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Prof.(Dr.) Nimai Chandra Saha Principal Dept. of Zoology

Personal Details

Academic background: M.Sc., Ph.D. , D.Sc.
Joined WBES on: 15/06/1985
Joined Bidhannagar College on: 27/05/2023
Number of Publications: 200 (Two Hunfreds)
Email: profncsaha23@gmail.com
URL of Google Scholar/Research Gate/ORCID/Personal Website:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5171-3762
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jbxidqYAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55108195200
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nimai-Saha-3
Vidwan: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/184896
Web of Science: https://publons.com/researcher/4100145/nimai-chandrasaha/
Updated CV

Name of the Colleges/Universities/Institutes served till date

As Lecturer & Reader: 18 years 08 months (15.06.1985 - 31.05.2002 & 18.11.2003 - 10.08.2005)
As Principal: 06 years 7 months (01.06.2002 - 17.11.2003 & 11.08.2005 - 04.10.2010)
As Professor: 13 years 6 months (since 05.10.2010 – till date)
As Director of Public Instruction (DPI), Govt. of West Bengal: 02 years (09.10.2014 – 31.10.2016)
As Vice Chancellor, The University of Burdwan: 6 years 6 month 26 days

Position Held	Organization/ Institution	Date	Period of Service
Professor and Head (WBSES)	Bidhannagar College (Govt.), Salt Lake, Kolkata-64, West Bengal	27-05-2023 (Afternoon) to Till Date	------
Vice Chancellor	The University of Burdwan	28-02-2023 (afternoon) to 27-05-2023 (Afternoon)	3 Months
Vice Chancellor	The University of Burdwan	26-02-2021 (Afternoon) to 28-02-2023 (afternoon)	2 years 2days
Vice Chancellor	The University of Burdwan	01-11-2016 to 26-02-2021 (Afternoon)	4 years 3 months, 25 days
Professor and Director of Public Instruction (WBSES)	Education Directorate, Bikash Bhavan, Government of West Bengal	01.01.2015 to 31.10.2016 (Afternoon)	1 year 10 months
Professor and Director of Public Instruction as Additional duty (WBSES)	Education Directorate, Bikash Bhavan, Government of West Bengal	09.10.2014 to 31.12.2014 (Afternoon)	2 months 22 days
Professor and Additional Director of Public Instruction (WBSES),	Education Directorate, Bikash Bhavan, Government of West Bengal	23.07.2013 to 31.12.2014	1 years 5 months 8 days
Professor and Head (WBSES)	P.G. Dept. of Zoology, Barasat Govt. College, West Bengal	05.10.10 to 22.07.2013	2 years 9 months 17 days
Principal (WBSES)	Krishnagar Govt. College, Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal	14.01.2009 to 04.10.2010	1 year 8 months 20 days
Principal (WBSES)	Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, West Bengal	11.08.2005 to 13.01.2009	3 years 5 months 2 days
Reader in Zoology (WBES)	Presidency College, Kolkata, West Bengal	18.11.2003 to 10.08.2005	1 year 8 months 22 days
Principal	Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, Haringhata, Nadia, West Bengal (On Lien)	01.06.2002 to 17.11.2003	1 year 5 months 16 days
Reader in Zoology (WBES)	Presidency College, Kolkata, West Bengal	07.04.1999 to 31.05.2002	3 years, 1 month, 24 days
Reader in Zoology (WBES)	Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, West Bengal.	15.06.1998 to 05.04.1999	9 months 20 days
Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) in Zoology (WBES)	Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, West Bengal.	05.12.1992 to 14.06.1998	5 years 6 months 9 days
Lecturer in Zoology (WBES)	Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram, West Bengal.	07.07.1989 to 04.12.1992	3 years 4 months 28 days
Lecturer in Zoology (WBES)	A.B.N. Seal College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal.	15.06.1985 to 03.07.1989	4 years 18 days

Areas of Specialization

FISHERY & AQUACULTURE
ECOTOXICOLOGY

Areas of Teaching

ZOOLOGY
FISHERY
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
ECOTOXICOLOGY
ECOLOGY

Areas of Research Interests

FISHERIES SCIENCES
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIOREMEDIATION

