Deccan Education Society's

Fergusson College

(Autonomous)

Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

NAAC accredited “A+” Grade (3.31 CGPA) | AISHE Code : C - 41431

UGC Special Heritage Status | UGC - College of Excellence (CE) | DBT - STAR Status

#F. C. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune - 411004

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Chemistry

The chemistry department of the Fergusson College started in 1894-95 i.e. nearly a decade after the college was established. This is one of the largest science departments of the college and Deccan Education Society, Pune. In its history of 118 years it has grown considerably.

The department is located in an independent and large building which houses two big classrooms (C-6 & C-16) and seven spacious laboratories.The department offers instructions to students from Class XI right upto post graduation. The average strength of undergraduate class is nearly 1000 and 200 of the M. Sc. Courses in Chemistry.

In September 1994 non-grant post graduate course in Organic Chemistry was started in the department which contributed to the development of the department. Later in 2006 M. Sc in Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry was also started. During last eighteen years post graduate results are excellent. The M. Sc. students do their projects as one of the practical course and their work is of very good quality raising possibilities of research publications. The academic students have been excellent with very good results over 28 years. Many of our students successfully clear competitive examinations like SET, NET, IIT Entrance, GATE, GRE, TOEFEL, CSIR examinations.

Contact Information : Email id : chemistry@fergusson.edu

Contact No. : 020-67656194/5

Time:- 11.00 am to 05.00 pm

Programmes Offered: B.Sc. Chemistry,

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry

M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry

M.Sc. Biochemistry

Research Centre: Facility, Details of Ph.D. Scholars enrolled at department (from 2017-18 onwards)

Sr. No	Name of the PhD scholar	Name of Guide	Title of Thesis	Year of registration
1	Amardeep S. Jagtap	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022
2	Sandip A. Nirwan	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022
3	Ujjwaal P. Gaware	Dr. Meenakshi Suresh	Ongoing	2022
4	C Pradeep Kumar Jamjaggali	Prof. V. B. Tadke	Ongoing	2022
5	Kalpesh C Sawant	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022
6	Shriram A. Shinde	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022
7	Shirin S. Limaye	Prof. V. B. Tadke	Ongoing	2022
8	Pooja J. Yadav	Dr. Meenakshi Suresh	Ongoing	2022
9	Sneha D. Unhale	Dr. Meenakshi Suresh	Ongoing	2022
10	Nayan T. Waghmare	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022
11	Rajendra A. Ughade	Dr. S. A. Dhanmane	Ongoing	2022

Prof. Dr. Vijay B. Tadke

(M.Sc.[Inorganic Chemistry], Ph. D.)

Head & Professor

Teaching Faculty

Prof(Dr). Anil G. Markandeya

(M.Sc.[Physical Chemistry], SET)

Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Narayan P. Firke

(M. Sc. [Organic Chemistry], NET, Ph.D.)

Associate Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Sushilkumar A. Dhanmane

(M. Sc. [Organic Chemsitry], SET)

Associate Professor

Teaching Faculty

Nandkumar Ajinath Borade

(M.Sc.,Ph.D)

Associate Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Meenakshi Suresh

(M.Sc. [Biochemistry], M.Phil, Ph. D.,SET.)

Associate Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Parbati Bandyopadhyay

(M. Sc.[Inorganic Chemistry], Ph. D. )

Associate Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Ujwala N. Patil

(M.Sc.(Physical Chemistry), M.Phil., Ph.D)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Jatinder Kaur

(M.Sc.[Organic Chemistry], SET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mr. Kishor L. Patil

(M. Sc. [Organic Chemistry], B. Ed., SET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mr. Raju B. Murkute

(M.Sc.[Inorganic Chemistry], NET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mr. Nitin N.Ganjave

(M.Sc. [Organic Chemistry], SET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Ms. Ujjwala P. Gaware

(M. Sc. [Analytical Chemisty], NET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Sonalika Pawar

(M.Sc [Organic Chemistry], B. Ed, Ph. D, SET, NET (CSIR-JRF), GATE.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Sagar Wavhal

(M.Sc. (Organic chemistry) NET-CSIR)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Nita Dhavale

(Ph.D. M. Sc. [Analytical Chemistry], SET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Kiran Fulzele

(M.Sc. [Biochemistry], PhD)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mrs. Anuradha A. Wagh

(M.Sc.[Organic Chemistry], M. Phil.)

Assistant Professor, M. Sc Incharge

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Archana Tanwar

(M. Sc. [Analytical Chemistry], M. Phil. PhD.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Gauri Lohar

(M.Sc. [Physical Chemistry], M. Phil., Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Abhijit Sudhakar Papalkar

(M. Sc. Ph. D)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Rohitkumar Gulabrao Gore

(M. Sc. Ph.D)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Poonam S. Deshpande

(M. Sc., Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Neeta J. Unde

(P.Hd., M.Phil [Inorganic Chemistry], M.Sc )

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Kirti A. Limgaokar- Chintamani

(M.Sc. B.Ed. Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Ms. Nilam Patil

(M.Sc [Chemistry], M.Phil)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Mrs. Aditi Tandale

(Master of Science (Organic Chemistry), NET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Note: Biodata of any of the above mentioned faculty member can be downloaded by clicking on their name.

