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सत्येंद्र नाथ बसु राष्ट्रीय मौलिक विज्ञान केंद्र

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

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1. The particulars of its organization, functions and duties

Organization

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences is an Autonomous Research Institute established under Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 1986 as a Registered Society. The Centre was established to honour the life and work of Professor S. N. Bose who was a colossal in theoretical physics and has made some of the most fundamental conceptual contributions in the development of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Statistics.

In the last 31 years, the Centre has emerged as a major institution for research and development in Basic Sciences, specifically in the area of physical sciences and related disciplines. The Centre, while focusing on basic research, has also made a new move to contribute in application driven basic research, in particular, in areas of national needs.

Situated on a 15 acre lush-green picturesque campus in Salt Lake, the Centre is engaged in basic research (theoretical, computational and experimental) in selected areas of Physical and Chemical Sciences including Theoretical Sciences, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, Nanosciences and Chemical and Biological Physics.

The Centre has advanced research facilities such as high performance computing facilities, advanced facilities for materials synthesis and characterization at nanoscopic level, and clean room facilities for nanolithography with features down to 20nm and related nanofabrication facilities. The Centre also has advanced experimental facilities at low temperature with high magnetic field, ultrafast and high frequency spectroscopy including femto-second systems, time resolved MOKE and Tera-Hertz Spectroscopy.

The Centre is also a major hub of advanced manpower training and linkage in this crucial area of Science and Technology. The Centre offers residential programme leading to PhD and has a vigorous Visitors & Linkage programme.

Major Research Areas

Astrophysics and Cosmology

Quantum Optics Information theory, Astrophysics around black holes, Cosmology, Observational & Experimental Astrophysics

Chemical, Biological and Macro-molecular Sciences

Study of complex molecular and hybrid systems (including biomolecules) using Experiments and Simulations, ultrasensitive & ultrafast spectoscopy techniques.

Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences

Experimental, theoretical and computational studies on Physics of materials, from nano dimension to bulk, Nanolithography and devices

Theoretical Sciences

Cosmology, Gravity, Quantum Field Theory, Lattice Gauge Theory, Granular Physics, Cognitive Science, Mathematical Physics, Statistical Physics, Nonlinear Physics

Objectives

The objectives for which the S. N. Bose National Centre is established, are: (i)To foster, encourage and promote the growth of advanced studies in selected branches of basic sciences.;
(ii)To conduct original research in theoretical and mathematical sciences and other basic sciences in frontier areas, including challenging theoretical studies of future applications.;
(iii)To provide a forum of personal contacts and intellectual interaction among scientists within the country and also between them and scientists abroad.;
(iv)To train young scientists for research in basic sciences.

2. The powers and duties of its officers and employees

2.1Chairman, Governing body

The Chairman shall exercise such powers for the conduct of the business of the Society as may be delegated to him by the Governing Body. The Chairman may, in writing, delegate such of his powers as he may think necessary to the Director.

2.2Director

The Director is the Chief Executive and Academic Officer of the Centre and is responsible for the administration and management of the Centre in accordance with the Rules, Bye-Laws and directives of the Governing Body. He will exercise general supervision over the programme of work and the research projects of the Centre. All members of staff of the Centre will be under the general control of the Director.

In case of an emergency, he may take such action as may be necessary and report it to the Governing Body in its subsequent meeting.

All expenditure for which budget provision has been made will be approved and sanctioned by the Director or by a member of the staff to the extent power has been delegated to him, as per rules, by the Director in writing.

The Director will have power to make re-appropriations subject to the following conditions:

The Director will have the power to write off irrecoverable losses and write off irrecoverable value of stores lost or rendered unserviceable due to fair wear and tear in any single case as per the Government of India rules.

The Director is his own Controlling Officer for TA/DA purposes.

The Director will have the power to send members of the staff for training or for a course of instruction within the country on such terms and conditions as may be laid down by the Governing Body.

The Director will have the power of making officiating arrangements in selective cases in the absence of a permanent incumbent or when a permanent incumbent proceeds on leave/lien.

The Director may delegate in writing his powers as are so permitted under Rules, to one or more members of the academic or administrative staff of the Centre.

2.3Administrative Officer / Registrar

The Governing Body will appoint a full-time officer designated as the Administrative Officer on the recommendation of the Selection Committee set up by the Governing Body for this purpose.

The Administrative Officer will be the ex-officio Secretary of the Governing Body, the Finance Committee, the Building Committee, the Purchase Committee and such other committees as may be constituted from time to time.

