DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES (Under DBT-Star College Scheme)

Instruments and Books Purchased:


  • List of Instrument purchased under the DBT-STAR Scheme 👉 Link

  • List of Books purchased under the DBT-STAR Scheme 👉 Link

Publications in Journals/Book Chapters:


  1. Four book chapters were published in the "Advances in Science Education," ISBN: 978-0-6488798-2-4, Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited, Australia in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

👉 Link to the Book

  • "Revolutionizing Science Education Through Virtual Laboratories," Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  • "The Role of Green Chemistry Education for Sustainable Development", Dr. Harisadhan Ghosh

  • "Concept Mapping In Science Education", Dr. Lalita Das

  • "Issues and Challenges in Innovation in Science Education" Dr. Hari Shankar Biswas

  1. Four book chapters were published in the “Therapeutics: Key to Well Being”, ISBN: 978-0-6488798-4-8, Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited, Australia in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

👉 Link to the Book

  • Investigational Treatment of Covid-19, Dr. Lalita Das

  • Review on Ruthenium (II) Anticancer Complexes: Challenges and Expectation, Dr. Lalita Das

  • The Story of Aspirin: - Journey from Willow to Wander Drug, Dr. Hari Shankar Biswas

  • Cisplatin: The Most Widely Used Anticancer Drug, Dr. Apurba Biswas.

  1. Five book chapters were published in the “Recent Advancement in Biological Sciences”, ISBN: 978-0-6488798-6-2, Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited, Australia in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia

👉 Link to the Book

  • Inorganic Nanoparticles, Dr. Apurba Biswas

  • A Short Review on Gastric Cancer, Dr. Lalita Das

  • A Review on Curcumin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Agents, Dr. Lalita Das

  • Bio-Inks for 3D Bioprinting: A Scientific Analysis of Two Decades of Progress, Challenges and Future Prospects, Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  • 3D Bioprinting: Various Methods and Techniques for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  1. Four book chapters were published in the “Sustainable Development: A Way Forward”, ISBN: 978-0-6488798-7-9, Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited, Australia in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

👉 Link to the Book

  • Biofuels: Synthesis, Mechanism, Utility, Problems, Future scope, Sourav Misra

  • Properties and Application of Graphene Oxide, Dr. Hari Shankar Biswas

  • Recent Progress on Covalent Organic Framework material for Catalysis in Sustainable Remediation, Dr. Noor Salam

  • Nano Pesticides in Agriculture: Emerging Contaminants or a Road to Sustainability? Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  1. Six book chapters were published in the “Recent Trend in Physical Sciences”, ISBN: 978-0-6488798-5-5, Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited, Australia in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

👉 Link to the Book

  • Photocatalyst- Characterization and Application in Photochemical Water Splitting, Sourav Misra

  • 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-Dimethyl Hydantoin (DBDMH): A Useful Brominating Reagent in Organic Synthesis, Dr. Harisadhan Ghosh

  • Synthesis, Characterization and Structure Modelling of Graphene Oxide, Dr. Hari Shankar Biswas

  • A Brief Idea About Protein-Protein Interactions Modulators, Dr. Apurba Biswas

  • Metal Organic Framework: A Future Tool for Nano-Catalysis and Drug Delivery, Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  • Artificial Molecular Machines with Bio-inspired Mechanisms of Natural Molecular Devices: An Overview, Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee

  1. “Emerging Technologies in Chemistry for the Environmental Sustainability”, Apurba Biswas, International Journal of Progressive Research in Science and Engineering, Vol. 2 (9), 2021, 190-194. (Not indexed in Scopus).

  2. "Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health", Apurba Biswas, Page-196-203, COVID 19: Impact and Response (Volume III), ISBN:978-81-953600-9-3, Bhumi Publishing, India

  3. "Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Higher Education", Apurba Biswas, Page- 141-149, COVID-19 and Higher Education: Changing Paradigms and Issues, ISSN: 978-93-91260-21-7, Eureka Publication, India

  4. "Emerging Technologies in Agriculture", Apurba Biswas, Page-35-42, Agricultural Science: Research and Reviews (Volume III) (ISBN: 978-93-91768-13-3), Bhumi Publishing, India

  5. "Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in India", Apurba Biswas, Page- 89-96, COVID 19: Impact and Response Volume V (ISBN: 978-93-91768-19-5), Bhumi Publishing, India

  6. "ICT in Education: Retrospect and Prospect", Apurba Biswas, Page-24-36, Education in an Era of Informationalism, (ISBN: 978-93-91002-27-5), ABS Books, India.

