CHEM F111 : General Chemistry:-
This course is aimed at providing an integrated overview of chemistry. Topics to be discussed will include: quantum theory; electronic structure of atoms and molecules; spectroscopy; chemical thermodynamics; chemical kinetics; stereochemistry; important classes of organic reactions such as nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, elimination, electrophilic addition, free radical addition; organic synthesis; chemistry of selected main group elements; coordination chemistry, etc.

CHEM C211 : Atomic and Molecular Structure
Elements of quantum theory; the Schrodinger equation; some exactly solvable models; angular momentum; hydrogen-like atoms; approximation methods; electronic structure of many-electron atoms; molecules-Valence Bond and molecular orbital theories; semi-empirical treatments-huckel theory; molecular spectroscopy.

CHEM C222 : Modern Analytical Chemistry
Data handling and analysis; sample preparation; unit operations; volumetric and gravimetric analysis; oxidation-reduction and complexometric titrations; electroanalytical methods: potentiometry, ion selective electrodes, conductometry, polarography; separation techniques : chromatography, solvent extraction; introduction to spectroscopic methods; radiochemical methods; specific applications to problems in air and water quality analysis, toxic and trace metal estimation in biological and environmental samples.

CHEM C231 : Chemistry Project Laboratory
The course includes projects involving laboratory investigation or laboratory development in chemistry. The course is normally available to students of second or higher level. The course must coterminate with a project report.

CHEM C232 : Chemistry of Organic Compounds
Electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution; nucleophilic additions to carbonyl compounds, aldol and related condensations; amines, malonic ester and acetoacetic ester synthesis; carbohydrates; orbital symmetry and chemical reactions; hetrocyclic compounds.

CHEM C311 : Chemical Kinetics
Discussion of reaction rate theory, kinetics and mechanism of various types of reactions, effect of temperature on reaction rates, energy of activation, theories of reaction rates and photochemistry.

CHEM C321 : Chemical Thermodynamics
Review of classical thermodynamics and an introduction to statistical mechanics with applications to chemical systems.

CHEM C322 : Quantum Chemistry
Review of the postulates of quantum mechanics and some exactly solvable potential problems; angular momentum; variation method; stationary state and time dependent perturbation theory; atomic structure: antisymmetry, determinantal wave functions, SCF method, coupling of angular momenta, spectra; symmetry: point groups, representations, direct product, projection operators; molecules – Born-Oppenheimer approximation, molecular Hartree Fock calculations, VB and MO theories: ab initio and semi empirical methods; symmetry and molecular spectra.

CHEM C331 : Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds
Structure & reactivity; oxidation and reduction, aliphatic nucleophilic substitution; aromatic substitution reactions; eliminations, addition to carbon heteromultiple bonds and rearrangements; stereo chemistry of cyclic compounds.

CHEM C332 : Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Retrosynthetic analysis, synthetic strategies, protecting groups, carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, functional group disconnection, carbon-carbon bond disconnection, ring annelation, multistep synthesis, synthetic equivalents, asymmetric synthesis.

CHEM C352 : Bonding in Inorganic Compounds
Point groups and molecular symmetry; uses of point group symmetry; ionic bonding; covalent bonding; valence bond and molecular orbital theories of simple compounds; electronegativity; VSEPR model; fluxional molecules; ionic and covalent solids; band theory; dipole related forces; hydrogen bonding; coordination compounds: VB, crystal field and MO theories, electronic spectra and magnetic properties.

CHEM C362 : Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds
Periodicity; periodic anomalies; p orbitals in pi bonding; d orbitals in non-metal chemistry: similarities and contrasts within a group, e.g., C-Si, N-P; chemistry of boron hydrides, aluminosilicates; hydrogen; acid-base concepts; hard and soft acids and bases; chemistry in aqueous and nonaqueous media; halogens and noble gases; coordination chemistry: different coordination numbers, chelation, isometrism and reactivity; chemistry of metals; introduction to bioinorganic and organometallic chemistry.

CHEM C391 : Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Principles and practice of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis. Emphasis on spectroscopic techniques such as UV-Visible, infrared, NMR (1H, 13C and other elements, NOE, correlation spectroscopies), ESR, atomic absorption and emission, photoelectron, Mossbauer, and fluorescence. Other topics will include mass spectrometry, separation techniques, light scattering, electroanalytical methods, thermal analysis, and diffraction methods.

CHEM C411 : Chemical Experimentation
Specially designed for M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry; cannot be taken by others under any circumstances. This laboratory course is designed only for M.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry students.

CHEM C491 : Special Projects
Short-term research-based course.

