Department of Chemistry

Vision

To promote academic and professional excellence in technical education and research in the field of science and technology.

Mission

To achieve academic excellence and to develop a full fledged research and development centre to cater the needs of students and industry

Objectives 
   
 Long Term

• To bring sponsored projects from government organizations to boost research activities
• Collaboration with reputed Institutions and Industries to pursue research
• Establishment of research centre of national repute in thrust area

           
            Short Term

• Improvement in academic performance of students using innovative and creative methods of teaching
• Knowledge and skill up-gradation of faculty through seminars, workshops, conferences
• Encouragement to pursue research activities

COURSES OFFERED

Facilities & Infrastructure

The department is provided with two Labs – General chemistry Lab & Instrumentation Lab and one staff room. Both Labs are spacious and planned and equipped with necessary glassware, chemicals and equipments as per VTU syllabus.

Core Competence

The Department's strength lies in following areas of competence.

• Teaching-learning process
• Research in the field of
• Physico-organic chemistry
• Interactions in liquid mixtures
• Separation of liquids by pervaporation
• Biodiesel from non-edible oils

Teaching - Learning process

• Teaching for the entire semester for a subject is planned meticulously and implemented using lesson plan
• Difficult topics and problems are discussed in tutorials.  More attention is on weaker students
• Subject-wise assignments and study guides are given to students to solve and enrich their knowledge

Extra classes are conducted in the identified subjects for weak students

Industry - Institution Interaction

Presently, the department is collaborating with University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in biodiesel production. Efforts will be made to establish Industry-Institution interactions in near future.

Workshop/Seminar/Conference attended

Department encourages faculty to attend conferences, workshops and seminars in order to upgrade his/her knowledge. It will help to improve upon subject understanding, teaching skills and recent trends in the subject.

• Dr. Shrikant S. Joshi participated in a two-day National Workshop on ’Advances in Chemical Sciences‘ conducted on 22nd and 23rd held at Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College of Engineering, Ramanagar
• Dr. Ramachandra P., participated in a National Seminar on ‘Recent Trends in Polymer & Conducting Polymer’ conducted from 22nd to 25th November, 2009 at R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore 
• Dr. Ramachandra P. participated in a National Seminar on ‘Polymer Composites’ conducted from 8th to 10th August, 2009 at R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore