B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry

B.Sc. Physical Sciences with Chemistry

B.Sc. Life Sciences

M.Sc. Chemistry

In addition to these courses, the department has the responsibility of teaching Generic Elective (GE) papers, Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) and Value- Added Courses (VAC) to students of other departments. These courses provide students with a well-rounded education in chemistry, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary for further studies or careers in various scientific field.

Teachers use the following tools/methods to create an engaging and interactive learning environment.

• Lecture-based instructions.

• Collaborative learning methods.

• Hands-on experiments to help students in understand and visualize the concepts.

• Use of visual aids and demonstration (models, PowerPoint presentations, or charts).

• Use of probes for better understanding of molecular structures and stereoisomerism.

• Use of special software where applicable.

• Providing students with additional study material, practical hand-outs, and Question Banks.

• Assigning presentation topics to students and holding students’ presentations followed by discussion.

• Use of different assessment methods to evaluate student learning.

Rasayaniki, Ramjas College

About the society

Rasayaniki is the Chemical Society of Ramjas College, University of Delhi. It is one of the predominant departmental societies of Delhi University. It aims to provide opportunities to students to develop their soft skills and amplify their talents by taking part in the events conducted by Rasayaniki. This society offers a platform to students for the multidimensional growth of their personalities, apart from academics. The society is proud to have excellent artists, singers, speakers, debaters, and of course brilliant chemists.The society elects Student Union Members by conducting elections in every session, who work meticulously in organizing events, webinars, conferences, competitions etc. Student volunteers also contribute to the successful organization of these events. Various National and International webinars are organized where eminent researchers and dignitaries are invited from different fields to share their experiences and research works, and also inspire the students towards research and foster their love for chemistry.

 

Core Team

Session: 2023-24

Faculty Members                                                                Student Coordinator

Convenor: Dr. Sheetal Budhiraja                                         President: Anurag Gautam

Member: Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar                                         Vice-president: Palak Garg

Member: Dr. Ajay Kuumar                                                   Secretary: Kartik

                                                                                              Joint Secretary: Anubhav Soren

                                                                                              Treasurer: Ravi Kumar

                                                                                              Wall Magazine Editor: Aniket Kumar

                                                                                                               

Session: 2022-23

Faculty Members                                                                    Student Coordinator

Convenor: Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar                                           President: Akhilesh Yadav

Member: Dr. Shilpa Mehta                                                       Vice-president: Anurag Gautam

Member: Dr. R.K Goyal                                                           Secretary: Vansh

                                                                                                  Joint Secretary: Ankita Singh

                                                                                                  Treasurer: Laiba Ansari

                                                                                                  Wall Magazine Editor: Ravi Kumar

 

Major events organized

We are exhilarated to share the end of the year report of Rasayaniki, Chemical Society of Ramjas College highlighting the journey and the accomplishments in the past years. Rasayaniki commenced the session 2021-22 with renewed vigor and a new wave of excitement. It began the session 2021-22 with an Inaugural function. An International Webinar was organized where Dr. Krishna Sharma, Ph.D. from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom shared his experience during his journey to Oxford and Cambridge University and also discussed his thoughts on “How Nature Inspires Research”. A Hands-on Training Session was organized on "Avogadro". An International Webinar was organized where Mr. Aseem Kirtiman Chauhan, Office Manager at Swagelok, Grand Prairie, Saskatoon, Canada cordially joined in as the guest speaker and delivered a lecture on "Analysis of Failure of Garter Springs in CANDU Nuclear Reactors". Rasayaniki, under the aegis of IQAC, conducted a national webinar, where Ms. Shweta Sand, Supreme Court Lawyer, Legal Advisor to Sajjan College, Pali and owner of an Independent Law firm, Shweta Sand and Associates discussed her views on "Overview of Intellectual Property Rights and its Relevance in Research and Development". International Mother Language Day was celebrated by organizing a lecture by Professor Prem Mohan Mishra, Head of Department of Chemistry, Director E Pathshala, MLSM College, Bihar who gave an insightful presentation on "Relevance of Science Education in Regional Languages in Higher Education Institutions of India".

