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Department of Environmental Science is one of the new departments of the college, that is presently running its’ 14th batch since 2008. The interdisciplinary subject – Environmental Science had been introduced in the under graduate (UG) curriculum of University of Calcutta in 2008 and indeed that was the year when the State of West Bengal got its’ first ever UG curriculum in the subject. Since 1995 when following the verdict of the apex court of India Environmental Science was introduced as a compulsory subject for all levels of study, different universities and colleges imbibed the same, mostly as a compulsory or master’s level course curriculum. The UG level courses were introduced late. However, in West Bengal too, M.Sc was introduced at University of Kalyani in 1998 while the UG courses were introduced only in 2008. Hence the department is pioneering the list as UG course curriculum.

Teachers from different departments of the college, like Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Statistics helped immensely to run the first ever batch of Environmental Science (Hons.) by taking regular classes. Therefore, setting up the curriculum is indeed a good example of inter-departmental collaboration in this institute.

In last fourteen years of journey this department of Vivekananda College has successfully catered the merit of the UGC and Government of India for introduction of the course and invaded different aspects of environmental awareness building through vivid activities. It has also made its footmarks in the academic world at National level as several students are sent in different famous Universities and Institutes of India for their further study. Till date the students from this department have reached more than 25 institutes in India and abroad for pursuance of their higher studies.

Dr Rajarshi Mitra

HOD Department of Environmental Science

Sumana Mukherjee

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