Departmental Activity

Department of Chemistry
Christ College, Rajkot

To bring about an all-round development of the students, the classroom teaching is

complemented by various activities like Orientation Programme for the First Year
students, Class Seminars, Paper Presentation Competitions, Guest Lectures, Industrial
Visits, Quiz Competitions….

Departmental Activities [2007-08]

Activities conducted
In-house Class Seminars
In the month of August and September class seminars based on topic related to the
syllabus have been conducted for the second and third year BSc students. These seminars
are evaluated by the faculty members and the grades are given on the basis of their
performance.

Industrial Visit
TYBSc Chemistry students accompanied by faculty members Ms. Jalpa Kotecha and Ms.
Jalpa Trivedi had been for an industrial visit to Angel Ceramics Pvt. Ltd. Morbi and also
to Sogo Ceramics Pvt. Ltd. Morbi on July 20, 2007.
The student appreciated the cooperation of the staff at the industries and found the visit
very informative and useful as it helped them to relate the world of work with the world of
learning.
The students have also presented project reports based on the industrial visit.
Industrial Training and Project Reports
As a part of the requirement of the curriculum all the students of TYBSc Chemistry are
expected to visit various Chemical industries and prepare project reports based on the
Industrial Visit or Training.
Industries visited for training for a period of 15 days:
IFCO Kandla : November 2007
Sparsh Bio-tech Pvt. Ltd : November 2007

Poster Presentation Competition

An Inter-Class Poster Presentation Competition was held on August 29, 2007. Sixty four
students from among the first, second and third year BSc students participated in the
competition. The topics selected for the presentation were varied and well presented. The
winners were:
No Position Title Class Participants
Christian Wilson
Bavisi Milan
1 First Nanofluids TYBSc
Kathiriya Pinakin
Princy Augustine
Trivedi Neha
Supramolecular
2 Second SYBSc Raval Rinni
Chemistry
Rajput Niketa
Darshan Ekta
Mehta Jubin
3 Third Biodiesel FYBSc
Bhatt Gargi
Chotai Nisargini
Bhagirath Jadeja
Kansara Vijay
4 Third Nuclear Fission SYBSc
Joshi Riddhi
Jani Switu

Judges for the Poster Presentation Competition were:

Mr. Jignesh Pandya – Dept of Chemistry, Saurashtra University.
Mr. Jessay G. D. – Dept of Biotechnology, Christ College, Rajkot
Ms. Mital Dholakia - Dept of Chemistry, Christ College, Rajkot

Paper Presentation Competition

An intra departmental paper presentation was conducted on December 20, 2007. The
competition was held mainly to provide an opportunity to the students gain more
information on certain topics of their choice. The students worked independently to collect
information and presented their topics through very attractive and informative
presentations. Through a pre-selection procedure five students were short listed to
participate in the competition. The winner of this competition was selected to represent the
college at the National Level science Symposium.
No. Name Class Topic
1 Chetan Vithlapara TYBSc Green Chemistry
2. Pinakin Kathiriya TYBSc Coal to petroleum
Use of metal dyes for
3 Chetan Dhokai TYBSc
degradation
4 Nisargee Chotai FYBSc H2O car
5 Ashish Bhayani SYBSc Photochemistry

Winners:
First : Pinakin Kathiriya
Second : Chetan Vithlapara
The competition was judged by: Dr. Yvonne Fernandes, Ms. Jalpa Kotecha and Ms. Jalpa
Trivedi of the Chemistry Department

Parent Teacher Interaction

To keep the parents well informed on the all round progress of their wards the Chemistry
Department organizes a Parent–Teacher meeting in addition to the informal telephonic
communications with the Parents / Guardians.
Throughout the year a regular informal telephonic contact is maintained with the parents
of the TYBSc Chemistry students. This also helps to identify certain unfavourable
situations/circumstances that the students encounter and thus solutions for the same can be
determined.
This year the students of FYBSc A & B groups were contacted in the month of March.
The parents were asked to meet the Head of the Department within a period of 15 days as
per the convenience of the parents. Twenty parents approached the department to discuss
about the progress of their child. The parents appreciated the concern of the faculty
members and promised to cooperate with the staff.
Interaction with Alumni
The Alumni of the Chemistry Department regularly visit the department and interact with
the final year students briefing them on the latest developments during the course of their
post graduation studies or at the work place i.e. industries where our Alumni are in the
Marketing, R&D and IPR departments. These informal interactions help the students get
first hand information on the future scopes in chemistry, job opportunities and
expectations of the workplace.

