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History

Year of Establishment :  December 15, 1984

History of the department : The Department of Electronic Science, University of Calcutta, was established on December 15, 1984. University Grant Commission (UGC) and Department of Electronics (DOE), Govt. of India jointly decided to introduce a 2-year M. Sc. course in Electronic Science with a view to bridge the gap between science and technology in the area of Electronics to develop Human Resources to cater the needs of both Research and Development (R & D) and Industry sectors. It is a DST-FIST and DST-PURSE Sponsored Department. The department has completed its glorious journey of 42 years with its full capacity.

Academic

Faculty Members :
Name Designation Area of specialisation Email/Phone number
Anupam Karmakar
[Profile]		 Professor Semiconductor Nano-Science & Nano-Technology, Sensors,
Microwave Systems, Circuits & Decices		 akelc@caluniv.ac.in
anupamkarmakar@yahoo.co.in
akarmakar.cu@gmail.com
033-23603722
Ext. 37
Abhijit Mallik
[Profile]		 Professor Nano-scale CMOS (Classical & Novel), MOS Insulator abhijit_mallik1965@yahoo.co.in
033-23603722
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Sanatan Chattopadhyay
[Profile]		 Professor & Head Strained-Si and Nano-scale CMOS Devices, High-k Gate Insulator, Nano-science and Nano-technology, Sensors,
Communications		 scelc@caluniv.ac.in
c_sanatan@yahoo.com
033-23603722
Extn. 25
Jayee Sinha
[Profile]		 Assistant Professor Condensed Matter Physics and material Science jayee.bhatt@gmail.com
jselc@caluniv.ac.in
033-23603722
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Courses :

The Department of Electronic Science offers two academic programs : 

  • 2-year M.Sc. in Electronic Science
    The 2-year M.Sc. programme in Electronic Science is running since 1984. The orientation of this course is on high-end research and development in the area of advanced semiconductor materials, devices and circuits.
  • Department of Biochemistry along with Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology was awarded the DBT IPLS (BUILDER) Program
    (Coordinator Professor Maitrayee DasGupta)
  • 4-year B.Tech. program in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
    The department introduced this U.G. programme from the academic session 2026-2027 and the rationale of starting this programme is the following:
  • Global semiconductor market is expanding rapidly and it is projected to cross U$1.0 trillion by 2030. Such a market will be driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G and Next-Gen Communication Networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Vehicles, Quantum Computing etc. Interestingly, these systems are driven by the leading-edge logic nodes and require the AI-inspired hardware accelerators and high-bandwidth memories
  • Considering this, the Government of India has given special emphasis to develop semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.
  • Accordingly, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) took initiative to launch a new B. Tech. course in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology) from the academic session 2022-23 across the country to meet the requirement of huge workforce in this field. VLSI stands for Very Large Scale Integration, leading to develop the integrated circuit (IC or chip).
  • In response, with its existing infrastructure and available expertise, the Department of Electronic Science is introducing this new B. Tech. programme. The programme has duly been approved by both the University Syndicate and AICTE.
  • The curriculum is to provide students with comprehensive education in VLSI encompassing a diverse range of subjects that are vital for their success both in research and commercial environments.
  • Internships are essential components of the curriculum as they provide students with significant industry exposure
  • The University has recently developed a state-of-the-art VLSI Design Centre.
Programme Level of study Eligibility Intake capacity
B.Tech. Under Graduate Higher Secondary (10+2) with 60% marks in PCM, and qualifying WBJEE 30
M.Sc. Post Graduate B.Sc. (Hons.) in Electronics/ Physics 30
Ph.D. Research M.Sc. / 4-year B.Sc. with NET
or
M.Tech. / B. Tech. with GATE 		As per norms
[ Revised UG Degree Course - Electronics Engineering ]

