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Professor S.B. Chattopadhyay has a very distinguished academic career. Shortly after passing M.Sc. examination in Botany very creditably from Calcutta University, he completed Ph.D. degree of London University in the imperial college of science and Technology under Professor Brown. On his return, he joined Dept.of Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal as ahead of Mycology section and established a full fledged laboratory for Plant Pathological studies. He joined newly established University of Kalyanin in 1960 as Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Pathology as well as Dean Faculty of Agriculture. In the University of Kalyani he established a modern plant pathological laboratory for carrying on investigations in different disciplines of plant pathology.

Professor Chattopadhyay has been a very successful teacher. He was honored as successful teacher by Calcutta University and Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology. He has guided more than 25 students for Ph.D. degree and published nearly 125 scientific papers in plant pathology. In recent past prof. Chattopadhyay has been awarded honorary D.Sc. degree of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya of which he was founder Vicechancallor for his life long contribution in agriculture.