PhD
Department of Chemistry PhD Programs
- The degree of Doctor of Philosophy can be pursued by candidates possessing the minimum qualifications prescribed for admission as given below for department of chemistry.
- Post-graduate degree holders (MSc in the concerned subject or in an allied subject, or any other P.G. degree recognized by the University as equivalent thereto) graduated from a recognized University or any other accredited institution of higher learning with CGPA of greater or equal to 3.00 will be admitted as potential candidates.
- Other related field applicants are supposed to take common MSc bridge courses at least 2-3 elective courses in the specific area in consultation with his/her research supervisor and approval of DGC.
Course Code | Course Title | Cr.hr | Category |
Chem. 8511 | Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry | 3 | Core |
Chem. 8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Chem. 8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Chem. 8833 | Seminar III | 2 | Core |
Chem. 9200 | Ph.D Dissertation | 12 | Core |
Chem. 85xx | Elective I | 2 | Elective |
Chem. 85xx | Elective II | 2 | Elective |
Chem. 85xx | Elective III | 2 | Elective |
Total | 25 |
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No. | Course Code | Course Title | Cr.hr | Category |
1 | Chem. 8521 | Total Synthesis of Natural Products | 2 | Elective |
2 | Chem. 8531 | Medicinal Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
3 | Chem. 8541 | Chemistry of Natural Products | 2 | Elective |
4 | Chem. 8551 | Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
5 | Chem. 8561 | Advanced Organic Spectroscopic Techniques | 2 | Elective |
6 | Chem. 8562 | Advanced Heterocyclic Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
7 | Chem. 8572 | Advanced Organometallic Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
8 | Chem. 8582 | Advanced Polymer Science | 2 | Elective |
9 | Chem. 8592 | Bio-organic Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
10 | Chem. 8593 | Bioassay Techniques for drug Development | 2 | Elective |
11 | Chem. 8594 | Quality Control of Herbal Plants | 2 | Elective |
Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem. 8511 | Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry | 3 | Core |
Chem. 8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Chem. 85xx | Elective I | 2 |
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Semester Total | 6 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem. 85xx | Elective II | 2 | Elective |
Chem. 8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Semester total | 3 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem. 85xx | Elective III | 2 | Elective |
Chem. 8833 | Seminar III | 2 | Core |
Chem. 9200 | Ph.D Dissertation (Proposal writing and Defence) | 12 | Core |
Semester Total | 16 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 9200 | PhD Dissertation | 12 | |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
PhD in Analytical Chemistry Stream
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| Course Code | Course Title | Cr.hr | Category |
| Chem. 8311 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | Core |
| Chem. 8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
| Chem. 8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
| Chem. 8833 | Seminar III | 2 | Core |
| Chem. 9200 | Ph.D Dissertation | 12 | Core |
| Total | 19 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr.hr | Category |
| Chem. 8321 | Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
| Chem. 8331 | Physical Methods in inorganic chemistry | 3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8341 | Advanced Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis | 3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8351 | Advances in Bio-inorganic chemistry | 3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8362 | Inorganic Materials Chemistry | 2 | Elective |
| Chem. 8372 | Solid State Chemistry | 3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8382 | Nanomaterials | 2 | Elective |
| Chem. 8392 | X-ray Diffraction and Crystallography | 3 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
| Chem. 8311 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | Core |
| Chem. 8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
| Semester Total | 4 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
| Chem. 83xx | Elective I | 3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
| Semester total | 4 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
| Chem. 83xx | Elective II | 2/3 | Elective |
| Chem. 8833 | Seminar III | 2 | Core |
| Semester Total | 4/5 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
| Chem. 9200 | Ph.D Dissertation (Proposal writing and Defense) | 12 | Core |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
| Chem. 9200 | Ph.D Dissertation | 12 | Core |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
Course code | Course Name | Cr. Hr | Category |
Chem.8611 | Advanced Electrochemical Methods | 3 | Core |
Chem.8612 | Special topics in physical chemistry | 2 | Core |
Chem.8614 | Advanced characterization techniques | 3 | Core |
Chem.8613 | Advanced Research method in Physical Chemistry | 3 | Elective |
