Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

Govt. Sponsored | NAAC Accredited A Grade College with CGPA 3.23

Affiliated to West Bengal State University

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Dr. Phalguni Bhattacharya

Ph.D from University of Calcutta in Home science(Human Development) awarded in 2013.
M.Sc. [Human Development] 1st class 2nd achieving 67.2% from C.U. in 2006.
B.Sc.(Hons.) [Human Development] 1st class 3rdfrom Viharilal College, C.U., scoring 68% marks in 2004.
Higher Secondary from Uttarpara Girls’ High School in 2001 with 65.1% marks.

Contact Details:

Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata-700131 West Bengal, India

Paper Presentation

  • 100th Indian Science Congress at Kolkata in 2013, paper titled “A Comparative study of Alzheimer’s patients’ social and family awareness and caregiving of urban and rural areas”.
  • 99th I.S.C.A. held at Bhubaneswar, in 2012, paper titled “Prediction ofPerception of Home Environment on the bases of Emotional Intelligence and Social Maturity of Adolescents”.
  • 96th I.S.C.A. held at N.E.H.U. in Shillong, 2009, paper titled “positive thinking to relieve stress during pregnancy”.
  • 94th I.S.C.A. held at Annamalai University in 2007, Paper titled “Caregiving of Alzheimer’s patients”.

Publication of Paper in Journal:

  • “Atyahanan O Krodh”Moner Katha, April-June 2004, 2(1), 29-30.
  • “KoishoreJounasikshaBhobiswoterPatheyo”Moner Katha, July-Sept 2004, 2(2), 40-42.
  • “GarbhabastayBhrunerKramabikash”Moner Katha, Oct-Dec 2005, 3(3), 51-53.
  • “MadakashaktirAndhakar”Moner Katha, Jan-Mar 2006, 3(4), 22-23.
  • “Effect of gender of perception of home environment on the bases of emotional intelligence and social maturity of Indian adolescents”. Journal of Indian Institute of Psychometry, July-Dec 2013, 27(2), 58-68.

Seminars Attended :

  • “Women’s Health and its Impact on National Development” organized by the Department of Home Science, University of Calcutta, 2011.
  • “150th Birth Anniversary of AcharyaPrafulla Chandra Roy” organized by the Dept. of Home Science, University of Calcutta, 2011.
  • “Nutritional and Mental Health Needs of Elderly” organized by the Dept. of Home Science, University of Calcutta, 2012.
  • International seminar on “Meeting youth needs in the 21st century Canada and India: youth work, young people and youth policy” organized by Dept. of Sociology, University of Calcutta, 2011.
  • Special Talk on “POLICING THE POLICE” organized by the Dept. of Human Right and Human Development, Rabindra Bharati University, 2014.
  • “National Seminar on History of Psychology in India” organized by Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, 2015.

Workshops Attended:

  • “Questionnaire Development for Psychological & Educational Researches” conducted by the Indian Institute of Psychometry, 2008.
  • “Educational Intervention in children with Developmental Disability”, conducted by the South Calcutta AnandaNiketan Home, 2010.
  • The National Workshop on “Psycho-Informatics” organized by the Indian Institute of Psychometry, 2013.

Member of Institutions :

  • Indian Science Congress Association since 2007.
  • Indian Institute of Psychometry since 2012.
  • Indian Psycho Analytic Society since 2011.

Research Experience:

  • 5 Years Research Experience from University of Calcutta, Dept. of H.Sc.(Human Development) under guidance of Dr. Paromita Ghosh, Area of Research - Adolescence Development.

Work Experiences :

  • Recently working as a Part time lecturer in Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore in dept. of Human Development since Sept. 2008.
  • Currently working as a Guest Lecturer in Rabindra Bharati University in Dept. of Human Rights and Human Development since Sept. 2013.
  • Recently working as a Guest Lecturer in Human Development in University of Calcutta, Dept. of Home Science since Nov. 2013.
  • Worked under “Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (CMIG)” for 6 months project with DFID as Liaison Officer cum teaching faculty in 2007.