Introduction
The University Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, established in the year 1967, conducts two year post-graduate course in Organic, Inorganic, Physical, and Analytical Chemistry, leading to the award of M. Sc. (By Papers) degree of the University of Mumbai. In addition, it also conducts programs for M. Sc. (By Research), and Ph. D. degrees. On behalf of the University of Mumbai, the Department also acts as a centralized admission center for admission to M. Sc. (By Papers) course under different zones for the benefit of the students registering at the various affiliated colleges. The Department is actively engaged in organizing Refresher Courses for teachers sponsored by U. G. C. and the State Government. It also conducts workshops for teachers for effective, smooth teaching and uniformity in the implementation of the revised syllabi from time to time. In addition, the Department also organizes, jointly with other reputed institutes and registered societies, lectures, workshops and Research Scholars? Meets, Science day etc. for the benefit of teachers and students. The Department also offers consultancy services to the industry, whenever solicited. Every year, the Department organizes lectures under Dr. R. C. Shah Memorial Endowment and Dr. A. B. Kulkarni Endowment, which are delivered by eminent chemists of the country. While the University of Mumbai finances the research programmes, additional finance required for research work is sought by individual faculty members from various national funding agencies such as UGC, DST, CSIR etc. and also from the Department. Since inception of the Department, over 1300 students have taken their Master?s degree by papers, more than 150 students have been awarded doctorates, while a greater number of students have taken their M. Sc. Degree by research. Under the M. Phil. Programme, 50 teachers from affiliated colleges have received their degrees. It is indeed a pleasure to report that alumni of the Department are holding key positions in the Industry and academic institutions.
ACHEIVEMENTS
A post-graduate institution is judged not only by maintenance of high teaching standards, but also by its focus on research activity. Though plagued by problems of infrastructure in terms of senior academic positions, the Department has consistently endeavoured to raise its standards. It is heartening to point out that members of the faculty have been receiving appreciative comments on their research articles/reviews in standard journals. Prof. M. A. Nabar and Prof. B. D. Hosangadi have been awarded the ?Best Teacher Award? by the Maharashtra State for the year 1987-88 and 1998-99 respectively.
It is even more pleasing to record that due to excellence in research and as a distinguished contributor to the field of chemistry, Dr V. D. Athawale?s biography has been solicited and published in the 19th edition of the renowned Marquis Who?s Who, as a token of honour and recognition.
Recently the department has been sanctioned a grant of Rs. 30 lakhs under the UGC X plan.
LOCATION
The Department is housed in Lokmanya Tilak Bhavan and the ground floor of Sant Dnyaneshwar Bhavan in the Vidyanagari Campus of the University of Mumbai. The Vidyanagari Campus is about 7 km from Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. It is accessible both by Central Railway (Kurla) and Western Railway (Santacruz) by the BEST bus routes. The bus route Nos. 313 and 318 plying between Santacruz and Kurla pass via Vidyanagari. Additionally route Nos. 37 (between Kurla & J. M. Mehta Marg), 306 (between Santacruz & Mulund), 312 (between Seepz & Pr. Thackeray Chowk), 374 (between Goregaon & Anushakti Nagar) and 449 (between Dharavi & Dahisar) pass via Vidyanagari.
LABORATORY FACILITIES
There are four M. Sc. Laboratories well equipped with the necessary equipments/ instruments/ infrastructure to perform experiments in Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. A seminar room with a seating capacity of 50 is housed in Sant Dnyaneshwar Bhavan.
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COURSES
M.Sc. by Papers
M.Sc. by Research
Ph.D.
Specialization & Intake capacity at M.Sc. (by Papers):
Physical Chemistry - 20
Inorganic Chemistry - 20
Organic Chemistry - 20
Analytical Chemistry - 20
M.Sc. LAB
M. Sc. laboratories are well equipped with the necessary equipments / Instruments / Infrastructure to perform experiments in Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. A seminar room with a seating capacity of 40 is housed in Dnyaneshwar Bhavan.
