Department offers two M.Sc. programs, 5-years Integrated M.Sc. chemistry and 2-years M.Sc. chemistry. Each year some 90 students graduate with M.Sc. degree and about 10 receive doctorates.
5-years Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry is a ten-semester, enabling us to explore the links within the subject and related sciences. The core material is taken by all students, with opportunities to specialize later in the course. The fifth year is devoted exclusively to research.
2-years M.Sc. Chemistry is a four-semester program, preparing students towards research and teaching career. The core general chemistry is taken by all students, with opportunities to specialize in sub-domains of chemistry from second semester onward. The major part of the time in third and fourth semesters will be spent in undertaking mini project.
The program offers a right proportion of a combination of theory and practical based courses. Theory courses are offered at three levels spread over ten semesters. Classroom attendance, interaction with peers, faculty, problem solving approach and integration with online learning management system are features of the program.
This five-year program covers basic, foundation and advanced courses with special focus on pure chemistry such as: Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Research Chemistry, Identification and Analysis of Organic compounds, Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds and Synthesis of Organic Compounds. Components such as summer internship, seminar participation, project and comprehensive viva are opportunities offered to students to get wide-ranging experiences in research and develop much needed career skills.
Courses offered at first three levels in six semesters are basic in nature, introducing the principles of chemistry. The course content and pedagogy are analytical to facilitate recognition of patterns in chemistry concepts and their connections.
Courses offered at 4th level in two semesters are aimed at laying a strong foundation in professional chemistry education. Organization of course contents and pedagogy are aimed at developing a comprehensive knowledge in chemistry in a unified format going beyond the boundaries of chemistry subdomains like organic, inorganic etc. and facilitates the students to navigate smoothly towards advanced level courses in any specialized chemistry or related interdisciplinary or cross-discipline domains.
An assortment of courses at an advanced level is offered at 5th level. Students shall have flexibility of choosing courses according to their interest or career planning. These courses are aimed at developing an in-depth knowledge in specialized areas of chemistry and creating an awareness about the relevance and contemporary trends in research.
Practical courses are designed towards equipping the students with skills to enable them to enter into a research career or industry or academic arena. In addition, they develop skills in eco-friendly chemistry practices, organizing the work, maintaining a chemistry laboratory, safe laboratory practices, micro-scale experiments, and hands on experience with modern instruments. Students also learn through tutorial instructions from research scholars, post-doctorate researchers, and visiting experts. Laboratory courses also inculcate ethics, values and competence in communication.
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The program offers the right proportion of a combination of theory and laboratory-based courses. Theory courses are offered at two levels spread over four semesters. Class room attendance, interaction with peers, faculty, problem solving approach and integration with online learning management system are features of the program.
This two-year M.Sc. Chemistry program covers foundation and advanced courses with special focus on pure chemistry such as: Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Research Chemistry, Identification and Analysis of Organic compounds, Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds and Synthesis of Organic Compounds. Practical Training through summer internships, seminar and workshop participation, chemical industry and/or public sectors that involve chemical activities, are also involved.
Courses offered in the first two semesters aim at laying a strong foundation in professional chemistry education. Organization of course content and pedagogy are aimed at developing a comprehensive knowledge in chemistry in a unified format going beyond the boundaries of chemistry sub-domains like organic, inorganic etc. and facilitates the students to navigate smoothly towards advanced level courses in any specialized chemistry or related interdisciplinary or cross-discipline domains.
An assortment of courses at an advanced level is offered in the next two semesters. Students shall have the flexibility to choose courses according to their interest or career planning. These courses are aimed at developing an in-depth knowledge in specialized areas of chemistry and creating an awareness about relevance and contemporary trends in research in those areas. Course tutor may include additional laboratory component within the credit points of the course.
Separate laboratory course credits are designed to equip the students with skills enabling them to enter a research-oriented career or industry or academic arena, on completing the program. In addition to developing experimental skills in chemistry, principles and tools of practicing eco-friendly chemistry, organizing, maintaining a chemistry laboratory, laboratory safety, micro-scale experiments, students develop hands-on experience with modern instruments and receive tutorial instructions from research scholars, post-doctorate researchers and visiting experts. Laboratory courses also inculcate ethics, values and competence in communication.
Components such as summer internship, seminar participation, project and comprehensive viva are opportunities offered to students to get wide-ranging experience in research and develop much needed career skills. Moreover, the proposed curriculum has the flexibility to include new programs with specialization in chemistry or programs of inter/cross disciplinary nature.
Read More…For 5 Years Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry: Applicants for this program should have passed Higher Secondary under 10+2 pattern from any recognized school board with minimum 55% of marks or 5.5 points in a seven point scale with Chemistry and Physics as their main subjects.
For 2 Years M.Sc. Chemistry: Applicants for this program should have passed a B.Sc. Chemistry degree from any UGC recognized university/college with minimum 55% of marks or 5.5 points in a seven point scale. Students who have studied Chemistry as one of the majors in their B.Sc. Program are also eligible to apply. Applicants must have studied mathematics in their higher secondary and it is highly desirable that they studied mathematics as an elective/ancillary subject in their B.Sc. program.
The Pondicherry University requires all applicants to demonstrate competence in the English language at a very high level before they begin their proposed course of study.
Application have to be submitted through online portal of the University, which will be generally open between March – June every year. Application may have fees about ₹ 500-1000. If you miss the deadlines specified in the portal, you will not be able to submit your application.
Selection Process
The admission to the programs shall be done as per the rank obtained through online entrance test conducted some time during May-June every year.
5 Years Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry
The entrance examination shall be of online mode for three hours. The examination will have hundred multiple choice questions at 10+2 level in Chemistry, English, Physics, Mathematics.
2 Years M.Sc. Chemistry
The entrance examination shall be of online mode for three hours. The examination will have hundred multiple choice questions with varying difficulty levels. The entrance examination questions will be from the following topics.
Physical Chemistry: Basic Mathematical Concepts, Atomic and Molecular Structure, Theory of Gases, Solid State, Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical and Phase Equilibria, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Adsorption, Spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry: Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and Stereochemistry, Organic Reaction Mechanism and Synthetic Applications, Qualitative Organic Analysis, Natural Products Chemistry, Aromatic and Heterocyclic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry: Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Compounds, Main Group Elements (s and p blocks), Transition Metals (d block), Bioinorganic Chemistry, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Analytical Chemistry