Vision:

• To achieve excellence in Quality education, research and training in the field of Chemistry.
• Simulation of scientific curiosity and general intellectual objectives aimed at producing matured and conscious citizens for human success and development.
• Integral formation with scientific skills and social responsibilities.

Mission

• Pursue postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and research programs to develop the next generation of academic, industrial and laboratory chemists who will contribute in national development by applying beneficial knowledge, innovative skills and creative perception.
• To achieve academic excellence in basic and applied aspects of chemical sciences.
• To impart basic and advanced education to students through teaching, learning, research and evaluation.
• To inculcate scientific awareness towards protecting diversity and eco-environmental management of chemical resources for sustainable development to motivate the students to undertake research in basic and applied trust areas of chemical sciences.

The Outcomes of UG Course, B. Sc. in Chemistry

B. Sc. in Chemistry:

• Provide a broad foundation in chemistry that stresses scientific reasoning and analytical problem solving with a molecular perspective.
• Achieve the skills required to succeed in graduate school, the chemical industry and professional school.
• Get exposures of a breadth of experimental techniques using modern instrumentation
• Understand the importance of the Periodic Table of the Elements, how it came to be, and its role in organizing chemical information.
• Understand the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and to integrate knowledge of mathematics, physics and other disciplines to a wide variety of chemical problems.
• Learn the laboratory skills needed to design, safely and interpret chemical research.
• Acquire a foundation of chemistry of sufficient breadth and the depth to enable them to understand and critically interpret the primary chemical literature.
• Develop the ability to communicate scientific information and research results in written and oral formats.
• Learn professionalism, including the ability to work in teams and apply basic ethical principles.
• To understand basic concept of physical, inorganic organic, analytical industrial and dairy & agricultural chemistry.
• To impart practical skills and learn basics behind experiments.
• To prepare background for advanced and applied studies in chemistry.

PG Course, M. Sc. in Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry

• This two year programme offers the opportunity to study chemistry at an advanced level, covering both the traditional core areas of chemistry as well as more specialist courses aligned to the research groupings of the department.
• The course provides opportunity for students to develop and demonstrate advanced knowledge understanding and practical / research skill.

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs).

B. Sc. in Chemistry

• Understand the scope, methodology and application of modem chemistry
• Study theoretical and practical concepts of instruments that are commonly used in most chemistry field.
• Plan and conduct scientific experiments and record the results of such experiments.
• Get acquaint with safety of chemicals, transfer, and measurement of chemicals, preparation of solutions, and using physical properties to identity compounds and chemical reactions.
• Describe how chemistry is useful to solve social, economic and environmental problem and issues facing our society in energy, medicine and health.
• The students are expected to understand the fundamentals, principles, and recent developments in the subject area. It is expected to inspire and boost interest of the students towards chemistry as the main subject. To familiarize with current and recent developments in Chemistry. To create foundation for research and development in Chemistry.
• Importance of chemical safety and Lab safety while performing experiments in laboratory
• Determination of thermochemical parameters and related concepts Techniques of pH measurements Preparation of buffer solutions Elemental analysis of organic compounds (non instrumental) Chromatographic Techniques for separation of constituents of mixtures
• To understand various theories and principles applied to revel atomic structure
• Origin of quantum mechanics and its need to understand structure of hydrogen atom
• Students will be able to apply thermodynamic principles to physical and chemical process Relation between Free energy and equilibrium and factors affecting on equilibrium constant , Concept to ionization process occurred in acids, bases and pH scale Related concepts such as Common ion effect hydrolysis constant, ionic product, solubility Product
• Explain periodicity in the different properties in details, Explain rules for filling electrons in various orbitals Discuss electronic configuration of an atom Explain characteristics of ionic bond, types of ions, Describe VB approach, Hybridization with example of linear, trigonal, square planer, tetrahedral, TBP, and octahedral. Discuss assumption and need of VSEPR theory.
• Calculations of mole, molar concentrations and various units of concentrations which will be helpful for preparation of solution Basics of type determination, characteristic tests and classifications, reactions of different functional groups.
• The students are expected to understand the fundamentals, principles, and recent developments in the subject area. It is expected to inspire and boost interest of the students towards chemistry as the main subject. To familiarize with current and recent developments in Chemistry. To create foundation for research and development in Chemistry.
• Importance of chemical safety and Lab safety while performing experiments in laboratory
• Determination of thermochemical parameters and related concepts Techniques of pH measurements Preparation of buffer solutions Elemental analysis of organic compounds (non instrumental) Chromatographic Techniques for separation of constituents of mixtures
• To understand various theories and principles applied to revel atomic structure,
• Origin of quantum mechanics and its need to understand structure of hydrogen atom
• Students will be able to apply thermodynamic principles to physical and chemical process Relation between Free energy and equilibrium and factors affecting on equilibrium constant , Concept to ionization process occurred in acids, bases and pH scale Related concepts such as Common ion effect hydrolysis constant, ionic product, solubility Product
• Explain periodicity in the different properties in details, Explain rules for filling electrons in various orbitals Discuss electronic configuration of an atom Explain characteristics of ionic bond, types of ions, Describe VB approach, Hybridization with example of linear, trigonal, square planer, tetrahedral, TBP, and octahedral. Discuss assumption and need of VSEPR theory.
• Calculations of mole, molar concentrations and various units of concentrations which will be helpful for preparation of solution Basics of type determination, characteristic tests and classifications, reactions of different functional groups.

