An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University and Re-Accredited (3rd Cycle) with 'A' grade by NAAC     AISHE ID : C-36540

Department Of Chemistry

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Guest Lecture Programme - Schottky-diode based sensors for nucleic acid and proteins held on 06-09-2019
International Seminar on “Frontiers in Chemistry” on 02.01.2019

VISION

To produce disciplined and committed students through effective teaching-learning for the professional growth and research aimed at a greener environment and healthier living of humankind.

MISSION

  • To ensure the quality and knowledgeable chemistry graduates capable of creating new developments for the society and applicable in daily life to become entrepreneurs.
  • Inspiring students to fulfill the expectations of local, national and global needs.
  • Motivate the students to pursue higher studies and research to cater the need of industries.

OBJECTIVES

  • To continuously update their domain knowledge for continuous professional development with focus on research and industry interaction.
  • To endorse multiple utility of chemistry to create innovations in providing solution for sustainable green environment.
  • To accomplish the ability for effective communication and to understand ethical responsibilities.
  • To acquire inter-social relationship and interpersonal skills in order to attain leadership qualities.
  • To prefer suitable career and crack in competitive examinations

Timeline

Year Milestone
1950 B. Sc. Chemistry (With Maths & Physics ancillary) B. Sc. Chemistry (With Zoology & Physics ancillary)
1957 M. Sc. Chemistry
2017 Ph. D. Chemistry
2018 M. Phil. Chemistry

Highlights of the curriculum

  • The research centre and PG Department of Chemistry is renowned for teaching as well as research in Chemistry.
  • The Department offers B.Sc., M.Sc., M. Phil. and Ph.D. programme in Chemistry.
  • Establishesa fundamental or logical understanding of the academic field of Chemistry, its different learning areas and applications in basic chemistryand its linkages with related disciplinary areas/subjects like Physics, Mathematics, Life sciences, Environmental sciences.
  • Validates the multiple utility of chemistry in the regions of industrial chemistry, material chemistry, medicinal chemistry, green chemistry, nanochemistry and polymer chemistry.
  • Employs critical thinking and the scientific knowledge to design, carryout, record and analyze the results of chemical reactions.
  • Inculcates the scientific temperament in the students and outside the scientific community.

Skills Imparted

  • To handle sophisticated instruments like FT-IR, UV-Vis and CV available in the Department.
  • Tackle problems and offer creative ideas based on analysis and critical thinking in all branches of Chemistry.
  • Problem-solving skills to solve various kinds of chemistry-related problems with well-defined solutions and tackle complicated problems that belong to the disciplinary area limits.

Carrier opportunities

  • As the research project provided to PG students is not only for the partial fulfillment of the course but also to develop the student capability to work independently
  • Department provides exclusive paper for CSIR/SET/GATE preparations in PG curriculum
  • Aids the students to work in pharma industry, agro-chemical industry and in various research and development (R&D) laboratories

Infrastructure

DST-FIST funded Instrumentation centre
Laboratories
PG Laboratories : 3
UG Laboratories : 2
Ancillary Laboratories : 1
Research Laboratories : 1
Total available laboratories : 7
Classrooms available : 4(2 for B. Sc. and 2 for M. Sc.)
Equipments / instruments
S.No Equipment/instrument Model
1 UV-Visible double beam Spectrophotometer Schimadzu
2 Electrochemical work station Biologic and CH Instruments, USA
3 FT-IR Spectrophotomer Schimadzu
4 Rotavapour Superfit
5 Microwave Synthesizer Ragatech
6 Distillation plant Systronics
7 Orbit Shaker Kemi
8 Shaking incubatore Lab Tech
9 Magnetic stirrer with hot plate (10 nos.) Remi& SH
10 Overhead stirrer Remi
11 Heating mantle (500 ml, 1 lit, 2 lit) Guna enterprise
12 Hot air oven (3 nos.) Sigma, tempo, Kemi
13 Melting point apparatus Sigma
14 Water bath (with and without thermostat) Sigma
15 Weighing balance (2, 3 and 4 decimal) Sartorius, Wensar
16 Refrigerator (2 nos.) LG, Electrolux
17 High vacuum pump (3 nos.) Prabivac
18 Domestic MW oven Samsung
19 UV Chamber Deep vision

Salient features

  • Department provides a Diploma course in Water Analysis & a certificate course in food adulterants
  • Around 3,000 books are available in the department for faculty and students to enrich knowledge.
PSO For B.Sc. Chemistry

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

After completion of the programme, the students will be able

PEO1 To continuously update their domain knowledge for continuous professional development with focus on research and industry interaction
PEO2 To endorse multiple utility of chemistry to create innovations in providing solution for sustainable green environment
PEO3 To accomplish the ability for effective communication and to understand ethical responsibilities
PEO4 To acquire inter-social relationship and interpersonal skills in order to attain leadership qualities.
PEO5 To prefer suitable career and crack in competitive examinations

