B.Sc. Chemistry (Honours / Honours with Research)

Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the B. Sc. (Honours) Chemistry degree program, students should be able to achieve the following:

Demonstrate Comprehensive Knowledge and Skills: Graduates will exhibit a thorough understanding of theoretical and experimental/applied chemistry across various domains, including Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Material Chemistry, among others. They will proficiently utilize advanced instruments and associated software for meticulous material characterization and chemical analysis, as well as for employing separation technologies.

Design and Conduct Scientific Experiments: Students will have the ability to conceptualize and execute scientific experiments effectively, ensuring accurate recording and meticulous analysis of experimental data and results. They will comprehend the significance of chemistry in addressing environmental challenges, elucidating its pivotal role in devising solutions to environmental problems.

Career Path Opportunities: Graduates will be equipped to embark on diverse career paths in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage industries, cosmetics, oil and petroleum enterprises, mineral extraction firms, chemical manufacturing companies, and clinical establishments, among others.

Potential Roles and Placements: Upon completion of the program, students may secure positions as process chemists, industrial chemists, agricultural chemists, analytical chemists, clinical biochemists, cosmetic chemists, chemical analysts, or chemistry educators, among other roles, reflecting the breadth of opportunities available in the field.

Develop Problem-Solving and Communication Skills: Students will cultivate proficiency in problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning as applied to scientific challenges. They will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate scientific findings through oral presentations, written reports, and electronic formats, catering to both scientific audiences and the wider public community.

Foster Research Exploration: Graduates will acquire the skills necessary to explore new frontiers of research in chemistry and related fields of science and technology, fostering innovation and contributing to the advancement of knowledge in these domains. They will be primed to engage in cutting-edge research endeavors, driving progress and innovation within the scientific community.

Generic Learning Outcomes: Attributes of chemistry graduate under the outcome-based teaching-learning framework may encompass the following:

Critical thinking and complex problem solving: The course curriculum also includes components that can be helpful to graduate students to develop critical thinking ability by way of solving problems/numerical using basic chemistry knowledge and concepts.

Creativity: The Curriculum will develop creativity among student by applying skill based practical and theoretical knowledge.

Communication skills: Chemistry graduates are expected to possess minimum standards of communication skills expected of a science graduate in the country. They are expected to read and understand information about chemistry from various sources and convey it to intended audience, both orally and in writing in an intelligible manner.

Analytical reasoning and thinking: The student will be able to draw logical conclusions based on a group of observations, facts and rules.

Research related skills: The programme will develop research skill by design a scientific experiment through statistical hypothesis testing.

Environmental awareness and action: The curriculam provides students to demonstrate the acquisition of and ability to apply the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required to take appropriate actions for mitigating the effects of environmental degradation, climate change, and pollution, effective waste management, conservation of biological diversity, management of biological resources and biodiversity, forest and wildlife conservation, and sustainable development and living.

Community engagement and service: The students should be able to demonstrate the capability to participate in community-engaged services/ activities for promoting the well-being of society.

 
Course Title

• Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and General Organic Chemistry
• Chemistry of s & p-block elements
• Chemical Thermodyanemics & Functional Organic Chemistry-I
• Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Electrochemistry: Solution Phase Equilibria & Conductance
• Functional Organic Chemistry-II
• Chemical Energetics and Equilbrium
• Chemistry of d-block elements
• States of Matter and Solid State Chemistry
• Bio-inorganic, Bio-organic and Bio-physical Chemistry
• Co-ordination Chemistry
• Stereochemistry & Reaction Mechanisms
• Polynuclear hydrocarbon
• Chemistry of Natural Products
• Ionic equilibria, Chemical Kinetics and Phase Rule
• Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry
• Organic Reactions and Reagents
• Green Chemistry
• Quantitative Analytical Methods
• Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Chemistry of Cosmetics and Perfumes
• Quantum Chemistry & Group Theory
• Pesticide Chemistry
• Food Chemistry
• Environment Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Heterocyclic Chemistry
• Research Methodology for Chemistry
• Advance Spectroscopy
• Nanotechnology
• Biochemistry