Department Profile
📅 Year of Establishment
The Chemistry department was established in 2016 with the three year UG programme. The two year PG programme was started during the academic year 2020.
📚 Courses Offered
UG - B.Sc. Chemistry PG - M.Sc. Chemistry
🎯 Aim of the Course
- 🔬 Teaching and research: Provide quality education and conduct research in various fields of chemistry.
- 🧪 Advancing chemical knowledge: Contribute to the understanding and application of chemical principles.
- 🏭 Industry and societal relevance: Collaborate with industries and address societal challenges through chemical innovations.
- 💡 Fostering critical thinking and skills: Develop analytical and problem-solving skills in students.
✅ Outcome of the Course
- 💼 Diverse career options: Pharma, research, forensics, environmental science, materials science etc.
- 🧠 Critical thinking and problem-solving: Develop a logical approach to tackle complex problems.
- 🌍 Understanding everyday life: From cooking to climate change, chemistry explains it all.
- 🔬 Innovation and research: Contribute to breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and more.
- 🌐 Global opportunities: Chemistry is a universal subject — work anywhere.
✨ Specialties of Department
The department of chemistry is well known for its excellence in teaching and research to bring innovative teaching methods to the classroom, including active learning and flipped classrooms. Many of the faculties have participated in workshops to learn new and innovative teaching methods. The faculty members of the department are engaged in state of the art research as well as guiding the Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. students.
💼 Chemistry Job Profiles
A basic degree in chemistry allows you to develop excellent laboratory skills but as it overlaps with specializations, it also gives you skills that are useful in other areas of science like physics, medicine, engineering and geosciences. Take a look at some of the job profiles suitable for degree holders in chemistry.
| Job Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| Analytical chemist | Investigate the chemical nature of substances |
| Biotechnologist | Study genetic, chemical and physical attributes of cells, tissues and organisms |
| Chemical engineer | Design and develop products by changing chemical/bio/physical state of a substance |
| Healthcare scientist | Analyse samples from patients to help with diagnosis and treatment |
| Forensic scientist | Provide scientific evidence for court proceedings |
| Nanotechnologist | Manipulate matter at nanoscale to develop new materials |
| Pharmacologist | Understand how medicines work for effective treatment |
| Research scientist | Study non-living systems to understand the physical world |
| Toxicologist | Identify and evaluate impact of toxic materials, chemicals, radiation on health and environment |