DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY11. Faculty Profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Area of...

Evaluative Report of the Chemistry Department – IGNTU

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

1. Name of the Department: Department of Chemistry

2. Year of Establishment: 2009

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the University? Yes, it is a part of

Faculty of Science

4. Programs offered: B.Sc. and M. Sc.

5. Interdisciplinary Programs and the departments involved: Nil

6. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign institutions

etc.: Nil

7. Details of Programs discontinued, if any, with reasons: Nil

8. Examination system: Semester and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the Department in the courses offered by other Departments: Nil

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Assistant Professor/Others)

Faculty Sanctioned Filled Actual (Including CAS & MPS)

Professor 1 - -

Associate Professor 2 - -

Assistant Professor 3 3 -

Others - - -

11. Faculty Profile with Name, Qualification, Designation, Area of Specialization,

expertise and research under guidance:

Name of

Faculty

Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

years

experience

No. of Ph.

D./

M. Phil.

students

guided

during the

last 4

years

Dr. Khemchand

Dewangan

M. Sc., Ph.

D.

Assist. Prof.

& Head (i/c)

Physical

Chemistry 03 00

Dr. Biswajit

Maji

M. Sc., Ph.

D. Assist. Prof

Organic

Chemistry 06 00

Dr. Adhish

Jaiswal M. Sc., Ph. D Assist. Prof

Inorganic

Chemistry 03 00

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, Emeritus Professor: Nil


13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty: Nil

14. Program-wise Student-Teacher Ratio: B.Sc 130:1; M.Sc. 8:3

15. Number of Academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

Sanctioned, filled and actual: One

Post Sanctioned Filled Actual

Lab. Technician 1 1 -

16. Research thrust area as recognized by major funding agencies:

Followings are the research programs

Synthetic Organic and Medicinal Chemistry,

Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocycles

Composites and coating materials,

Material Chemistry

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International

Funding Agencies and c) total grants received. Give Names of the funding agencies,

project titles and grants received project-wise:

S.

N

o

Title of the project Funding

Agency

Date

of

Sancti

oned

Amount

Rs.

(in

Lakhs)

Duration Principal

Investigat

or From To

1. A Catalytic and

Enantioselective

Reactions with Highly

Reactive Oxacarbenium

ion Intermediates and

Azomethine Imines:

Easy access to Chiral

Isochromans and

Tetrahydroisoquinolines

DST,

New

Delhi

21.05.

2013

35.00 21.05.

2013

20.05.

2018

Dr.

Biswajit

Maji

2. Nanostructured oxides

and nitrides of early

transition metals:

Preparation,

characterization and

application in energy

storage devices

UGC 25.06.

2014

6.00 31.07.

2014

30.07.

2016

Dr.

Khemchand

Dewangan

Total grants received : 41.00 Lakhs


18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received: Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST, UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE, DBT, ICSSR,

AICTE etc. total Grants received: Nil

20. Research facility/centre with:

A. State Recognition: Nil

B. National Recognition: Nil

C. International Recognition: Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies: Nil

22. Publications:

A. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals : 16 (Total)

(Appendix 1)

B. Monographs : Nil

C. Chapter in Books: Nil

D. Edited books : Nil

E. Books with ISBN number and details of publishers: Nil

F. Number listed in International Database : Nil

G. Citation Index – range / average: Nil

H. SNIP : Nil

I. SJR : Nil

J. Impact Factor – range / average: 0.67-13.0

K. h-index : 2-9

23. Details of patents and income generated: Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories/

institutions/industries in India and abroad: Nil

26. Faculty serving in:

a) National Committees: Nil

b) International Committees : Nil

c) Editorial board: Nil

d) Other (please specify): Nil


27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/ orientation Programs,

workshops, training Programs and similar Programs):

a) Refresher / Orientation Programs

S.

No. Name of Faculty Course Duration Name of Institution

1. Dr. Khemchand

Dewangan Orientation

10.11.2014 to

06.12.2014

G.G.U., Bilaspur

2. Dr. Adhish Jaiswal Orientation 01.11.2014 to

29.11.2014

University of Lucknow,

Lucknow

3. Dr. Biswajit Maji Orientation 11.05.2015 to

06.06.2015 G.G.U., Bilaspur

28. Student projects:

Mr. Aditya Bhattacharya is working in DST-INSPIRE project.