The Administrative Officer will be the custodian of the seal of the Centre.

The Administrative Officer will assist the Director and act under the general control and directions of the Director.

The Administrative Officer will be responsible for the work of the office of the Centre, and will conduct correspondence relating to the business of the Governing Body and other Committees.

The Administrative Officer will be responsible for the proper maintenance of the accounts of the Centre and will act as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the Centre.

The Administrative Officer will be responsible for preparing the Draft Budget Estimates under instruction of the Director to be placed before the Finance Committee and the Governing Body for approval.

The Administrative Officer will exercise such powers and will perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Rules and Bye Laws.

The Administrative Officer shall represent the Centre in all contracts and legal proceedings. All contracts on behalf of the Centre, when authorized by the Governing Body, shall be made in the name of the Centre and signed by the Administrative Officer. However, (a) when a contract is entered between the Centre and the Director, it shall be signed by the Chairman of the Governing Body on behalf of the Centre; (b) when the Administrative Officer is a party personally to a contract with the Centre, it shall be signed by the Director on behalf of the Centre.

3. The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability

The Director is the executive head and the chief functionary of the Centre. For research and academic activities, the channels of reporting are as follows:

Scientists / Faculty members --> Director
Registrar --> Director

For non-academic activities, the channels of reporting are as under:

Registrar --> Director

4. The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions

In regard to all matters concerning service conditions of all employees of Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) are governed by the Rules and Bye Laws (hyperlink) of the Centre and other service rules as may be adopted as per orders issued by the Govt. of India from time to time.

5. The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions

Apart from the Rules and Bye Laws, the management of SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences issues Departmental Orders, Notices, Circulars etc. for the smooth and efficient functioning of the Centre. The Establishment Cycle of the Establishment Department looks after the affairs related to personnel.

6. A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control

The following documents are held by S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences:

7. The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof

Not applicable.

8. A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public

Following are the constituent bodies of SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences and their membership structure:

Governing body
Dr. Srikumar Banerjee,
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor,
Department of Atomic Energy
Chairman
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma or his Nominee,
Secretary, DST
Member
Prof. Archana Bhattacharyya,
Emeritus Scientist,
IIG, Mumbai
Member
Prof. Sudha Bhattacharya,
Professor,
School of Environmental Sciences
Member
Prof. Debashish Chowdhury,
Professor
Dept. of Physics
Member
Prof. R.C. Budhani,
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IIT Kanpur
Member
Prof. Samit Kumar Ray,
Director,
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Member
Prof. Siddhartha Roy,
Director Bose Institute
Member
Shri J. B. Mohapatra,
Joint Secretary & Finance Advisor
Member
Shri Sanjay Mitra,
Chief Secretary,Govt. of West Bengal
Member
Smt. Shohini Majumder,
Registrar,
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Non Member Secretary
Finance committee
Prof. Samit Kumar Ray
Director
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Chairman
Shri J. B. Mahapatra
Joint Secretary & Finance Advisor
Member
Dr. Praveen Chaddah
Director, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
Formerly IUC-DAEF, Indore
Member
Prof. Biswajit Mahanty
Dean,Planning & Coordination
Professor,Department of Industrial and System Engineering
Member
Ms. Shohini Majumder
Registrar
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Member Secretary
Academic & Research Programme Advisory Committee (ARPAC)

External Constituents

Dr. Praveen Chaddah
Professor,
Former Director,
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research,
University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore - 452 017
Chairman
Prof. Swarna K. Ghosh
Director,
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR),
Pune University Campus, Post Bag, Ganeshkhind P.O. Pune - 411 007
Member
Prof. Sanjay Puri
School of Physical Science,
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi - 110 067
Member
Prof. Amitabha Raychaudhuri
Sir Tarak Nath Palit Professor of Physics
Department of Theoretical High Energy and Nuclear Physics
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92, Raja Rammohan Sarani, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata - 700 009
Member
Professor and Head
Department of Physics
Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ)
NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Dist - Ajmer, Rajasthan - 305817
Member
Prof. Amalendu Chandra
N.C. Nigam Chair Professor
Theoretical Chemistry Group
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Kanpur - 208 016
Member
Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan
Professor
Molecular Biophysics Unit,
Division of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012
Member
Constituents from the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Director
Member
Dean (Academic Programme)
Member
Dean (Faculty)
Member
Registrar
Member
HOD, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Member
HOD, Chemical, Biological and Macro-molecular Sciences
Member
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Member
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Member
Deputy Registrar (Academic)
Member

Other committees are constituted by the Centre for policy matters and decision making for the smooth functioning of the Centre. Minutes of such meetings are not being kept in the public domain, except on request under the RTI Act, 2005.

