Food & Nutrition

Science Department

About Food & Nutrition Department

“NUTRITION IS NOT JUST ABOUT EATING, ITS ABOUT LEARNING TO LIVE”…. Year of establishment: Honours course in 2006 and General course in 2014. The inception of the B.Sc. Honours course in Food and Nutrition in 2006 with affiliation to the University of Calcutta. Initially, the number of students who enrolled themselves in the Part I Food and Nutrition Honours curriculum was not more than 10. Five years later, i.e., in 2011, the college faced a change in affiliation to West Bengal State University, Barasat (North 24 Parganas). Gradually, with the expansion of the department, the B.Sc. General Course in Food and Nutrition started in 2014. Only IInd & IIIrd year general students in 2013. The huge popularity of the subject due to its practical aspect and good job prospects, the department has been an important part of the institution since its establishment. The UG Honours course in Food and Nutrition is structured in an interdisciplinary manner. It contains major sections on Physiology, Epidemiology, Biochemistry, Food chemistry, and microbiology, which are autonomous disciplines in their own right. The department frequently organises international, national seminars, workshops, and extension lecture poster presentations for the development of students’ quality firsthand and building a research oriented mindset among the students. The department also has highly qualified teachers. Infrastructure: Departmental room, 2 well-equipped laboratory, departmental Seminar library and also shares all other central infrastructure of the college, like ICT enabled classroom, library, etc.

Present Faculties


  • SMT SOMA SAHA

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (HOD)
    M.SC (FOOD AND NUTRITION ) UGC NET || Experience : 7 YEARS+
  • DR DEBASMITA PATHAK

    SACT I
    M.SC ,PhD || Experience : 10 YEARS
  • SMT MOUSALI SINHA

    SACT II
    M.SC (FOOD AND NUTRITION) || Experience : 6 YEARS
  • SMT GOPA CHATTERJEE

    SACT II
    M.SC || Experience : 6 YEARS
  • SMT MITALI PALODHI

    Visiting Faculty
    M.SC || Experience : 35

Teaching Plan


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1 ACADEMIC PLAN 2016-17 View File
2 ACADEMIC PLAN 2017-18 View File
3 ACADEMIC PLAN 2018-19 View File
4 ACADEMIC PLAN 2019-20 View File
5 ACADEMIC PLAN 2020-21 View File
6 ACADEMIC PALN 21-22 View File
7 Routine 5 years View File
8 Routine 21 22 ODD Sem View File
9 Routine ODD SEM 2022-23 View File
10 Routine 22-23 Even Sem View File
11 Routine 2022 EVEN sem View File
12 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 16-17 View File
13 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 17-18 View File
14 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 18-19 View File
15 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 19-20 View File
16 ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF 1ST 3RD AND 5TH SEM 20 -21 View File
17 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2ND 4TH AND 6TH SEM 2020-21 View File
18 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1ST 3RD 5TH SEM 2021 View File
19 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2ND 4TH 6TH 2021 View File
20 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1ST 3RD 5TH 2022 View File
21 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2BD 4TH 6TH 2023 View File
22 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1ST 3RD 5TH SEM 2023 View File
23 Routine 2022 ODD sem View File
24 UG CBCS SYLLABUS View File
25 UG GENERAL SYLLABUS View File
26 UG NEP MAJOR SYLLABUS View File
27 UG MAJOR SEC SYLLABUS View File
28 UG MINOR SYLLABUS View File
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Departmental Activities


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1 DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE View File
2 STUDENT'S PROGRESSION TO HIGHER STUDIES AT A GLANCE View File
3 STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS View File
4 UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS OF LAST 5 YEARS View File
5 SOME NOTED ALUMNI OF THE DEPARTMENT View File
6 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT IN LAST 5 YEARS View File
7 STUDENTS PROGRESSION TO JOB View File

Webinars/Seminars Held


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1 DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS AT A GLANCE FOR LAST 5 YEARS View File

Educational Tour


1. MILK INDUSTRY VISIT AT MOTHER DAIRY DANKUNI PLANT (NOW NAMED AS "BANGLAR DAIRY) 2. FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT (ANMOL BISCUIT INDUSTRY, PARLE BISCUIT INDUSTRY) 3. FOOD TESTING LAB VISIT (COMBINED LABORATORY VISIT) 4. ICDS VISIT AT ALAMBAZAR CHINIKUTHI 4. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY VISIT ( AT FOOD PRODUCTION AND TRAINING CENTRE , GOVT OF WEST BENGAL, 2 MONMOTHO DUTTA ROAD, KOLKATA) 5. INTERNSHIP AT DIETETIC DEPARTMENT OF SVS MARWARI HOSPITAL , AMHARTSTREET


Some of Educational Tour


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MOTHER DAIRY VISIT


10 Dec 2016

25 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED MOTHER DAIRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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ANMOL FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT


15 Dec 2016

25 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED AMNOL FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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ICDS VISIT


16 Mar 2017

19 STUDENTS 2ND YEAR FOOD AND NUTRITION HONOURS VISITED ICDS AT KAMARHATI JONAKI CLUB AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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MOTHER DAIRY VISIT


28 Nov 2017

19 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED MOTHER DAIRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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ANMOL FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT


10 Nov 2017

19 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED AMNOL FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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ICDS VISIT


