Polba Mahavidyalaya

Shri Rajesh Das

Assistant Professor
Email: profrajeshdas2010@gmail.com
Ph No.: 9163558118
Web Address:

Educational Qualifications

Degree	University	Year of Passing	Award	Rank
B.A.(GEOGRAPHY HONS.)	The University of Burdwan	2002	NA	NA
M.A.(GEOGRAPHY)	The University of Burdwan	2004	NA	NA
NET	UGC	2004,2006	NA	NA
SLET	UGC-WBCSC	2004	NA	NA

Specialization(PG)

Urban Geography

Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)

Institution	Awarded/Ongoing	Year	Title
University of Calcutta	Ongoing	2015(Registration)	Migration and Related Problems: A study of Hugli Industrial Belt, West Bengal

Research Area

Urban Geography and Contemporary Issues, Population and Migration

Courses Taught/Teaching

Geomorphology, Geotectonic, Economic Geography, Bio-Geography, Remote Sensing, GIS, Computer Based Skill Enhancement Courses, Climatology, Urban Geography, Population Geography, Agricultural Geography, Regional Planning and Development, Contemporary Issues in Geography, Statistics, Surveying, Geographical Thought, Disaster Management, Regional Geography Hydrology, Research Methodology, Human Geography, Cultural Geography, Social Geography, Environmental Geography, Cartography

Teaching Experience (3)

Name Of The Institution	Position Held	Period
Kendwa HIgh School (H.S), Kulti, Burdwan	Assistant Teacher	2004-2006
Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College (Co-Ed.), Behala, Kolkata and	Assistant Professor	2006-2022
Polba Mahavidyalaya , Polba , Hooghly	Assistant Professor	2022 to till continuing

Academic/Professional Courses/Training

Sl. No. Course/Training Institute / University Year

   1 STC in Remote Sensing and GIS
    HRDC, Burdwan University, 2015/16

   2 STC in Disaster Management HRDC, Burdwan University, 2017

   3 RS, GNSS, and GIS using Open-source Software. Dept. of Geography, C.U.
    &
    Geographical Society of India, 2016

   4 Research Methodology and Testing of Hypothesis,
    Belur Research Association of Social Science, 2017

   5 Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques in Geospatial Science University of Calcutta &
    ILEE, 2018

   6 Research Methodology Coursework
    in Social Science A.K. Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development
    Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. 2018

   7. Quantitative Research Methodology(using SPSS-AMOS-iThenticate), Department of
    Commerce and Management Studies, St. Xavier's College(Autonomous), Kolkata

Book Edited/Book Published (1)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
N.A.

Paper Published in Journal (6)

Title of the paper	Journal of publication	Year	ISSN No	Vol No.
Climate Water Resources and Agriculture	Charchaprokash	2014	2249-331X	04
Shelter, Sanitation and Drinking Water: Basic Problems of Migrants : A case study of Ward No. 13 of Bhadreaswar Muncipality	Indian Journal of Applied Research	2016	2249-555X	06
Rural-Urban Employment Migration and Gender-A scenario of India	Indiam Journal of Applied Research	2017	2249-555X	07
Migration of Labour from India to Gulf Countries : How far it supports sustainability	IJAR	2017	2249-555X	07
Push and Pull Factors of Migration : A study of Inter-state Migrants of Hugli Industrial Belt	Global Journal for Research Analysis	2020	2277-8160	09

Other Institutional Responsibility

1. Convener, Environmental Sustainability and Strategy Committee

Academic/Professional Membership

Life Membership of Geographical Society of India, University of Calcutta

Other Working Experience (1)

Name Of The Organization	Position Held	Period
NA.	N.A.	N.A.

Chapter in Books (1)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
Climate and Society -A contemporary Perspective	Climatic Changes and Inter and Intra State Migration : A study in Indian Context	University of Calcutta	2016	978-81-923448-0-5

Conference/Seminar Papers Published (1)

Title of the paper	Conference	Year	Vol Number	Page Range
Climatic Changes and Inter and Intra State Migration : A study in Indian Context	Climate and Society : A contemporary perspective	2016		215-222

Invited Speech (2)

Title	Seminar/Conference details	Date	Organizing Institution
Exploitation of Favorable Geographical Conditions for the Development of Vegetable Marketing in West Bengal	National Seminar	27.11.2017	ICSSR, Dept. of Economics WBSU
Ozone Depletion and Rising Global Temperature: How far it affects mobility	Seminar	16.09.2023	Tarakeswar Degree College

Paper Presented (12)

Title	Theme Date	Organizing Institution
Inter and Intra state Migration and Climate Change : A study in Indian Context	National Seminar, Environment Resource and Development 2013	University of Calcutta, Lal Baba College
Rural -Urban Employment and Gender: A Scenario of India	35th IGI International Conference, 2013	The University of Burdwan , Geography Dept.
Climate Water Resources and Agriculture: The Indian Context	Climate, Society and Sustainability , 2014	SERB & UGC, Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta
Shelter, Sanitation and Drinking Water : Basic Problems of Migrants - A case study of ward no. 13 of Bhadreswar Municipality	Socio economic impact of cottage and small industries in West Bengal with special reference to S 24 Parganas District , National Seminar, 2015	Department of Geography, Raidighi College and Dept. of Economics Dhruba Chand Halder College
Migration of Labor from poor to rich country : how far it support sustainability	Landuse planning and management	Department of geography, University of Calcutta and ILEE

Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (6)

Theme	Date	Organizing Institute
Climatology of Humid Tropics: UGC Sponsored National Workshop Contemporary Issues and Techniques	2012	Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta
Modalities of Practical Examination in Geography	2014	Dept. of Geography University of Calcutta and Vivekananda Women's College
Thematic Mapping with Soil Data	2012	Dept. of Geography, university of Calcutta and Vivekananda Women's College University of Calcutta Dept. of Geography University of Calcutta
Demystifying the ew Data Capture Format (DCF 2013-14) challenges and solutions	2014	IQAC, University of Calcutta
Implementation of CBCS system in UG studies in Geography	2018	Shri Sikshayatan College and UG Board of studies of University of Calcutta

Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (5)

Title & No of OC/RC	Institution	Theme	Duration
NRDMS-DST Winter School, Level 02	Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, supported by Natural Resource Data Management System-Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi	Disaster Management using Geospatial Technologies	January 09-January 29, 2020
UGC sponsored 83rd Orientation Programme	Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta	NA	March 01- March 27 , 2010
Refresher course in Earth Science	UGC-ASC, University of Calcutta and Department of Geology	NA	November 19-December 08 2012
4th UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Geography	UGC-HRDC, The University of Burdwan	NA	February 02-February 22, 2016
Advanced Concepts for Developing MOOCS	Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi , sponsored by MHRD PMMMNMTT	NA	July 02- July 17, 2020

Other Notable Activities

Administrative and other Responsibilities performed:
   1. IQAC Coordinator
   2. Nodal Officer, AISHE at college level
   3. Member /Teacher's representative at Governing Body of college
   4. Member of the Finance Committee
   5. Secretary, Teacher's Council
   6. Convener, SC-ST Cell
   7. Convener, Admission sub-committee
   8. Convener, Sports Sub-committee
   9. Convener, Students'welfare sub-committee
   10. Head of the Department