TRAINING DIVISION
SCIENTISTS :
v
Mr. Rabindra Nath Dutta Scientist – D (Divisional Head)
OBJECTIVES:
·
To develop skilled technical manpower towards Human Resource
Development in both pre-cocoon and post-cocoon sectors for the field level
officials of different State Sericulture Departments, Central Silk Board and
other agencies involved in silk industry.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
·
The Post Graduate Diploma in Sericulture (Mulberry) course of this
Institute has been affiliated by the
·
The first (2007-08),
second (2008-09), third (2009-10) & fourth (2010-11) batch of Post Graduate
Diploma in Sericulture Examination, have been published and the results are
quite satisfactory.
RESOURCES:
The following facilities are
available for conducting various training programmes for the Human Resource
Development in sericulture (Mulberry).
1.
Faculty: Highly qualified and experienced faculty members
having expertise in different field of sericulture are available for conducting
various training programmes (structured & non- structured).
2.
Library
facilities: A well equipped library with
about 6001 scientific books exclusively for sericulture sciences is available
for the trainees in different courses besides 34 national & 10
international scientific journals.
3.
Computers:
Computers with intra and Internet facilities
are available for the trainees to fulfill their thrust of knowledge.
4.
Classrooms:
Well-equipped lecture rooms and laboratory
with advanced audiovisual facilities are available for attractive class
lectures and practical demonstration.
5.
Rearing
Houses: Model rearing houses for
demonstration of Mulberry silkworm rearing for the trainees in different
designated courses like chawki rearing, multivoltine rearing, bivoltine rearing
etc. are available
6.
Mulberry
Farm: A model sericulture farm with 30
acres of mulberry plantation is supporting the trainees for field
demonstrations and rearing works in different courses as field laboratory.
7.
Grainage
facility: A model grainage for quality
seed (laying of silkworm) production is also available, close to the Institute
for practical demonstration of commercial seed production techniques.
8.
Boarding
and Lodging: Hostel facilities are available
for the trainees, having 96 single bedded rooms.
9.
Recreation
facilities: Recreation facilities for
outdoor and indoor games such as Football, Volley ball, Cricket, Badminton
Table Tennis, Carom, are available to enjoy by the trainees during leisure
hours.
Annual calendar
for various training programme (2011-2012) and its progress
(up to January, 2012)
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Sl.
No |
Course/ |
Duration |
Intake
/ Batch |
Course Fee
(Rs.) |
Sponsorers |
Key
content |
Progress
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1. |
Post Graduate
Diploma In Sericulture ( Mulberry ) |
15 months (July
to September next year) |
40 (20 DOS / NGO
sponsored) (20 from open
pool) |
5000 - 7500 10000 |
State Govts (DOS) Central Govt. NGO Private |
Introductory sericulture, Mulberry cultivation, Mulberry
& Silkworm crop protection Mulberry physiology, Mulberry & Silkworm breeding
& genetics, Silkworm anatomy & physiology, Silkworm seed production,
rearing & post-cocoon technologies, extension management, economics &
statistics, hands on computer & marketing. |
A total of 820 candidates including 662 (male) and 158 (female) have been trained |
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II Capsule Courses: A.
