Facilities

The department is equipped with

  • Well equipped UG Labs.
  • Well equipped PG Labs.
  • Instrumentation Lab.
  • Research Lab.
  • ICT enabled PG classrooms.  

Rock Museum

The Rock Museum of the Postgraduate & Research Department of Chemistry is a unique academic facility established to promote experiential learning in the Earth and Materials Sciences. The museum houses a rich collection of more than 125 specimens of rocks, minerals, ores, crystals, gemstones, and industrial minerals, providing students with an excellent opportunity to explore the diversity of naturally occurring materials in their original form. The exhibits include economically important minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, sillimanite, quartz, feldspar, mica, magnetite, bauxite, limestone, and gypsum. Designed as an interactive learning resource, the museum bridges classroom concepts with real-world applications in chemistry, geology, environmental science and materials science. It serves as a valuable platform for practical learning, research, school outreach programs, and scientific exhibitions, inspiring students to appreciate the role of minerals and natural resources in sustainable development, industry, and everyday life. The Rock Museum reflects the Department’s commitment to innovation in science education by providing hands-on learning experiences beyond conventional laboratories.

List of Equipment in the Department

  • Refractometer
  • Potentiometer
  • Fume hood
  • Magnetic stirrer with hot plate
  • Spectrophotometer
  • Polarogram
  • PH meter
  • Polarimeter
  • Conductivity  Meter
  • Water Deionising unit
  • Digital Balance
  • Ostwald Viscometer
  • Stalagmometer
  • Water bath
  • Thermometer
  • Water Condenser
  • Vortex rotary shaker
  • Pelletizer
  • Water distillation Unit
  • Centrifuge
  • Hot air oven
  • Electrodes
  • Microwave oven
  • Refrigerator
  • IR lamp
  • Computers
  • Printer
  • Camera
  • Laptop
  • Wireless mike

Equipment under DST-FIST Scheme

  • Electronic Balance ­ 4 digit
  • Digital Photoelectric Colorimeter with 8 filters
  • Digital Potentiometer with Stirrer
  • pH meter
  • Conductivity meter
  • Heating Mantle 500ml
  • Digital hot plate with stirrer
  • ABBE Refracto meter
  • Electric Bunsen
  • Water bath (rectangular)
  • Vortex mixer
  • Oil Free Portable Vaccum Pumps (Diaphragm Type)
  • Digital melting / boiling point determination apparatus
  • Rotary shaker
  • UV cabinet for TLC
  • Refrigerator
  • Probe Sonicator

Department Library
M.Sc. Lecture Hall(1)
M.Sc. Lecture Hall(2)
B.Sc. Lecture Hall(1)
B.Sc. Lecture Hall(2)
B.Sc. Lecture Hall(3)
M.Sc. Lab(1)
M.Sc. Lab(2)
Instrumentation Room
B.Sc. Lab

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