Establishment

P.C.Jabin science college, Hubli has been established as a single faculty science institution in 1957 by K.L.E. Society, Belgaum to impart need based education to the students of North Karnataka. The Department of Chemistry has been established in the same year.

Infrastructure
The department has three well equipped laboratories, a research laboratory, and department library and computer room for U.G. students.

Introduction of P.G. Course
M.Sc. in Chemistry course has begun from 2010-11 to cater to the need of students to go for higher education. It is housed in the new P.G. Block. There are three well equipped laboratories, a research laboratory and two lecture halls equipped with Interactive Boards to facilitate I.C.T. based Teaching & Learning.

Faculty
There are thirteen dedicated and experienced staff including three Ph.D. holders to teach chemistry for B.Sc. students and six qualified staff for M.Sc. Students, all being Ph. D holders.

Existing Faculty of the Department
Degree Staff
 
Shri. V. B. Hiremath.  :  Principal.
 
Dr. R. S. Totagi.          :  H.O.D.

Dr. M. I. Sambrani.     : Vice Principal & Controller of Examination.

Shri. A.B.Shadligeri.  : (Warden Boys Hostel.)

Shri. V.Y. Vasnad.

Smt. S. M. Patil.          : (Warden Ladies Hostel.)

Shri. R. S. Badiger.

Shri. N. M. Mahabaleshwariah.: (Deputed on F.I.P to K.U.D)

Dr. S. B. Koujalagi.– Co-ordinator – Certificate Course on Hospital Waste Management.

Shri.V.P.Gaonkar.

Smt. L.V. Hublikar.
 
Miss. N.G.Mandal.
 
Miss. B. R. Nandagad.

Shri. N. S. Hiremath.

P.G. Staff

Dr. M.P. Satish.

Dr. P. N. Naik.

Dr.Smt. R.H.Patil.

Shri. Udaykumar Kamble

Dr. Mahantesh B.

Student Strength

For the current Academic year there are about 450 students studying in I/II/III degree classes and 48 students studying in M.Sc. course.

Research Activities

• Shri. V. B. Hiremath. Principal, has completed the research work & submitted his Ph. D thesis
• Shri. N. M. Mahabaleshwariah is deputed on F.I.P to K.U.D to undertake research work leading to Ph. D thesis
• Shri. Udaykumar Kamble has completed & submitted his Ph. D thesis

Ongoing Minor Research Projects -2010-11:

With the assistance of U.G.C. Grant the following M.R.P. are undertaken in the Department.

Career Oriented Programme:
 Certificate course in “Hospital Waste Management” with U.G.C. assistance of Rs 7 lakhs is
 Conducted.  Dr. S.B. Koujalagi is the Coordinating of the programme.    
 

Study Tours/Industrial Visits
 The Department arranges Annual study Tour /Industrial visit to various chemical industries like    
 paper & pulp, sugar, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals etc to make students get firsthand  
 information regarding industrial production of chemicals     
   
Extension Activities

Members of the staff conducted student training programmes during 2010-11&2011-12 for popularization the basic science subjects among rural High school students of Dharwad district villages through demonstration of various Chemistry experiments.

Celebration of I.Y.C.-2011 (International Year of Chemistry-2011)

With U.G.C. assistance of 1lakh, the college conducted various activates on the topic         “Chemistry –Our life, Our future” to popularise chemistry among all sections of the society.

• Guest lecturer by Prof. M.R.Nagaraju, Retd. Professor, Govt College, Bangalore, and Prof. K.A.Bulbule, Associate Prof of chemistry, S.Nijalingappa College Bangalore, were arranged on recent topics.
• State level one day seminar was conducted for the college students through power point 
  Presentation.
• National level chemistry Quiz competition was conducted for college students.
• Under joint auspices of V.G.S.T., one day programme was organized to popularize basic   
     science among high school students through demonstrative experiments.

Seminars/Projects
 Projects and Seminars are the compulsory part of curriculum to promote courage and confidence 
 among the students.      
   

P.G.Course
M.Sc.in chemistry

Eligibility: B.Sc. with chemistry as compulsory optional subject
 
Duration: Four semesters   

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