Faculty
DR. B. H. MEHTA
Head of the Department
Email: bipin_281050@yahoo.com
DR. V. D. ATHAWALE
Email: vilasda@yahoo.com
DR. A. K. SRIVASTAVA
Email: aksrivastava@chem.mu.ac.in
DR. V. R. AJGAONKAR
Email: vrajgaonkar@chem.mu.ac.in ; vragaonkar@yahoo.com
Email: dongrevg@chem.mu.ac.in
Email: meshramga@chem.mu.ac.in
DR. MANJUSHA A. KARVE
Email: manjusha@chem.mu.ac.in
MR. RAJESH M. KAMBALE
Email: kamblerm@chem.mu.ac.in
Dr. VISHVAHANATH R. PATIL
Email: vrpatil@chem.mu.ac.in
Fees
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Name of the course |
Registration
Fee |
Tuition
Fee |
Lab. Fee |
Deposit |
Exam.
Fee |
Synopsis
Fee |
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M. Sc.
(By papers) |
815/- |
1000/- |
2000/- |
1000/- |
585/- |
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M. Sc.
(By Research) |
815/- |
3000/- |
2000/- |
1000/- |
365/- |
4005/- |
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Ph. D. |
1015/- |
4000/- |
2000/- |
1000/- |
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5005/- |
LIBRARY
Jawaharlal Nehru Library at the Vidyanagari Campus is well equipped with books, journals, periodicals and Encyclopedia of Chemistry. There is a separate facility for doing literature survey. The students enrolled in the Department can avail of both reading as well as lending facilities offered by the library. Internet facility is also available for the students and staff at nominal charges. However, students enrolled in other postgraduate centres can only avail reading facility.
RESEARCH
All the research students are comfortably accommodated in the various research laboratories, which are well equipped with the necessary infrastructure and sophisticated instruments like 1H NMR, FTIR, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, Spectrofluorimeter, HPLC, GC, G-M Counter, Gamma-ray MCA, Digital Polarimeter, pH-ion meter, Electro-analytical workstation, Brookfield?s Viscometer, Salt-spray Tester, Cross-Hatch Hardness Tester, Coating Thickness Gauge, Tensile Testing Machine, Vapour Pressure Measurement Unit, Catalytic Hydrogenator, Microwave Oven, etc. Facility for Elemental Microanalysis is also available for the research students. From the UGC IX plan department has received instruments such as Faraday balance for low temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements, Auto-titrator, Ultrasonic reactors and recently through the funding support of Rs. 30 lakh from the UGC X plan, the Department has acquired TG/DTA/DSC, AAS, GPC and FTIR instruments.
The department has also acquired new technological devices such as Audio-Visual system, LCD Projector, E-Beam System, Media Imager and Visual Presenter. Internet accesses are provided to the staff and research as well as paper students.
HOSTEL ACCOMODATION FOR STUDENTS
Six rooms in Boy?s hostel and eight in Girl?s hostel are reserved for the Department students.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
M. Sc. By Papers:
· Four merit scholarship @ Rs. 75/- per month each for M. Sc. Part – I and M. Sc. Part – II
· National Merit scholarship on merit.
· National (Eklavya) scholarship for economically backward class on merit.
· GOI merit scholarship
· Free scholarship for the children of primary school teachers (By application to pertinent authority).
M. Sc. By Research:
Five research fellowships @ Rs. 1000/- per month with Rs. 5, 000/- per annum contingency grant instituted by G. D. Gokhale Education Trust.
Ph. D.
- Eight Departmental fellowships @ Rs. 400/- per month. Recipients are exempted from tuition fees.
- Sir Currimbhoy Education and BK NJP Scholarship, Research studentships are awarded on the basis of open competition.
- Dr. B. D. Hosangadi Scholarship endowment @ Rs. 1,000 per month for one year.
ADMISSION TO M. Sc. and Ph. D. DEGREE COURSES
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the M. Sc. Degree in Chemistry must have passed the Bachelor of Science degree examination with Chemistry as the major subject, or an examination of another University recognized as equivalent thereto. The University of Mumbai gives M. Sc. degree in Chemistry both by papers and by research. Admission to M. Sc. by papers is purely on merit while admissions to M. Sc. by research and Ph. D. courses are based on the personal interviews conducted in the department.