About the Department:
Since the inception of the college in the year 1996, the Department of Chemistry has been functioning efficiently. "Chemistry begins in the stars. The stars are the source of the chemical elements, which are the building blocks of matter and the core of our subject" said Peter Atkins. The basic thrust is on developing core competence in Chemistry and exploration of new ideas through original thinking and discovering new layers of knowledge to the students to meet the requirements of the society.
Head of the Department: Dr. C. Ravichandran, Professor.
The Department consists of ten faculty members of whom seven are Doctorates; three faculty members are pursuing Ph.D. Our laboratories are well equipped with all equipments to cater to the needs of the students and to do the research work. Our lab has been recognized as nodal centre for research work by Anna University, Chennai. Our faculty members have published good number of papers in reputed National and International Journals. The Department organizes National Conference, Science Exhibition, Guest Lectures & National seminar. "Chem Star" objective type talent exam is conducted for students every year and also releases "Chem Flash" newsletter every three months.
Major achievements in the past years
Having the Nodal Centre for Research activities.
Four recognized supervisors for research work.
Department has two funded projects for 60.92 lakhs from various funding agencies like DST-SERB and AERB
Received fund from AICTE and TNSTC for organizing National level conference and seminar.
Our faculty members published more than 70 papers in National and International Journals.
National and international publications
National conference conducted
Presented in National and international conferences