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PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment:
PG & Research Department of Chemistry, 1951.
2. Name of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc):
B.Sc.,
M.Sc.,
M.Phil.,
Ph.D.,
3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved:
Nil
4. Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System: Semester/CBCS
Semester with Choice Based Credit System
5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other
departments:
S.No Courses / Programmes Other Departments
1 Allied Courses Physics, Zoology, Plant Biology
2 Non-Major Electives All UG Departments
3 Diploma and Certificate
Programmes
-
4 Career Oriented Programme -
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate
Professors/ Assistant Professors):
Designation Sanctioned Filled
Aided Self finance Aided Self finance
Associate
Professor 09 - 09 -
Assistant
Professor 11 04 11 04
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7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization
(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D/M.Phil., etc.):
S.No Name of the
Faculty Member Qualification Designation Specialization
Years of
Experience
1 Dr. Mohamed Ariff M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Polymer
Chemistry
33
2 Dr. A. Abdul
Jabbar
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Electro
Analytical
Chemistry
28
3 Dr. M. A.
Mohamed Musthafa
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Synthetic
Organic
Chemistry
24
4 Dr. T.K. Shabeer M.Sc., PhD. Associate
Professor
Polymer
Chemistry
23
5 Mr. A. Khaja
Mohideen
M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate
Professor
Synthetic
Organic
Chemistry
22
6 Dr. S. J Askar Ali
M.Sc., M.Phil., B.
Ed., PhD.
Associate
Professor
Ultrasonic
Studies
Inorganic.
Chem.& nano
chemistry
25
7 Dr. M.M. Abdul
Kamal Nazer
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Electro
Analytical
Chemistry
30
8 Dr. A. Rasheeth
(OnLeave)
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Assistant
Professor
Synthetic
Organic
Chemistry
18
9 Dr. A. Kalilur
Rahman
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Coordination
Chemistry
23
10 Dr. T. Eswara
Yuvaraj
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Associate
Professor
Organic
Chemistry
16
11 Mr.Syed Ahamudul
Rafeek,
M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant
Professor
Inorganic
Chemistry
09
12 Mr. A. Sherif, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
B.Ed.,
Assistant
Professor
Inorganic
Chemistry
10
13
Mr. A. Fareed
Aslam
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
B.Ed.,
Assistant
Professor
Analytical and
organic
chemistry
08
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14 Mr. P. Jahfar Ali M.Sc., M.Phil.,
B.Ed.,
Assistant
Professor
Environmental
chemistry
07
15 Mr. U. Muhammed
Rafi
M.Sc., Assistant
Professor
Inorganic
Chemistry
05
16 Mr.M.Mohamed
Hanipha,
M.Sc., M.Phil. Assistant
Professor
Inorganic
Environmental
chemistry
06
17 Dr. V.S.Jamal
Ahmed
M.Sc., M.Phil.,
PhD.
Assistant
Professor
Organic
chemistry
02
18 Mr. Ameer Ali M.Sc., M.Phil. Assistant
Professor
Physical
chemistry
05
19 Dr.H.Tajudeen M.Sc., PhD. Assistant
Professor
Organic
chemistry
02
20 Dr. A. Shanavas
M.Sc., PhD. Assistant
Professor
Physical &
Polymer
chemistry
01
(Self Finance)
S.No Name of the
Faculty Member Qualification Designation Specialization
Years
of
Experi
ence
1 Mr. H. Mohamed
Ahadu Shareef,
M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant
Professor
Inorganic
Chemistry
07
2
Mr. A. Haleel, M.Sc.,M.Phil., Assistant
Professor
Inorganic and
bioinorganic
Chemistry
07
3 Mr. N. Mohamed.
Basith,
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,PhD Assistant
Professor
Nano
chemistry
07
4 Mr.K.Mohammed
Mustaque,
M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant
Professor
Organic
Chemistry
04
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty-programme-wise
information: NIL
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9. Programme-wise Student-Teacher Ratio:
S.No Programme Student-Teacher Ratio
1 B.Sc 1:30
2 M.Sc 1:15
3 M.Phil. 1:2
4 Ph.D. 1:2
10. Number of academic support (technical) and administrative staff:
Category of Staff Sanctioned Filled
Aided Self finance Aided Self finance
Lab Assistant
(technical) 1 1 1 1
Administrative
Assistant - 2 - 2
11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from (a) national (b)
International funding agencies and (c) Total grants received. Mention
names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise:
S.