Management Development Programme
(MDP): |
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1. |
Orientation Training Programme |
May/Jul/Dec (5 Days) |
15 |
Nil - |
CSB Scientists and DOS Officers |
Soil Testing, Package of Practices of Mulberry, Mulberry
Varieties, Mulberry & Silkworm Diseases, |
A total of 3669 candidates under different Management
Development Programmes have been trained |
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2 |
Skill Up-gradation Programme |
Jun/Aug/Jan 5 (Days) |
15 |
Nil - |
Technical Staff of CSB/DOS |
Soil Testing, Package of practices of Mulberry, Mulberry
Varieties, Mulberry and Silkworm Diseases, Pest Management, Bivoltine and
Mulvoltine Silkworms Breeds/ Hybrids, Concept of CRC, Incubation, Chawki
rearing, Late Age Rearing, Moulting and Mounting care, Mechanization in
sericulture, Use of fertilizers, Organic Farming, INM, Extension Management
and Transfer of Technology. |
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3 |
Analysis Techniques of Soil & Microbial Flora |
Oct (5 Days)) |
10 |
Nil - |
Technical Staff of CSB/DOS |
Soil Sampling, Soil Analysts, Estimation
of pH. Organic Carbon, Potassium and Phosphorous in soil and Soil Sampling
for Microbial Studies. |
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4 |
Vermicompost and Green Manure |
June/ -September (5 Days) |
15 |
Nil - |
CSB Scientists and Technical Staff of DOS |
Soil Formation, Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil,
Plant Nutrition, Primary and Secondary Trace Elements, Role of Organic
Matter, Concept of Humus and Colloids, Compost, Vermicompost and Green
Manurtng, Preparation of Compost and Vermicompost and Cost Benefit Ratio. |
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5 |
Rearing Technology |
May/Nov (6 Days) |
30 |
Nil - |
CSB Scientists and Technical Staff of DOS |
Late Age Rearing, Use of Sampoorna and Samrudhi, Early and
Late Mounting, Different Types of Mountages, Mounting Methods. Maintenance of
Environmental Conditions for Spinning. Removal of Litters and Dead |
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B. Skill Up-gradation Programme ( For Farmers
): |
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1. |
Mulberry Varieties and Cultivation Technique |
Jun/ Aug 2011 and Mar 2012 (5 Days)) |
15 |
Nil - |
Farmers |
Concept of Mulberry, Distribution, Lands suitable for
Mulberry Cultivation, Land Quality, Selection of Mulberry Varieties, Method
of raising Cuttings, Saplings, Leaf Quality and Quantity, Recommended
Varieties, Types of Soil, Propagation, Recommended Varieties, Types of Soil,
Propagation, Planting System, Use of Bio fertilizers, Package of practices,
Green Manure, PGR etc. |
A total of 395 candidates ( 336 male and 59 female ) have
been trained in different skill up-gradation programme |
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2 |
Chawki Rearing Care |
Jul/ Sept/ Nov (10 Days) |
15 |
Nil |
Farmers |
Concept, Plant Spacing, Fertilizer Dose, Pest and Disease
Management, Control Measures, Rearing House, Rearing Appliances,
Establishment of CRC, Package of Practices for Chawki Garden, Manipulation of
environmental Conditions, Chawki Certificate Distribution and Transport of
Chawki Worms. |
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3 |
Late Age Rearing, Shoot Feeding, Moulting Care and
Mounting of worms |
Jul/Sept/Nov (10 Days) |
15 |
Nil - |
Farmers |
Late Age Rearing, Use of Sampoorna and Samrudhi, Impact of
Early and Late Mounting, Types of Mountages, Mounting Methods, Arrangement of
Mountages, Picking of Spinning Worms, Requirement of Environmental Conditions,
Removal of Litters and Dead Worms, Dusting of Lime etc. |
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4. |
Integrated Disease and Components and Concepts |
Dec, 2011 & Jan/ Mar, 2012 (6 Days ) |
15 |
Nil |
Farmers |
Definition, Mulberry Diseases and |
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5 |
Integrated Nutrient Management- Components and Concepts |
May/Aug 2011 & Feb, 2012 (6 Days) |
15 |
Nil |
Farmers |
Principles, Classification of Nutrients, Soil Properties,
Nutrient availability in soil, Micronutrient Deficiency in Soil, Importance
of Organic matter, Bio fertilizers, Mulberry Garden and Integrated Farming
System |
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6 |
Soil Testing through Feel and Kit Method |
Jan/ Feb/ March 2012 ( 3 Days) |
15 |
Nil |
Farmers |
Soil Formation, Properties, Soil Fertility and its
Management, Soil Testing, Feel and Kit Method, Soil Texture, pH, Organic
Carbon and Available NPK Content in Soil |
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III Ad-hoc Courses:
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I |
General
Mulberry Sericulture (On Job Training ) |
As per
Sponsorship |
2 Weeks Per Batch |
25 |
8000/- |
As per UGC
Syllabus |
A total of
1112 Students have
been trained |
List of Faculty Members
of CSR&TI, Berhampore,
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Sl.No. |
Name of the
Scientists |
Designation |
Qualification |
Specialization |
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1 |
Dr.
B. B. Bindroo |
Director
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M.Sc
( Botany) , Ph.D. |
Cytogenetics |
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2 |
Shri
M. K. Mazumder |
Scientist-E
|
M.Tech |
Textile Engineering |
MULBERRY BREEDING &
GENETICS
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3 |
Dr. Dr. M. K. Ghosh |
Scientist-D |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph.D |
Cytogenetics & Plant breeding |
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4 |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc. (Agri), Ph.D. |
Genetics & Plant
Breeding |
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5 |
Dr.
