3. Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department : 5-yr M.Sc. Chemistry (Integrated Chemistry)

2. Year of establishment : 2009

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? 4. Yes

5. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) Integrated Masters in Chemistry

6. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Maths, biology, commerce, zoology, Statistics, English, political Science, Economics, Physics, Computer Science etc. 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.

-No- 8. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

-No- 9. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System -Semester-

10. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

- 11. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

-Regular posts are not sanctioned- Sanctioned Fille Actual d (including CAS & MPS)

Professor As per requirement /

Associate Professor Norms of the Department

Assistant Professor

Others 12. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance

Name of the staff Qualificatio Designation Specialization No. of No. of n Years Ph.D./ M.Phil. (Experi students ence) guided for the last 4 years

Dr N. Chandra M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Organic 07 0 Kiran Professor Chemistry

Dr K. Sridhar M.Sc., Ph.D DST-FTYS Organic 03 0 Reddy Principal Chemistry Investigator

K. Rammohan M.Sc. Academic Physical 05 0 Consultant Chemistry

Ayesha Hashmi M.Sc. Academic General 05 0 Consultant Chemistry

Malathi M.Sc. Academic General 05 0 Consultant Chemistry

A. Venkateswarlu M.Sc. Academic Organic 03 0 Consultant Chemistry

B. Upender M.Sc. Academic Inorganic 03 0 Consultant Chemistry

A. Ravi Kumar M.Sc. Academic Physical 03 0 Consultant Chemistry

Siddiramaiah M.Sc. Academic Inorganic 01 0 Goud Consultant Chemistry

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

-No- 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information

S.No Programme %

1 Organic Chemistry 66

2 Inorganic Chemistry 100

3 Physical Chemistry 100

4 General Chemistry 100

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio :

S.No Programme Student- Teacher ratio

1 Organic Chemistry 1 for 45 students

2 Inorganic Chemistry 1 for 45 students

3 Physical Chemistry 1 for 65 students

4 General Chemistry 1 for 65 students

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual -No-

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

The pivotal area of our department research is on organic total synthesis of bioactive natural products and natural product like molecules encircles on synthesis of densely functionalised cyclohexene derivatives employing 6 endo tet and 6 exo trig cyclizations relying on Intramolecular Baylis-Hilman reaction. Currently two major DST projects were running in our depatment on the afore mentioned area. 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.

S.No Name of the Funding Title Total grants Faculty agency received

1 Dr N. DST 6-exo tet cyclization as a 20,60,000/- Chandra probe for Baylis-Hilman Kiran reaction to construct highly functionalised cyclohexene present in natural product and natural product like molecules. Total synthesis of Shikimic acid, 6- hydroxy shikimic acid and carbasugars.

2 Dr K. Sridhar DST “ 6-exo-trig mediated 9,50,000/- Reddy intramolecular Baylis- Hilmann reaction for the consruction of densely functionalized cyclohexene containing natural products and natural product like molecules. Total synthesis of Pericosines and Gabosines”

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

-No- 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. -No- 20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition

• national recognition

• international recognition

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies

22. Publications:

1. Sachin B Narute, Neella Chandra Kiran and Chepuri V. Ramana. A [Pd]-mediated ω-alkynone cycloisomerization approach for the central tetrahydropyran unit and the synthesis of C(31)–C(48) fragment of aflastatin A† Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 5469 2. Neella Chandra Kiran, Chepuri V. Ramana and Mukund K. Gurjar. An Expedient total synthesis of Bruguierol A relying on Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation, cyclotrimerisation and hydroperoxide rearangment (Communicated) 3. Neella Chandra Kiran, Chepuri V. Ramana and Mukund K. Gurjar. A [2+2+2] cyclotrimerisation strategy for the construction of Aza analogues of Bruguierol A (communicated) 4. Neella Chandra Kiran, Chepuri V. Ramana and Mukund K. Gurjar. A double Suzuki approach for the synthesis of some 10-diarylmethylidene anthraquinones (manuscript is under preparation) 5. Varaprasad Dasari, Neella Chandra Kiran, Vijayakumar Baru* An Improved efficient chromatography Free Synthesis Of 2’-O-(2- Methoxyethyl)Nucleosides (Communicated to Bioorganic Medicinal chemistry letters). 6. Varaprasad Dasari, Neella Chandra Kiran, Vijayakumar Baru* Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of 2’-C-methyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl benzimidazole, purine and pyrimidine nucleosides. (Manuscript under preparation) 7. Varaprasad.D, Neella Chandra Kiran, Mohan rao Gangula and baru Vijayakumar.* An efficient method for the preparation of2’-O-(2-Methoxyethyl)-And 2’- Deoxynucleoside 5’- carboxylic acids (communicated to OBMC).

8. Chranjeevi D, Sridhar Reddy Kothakapu and Chandra Kiran Neella* Expeditious tosylation studies of 1,2,3,4-ene polyols derived from pentoses by an unprecedented tosylating reagent.