No
Major/
Minor
Principal
Investigator
Project Title Fundi
ng
Agen
cy
Amount
sanction
ed(Rs.)
Period
1
Minor Dr.T.K.Sha
beer
Green Synthesis of
Diverse cyclic
dipeptides library and
their biological
evaluation
UGC 2.35
lakhs
2015-
2017
2
Minor Dr.
V.S.Jamal
Ahamed
Efficient greener
synthesis and biological
evaluation of
nucleoside modified
novel ihydropyrimidine
(DHPM) derivatives
using Biginelli reaction
UGC 2.40
lakhs
2015-
2017
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3
Minor Dr.H.Thaju
deen
Synthesis,
characterization and
biological efficacy of
certain photocross
linkable liquid
crystalline copolysters
possessing chlcone
moiety in the main
chain
UGC 2.80
lakhs
2015-
2017
Completed Project:
S.
No
Major/
Minor
Principal
Investigator Project Title
Funding
Agency
Amount
sanctioned
(Rs.)
Period
1 Major Dr.A.Kalilur
Rahiman
Synthesis,Characterizati
on, Catalytic &
biological activities of
new macrocyclic
binuclear Cu(II) & Ni
(II) Complexes.
UGC 9.58 lakhs 2011-
2014
12. Departmental Projects funded by DST-FIST, DBT, ICSSR, etc,: total
grants received:
DST-FIST: Grants Received: Rs. 30 Lakhs
13. Research facility/Centre with
State recognition : Nil
National recognition :Nil
International recognition :Nil
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14. Publications:
S.No Publication Details 2010- 2011
TO
2014-2015
1 Number of papers published in peer
reviewed journals (national/international) 54
15. Details of patents and income generated: Nil
16. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil
17. Faculty recharging strategies:
o Orientation Course
o Refresher Course
o Seminars / Conferences / Workshops
o Faculty Development Programmes
18. Student Projects:
S.No. Details 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1
Percentage of in-
house projects 100 100 100 100 100
2
Percentage of
projects in
collaboration with
industries /
institutes
- - - - -
19. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level
by the faculty member / doctoral fellows / students:
Name Award/Reco
gnition
Awarded by Year
Mr. A. Haleel
Awarded
second prize
for poster
presentation
National Conference on Recent
Advances in Chemistry and
Environment Departments of
Chemistry, SRM University,Chennai
2014
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Students
S.No Name Class Award/Recognition Year
1
P.Vaithianathan II M.Sc Summer training in chemistry for the
pre-final post-graduate students at
IGCAR Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu,
India.
2012
2
M. Ansari
II M.Sc
Second prize on intercollegiate essay
competitions conducted by Muslim
Students Federation (M.S.F)
2012
20. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of
funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any: S.No. Title of the Seminar Date Organizing Secretary
1
New SEED 2012
28th and 29th
February,
2012
Prof. I. Syed Ahamed Hussain
2
Workshop on micro scale
experiments in chemistry
18th
of July
2012 Prof. I. Syed Ahamed Hussain
3 NewChemLink-2014 25
th February
2014 Mr. P. Jahfar Ali
4 NewChemFocus-2015,
25th
and 26th
February
2015
Mr. U. Muhammed Rafi
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21. Student profile course-wise
Name
of
the
Course
Completed in
2011
Completed in
2012
Completed in
2013
Completed in
2014
Completed in
2015
R S Pass
% R S
Pass
% R S
Pass
% R S
Pass
% R S
Pass
%
B.Sc 92 88 49 75 73 66 98 93 40 86 82 31 101 97 32
M.Sc 22 21 89 24 21 81 24 21 55 21 20 66 24 22 31
M.Phil 12 12 87 9 9 55 12 11 50 11 11 66 12 12
R – Application Received S – Selected
22. Diversity of students
Name of
the
Course Year
% of
students
from the
college
% of
students
from the
state
% of
students
from the
other states
% of students
from other
countries
B.Sc
2010-2011 - 98 2 -
2011-2012 - 97 3 -
2012-2013 - 99 1 -
2013-2014 - 100 - -
2014-2015 -- 97 3 -
M.Sc
2010-2011 60 40 - -
2011-2012 58 41 1 -
2012-2013 62 36 2 -
2013-2014 64 35 1 -
2014-2015 57 41 2 -
M.Phil
2010-2011 70 30 - -
2011-2012 72 27 - -
2012-2013 75 24 1 -
2013-2014 75 24 - -
2014-2015 70 30 - -
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23. How many students have cleared Civil services, Defense Services,
NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations?
