A Brief History & Overview of the Department
A brief history of the Department
The Department of Geology was established in 2010 as an undergraduate department and, thus, it is a relatively young department in Hooghly Mohsin College, the antiquity of which goes back to as early as 1836. On 2016 the post graduate studies was introduced in the department of Geology.
Academic Programmes & Courses Offered
| Sl. No. | Programme / Course Name | Level of Study |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Sc. Geology (Major) | U.G. (Major) |
| 2 | B.Sc. Geology (Minor) | U.G. (Minor) |
| 3 | M.Sc. in Geology | P.G. |
Distinguished Faculty Members
Academic Excellence
| Name of the Student | YEAR OF PASSING | Achievement Year | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Mahato | — | 2026 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Arka Karmi | — | 2025 | CUET |
| Sk. Abdul Alim | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Ratnadwip Patra | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Ranita Patra | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Priyanka Roy | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Poly Roy | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Ivana Parvin | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Arnab Das | — | 2025 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Debojyoti Biswas | — | 2024 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Barnali Debnath | — | 2024 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Sundar Gupta | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Ankush Chakraborty | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Ritam Mondal | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Surarsi Pal | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Disha Pyne | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Debolina Ghosh | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
| Pritam Kumar Sil | — | 2023 | JOINT ADMISSION TEST FOR MASTERS (JAM) |
DEPARTMENTAL & STUDENTS’ SEMINAR
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS/WEBINARS/WORKSHOPS HELD DURING THE SESSIONS
| Session | Sl No. | Title of Seminar/Webinar/Workshop | Resource Person | No. of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 (25-04-26) | 1 | Special lecture on Recent trends in Mineral exploration and Ore deposit geology |
Somdeb Dutta, Senior Manager (Mining & Geology)
|
UG Sem VI students and PG Sem IV students and all the teachers of the Department |
| 2025-26 (01-12-25) | 2 | Special lecture on Deformation processes and its manifestation within Earth's crust |
Goutam Sarkar, Asst. Professor of Geology, C.G.M. Govt. College, Purulia
|
All students of UG and PG and all the teachers of the Department |
| 2025-26 (03-07-25) | 3 | Special lecture on Modern field and laboratory techniques employed in Micropalaeontology |
Sanjeeb Biswas, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Geology, Presidency University
|
Final year students of UG and PG and all the teachers of the Department |
| 2022-23 (08-06-22) | 4 | Special lecture on Elementary problems on stress and strain |
Prof. Soumyajit Mukherjee, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
|
All students of UG and PG and all the teachers of the Department |
Departmental Activities, Programs & Events
| ACADEMIC SESSION | DATE | ABOUT THE PROGRAM | NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 17-04-2026 | Educational visit to National Meteorite Repository (NMR), CHQ GSI | Students of UG Sem-I and III Dr. Arnab Dasgupta and Ms. Nivedita Lahiri | — |
| 29-01-2026 | UG Semester-I fieldwork | All the students of UG Semester -I Dr. Saradee Sengupta and Dr. Arnab Dasgupta | ||
| 08-01-2026 | UG Semester-III and PG Semester-II fieldwork | All the students of UG Semester -III and PG Semester-II Dr. Pinaki Roy and Dr. Arnab Dasgupta | ||
| 03-01-2026 | Parents-Teacher meeting | All students of UG and PG all teachers | ||
| 18-07-2025 | Farewell program for UG and PG passing out batch | All students of UG and PG all teachers | ||
| 2024-2025 | 30-05-2025 | Fresher's Welcome | All students of UG and PG all teachers | — |
| 02-05-2025 | PG Semester-II fieldwork | All students of PG Semester-II and Mr. Pinaki Saha and Dr. Arnab Dasgupta | ||
| 16-01-2025 | Parents-Teacher meeting | All students of UG and PG and all teachers |