Teaching Experience

1. Guest Lecturer in Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, Durgapur from 01.06.2015 to 11.04.2017
2. Academic Counsellor in Netaji Subhas Open University from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018
3. Guest Lecturer in Durgapur Women’s College from 01.08.2017 to 31.12.2019
4. Guest Faculty in Durgapur Government College from 18.03.2018 to 30.09.2018
5. Academic Counsellor in Indira Gandhi National Open University from 08.12.2019 to till date.
6. State Aided College Teacher (SACT-1) in Durgapur Women’s College from 01.01.2020 to till date.

Qualification Details

B.Sc. in Botany, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Conservation Biology

Area of Interest in Teaching

Ecology, Environment and Conservation Biology

Area of Research

Water and soil analysis and conservation approaches, Phytoremediation in coal mine areas, Vegetational study

Book Publications

1.Debalina Kar, Sudip Chatterjee and Debnath Palit (2013) Interrelationship between Chironomid, water and soil: Biomonitoring Assessment. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-659-48785-9.
2. Debnath Palit, Debalina Kar, Aparajita Mukherjee and Santanu Gupta (2014) Pitlakes of Raniganj Coal Field, West Bengal, India. Inventory and Water Quality Status. Munich, GRIN Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 978-3-656-62126-3.

Book Chapter Publication

1.Kar, D., Banerjee, A., and Palit, D. (2011). Assessment of Water Quality of Some Selected Sites of Durgapur Industrial Belt, West Bengal, India through Distribution and Abundance of Larval Chironomidae in Relation with Physicochemical Characteristics of Water. International Journal of Lakes and Rivers. 4 (2): 177-198.
2.Banerjee, S., Kar, D., Banerjee, A. and Palit, D. (2012). Utilization of some aquatic macrophytes in Borobandh-a lentic water body in Durgapur, West Bengal, India: Implications for socio-economic upliftment of local stakeholder. Indian J. Applied & Pure Bio. 27(1): 83-92.
3.Palit, D., Kar, D., Mukherjee, A., Gupta, S., and Banerjee, A. (2012). A comparative study of soil of different mine types (OCP, Pit, Inclined) in and around Ranigunj Coal Field Area, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection. 32 (6): 471-477.
4.Palit, D., Kar, D., Mishra, P., Banerjee, A. (2013). Assessment of air quality using several biomonitor of selected site of Durgapur, Burdwan District by air pollution tolerance index approach. Indian J. Sci. Res., 4(1): 149-152.
5.Garai, M., Kar, D., Palit, D. and Banerjee, A. (2013). Phyto-Sociological Assessment of Vegetation of Durgapur Government College Campus, Durgapur, West Bengal, India.Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Applications. 3(6): 01-05.
6.Kar, D., Banerjee, A. and Palit, D. (2014). Studies on Phyto-Diversity of different types (Ocp, Pit, Inclined) of mines in Ranigunj Coalfield Area, West Bengal, India.Asian Academic Research Journal of Social science and Humanities, 1(19): 515-522.
7.Kar, D. and Palit, D. (2014). Phyto-Diversity on Selected Coal Mine Areas of Ranigunj Coalfields, India.International Journal of Green and Herbal Chemistry, 3(1): 2278-3229.
8.Palit, D., Mukherjee, A., Gupta, S. and Kar, D. (2014). Assessment of water quality in Pit Lakes of Raniganj Coal Field, West Bengal India. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation. 9(1): 1-6.
9.Gupta, S., Palit, D., Mukherjee, A. and Kar, D. (2013). Inventory of pit lakes in Raniganj coal field, West Bengal, India. Journal of Applied Technology in Environmental Sanitation. 3(1): 55-60.
10.Kar, D. and Palit, D. (2014). Population perception regarding reclamation strategies in coal mine of RCF in West Bengal-A case study from India: Implications for future development perspectives in Wasteland Eco restoration. Journal of Applied Technology in Environmental Sanitation. 4(1): 1-6.
11.Palit D., Mukherjee A., Kar D., Roychowdhury S., Garai B. and Kar P. (2016). Determinants of Pitlake Usage in Raniganj Coalfield Region, West Bengal: Implications for Sustainable Use. International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management. 3(2): 72-79.
12.Banerjee S., Kar D., Banerjee A. and Palit D. (2016). Studies on limnology and macrophytes in selected water bodies of Durgapur, West Bengal, India. American Journal of Innovative Research and Applied Sciences. 2(4): 174-180.
13.Kar D. and Palit D. (2016). NATURAL OCCURENCE OF PLANT SPEICES ON BANKOLA AREA OF RANIGANJ COALFIELD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA. International Educational Scientific Research Journal. 2(6): 37-38.
14.Palit D., Kar D., Roychowdhury S., Mukherjee A., Garai B. and Kar P. (2016). Species Composition of Plant Communities in Pitlakes of Raniganj Coal Field, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology. 3(6): 82-86.
15.Kar D. and Palit D. (2016). Assessment of plant species assemblages with their distribution in an open cast mining area of Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. 7(7): 443-452.
16.Palit D., Kar D. and Mukherjee A. (2017). Developmental perspective of wetlands in Birbhum district, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 7(6): 484-486.
17.Palit D., Kar D., Roychowdhury S. and Mukherjee A. (2017). Water Quality Assessment of Pit-Lakes in Raniganj Coalfields Area, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 9(11): 10-15.

18.Palit D., Kar D. and Mukherjee A. (2017). Studies on Macrophyte Diversity in Lalbandh Wetland, Birbhum, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 4(2): 198-203.
19.Palit D. and Kar D. (2017). STUDY OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OVERBURDEN DUMP SOIL IN SELECTED COAL MINING AREAS OF RANIGANJ COAL FIELDS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA. International Research Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences. 4(6): 1-12.
20.Palit D., Kar D. and Mukherjee A. (2017). Studies on Grass Flora in the Wetland of Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. J. Plant Sci., 12:59-67.
21.Palit D., Kar D., Roychowdhury S. and Mukherjee A. (2017). SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION ON PIT-LAKE WATER BODY OF RANIGANJ COAL FIELDS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 7(10): 555-557.

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation Data

1.Debalina Kar: Chironomid Larval Productivity as Indicator of Water Quality: Implications for Environmental Management. National Level Symposium on Pollution: Disbalancing the Global Environment: Threats and Prevention, Faculty of Science, Bolpur College; 2011, p 16.
2.Aparajita Mukherjee, Debnath Palit, Santanu Gupta, Debalina Kar: Comparative assessment of Water quality in the Pit Lakes of Raniganj Coal Field, West Bengal, India: Implication for sustainable water resource utilization. 3rd National Conference on Environment & Biodiversityof India, PE Society’s Modern College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra; 2013, p 22.
3.Debalina Kar, Debnath Palit, Santanu Gupta, Aparajita Mukherjee: Studies on seed germination response of Oryza sativa in wasteland spoil of Raniganj Coal Field Area (RCF), West Bengal, India. 3rd National Conference on Environment and Biodiversity of India, Pune, Maharashtra; 2013, p 17.
4.Debalina Kar and Debnath Palit: Studies on the Water quality and Socio-economic prospect of Pit Lakes of Raniganj Coalfield Areas, West Bengal: Implications for Conservation and Sustainable use. National Seminar on Climate Change & Biodiversity, School of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Odisha; 2013, p 71-72.
5.Debalina Kar and Debnath Palit: Ecological appraisal of Pit lakes of Raniganj coal field (RCF), West Bengal, India: Implications for Conservation and Sustainable use. National conference on Biodiversity: Issues, Concern, and Future Strategies, West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata, West Bengal; 2014, p 204.