Core Courses

• CHEM G551 Advanced Organic Chemistry
• CHEM G552 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM G553 Advanced Physical Chemistry
• CHEM G554 Physical Methods in Chemistry
• CHEM G555 Chemistry of Life Processes

Elective Courses (any four)

• BIO G513 Microbial and Fermentation Technology
• BITS G654 Advanced Instrumentation Techniques
• CHEM C412 Photochemistry and Laser Spectroscopy
• CHEM C422 Statistical Thermodynamics
• CHEM C431 Stereochemistry and Reaction Mechanism
• CHEM G513 Advanced Nuclear and Radio Chemistry
• CHEM G521 Environmental Chemistry
• CHEM G531 Recent Advances in Chemistry
• CHEM G541 Chemical Applications of Group Theory
• CHEM G556 Catalysis
• CHEM G557 Solid Phase Synthesis and Combinatorial Chemistry
• CHEM G558 Electronic Structure Theory
• CHEM G559 Bioinorganic Chemistry
• CHEM G561 Heterocyclic Chemistry
• CHEM G562 Solid State Chemistry
• CHEM G563 Advanced Statistical Mechanics
• EEE C432 Medical Instrumentation
• PHA G621 Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
• CHEM C453 Mathematics for Chemists

CHEM G513 : Advanced Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Nuclear stability, binding energy, properties of nucleons; Nuclear models (Shell Model, Liquid drop model), Radioactive decay characteristics, decay kinetics, α, β and γ decay, nuclear reactions, types, radiative capture, reaction cross section, theory of fission; Nuclear reactors – classification, Reactor power, Breeder reactors, Nuclear reactors in India, Reprocessing of spent fuel, Nuclear waste management (HLW, LLW and ILW); Detection and measurement of activity, GM counters, Gamma counters, Liquid Scintillation counting; Application of radioactivity, Szilard Chalmers reaction, Isotope dilution analysis, Neutron activation analysis, Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radionucleides, interaction of radiation with matter.

CHEM G521 : Environmental Chemistry
Energy-flows and supplies, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, nuclear waste disposal, renewable energy, industrial ecology, green chemistry, ozone chemistry, effect of SOx, NOx as pollutants, reformulated gasoline, water pollution and treatment, organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides, eco-system effects, Toxic chemicals – Effect of dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and species of metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium etc.

CHEM G531 : Recent Advances in Chemistry
The course is aimed at providing an overview of recent developments in selected areas of chemistry. Topics to be covered may be drawn from: modern theories of structure, bonding and reactivity, spectroscopy, chemical dynamics, phase transitions, surface phenomena, solid state materials, and synthetic and mechanistic organic and inorganic chemistry, or such other topics as may emerge in the development of the subject.

CHEM G541 : Chemical Applications of Group Theory
Groups, subgroups and classes : definitions and theorems; molecular symmetry and symmetry groups; representation of groups; character tables; wave functions as bases for irreducible representations; direct product; symmetry adapted linear combinations; symmetry in molecular orbital theory; hybrid orbitals; molecular orbitals of metal sandwich compounds; ligand field theory; molecular vibrations; space groups.

CHEM G551 : Advanced Organic Chemistry
Recent advances in aromatic electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution reactions and nucleophilic addition reactions; oxidation and reduction; enolates in organic synthesis; retro synthetic analysis; multiple step synthesis; protecting groups.

CHEM G552 : Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Advanced coordination chemistry, reactions, kinetics and mechanism; advanced organometalic chemistry, bonding models in inorganic chemistry, inorganic chains, rings, cages and clusters; group theory and its applications to crystal field theory, molecular orbital theory and spectroscopy (electronic and vibrational); inorganic chemistry in biological systems.

CHEM G553 Advanced Physical Chemistry
Equilibrium: The laws of Thermodynamics, applications to phase equilibrium, reaction equilibrium, and electrochemistry; Structure: Principles and techniques of quantum mechanics, applications to atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics, molecular interactions, macromolecules, solid state; Dynamics: Molecular motion in gases and liquids, reaction rate laws, mechanisms and rate theories of complex reactions, molecular reaction dynamics, surface processes, electron transfer dynamics.

CHEM G554 Physical Methods in Chemistry
Advanced spectroscopic and non-spectroscopic techniques used in chemistry; Topics will include electronic absorption spectroscopy of organic and inorganic compounds, ORD, CD; vibrational rotational spectroscopy symmetry aspects; Dynamic and Fourier transform NMR, NOE, Multipulse methods, Two-Dimensional NMR; EPR; NQR; Mossbauer spectroscopy; Magnetism; Ionization Methods: Mass spectrometry, Ion Cyclotron Resonance; Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Microscopic techniques: TEM, STM, AFM; EXAFS, XANES; X-ray Crystallography.

CHEM G561 Heterocyclic Chemistry
The fundamental structural characteristics; synthesis and reactions of various heterocycles with
nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur heteroatom in the ring; heterocyles such as pyrrole, thiophene,
furan, imidazole, thiazole, oxazole, indole, benzofuran, pyridine and quinoline; advanced synthesis and reaction mechanism of heterocyclic compound.

CHEM G562 Solid State Chemistry
Basics of solid state chemistry, comprehensive survey of different synthesis techniques, properties and their structural-property relationship of solid materials; introduction to special nanomaterials, ceramics, polymers, biopolymers and nanocomposites; thermal and mechanical properties of nanomaterials; nanocomposites in hydrophobic applications; recent advances in material science