About Anthropology Department

Bangabasi Evening College had developed as a section of Bangabasi College. However it was only in 1965 that the present Bangabasi Evening College emerged as an independently functioning unit. The Department of Anthropology was established in 1980. The Department had formed an integral part of college since its inception. The course offered to this institution is Undergraduate Course. According to New Educational Policy (NEP) of CU under Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF 2022) the Department offers 4 year Honours Cum Research Course and 3 year General Cum Multidisciplinary Courses. The college conducts Unit Tests, Mid-Term Test, Annual Test, Test Examinations before the Final University Examinations and other internal examinations to help the students prepare for the University examinations. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments In every year there is one or two excursion for the students of the said department. The BSc students opting for Anthropology  Honours have to study two other general subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Phisiology  Zoology, Botany etc. as Generic (Gen) and 3 Inter-Disciplinary (ID) Subjects for both Hons and Gen students of BSc. It is run by three efficient substantive teachers and two State Aided College Teacher (SACT) are working at present. No post remains vacant. 

Faculty

No Name & Designation Contact Information Designation Specialization achievements Interest areas & Other related information
1
Dr. Prokash Kumar Palit, M.Sc. PhD
Email Id : prokash_palit@rediffmail.com
Contact No : 9153458388
Associate Professor
  1. Specialization : Socio anthropology
  2. Teaching Experience : 7yrs
  3. Research Paper Published : 1
  4. Paper Presented in Conf./Seminar : 1
  5. Participation Conf./Seminar : 1
  6. Vidwan Profile : Click Here
2
Sri Koushik Dhar, MSc
Email Id : koushikdhar36@gmail.com
Contact No : 59121931515
SACT II
  1. Specialization : Social Cultural Anthropology
  2. Area of Interest : Ethnographic Studies
  3. Teaching Experience : 4 YEARS
  4. Research Paper Published : 3
  5. Vidwan Profile : Click Here
3
Sri Joydhish Majumder, MSc
Email Id : joydhish.majumdar@gmail.com
Contact No : 8274995110
SACT I
  1. Specialization : Biological Anthropology
  2. Area of Interest : Human Genetics and Anthropometry
  3. Teaching Experience : 5 YEARS (APPROX)
  4. Research Paper Published : 1
  5. Vidwan Profile : Click Here
4
Dr. Arun Makal, MSc, PhD
Email Id : arunmakal@gmail.com
Contact No : 9564874771
Assistant Professor [HOD]
  1. Specialization : Social Cultural Anthropology
  2. Area of Interest : Interpretive Anthropology
  3. Teaching Experience : 3yrs+
  4. Research Paper Published : 14
  5. Paper Presented in Conf./Seminar : 5
  6. Participation Conf./Seminar : 5
  7. Medal / Award : UGC JRF
  8. Vidwan Profile : Click Here
5
Dr. Mayank Prakash, (on lien) M.Phil, PhD
Email Id : roshanmayankprakash.559@gmail.com
Contact No : 9931102080
Assistant Professor
  1. Specialization : Social-Cultural Anthropology
  2. Area of Interest : Theories of Social Anthropology
  3. Teaching Experience : 3 months
  4. Research Paper Published : 14
  5. Paper Presented in Conf./Seminar : 42
  6. Participation Conf./Seminar : 42
  7. Medal / Award : 1 Gold Medel,UGC JRF

Lab Assistant/Attendant

No Member Name Designation Profile Picture
1 Prittish Roy Lab Assistant/Attendant