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The Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University. was established. in 1964. The renowned Prof. Gopinath Bhattacharya had been the first Head of the Department of Philosophy and under his guidance, the best scholars of the country were recruited as the faculty members of the department. As a result, from the very beginning this department has flourished.

The Department has introduced an innovative syllabus, with equal emphasis on the Indian and Western branches of Philosophy. Such a syllabus along with the adoption of new methods of teaching, marked a wide departure from the practices of other universities.
Head Of The Department : Soumitra Basu
Extn- 2457-2252
Email- hod@phil.jdvu.ac.in
 
Faculty Summary
Full Time
No. of teachers with Ph.D / D.Sc. as the highest qualification 9
No. of teachers with M.Tech/M. Phil. as the highest qualification 2
Professors
Photo Name / Qualification Telephone No. /  Email ID Specialization
Indrani Sanyal
Ph.D.
isanyal@phil.jdvu.ac.in		 Logic, Ontology,
Philosophy of language
Madhumita Chattopadhyay
Ph.D.		 9830402068
mchattopadhyay@phil.jdvu.ac.in		 Logic, (Western and Buddhist Logic)
Piyali Palit
ppalit@phil.jdvu.ac.in		 Indian Philosophy
Ratna Datta Sharma
Ph.D.
rdsharma@phil.jdvu.ac.in		 Indian Philosophy
Rupa Bandyopadhyay
rbandhopadhyay@phil.jdvu.ac.in
Sadhan Chakraborty
schakraborty@phil.jdvu.ac.in
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Associate Professor
Photo Name / Qualification Telephone No. / Email ID Specialization
Aparajita Mukhopadhyay
ATASHEE CHATTERJEE Nee SINHA
Ph.D.
atashee2003@yahoo.com		 Applied Ethics, Meta Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
DIPAYAN PATTANAYAK
dpattanayak61@gmail.com		 NYAYA-VAISESIKA,TAGORE,VIVEKNANDA,
Gangadhar Kar
gkar@phil.jdvu.ac.in
JHUMA CHAKRABORTY
Lopamudra Choudhury
Ph.D.		 24146044
choudhuryl@yahoo.com		 Mathematical Logic, Philosophical Logic, Philosophy of Cognition, Cognitive Psychology
Proyash Sarkar
Ph.D.		 03324168876
proyash@rediffmail.com		 Epistemology: Indian and Western, Feminist Epistemologists, Philosophical Issues Concerning Varna and Caste
SASHINUNGLA
Ph.D.		 033-24146044
sashi.phil@gmail.com		 Environmental Philosophy and Tribal culture and philosophy
Soumitra Basu
sbasu@phil.jdvu.ac.in		 Philosophy of Language
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Assistant Professor
Photo Name / Qualification Telephone No. / Email ID Specialization
ARUN MAHATA
GARGI GOSWAMI
Gopi Nath Mondal
M.Phil.		 9433966281
gnm_ju_phil@yahoo.com		 INDIAN EPISTEMOLOGY, INDIAN LOGIC,SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
Maitreyee Datta
MAUSHUMI GUHA
M.Phil.
Rubai Saha
Samar Kumar Mondal
Ph.D.		 9434182501
samar_phil@rediffmail.com,samardwip100@gmail.com		 Metaphysics(Western),Phenomenology
SMITA SIRKER
Ph.D.		 24146044
smita_icpr@yahoo.co.in, ssirker@gmail.com		 Philosophy of Mind and Cognition
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Departmental Recognition
Year Recognition Recognized By
1977Department of Special AssistanceUGC
1984Centre of Advanced Study (Phase I)UGC
2010Centre of Advanced Study (Phase IV)UGC
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Degrees Offered/Intake
  Degrees Offered Intake Capacity
B.A. (Hons)50
M.A. (Day)65
M.A. (Evening)50
M.Phil15
Ph.D - Vacancy to be declare at the time of admission
Mphil in Cognitive Science
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Specialization (Subject) Offered In P.G. Level
Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy
Logic
Advaita Vedānta
Feminist Philosophies
Buddhism
Nyāya-Vaiśesika
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
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Thrust Area
Mind, Language and Value with Special Reference to 20th Century Thinkers (Indian and Western)
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Book Published
Year Number
20092
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