PG Course

M. Sc. in Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry

• Gains complete knowledge about all fundamental aspects of all the elements of chemistry
• Understands the background of organic reaction mechanisms, complex chemical structures, instrumental method of chemical analysis, molecular rearrangements and separation techniques.
• Appreciates the importance of various elements present in the periodic table, coordination chemistry and structure of molecules, properties of compounds, structural determination of complexes using theories and instruments.
• Gathers attention about the physical aspects of atomic structure, dual behaviour, reaction pathways with respect to time, various energy transformations, molecular assembly in Nano level, significance of electrochemistry, molecular segregation using their symmetry.
• Learns about the potential uses of analytical industrial chemistry, medicinal chemistry and green chemistry.
• Carry out experiments in the area of organic analysis, estimation, separation, derivative process, inorganic semi micro analysis, preparation, conduct metric and potentiometer

Course Outcomes (COs)

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Curricular Activities :

Co-curricular Activities :

• Guest Lectures.
• Educational Visits.
• Science Exhibition.
• Participation of students in Inter-Colligate Competitions.
• Mini Projects / Surveys.
• Skill Development Workshops.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

• Special assistance for science teaching-Chemistry Department had MOU with Vidyaniketan School (Corporation School) M.Sc-II Students taught Science & Maths to 5th, 6th & 7th Std.
• Cultural Activities.
• Celebration of Days / Events.
• Welcome & Farewell Function.

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Chemists from Annasaheb Awate College, Manchar are developing more efficient and sustainable chemistries by exploring the structure, properties and reactions of organic compounds and materials. New reagents and catalysts are enabling greener industrial processes. Growing interest in medicinal chemistry focused on the development of new product having pharmaceutical importance in collaborations with different pharmaceutical industries and institutions. These cutting-edge efforts build on a strong departmental history in organic synthesis. Departmental research team also focused on synergistic surface basicity enhancement effect for doping of transition metals in nano-crystalline catalysts towards one pot organic transformations. Efforts are given for the synthesis, structural and electrical conduction of some dual doped semiconductor oxides nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of Victoria blue-B and Brilliant yellow under solar light irradiation.

We have published research papers in the following areas of interest.

• Specific Fields of Research: Physical Chemistry
• Specific Fields of Research: Organic Chemistry
• Specific Fields of Research: Analytical Chemistry
• Specific Fields of Research: Environmental Science

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Chemistry department is one of the biggest departments in the college campus. The area of the department is 4000 sq.ft and located at ground floor. For the reference work it is having access to most of e-journals and books. Availability of computer and laptops with internet connection gives boost in the research activities. Laboratories of the chemistry department are well equipped with equipments like IR, potentiometer, fluorophotometer, rotavapor, photochemical reactor, nephelometer, turbidometer, muffle furnace, refractometer. Fuming hoods are placed for performing most of the reactions. Sufficient spaces between adjacent workstations and laboratory benches or facilities (e.g., storage cabinets with partitions) are available so that incompatible chemicals/gases (waste and non-waste) can be physically separated and stored. Chemical inventory is maintained and use projection provided by the Principal Investigator to the project and EH&S. Ventilated cabinets with electrical receptacles and sound insulation are installed for vacuum pumps.