Programmes
The School of Science consists of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics divisions. The faculty of the school comprises of qualified and goal oriented faculty members whose research expertise includes all frontier areas in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The faculty strength of the school is 133. In addition, the school avails the service of 30 non-teaching staff members. The programmes offered by the school are
- M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- M.Sc. Chemistry - Organic / Inorganic / Analytical
- M.Sc. Electronics
- M. Phil. Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics
- Ph.D. Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics
The curriculum keeps abreast of the latest advancements in the respective domains and endeavours make scientists of high quality out of students. Graduates from the School are much sought-after by companies in India and many have secured jobs and admissions in institutions abroad.
The research focus of the technical divisions of the school are:
- Applied Analysis
- Applied Algebra
- Fluid Dynamics
- Operational Research
- Crystal Growth and Crystallography
- Nuclear & Medical Physics
- Photonics
- Material & Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Environmental & Analytical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The school has been receiving research grants from funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, DRDO, BRNS, IGCAR and ARDB. The school is also recognized by DST for support under the FIST programme.
School of Science has research laboratories equipped with the facilities such as:
| 1.Abbe Refractometer | 15. LCR meter (42 HZ to 5 MHZ) |
| 2.Cryostat | 16. Materials testing machine (H5KS, Tinius Olsen Ltd, UK) |
| 3.Crystal Cutting Machine | 17. Millipore Water Purifier |
| 4.Dielectric measurement | 18. Mitutoyo Microhardness
Tester - with Vicker's & Knoop Indenter-CCD camera |
| 5.Electrochemical Workstation (CHI 660C, USA) | 19. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm, 10 ns, 10 Hz, 420 mJ ) with Vibration isolation support |
| 6.Evaporation controlled crystallization chamber | 20. Powder X-ray diffractometer (D8 Advanced, Bruker) |
| 7.FT-IR spectrophotometer (ALPHA-T, Bruker) | 21. Prism Coupler (M/2010) |
| 8.Gas Chromatograph (Mayura, Bangalore) | 22. Simultaneous thermal analyzer (SDTQ600, TA instruments) |
| 9.Glass Sealing Unit | 23. Thermal evaporation vacuum coating unit |
| 10.Glove Box (Technico, Chennai) | 24. Thermoelectric measurement setup |
| 11.Hall measurement setup | 25. Time domain reflectometry |
| 12.High temperature muffle furnaces (Thermolyne, USA) | 26. UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Shimadzu) |
| 13.HPLC (Perkin-Elmer) | 27. Vacuum annealing furnace |
| 14.IV-CV measurement setup | 28. Vertical Bridgman Set-up with Eurotherm Controller- Furnace -10000 |
Objectives
- To expose students in frontier areas of chemistry
- To encourage research and development activities
- To develop employable skills for job opportunities in R&D institutions and industry
- In research and revelopment organisations
- In QC / QA departments of chemical and pharma industries
- In Production department of chemical and pharma industries
- In software companies engaged in bio-informatics and cheminformatics
Core Courses
General Inorganic Chemistry / Stereochemistry and Substitution Reactions of organic compounds / Chemical Kinetics and Surface Chemistry / Basic Analytical Chemistry / Basic Mathematics, Statistical Thermodynamics and Group Theory / Advanced Inorganic Chemistry / Organic Reaction Mechanisms / Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy / Electrochemical and Instrumental Methods of Analysis / Photochemistry and Pericyclic Reactions
Elective Coursess
Intellectual Property Rights / Programming in C
Lab Courses
Inorganic Chemistry Lab / Physical Chemistry Lab / Analytical Chemistry Lab / Organic Chemistry Lab
M. Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Objectives
- To provide advanced knowledge and practical experience in pharmaceutical chemistry
- To equip the students for job opportunities in chemical and pharma industries
- In Research and Development organisations
- In Indian and multinational companies and pharmaceutical laboratories
- Government Sectors
Core Courses
Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry- Drugs Acting on Nervous System / Pharmaceutical Technology / Bioorganic Chemistry / Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis / Advanced Chromatographic Techniques / Advances in Organic Synthesis / Medicinal Chemistry-Selected Classes of Drugs / Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Quality Assurance / Medicinal Chemistry- Anti-infective and Anticancer Agents / Phytochemistry / Drug Design / Peptide Chemistry and Combinatorial Techniques / Process Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Elective Coursess
Intellectual Property Right / Programming in C
Lab Courses
Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab / Pharmaceutical Chemistry Lab / Pharmaceutical Chemistry-Synthesis and Estimation Lab / Pharmaceutical Quality Control Lab / Computer Programming Laboratory / Phytoprocess Lab / Drug Design Lab.
M. Sc. Electronics
Objectives
To provide students with an opportunity to study the latest developments in electronics and to help them apply the concepts in the laboratory and in practice
Scope for Employment
- In software companies
- In research and development organisations
Mathematical Methods / Electromagnetic Theory and Wave propagation / Semiconductor Devices and Linear Circuits / C Language and Computational Methods / Analog and Digital Electronics / Quantum Mechanics / Solid State Physics / Microprocessors and Microcontrollers / Microwave Theory and Techniques / Electronic Instrumentation / Digital Signal Processing (DSP) / Opto Electronics / Embedded System / OOPS using Java / Computer Networking and Data Communication / VLSI Designing / Electronic Materials and Processing / Image Processing / Communication Networking / Nanotechnology / Antennas / Photonics
Elective Courses
Thin Films / Spectroscopy / Nuclear Instrumentation
Lab Courses
Computer Lab / Analog and Digital Electronics Lab / Linear Integrated Circuits Lab / Microwave Lab / Microprocessor Lab / VLSI design Lab.