Research Supervision

Sl.	Name of the Scholar	Institution	Title of the PhD. Thesis	Date of Award
1	Pramita Sharma	The University of Burdwan	Toxicity of selective chemicals from sewage and factory effluents on some aquatic organisms and their bioremediation.	08-12-2023
2	Santosh Kumar Giri	Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University	A study on the role of commonly occurring plant extracts in modulating pesticide induced toxicity to fish and fish food organisms	- -2023
3	Sharmistha Medda	The University of Burdwan	Effects of Some Commonly Used Pesticides on Oreochromis Mossambicus and Tubifex Tubifex with Special Emphasis on Bioremediation	19-05-2023
4	Triparna Chakraborty	The University of Burdwan	Studies on the Ecological Health of some Wetlands Located in the Districts of North 24 Parganas and Hooghly, West Bengal, India	19-05-2023
5	Shruti Ghosh	The University of Burdwan	Toxic Effects of some Commonly Occurring Surfactants on Fish and other Aquatic Organisms along with their Phytoremediation	10-05-2023
6	Arnab Chatterjee	The University of Burdwan	A Study on the Toxic Effects of some Commonly used Pesticides Profenofos, λ Cyhalothrin and Biopesticide Azadirachtin on Tubifex Tubifex (Muller) and Cyprinus Carpio L. and their Amelioration	16-02-2022
7	Chandan Sarkar	The University of Burdwan	Studies on the Effects of Triazophos, Spinosad, Cypermethrin on some Aquatic Organisms and Evaluation of Ecology Health of Wetlands through Water Quality Assessment	09-04-2022
8	Ritwick Bhattacharya	The University of Burdwan	A Study on the Toxic Effects of some Commonly used Surfactants on Fish and Fish Food Organisms and their Amelioration	28-06-2022
9	Suman Bej	The University of Burdwan	Effect of Commonly Used Pesticides Alpha-Cypermethrin Chlorpyrifos and Imidacloprid on Branchiura Sowerbyi, Bellamya Bengalensis and Cyprinus Carpio	28-06-2022
10	Papiya Datta	The University of Burdwan	Efficacy of Combined Effect of Zingerone and Cinnamaldehyde in the Sustenance of Spleen Physiology After Chronic Lead Exposure on Swiss Albino Mice (Mus Musculus)	05-09-2022
11	Arijit De	The University of Burdwan	A Study on the Seasonal Variation of Physicochemical Parameters and the Prokaryotic Community of Benthic Soil of an Aquaculture Farm in East Kolkata Wetlands for the Determination of Ecological Health Status	27-12-2021
12	Priti Mondal	The University of Burdwan	Association Studies of Susceptible Genetic Variants of IL-18 and TGF-β1 with House Dust Mites Induces Asthma Among Population of West Bengal, India	30-11-2022
13	Subhajit Saha	The University of Burdwan	Study on the Effects of some Commonly Used New Generation Pesticides on Fish and Fish Food Organisms and the Role of Agricultural Runoff in the Change of Water Quality and Piscine Diversity of Kankana Baor and Beri Baor, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal	13-04-2021
14	Souryadeep Mukherjee	The University of Burdwan	Studies on the Effects of Chronic Benzene Exposure to Fish and Mammalian Models along with its Bioremediation	2020
15	Dip Mukherjee	West Bengal State University	Toxicity of Pulp and Paper mill Effluents and some of their Ingredients on Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem along with Management of Effluent Quality	17-03-2016
16	Kishore Dhara	University of Kalyani	Hazardous Impact of Fly Ash and some of its Ingredients on Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem	04-02-2015
17	Arpan Kumar Maiti	University of Kalyani	A Study on the Toxicity of some Metals Present in Fly Ash on Piscine and Mammalian Models	03-09-2010
18	Falguni Bhunia	University of Kalyani	Studies on the Acute and Chronic Toxicity of some Hazardous Chemicals to Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem	2002

List of Publications (Journal/Proceedings)

The full list of publications is available at https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5171-3762

