Major Discipline of the Department

Considering the need of the modern time the department focuses on four major branches. These are –

• Chemical Engineering and Environmental Chemistry
• Metallurgy, Corrosion and Materials Science
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
• Polymer Science and Petrochemicals

Syllabi, Exam & Results

The B.Sc. (Eng.) courses in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering consists of 31 theoretical courses (including six related courses) spread over a period of four academic years. There are 17 days’ practical examinations, 200 marks’ viva voce examinations and 125 marks’ inplant trainings distributed in four academic years. The Master of Science course is held in two groups: The general group (Group A) and the Thesis group (Group B). The Group A examination consists of 6 theoretical courses, 8 day’s practical examinations, viva voce and inplant training. Students of the Group B are more advanced and allowed to undertake research works in lieu of practical courses.

Seminar Library

The Department has a library of its own. It has about 40 seat capacities. Books and journals of various disciplines are available here.

Laboratory Facilities

The department has 6 practical class laboratories namely Organic, Industrial, Physical, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical and Polymer and almost a dozen of research laboratories.

Inplant Training Facility

10-20 day’s inplant training in different chemical process industries of the country is compulsory for both B.Sc. Eng. and Master’s students.

Research Activities

Researches on various fields are going on in the department. In the Chemical Engineering branch, the research fields are reaction engineering, catalysis, solvent extraction, non-conventional energy sources, environmental pollution control and technology etc. In the metallurgical branch, corrosion inhibition, electroplating, production of new materials, pyro- and hydrometallurgical researches are major research areas. In the pharmaceutical branch, isolation, characterization, computational design and syntheses of new organic compounds of pharmaceutical importance are going on besides researches on natural products, lipid and protein technology. In the Polymer branch, researches on natural polymer: modification, degradation, dyeing properties etc., extraction, isolation, purification and application of natural dyes, chemical synthesis and characterization of polymers are going on.