 

It all started with a new the beginning of session 2022-2023. Rasayaniki  under the aegis of IQAC organized “Career Counselling Session and Opportunity in Chemistry”. Dr. Anand Dev Tiwari,  Research Scientist, Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussing Cancer Institute, USA interacted with the undergraduate students. It organized Online Webinar on “To Know The Basic But Essential Laws”.  Ms.Shobha Gupta Advocate, Supreme Court delivered  insightful talk on constitutional values,  rights and duties to know the undergraduate students about moral values with duties. It celebrated international Ozone Day and students took part in poster making activity. It organized “Fascinating Facts About Chemists And Chemistry” and “A step forward from Learning Chemistry in Laboratory to Practicing in Industry”. It provided knowledge to the young chemists about the future scopes of Chemistry where they  could implement various scientific theories/methods. Rasayaniki organized an exposure visit to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Central Laboratory, Sahibabad.  Students learned about standards in various products and industries and properties that are considered while preparing a standard product. It organized Pursuit where Mr. Devesh Aggarwal, Scientist at AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA delivered a talk on the topic “Career Building Opportunities in the Field of Chemistry”. He shared his insightful journey from his graduation at Ramjas College to pursuing a career as a Scientist at AstraZeneca, USA. Rasayaniki under the aegis of IQAC organized “Alumni Insights: Navigating your Career Journey”. All the speakers shared their career journeys with undergraduate students. Rasayaniki under the aegis of IQAC organized Webinar on “How to become an effective Author”.  Ms. Shreya Arora “Team Lead-Content Review”, Taylor &Francis delivered a talk. It helped the students to explore the opportunities available after their graduation, post-graduation and research. It organized Webinar on “Protecting Innovations With  Intellectual Property Rights”. Dr.Nidhi Sandal, Scientist F, DRDO gave interactive and enlightening lecture on IPR and Patents.

 

BIS Exposure Visit

Rasayaniki, the Chemical Society of Ramjas College, organized an exposure visit to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Central Laboratory, Sahibabad on 21^st February, 2023. As the name suggests, the purpose of this trip was to give students a general idea of working in a laboratory and also to make them familiar with how much effort goes behind maintaining the quality of products that are used in day to day life. Total 30 students from B.Sc. (H) Chemistry 3rd Year registered for this trip. The students left the college at 9 a.m., along with three faculty members namely Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar, Dr. Radha Raman Maurya and Dr. Sharf Ilahi Siddiqui. After reaching the premises, the students were first taken to conference hall, where they were given a brief introduction about the Bureau of Indian Standards and its functioning. The students also learned about standards in various products and industries and what properties are considered while preparing a standard product. Following the introduction, the students were guided throughout the laboratory starting with the water quality inspection department, where they learnt about the various tests that are done to ensure the quality of drinking water like heavy metal detection, radioactive elements testing and testing for microbes. They were also shown a technique which is used to detect heavy metals in water called ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry). The team then took the students to the footwear section, which performs various tests to ensure the quality of safety shoes. This department tests the durability and resistance to weariness of various components of safety shoes with multiple tests like the flex test and the drop test. Next was the toys section, where the quality of toys like resistance to washing (soft test), durability, and safety is checked. The students had a brief lunch break. The tour ended with the helmet testing laboratory, where the students were given a brief introduction to the various tests performed on helmets to ensure the safety of the users. The students reached the college premises at around 4 p.m., after which they were dispersed. According to the feedback forms received from the students, this educational trip was full of excitement and the students gained knowledge on many new aspects. The efforts put by the society in ensuring the success of this trip was highly appreciated by the students and they are looking forward to more trips like this in future.

International Ozone Day Celebration                    

Chemical Society, Rasayaniki successfully organized international Ozone Day on 16 September, 2022 in Chemistry Department Lawn at 9:30 AM. The event was inaugurated by  Prof. Hament Kumar Rajor, Vice Principal & IQAC Coordinator, Ramjas College on the concept of “International Ozone Day-Montreal Protocol @35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth”. Signature compaign was started by Dr. Suruchi, TIC, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar, Convener of Chemical Society, Rasayaniki. Students and faculty members of Ramjas College from various departments (including teaching & non-teaching staff members) participated in signature campaign and took oath to contribute in maintaining the global cooperation, save ozone layer, stop using plastics and protecting life on earth at individual level. On this day students prepared handmade poster on International Ozone Day and was appreciated by all the faculty members.

