• Catalysis
• Synthetic Chemistry
• Materials Chemistry   
• Bioinorganic Chemistry
• Computational Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
• Biological Chemistry
• Nanochemistry
• Natural Products Chemistry

Instrumental Facilities

Bruker 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer (DST-FIST)

Rigaku Ultima-IV Powder X-ray Diffractometer with SAXS attachment (DST-FIST)

Thermo ICP-OES (UG-SAP DSA)

PerkinElmer GC-MS (Oil India Limited)

Hitachi UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer (DST-FIST)

Keithley Electrometer (UGC-SAP DSA)

Micromeritics Surface Area Analyzer (DST-FIST)

Apart from the above, the department also has Electrochemical Analyzers, Gas Chromatographs, HPLC systems, UV-vis, Fluorescence, and IR spectrometers, Digital Polarimeter, Microwave Reactor and many other instruments for research as well as teaching purposes.

The Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), Gauhati University has three major instruments, viz. Phillips X’Pert Pro Powder X-ray Diffractometer, PANalytical AXIOS Sequential X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer, and Bruker Smart Apex II X-ray Single Crystal Diffractometer, all of which are accessible to researchers from this department for a charge.

The Central Instruments Facility (CIF) which is being set up at Gauhati University has already purchased a Zeiss Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) and it is being installed shortly.

Library and other information resources

Departmental Library with over 1000 text and reference books

ACS, RSC, Elsevier, T&F, Springer, Wiley and other journals through INFLIBNET

Databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Service (SciFinder), others available through the eShodhSindhu consortium

ICDD PDF4+, Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)

Recent Lectures / Seminars / Symposia

19th Prof. R. K. Barua Memorial Lecture, 15 February 2018

Prof. Christian Griesinger, Director, Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Germany delivering 19th R. K. Barua Memorial Lecture on “Structure and dynamics of molecules by NMR spectroscopy in immunology and neurodegeration”

National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences 29 January 2018

Head of the Department and Seminar Chairman speaking at the Inaugural Function of the Seminar

Prof. Shyamalava Mazumdar of TIFR Mumbai delivering the Keynote Lecture at the Seminar

Supeannuated teacher Prof. P. J. Das being felicitated at the Seminar

20th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (2-5 February, 2017) 

Entry to BKB Auditorium, the venue of the symposia  

Prof. B. K. Das (Symposium Chairman), Prof. G. Biswas (IITG Director), Prof. M. Hazarika (VC, GU), Prof. S. Pal (President, CRSI), Prof. G. Mugesh (Secretary, CRSI) and Prof. P. Phukan (Symposium Convener) at the Inaugural Session of the 20th CRSI-NSC held at Gauhati University

Activities Beyond the Classroom and Laboratory

Under the umbrella of Society for Chemical Education, Assam (SCEA) the Department organized various awareness and educational programmes at various schools and colleges of the state.The SCEA, headquartered in the department, organizes a State Chemistry Olympiad every year separately for students of classes IX, X, XI, XII. About 10,000 students appear in the Olympiad every year and the best performers are awarded cash prizes and mementos at a function organized in the GU campus. An eminent scientist is invited every year to deliver the Prof. P. K. Sarma Memorial Lecture for the benefit of the ~300 school students who participate in the prize distribution ceremony. This year's P. K. Sarma Memorial Lecture was delivered by Prof. V. Chandrasekhar, Centre Director, TIFR, Hyderabad on 5 May 2018. SCEA also publishes a bilingual magazine called Rasayan Siksha (Chemistry Education).

Prof. V. Chandrasekhar, Director, TIFR, Hyderabad delivering the Prof. P. K. Sarma Memorial Lecture on 5 May 2018.

Prof. D. K. Das delivering a polular talk at a gathering of the students of Dudhnoi College, Goalpara district, Assam

Dr. N. Nath speaking at an outreach programme held at Ramanuj Academy Junior College, Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam.

Dr. D. Mahanta speaking at an outreach programme at Ramanuj Academy Junior College, Baihata Chariali. Kamrup, Assam.

Prof. P.J. Das interacting with parents of students at a function held last year. Seating in the middle is Prof. B. C. Goswami, Vice Chancellor, Cotton University and seating between Prof. P. J. Das and Prof. B. C. Goswami is Prof. J. N. Ganguli, from USTM and former professor of the Department.

Prof. P. Phukan (2nd from right) of the Department had the distinction of serving as the mentor of the Indian students participating in the International Chemistry Olympiad held in Baku and also in Hanoi, Vietnam.

M. Sc. in Chemistry in 4 Semesters (2 Years)

Postgraduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC) in 2 Semesters (1 Year)

Ph. D.

For details, please see below and click here for 2018-2019 admission.

All courses start in August every year.

Admission to the M.Sc. programme is based on a combination of marks secured in the qualifying examination and an Entrance Test.  In the qualifying examination, B.Sc. (or an equivalent degree from a recognized university) the applicant should have passed with Honours/Major in Chemistry and Mathematics and Physics as the other subjects studied. The syllabus of the programme is based on CBCS and updated. Course Fee: as per university stipulation.

For admission into the PGDAC programme, the applicants should pass B.Sc. with Chemistry as a subject. Chemical engineering graduates are also eligible. Course Fee: Rs. 10,000 per semester.

Admission to the PhD programme is entirely based on the results of GU-RET (Research Entrance Test). However, CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellows are exempted from appearing in RET. The candidates selected to join the PhD programme need to go through PhD course work during the first (August-December) semester during which the PhD students are allotted to supervisors willing and eligible to accept students. After successful completion of the coursework, the PhD students write a proposal or synopsis for research which, when approved by his / her Research Advisory Committee (constituted of the Supervisor and two other faculty members who are reconized as PhD Guides by the University) becomes the topic of research for provisional registration. The award of the PhD degree usually takes about five years. Apart from the Junior and Senior Research Fellowships awarded by CSIR and UGC there are several fellowships / scholarships avalable to students who are admitted to the PhD programme of Gauhati University in Chemistry. These include the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, the National Fellowships for SC, ST and OBC candidates etc. Faculty members also are sometimes able to provide funding to the PhD researchers. 

Head

Department of Chemistry

Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014

Assam, India

Phone: +91-98641-67741

Email: chemistry@gauhati.ac.in

           dkk.chem@gauhati.ac.in

Web: gauhati.ac.in/science/chemistry

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Associate Professor

Assistant Professor