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  • Experienced and Well Qualified Faculties (All PhD holders)

  • DST-FIST Sponsored Department

  • Well Equipped Laboratories

  • Placements in Pharmaceutical Companies

  • Special Coaching for Competitive Exams like NET/GATE

 

OVERVIEW

 

The Department of Chemistry at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), SMU was established in 1997 and it offers BSc Chemistry (Honours), MSc (Chemistry) and PhD (Chemistry) courses. BSc Chemistry (Honours) course is being offered from 2022-2023 academic session onwards. The department also provides fundamental courses to BTech first year students like BTech Engineering Chemistry, BTech Engineering Chemistry Lab and Environmental Science.  

The department covers all major areas of chemistry, viz., inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The MSc syllabus which is comparable with all leading universities / institutes caters to the intellectual aspirations of the students and they are exposed to the latest in the field. The students have the opportunity to take specialised courses of their choice (Photoinorganic Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Advanced Physical Chemistry, Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Supramolecular Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry).

 

Vision
To emerge as a centre of excellence in teaching and research.
Mission Objectives
To equip the students with latest knowledge in science and technology such as to contribute as valuable members of the society.
  • To provide quality teaching and research.
  • Inculcate societal responsibility among the students.
  • To provide sufficient training in terms of latest developments in the field of academic, industry and research.

PROGRAMS OFFERED

 

UNDER GRADUATE

 

Stream Specialization

Interdisciplinary Courses

Open Elective

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies
  • Universal Human Values
  • Leadership and Behaviour Management
  • Analytical Tools in Chemistry
  • Applications of Computers in Chemistry

 

POST GRADUATE

 

 Stream Specialization

Interdisciplinary Courses

Open Elective

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

 

  • Computer Fundamentals & Programming
  • Chemistry of Nanomaterials

 

 

 

KEY FEATURES

  •  Established in 1997 along with the Institute, the department has moved forward with the opening of M.Sc. from 2003 & Ph.D. program from 2003.
  • Professionalism is the benchmark and students are trained in every aspect.
  • Department is funded by DST- FIST programme.
  • Number of  sponsored Research projects completed from AICTE, DST and DRDO, Govt. of India.
  • Organized National and International Conferences/Workshops/Seminar by the department regularly.
  • Pharmaceutical companies like CIPLA, CADILLA, TORRENT, SUN PHARMA, participate in campus recruitment drive.
  • Well-equipped laboratory with efficient equipment like FTIR, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, DSC & TGA (STA Thermal Analyzer), Fluorescence spectroscopy.
  • Department is approved by UGC and certified by ISO 9001:2015.
  • Curriculum in line with NEP 2020.
  • Every student of the department is allotted a mentor to motivate them towards research through project based learning.
  • WILP program of M.Sc. Chemistry in collaboration with CIPLA.
 
 

CORE COMPETENCIES

Photoinorganic Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Advanced Physical Chemistry
Chemistry of Nanomaterials Supramolecular Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry

 

 

SOFT SKILLS IMPARTED

Communication Skills Analytical Skills Problem Solving Critical Thinking

 

 

INDUSTRY/ACADEMIA COLLABORATIONS

  • North-East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST-CSIR), Jorhat
  • Jadavpur University, Kolkata
  • North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong
  • Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
  • North Bengal University, Siliguri
  • Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
  • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
  • National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
  • Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Hyderabad
     

 

MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS

  • Nanomaterials and Nano structured materials
  • Medicinal Plants of Sikkim
  • Chemical and Optical Sensors
  • Organic synthesis
  • Polymer Composites and Adhesive Bonding.
  • Water Pollution
  • Biodiversity Conservation

 

FACULTY

To Establish the Department as a centre of learning and research. Individual attention and encouragement to the students is hallmark of the Department.”

Prof.(Dr.) Nayan Kamal Bhattacharyya

HOD, Department of Chemistry

FACILITIES

 

It has world class facilities for training undergraduate and postgraduate students

BTECH ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY LAB

Equipment list:

  • pH Meter
  • Conductivity Meter
  • UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
  • Redwood Viscometer
  • Potentiometer
  • Central Exhaust System
  • Water Distillation setup

MSC CHEMISTRY LAB

The lab is well equipped to conduct post graduate chemistry experiments related to Physical, Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry.

The major equipments includes:

  • Buchi Rotavapour
  • Flame Photometer
  • Electronic Balance,
  • Muffel Furnace
  • Fume Hood,
  • Water & Air Thermostat,
  • Double Distillation Plant,
  • Microwave
  • Automatic Spin Coating System
  • Fume Hood

PG INSTRUMENTATION LAB

The lab is well equipped to conduct post graduate chemistry experiments related to Physical, Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry.

The major equipments includes:

  • UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
  • Electrochemical Analyzer/Cyclic Voltammeter
  • Polarograph
  • pH Analyzer
  • Potential Recorder
  • Water Analysis Kit
  • Electronic Balance
  • Digital Melting Point Apparatus
  • DSC & TGA (STA Thermal Analyzer)
  • Potentiometer
  • Shimadzu DSC 60
  • Jasco Quaternary Gradient HPLC
  • Shimadzu FTIR IR Affinity 1S

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CONTACT US

 

 

Prof. (Dr.) Nayan Kamal Bhattacharyya
Associate Director (Student Affairs),           
Professor & Head, Dept. of Chemistry,
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
Mobile no: +91-9679888929 /+91-9382371372
Email: hod.chemistry@smit.smu.edu.in  
Fax : 03592-246112