Govindram Seksaria Science College
The college took the initiative to start the post-graduate course in Organic Chemistry which was the long time objective of the department to get into the field of Master’s degree and the department came into existence in 2009. Initially it was affiliated to the then Karnatak University, Dharwad, subsequently in 2010 the department got affiliated to the newly formed Rani Channamma University, Belagavi. The Chemistry Department houses state-of-the-art infrastructure and situated in an area of about 7000 sqft. Now it is serving the need of quality higher education for the northern Karnataka part, Goa and Southern part of Maharashtra. There are 2 full time teaching and 2 non-teaching staff working for PG.
This is the only college under Rani Channamma University, Belagavi offering M. Sc. in Organic Chemistry. There are two spacious laboratories and a project laboratory along with all the required facilities like preparation room, balance room, acid room, gas store, departmental staff room etc. There are two spacious classrooms offering excellent environment for higher learning. The department has its own library with requisite number of books in all branches of Chemistry. The results for postgraduate classes have been encouraging and the department ranks amongst one of the best in northern part of Karnataka. Initially the intake of students for the PG course was 24 which were later increased to 30 by Rani Channamma University, Belagavi. Twelve batches of the students have passed out successfully.
Teaching Staff
Name of staff | Qualification | Designation |
Dr. S. M. Deshpande | M. Sc. Ph.D. | Coordinator |
Dr. Tasneem Taj | M. Sc. Ph.D. | Lecturer |
Shri. Ranjeet M. Pandit | M. Sc. B. Ed, NET | Lecturer |
Non teaching faculty
Sl.No. | Name | Designation |
1 | Shri. B. I. Birje | Attender |
2 | Shri. Jotiba Sutar | Attender |
Working as Reviewer:
Name of the Faculty | Name of the journal and Impact factor
| Publisher |
Dr. Tasneem Taj | Journal of Surfactants and Detergents I.F : 1.902 | John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISSN: 15589293, 10973958 |
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie I.F : 2.408 | ISSN: 2196-7156 | |
Tumbe Group of International Journals I.F : 4.75
| Tumbe Group of International Journals Publishing house e-ISSN: 2581-8511 |
P. G. Department of Chemistry
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
S. No. | Name | Award | Class | Details |
1 | Ms Pallavi Pujar Ms Roshani Bhogan | First Place
| M.Sc. 3rd Sem
| Intercollegiate PPT competition held at GSS college, Belagavi (04 Sept 2019)
|
2 | Mr. Shyam Desai
| First Place
| M.Sc. 3rd Sem
| PPT competition in One day National Conference on “Green chemistry and spectroscopy technique” at G.I.Bagewadi college, Nippani. (14 Feb. 2020) |
3 | Ms Poonam Kelaginmani
| Third Place
| M.Sc. 1st Sem
| PPT competition in One day National Conference on “green chemistry and spectroscopy technique” at G.I.Bagewadi college, Nippani. (14 Feb. 2020) |
4 | Mr.Vishal Kole
| Second Place
| M.Sc. 3rd Sem
| Intercollegiate essay competition and PPT competition in SRUJAN – 2020 held in G.S.S. College, Belagavi |
5 | Ms. Disha Masurkar Ms. Pooja Saka | First Place
| M. Sc. 3rd sem | Poster presentation At : Science Fest – 2023 Department of Chemistry Rani Channama University, Belagavi ( 28 Feb 2023) |
5 | Ms. Disha Masurkar Ms. Pooja Saka Mr. Abhishek Nippani Mr. Abdulla Madarasha | Third Place
| M. Sc. 3rd sem | Quiz Competation At : Science Fest – 2023 Department of Chemistry Rani Channama University, Belagavi ( 28 Feb 2023) |
6 | Ms. Jayashree Ari Ms. Revati Patil | Third Place
| M. Sc. 1st sem | PPT Competation At National Seminar on “ Emerging trends in Chemistry” Department of Chemistry GSS College, Belagavi (30 & 31 Jan 2023) |