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About us

The Department is actively engaged in teaching and research in the frontier areas of Chemistry such as green chemistry, nano materials, polymers, bioinorganic chemistry, computational, medicinal chemistry, environmental analytical chemistry and synthetic organic chemistry.

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Programmes Offered

The Department offers M.Sc. (Hons.) , M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in Chemistry:

  • The M.Sc. (Hons.) program is a four-year program with provision for a dual degree extending to five years total duration. The input to the M.Sc. (Hons.) is through the entrance test (BITSAT) with the minimum qualification being a pass in the 10+2 system with at least 80% marks in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. There are about 30 students admitted every year for the M.Sc. (Hons.) program. The academic curriculum for this program is revised constantly and is comparable to any international institution. At the end of the program the students gain industrial experience if they opt for the Practice School (PS) program. Optionally, students may choose to work on an academic thesis of 4-5 months duration.
  • M.Phil. Chemistry
  • Ph.D. admissions are based on written exam followed by interview at Hyderabad campus. Currently there are a number of full time research scholars pursuing research in different areas of Chemistry leading to Ph. D. degree. The Ph.D. students are provided fellowships from the sponsored project grants as well as BITS institute support.
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Research

The department is actively engaged in research in the areas of synthetic organic chemistry, environmental analytical chemistry, polymers, bioinorganic/inorganic chemistry, nanomaterials and computational chemistry. Emphasis on undergraduate research is also given in terms of the lab oriented and study oriented projects.  Funded projects from DST, UGC and BITS are in progress and the faculty members publish and present their work in leading peer reviewed journals and conferences.

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Awards

  • Prof.N.Rajesh, was admitted as Fellow Member of Royal Society of Chemistry, London (FRSC) in April 2010
  • Dr.K.V.G.Chandrasekhar and Prof.N.Rajesh are listed in the bibliography “Marquis Whos Who in the world” 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Faculty

Our faculty have extensive experience in industry, research as well as teaching. Our strength is a reflection of their skills, innovation and drive.

Faculty Name Designation Email Address
Prof. V.S.Rao Professor vsr@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Prof. N.Rajesh Associate Professor nrajesh@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. K.V.G.Chandrasekhar Assistant Professor kvgc@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. K.Sumithra Assistant Professor sumithra@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. R.Krishnan             Assistant Professor rkrishnan@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. Anupam Bhattacharya Assistant Professor anupam@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. J.Subbalakshmi Assistant Professor jslakshmi@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. Balaji Gopalan Assistant Professor gbalaji@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. Manab Chakravarty Assistant Professor manab@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. R.Srinivasan Assistant Professor rsvasan@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Mrs. Malathi Lecturer malathi@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Prof. J T Rao Visiting Professor jtrao@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

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Achievements

  1. Congratulations to S.Kalidhasan for his successful Ph.D. defence and best wishes for his new position as Postdoctoral Research Associate at National University of Singapore.
  2. Congratulations to the Chemistry faculty for raising the total research funding to INR 2.5 cr approx.
  3. Prof.N.Rajesh, was admitted as fellow member of Royal society of chemistry, London (FRSC) in April 2010.
  4. Dr.K.V.G.Chandrasekhar and Prof.N.Rajesh are listed in the bibliography Marquis Whos Who in the world 2010 and 2011 respectively.
  5. Adarsh Raghavan (M.Sc, 2010) and Atul Goverdhan (M.Sc,2009) won the third position at the prestigious Mimamsa Intercollege Science Quiz conducted by IISER Pune.
  6. Pratyusha and Arushi Gupta, M.Sc (2009) have been awarded the prestigious DST Inspire Scholarship for higher education.

Chemistry Association

Alchemy

Alchemy, The Chemistry Association was formed in 2008 with an inaugural talk on Green Chemistry by Prof.V.S.Rao. Alchemy also brings out a newsletter called Chemistry Chronicles and a semester magazine called Elixir. Under the auspices of Alchemy, various events are being organized every semester.

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