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

At the end of the programme, the students will be able to

PSO Statement Graduate Attributes
PSO1 Establish a fundamental or logical understanding of the academic field of Chemistry, its different learning areas and applications in basic chemistry like atomic structure, quantum mechanics, periodic properties, chemical bonding, hydrocarbons, different states of matter, radioactivity, nuclear chemistry, metallurgy, surface chemistry, catalysis, solutions, colloidal state, corrosion, food deterioration & adulterants, water analysis and treatment and its linkages with related disciplinary areas/subjects like Physics, Mathematics, Life sciences, Environmental sciences.
  • Knowledge in core competency
  • Environment and Sustainability
PSO2 Tackle problems and offer creative ideas based on analysis and critical thinking in all branches of Chemistry.
  • Problem Analysis
  • Design and Development of solutions for complex problems
PSO3 Problem-solving skills that are needed to solve various kinds of chemistry-related problems with well-defined solutions and tackle complicated problems that belong to the disciplinary area limits.
  • Problem Analysis
  • Conduct investigations of complex problems
PSO4 Gains basic knowledge on organic synthesis, reaction mechanism, substitution, derivative formation, stereochemistry and also analytical techniques; Enable the students to understand the properties of s,p ,d and f block elements and its important compounds; to enlighten the properties and uses of inorganic complexes, organometallic compounds, co-ordination chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry and solid state chemistry.
  • Knowledge in core competency
PSO5 Gain knowledge in the areas of kinetics, phase rule, molecular spectroscopy, thermodynamics, photochemistry, group theory, principle and applications of cell reactions and also to identify chemical formulae and solve numerical problems.
  • Knowledge in core competency
  • Problem Analysis
PSO6 Validates the multiple utility of chemistry in the regions of industrial chemistry, material chemistry,medicinal chemistry, green chemistry, nanochemistry and polymer chemistry; employ critical thinking and the scientific knowledge to design, carryout, record and analyze the results of chemical reactions; inculcate the scientific temperament in the students and outsidethe scientific community; Aids the students to work in pharma industry, agro-chemical industry and in various research and development (R&D) laboratories.
  • Ethics
  • Individual and team work
  • Communication
  • Project management and Finance
PSO7 Gain practical knowledge to compare the strength and amount of the organic and inorganic substances; Through volumetric and gravimetric methods, to determine the physical properties like boiling point, melting point and also to check the purity of the samples; to handle various instruments like potentiometer and conductivity bridge.
  • Modern Tool usage
  • Individual and team work
  • Communication
PSO For M.Sc. Chemistry

Faculty (Aided Stream)

AIDED FACULTIES
Name Designation Date of Join Area of Specialization Profile
Dr.A.Xavier Associate Professor & Head 19.06.2000 Inorganic chemistry and Bio-Inorganic chemistry-Binding with DNA molecules, Environmental chemistry View Profile
Dr.P.S.Harikrishnan Associate Professor 19.06.2000 Inorganic chemistry and Bio-Inorganic chemistry-Binding with DNA molecules, Environmental chemistry View Profile
Dr.M.Karpagavalli Assistant Professor 07-03-2007 Organic Chemistry View Profile
Dr.P.Gajendran Assistant Professor 20.02.2008 Inorganic Chemistry View Profile
Dr.M.Malarvizhi Assistant Professor 22.02.2008 Bio inorganic Chemistry View ProfilePublication Link
Dr.S.V.Karthikeyan Assistant Professor 01.07.2013 Synthetic Organic Chemistry View ProfilePublication Link
Prof.S.Vidhyasankar Assistant Professor 16-6-2016 Physical chemistry View Profile
Dr.R.Ramachandran Assistant Professor 16.06.2016 Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology View ProfilePublication Link
Prof.S.Selva Kumar Assistant Professor 16-06-2016 Physical chemistry View Profile
Dr.P.Prasanna Assistant Professor 16.06.2016 Organic Chemistry View Profile
Dr.M.Boominathan Assistant Professor 16.06.2016 Organic Chemistry, Material Chemistry View Profile
Dr.M.Hasmath Farzana Assistant Professor 16.06.2016 Environmental/Applied Chemistry View ProfilePublication Link
Dr.J.Shanmugapriya Assistant Professor View Profile
AD-HOC FACULTIES
Name Designation Area of Specialization Profile
Prof.R.Sathya Assistant Professor Co-ordination Chemistry View Profile

Faculty (SF Stream)

SF FACULTIES
Name Designation Date of Join Area of Specialization Profile
Dr.R.Sakthivadivel Co-ordinator 06/07/2012 Inorganic chemistry View Profile
Dr.S.Sujjarani Assistant Professor 17.06.2015 Bio- inorganic chemistry, Co-ordination chemistry View Profile
Dr.N.Senthil kumar Assistant Professor 17.06.2019 Chemistry View Profile
Dr.B.Dinesh Assistant Professor 16/6/2019 Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry) View Profile

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UG Syllabus

2017-2020 Batch

2017-2020 Batch (CZP)

