New Alipore College
Estd : August 1963. Affiliated to University of Calcutta
NAAC Re-accredited with "A" grade (2023)
Plastic Free, Green Campus
Department of Mathematics
B.S.c(Mathematics)
Department of Mathematics started its journey in 1963 as one of the very few departments of New Alipore College was established with. It was then headed by the Golden Lady the late Professor Manju Chakraborty who had received 18 gold medals from the University of Calcutta for her remarkable brilliance as a student of this university. The amiable fatherly figure Prof. Purnendu Kishor Chakraborty remained a pillar of the department since inception. Renowned mathematician and author of several books Prof. Asankur Maity was a faculty member for a long period. Another faculty member was late Dr. Amar BasuMallick who left the college to join as the Principal of Vidyanagar College, South 24 Paraganas. He later became the Principal of BKC College, Baranagar, Kolkata. The current Vice Principal Prof. DibesBera joined in the post vacated by Dr. Amar BasuMallick.
After the retirement of the first three professors, Dr. Kallol Paul, Dr.Gorachand Layek and Prof. Rita Chaudhuri respectively joined in their vacant posts. Another glorious era began on the strength of these young Turks. However, Dr. Layek left the college to join as a faculty member of the Dept. of Mathematics, Burdwan University and Dr.Writambhara Chakravorty joined in his vacant post. Thereafter, Dr. Kallol Paul,who was very popular among the students, left the college to join as a faculty member of the Dept. of Mathematics, Jadavpur University. Prof. GobindalalMandal joined the department to fill the vacancy. At present, Prof. Mandal is also the Bursar of the college and an Associate NCC Officer too. Later, Dr. Writambhara Chakravorty shifted to the United Kingdom to avail a good offer and in her vacant post joined Prof. Dawa Jangbo Sherpa, who has since been a source of inspiration for the students of the department. Dr. Ajit De was joined in this College as an Associate Professor in place of Mr. Sherpa under mutual transfer scheme.
A multidimensional Math Lab equipped with 30 computers is a pride of the department. The seminar Library with around 450 books is maintained jointly by the teachers and the students of the department.
The alumni of the department, spread across the country and overseas, have made the college proud in various ways. Many of them come to the department when they get to Kolkata and give our current students a morale booster
In the Department, Mathematics Hons and General course are offered to the students. Previously there were two types of students in the department – CBCS and previous (1+1+1) system for both Honours and General. At present only CBCS students are in the department .Department conducts student’ s seminar for each semester , class tests and also follows Examination and Evaluation system framed by our affiliating University.
Faculty members of the department are involved in various research activities. They publish their articles in different reputed ISSN Journals, ISBN volumes, Seminar Proceedings regularly.
Presently one ongoing college funded project entitled “Study on herd immunity against COVID 19 pandemic in West Bengal – A Mathematical approach” .
There are twenty four computers with internet facility in the departmental laboratory. The students can use these computers for their studies, tutorial, projects work and University specified work. There also exists another computer laboratory with five computers with internet facility for the use of teachers as well as students. In the departmental library every student can borrow books from it. A registered mathematics club named “CLAVA MATHEMATICA” has been created by the students and teachers of the department where students can discuss and share their views about the different mathematical problems. Colleagues of different department can use the computers of the department for their different activities of the college and university.
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