Departments

Department of Chemistry
The Chemistry Department of The Oxford College of Science started in 1994 with B.Sc. [CZBt, CGtBt, CZMb] combinations and M.Sc., Organic Chemistry in 2009 and has evolved in terms of academics, co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

Scope of the Subject:
Provide in-depth knowledge in Chemistry in accordance with recent advances & research. Train students to be competitive enough to be employed by pharmaceutical, fermentation, food & dairy industries, diagnostic labs & research institutions in India & abroad.

Vision: To develop a talent pool of highly competent graduates and post graduates in the field of Chemistry those who can combat the major global challenges of today and tomorrow.

Mission: Nurturing budding chemistry students by adapting  outcome based learning program to help them to excel in research and development either in industry, academy or in entrepreneurship.

Courses offered:
M.Sc., Organic Chemistry:
It is a 2 year, 4 semesters full time master degree course, affiliated to Bangalore university, Bangalore & recognized by Govt. of Karnataka

B.Sc.
 CZBt, CGtBt, CZMb
It is a 3 year, 6 semesters full time bachelor degree course, affiliated to Bangalore university, Bangalore & recognized by Govt. of Karnataka.

Syllabus & Examination:
As prescribed by the Bangalore university.
M.Sc.: https://bangaloreuniversity.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PG_CHEMISTRY.pdf
B.Sc., https://bangaloreuniversity.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Chemistry.pdf

Facilities:

  • Classes conducted using chalk and board, overhead projector & power point presentation.
  • Spacious & comfortable classrooms with good ventilation & lighting.
  • Series of well equipped 3 laboratories with fumigation chamber, instrumentation room, pH meters, colorimeters, centrifuge, well loaded store room with chemicals & necessary glassware.
  • Research lab for research work in Chemistry.
  • Smart campus facility for the students.

 RANK HOLDERS

  • Mr. Pravin Pathak, the student of M.Sc., chemistry secured university first rank, July 2012.
  • Mr. Pravin Pathak, the student of M.Sc., chemistry have cleared NET Exam 2012
  • Mr. Hameed, the student of M.Sc., chemistry secured the university fourth rank, July 2013.
  • Mr., Sudipta Samantha, the student of M.Sc., chemistry secured the university Fifth rank, July 2015
  • Mr. Pravin Pathak, the student of M.Sc., chemistry cleared CSIR NET – 2012

BRIDGE COURSE:
Bridge courses are classes that give you information from a basic course, to prepare you for a more advanced course, thus bridging between the basic and advanced courses. Prerequisites are foundational courses from your field of study, often at an undergraduate level, and often do not count toward graduation.

GUEST LECTURES:

  • Introduction to Molecular Modeling by Ganga Periyasamy, Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore
  • “Surfactants, Polymers and Surface Chemistry” by Dr. Rupak Kar, Scientist, Rallis India Limited
  • “Functional Materials for Science and Technology of Invisibility” by Dr. Yelamaggad, Centre for Nano and Soft matter sciences (CeNS)
  • ‘Let’s Explore Molecular Docking’ by Dr. Kamatchi.C and, Mr. VivekKashyap, Department of Biotechnology, TOCS.

INDUSTRIAL VISITS:

  • II year M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) students visited “IndianWood Science and Technology (IWST)”. During the visit, the students with academic background have a glimpse of the industry in order to have a better appreciation of practical applications of theory.
  • The Department of Chemistry organized an industrial visit for B.Sc. students to “Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd”
  • M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) students visited “Poorna Prajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR)”. The objective of this visit was to make the students aware about the practical knowledge on principle, working and operation of instruments like High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), InfraRed spectrometer (IR), Gas Chromatography (GC), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), BET surface area, x-ray diffraction and UV-Visible spectrophotometry.
  • The Department of Chemistry organized an industrial visit for B. Sc. Students to “Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd.”

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS:

  • Dr. Venkatesh, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Prof. Balaram group), IISc., Bangalore delivered a special lecture on “How to clear CSIR-NET” The aim is prepare students for entrance examinations related to CSIR- by using innovative tricks & techniques.
  • Department organized an Enrichment Program on “Stoichiometric Calculations” for PG students. The program included the demonstration of a reaction table which included the calculations of moles, mole ratio of the reactants, concept of limiting reagent and yield calculations.
  • An Enrichment Program on “Trends in Nanosciences” was organized by Chemistry Department for PG students. It aims to enhance knowledge of M.Sc., students on the emerging topic “Trends in Nanosciences” and to motivate more students into higher studies and research in the field of science.

WORKSHOPS

  • Hands on training workshop on “Column Chromatography” - Dr. V. Venkatesh for M.Sc. Chemistry II and IV Semester students
  • One day workshop on “Science to Business Preparing Future Chemists for Successful Transition into Entrepreneurship”. Prof. M. R. Chaya had provided hand’s on training for small scale manufacture of detergent powder, liquid soap, floor cleaner & candles to our graduate and undergraduate chemistry student.
  • The Department of Chemistry organized a workshop on QUIMICON -18 (The magic lab) for UG students. It provides a platform for M. Sc., Organic Chemistry students of our college to enrich their knowledge in learning and teaching.
  • The department of Chemistry was organized a workshop on “Analytical techniques in Organic Synthesis”. The workshop aims to introduce and enlighten the B.Sc.,students in learning and handling various organic synthetic techniques.
  • Workshop on Molecular Editor: Chemdraw, Chemdraw is the structure drawing suite with advanced prediction tools
  • Two days workshop ALCHEMY-19 was organized by the Department of Chemistry for UG and PG students
  • A workshop on small – scale industrial techniques students. This session provided a platform for UG chemistry students our college to enrich their hands on knowledge on small – scale industrial techniques

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING:

“Importance of Stoichiometry in Organic Synthesis” for PG students. The session aimed to educate the MSc students with the stoichiometric calculations involved in synthesis of an organic compound in a research laboratory.

IN HOUSE PROJECTS:

Year Class In-house Industrial
2011-2012 MSc Chemistry 05 10
2012-2013 MSc Chemistry 03 12
2013-2014 MSc Chemistry 16 04
2014-2015 MSc Chemistry 21 15
2015-2016 MSc Chemistry 17 04

AWARENESS PROGRAM:
Madhukala. K.L and Mrs. Vastalya Krupa, Department of Biochemistry, TOCS, Bangalore gave a  lecture on “Complex biochemistry to simpler biochemistry”

DEPARTMENTAL FEST

  • The Department of Chemistry celebrates an event Periodox-2019 on the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
  • The Department of Chemistry has organized one day science exhibition  RASAYANA 2019.The main theme of this workshop was to provide a platform for both BSc. And MSc. Students to get hands on experience on ‘Chemistry in day to day life’ which covers various disciplines of chemistry like chromatography, nanotechnology, green chemistry and organic synthesis

SOFT SKILL PROGRAM
The Department organized “Skill Enhancement Program” by Prof. S. Muragavel, Department of English, TOCS for PG students. He spoke about the following

  • Communication
  • Soft skills,
  • Resume writing
  • Placement preparation
  • Time management,
  • Workplace Etiquettes