Established in 1944, we are one of the oldest departments on the campus. The department has grown with strong research interests in the Physical Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, etc.
Equipped with a state of the art instrumentation facility and research laboratories, we are counted amongst the best departments for education in Chemistry across the country.
Ph.D. Topic - Heterogeneous Catalysis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Saumi Ray,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Biological Evalution of Organoborane Complexes
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Dalip Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Madhushree Sarkar, Prof Rachna Sadana
Ph.D. Topic - Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Biological Evaluation of Novel Indolyl Heterocycles as an Anti-Cancer Agents.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Dalip Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Kavita Shah
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis of N-heterocyclic compiunds and their multi-pronged applications
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Paritosh Shukla,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Strategic Design and Synthesis of Solid-state Luminescent Materials for Sensitive Detection of Analyte (Explosives in vapor phase, Acid vapors and Pressure
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Inamur Rahaman Laskar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Studies in catalytic conversion of biomass-based platforms to chemicals involving C1-reactants
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Bibhas Ranjan Sarkar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Fixation of carbon dioxide and its conversion into useful chemicals via Host-Guest Heteeogenous Catalysis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Saumi Ray,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Effect of dopant on Transition metal chalcogenides for electrocatalytic water splitting
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Surojit Pande,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NEW TRANSITION METAL PINCER COMPLEX AND THEIR APPLICATION
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
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Ph.D. Topic - Transition metal-catalyzed functionalization of indole and chromene derivatives.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Aggrigation induced emission Based biomarker sensing
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Inamur Rahaman Laskar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis of novel N-heterocyclic compounds: their design, biological, and docking studies.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Paritosh Shukla,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Zeolite Encapsulated Transition Metal Complexes: A targeted Drug Delivery System
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Saumi Ray,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Design and synthesis of Novel porphyrin based Photosensitizers
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Dalip Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Asymmetric synthesis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF NON PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIO MITIGATION OF FLUE GAS (CO2 , SOX , AND NOX ) BY CHEMOLITHOTROPHS IN BIOREACTOR SYSTEM
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Smita Raghuvanshi,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Organic Chemistry
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Paritosh Shukla,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Organic synthesis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Exploring the potential of waste Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) for sustainable solutions: Scope & Applications
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Radha Raman Mishra,
Ph.D. Topic - Heterogeneous catalysis driven by zeolite and zeolite encapsulated metal complexes for wastewater treatment.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Saumi Ray,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - ‘Functional Luminescent Complex for Cost-Effective Analyte Sensing and Polymer Synthesis for Tunable White-Light Emission’
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Inamur Rahaman Laskar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Rajeev Sakhuja,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Deepak Chitkara,
Ph.D. Topic - Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H activation of Diazaheterocycles
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Rajeev Sakhuja,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis and functionalization of peptides
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Rajeev Sakhuja,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Kiran bajaj
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis and C-H Funtionalization of heterocyclic molecules via ball-milling
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Electrochemical approach towards the synthesis of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formations: Selective synthesis of bioactive compounds
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Organocatalyzed asymmetric synthesis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Sythesis and characterisation of Single atom catalyst on cobalt based nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic water splitting reaction
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Surojit Pande,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Design and utility of ion-tagged compounds for chemosensing and catalysis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Bharti Khungar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Study in sustainable catalytic routes for CO2-utilization using polyols.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Bibhas Ranjan Sarkar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis and Application of Glycoconjugate-Based Amphiphilic Metallosurfactants.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Ajay Kumar Sah,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis and application of ditopic ligands and their metal complexes in chemosensing and catalysis.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Ajay Kumar Sah,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Investigation of chalcogen bonding interaction, R-Ch•••X (Ch = S, Se; X = O, S, I, Br) using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Shamik Chakraborty,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Probing the nature of intermolecular Se-H···B (B = O, N, and Se) hydrogen bonding interactions and C-X···Se (X = Br and I) halogen bonding interactions using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy.
