ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY MIDNAPORE – 721 102 WEST BENGAL VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY Professor Ranjan Chakrabarti Vice-Chancellor F O R E W O R D Let me take this opportunity to extend everybody a warm welcome to Vidyasagar University. Vidyasagar University, a promising and flourishing University which was created as a state University in 1981 and whose Post-Graduate departments started functioning from the session 1985-‘86, originally started with 6 Post-Graduate departments. The University now conducts studies in 27 Post-Graduate departments, many of which are situated in the frontier and interdisciplinary areas of science and social science subjects. The University is proud of its highly qualified and dedicated faculty members, motivated students and research scholars and adequately well equipped to extend necessary support to cope with the forces of modernization and globalization in the field of higher education. Named after the legendary 19th century pioneering social reformer, social activist, litterateur and dedicated to the cause of the upliftment of women, Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, Vidyasagar University, since its inception, has committed itself to its motto of shiksha, gyan, pragati by ensuring quality education and providing research and extra-curricular activities in the best possible manner in order to spread the benefit of higher education in a location which is relatively backward but which has a glorious history and had played a pioneering role in the freedom struggle of India. Within the last 28 years of its existence the University has registered its growth both qualitatively and quantitatively. Post-Graduate studies are conducted not only in University departments but in 26 of the affiliated Colleges too. The number of affiliated General Degree Colleges is 54 and the subjects offered in the Under- Graduate Colleges cover both the traditional subjects and modern emerging subjects as well. There are few Professional Colleges, providing Management and Social Work Education, are also within the fold of the University. Situated in the historic city of Midnapore, the University has a beautiful, sprawling and eco-friendly plastic-free campus which houses administrative departments, the Post-Graduate centre for teaching learning and research, the centre for distance education, the expanding hostel building for both male and female students, the residential accommodation for both teaching and administrative staff, the play ground, the student amenity centre, the extension centers. The University now boasts of its newly built ‘thousand seater’ Auditorium, Vivekananda Sabhagriha which is a one of its kind in West Bengal. Vidyasagar University is also the first University in the State to launch Chatrabandhu – its Mobile Application which has been carefully crafted for the convenience of the members of the University community. Vidyasagar University now has a Smart Campus with Biometric Attendance System and very few Universities in India have been able to achieve this distinction. Much of these extension and developmental activities have taken place within the last few years in order to meet the increasing demands of higher education in the locality. In consonance with its vision of being a centre of excellence in the areas of teaching and research & development, Vidyasagar University’s academic structures and curriculum aim at enhancing the students’ ability to become highly competent professionals and global players of the future. Highly capable and experienced staff- members look after the teaching and learning processes as well as the research work. The equipments, machinery and ICT facilities available at the University adequately support the research and innovation activities that are reflected in various Postgraduate programmes. It gives me immense pleasure to pronounce that the Annual Report of Vidyasagar University for the year 2015-2016 is now ready to be published. The Vidyasagar University has a mission to contribute to the society at the highest levels of excellence, through the pursuit of education, knowledge and progress. Each of the three elements of our mission should be valued, and we strive to ensure that they are. We pass knowledge to the next generation, and store it for generations to come. We champion enlightened and rational thought, and we articulate the values of humanity. The thrill for all of us working at this University is that every single day is a day in which we contribute to changing lives for the better. Substantial progress has been made on different fronts since we have brought out the last year’s Annual Report. This endeavour is to focus on various parameters of our University’s performance and to evaluate and highlight our strengths and