29. Awards and recognition received at the national and international level by

Faculty

Sl. No. Faculty Awards and recognition

1. Dr. Biswajit Maji INSPIRE Faculty Award, (2013)

2. Dr. Khemchand Dewangan One-time BSR UGC Startup-grant , (2014)

Doctoral/postdoctoral fellows:

Post-Doctoral fellowship: Dr. Biswajit Maji, Assistant Professor

Students:

1. Rahul Pareya: Qualified JAM Exam 2013 and currently pursuing PG from

Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur.

2. Shiv Kumar: Qualified JAM Exam 2015 and currently pursuing PG from

Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras.

3. Lalita Singh: Qualified JAM Exam 2015 and currently pursuing PG from

Department of Chemistry BHU, Varanasi.

30. Seminar/conferences/workshops organized and the source of funding

(National/international) with details of outstanding participants, if any:

1. Two-day National Workshop on “Frontier of Ethnomedicinal Research (FER)

2015”: March 9-11, 2015.


31. Code of ethics for research followed by departments:

I. When hazardous chemicals including cyanides and other toxic materials are to be

used in any experiments, then it is mandatory to use them in Vacuum Hood. Prior

consent, approval and clearance from research supervisor/department/ committee is

mandatory.

II. No researcher is allowed to work alone in the lab beyond the institutional working

hours and on holidays.

III. Clearance from competent governing body is required for use of radio-tagged

materials in the lab for experiments. It is necessary to record the amount of isotope

and the methods used in a separate register maintained for this purpose.

IV. Department ensures proper safety practices and use of proper equipments while

working with potentially bioactive molecules.

32. Student profile Program-wise:

Name of

Program Year

Selected Pass percentage

Male Female Male Female

M. Sc. 2015-2016 2 6 NA NA

B.Sc. 2014-2015 24 12 79 100

B.Sc. 2013-2014 15 15 100 100

B.Sc. 2012-2013 13 10 100 100

33. Diversity of students:

Name of

Program

% of students

from the same

University

% of students

from other

universities

within the state

% of students

from

universities

outside the

state

% of students

from other

countries

M. Sc. 100 0 0 0

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services

examinations, NET, SET, Gate and other competitive examinations? Give details

category-wise.

S. No. Name of Student Agency Remark

1 Mr. Rahul Pareya IIT Kanpur JAM

2 Mr. Shiv Kumar IIT Madras JAM

3 Ms. Lalita Singh BHU Varanasi Entrance Test


35. Student progression:

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG App. 60%

PG to M. Phil. Nil

PG to Ph. D. Nil

Ph. D. to Post-doctoral Nil

Employed

Campus selection

Other than campus recruitment

Nil

Entrepreneurs:

Nil

36. Diversity of Staff:

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M. Phil., Ph. D. and D. Litt. during the

assessment period: Nil

38. Present details of Department infrastructural facilities with regard to:

a) Library: The University Library

b) Internet facilities for staff and students: Yes

c) Total number of class-rooms: Separate Classroom 02, Laboratory- cum-

Classroom 2: 04

d) Classrooms with ICT facility: 01

e) Students’ Laboratories: 04

f) Research Laboratories: 05

39. List of doctoral, post doctoral students and Research Associates: Nil

a) From the host Institution/University : Nil

b) List of Research Associates: Nil

c) Other Institution/University: Nil

40. Number of post-graduates students getting financial assistance from the

University: 100 %

S No. Year No. of Students

01 2015-16 08

Numbers of faculty who are graduates of the same University 00

From other universities within state 00

From universities from other states 03

From universities outside the country 00


41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

Program(s)? If so highlight the methodology.

Yes, suggestions from internal and external experts are taken into consideration for

framing the syllabus. Comments and views of experts from industries are also taken into

consideration for professional and practical features of syllabus.

42. Does the Department obtain feedback from:

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

the department utilize the feedback?

Yes, faculty members are invited to share their feedback on syllabus on regular basis

in Staff council. Proper updating and/or modification in syllabus are made in

accordance with the comments suggestions.

b) Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

Yes, curriculum as well as teaching methodology are updated and improved as per

feedback from students. The Analysis of the feedback from students are analyzed

and given to IQAC.

c) Alumni and employers on the programme offered and how does the department

utilize the feedback?

Yes, Alumni and employers are consulted for seeing their feedback as and when

needed for curriculum development.

43. List the distinguished Alumni of the Department (maximum 10): 10

S.

