Department of Chemistry
History
The Department of Chemistry, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga founded in December 1980 with General Degree Course. In the month of August 1996, the Department started the Honours Course. At present, the Departmental student strengths are 39(Hons.) and 170 (General). Though at the beginning there was only one faculty member and one laboratory attendant in this Department, now it has got good faculty strength including three full-time faculties (Dr Sucheta Joy, M.Sc., Ph. D., Assistant Professor, and Head; Dr Rabiul Alam, M.Sc., Ph. D., Assistant Professor ; Dr. Debasmita Sardar, M. Sc., Ph. D., Assistant Professor) and two SACTs (Mr Tanmoy Pandit, M. Sc., B.Ed; Ms Subhra Dholey, M. Sc., B.Ed) as well as two laboratory staffs (Jayanta Khamrui, Skilled Lab Worker; Bappaditya Karmakar, Lab Attendant). At present, the Department is enriched with several facilities. It has got two well-equipped laboratories (including two spectrophotometers, potentiometer, conductometer, pH meter, chemical balance, digital balance and double distillation plant), a well maintained Departmental Library and high-speed internet connection. Departmental Wall Magazines are published and Departmental seminars have been organized as a part of student’s activity. The faculty members perform Career Counseling/Mentoring of the students. The students of the Department of Chemistry are achieving good results in University examinations for the last few years and many of our passed out students have got admissions in Post Graduation courses in different Universities/Institutions. Last but not the least, students of this Department are also cracking different competitive examinations and some of them are well placed in leading chemical companies.
The world is undergoing unprecedented changes. With rising populations and the realities of climate change, our fragile environment and resources are being stretched beyond their limits. Having identified the vital role of chemical sciences will play over the coming decades in addressing the global challenges, the Chemistry Department of Rabindra Mahavidyalaya aims to groom learners in such a way that they can contribute significantly in the fields of science, both chemistry and allied interdisciplinary areas.
DEPARTMENTAL CONTACT: rabindra.chem@gmail.com