CUChEAA

Alumni Association

During 1970's, initiatives were taken to form a Registered body of the Alumni from the then Department of Applied Chemistry. Distinguished teachers and alumni took the responsibility to form organizations like Applied Chemistry Alumni Association, Chemical Engineering Alumni Association etc. The bodies were formed, operated mainly during organization of Alumni Meet or Reunion. Unfortunately, no one was Registered under the Societies Registration Act. Again, during 1990's attempt were made but most of the times interest were missing just after completion of Alumni Meet of the year.
It was the very beginning of 2K, Prof. Parthasarathi Ray attempted further to form a Registered body of the Association. At this time Prof. Ray got whole hearted support from senior alumnus like Prof. Niras Kumar Bose, Prof. Basudeb Barman, Dr. Saral Kumar Ghosh, Prof. Bibhuti Bhushan Paira, Prof. Parameswar De. A few junior (at that time) alumni like Mr. Gautom Mitra, Mr. Dipankar Chakrabarti, Dr. Asim Kumar De put their services to draft Objectives and Memorandum of Association. And ultimately, the Calcutta University Chemical Engineering Alumni Association got Registration under West Bengal Societies Registration Act 1961 on 7th December 2001 (Registration Number S/1L/6821 of 2001 - 2002), has been functioning in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta to fulfill the objectives laid down in its Memorandum of Association. Later on, after online modification by the Society of Registrar, the Association has been given a new Registration No.SO106821 dated 21.01.2019.
It is the Association of individuals of passed out students of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the former Applied Chemistry Department. Associates for the well-being and academic developments of Students are also invited to the Association. The Association is engaged in organizing Technical lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Interactive Sessions in collaboration with the department of Chemical Engineering since its inception for career development of the students.
It has also been organizing in collaboration with the department, the Reunion of the past and present students, teachers and staff of the department and the former department of Applied Chemistry from time to time. On the occasion of the Reunion we felicitate the Distinguished Alumni of the department, and also present Service Awards to the distinguished teachers and staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering as well as of Former Department of Applied Chemistry.

The objects for which the Association is established are:

Prof. N K Bose
Founder President

1. To promote the advancement of Chemical Engineering Science and application by conducting research, imparting training and education, establishing libraries, laboratories and developing Industry- Academia interactions in general and the advancement of teaching and research in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University in particular.
2. To protect the professional interest of all alumni of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the former Department of Applied Chemistry of Calcutta University and more particularly of all members of the Association.
3. To organize seminars, symposia, workshops, technical lectures, etc., as well as the annual Reunion of the past and present students, teachers and other employees of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the former Department of Applied Chemistry of the Calcutta University.
about 4. To make suitable endowments at the University of Calcutta to institute teaching and research positions and special lectureships for technical lectures on subjects of relevance to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University.

5. To grant scholarship, prizes etc. and to aid other student welfare programs for the benefit of the meritorious and deserving students and for supporting research students primarily of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University.

6. To conduct/organize research work in the field of Chemical Engineering and fields related to Chemical Engineering.
7. To promote, help and/or subsidize research work in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University.
8. To collaborate with the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta for upgrading curricula and syllabi in Chemical Engineering Department and for creation of bright image of the Department in the eyes of the Chemical Engineering Profession and Chemical Process Industries in India and abroad.
9. To admit men and women alike to membership of the Association and to collect subscriptions, and to receive donations, gifts and other contributions.
10. To hire, purchase, have holding and dispose of any property including land or building to be used as an Institute, Lecture room, Laboratory, or library and also to hire any person for the advancement of any objectives of the Association described here.
11. To publish or maintain an organ or bulletin of the Association and scientific/ technological journals, books etc.
12. To get the Association to be recognized in India and other countries as an academic and research organization.

Prof. H K Sen
The First Head of Applied Chemistry

13. To promote application of Chemical Engineering for the benefit of the society as a whole through protection of the environment, improvement of efficiency of all chemical and related processes used, dissemination of knowledge and information and improvement of quality of living.
14. To formulate and execute programmes aimed at acquainting people in general and school and college students in particular, with the discipline of Chemical Engineering and generating interest in the field, and also to formulate and execute programmes aimed at benefit of the society as a whole – like technology development, protection and improvement of the environment through application of Chemical Engineering – independently or in collaboration with other organizations, particularly Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University.
15. To do all the above as a nonprofit research organization, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and application of the same for the benefit of the society.
16. To do all such other lawful things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

Occasion of Garlanding during Reunion 2015

Research Scholars in the Department are Members of Alumni Association