Fascinating Facts About Chemists And Chemistry

On 19th October 2022,”Rasayaniki”,The Chemical Society of  Department of Chemistry, Ramjas College, organized a session on “Fascinating Facts About Chemists And Chemistry” and “A step forward from Learning Chemistry in Laboratory to Practicing in Industry”(Under The Aegis of   IQAC) for the students of Chemistry Department. An Overwhelming response of about 156 students was witnessed and the event turned out to be a huge success. The main reason behind organizing such an enlighten session was to provide a deep knowledge to the young chemists about the future scopes of Chemistry where they  could implement various scientific theories/methods that they have learned throughout their college life. The session begin at 11:30 AM in the Conference Hall. All the teachers and students  actively participated in the session including our honourable Vice Principal, Prof. Hament Kumar Rajor. Notable Prof. Rakesh Prashar and Prof. Ajay Kumar Tyagi graced the occasion as the guest speakers. The program was also attended by several teachers of chemistry department. Prof. Rakesh Prashar addressed the students on a very important topic of “Fascinating Facts About Chemists And Chemistry”. The speech was a very enlightening one and brought to light various interesting facts of chemistry. There was a Question-Answer session in the end of the session. Prof. Ajay Kumar Tyagi then spoke on the topic “A Step Forward from Learning Chemistry In Laboratory to Practicing In Industry.” His words raised enlightenment among  the students about using chemistry in different fields like Technology, Engineering and Medical etc. There was also a query session at the end for students to ask their doubts. This was highly appreciated by the students, and everyone had fun along with learning. The students participated actively and enthusiastically. The session was concluded with  the vote of thanks. Refreshments were served. Everyone had a lot to take from the session in the end. The Chemistry department is highly obliged and grateful to Ramjas College for giving us the platform to address such beautiful event  for the students.

Pursuit ‘23

Rasayaniki, The Chemical Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized Pursuit ‘23 on 2 January 2023. Vice Principal, IQAC Coordinator and Teacher In-charge of the Department of Chemistry, Professor Hament Kumar Rajor welcomed everyone with a heart-warming speech. Mr. Devesh Aggarwal, Scientist at AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA delivered a talk on the topic “Career Building Opportunities in the Field of Chemistry”. The keynote speaker shared his insightful journey from his graduation at Ramjas College to pursuing a career as a Scientist at AstraZeneca, USA. The talk was followed by a question-answer session where the students asked questions to the speaker regarding the opportunities available after their graduation. Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated the organizing team for their collective efforts. The session proved to be edifying for all the participants.

Alumni Insights: Navigating Your Career Journey

Rasayaniki, The Chemistry Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized “Alumni Insights: Navigating your Career Journey” on 11 February 2023 via the Zoom platform. The session connected the students of the Department of Chemistry to the alumni of 2017 batch who established their respective careers at various places across the world. The alumni included Mr. Sahil Kumar, Scientific Officer ‘C’, BARC, Mumbai; Ms. Pooja Nain, Chemist, ONGC, Mumbai; Mr. Mukul Madaan, Chemist, GIS, Kolkata; Mr. Ankit Bhumla, Scientist ‘B’, BIS, Kolkata; Mr. Shubham Goel, Scientist ‘B’, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology; Mr. Marut Jain, PMRF, Joint PhD Research Scholar, University of Queensland, Australia and IIT Delhi; Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Credit Manager, Yes Bank, New Delhi; and Mr. Pushpak Saroop, Officer Trainee, Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services. All the speakers shared their career journey after their graduation which proved to be extremely useful for the students currently pursuing their under-graduation. The session was followed by a Panel discussion wherein the queries of the participants were thoroughly addressed. Dr. Shilpa Mehta delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated everyone for the success of the session. The event proved to be very useful for the participating students.

How to become an effective Author

Rasayaniki, The Chemical Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized Webinar through Zoom platform on 6 April 2023(Thursday) from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Vice Principal, IQAC Coordinator and Teacher In-charge of the Department of Chemistry, Professor Hament Kumar Rajor welcomed everyone with a heart-warming speech. Ms.Shreya Arora “Team Lead-Content Review”,Taylor &Francis  delivered a talk on the topic “How to become an effective Author”.  The talk was followed by a question-answer session where the students asked questions to the speaker regarding the opportunities available after their graduation, post-graduation and research. Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated the organizing team for their collective efforts. The session proved to be edifying for all the participants.