2020 OBE

PG Syllabus

S.NO COURSE TITLE COURSE CODE MAJOR / ANCILLARY / ELECTIVE / SBE / NME / PRACTICAL SYLLABUS
SEMESTER I
1 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I 17P1CMC1 MAJOR View Syllabus
2 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I 17P1CMC2 MAJOR View Syllabus
3 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - I 17P1CMC3 MAJOR View Syllabus
4 ANALYTICAL CHEMSITRY - I 17P1CME1 ELECTIVE View Syllabus
SEMESTER II
5 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II 17P2CMC4 MAJOR View Syllabus
6 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II 17P2CMC5 MAJOR View Syllabus
7 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - II 17P2CMC6 MAJOR View Syllabus
8 BIO CHEMISTRY 17P2CME2 ELECTIVE View Syllabus
9 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - I 17P2CMP1 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
10 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - I 17P2CMP2 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
11 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - I 17P2CMP3 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
SEMESTER III
12 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - III 17P3CMC7 MAJOR View Syllabus
13 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - III 17P3CMC8 MAJOR View Syllabus
14 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - III 17P3CMC9 MAJOR View Syllabus
15 NON-MAJOR PAPER 17P3.NM1 NME View Syllabus
SEMESTER IV
16 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV 17P4CMC10 MAJOR View Syllabus
17 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - IV 17P4CMC11 MAJOR View Syllabus
18 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY - IV 17P4CMC12 MAJOR View Syllabus
19 CSIR-NET-GATE-SET EXAMINATIONS PREPARATIONS 17P4CME3 ELECTIVE View Syllabus
20 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - II 17P4CMP4 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
21 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - II 17P4CMP5 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
22 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL - II 17P4CMP6 PRACTICAL View Syllabus
23 PROJECT & VIVA VOCE 17P4CPRO PROJECT View Syllabus

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S.NO TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY DATE (S) BENEFICIARIES
1. State Level Seminar on “Frontiers in Chemistry” 18.12.2017 PG Students of the Department of Chemistry & Research Scholars
2. Extension programme for People at Villacheri village - Eye camp 29.12.2017 People of Villacheri Village of Madurai District
3. Guest Lecture on Group Theory 03.01.2018 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
4. Chemistry Club Activity 03.01.2018 Department students
5. Guest Lecture Programme 27.12.2018 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
6. International Seminar on “Frontiers in Chemistry” 2.01.2019 PG Students of the Department of Chemistry & Research Scholars
7. Extension Activity Programme - Chemistry 04.01.2019 People
8. Chemistry Club Activity 09.02.2019 Students of Chemistry Dept
9. Guest Lecture Programme 27.2.2019 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
10. State Level Seminar on Frontier Areas in chemistry 28.08.2019 PG Students of the Department of Chemistry & Research Scholars
11. Guest Lecture Programme - Schottky-diode based sensors for nucleic acid and proteins 06.09.2019 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
12. Guest Lecture Programme on career guidance 08.01.2020 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
13. Energy conservation in Industry and Domestic sector 09.03.2020 UG Students of the Department of Chemistry
S.No Name of the student with Reg. No Company / Organization where placed Designation Date of Appointment
1 NISHA A
2015CMP016		 Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
2 KARTHICK K
2015CZP006 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
3 PRADEEP KUMAR K
2015CMP019 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
4 SURESH KANNAN J
2015CZP023 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
5 SANKAR S
2015CMP028 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
6 ANANTHI B
2015CZP001 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
7 DHANA LAKSHMI P
2015CZP003 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
8 MEENAMBIKAI R
2015CMP013 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
9 SELVA MEENAKSHI G
2015CZP020 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
10 RAMALAKSHMI E
2015CMP006 		Alien Global Services Business Development Executive 11-06-2018
11 MANI BHARATHI D
2014CMP013 		Vedanta Sterlite Copper Process Controller Trainee 11-03-2017
12.ARUN KUMAR A
2014CMP003 		Orchid Pharma Limited Trainee Production01-03-2017
13.MANI BARATHI D
2014CMP013 		Orchid Pharma Limited Trainee Production 01-03-2017
14. HARIHARAN V
2014CZP007 		Orchid Pharma Limited Trainee Production 01-03-2017
15.SRIRAM A
2014CZP022 		Orchid Pharma Limited Trainee Production 01-03-2017
16.ARUNKUMAR A
2014CMP003 		Orchid Pharma Private Limited Campus Drive 22-02-2017
17.MANIBHARATHI D
2014CMP013 		Orchid Pharma Private Limited Campus Drive 22-02-2017
18.HARIHARAN V
2014CZP007 		Orchid Pharma Private Limited Campus Drive 22-02-2017
19SRIRAM A
2014CZP022 		Orchid Pharma Private Limited Campus Drive 22-02-2017
20MANIBHARATHI D
2014CMP013		 Sterlite Copper, Tuticorin Campus Drive 11-03-2017
21KIRUBAKAR M
2014CMP010		 Sterlite Copper, Tuticorin Campus Drive 11-03-2017
22MUTHUKUMAR G
2015PGC011		 The Sanmar Group Trainee Production 01-03-2017
23SILAMBARASAN C
2015PGC020		 The Sanmar Group Trainee Production 01-03-2017
24VENGADESH K S
2015PGC023		 The Sanmar Group Trainee Production 01-03-2017

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