  7. “A mechanistic study of the binding of TN-16 to tubulin”, Lalita Das, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, Vol. 97, No. 11a, 2020, 2172-2179. (Scopus indexed journal).

  8. “Macroporous polystyrene degraded and functionalized chromium MPS-Cr (iii)-alen complex as a sustainable porous catalyst for CO2 fixation under atmospheric pressure and selective oxidation of aromatic alkenes'', Priyanka Paul, Noor Salam, Aslam Khan, Debasis Das, Seikh Mafiz Alam and Sk. Manirul Islam, New Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 44 (32), 2020, 13852-13862. (Scopus indexed journal)

  9. “X-ray structurally characterized Mo (VI), Fe (III) and Cu (II) complexes of amide-imine conjugate: (bio)catalytic and histidine recognition studies”, Sabyasachi Ta, Milan Ghosh, Noor Salam, Jayanta Das, Manirul Islam, Paula Brandão, Vítor Félix, Jesus Sanmartin, and Debasis Das, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol. 34 (10), 2020, e5823. (Scopus indexed journal)

  10. “Exploring a new dinuclear Fe(iii) complex for the fixation of atmospheric CO2 and optical recognition of nano-molar levels of Zn2+ ions”, Seikh Taniya, Somnath Khanra, Sabyasachi Ta, Sudeshna Chatterjee, Noor Salam and Debasis Das, RSC Advance, Vol. 10 (37), 2020, 22284-22290 (Scopus indexed journal).

  11. “Synthesis of Graphene Oxide from Hydrogenated Diamond Like Carbon and Protein Immobilization onto It: Characterization and Study of Practical Utility”, Subhashis Bala, Reshmi Bose, Shaona Chaterjee, Sanjit Sarkar, Indranil Saha, Hari Shankar Biswas, Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 9, 32-41, 2021. (Not indexed in Scopus).

  12. “Antimitotic Study of TN-16 to Tubulin”, Lalita Das, International Journal of Science and Research, Vol. 9, Issue 10, October 2020, 281-285. (Not indexed in Scopus).

  13. “Modern Approaches in Chemical and Biological Sciences”, Hari Shankar Biswas, published by Lincoln Research and publication Limited, Sydney, Australia, September 2020.

  14. "Emerging Concept in Chemical and Biological Sciences", Hari Shankar Biswas, published by Lincoln Research and Publishing Limited in collaboration with Lincoln University College, Malaysia, September 2020.

  15. “Imaging Beyond Optical Light Camera Technique-short Review”, Subhasis Bala and Hari Shankar Biswas, Emerging Concept in Chemical and Biological Sciences, doi:10.31674/books.2020.macbs, Page 107-115.

  16. “Methylglyoxal: A Short Review”, Lalita Das, Emerging Concepts in Chemical and Biological Sciences, ISBN: 978-0-6488798-0-0, doi: 10.46977/book.2020.eccbs, Page 14-19, Lincoln Research and Publications Limited and Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

  17. “Mental Health, Hygiene and Education”, Lalita Das, Implications of Mental Health and Hygiene in Education, Page 247-250, July, 2020, ISBN: 978-83-89234-77-0. Published in India by N.B. Publications.

  18. “COVID-19 Lockdown- Transforming The Indian Education System”, Lalita Das, Page 220-225, COVID-19 Pandemic-Online Learning-Mental Heaith-Self Care, January, 2021, ISBN: 978-93-89234-85-5, Published in India by N.B. Publications.

  19. “Exploration of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents in the Synthesis of Nitrogen Containing Bioactive Heterocycles through Oxidative Desulfurization Strategy”, Harisadhan Ghosh, Page 38-46, Modern Approaches in Chemical and Biological Sciences [ISBN: 978-967-16798-7-6, doi:10.31674/book.2020.macbs], Lincoln University College, Malaysia.

  20. “Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Future of Farming Sustainability”, Apurba Biswas, Page 157-164, Ecology Research (Volume – II), (ISBN: 978-93-88901-20-8), Bhumi Publishing, India.

Book-1-Therapeutics-Key-to-well-being.pdf
Book-3-Sustainable-Development-A-Way-Forward.pdf
Book-2-Recent-Advancement-in-Biological-Sciences.pdf
Book-4-Recent-Trend-in-Physical-Sciences.pdf

Seminars/Workshops/Training Courses/Lectures Organized:


  1. International Webinar "Academics vs Industry: Choosing the Right Path", 6th July, 2020 (About 1000 participants and 1.6 k views from YouTube) 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  2. International Virtual Conference “Innovation in Science Education”, 17-18th February 2021 (organized in association with Lincoln University College, Malaysia) 👉 Report for the Program, YouTube Link (Day 1), YouTube Link (Day 2). An Edited book was also published with International Publisher 👉 Link to the Book

  3. International Webinar “CHeMoNaTiON-5” (INVITED LECTURE SERIES-IV) on 10th July 2021 👉 Report of the program, YouTube Link

  4. CHeMoNaTiON-V Student Seminar Part I 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link (1), YouTube Link (2)

  5. CHeMoNaTiON-V Student Seminar Part II 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  6. Student Induction Program on Competitive Examinations on 31/12/2021 👉 Report of the Program - YouTube Link

  7. National Webinar "Spectroscopy: A Tool To Investigate Molecules Recent Advancements And Challenges” on 30th December 2021 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  8. National Webinar CHeMoNaTiON-VI [Invited Lecture Series-V Part I] March 05, 2022 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  9. CHeMoNaTiON-VI [Invited Lecture Series-V Part II, April 01, 2022 👉 Report of the Program, Link to Photographs, Flyer

  10. CHeMoNaTiON-VI Student Seminar Part II, April 01, 2022 👉 Report of the Program, Link to Photographs, Flyer

  11. CHeMoNaTiON-VI Student Seminar Part III, April 11, 2022 👉 Report of the Program, Link to photographs, Flyer

  12. An online self-paced course conducted on ‘ChemCollective Virtual Labs’ in association with Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay from Feb 2021 to June 2021. 21 students from Semester IV attended the course out of whom 15 successfully completed the course with certificates. 👉 Activity Report, Flyer

  13. An online self-paced course conducted on ‘GChem Paint" in association with Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay from Feb 2021 to June 2021. 41 students from Semester VI attended the course out of whom 17 successfully completed the course with certificates. 👉 Activity Report, Flyer

Student Orientation/Induction Programs Organized:


  1. 2020 Orientation Program, Dec 12, 2020 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  2. 2020 Alumni Student Meet, Dec 12, 2020 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  3. 2021 Orientation Program, Oct 07, 2021 👉 Report of the Program, Flyer

  4. 2021 Alumni Student Meet, Oct 07, 2021 👉 Report of the Program, Flyer

Laboratory and Industry Visits Arranged for Students:


  1. Student's visit to the BITM and the Biotechnology Laboratory there 👉 Activity Report, Link to Photographs

  2. Student's visit to the University of Kalyani and the central instrumental laboratory there for hands-on exposure 👉 Activity Report, Link to Photographs

  3. Student's visit to a small-scale industry, the factory of Raja Biscuit 👉 Activity Report, Link to Photographs

Outreach Activities:


  1. Sanitizer preparation: To combat the dire need for hand sanitizers during the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Department of Chemistry, Surendranath College started preparing hand sanitizers and launched their own brand "SPARSHA" following the World Health Organisation (WHO) protocol, and distributed them among security, media, and banking personnel. Departmental Faculty members also made a humble request to other universities, colleges, and research centers through digital media to start making WHO-recommended sanitizers with their own Alcohol stock at disposal in that pandemic situation. 👉 Activity Report, Video Link

  2. Mushkurayega India, A Hopeful Revelation 👉 Activity Report, YouTube Link

  3. Safe Diwali, An Awareness Program on 12th November 2021 👉 Report of the Program - YouTube Link

  4. Golpe Kathay Prafullachandra, An Informative Program on 2nd August 2021 👉 Activity Report, YouTube Link

  5. Bharatbarsha Surjer Ek Nam, 74th Independence Day Celebration 2020 👉 Report of the Program, YouTube Link

  6. One of our faculty members (Dr. Suchandra Chatterjee) delivered an invited talk for creating general awareness and for sensitizing teachers and students alike on a very relevant topic “Coping with New Normal Situations in Higher Education During COVID-19” in a state-level webinar organized by Rotary Club of Murshidabad in association with the Sripat Singh College on 5th October 2020 👉 Link to Certificate, Link to Flyer

  7. Amphan Relief: Faculty members contributed and helped their helpless students with ravaged homes at their own capacity during Amphan super cyclone, that hit West Bengal badly. 👉 Link to Letter

Co-Curricular Activities:


  1. Student Review Projects under Mentorship of Faculty Members:

  • “Investigational treatment of COVID-19”, Lalita Das.

