Department of Chemistry
Brief History of Department
• Department of Chemistry is started in the year 1937 in S.R.R. and C.V.R. GDC, Vijayawada since the inception of this college and our department is one of the oldest departments in this college.
• Department has a built up area of 2856 Sq.ft. with a staff room, 5 spacious laboratories and a store room.
• It is the one of the biggest department in the college with 08 sanctioned posts.
• The department is equipped with research facilities and 06 doctoral faculty, among them one of our faculty got guideship for guiding M.Phil & Ph.D. and four of us acquired UGC-CSIR - JRF.
• The department has Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University practical centers for practical examinations.
• The department participate in various extension activities like ‘Soil Health assessment programme, Environment protection programme etc.,
• Department is conducting various knowledge enriching programme like National Seminars, workshops, Quiz programme etc.
• Some of our faculty are members of BOS committees for Krishna University and some other Autonomous colleges.
• Department is started offering UG courses in 1937 and PG courses in 2005.
• Recently department introduced job oriented programme - B.Sc-Horticulture, Chemistry, Botany
• Many of our students got selected in various central universities for PG programmes
At present offering UG Courses:
- B.Sc.(Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics – E.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics – T.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science– E.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology– E.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology– T.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Aquaculture, Zoology– E.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry – E.M)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry, Aquaculture, Zoology– E.M)
- B.sc (chemistry , Botony , Horticulture)
- B.Sc. Vocational – (Aquaculture Technology, Zoology, Chemistry)
PG - M.Sc.- organic chemistry
Vision:
Our department strives to prepare students for a diversified and changing world by providing holistic approach.
Mission:
• To awaken the young minds and discover their talents both in theory and practical chemistry
• To produce graduates of national standards by widening their knowledge horizons in range and depth.
Core values of the Department
• Team work - we are committed to productive oriented Teaching and Learning
• Academic excellence – We value enhancing student learning by innovative instructional methods
• Continuous Improvement – We value continuous improvement through assessment of student learning outcomes
• Environmental Sustainability – We value adopting practices to protect the environment for future generations
• Integrity – We value Equitable treatment of all the stakeholders without any gender bias
SWOC analysis of the depertment
S - Experience Faculty with doctoral degree and spacious - equipped laboratories
W - Scarcity of chemicals and glassware due to non-availability of government funds
O - Provision of campus recruitment and exposure to field level expeience
C - Less students enrollement due to competing restructed courses.