ISLAMPUR COLLEGE
Estd : 1973. (State University)
  B in 2016 (NAAC), 21001:2018

Condensed Matter Physics 

Astrophysics and Cosmology 

Theoretical Physics

1. Karthik Komathiraj, Ranjan Sharma and Samstuti Chanda, Effects of electric field and anisotropy on the mass–radius relationship of a particular class of compact stars, Astrophysics and Space Science 367, 86 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-022-04119-5

2. Samstuti Chanda and Ranjan Sharma, Compactness bound of Buchdahl-Vaidya-Tikekar anisotropic star in D ≥4 dimensional spacetime, General Relativity and Gravitation 56, 41 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-024-03231-x

3. Samstuti Chanda, Ranjan Sharma and Sunil D Maharaj, On the Limitations of Karmarkar’s Condition in Static, Conformally Flat Spacetimes, Gravitation and Cosmology 32, 390 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0202289326700192

4. Samstuti Chanda and Ranjan Sharma, Two-parameter deformation of embedding class-I compact stars in linear f (Q) gravity, International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics, 2650226 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219887826502269

5. Arpita Ghosh, Abhishek Paul, Ranjan Sharma, and Samstuti Chanda, Physical properties and the maximum compactness bound of a class of compact stars in f (Q) gravity, Modern Physics Letters A 41, 20 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732326500987

6. Samstuti Chanda and Ranjan Sharma, A unified thermodynamic framework for coextensive dark matter admixed strange stars, The European Physical Journal C 86, 546 (2026).

1. Delivered an Oral Presentation on the topic “Anisotropic extension of the Schwarzschild interior solution in D ≥4 spacetime and the corresponding Buchdahl limit" (Mode: Offline) in the “Exploring the Cosmos 2024: A National Conference on Relativistic Universe (NSRU-2024)" held on March 7-8, 2024, organised by High Energy & Cosmic Ray Research Centre, University of North Bengal.

2. Presented a paper titled “Higher dimensional generalization of Buchdahl-Vaidya-Tikekar anisotropic star and its corresponding Buchdahl limit" in the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, Govt. of India sponsored national conference titled “Gravity@2024" organized by the IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development (ICARD), held in the Department of Physics, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU) during 18-20 December, 2024.

3. Delivered a contributed talk on topic “Impact of bosonic dark matter on the mass-radius relationship of neutron stars" in the “Exploring the cosmos 2025": A National Conference on Relativistic Universe held on February 23-24, 2025, organised by High Energy & Cosmic Ray Research Centre, University of North Bengal.

4. Presented a paper titled “Conformally Flat Solutions from Karmarkar's Condition: A Purely Geometric Approach" in the IUCAA, Pune, Govt. of India sponsored “International Meeting on Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology: Emerging Areas (IMRACEA-2025)" held at IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development (ICARD), Department of Physics, University of North Bengal (NBU) during 9-11 June, 2025.

Seminars attended:
1. Attended IUCAA Sponsored Winter School on General Relativity and its Application at the Department of Physics, University of North Bengal, Siliguri from 23rd November to 28th November 2015.

2. Attended International Inter-Disciplinary Webinar on "Decoding COVID-19 and Allied Issues" organized by Islampur College, Uttar Dinajpur on 8th September 2020.

3. Attended State Level Webinar on "Ecosystem Restoration towards Sustainable Society" organized by Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar, in collaboration with the West Bengal Biodiversity Board on 5th June 2021.

4. Attended National Webinar on "Frontiers of Physics – 2021" organized by the Department of Physics and IQAC, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, Kolkata on 6th July 2021.

5. Attended International Webinar on "Current Topics in Emerging Magnetic Materials" organized by the Department of Physics and IQAC, Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri on 14th July 2021.

1. Participated in UGC sponsored online “Faculty Induction Programme” organized by UGC - Human Resource Development Centre, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad from 4th October to 2nd November 2021 and obtained Grade “ A”.

2. Participated in UGC-Sponsored Refresher Course in Physics, organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, from 13 September 2022 to 27 September 2022, and obtained A+ Grade.

1. Convenor of Grievance & Redressal Cell at Islampur College.

2. Member of Sports Committee, Research and Development Committee, RTI Committee, Seminar & Workshop Committee and NAAC Steering Committee at Islampur College.

3. Nodal officer of Banglar Uchhosiksha Portal at Islampur College.

4. Former member of Admission Committee , Library Committee, Academic-Sub Commitee at Islampur College.

5. Former convenor of Women Harrasment and Empowerment cell.

National Qualifications & Fellowships:

• Joint CSIR-UGC NET (Assistant Professor): Secured All India Rank (AIR) 54.
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE): Achieved All India Rank (AIR) 405 in Physics.
• West Bengal State Eligibility Test (WB-SET): Qualified for lectureship within West Bengal.
• DST Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): Awarded the national fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

• University Gold Medal: Awarded by the University of North Bengal for securing the First Position in First Class during M.Sc. Physics.
• Tariniprosad Roy Medal & Late Sudhir Ch. Chakraborty Medal:
  Conferred for outstanding postgraduate academic performance.
• B.Sc. Merit Distinction: Secured the Third Position in First Class in B.Sc. Physics (Hons.) at the University of North Bengal.
• DST-INSPIRE Scholarship (INSPIRE-SHE): Recipient of the national scholarship for ranking within the Top 1% of the Class XII West Bengal Board (WBCHSE) examinations.