Period Civil
services
NET/SET GATE Others
2010-2015 1 1 1 -
24. Student Progression
Student
Progression Percentage against Enrolled
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
UG to PG 60 58 62 64 57
PG to M.Phil. 70 72 75 75 70
25. Diversity of Staff (%)
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
of the same parent university 62.5
From other universities within the state 37.5
From other universities from other states -
26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc., and D.Litt. during
the assessment period
S.No.
Name of the Faculty
Member
Month & Year
1 Prof. M. Mohamed Mustafa November
2012
27. Present details about infrastructural facilities
(a) Library (No. of Books) : 700
(b) Internet facilities for staff and students : 29 Computers
(c) Total number of class rooms : 08
(d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 1
(e) Students laboratories : 6
(f) Research laboratories : 1
28. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology: Nil
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29. Does the department obtain feedback from
a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes how does the department utilize it?
Yes. During the Board of studies, a meeting is held so that the
Faculty can give useful suggestion and feedback for the curriculum. The
suggestions are analyzed and utilized to modify and revise the curriculum.
b) Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-
evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same?
Yes. The students are asked to provide feedback on staff and also
on curriculum. Based on this, remedial measures are taken wherever
required.
c) Alumni and Employers on the programmes and what is the
response of the department to the same?
Yes. The alumni provide feedback so as to revise the curriculum to
suit the requirements of the current developments in the industry and
research fields.
30. List the distinguished alumni of the department
S.No. Name of Alumnus Position and Place
1
Mr. Mahaboob Ali Khan Gen. Manager
Corporation Bank – Hydrabad.
2 Mr. A. Mohamed Aslam I.A.S Additional Sec. To the Goverment
Govt. of Tamil Nadu
3
Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Associate Professor
Presidency college, Chennai
4
Dr. Roop Singh Associate Professor
Presidency college, Chennai
5
Dr. Abdul Jameel Associate Professor
Jammal Mohammed College. Trichy
6
Dr. Kashim Associate Professor
Jammal Mohammed College. Trichy
7
Prof. Ibrahim Sherif Associate Professor
C. Abdul Hakeem College.
8
Dr. Nawas Khan Head , Department of Chemistry
VIT – College, Vellor.
9
Mr. Jaffar Shathik Assistant manager
Orchid Chemicals
10 Late. Thiru. Aslam IAS, Chennai
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31. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes
Interactive lecturing with power point presentations, problem
solving, mini workshops and group discussions are used to teach the
students. Student seminars are conducted to improve their communication
skills both in Arabic.
32. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?
Class tests
Home tests
Continuous Internal Assessments (CIA) tests
Model Examinations
Class Seminars
Internship Programs
Assignments
Counseling
33. Highlight the participation of faculty and students in extension
activities:
Faculty Participation
S.No. Name of the Faculty
Member Extension Activity
(Staff-incharge) Period
1.
A.Haleel
NSS program
officer 2010-2015
Student Participation
Name of the
extension
activity
No of students participated
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Inter-
Collegiate
Competitions
- 11 02 02 28
34. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the
department:
Coaching for competitive examinations like CSIR-HRDG-NET,
GATE, SET,
Providing hands-on instrument training programme for PG students
and M.Phil Scholars in Potentiometer, Colorimeter, Conductometer,
Ft-IR, UV-Vis.,
Participation and presentation in conferences/seminars/workshops.
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35. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by
other agencies. Give details: Nil
36. Detail any five strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges
(SWOC) of the department:
Strengths
Well Qualified and experienced teachers with specific subject
expertise
Excellent infrastructure for teaching
Separate research lab and separate instrumentation rooms equipped
with Uv-Vis, IR spectrometer, cyclic voltameter, dip-coating
system
Department library with high quality references books and
journals.
Active research participation with good research publications each
year.
Weakness
Consultancy services to be explored
Opportunities
Job opportunities for the students in industries, teaching and
administration
Students can pursue M.Phil and Ph.D
Challenges
Improving employability skills to the students
37. Future Plans of the Department
To avail more major and minor research projects fron UGC, DST
and other Govt. agencies.
To get national recognition for research laboratories
To have industry- institute partnership with pharmaceutical and
chemical industries
To start computational chemistry for the enrichment of students
To start innovative chemistry programme to make students highly
employable