Departmental Activities [2006-2007]

Activities conducted:
1. Orientation Programme for Freshers - Inaugural Activity: Guest Lecture
The inaugural activity of the Chemistry Department of the College was a Guest Lecture on
‘Scope and Future in Chemistry’ mainly arranged to provide a greater insight to the
students on the future prospects after graduating with Chemistry. The resource person for
the day was Prof. Anamik Shah, a Professor and a very active faculty at the Chemistry
Department Saurashtra University. Prof Shah delivered an interesting lecture on the role of
Chemistry in life and the career options as well as the job opportunities after graduating
with Chemistry.
Chemistry is a subject with a wide applicability and almost every branch of science is
related to chemistry – no branch can be considered to be complete without Chemistry. The
trend today is towards applied science particularly, Biotechnology -with a vast number of
students opting to graduating with BT. However in order to be a good Biotechnologist one
must be good chemist particularly an Organic Chemist.
Enlightening the students on the importance of Chemistry, Prof Shah mentioned its
usefulness in almost all branches, be it – Chemical Industries, Pharma Companies,
Polymer industries, Food Products, Dye Industry, Paints and Vanishes, Analytical
Sections – you name the industry and there is always a requirement of a Chemist.
A Chemist with a good writing skill can also utilize these skills in terms of
Documentations, Patent Writing, Journal Writing …
Finally Prof Shah said, in order to be successful one must develop a love for the subject –
an inclination towards the subject. A deep sense of involvement is necessary so that one
can have a clear base of a particular subject. To be successful in any competitive
examination what is essential is speed, memory and an analytical mind.
The programme was hosted by Brigeet of SYBSc B. The response of the students was
overwhelming. 205 students of the BSc stream attended the orientation programme.

2. Class Seminars:
Classroom seminars are conducted on a regular basis. These in-house seminars help the
students not only to overcome the initial fears of facing an audience but also to build up
their confidence. The class seminars conducted are interactive sessions, hence the students
also get an opportunity develop quick thinking and logical reasoning abilities. The
students also develop their knowledge by reading more on their topics of presentation.

3. Inter class Chemistry Quiz Competition- A Written Objective Test

Date : September 09, 2006
Participation : All FY / SY / TYBSc Chemistry students
The question paper contained objective questions in Physical Chemistry, Organic
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and also questions to test the practical skills of the
students. The objective test was conducted simultaneously in the respective class rooms.
More than 200 students participated in the competition. The top three scorers of each class
were:
FYBSc B1 : Jigar Mehta, Shukla Meer and Yuti
FYBSc B2 : Ridddhi Rathod, Kishore Lalcheta and Amrutiya Thatte
SYBSc : Radia Purvi, Pinakin Kathiriya and Sapna Patel
TYBSc : Rizwan Ghumara, Naimish Marakana and Moghariya Jayesh
4. Industrial Training / Visit and Project Reports:
Name Industry / Factory
Ghetia Sumit New Kishan Cement Pvt Ltd
Ghumara Rizwan Ultra Tech Cement Pvt Ltd
Jayesh Moghara Rahil Air Bubbles Pvt Ltd
Mau Divyesh & Marakana Naimish United Phosphorous Ltd
Patel Jignesh Solvay Specialties India (Pvt) Ltd

5. Oral Paper Presentation Competition:

An intra departmental Oral Paper Presentation competition was held on, December10,
2006. Five students participated in the competition.

Name Class Topic Presented

Naimish Marakana TYBSc Alkaloids
Rizwan Ghumara TYBSc Chemistry of Alcohols
Jignesh Patel TYBSc Combinatorial Chemistry
Bridget SYBSc Polymers
Bhagirath FYBSc Ascorbic Acid

Rizwan Gumara of TYBSc was the winner. The competition was judged by Dr. Yvonne
Fernandes HOD Chemistry and Ms. Jalpa Kotecha lecturer Chemistry.

6. Parent Teacher Interaction:

To keep the parents informed on the all round progress of their wards the Chemistry
Department organises a Parent–Teacher meeting in addition to the informal telephonic
communications with the Parents / Guardians. Parents of a few identified students are
normally called for a Parent–Teacher meeting. These informal interactions help in making
the parents aware of the progress of the students.
Departmental Activities [2005-2006]
Industrial Visits 2005-2006
 On October 03, 2005 the TYBSc Chemistry students accompanied by faculty
members Dr. Yvonne Fernandes and Dr. Sushmita Ganguly, visited Rhino Foam
and Rhino Polymers Pvt Ltd at Shapar
 On November 28, 2005 the SYBSc Chemistry students accompanied by faculty
members visited Endoc Pharma Pvt Ltd
 On November 28, 2005 the TYBSc Chemistry students accompanied by faculty
members visited Malvin Pharma Pvt Ltd
Faculty members Dr. Yvonne Fernandes, Dr. Sushmita Ganguly, Dr. Priti Shah and
Mr. Manoj Xavier accompanied the students