  • “Ruthenium (II) anticancer complexes: Challenges and Expectation”, Lalita Das.

  • “A review of Curcumin and it's derivatives as anticancer agents”, Lalita Das.

  • “A short review on Gastric Cancer”, Lalita Das.

  • “Recent Progress on Covalent Organic Framework material for Catalysis in Sustainable Remediation”, Noor Salam.

  • “Cisplatin: The most widely used anticancer drug”, Apurba Biswas.

  • “Inorganic Nanoparticles”, Apurba Biswas.

  • “Advance in the development of protein-protein interactions modulators”, Apurba Biswas.

  • “The story of Aspirin; Journey from Willow to Wonder Drug”, Hari Shankar Biswas.

  • “Properties and application of Graphene Oxide”, Hari Shankar Biswas.

  • “Synthesis, Characterization and Structure Modeling of Graphene", Hari Shankar Biswas.

  • “1,3-Dibromo-5,5-Dimethyl Hydantoin (DBDMH): A Useful Brominating Reagent in Organic Synthesis”, Harisadhan Ghosh.

  • “Biofuels: Synthesis, Mechanism, Utility, Problems, Future scope”, Sourav Misra.

  • “Photocatalyst: Characterization and Application in Photochemical water splitting”, Sourav Misra.

  • “Artificial Molecular Machines with Bio-Inspired Mechanisms of Natural Molecular Devices: An Overview”, Suchandra Chatterjee.

  • “Bio-inks and Bio-Materials for Bio-Printing: A Scientific Analysis of Two Decades of Progress”, Suchandra Chatterjee.

  • “3D Bio-Printing Methods and Techniques for Tissue and Organ Regeneration”, Suchandra Chatterjee.

  • “Nano-Pesticides in Agro-Science: Emerging Contaminants or A Road to Sustainability”, Suchandra Chatterjee.

  • “Metal-Organic Framework: A Future Tool for Nano-Catalysis”, Suchandra Chatterjee.


  1. E-Magazines:

CHEMQUEST-VOL-1-Issue-1.pdf
CHEMQUEST-Vol-1-Isuue-2.pdf
CHEMQUEST-VOL-2-Issue-1.pdf
CHEMQUEST-Vol-2-Issue-2.pdf

Cultural Activities:


  1. Official Programs


  1. Unofficial Programs

Other Significant Activities:


  1. Student's participation in different co-curricular activities organized by college and other institutions 👉 Link to Documents

  2. SOP preparation on compulsory practicals 👉 Link to Practical SOPs

  3. Introduction of virtual labs to students for a better practical experience during lock down

👉 Link-1, 👉 Link-2, 👉 Link-3, 👉 Link-4, 👉 Link-5, 👉 Link-6, 👉 Link-7

  1. Introduction of an online self-paced course on ‘ChemCollective Virtual Labs’ in association with Spoken Tutorial, IIT Bombay from Feb 2021 to June 2021 👉 Activity Report, Flyer Link

  2. Capsule video preparation on practicals for helping students 👉Surface Tension 👉Viscosity 👉Polarimeter 👉 Phase diagram

  3. Study Material preparation for students 👉 Link to College Website

  4. Study Material preparation in Bengali (mother tongue) for better comprehension and understanding of students 👉 Link

Significant Achievements of tudents:


Significant Departmental Achievements/Activities:


To combat the dire need for hand sanitizers during the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Department of Chemistry, Surendranath College started preparing hand sanitizers and launched their own brand "SPARSHA" following the World Health Organisation (WHO) protocol and distributed them among security, media, and banking personnel. Departmental Faculty members also made a humble request to other universities, colleges, and research centers through digital media to start making WHO-recommended sanitizers with their own Alcohol stock at disposal in that pandemic situation. This activity was acclaimed by all the prominent print and digital media houses nationwide. 👉 Activity Report, Video Link

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