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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CENTRE FOR RESEARCH
0481-2302260
chemistry@baselius.ac.in
The Department of Chemistry commenced functioning under the eminent leadership of Prof. K. George in 1964 and, in 1969 the degree course in Chemistry was introduced. The Department became a Post Graduate department in 1984 when M.Sc in Pure Chemistry was started. The department has been upgraded as Research Centre of the Mahatma Gandhi University in 2019. The Department of Chemistry also offers ancillary subjects in Chemistry to around 160 students in disciplines such as Zoology and Botany. There are about 170 students learning Chemistry at the UG and PG levels. The Department of Chemistry houses 5 Classrooms,3 Laboratories, 1 Store-room, and a Computer lab with eight advanced computers with internet facility at its disposal for use by both teachers and students of the department. The department library has about 810 volumes of advanced books with both lending and reference options to students in addition to 7000 books and 5 chemical journals in the general library. Books for competitive examinations like CSIR/UGC NET/SET, IIT JAM are also there in the library.
The department gratefully recalls the services and contributions of all its retired/transferred teachers and non-teaching staff who in their various positions as HOD /faculty member/ staff members promoted the development of the department. The department has 9 teachers and 3 laboratory staff. Six members of the department have research degrees. Each and every member is dedicated to the well being and development of the college as well as the department. The Department continuously works to produce brilliant young chemists who, by their scientific abilities can work for the benefit of humanity. In creating a scientific temperament the students are encouraged to develop skills of analytical thinking, experimentation, and application of knowledge gained.
Our teachers guide the projects of students in UG and PG classes. Department has signed MoU with International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Research work of faculty members is supported by the national and state funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, UGC, KSCSTE. Research output is recognized by publications in international and national journals.
Certificate Course:
Food Safety and Quality Control in collaboration with AGMARK, Kottayam
List of research projects:
Dr. Daisy Joseph
Research Guides in Chemistry
Seminars/Workshops organised by the Department
Major activities of the department:
Outstanding Alumni: A long list of distinguished alumni of Chemistry department, to name a few
The department has produced a few ranks both in UG and PG levels.
B.Sc Chemistry – Ranks
M.Sc Chemistry – Ranks
Endowment prizes, instituted by teachers of our department are awarded to our meritorious students in UG and PG classes. The Joseph Chandy foundation Endowment (annual interest on Rs. one lakh) is given to one student from each class on merit cum means basis. In addition to the regular and routine nevertheless effective, Chalk and Talk method of teaching as well as practical classes, the department strongly believes in the exploration and exploitation of modern tools for effective communication and better teaching. The LCD projector use of animation enabled power point presentation for diagrams, derivations, complex and complicated concepts, etc. helps the students to understand anything and everything with ease and helps them in a big way to be thorough knowledge wise. Over and above, the students of this department are guided and counselled to take up competitive examinations involving UGC-CSIR, GATE, UPSC, Railways, BSRB, etc., With these, it is hoped strongly that these students have an edge over others in terms of becoming wholesome, competitive and employable.
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