List of Lectures in Seminar/Conferences

Studies on acute and chronic toxicity of cadmium to the freshwater snail Lymnaea acuminata in International Conference on Aquatic Resources and Sustainable Management organised by Central Calcutta Science and Culture Organisation for Youth, February 17-19, 2016(International level)
Effects of a pulp and paper mill effluent on the Hooghly River ecosystem and its fish diversity in Nadia district, West Bengal, India in 24^th All India Congress of Zoology and National Seminar on Biodiversity and its management for food and environmental security and National Helminthological Congress organised by Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, November 23-25, 2013(National Level)
Study on the comparative toxicity of Nickel and Zinc on the haematological parameters of Clarias batrachus in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Rediscovering 100 years of journey on the field of Immunology: Present status of Immunological Research in India organised by Barasat Govt. College, 19^th& 20^th September, 2011( National Level)
Review on the parasites causing diseases in the fishes of Ganga river system with reference to histopathological changes and parasitic diversity in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Rediscovering 100 years of journey on the field of Immunology: Present status of Immunological Research in India organised by Barasat Govt. College, 19^th& 20^th September, 2011(National level)
A study on the comparative breeding performance of Anabas testudineus (Bloch,1792) using piscine pituitary gland extract and Ovaprim as inducing agent in UGC sponsored Society-Biodiversity Interaction: Exploitation & Ethics organised by Sripat Singh College, 1^st& 2^ndAugust, 2011(State Level)
Effects of temperature and the doses of inducing agents(pituitary gland extract and Ovaprim) on fertilization, hatching rate and hatchlings’ survival during induced breeding of .air breathing cat fish, ClariasbatrachusIn DST sponsored Sir J.C. Bose memorial National Symposium on modern trends in animal science research and challenges of the day Organised by Presidency University,23 -25 March, 2011 (National Level)
Use of diversity of fish fauna as an effective bioindicator for determining pollution in Bhagirathi River in Murshidabad, WB mainly due to contamination of fly ash of adjoining thermal power plant In Seminar on Biodiversity in India: Perspective, Management & Conservation Organised by Dwijendralal College,26-02-2011(State Level)
Acute toxicity of aniline to fish, plankton & worm In UGC sponsored Seminar on Biochemistry Organised by Kanchrapara College, 18-01-2003 to 19-01-2003(State Level)
Micronucleus test on the peripheral erythrocytes of Oreochromismossumbicus exposed to liquid wastes of quinidine In National Symposium on Environmental impacts on animal & aquaculture Organised by Kalyani University,14-05-1988 to 16-05-1988(National level)
Acute toxicity of quinine factory effluents on fish & aquatic ecosystem In Seminar on Science Congress Organised by 74^th Session of Science Congress, Bangalore, 03-01-1987 to 08-01-1987(National level)

On-going or Completed Research Projects

Sl. No	Title	Amount	Start Date	End Date	Role as PI/CO-PI	Agency/ Sponsored
1	Prebiotic Feed Supplement for Growth Improvement of Indian Major Carps, Labeo Rohita, Cirrhinusmrigala and Catla Catla under Composite Culture System: A Gut Microbiome and Nutrigenomics based Approach	36,26,120/-	18-06-2019	17-06-2022	Project Co-ordinator	DBT, Govt. of India [BT/PR28574/AA Q/3/920/2018]
2	Breeding Habitat Characterization of Filarial Vector Culex Quinquefasciatus in the Coastal Areas of Digha and its Bio-Environmental Management	14 lakh	19-02-2019	18-02-2022	Co-PI	DHESTBT, WB [213(Sanc.)-ST/P/S&T/1G-19/2018]
3	Studies on the Status and Distribution Patterns of Microplastics in the Aquatic Ecosystems of Hooghly River and their Effects on Food Chain	12.79.000/-	25-02-2019	24-02-2022	Co-PI	DHESTBT, WB [253(Sanc.)-ST/P/S&T/5G-10/2018]
4	Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)-Contamination at Digha Coastal Water (West Bengal)	9,16,300/-	13-02-2019	12-02-2022	Co-PI	DHESTBT, WB [172(Sanc.)/ST/P/S&T/5G-18/2018]
5	Exploring the Use of Plant as Galactagogues by Tribal Population of Purulia and West Midnapur District and their Validation	19 lakhs	25-03-2018	24-03-2021	Co-PI	DHESTBT, WB [261(Sanc)/FT/P/S&T/1G-59/2017]
6	Institutional Project	7.1 crore	01-04-2017	31-03-2021	Team Leader	DST PURSE Phase 2
7	A Research for the Modulatory Role of some Plants of Common Occurrence in Chronic Pesticide Pollution in Aquatic Biota	1615400/-	30-03-2015	29-03-2018	PI	DST, WB [1265(Sanc.)/ST/P/S&T/5G-3/13]

Awards/Grants received

Sl.	Name of the Award	Institution/Organization	Date
1	Merit Certificate for Standing First in First Class in M.Sc. Examination	University of Kalyani, West Bengal	1982
2	Fellow of Society of Environmental Sciences (F.S.E.Sc.) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Environmental Sciences	The Society of Environmental Science, Dumka, Jharkhand, India	2003
3	Certificate of Excellence for valuable Contribution for the Academic Advancement of the Department of Zoology	Presidency College, West Bengal, India	2010
4	Fellow of the Zoological Society (FZS) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Zoology	Zoological Society, Calcutta, West Bengal, India	2016
5	Fellow of the Zoological Society of India (FZSI) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Zoology	Zoological Society of India (FZSI): Gaya, India	2018
6	B.C. Guha Memorial Award for Excellent Lecture	Indian Science News Association, Science and Culture, Kolkata, West Bengal	2022
7	Fellow of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh (FZSB)	Zoological Society of Bangladesh	2022
8	2023: VIVEK JYOTI ANANYA SAMMAN	Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, for outstanding contribution in the field of Education, Research and Administration.	2023
9	2024: Fellow of Indian Social Science Academy (FISSA)	Indian Social Science Academy	2024