No. Name of Student Year Current position

Institute/University,

Agency

1. Mr. Rahul Pareya 2013 PG Completed IIT, Kanpur

2. Ms. Namrata Singh 2013 PG Completed GGU, Bilaspur

3. Ms Ravita Rao 2013

PG Completed DHSG University,

Sagar

4. Upasana Dwivedi 2014 Diploma in German Lang Pune

5. Pratibha Dwivedi 2014 PG Ongoing GGU, Bilaspur

6. Priya Maravi 2014

PG Ongoing DHSG University,

Sagar

7. Sunil Singh 2014 PG Ongoing GGU, Bilaspur

8. Mr. Shiv Kumar 2014 PG Ongoing IIT, Madras

9. Ms. Lalita Singh 2015 PG Ongoing BHU, Varanasi

10. Risikesh 2015

PG Ongoing DHSG University,

Sagar


44. Give details of student enrichment Programs (special lectures/ workshops/seminar)

involving external experts: Nil

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different Programs.

Teaching: Students are involved more in teaching and learning during lecture time.

Mostly, blackboard and ICT in teaching for UG students are in practice. Some model

structure of a few common organic of small molecules at structure and mechanism

of chemical reactions is shown for better understanding.

Tutorials: At the end of lectures of every unit of courses, tutorials classes are taken

for better understanding of the topics.

Seminars: Seminars are conducted throughout the academic session for the students

of UG - V and VI Semesters. The Topic of seminars and the contents of the seminar

topic are discussed with the faculty advisor.

Practical: Chemistry Practical Course means a task in which a student can observe

or manipulate real objects or materials by analyzing the analytical data of the

corresponding materials. For better understanding, a few theory classes are taken to

give hands-on experience.

Motivation: Inspiring the students for achieving their individual goals and linking

their individual goals with societal and national goals.

46. How does the Department ensure that Program objectives are constantly met and

learning outcomes are monitored?

The existing curriculum of UG and PG level at the Department of Chemistry is

exclusively job oriented. The students (UG & PG level) are well trained and

interested in acquiring hands-on experiences on various experiments through the

practical classes. They are also expertise in measuring various tools and techniques

by using analytical instruments to be useful for their future endeavor in industries as

well as in academy.

Through regular feedbacks from employers, experts and other stakeholders,

including students

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities

Environment awareness

Green chemistry awareness

Safety awareness

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the Department

Short and long Industrial/ National Important Institute visits

NET, GATE, SLET, and other competitive examinations


Entrepreneurship awareness

Social services awareness

Cultural and Sports Programs.

Yoga Shivir.

English classes.

49. State whether the Program/Department is accredited / graded by other agencies?

If yes, give details.

The Department has been approved by the UGC, New Delhi.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the Department in generating new

knowledge, basic or applied

The Department of Chemistry has shown overall leadership not only in the specific

areas of specialization but also in its capacity to develop their students in various other

areas. The faculty members are contributing to the body of knowledge through their

project work and publications of scholarly research papers.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC)

of the Department

Strengths:

1) Good Infrastructural facilities

2) Good students’ performance: During last two years 15 number of students

have cleared various competitive examinations such as JAM and qualified

exam for PG program.

3) Increasing number of students in appearing various competitive examinations.

4) Good Research opportunities to the students

Weaknesses:

1) Lack of specialized teacher in area of Quantum, Computational Chemistry,

Spectroscopy, Group Theory, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry,

Nanomaterials Chemistry, Crystallography, Stereochemistry, Natural

Products, Polymer Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry.

Opportunities:

1) Good infrastructure enhances opportunities for expansion of research

activities and developing human resource in science and technology.

2) Greater opportunity for institution-industry collaboration in research and

technology development

3) Increased exposure of students to knowledge world in science and technology


Challenges:

1) To attain global competence and status and attract students from all over the

world for research and training.

2) To strengthen international and national collaborative activity.

52. Future Plans of the Department

To establish infrastructural facilities in the department

To create environment monitoring laboratory

To offer PhD Program with Analytical Instruments.

To organize lecture series from eminent scientist nationally and

internationally.

To make the creation of new chemical entities

To develop human resource in IPR, Patents and Informatics.

To develop new methodology for synthesizing the molecules of anticancer,

antiTB, antiHIV, antimalarial, etc. for preclinical trials. (With MoU)

To train school teachers and lecturers.

To establish innovation center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology


Appendix – 1

List of Publications

Dr. Khemchand Dewangan

(a) Research Papers in Journals

1. Synthesis and Room Temperature d0 -MoO3

Nanofibers, S. K. S. Patel, Khemchand Dewangan, Simant Shrivastav, N. S.

Gajbhiye, J. Mater. Sci. Tech. 2015, 31, 453–457.

