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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCE Established : July 1996 Research and Development Activities : The M.Sc. degree started in July 1996. The department initiated M.Phil. programme from January, 1999. The M.Phil. programme also has different special courses in order to cater to the needs of diverse interest of the students. The department has a botanical garden founded by MOEF, Govt. of India, and a Piscicultural pond funded by the University. The department implements an ICAR - NTP (World Bank aided) project on "Germplasm Inventory & Gene Banking of Freshwater Fishes", and another project on Bio-energy funded by the Ministry of Renewable Resources, Govt. of India. Faculty of the Department : |
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Name & Qualification |
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Specialisation |
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Dr. G.D. Sharma, Ph.D. Dr. Debashish Kar, Ph.D. Mr. S. Giri, M.Sc. Dr. S.K. Panda, Ph.D. |
Professor Reader& Head Lecturer Lecturer |
Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe, Interaction, Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Limnology & Fishery Genetics Plant Biochemistry |
Visiting Professors/Fellows :
Prof. N.C. Dutta, Deptt. of Zoology, Calcutta University, delivered lectures on Ecology of Rivers and Lakes of eastern India, September 13-26, 1999.
Prof. S.C. Sinha, Deptt. of Life Science, Manipur University, delivered lectures on vegatation of Manipur, September 1-13, 1999.
Courses Offered : M.Sc. Life Science (Botany & Zoology), M.Phil, Ph.D.
Sponsored Research project :
| Name of the Project | Funding Agency | Duration of the project | Name of Investigator | Fund allocated to the Project |
| Germplasm Inventory, Evaluation & gene Banking of Freshwater Fisheries. | ICAR-NATP (World Bank aided) | Four Years | Dr. Debashish Kar | 20.5 Lakh |
Invited/lecture delivered by Faculty Members in other Institutions :
Dr. Debashish Kar