RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, New Delhi 5. Smt. Kakoli Mitra 107, Golf Club Road, Kolkata, Pin-700003, West Bengal 6. Prof. Amarjyoti Choudhury Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Tezpur University 7. Smt. Geeta Chandran B-45, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110049 8. Prof. Alak K. Buragohain Vice-Chancellor, Dibrugarh University 9. Lt. Gen. Prakash Chaudhary 93 P, Sector-41, HUDA, Gurgaon, Pin-122001, Haryana 10. Prof. H. Nandakumar Sarma Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University 11. Shri Harshvardhan Neotia Managing Director, Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal 12. Prof. V. Luther Das 5-60-2-38 / 1, 4 / 5, Ashok Nagar, Guntur, Pin-522002, (A.P.) 13. Dr. Amitabha De Director, Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute Management, Shillong 14. Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Prakash Tamang