From the Desk of the Head

Warm Greetings!

Department of chemistry established in 1979 on the main campus and started as a single faculty department in the subject of chemistry to the students mainly coming from the rural background and impart necessary skills required for the grooming chemical industries in this western part of the country, for creating self-entrepreneurs and also churn out academicians and researchers who can take up jobs in educational institutes and research laboratories. With a small beginning, the path for progress and development was smooth and gradual. Today we are one of the top departments in the state of Gujarat. The department has excelled in teaching and research. More than 3000 students were awarded M. Sc. degree in different branches of specialization namely organic, inorganic, physical, analytical chemistry. We also run PG diploma PGDSAIT. The growth of the department is synonymous with the setting up and evolution of giant drugs and Chemical industries in the surrounding environs. The recognition of the departmental research is quite evident as UGC had sanctioned three phases of SAP, first phase of DSA. Sanctioned two phases of DST-FIST Program. The feather in the glory cap of the department is UGC has sanctioned phase one of center of excellence to our university recognizing its research and academic contribution by denoting it as a nodal department. The department has organized  number of national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. Many international and national Scientists, Academician and industrialists have visited this prestigious department. The department follows the UGC and state govt. norms in the admission process. We welcome the prospective students and researchers for a useful stint with us.

Prof.(Dr.) U C BHOYA

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