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Shamik Chakraborty,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis of versatile and robust carboxylate-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their applications in catalysis and sensing
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Madhushree Sarkar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis of D-glucose derived glycoconjugates and their applications in molecular recognition and catalysis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Ajay Kumar Sah,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Orgaocatalytic approach towards the asymmetric /Non-asymmertical synthesis of N-heterocyclic compounds
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Utilization of propargylic/cyclic-imines for the synthesis of Nitrogen-heterocycles and and their photophysical studies
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Indresh Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Bharti Khungar,
Ph.D. Topic - Design and synthesis of iridium(III) based AIE active MOFs
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Inamur Rahaman Laskar,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Design and Synthesis of Stimuli responsive systems for biomedical applications
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Partha Sarathi Addy ,
Co. Supervisor -
Rajdeep Chowdhury,
Ph.D. Topic - Design, Synthesis and Biological activity of indolyl heterocycles as potent anti-cancer agents
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Dalip Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Rajeev Sakhuja,
Ph.D. Topic - Indium Based Ternary Metal Chalcogenides Hybrid Nanostructured Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Reaction
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Mrinmoyee Basu,
Co. Supervisor -
Ph.D. Topic - Synthesis and functionalization of imidazoheterocycles via transition metal catalyzed CH activation
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
Co. Supervisor -
Dr. Anil Kumar,
Ph.D. Topic - Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) - An Empirical Analysis
Ph.D. Supervisor -
Prof. R Raghunathan ,
Co. Supervisor -
DAC Members - Prof. Jyoti & Prof. Leela Rani
BITS Pilani offers one of the best laboratory facilities to enable the faculty and students to perform high quality research. In addition to research, the faculty is also involved in performing experiments for the consultancies. The following is the list of well equipped laboratories:
Admission to the Ph.D. Program (Full-time and Part-time) in the Department of Chemistry at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, for the Second Semester, Academic Year 2024-25 is now open.
Prof. Akhil Sahoo, University of Hyderabad and Prof. Akhilesh Verma, Delhi University visited the department on September 6, 2024, and delivered talks in the event of Half-a-day Lecture Series.
Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Satyajit Patra for receiving the prestigious Scientific High-Level Visiting Fellowship (SSHN)
Welcome to Mr. Afraz Roshan from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in Kochi, Kerala. He joins our Chemistry Department as a summer intern under the Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) program, sponsored by the SERB-SRG (ANRF) project of Prof. Satyajit Patra
Dr Mrinmoyee Basu has been selected for the prestigious hashtag INSA Young Associates Award
Admission to the Ph.D Programme (Full-time and Part-time) in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad Campuses of BITS Pilani for Second Semester, Academic Year 2024-25 will open shortly.
Special Drive for JRF Recruitment in the PhD program:a walk-in interview on September 16, 2023.
Welcome to Ms Varsha of Central University of Haryana (CUH), Mahendragarh in the Chemistry department as an intern sponsored by Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) program of the SERB-DST sponsored project of Prof. Ram Kinkar Roy
Congratulations to Dr. Mamta Devi Sharma for her successful Ph.D. defense and best wishes for her future assignments.
Congratulations to Dr. Bintu Kumar for his successful Ph.D. defense and best wishes for his future assignments.
Dr Mrinmoyee Basu has been selected for the prestigious hashtag INSA Young Associates Award
15 May, 2024Special Drive for JRF Recruitment in the PhD program:a walk-in interview on September 16, 2023.
11 September, 2023Welcome Dr. Nitika Grover in the Department of Chemistry.
1 August, 2023Congratulation to Prof. Indresh Kumar for receiving the CRSI Bronze Medal 2024.
1 August, 2023One JRF/Project Associate-I position is available in the group of Dr. Partha Sarathi Addy
1 August, 2023One JRF/Project Associate-I position is available in the group of Prof. Surojit Pande
1 August, 2023Chemistry department seminar are held on every thursday at 5:00-6:00 PM.
1 August, 2023Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by Anusandhan National Research Foundation/ Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under the Supervision of Prof. Dalip Kumar, Department of Chemistry , BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) under the Supervision of Dr. Partha Sarathi Addy, Department of Chemistry (PI) and Dr. Rajdeep Chowdhury, Department of Biological Sciences (Co-PI), BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the PhD Scholar to work on a research project funded by BITS CDRF Scheme under supervision of Dr. Partha Sarathi Addy, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/Project Associate-1 to work on a research project funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under the Supervision of Dr. Pritam Kumar Jana, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) under the Supervision of Dr. Partha Sarathi Addy, Department of Chemistry (PI) and Dr. Rajdeep Chowdhury, Department of Biological Sciences (Co-PI) , BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by HINDALCO Industries Limited under the Supervision of Dr. Mrinmoyee Basu, Department of Chemistry, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for TWO PhD positions to work on a research projects s in collaboration with University at Buffalo (North Campus) USA. under the Supervision of Prof. Surojit Pande (Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani campus), Kiran Vankayala (Chemistry, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus) and Prof. Mrinmoyee Basu (Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus), BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB) under the Supervision of Dr. Ram Kinkar Roy, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by HINDALCO Industries Limited under the Supervision of Dr. Mrinmoyee Basu, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) to work on a research project funded by SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB) under the Supervision of Dr. Surojit Pande, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.
Head, Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan (India)
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