Dr. Pathik Kumar Jana
| Designation : | Assistant Professor (Contractual) |
| Department : | Zoology |
| Educational Qualifications : | MPhil, PhD |
| Area of Specialization : | Life Science |
| Area of Research: | Odonatology, Behavioural Ecology, Conservation Ecology |
| Mobile No : | 9933557566 |
| Email : | pathikjana@gmail.com |
| Qualifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. no. | Qualification | Year of Passing | Institute |
| 1 | Ph.D. | 2025 | Vidyasagar University |
| 2 | M.Phil | 2019 | Vidyasagar University |
| 3 | M.Sc. (ZOOLOGY) | 2009 | Vidyasagar University |
| 4 | B.Sc. (ZOOH) | 2007 | Vidyasagar University |
| Experience | |
|---|---|
| Sl. no. | Experience |
| 1 | From January 2011 to September 2017- Guest Teacher of Zoology, Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya, Maligram, Paschim Medinipur |
| 2 | From November 2023 to December 2024- Guest Lecturer of Biotechnology, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore |
| 3 | From January 2025 to July 2025- Assistant Professor of Biotechnology (Contractual), Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore |
| 4 | Assistant Professor (Contractual) of Zoology, Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya (Autonomous). Since July 2025 |
| 5 | As an officially appointed Research Scholar at V.U. during the 2023–2024 session, I taught M.Sc. Zoology courses in Ecology, handling modules ZOO494, ZOO295, and ZOO495B. |
| Paper Publication | |||||||||
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| Sl. no. | Title of Paper | Publication / Journal Name | Date | Category | Published In | Volume | ISSN No. | Link | Download |
| 1 | Preference and plasticity in selection of host for oviposition in Black Marsh Dart Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 26/09/2024 | Journal Article | Scopus Indexed | 16(9) | 0974-7893 | View | Download |
| 2 | Traditional harvesting practices employed for freshwater turtles by the indigenous communities along Shilabati River, West Bengal, India | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 26/05/2024 | Journal Article | Scopus Indexed | 16(5) | 0974-7893 | View | Download |
| 3 | Aspects of the reproductive behaviour of Onychargia atrocyana (Odonata: Platycnemididae) | Notulae Odonatologicae | 03/06/2022 | Journal Article | Additional Web of Science Indexed | 9(9) | 0166-6584 | View | Download |
| 4 | Triple connection and female takeover in Copera marginipes (Odonata: Platycnemididae) | Notulae Odonatologicae | 03/06/2022 | Journal Article | Additional Web of Science Indexed | 9(9) | 0166-6584 | View | Download |
| 5 | A study on the community structure of damselflies (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera) in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 26/06/2021 | Journal Article | Scopus Indexed | 13(7) | 0974-7893 | View | Download |
| 6 | Relative tolerance of some tropical freshwater microcrustaceans to acidification | Turkish Journal of Zoology | 25/02/2013 | Journal Article | Scopus Indexed | 37 | 1300-0179 | View | Download |
| Seminar / Workshop attainded by teacher | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. no. | Title of the seminar / Workshop | Organized by | Level | Invited Speaker | Wheather Present Paper | Title of the Paper | Download Certificate |
| 1 | One-Day Hands-on Training Programme on Vermicomposting | Dept. of Zoology, DTSKSM(A) & WBCADC, Debra | College Level | NO | NO | Download | |
| 2 | Spring Colloquium Igniting Young Minds 2025 | Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta | State Level | NO | YES | Reproductive Ecology of Onychargia atrocyana | Download |
| 3 | 8th Rregional Science and Technology Congress, 2025-26 | Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya (Autonomous) | College Level | NO | YES | Macrophyte Diversity as a Determinant of Damselfly Reproductive Success: A Case Study of Ceriagrion cerinorubellum in Wetlands of Paschim Medinipur | Download |
| 4 | Role of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Writing | Springer Nature for One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) member institutions | International Level | NO | NO | Download | |
| 5 | One-Day International Seminar on Research Methodology | Department of Mathematics in Collaboration with IQAC, DTSKSM (Autonomous) | International Level | NO | NO | Download | |
| 6 | CSIR Sponsored Two Day International Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change | Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College (Autonomous) | International Level | NO | YES | Preference and Plasticity in Selection of Host for Oviposition in Platycnemid Damselfly Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865 | Download |
| 7 | One Week Online Workshop on Advance Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS | Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai Etawah & Science Tech Institute (Run by MKS Educational Society), Lucknow, UP India | National Level | NO | NO | Download | |