Entry Format :
Name : Born
: Died : Distinction as teacher / Professional Highlights : Joining as the
College teacher/ Contributions: Other achievements: Other academic achievements
Abbreviations: (Royal)
Asiatic Society of Bengal : ( R ) ASB Geological Society of London : GSLGeological Mining and Metallurgical Society of
India : GMMSI Mining and Geological Institute of India : MGII
: BE College at Shibpur BEC: Durgapur
Govt. College DGC: Jalpaiguri Engineering College JEC: Regional Engineering
College Durgapur REC: Presidency College PC: Calcutta University CU: Jadavpur
University JU: Burdwan University BU:Indian Institute of Technology at
Kharagpur IITKgp ,at Bombay(Mumbai) IITB, at Roorkee IITR : Indian School of
Mines at Dhanbad ISM
Geological Survey of India GSI: Indian Statistical Institute,Calcutta ISI
:Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute CGCRI: Central Fuel Research
Institute CFRI: Indian Science Congress (President, Geology
Section) : ISC (Pr., Geol.) (President, General): ISC (Pr.)
NB : Length of service of
the Part-time professors has been slightly modified from the figures in the
Diamond Jubilee Volume of the Bhu-Vidya on the basis of the
tenures of respective professors as the Past President of the Geological
Institute.
ARUN KUMAR ROY : b.1909, d.1987: alumnus: MSc 1934 : faculty member 1946-1968.
BANKIM CHANDRA MUKHERJEE: b.n.a., d.n.a.: alumnus : MSc 1945 : joined TISCO; faculty member PC1945-49: thereafter in JU.
GOURIKANTA MODAK: b.1924, d. 1992: alumnus: MSc 1947: faculty member 1949-1966: moved to BECollege on transfer.
AJIT KUMAR BANERJI : b.1925, d.2001: alumnus: MSc1946 (1947) : Higher studies from Glasgow,UK, faculty member 1951-1978: HOD 1965-78: subsequently joined CU: made contributions in Precambrian stratigraphy of Singhbhum and metallogenesis.
AJIT KUMAR SAHA : b.1925, d. 1997: alumnus : MSc 1947: Higher studies from Toronto, Canada: faculty member 1951-1985 ( reemployed till 1990) : HOD 1978-85 : subsequently Emeritus Professor, PC: recipient of National Mineral Award 1969: important contributions to Precambrian Geology, particularly granites, evolution of Bihar-Orissa craton, mathematical geology and environmental studies : stepped up modern research with instrumentation, application of statistics, mathematics and computer: encouraged and carried out interdisciplinary research: among the founder members of the CSME, Calcutta.
MIHIR KUMAR BOSE: b.1933: alumnus MSc 1955: faculty member 1956-83: post-doctoral Fellow, University of Oslo( 1966-7): recipient of the National Mineral Award ( 1972) and the Bhatnagar Award (1976): Emeritus Professor ( CSIR) and then INSA, after superaanuation.
TIMIR RANJAN SARBADHIKARI : b. 1936,d. 1978: alumnus, MSc 1956,PhD : faculty member 1957-1977: made contributions to Rajmahal Volcanics and Interptrappeans as also Gondwana stratigraphy and palynology : author of a textbook on Indian stratigraphy.
TARAKESWAR MITRA: b.1938: alumnus MSc 1966: faculty member 1959-1980, 199*-199*: in between to DGCollege on transfer.
PRADIP KUMAR GANGOPADHYAY: b.1935: alumnus MSc 1957: faculty member 1962-95: doctoral degree from the University of Edinburgh: HOD 1985-95 : subsequently Retired Scientist ( DST) in PC.
PRADEEP KUMAR DASGUPTA: b.1937: MSc 1962: faculty member 1962-1991: subsequently in CU.
ASOKE KUMAR BANERJEE: b.1943: alumnus MSc 1976: faculty member 1963-96 & 1999-to date, being on transfer to DGCollege during 1996- 1999
DHRUBAJYOTI MUKHOPADHYAY: b. 1938: alumnus: MSc 1959: higher studies from the Imperial College London: faculty member 1964-1981: moved as Professor to ISM, Dhanbad 1981 : subsequently joined CU.
MALAY BHUSAN CHAKRABORTY: b.1938: alumnus MSc 1961: faculty member 1964-76 & 1983-98: on transfer to DGCollege in between:subsequently joined Netaji Subhas Open University.
SUHAS TALUKDAR : b. n.a.: alumnus, MSc 1963: faculty member 1964-5: joined GSI: subsequently moved to South America.
DEB KUMAR DASGUPTA: b.1942: alumnus MSc 1963: faculty member 1965-74 & 1975-2002: on transfer to BECollege in between:
ASHOKE BASAK: b.n.a.: alumnus MSc 1964: faculty member 1965-6: subsequently in the Indian Administrative Service.
PRATIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE : b. 1930: alumnus : MSc 1952: faculty member 1966-1969: earlier was in BECollege: moved as Principal Cooch Bihar Govt. College: subsequently became DPI, Govt. WB, pro-VC, CU and then VC JU.
HARIPADA ROY : b.n.a.: alumnus MSc 1965: faculty member 1966-7: subsequently in the Indian Administrative Service.
ANIS KUMAR RAY: b.1943: alumnus MSc 1965: faculty member 1966-to date.
SUSHANTA KRISHNA DEB: b.1933: alumnus MSc 1956: faculty member 1968-93: post-doctoral Fellow, University of Praha .
GOURISANKAR GHATAK: b.1939: alumnus MSc 1959: faculty member 1970-99: HOD 1995-99: subsequently Professor-Principal Investigator (UGC).
KAMALA PRASAD GHOSH: b.1944: alumnus MSc 1967: faculty member 1971-81: left on transfer to DGCollege: subsequently in the BE College.
PRADYOT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY: b.1943: alumnus MSc 1967: faculty member 1974-to date
CHITTARANJAN BHATTACHARYYA: b.1941: alumnus: MSc1962: faculty member 1980 (on transfer from Durgapur Govt. College) –1982: subsequently in CU: worked on charnockites, metamorphic petrology and geochemistry and granites and migmatites.
PRASANTA KUMAR GUHA: b.1940: faculty member 1980-81: moved on transfer to JECollege and then to BECollege.
ANANDA KUMAR CHAKRABORTI: b.1951: alumnus MSc 1970: faculty member 1980 ( on transfer from DGCollege)- todate.
DIPANKAR LAHIRI: b.1936: alumnus MSc 1959: faculty member 1983-96: earlier in BE College and DGCollege.
SAGAR LAL ROY: b.1943: alumnus MSc 1966: faculty member 1987 ( on transfer from DGC)-1997: subsequently ADPI, Govt. WB: recipient of National Mineral Award.
SUBHA SANKAR SARKAR: b.1955: alumnus MSc 1978: faculty member 1987-1997 : moved on transfer promotion to DGCollege: subsequently DDPI, Govt. WB.