One among the very first statutory departments constituted by the Mahatma Gandhi University (erstwhile Gandhiji University) the academic programs of the school of chemical sciences (SCS) were initiated from the very inception of the university. Known initially as Department of Polymer chemistry which offered only one M.Sc. program, SCS has now diversified and widened its academic activities realizing the significance of chemistry as the central science and the need for the development of all aspects of teaching and research in chemistry. At present the school offers four different M.Sc. programs along with M.Phil and Ph.D programs covering all branches of chemistry and polymer science.

The school, since it’s inception, has been making a steady progress in all spheres of activity and has academic programs spread in four broad divisions namely

1.     Division of Inorganic Chemistry

2.     Division of Organic Chemistry

3.     Division of Physical Chemistry

4.     Division of Polymer Science

The teaching programs follow semester system with course and credit pattern with effective and continuous internal evaluations. Our M. Sc. program provide a unique opportunity for the students to take up a research project in any National Laboratories or R & D institutes of their choice as part of their fourth semester course. This project-work provides excellent exposure and instills confidence to our students and enable them to make the right choice on their career in science after completing the masters program.  

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COURSES OFFERED

M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry/Organic Chemistry/Physical Chemistry/Polymer Science)

M.Phil. (All Branches in Chemistry)

Ph.D. (All Branches in Chemistry)

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE

The admission for the M.Sc and M.Phil. programs is based on an all round performance in a national level entrance examination , marks in the qualifying examination  and a subject interview.

The admission for Ph.D. is based on a national level entrance examination or on NET/GATE performance.

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STUDENTS ENROLLMENT

M.Sc.

MPhil

PhD

31+31

15

40

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ACADEMIC DATA

Research papers

: 510

US/Indian patents awarded/applied

: 14

Ph.D. awarded

: 110

CSIR/UGC qualified students

: 52 (last 5 yrs.)

GATE qualified students

: 61 (last 5 yrs)

Grants received for research projects (by faculty)

: Rs.150 lakhs

Library

: 4050 books

Journals subscribed

: 31 (stocked in General Library)

Seminars/Workshops      organized

: 20 (last 5 yrs)

UGC Refresher Courses organized

: 14 (last 5 yrs)

Special/invited lectures

: 40 (last 5 yrs)

National level research awards received by students/faculty

: 45

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RESEARCH

 

All the faculty members are actively involved in research activities as is evident from the publications that appear in major national and international journals. The major thrust areas of the faculty include:

 

Bioinorganic Chemistry

Enzyme Modelling

Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Solid State Chemistry

Nano Materials and Interface Chemistry

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

Propellant Chemistry

Smart Materials through Soft Chemistry

Organic Photochemistry

Peptide Synthesis

Lanthanide chemistry

Co-ordination chemistry

Polymeric reagents and catalysts

Polymer-metal composites

Polymer blends

Interpenetrating networks

Organic Synthesis

Radiation chemistry

Photochemistry

Fast reaction kinetics

Thermoplastic elastomers

Conducting elastomers and polymers

Heterogeneous catalysts

Imprinted polymers

Biosensors

Solid phase synthesis of biologically active polymers

Reagents in organic synthesis

Theoretical Organic Chemistry

Computational Chemistry

Self Avoiding Random Walk Model

 

There are now about 70 research students pursuing their Ph. D. work in the school. More than 90 students have completed their Ph. D. from this department so far. This school has created a reputation in the field of post -graduate teaching and research in frontiier areas of Chemical Sciences and Technology. More than 500 research papers have been published in internationally refereed journals. Three US patents have been granted for the work carried out in the department. Fourteen patents (US + Indian) have been filed pending patent granting. The faculty members of this department have presented and chaired sessions in several national and international conferences. A large number of research schemes sponsored by national and international agencie like UGC, DST, CSIR, BRNS, STEC, AICTE, NSC and international schemes sponsored by Third World Academy of Sciences have been successfully completed and are ongoing in the school. The school collaborates with a   number of national laboratories, Universities, IIT’s and IISc. It has several active international cooperative programs in research with Universities in Germany, Belgium, Canada, Japan, USA and France.

Interdisciplinary special lecture programmes, seminars and workshops are being regularly conducted at School of Chemical Sciences under various chairs and heads.  These include Jawaharlal Nehru Chair, Linus Pauling Memorial lecture and Decennium Commemoration lectures.  Several national conferences, workshops and discussion meetings are also being frequently held at School of Chemical Sciences.

The research work carried out by the school has received national and international recognition. It is gratifying to note that more than 30 research scholars have won state and national awards on their research performance and presentations.

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