opportunities. Understanding the whole issue on a broad perspective is critically important for each and every member of the University community. I commend all those who have worked with passion and commitment to bring out the Report. I wish every success in this endeavour. (Professor Ranjan Chakrabarti) ______________________________ Midnapore 721102 West Bengal India Tel: (03222) 275329 (Office) / 263202 (Res.) Fax: (91) 03222-275329 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] MAP SHOWING JURISDICTION OF VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CONTENTS Page No. 1. University Communication 01 2. Vice-Chancellors Since Inception 02 3. University at a Glance 03 4. Annual Report, General Information 06 5. Administrative Officers 14 6. Members of the Court 15 7. Members of the Executive Council 19 8. Faculty Council for Postgraduate Studies in Arts & Commerce 21 9. Faculty Council for Postgraduate Studies in Science 24 10. Council for Undergraduate Studies in Arts, Science and Commerce 26 11. Council for Undergraduate Studies in Law 26 12. Finance Committee 27 13. Highlights 2015-2016 28 14. Office of the Registrar 29 15. Office of the Finance Officer 33 16. Office of the Controller of Examinations 43 17. Office of the Inspector of Colleges 46 18. Office of the Dean, Students Welfare 54 19. Office of the Secretary, Faculty Councils for Postgraduate Studies 56 20. Office of the Secretary, Council for Undergraduate Studies 68 21. Office of the Development Officer 79 22. Office of the University Engineer 90 23. Central Library of the University 96 24. Computer Centre 100 25. Office of the Programmer 108 26. Office of the Sports Officer 111 27. Office of the USIC 115 28. Directorate of Distance Education 124 29. National Service Scheme Activities 137 30. Women Studies Centre 140 31. Office of the IQAC 141 32. Office of the Medical Officer 143 33. Postgraduate Faculty in Arts & Commerce 144 i. Department of Bengali 144 ii. Department of Business Administration 153 iii. Department of Commerce with Farm Management 164 iv. Department of English 179 v. Department of Economics with Rural Development 187 vi. Department of Hindi 201 vii. Department of History 206 viii. Department of Library & Information Science 213 ix. Department of Philosophy and Life World 223 x. Department of Political Science with Rural Administration 231 xi. Department of Santali 241 xii. Department of Sanskrit 245 xiii. Department of Sociology 250 34. Postgraduate Faculty in Science 257 i. Department of Anthropology 257 ii. Department of Applied Mathematics with Oceanology 270 and Computer Programming iii. Department of Aquaculture Management and Technology 287 iv. Department of Bio-medical Laboratory Science and 295 Management v. Department of Botany and Forestry 303 vi. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 327 vii. Department of Computer Science 343 viii. Department of Electronics 350 ix. Department of Geography and Environment Management 356 x. Department of Human Physiology with Community 367 Health xi. Department of Microbiology 395 xii. Department of Physics and Technophysics 407 xiii. Department of Remote Sensing and Geographical 415 Information System xiv. Department of Zoology 427 ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 (For the period from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2016) Prepared following clause (XXXI) of Section 21 of Vidyasagar University Act. 1981 (amended upto 1997) VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS Postal Address : Vidyasagar University Midnapore : 721 102 Dt. Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal Cables & Telegram : University. Midnapore STD Code : 03222 University (EPABX) : 276554 / 276555 / 276557 / 276558 Vice-Chancellor : Office : 275329, Fax - (03222) 275329, Ext. - 402 Bungalow : 263202, e-mail - [email protected] Dean, Faculty of Arts and Commerce : Ext: 476 Dean, Faculty of Science : Ext: 474 Registrar : (03222) 275297, Fax - (03222) 275297, Extn. 404 e-mail - [email protected] Controller of Examinations : (03222) 275441, Ext. - 419 Finance Officer : (03222) 297937, Ext.-409 Inspector of Colleges : (03222)269381, Ext.- 412 Dean, Students Welfare : (03222) 263206, Ext. – 445 Deputy Registrar : (03222) 261215, Ext-406 Development Officer : (03222) 261187, Ext. 407 Secretary, Post Graduate Faculty Council : (03222) 276554, Ext 415 Deputy Controller of Examinations : (03222) 261144, Ext. 418 Deputy Inspector of Colleges : (03222) 261159, Ext. 411 Secretary, Under Graduate Faculty Council : (03222) 276554, Ext 460 University Library : (03222) 276556, Ext. - 444 Computer Science : (03222) 273174, Ext. - 446 Co-ordinator, NSS : (03222) 263201, Ext. - 475 Director, DDE : (03222) 264338, Ext. - 457 Fax : (91) 03222-275329 / 275297 e-mail : [email protected] Website : http: // www.vidyasagar.ac.in