Chem.8642 | Advanced computational chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8652 | Solutions in physical chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8633 | Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8672 | Nano chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Chem.8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Chem.9200 | Ph.D Dissertation | 12 | Core |
Total Cr Hrs | 28/29 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem.8611 | Advanced Electrochemical Methods | 3 | Core |
Chem.86xx | Elective | 2/3 | Elective |
Chem.8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Semester total | 6/7 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem.8612 | Special topics in physical chemistry | 2 | Core |
Chem.8614 | Advanced Characterization techniques | 3 | Core |
Chem.8612 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Semester Total | 6 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 9200 | PhD Dissertation | 12 | |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Course Code | Cr.hr |
| 1 | Materials Chemistry | Chem. 8411 | 3 |
| 2 | Elective I | Chem. 84xx | 3 |
| 3 | Elective II | Chem. 84xx | 2/3 |
| 4 | Seminar I | Chem. 8811 | 1 |
| 5 | Seminar II | Chem. 8822 | 1 |
| 6 | Seminar III | Chem. 8833 | 2 |
| 7 | PhD Dissertation | Chem. 9200 | 12 |
| Total | 24/25 | ||
| Course Title | Course Code | Cr. Hr. | No. of Weeks | Delivery | Duration |
| Modern Aspects of Environmental Chemistry | Chem 8211 | 3(3+0) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Advances of Research Methods for Enviromental Chemistry | Chem 8233 | 4(3+1) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Advanced Environmental sampling, Sample preparations and Analyses | Chem 8241 | 3(3+0) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Graduate Seminar I | Chem 8811 | 1(0+1) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Total | 11 |
| Course Title | Course Code | Cr. Hr. | No. of Weeks | Delivery | Duration |
| Elective* | Chem 82XX | 3(3+0) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Environmental Toxicology | Chem 8272 | 3(3+0) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Graduate Seminar II | Chem 8212 | 1(0+1) | 16 | Parallel | Semester |
| Total | 7 |
| Course Title | Course Code | Cr. Hr. | No. of Weeks | Delivery | Duration |
| PhD Dissertation* | Chem 9200 | 12(0+12) | 96 | Parallel | Week 1-16/semester x 6 semesters |
| No. | Course Title | Course Code | Cr.hr |
| 1 | Materials Chemistry | Chem. 8411 | 3 |
| 2 | Seminar I | Chem. 8811 | 1 |
| 3 | Seminar II | Chem. 8822 | 1 |
| 4 | Seminar III | Chem. 8833 | 2 |
| 7 | PhD Dissertation | Chem. 9200 | 12 |
| Total | 19 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Course Code | Cr.hr |
| 1 | Polymer Chemistry | Chem. 8421 | 2 |
| 2 | Physical Methods in Materials Chemistry | Chem. 8431 | 3 |
| 3 | Thermodynamics of Materials | Chem. 8441 | 3 |
| 4 | Coatings and Materials | Chem. 8451 | 2 |
| 5 | Composite Materials | Chem. 8461 | 3 |
| 6 | Electrochemical Processing of Materials | Chem. 8471 | 2 |
| 7 | Nanomaterials | Chem. 8442 | 2 |
| 8 | Surface Chemistry and Catalysis | Chem. 8452 | 3 |
| 9 | Current Topics in Materials Chemistry I | Chem. 8462 | 2 |
| 10 | Current Topics in Materials Chemistry II | Chem. 8472 | 2 |
| 11 | Computational Materials Chemistry | Chem. 8482 | 3 |
| 12 | Biomaterials | Chem. 8492 | 2 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 8411 | Materials Chemistry | 3 | |
| Chem. 8811 | Seminar I | 1 | |
| Semester Total | 4 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 84xx | Elective I | 3 | |
| Chem. 8822 | Seminar II | 1 | |
| Semester total | 4 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 84xx | Elective II | 2/3 | |
| Chem. 8833 | Seminar III | 2 | |
| Semester Total | 4/5 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 9200 | PhD Dissertation (Proposal writing and Defense) | 12 | |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 9200 | PhD Dissertation | 12 | |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||
Course code | Course Name | Cr. Hr | Category |
Chem.8611 | Advanced Electrochemical Methods | 3 | Core |
Chem.8612 | Special topics in physical chemistry | 2 | Core |
Chem.8614 | Advanced characterization techniques | 3 | Core |
Chem.8613 | Advanced Research method in Physical Chemistry | 3 | Elective |
Chem.8642 | Advanced computational chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8652 | Solutions in physical chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8633 | Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8672 | Nano chemistry | 2 | Elective |
Chem.8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Chem.8822 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Chem.9200 | Ph.D Dissertation | 12 | Core |
Total Cr Hrs | 28/29 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem.8611 | Advanced Electrochemical Methods | 3 | Core |
Chem.86xx | Elective | 2/3 | Elective |
Chem.8811 | Seminar I | 1 | Core |
Semester total | 6/7 |
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Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Category |
Chem.8612 | Special topics in physical chemistry | 2 | Core |
Chem.8614 | Advanced Characterization techniques | 3 | Core |
Chem.8612 | Seminar II | 1 | Core |
Semester Total | 6 |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. hrs | Remark |
| Chem. 9200 | PhD Dissertation | 12 | |
| Semester Total | 12 | ||