 TO KNOW THE BASIC BUT ESSENTIAL LAWS

Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized Online Webinar on 19th April, 2023 “To Know The Basic But Essential Laws” via Zoom Platform from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Vice Principal, IQAC Coordinator and Teacher In-charge of the Department of Chemistry, Professor Hament Kumar Rajor welcomed everyone with a heart-warming speech. Ms.Shobha Gupta Advocate, Supreme Court delivered  insightful talk on constitutional values, rights and duties to understand the undergraduate students about moral values with duties. Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated the organizing team for their collective efforts. The session proved to be edifying for all the participants.

Career Counselling and Opportunities in Chemistry

Rasayaniki , The Chemistry Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized “Career Counselling Session and Opportunity in Chemistry” on 25 April, 2023 in Offline mode, Venue was Seminar Room from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Vice Principal, IQAC Coordinator and Teacher In-charge of the Department of Chemistry, Professor Hament Kumar Rajor welcomed everyone with a heart-warming speech. Dr.Anand Dev Tiwari, Research Scientist, Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussing Cancer Institute, USA interacted with the undergraduate students of the Ramjas College. Dr.Tiwari motivated and discussed about life journey of student. The talk was followed by a question-answer session where the students put up questions to the speaker regarding the opportunities available after their graduation. Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated the organizing team for their collective efforts. The session proved to be edifying for all the participants.

Protecting Innovations With  Intellectual Property Rights

Rasayaniki , Chemical Society, Ramjas College, University of Delhi under the aegis of IQAC organized Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights like Topic “Protecting Innovations With  Intellectual Property Rights” on 25^th April, 2023 from 7:00 PM TO 8:30 PM Via Zoom Platform. Vice Principal, IQAC Coordinator and Teacher In-charge of the Department of Chemistry, Professor Hament Kumar Rajor welcomed everyone with a heart-warming speech. Dr.Nidhi Sandal, Scientist F, Division of Cbrn, DRDO gave interactive and enlightening lecture on IPR and Patents. About Seventy participants including teaching faculty, non-teacting staff, students and researchers joined the webinar. Dr. Madhu Bala Raigar delivered the vote of thanks and congratulated the organizing team for their collective efforts. The session proved to be edifying for all the participants.

Over the last many decades, Chemistry Department, Ramjas College has produced various distinguished alumni who have contributed to the society. Few of the notable alumni are below.

·         Prof. A. K. Bakshi, Vice-Chancellor, PDM University

·         Prof. J. M. Khurana, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi

·         Prof. Sanjeev Kumar, Professor, School of Sciences, IGNOU

·         Dr. Ranjana Dixit, Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi

·         Devesh Aggarwal, Scientist, AstraZenaca, USA

·         Mukul Madan, Chemist, Geological Survey of India

·         Sahil Kumar, Scientific Officer ‘C’, BARC

·          Pooja Nain, Chemist, ONGC

·          Shubham Goel, Scientist ‘B’, DST, Ministry of Science & Technology

·         Ankit Bhumla, Scientist ‘B’, Bureau of Indian Standards

·         Marut Jain, PMRF, Joint PhD Research Scholar, The University of Queensland Australis & IIT Delhi

·         Dr. Aditi Puri, Assistant Professor, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi

·         Dr. Yogesh, Assistant Professor, Miranda House, University of Delhi

·         Dr. Preeti Chaudhary, Assistant Professor, ARSD College, University of Delhi

·          Dr. Aarush Singh, Assistant Professor, Ramjas College, University of Delhi.

Best Practice I

Sensitivity towards Environment

·           Practicing Green chemistry principles to minimize the generation of waste.

·          Treating laboratory wastewater for its safe disposal.

·          Wherever possible, reuse the product of one experiment in the other experiment.

·           Micro-scale usage of chemicals.

·          Try to avoid usage of toxic chemicals.

·          Use of Material safety data sheets in the laboratory.

·          Laboratory assistants undergo training in workshops to be equipped with the latest methods of handling chemicals.

·          Try to use plastic containers as planters.

·           Use of paper folders.

·           Reuse of broken glass apparatus after modification.

·           Recycling of paper files.

Best Practices II

Research and Pedagogy

·             Implementation of a Mentor-Mentee program.

·             Remedial classes for students.

·             Organization of Internships programs for students.

·             Organization of Educational tour.

·             Opportunities for students of all disciplines to enhance critical thinking, analytical, and soft skills.

·             Organization of various poster competitions, seminar competitions, quiz competitions, and debate competitions.

·             Encourage students towards research.

·             Use of ICT teaching tools such as online videos, e-books, online class tests, etc.