DEPARTMENT OF
Chemistry
Department of
Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry started in the year 1953 is one of the founding departments of this premier Institution. It offers UG, PG, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. SALIENT FEATURES OF DEPARTMENT ► 19 research supervisors involved in research pertaining to their chosen fields such as Organic, Inorganic, Polymer, Nano, Environmental, Phyto and Electrochemistry. ► Major, Minor and Seed Money Research Projects grant Received – Rs. 61,23,000/- From Funding agency UGC, Ministry of Environment and Forests and TNSCST See ► Research patents filed – 16 and Granted – 3. ► FT-IR, UV-Visible Spectrometer Instruments are available ► DST-FIST and DBT-Star College Scheme Funds received THRUST AREAS OF RESEARCH ► Analytical Chemistry ► Bio chemistry ► Corrosion science ► Environmental Chemistry ► Inorganic metal complexes ► Synthetic organic ► Pytochemistry ► Physical Chemistry ► Nano chemistry ► Photochemistry ► Surface chemistry ► Metal inhibitor ► Metal coatings ► Water analysis ► Material chemistry BEST PRACTICES ► Advanced Learners Forum: Students are encouraged to participate in the Seminars / Competitions by the Senior Students. (initiated in 2016) ► Inter-Collegiate Meet – JAM – CHEM – FEST - Annual Events ► Chemistry Association organizing Special Lecture Programmes ► Our students actively participating in Co-curricular and Extra-curricular activities FUTURE PLANS ► To expand our research collaboration with leading research institutions at national and international levels ► To offer consultancy services to chemical and pharmaceutical industries ► To establish an incubation centre at the Department level ► To train the students in developing value-added products from waste materials.
Vision
- To produce academically sound, analytically skilled, technologically advanced and socially committed chemists through quality and value based education.
Mission
- To foster the students through the effective teaching of fundamentals and advanced concepts of chemistry and enable them to get employment for serving the local, national and global communities..
- To produce self-motivated graduates with human values who can contribute for sustainable development and well-being of the self and the society
- To offer consultancy services in various industrial fields by conducting quality research in the frontier areas of Chemistry and interdisciplinary fields.