9. A directory of its officers and employees

Names of Officers/Faculty Members/staff with e-mail address and telephone numbers are available at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science's website www.bose.res.in under respective headings.

10. The monthly remuneration by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

Administrative staffs

Name of Post
Pay Scale as per the 6th CPC
Registrar
Rs.15,600-39100 + 7600/-
Deputy Registrar (Finance)
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Deputy Registrar (Academic)
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Deputy Registrar (Administration)
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Librarian
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Campus Engineer cum Estate Officer
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Assistant (General)
Rs.15,600-39,100+6600/-
Assistant Registrar (Purchase)
Rs.15,600-39100+5400/-
Sr. Stenographer
Rs.9,300-34,800+4600/-
PA to Director
Rs.9,300-34,800+4200/-
Stenographer
Rs.9,300-34,800+4200/-
Upper Division Clerk
Rs.5200-20200+2400/-
Junior Assistant (LDC)
Rs.5200-20200+2800/-
Junior Assistant (LDC)
Rs.5200-20200+2800/-
Pump Operator
Rs.5200-20200+2800/-
Project Assistant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-
Driver
Rs.5200-20200+2000/-
Driver
Rs.5200-20200+2000/-
Library Stack Assistant
Rs.5200-20200+2000/-
Library Stack Assistant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-
Guest House Assistant (LDC)
Rs.5200-20200+2000/-
Attendant
Rs.5200-20200+2000/-
Attendant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-
Attendant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-
Attendant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-
Attendant
Rs.5200-20200+1900/-

Academic Staff

Name of Post
Pay Scale as per the 6th CPC
Professor & Director
Rs.80,000/- fixed
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.10,000/-
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.10,000/-
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.10,000/-
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.10,000/-
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Senior Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.10,000/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8900/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Scientist - E - Technical Cell
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-
Assistant Professor
Rs.15600-39100+Rs.7600/-
Assistant Professor
Rs.15600-39100+Rs.7600/-
Assistant Professor
Rs.15600-39100+Rs.7600/-
Faculty Fellow
Rs.15600-39100+Rs.6600/-
Associate Professor
Rs.37400-67000+Rs.8700/-

Administrative Staff in Temporary Status under Casual Labourers (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularization) Scheme

Name of Post
Pay Scale as per the 6th CPC
Attendant (Administration)
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Gardener
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Attendant (Maintenance)
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Cleaner
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Attendant (Accounts)
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Attendant (Central Registry)
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-
Attendant (Technical Cell)
Rs.5200-20200+Rs.1800/-

11. The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made

SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and is substantially funded by the Department of Science & Technology within the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science & Technology. The summary of the budget estimates are placed in the Annual Reports of SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences which are available in the website www.bose.res.in

12. The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes

Not applicable.

13. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it

Not applicable.

14. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form

The Centre has a separate Computer Services Cell which is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of Centre',s computational networking, maintenance of computer clusters, maintenance of website and other online services.

Information available in electronic form are:

15. The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use

SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences is a research organization. The library was developed to serve its readers engaged in higher studies and research in basic sciences. The library is enriched with an excellent collection in the fields of Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics, Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Optics, Particle Physics, Mechanics, Electronics, Laser, Chemical Biology, Materials Science, Nanoscience and Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics etc. It is primarily intended for the faculty, staff members, consultants, scholars, students of S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences. However, outside users viz., professionals, bona fide research scholars, bona fide students etc can also make use of the library. The other details of SNBNCBS Library including the working hours etc are available on website www.bose.res.in.

16. The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers

Ms. Shohini Majumder, Registrar
Contact: 033 2335 5706-8, 2335 3057/61, 2335 0312/1313
email: registrar@bose.res.in

Appellate Authority

Prof. Pratip Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Professor
Contact: 033 2335 5706-8, 2335 3057/61, 2335 0312/1313
email: pkm@bose.res.in

Appellate Authority

*Dr. Saumen Adhikari
Contact: 033 2335 5706-8, 2335 3057/61, 2335 0312/1313
email:librarian@bose.res.in

Central Public Information Officer