04 Jan 2018

19 STUDENTS 2ND YEAR FOOD AND NUTRITION HONOURS VISITED ICDS AT KAMARHATI JONAKI CLUB AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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MOTHER DAIRY VISIT


07 Jan 2019

21 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED MOTHER DAIRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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ANMOL FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT


27 Nov 2018

21 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED AMNOL FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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MOTHER DAIRY VISIT


15 Nov 2019

26 STUDENTS OF 3RD YR FNTA STUDENTS VISITED MOTHER DAIRY AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT REPORT

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Central Combined Laboratory VISIT BY 3RD YR HONS FNTA


28 Feb 2020

26 STUDENTS VISITED FOOD TESTING LAB AT MOULALI

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ICDS VISIT


04 Mar 2020

ICDS VISIT BY 4TH SEM H AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AT CHATKAL MAZDUR UNNAYAN SOMITI

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FOOD PROCESSING UNIT VISIT BY 6TH SEM H STUDENT FNTA


07 Apr 2022

FOOD PROCESSING UNIT VISIT BY 38 6TH SEM H STUDENT FNTA , PREPARED TWO PRESERVED PRODUCTS AND SUBMITTED PROJECT

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ICDS VISIT OF 4TH SEM AT ALAMBAZAR CHATKAL MAJDUR UNNAYAN SOMITI


24 Apr 2022

ICDS VISIT WITH 34 4TH SEM AT ALAMBAZAR CHATKAL MAJDUR UNNAYAN SOMITI AS A PART OF CURRICULUM

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BHAGWATI PARLE FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT BY 5TH SEM HONOURS STUDENT


06 Jan 2023

BHAGWATI PARLE FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT BY 34 5TH SEM HONOURS STUDENT AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AND SUBMITTED PROJECT

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ICDS VISIT BY 4TH SEM HONOURS STUDENTS


21 Feb 2023

ICDS VISIT BY 34 4TH SEM H AS A PART OF CURRICULUM AT CHATKAL MAZDUR UNNAYAN SOMITI

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VISIT TO FOOD PROCESSING CENTRE


27 Apr 2023

34 STUDENTS OF 6TH SEMESTER VISITED FOOD PROCESSING CENTRE , PREPARED BRINJAL PICKLE, MANGO SQUASH, CHILLI SAUCE.

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RAJA BISCUIT INDUSTRY VISIT BY 5TH SEM HONOURS STUDENTS


19 Jan 2024

FOOD INDUSTRY VISIT AS A PART OF CURRICULUM DSE2 DSE3

Research Activities


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1 SOMA SAHA 1. Evaluation of Organoleptic Properties and Storage Capacity of Green Gram Dhal Flour (Vigna Radiata) Fortified with Iron and Its Absorption Promoters -
2 SOMA SAHA 2. Black Rice: The New Age Super Food (An Extensive Review) -
3 SOMA SAHA 3. Oxalis corniculata Linn. (Amrul): The Magical Plant -
4 SOMA SAHA Moringa Oleifera: The Miracle Tree -
5 SOMA SAHA 5. Iron Fortification On Different Food Vehicle -
6 SOMA SAHA 6. CYBERCRIMES AND MATRIMONIAL FRAUD -
7 SOMA SAHA 7. population explosion as a danger to food security in India -
8 SOMA SAHA 1. BASIC IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS ON HUMAN HEALTH. CHAPTER-4 Importance of Selenium 19-25 , Taurean Publications, New Delhi, E-Book ISBN: 978-93-86330-34-5, 2020 May -
9 SOMA SAHA 2. BASIC FOOD CHEMISTRY. CHAPTER-10 Role of water on human health 174-184 OCEAN PUBLISHING HOUSE, New Delhi, E-Book ISBN: 978-93-86330-40-6, May 2020. -
10 SOMA SAHA 3. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY -AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE. CHAPTER 3 A Glimpse on Coccinia Grandis (Kundri), a Less Appealing Underutilized Nutritious Plant of West Bengal (An Extensive Review) ,pp 35-48, AkiNik Publications, Paperback ISBN: 978-93-90322-85-5 ,E-Book ISBN:978-93-90322-86-2, Book DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ed.book.832. August 2020 -
11 SOMA SAHA 4. ERA OF NEW NORMAL: UNDEFINED PARADIGM. Chapter 16 Immunity Boosting With Nutrition To Fight Against Covid 19, PP146-156, Levant Books Publication, Kolkata, ISBN:978-93-88069-71-7. 2020. -
12 SOMA SAHA 5. ERA OF NEW NORMAL: UNDEFINED PARADIGM. Chapter 17 India battles corona virus: virtual classes -a new dimension on this new normal era, pp 157-160, Levant Books Publication, Kolkata, ISBN:978-93-88069-71-7. 2020 -
13 SOMA SAHA 13. Chocolate: the "food of God" -

Academic Resource Bank


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8 3RD SEMESTER HONOURS MODEL QUESTION View File NA
9 5TH SEM GENERAL MODEL QUESTION View File NA
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15 FOOD BORNE DISEASE View File NA
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23 THERMODYNAMICS View File NA
24 HEPATITIS AND ITS MANAGEMENT View File NA
25 CHOLELITHIASIS View File NA

Magazine


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1 NUTRIDYNAMICS View File