Research

Research scholars :
Name Research topic Name of the supervisor Date of registration
Akant Sagar Sharma Studies on III-V Nitride and Bismide semiconductor nano-structure Prof. Sunanda Dhar 27/10/2014
Abhijit Banerjee   Some studies on the electrical characteristics of planar Schottky barrier diode Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   30/12/2012  
Anindita Das High-K dielectrics Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay  
Anirban Roychowdhury   Prof. Somnath Sarkar  
Dr. Dharmadas Kumbhakar		 02/03/2015
Anup Karak   Prof. Somnath Sarkar 10/03/2014
Arunansu Sadhu   Prof. Somnath Sarkar 10/03/2014
Aswini Kumar Mallick   Prof. Somnath Sarkar 18/05/2012
Avishek Das Zinc oxide nano-structures and their photo-diodic applications Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay  
Basudev Nag Chowdhury Ballistic transport in NW-MOSFETs Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay 04/03/2014
Bazlul Karim   Study of optoelectronic properties of some II-VI thin film semiconductors deposited by chemical bath deposition technique Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   18/11/2015  
Chirantan Das Food safety and quality assessment: sensor studies of bio-consumables Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay
Dr. Anupam Karmakar		 12/08/2014*
Debarup Roy   Prof. Somnath Sarkar
Dr. Anupam Karmakar		 04/04/2016*
Debuprasad Haldar   Some studies on the electrical characteristics of semiconductor heterojunction diode Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   16/12/2013
Dip Prakash Samajdar Investigation of the properties of group III-V Bismide semiconductors Prof. Sunanda Dhar 10/03/2014
Emona Datta   Prof. Abhijit Mallik 04/04/2016*
Ivy Dutta   Prof. Somnath Sarkar
Dr. Dharmadas Kumbhakar		 02/03/2015
Jenifar Sultana Copper oxide thin film based solar cell Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay 04/04/2016*
Jhuma Pal   Some studies on the electrical characteristics of meta-semiconductor field effect transistors Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   03/06/2013  
Mainak Palit Nano-electronic device: fabrication and characterization Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay Dr. Amlan Chakrabarti  
Mithun Kumar Bhowal Bi containing III-V bulk layers and low-dimensional structures Prof. Sunanda Dhar 14/12/2015
Prosenjit Roychowdhury   Prof. Somnath Sarkar
Dr. Sankar Gangopadhyay		 25/06/2013
Rajib Saha Nano-structure based memory devices Dr. Anupam Karmakar
Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay		 04/04/2016*
Rathin Basak Analytical modeling of tunnel currents in advanced MOS devices Prof. Abhijit Mallik 12/07/2012
Sayantan Bakshi   Prof. Sunanda Dhar
Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay		 04/04/2016*
Shilpi Guin Device design and performance analysis of novel CMOS devices Prof. Abhijit Mallik 12/07/2012
Sk. Masum Nawaj Random variability study in advanced CMOS devices Prof. Abhijit Mallik 02/03/2015
Somdutta Paul Metal oxide nano-structures: Growth and characterization Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay 04/03/2014
Subhadip Chakraborty Bioelectronics: Analytical modeling and bioelectrical studies Dr. Anupam Karmakar
Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay		 12/08/2014*
Subhasis Das   Optical and electrical characterization of binary and ternary III-V Bismide bulk layer and quantum structure Prof. Sunanda Dhar   27/10/2014  
Subhrajit Sikdar Optical photo sensor modeling Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay
Dr. Anupam Karmakar		 04/04/2016*
Sulagna Chatterjee Nano-scale strain engineering Dr. Sanatan Chattopadhyay  
Sutanu Dutta   Some studies on electrical and optical properties of metal-semiconductor field effect transistor Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   06/09/2013  
Swarnali Guha Roy   Some studies on the properties of thin film polycrystalline metal sulfides prepared by chemical methods Prof. P.Chattopadhyay   26/06/2013  
Utsa Das   Prof. Sunanda Dhar 04/04/2016*
* Indicates date of enrollment
Projects :
Project title Funding agency Principal investigator Duration Budget
Systems Biology and Bio-medical Engineering: Development of Digital Micro-Fluidics Chip World Bank Dr. S. Chattopadhyay 3 years 1 Crore
Design and Development of Crystal Growth System for Preparation of High Pure Gallium Nitride for Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Other Related Optoelectronic Applications DST,