(Mrs). Jalaja S. Kumar |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D |
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6 |
Dr.
(Mrs). M. Chowdhury |
Scientist – C |
M.Sc (Botany), Ph.D |
Genetics & plant Breeding |
AGRONOMY
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7 |
Dr.
S.K.Mandal |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D |
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8 |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D |
Cytogenetics & Plant
Breeding |
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9 |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc. (Botany) |
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SOIL
SCIENCE & CHEMISTRY |
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10 |
Dr.
S. K. Mazumder |
Scientist-C |
M.
Sc. (Bio Chemistry), Ph. D. |
Bio Chemistry. |
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11 |
Dr.
R. Kar |
Scientist-C |
M.
Sc. (Agri ), Ph. D |
Agricultural Chemistry
& Soil Science |
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MULBERRY
PATHOLOGY |
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12 |
Dr.
S.K.Dutta |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D. |
Plant Pathology |
MULBERRY PHYSIOLOGY
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13 |
Dr.
P. K. Tewary |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D. |
Taxonomy |
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14 |
Dr.
A. K. Mishra, |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), PhD |
Plant Physiology &
Biochemistry |
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SILKWORM
BREEDING & GENETICS |
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15 |
Dr.
A. K. Saha |
M.Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Entomology |
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16 |
Dr.
M. Z. Khan |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Entomology |
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17 |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Entomology |
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18 |
Dr.
N. Suresh Kumar |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology) Ph.D |
Entomology |
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19 |
Dr.
G.K. Chatterjee |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Cytogenetics |
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20 |
Scientist-B |
M. Sc. (Sericulture) Ph.D |
Sericulture |
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BIO-TECHNOLOGY |
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21 |
Dr.
(Mrs) R. Banerjee |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph.D |
Genetics & Plant Breeding |
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Dr.
S. Chatterjee |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc. (Botany) Ph.D |
Plant Physiology &
Bio-Chemistry |
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Mrs.
N. Lalitha |
Scientist-B |
M.Sc. (Agriculture) |
Agricultural Engineering |
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ENTOMOLOGY
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24 |
Mrs.
M. Patnaik |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology.), M.
Phil. |
Animal Physiology & Biochemistry |
SILKWORM PATHOLOGY
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25 |
Scientist-B |
M. Sc. (Zoology.), Ph. D. |
Parasitology |
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REARING TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
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26 |
Dr.Tapas Nath |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology), Ph. D |
Entomology |
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27 |
Dr. (Mrs) Tapati Dutta |
Scientist - C |
M. Sc. (Zoology), Ph. D |
Entomology |
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REELING & SPINNING |
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28 |
M. Tech. (Textile) |
Weaving (Power loom) |
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29 |
Mr.
N. B. Kar |
Scientist-C |
M. Tech. (Textile) |
Textile Engineering |
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COMPUTER & Statistics |
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30 |
Dy Director |
PGDCA |
Computer |
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31 |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Stat.) |
Statistics |
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PROJECT
MONITORING, CO-ORDINATION & EVALUATION CELL |
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32 |
Dr.
S. Roy Chowdhuri |
Scientist-D |
M. Sc. (Botany), Ph. D. |
Cytogenetics & Plant Breeding |
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33 |
Dr.
M.K.Singh |
Scientist -C |
M. Sc. (Zoology).Ph. D |
Entomology |
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34 |
Mr.
Z. Hossian |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc (Zoology) |
Entomology |
EXTENSION DIVISION
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35 |
Dr.
S. K. Mukhopadhyay |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Entomology |
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36 |
Dr.
Mrs. S.Chanda |
Scientist - C |
M.Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D |
Entomology |
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37 |
Mr.
Debojit Das |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc.
(Agril.) |
Agricultural Entomology |
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38 |
Dr. M.V. Santha Kumar |
Scientist - C |
M.Sc
(Zoology) |
Entomology |
TRAINING DIVISION
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39 |
Mr.
Rabindra Nath Dutta |
Scientist- D |
M.Sc. Bio Chemistry |
Microbiology |
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40 |
Dr.
Nakul Saha |
Scientist- D |
M.Sc (Zoology) |
Entomology |
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41 |
Dr.
Lalmohan Saha |
Scientist-C |
M.Sc. (Zoology) |
Entomology |
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42 |
Scientist-C |
M. Sc. (Zoology) |
Entomology |
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43 |
Scientist-C |
Parasitology |
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