Chemistry

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

One of the oldest department of this College, it is 61years old department, established in the year 1962. Offering B.Sc Chemistry (Hons.) as  single major programme from 2023-24  as per NEP 2020 and five other UG programmes M.P.C, B.Z.C, CBMB, CZAQUA, CBHC, one PG Course  and one Certificate course . The Department also offers Chemistry as Minor course. Out of five sanctioned posts, at present three regular staff members, two having Ph.D, M.Sc., NET qualification with research experience, one with M.Sc., SET qualification and one Contract  faculty are working in the department. One of the faculty has research guideship in Adikavi Nannaya University and University allotted two research scholars under her guidance. Our dedicated faculty members are committed to enhancing student success through the adoption of student-centric learning pedagogies. The department is well equipped with the necessary infrastructure, equipment and departmental library.

TEACHING PRACTICES AND DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES 

Adoption of student-centric learning pedagogies like seminars, assignment, group discussions, quiz programmes, Industry visits, Field trips  etc. by faculty in teaching classes effectively.  Providing PGCET coaching to motivate students to higher education  & Career guidance to attain employability. Faculty utilizing ICT tools via  digital classrooms to make class room more interactive and accessible. Coducting bridge classes for newly admitted students based on their performance in preliminary test.  Remedial coaching, Peer learning and mentorship programs offered to all slow learners as additional support. Study material also giving  to all slow learners. Advanced learners encouraged to participate all National, International seminars, webinars and to complete Field projects. Adopting Microscale experiments, which involve conducting experiments on a small scale using reduced quantities of materials, offer several potential outcomes and benefits.To disseminate and discuss recent advancements in Chemistry, to ignite Scientific temper among students the department hosts national and international seminars, workshops, conferences and student training programmes. Regularly conducting field visits and study projects to fill gap between theory and practicals, enhance experiential and collaborative learning. Guest and extension lectures are regularly arranged every year with eminent resource persons.  Department celebrates the days of National importance in Chemistry such as Noble day/ National Chemistryday, Science Day, Madam Curie Birthday and Ozoneday to ignite scientific temper among the students.Teacher counselling system is of immense use in knowing the background of the students so as to enable the extended support to academically and sometimes financially poor students.The department is actively involving outreach social activities like Lab to School, Mole day and joy of Giving etc...as a part of social responsibility. Students are encouraged to give PPT presentations in departmental activities to make them integrated with technology.

Involvement of Faculty in Faculty development programmes, Content development for CCE-LMS shows commitment to continuous learning and improvement, ability to innovate and adapt to changing circumstances, technologies.Providing academic extension to various Colleges as BOS subject experts, Paper Setters, Evaluators and Resource person in invited talks. To ignite research temper among students, community service projects are assigned to all students after completing second semester. Short term and long term internships assigned to all students after completing IV semester and VI semester respectively.

To strengthen industry collaboration and provide students with real-world exposure, the department has signed three  Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). These MoUs facilitate internships, training programs, and placements, ensuring students gain practical insights and hands-on experience in emerging analytical techniques.

Courses offered

At present the department offering Six  UG Programmes.

Details of the Faculty Working at Present

Administrative Staff working details:

Succession List of Department Incharges

1.      Smt.S.Suseela Subhramanyam

2.      Sri .T.Satyanarayana.

3.      Sri .K.Chenchanna

4.      Sri. K.V.S.Sastry 

5.      Sri. Md.Kamal Shariff

6.      Dr. D.Chenna Rao 

7.      Sri.V.Mallikarjuna Sharma