Member of Academic Bodies

Sl.	Nature of Activity	Name of the Committee/Institution/Organization
1	Member of the Executive Council	West Bengal State University, Alia University, Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu University
2	Member of Steering Committee	The West Bengal Collage Service Commission
3	Collaborators	Science and Culture
4	Former Member	Senate/Court/Syndicate/Executive Council of all State aided Universities (Burdwan University, Kalyani University, West Bengal State University, North Bengal University, Sidhu Kanho Birsha University, Vidyasagar University etc.) as Directorate of Public Instructor, Govt. of West Bengal
5	Different Academic and Administrative Committees Member/Chairman	BRS, PGBS, UGBS, Advisory Board, UG & PG Faculty Council, Finance Committee etc.
6	Member/Chairman	Search Committee for selection of Vice Chancellors and Deans of different State Aided Universities, West Bengal, India.
7	Selection Committees Member	Selection Committees for Selection of Teachers, Officers and non Teaching Staff of Different State Aided Universities, West Bengal College Service Commission and Public Service Commission, West Bengal, India.
8	Standing Committee Member	Standing Committee of Different Colleges and Universities of West Bengal, India
9	Administrator/Chairman	Different Academic Institutions
10	Member	Different Academic &Administrative Bodies of Different Colleges & State Aided Universities.
11	Member	Different Policy Making Bodies of Higher Education Department, Different Universities, Colleges and other Academic Institutions
12	Member	State Council of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal, India
13	Chairperson	Different Committees of Different Govt. Colleges, West Bengal, India
14	Chairman	Important Section of Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal, India
15	Chairperson	NAAC PEER TEAM, Bengaluru; October, 2017
16	Life Member	Indian Journal of Environment and Ecoplanning”, Society of Environmental Science
17	Life Member	“Science and Culture”, Indian Science News Association.
18	Life Member	“Proceedings of the Zoological Society”, The Zoological Society, Kolkata, India.
19	Life Member	Zoological Society of India (FZSI)

Faculty Profile

Studies on the Ecological Health of some Wetlands Located in the Districts of North 24 Parganas and Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Toxic Effects of some Commonly Occurring Surfactants on Fish and other Aquatic Organisms along with their Phytoremediation

A Study on the Toxic Effects of some Commonly used Pesticides Profenofos, λ Cyhalothrin and Biopesticide Azadirachtin on Tubifex Tubifex (Muller) and Cyprinus Carpio L. and their Amelioration

Studies on the Effects of Triazophos, Spinosad, Cypermethrin on some Aquatic Organisms and Evaluation of Ecology Health of Wetlands through Water Quality Assessment

A Study on the Toxic Effects of some Commonly used Surfactants on Fish and Fish Food Organisms and their Amelioration

Effect of Commonly Used Pesticides Alpha-Cypermethrin Chlorpyrifos and Imidacloprid on Branchiura Sowerbyi, Bellamya Bengalensis and Cyprinus Carpio

Efficacy of Combined Effect of Zingerone and Cinnamaldehyde in the Sustenance of Spleen Physiology After Chronic Lead Exposure on Swiss Albino Mice (Mus Musculus)

A Study on the Seasonal Variation of Physicochemical Parameters and the Prokaryotic Community of Benthic Soil of an Aquaculture Farm in East Kolkata Wetlands for the Determination of Ecological Health Status

Association Studies of Susceptible Genetic Variants of IL-18 and TGF-β1 with House Dust Mites Induces Asthma Among Population of West Bengal, India

Study on the Effects of some Commonly Used New Generation Pesticides on Fish and Fish Food Organisms and the Role of Agricultural Runoff in the Change of Water Quality and Piscine Diversity of Kankana Baor and Beri Baor, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Studies on the Effects of Chronic Benzene Exposure to Fish and Mammalian Models along with its Bioremediation

Toxicity of Pulp and Paper mill Effluents and some of their Ingredients on Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem along with Management of Effluent Quality

Hazardous Impact of Fly Ash and some of its Ingredients on Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem

A Study on the Toxicity of some Metals Present in Fly Ash on Piscine and Mammalian Models

Studies on the Acute and Chronic Toxicity of some Hazardous Chemicals to Fish, Fish Food Organisms and Aquatic Ecosystem

Merit Certificate for Standing First in First Class in M.Sc. Examination

Fellow of Society of Environmental Sciences (F.S.E.Sc.) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Environmental Sciences

Certificate of Excellence for valuable Contribution for the Academic Advancement of the Department of Zoology

Fellow of the Zoological Society (FZS) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Zoology

Fellow of the Zoological Society of India (FZSI) for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Zoology

B.C. Guha Memorial Award for Excellent Lecture

Fellow of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh (FZSB)

2023: VIVEK JYOTI ANANYA SAMMAN

2024: Fellow of Indian Social Science Academy (FISSA)

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