Govt. of India		 Prof. Sunanda Dhar 3 years 72.69 Lac
Devices Design and Optimization of Complementary Tunnel FETs for Low Power Applications and Their Variability Study DST,
Govt. of India		 Prof. A. Mallik 3 years 40.59 Lac
Collaborations :
Title of the programme Principal collaborator of The department Name and address of the collaborating institution Principal collaborator of the collaborating institution Duration of the programme
DST project “Design and development of crystal growth system for preparation of high pure gallium nitride for light emitting diode (LED) and other related optoelectronic applications” Prof. Sunanda Dhar Centre for Materials for Electronic Technology (C-MET), Cherlapally, Hyderabad Dr. V. N. Mani, Scientist-E 3 years
Thrust areas in teaching and research of the academic Department :
  • Semiconductor materials growth, devices, physics, design and characterization.
  • Transport in semiconductor materials, low dimensional devices and nanostructures.
  • Semiconductor Nano-Science and Nano-Technology
  • Nano-scale CMOS Devices, MOS Insulator, Strained-Si and CMOS Devices.
  • Optoelectronics, fiber-optics and photonics.
Research Support :
Name of the equipment Brief description Funding agency
Keithley Pico-Ammeter Electrical Measurement System  
TEGAM LCR Meter Capacitance Measurement System  
Displex Closed Cycle Helium Cryogenic System Produces 10 k temperatures DoE & IT,
Govt. of India
Transparent Furnace    
SR 150 Lock-in-Amplifier   AICTE
0.5 meter Monochromator   UPE
Boonton 7200 Capacitance Meter   UPE
DPSS Laser 50 mW   UPE
DPSS Laser 100 mW   DST
Monochromator   DST-PURSE
Vacuum Coating Unit    
Chromtech Hydrogen Generator Generates high purity hydrogen gas DoE & IT,
Govt. of India
Hydrogen purifier Ultrahigh purification of hydrogen gas DoE & IT,
Govt. of India
Deionized Water Plant   DoE & IT,
Govt. of India
Millipore water system    
High Vacuum Evaporator   UGC
Low Temperature Measurement System with PL Set up Optical characterization of semiconductors  
Tube Furnace Nano-wire growth, anneling for water level contacts  
Probe Station   DST-PURSE
I – V Meter   DST-PURSE
Double Beam UV-VIS Spectrophotometer   DST-PURSE
LPE Growth Set Up Equipment for the growth of semiconductor epitaxial layers DoE & IT,
Govt. of India
Optical Honeycomb Table   UPE
Laser Power Meter   DST
Facilities Available for Practical / Research / Project Works :
Electrical Characterization Facility Purpose
Keithley Pico-Ammeters (4) (SMU) Current Measurement System
4200 SCS Parameter Analyzer Electrical Measurement
Liquid Nitrogen Electrical Probe Station Wafer Level Probing
Keysight LCR Capacitance Measurement
Boonton 7200 Capacitance Meter Capacitance Measurement
TEGAM LCR Meter Capacitance Measurement
Impedance Analyzer Electrical Measurements
Cyclic Voltameter Electrical Measurements
Solar Simulator Solar Cell Measurements
Monochromator Optical Characterizations
Photoluminescence (PL) Systems Optical Characterizations
Optical Bench Optical Characterizations
DPSS Laser 50 mW Optical Characterizations
DPSS Laser 100 mW Optical Characterizations
Displex Closed Cycle Helium Cryogenic System Produces 10 k temperatures
Contact Measurement Setup Digital Microfluidics
Fabrication Facility Purpose
Chemical Bench Chemical Processing
Fume Hood For Safe Processing
Millipore Deionized Water Systems (2) Wafer Cleaning
Growth Furnaces (2) Thin Film Growth
Annealing Furnaces (2) Thermal Annealing
Vacuum Coating Units (3) Film Growth/Metal Contact
High Vacuum Evaporators Film Growth for Device
Dual Gun Sputtering System Film Growth
Rapid Thermal Annealing System Sample Annealing
Indigenously developed Lithography System Device Fabrication
CBD Growth System Nanostructures Growth
Spin Coater Film Growth
High Power Microscopes Inspection
Design Facility

VLSI Design Centre (RUSA 2.0)

  • High performance Computers
  • Design Software (Synopsys / Cadence)
  • TCAD Software (Synopsys / SILVACO)
Major activities :
  • National conference on “Optoelectronic materials and devices”, 1989
  • International conference on “Electronic and Photonic Materials, Devices and Systems” (EPMDS-06), 2006

Contact

Campus : Rashbehari Siksha Prangan (Rajabazar Science College Campus)

Address for communication : Department of Electronic Science, Meghnad Saha Bhavan, 92, A.P.C Road, Kolkata-700 009