Industrial Training / Visit and Project Reports:

As a part of the requirement of the curriculum all the students of TYBSc Chemistry are
expected to prepare project reports based on an industrial visit or training.
Name Industry / Factory Duration
Shital Jadeja TATA Chemicals Ltd Mithapur Oct 29 to Nov 10, 2005
Keyur Parekh GSFC Jamnagar Nov 09 to Nov 19, 2005
Vaishali Goswami PAREOS -Alka Printers, Jetpur November 12, 2005
Urmi Miranda Orchev Pharma Shapar November 13, 2005
Ashok Kumar Arrow Techno Cast Pvt Ltd Dec 11 to Dec12, 2005
Bhimani Jinal Endoc Pharma Shapar February 07, 2006
Kapadiya Rohit Adani Pharma December 08, 2005
Kagathara Ravi Rahil Air Bubbles Pvt.Ltd. Shahpar Dec 03 to Dec 07, 2005
Maheta Astik Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd, Nov 22 to Nov 24, 2005
Mehta Sagar Shyog Gum Industries Jetpur December 27, 2005
Jadeja Pradhuman Adani Pharma January 12, 2006
Bera Kuldip Nova Industries Nov 22 to Nov 23, 2005
Savalia Pratik New Kishan Cement Pvt Ltd October 14, 2005
Purvesh Sarvaiya Adani Pharma December 16, 2005
Polywin Pipes Industries,
Raiyani Rushi January 10, 2006
Veraval Shapar
 Rajani Deepak Eagle Fashion Jetpur January 07, 2006
Reliable Dye Chem Pvt Ltd,
Patel Rishit Dec 28 to Dec 30, 2005
Sabalpur Junagadh
Dobariya Ketan Vijeta Printers, Jetpur December 26, 2005

Oral Paper Presentation Competition:

An intra departmental Oral Paper Presentation competition was held on December 13,
2005. Five students participated in the competition,
Name Class Topic
Urmi Miranda TYBSc Zeolites
Vaishali Goswami TYBSc Crown Ethers
Chirag Pandya TYBSc Enzymatic Biological Fuel Cells
Keyur Parekh TYBSc Aerosol Compounds
Keyur Vachhani FYBSc Recycling Plastic

Winners: First : Ms Urmi Miranda TYBSc

Second : Ms Vaishali Goswami TYBSc
The Judges for the competition were Dr. Yvonne Fernandes and Dr. Sushmita Ganguly

Class Picnic:
To take break from the hectic schedule and refresh the minds of the students, the Chemistry
Department organized a picnic for the TYBSc Chemistry student to Palitana. Faculty
Members, Dr. Yvonne Fernandes, Dr. Sushmita Ganguly, Dr. Priti Shah and Mr. Manoj
Xavier accompanied the students.

Parent Teacher Interaction:

To keep the parents informed on the all round progress of their wards the Chemistry
Department organises a Parent–Teacher meeting in addition to the informal telephonic
communications with the Parents / Guardians
Departmental Activities: [2004-2005]

Some of the activities conducted by the Department are:

Class Seminars:
Classroom seminars are a regular feature of the Department. These in-house seminars help
the students gain more confidence and overcome the initial fears of facing an audience.
These seminars also instill greater knowledge procurement among the students.
Orientation Programme for Freshers
As an inaugural activity of the Department, the Second year students organized an
Orientation Programme for the Freshers on July 16, 2005. The programme was mainly to
orient the First Year BSc B group students, to make them feel more at home and get
acquainted with their seniors and the new environment
Industrial Visits:
For a first hand information on the study of different reaction, the future prospects in
Chemistry, and the applications of chemistry in life, the students of the College
accompanied by the Chemistry staff members visited a number of different
Pharmaceutical companies
Sr. No. Class Industry Visited Date
1 TYBSc & SYBSc Elasto Polymer Processors (Guj) Pvt. Ltd,Rajkot 14/10/2004
2 TYBSc “ENDOC PHARMA PVT LTD’ 21/12/2004
3 TYBSc SKYMAX Laboratories Pvt Ltd’ 10/01/2005
4 SYBSc Orchev Pharma Pvt Ltd. 22/01/2005
5 SYBSc Endoc Pharma Rajkot 22/01/2005
6 SYBSc Capital Chemicals Rajkot 22/01/2005

Industrial Training / Visit and Project Reports:

As a part of the requirement of the curriculum all the students of TYBSc Chemistry are
expected to prepare project reports based on an industrial visit or training.
 Ms. Neha Belani prepared a project report on ‘ENDOC PHARMA PVT LTD’
 Mr Abhay Bavishi prepared a project report on ‘SKYMAX Laboratories Pvt Ltd’