About Course

Programme means the entire course of study and examinations for the award of a degree. Duration of an undergraduate programme is six semesters distributed in a period of 3 years. An academic week is a unit of five working days in which distribution of work is organized from Monday to Friday with five contact periods of one hour duration on each day. A sequence of 18 such weeks (16 instructional weeks and two weeks for examination) constitutes a semester Course means a segment of subject matter to be covered in a semester. The undergraduate programme includes 5 types of courses, viz., common courses, core courses, complementary courses, open course and audit course. Common courses include English and additional language courses. Every undergraduate student shall undergo 10 common courses [6 English courses and 4 additional language courses] for completing the programme. Core courses comprise compulsory course in a subject related to a particular degree programme offered by the parent department. There are 18 core courses including a project work. Complementary courses cover two disciplines that are related to the core subject and are distributed in the first four semesters. There shall be one open course in the 5th semester. Students can opt one open course of their choice offered by any department in the institution other than their parent department.

Eligibility

Candidates who have passed (Eligible for higher Studies) the HSE of the Kerala State Board of Higher Secondary Examination or any other examination recognized as equivalent there to with chemistry as a compulsory paper are eligible for admission.

Course details

Intake : 24

Duration :6 semester (3year )

Type: Regular

Examination :Semester

Program Outcome

• B.Sc. Chemistry curriculum is so designed to provide the students a comprehensive understanding about the fundamentals of chemistry covering all the principles and perspectives.
• The branches of Chemistry such as Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry expose the diversified aspects of chemistry where the students experience a broader outlook of the subject.
• The syllabi of the B.Sc. Chemistry course are discretely classified to give stepwise advancement of the subject knowledge right through the three years of the term.
• The practical exercises done in the laboratories impart the students the knowledge about various chemical reagents and reactions. Thereby, hone their skills of handling the corrosive, poisonous, explosive and carcinogenic chemicals making themselves employable in any kind of chemical industries. They are also trained about the adverse effects of the obnoxious chemicals and the first aid treatment.

Program objectives

• To understand basic facts and concepts in chemistry.
• To apply the principles of chemistry.
• To appreciate the achievements in chemistry and to know the role of chemistry in nature and in society.
• To familiarize with the emerging areas of chemistry and their applications in various spheres of chemical sciences and to apprise the students of its relevance in future studies.
• To develop skills in the proper handling of instruments and chemicals.
• To familiarize with the different processes used in industries and their applications.
• To develop an eco-friendly attitude by creating a sense of environmental awareness.
• To be conversant with the applications of chemistry in day-to-day life.

Program specific outcome

PSO-1: The students will understand the existence of matter in the universe as solids, liquids, and gases which are composed of molecules, atoms and sub atomic particles.

PSO-2: Students will learn to estimate inorganic salt mixtures and organic compounds both qualitatively and quantitatively using the classical methods of analysis in practical classes.

PSO-3: Students will grasp the mechanisms of different types of reactions both organic and inorganic and will try to predict the products of unknown reactions.

PSO-4: Students will learn to synthesize the chemical compounds by maneuvering the addition of reagents under optimum reaction conditions.