2. V2O5 precursor-templated synthesis of textured nanoparticles based VN nanofibers

and their exploration as efficient field emitter, Khemchand Dewangan, Girish P.

Patil, Ranjit V. Kashid, Vivekanand S. Bagal, M. A. More, D. S. Joag, N. S.

Gajbhiye, Padmakar G. Chavan, Vacuum 2014, 109, 223-229.

3. Synthesis of monodisperse In2O3 nanoparticles and their d0 ferromagnetism, S. K. S.

Patel, Khemchand Dewangan, Simant Shrivastav, N. S. Gajbhiye, Cur. App. Phy.

2014, 14, 905-908.

4. Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembles Nanofiber-Bundles of V2O5: Their

Electrochemical and Field Emission Properties, Khemchand Dewangan, N. N. Sinha,

P. G. Padmakar, P. K. Sharma, A. C. Pandey, M. A. More, D. S. Joag, N.

Munichandraiah, N. S. Gajbhiye, Nanoscale 2012, 4, 645-651.

5. Synthesis and Characterization of Single-Crystalline α-MoO3Nanofibers for

Enhanced Li-Ion Intercalation Applications, Khemchand Dewangan, N. N. Sinha, P.

K. Sharma, A. C. Pandey, N. Munichandraiah and N. S. Gajbhiye, CrystEngComm

2011, 13, 927-933.

Dr. Biswajit Maji


1. Maji, B.; Ji, L., Wang, S., Vedachalam, S.; Ganguly, R.; Liu, X-W. N-Heterocyclic

Carbene-Catalyzed Homoenolate-Addition Reaction of Enals and Nitrooalkenes:

Asymmetric Synthesis of 5-Cacbon Synthon δ-Nitroesters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

2012, 51, 8276-8280. (Highlighted by Organic-Chemistry Portal, July 22, 2013)

2. Maji, B.; Vedachalam, S.; Ge, X.; Cai, S.; Liu, X-W. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-

Mediated Oxidative Esterification of Aldehydes: Ester Formation and Mechanistic

Studies. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 3016-3023. (Appeared in a featured article)

3. Vedachalam, S.; Wong, Q-L.; Maji, B.; Zeng, J.; Ma, J.; Liu, X-W. N-Heterocyclic

Carbene Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroacylation of Activated Alkynes: Synthesis

of Chromones. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353 219-225. (Selected as a hot paper)


Dr. Adhish Jaiswal


1. Surface chemistry and growth mechanism of highly oriented, single crystalline TiO2

nanorods on transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates. Subha Sadhu,

Adhish Jaiswal, Suguna Adyanthaya and Pankaj Poddar, RSC Adv., 2013,3, 1933-

1940.

2. Static and dynamic magnetic properties and interplay of Dy3+, Gd3+ and Mn3+spins in

orthorhombic DyMnO3 and GdMnO3 nanoparticles, Raja Das, Adhish Jaiswal and

Pankaj Poddar, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys, 2012, 46, 045301.

3. Novel green bio-milling technique for the synthesis of BaTiO3 nanoparticle using

Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Imran Uddin, Adhish Jaiswal and Pankaj Poddar, Int. J.

Innov. Biol. Res. 2:1 (2013) 1-5.

4. Optical and structural properties of CTAB templated mesoporous ZnO. Adhish

Jaiswal, Imran Uddin, Kumari Pinki, Biswajit Chowdhury, Pankaj Poddar , Journal

of nano engineering and nanomanufacturing, 3, 1-5, 2013.

5. Generalized Spectroscopic Ellipsometry to Study Optical Anisotropy in Chiral

Molecules. Adhish Jaiswal, Raja Das, K. Vivekanand, Pankaj Poddar (Under

Review).

6. Surface Effects on Morin Transition, Exchange Bias and Enchanced Spin

Reorientation in Chemically Synthesized DyFeO3 nanoparticles. Adhish Jaiswal,

Raja Das, Suguna Adyanthaya, Pankaj Poddar Journal of Physical Chemistry C

2011, 115, 2954–2960.

7. Effect of particle size and annealing on spin and phonon behavior in TbMnO3, Raja

Das, Adhish Jaiswal, Suguna Adyanthaya, Pankaj Poddar Journal of Applied

Physics, 2011, 109, 064309.

8. Dielectric and spin relaxation behaviour in DyFeO3 nanocrystals, Adhish Jaiswal,

Raja Das, Tuhin Maity, Pankaj Poddar Journal of Applied Physics, 2011, 110,

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