∗ Impact Factor – range = 2.0- 4.5 average = 3.0 ∗ h-index

23. Details of patents and income generated

-No- 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions / industries in India and abroad

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees

-No- b) International committees

-No- c) Editorial Boards -No-

d) any other (please specify) -No-

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

01 orientation programme was attended 28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter- departmental projects

• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities / industry / institute

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by • Faculty Two faculty members were awarded DST-FTYS (Fast Track Young Scientist) Project awards by SERB-DST, New Delhi in the form of major research projects • Doctoral / post doctoral fellows • Students 04 students of our department were awarded INSPIRE FELLOWSHIPS 03 Students were awarded INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowships

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

1. Organised a One-Day National seminar (December 30, 2011) on “Current and Future perspectives in Chemistry” in the department of Chemistry, Palamuru University. 2. Organised a Two day national Seminar entitled ‘‘ New Vistas of chemistry-an Interdisciplinary approach’’ on March 11-12, 2015 in Palamuru University. 31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

We strictly follow the code and conduct of University research Committee guidelines which are framed based on the UGC rules.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Application received Selected Pass Percentage

Programme Male Female Male Female

(refer to question no. 4) 33. Diversity of students

Name of the % of the % of the % of the % of students students students students from other Programme From the From other From countries (refer to question same Universities universities no. 4) university within Out side The state Of the state

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.

03 students were selected for INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowships

35. Student progression Student Progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG 100%

PG to M.Phil. - PG to Ph.D. - Ph.D. to Post Doctoral - Employed 20% Campus Selection 5% Other than Campus recruitment 15% Entrepreneurs - 36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of Faculty who are graduates

Of the University -

From other universities within the state 100%

From Universities from other states -

From universities outside the country -

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period : -No-

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library

b) Internet facilities for staff and students - Only for staff

c) Total number of class rooms - 05

d) Class rooms with ICT facility -N0

e) Students’ laboratories - 03

f) Research laboratories -No

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university

b) from other institutions/universities -No- 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.

-No- 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology. -No- 42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? -No- b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback? -No- c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback? -No-

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

-No- 44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) involving external experts.

Sl.No Name of the Department University/ . Professor/ Organisation Resource person

01 Dr. C. Malla Reddy Supra molecular IISER, Kolkata Chemistry

02 Dr. M. Sridhar Medicinal Chemistry CDRI, Lucknow Reddy

03 Dr B. V. Rao Organic Total Synthesis IICT, hyderabad

04 Prof. D. Ashok Green Chemistry Osmania University

05 Prof. Durga Prasad Theoretical Chemistry University of Hyderabad

06 Prof. Aswin Nangia Medicinal Chemistry University of Hyderabad

07 Dr. B. M. Reddy Catalysis IICT, hyderabad

08 Dr Laxmi Kantam Catalysis Director, IICT, hyderabad

09 Dr. T. Narahari Comutational IICT, hyderabad Shastry Chemistry

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

We teach the students for their NET/SET, CSIR, GATE and Groups along with basic syllabus. In this direction we regularly conduct model examinations after every chapter completion. We also discus some of the research problems in the classroom so that they have better awareness of research programme

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored? Our main objective of the department is to excel in the field of research through learning core chemistry subject along with other basic sciences. In this direction we teach the subjects for their CSIR, NET, GATE qualification. After completion of the each chapter we conduct exams in this direction and we evaluate the students' abilities and we encourage them for further improvement. We periodically arrange the lectures of eminent persons in various fields of chemistry and allowing the students to interact with them. For their project work we send the students into the standard institutes like IICT, UOH, NIPER etc. in order for their research exposure. We also take suggestions from various scientists for the betterment of our programme by involving them in the scientific committees in the University. We also encourage the students towards well recognised Pharma Industry through MOU with them.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Our Students actively participate in National Service Scheme (NSS) along with a NSS programme officer (faculty) by adopting a village and solving some problems through awareness of the programmes undertaken by Central/State Government. NSS volunteers do their special camp at the selected village for a period of one week. Our students also participates in all the programmes conducted by University for social service.

Our faculty along with the students also involved in the plantation programmes inside the campus.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

Along with the syllabi we also teach some research problems for their update knowledge. We make them to prepare concept maps, quiz programmes of general science. We also conduct some personality development classes and we show them some scientific movies for their scientific aptitude.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied.

Our department passionate towards contribution of basic knowledge to scientific community through Major research projects in the specific area of total synthesis of cyclohexene containing natural product and natural product like molecules. In that direction we also developing few new reagents and methodologies

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Major Strengths: 1. Our collaborative working method 2. Faculty with the experience of worked in National CSIR Laboratories for their Ph.D. work 3. Faculty commitment for research with ongoing major DST projects 4. Department with interdisciplinary subjects makes the students better for their research work through CSIR, NET, GATE etc. 5. Project work in the final semester is very advantageous for the students who wish to aspire for Ph.D and Pharma Industry Weaknesses: 1. Lack of regular faculty 2. Lack of regular lab assistants and insufficient number of labs 3. Lack of research labs 4. Syllabus completion by other departments within the stipulated time 5. Opportunities: 1. INSPIRE fellowships for the students from UG onwards 2. UG research for inspire students through project works 3. INSPIRE research fellowships for the top 1% of the University 4. The syllabus makes the student well aware of the fundamental sciences. 5. Opportunity to work with leading scientists and professors for their project work Challenges: 1. Improving research culture among the students through conduction of National Seminars/conferences, workshops etc. 2. Preparing the students to qualify for CSIR, GATE, NET AND INSPIRE Ph.D. fellowships . 3. To get more INSPIRE fellowships for UG students and make them to work in the fields of Energy, Pollution, water purification, Agriculture and medicinal chemistry.

52. Future plans of the department.

1. Revision of the present syllabus. 2. To conduct an International Seminar for promoting research and academics through bringing leading scientists and NOBEL laureates. 3. Encouraging the students to take up the research specifically for solving the problems faced by INDIA. 4. MOU with leading institutions and Industries in INDIA and abroad 5. Acquiring funding from national bodies for up gradation.