About the Department
The Department of Chemistry was established in 2001. Postgraduate Programme was introduced in 2003. Research laboratory was set up in 2005 along with M.Phil Programme. With research acquiring increasing significance, Ph.D Programme was also initiated subsequently. The department has the credit of producing several university rank holders. The number of university rank holders increased along with the growth of the department. After the attainment of autonomous status in the year 2015, the curriculum was suitably modified to meet the challenging needs of the society. A certain measure of flexibility is built in the new system, which enables the students to make their own choice of subjects from a wide spectrum of courses. The department attained Star Department Status by DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, in 2021.
Highlights
Chemistry comprises a wide range of study which includes diverse areas
such as pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, biochemistry, and theoretical chemistry.
The society relies upon chemistry to construct the foundation of the economy and the
standard of living can be traced back to chemical advancement. Chemistry is the science
of the materials that make up the physical world. No one is expected to master all
aspects of such a vast field. Hence, it has been found convenient to divide the subject
into smaller areas like Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical
Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, and Analytical Chemistry.
Chemical technologists, chemists and technicians often work to
develop the practical process in manufacturing the products in large scale. Qualified
chemists are responsible for devising new test in the development of new products. They
also play a key role in the development of drugs, which help cure and alleviate diseases
and prolong the life span. Chemists are involved in biochemistry and genetic
engineering. They are also in the forefront of nanotechnology which is the
fast-developing field in recent times. They are actively involved in environmental
issues and help tap new sources of energy to replace the earth's finite reserves of
petroleum.
Vision
To provide good education hybridized with good conduct and character to rural- based students by providing all infrastructure facilities.
Programme Offered
- UG - B.Sc., Chemistry
- PG - M.Sc., Chemistry
- Research Programme - M.Phil., & Ph. D
Salient Features
- Well-equipped Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Research laboratories.
- Active involvement of faculty members in the promotion of research.
- Skill-development and industrial job-oriented courses in the curriculum.
- Internships, group projects and individual projects.
- ICT tools for the enhancement of Teaching-Learning process.
- Periodic assignments and seminars.
- Good placement record in well-reputed companies.
- Guest lectures, industrial visits, seminars etc.,
- Active feedback mechanism for better Teaching-Learning process.
- Active students’ participation in seminars, quiz competitions, debates, sports, NSS and other co-curricular activities.
- Prominent alumni’s continuous research studies in foreign countries.
LABORATORY
Organic Chemistry Labortory
Labortory Enterence
Organic Chemistry Labortory
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Inorganic Chemistry Labortory
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Inorganic Chemistry Labortory
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Physical Chemistry Labortory
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Physical Chemistry Labortory
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Physical Chemistry Labortory
Physical Chemistry Labortory
MOFLE FURNACE
ICT CLASSROOM
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ICT CLASSROOM
Prominent Alumni
 Dr. G. Paramaguru CAS-PIFI Research Fellow, Laboratory for Advanced Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China. B.Sc.Chemistry (2002-2005) |
Dr. ParamaguruGanesan he is working as a CAS-PIFI postdoctoral researcher at Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen. China. He has qualified in the national examination GATE 2007 for pursuing higher studies, which motivates him to join Ph.D in early 2009. His Ph.D research work is mainly focused on the designing and synthesizing of donor--acceptor sensitizers and studying their performance in solar cells. Based on his good academic record, he was awarded Swiss government excellence scholarship from September 2012 to continue his Ph.D research under the guidance of Prof. Md. K. Nazeeruddin at EPFL, Switzerland who is pioneer in the field of solar cells. Later he was awarded the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences – President’s International Fellowship Initiative (CAS PIFI) Postdoctoral fellowship. |
 Mr. J. Babu, BT Assistant, Government Higher Secondary School, Samudram. B.Sc., Chemistry (2002-2005) M.Sc. Chemistry(2005-2007) |
Mr. J. Babuis our valuable alumni completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. Degree in the Department of Chemistry during the year of 2002 – 2005 and 2005 -2007, respectively. Further he has successfully completed his M.Phil and B.Ed. graduations. Currently he is working as BT Assistant in Government Higher Secondary School, Samudram. |
 Dr. E. Vijayakumar Research Professor, Department of Materials science and Engineering, Korea University-Seoul Campus, Republic of South Korea. M.Sc. Chemistry(2006-2008) |
Dr. E.Vijayakumar is working as Research Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University-Seoul Campus, Republic of South Korea. His research interests are Electrochemical Synthesis, Nanomaterial’s Synthesis, MOFs and MXENEs, Solar Cells, OER, HER, ORR, Zn-Air Battery, CO2 Reduction, Preparation of Polymer and Ceramics Nanofibrous Membrane by Electrospinning Method. Electrodeposition of metals, metal selenide, metal sulfide and conducting polymer. |
 Dr. M. Raja Post-Doctoral Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. M.Sc.Chemistry (2006-2008) |
Dr. M. Raja’s research focus is mainly of the Development of new redox-active materials for organic redox flow batteries. Design and optimization of oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst for Zn-Air application. Development of ceramic separator for trapping the polysulfide in Li-S batteries application. |
 Mr. V. RAJAGOPAL Ph.D. Scholar Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), India & RMIT University, Australia M.Sc. Chemistry (2014-2016) |
Mr. V. RAJAGOPAL has research experience in CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India (Feb 2017- Dec 2019) and Colgate Palmolive, USA Sponsored (Dec 2020 – July 2022). Currently he is doing his doctoral degree in Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR Laboratory), India & RMIT University, Australia. His research field of interests are Nanostructured materials for electro-carboxylation in protic ionic liquid medium, Electrochemical preparation of p-tert butyl benzaldehyde from p-tert butyl toluene, Core shell silica materials: synthesis and characterization. |
Awards
- Mr. R. Selvakumar, Head of the Department of Chemistry received “Best Teacher Award” from ESN Research group in the year of 2019.
- Mr. R. Selvakumar , Head of the Department of Chemistry received “Research Excellence Award” from Institute of Scholars, Bangalore in the year of 2019.
- Mr. R. Selvakumar, Head of the Department of Chemistry received “Young Scientist Award” from Indian Pharma Educational Society (IPES) Lucknow in the year 2020.
- Selvan. S. RanjithKumar, student of II B. Sc. Chemistry received “Best Student Award” from Nature Science Foundation, Coimbatore in 2022.