Board of Studies

Sr. No.	Name	Designation
1	Prof. (Dr.) Vijay B. Tadke	Chairman, Board of Studies in Chemistry and Head, Department of Chemistry
		All Staff menbers
	Prof. (Dr.) Anil G. Markandeya	Faculty member
	Dr. Narayan P. Firke	Faculty member
	Dr. Sushilkumar A. Dhanmane	Faculty member
	Dr. Nandkumar Borade	Faculty member
	Dr. Meenakshi Suresh	Faculty member
	Dr. Parbati Bandyopadhyay	Faculty member
	Dr. Ujwala Nilkanth Patil	Faculty member
	Dr. Jatinder Kaur	Faculty member
	Prof. Kishor Laxman Patil	Faculty member
	Prof. Raju B. Murkute	Faculty member
	Prof. Nitin Vasant Ganjave	Faculty member
	Prof. Ujwala P. Gaware	Faculty member
	Dr. Sonalika V. Pawar	Faculty member
	Prof. Sagar W. Wavhal	Faculty member
	Dr. Neeta Dhawale	Faculty member
	Dr. Kiran Manikrao Fulzele	Faculty member
	Anuradha Atul Wagh	Faculty member
	Dr. Archana Tanwar	Faculty member
	Dr. Gauri Lohar	Faculty member
	Abhijit Sudhakar Papalkar	Faculty member
	Dr. Rohitkumar G. Gore	Faculty member
	Dr. Poonam Deshpande	Faculty member
	Dr. Nita Unde	Faculty member
	Dr. Kirti Limgaokar	Faculty member
	Nilam Patil	Faculty member
	Aditi Tandale	Faculty member
3	Prof. (Dr.) S. K. Pardeshi	V. C. Nominee
4	Dr. Sanjog Nagarkar (IIT Mumbai)	Subject Expert – I (outside Parent University)
5	Prof. Bhaskar Sathe (BAMU)	Subject Expert - II (outside Parent University)
6	Shri. Mahesh Melellu	Subject Expert (Industry / Corporate sector / allied area relating to PLACEMENT)
7	Mr. Alok Telang	One postgraduate meritorious alumnus

Infrastructure

Classroom - 02
Laboratories - 07
Library - 01

Equipments

Sr. No.	Name of the Instrument	Make
1	UV-1700	SHIMADZU
2	GC-2014	SHIMADZU
3	FTIR 8400S	SHIMADZU
4	HPLC LC 6600	Chemito Technologies
5	Rotavapor	BUCHI
6	UV Visible Spectrophotometer	Systronics
7	Cooling Centrifuge	Chemito Technologies
8	AAS	Chemito Technologies

Research Title: Research Projects

Details:

Sr. No	Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable)	Name of the Funding agency	Type (Government/Non-Government)	Department of Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator	Year of Award	Funds provided (INR in lakhs)	Duration of the project
1.	Dr. Samir Onkar	UGC-CE LIFE Scheme	Government	Chemistry	2017-18	10,000/-	1 Year
2.	Prof. Archana Rathod	UGC-CE LIFE Scheme	Government	Chemistry	2017-18	25,000/-	1 Year
3.	Prof. Archana Rathod	Projects selected under MAST Programme of UGC - CE	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	1 Year
4.	Dr. Samir Onkar	Projects selected under MAST Programme of UGC - CE	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	1 Year
5.	Prof. Gauri Shelar	Projects selected under MAST Programme of UGC - CE	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	1 Year
6.	Dr. Neeta J. Karale	Projects selected under MAST Programme of UGC - CE	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	1 Year
7.	Dr.Kirti Chintamani	Projects selected under MAST Programme of UGC - CE	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	1 Year
8.	Dr.Abhijit S. Papalkar	CE research fund	Government	Chemistry	2018-19	5,000/-	6 Months
9.	Prof. Gauri Shelar	UGC- CE (STAR)	Government	Chemistry	2019-20	25,000/-	1 Year
10.	Prof. Archana Rathod	UGC- CE (STAR)	Government	Chemistry	2019-20	25,000/-	1 Year
11.	Prof. Archana Rathod	Life Programme "College of Excellence" (CE)	Government	Chemistry	2019-20	10,000/-	1 Year
12.	Gauri Lohar	SEED Money	Government	Chemistry	2021-22	30,000/-	6 Month
13.	Dr.Kirti Chintamani	AYUSH CCIH	Government	Chemistry	2020-21	28,000/-	1 Year

Alumni

Sr.No.	Name of Alumni	Present Position
1	Mr. Alok Telang	Owner of Dolphin Chemicals
2	Mr. Vaibhav Acham	Owner of ChemEngg Research Pvt. Ltd
3	Mr. Sachin Chitnis	Product Specialist, Gulf Bio Analytical
4	Mr. Kunal Jadhav	Deputy manager Sudarshan Chemicals, Pune
5	Mr. Macchindra Chandgude	Assistant Manager, Johnson Matthey Catalyst
6	Dr. Rahul Shingare	University of California Santa Cruz, USA
7	Mr. Pramod Agale	Assistant Professor, Khare-Dhere-Bhosale College, Guhaghar
8	Mr. Vaibhav Salve	Assistant Professor, Anantrao Pawar College, Pirangut, Pune.
9.	Dr. Yuvraj Bhujbal	Sr. Manager, Aarti Pharma Ltd.
10.	Mr. Mayuresh Moghe	HOD Photography, Vice Principol Bharti Vidyapeeth, katraj Pune
11.	Mr. sanjay Khairnar	Assistant Professor, SPHJ College Chandwad Nashik
12.	Mr. Dhananjay Pawar	Assistant Professor, VIIT, Pune
13.	Mr. Amol Bhilare	Assistant Professor, NBN Sinhgad Scool of Engineering, Ambegaon, Pune
14	Dr. Sanjog Nagarkar	Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay
15	Dr. Vasant Chabukswar	Professor and Acting Principal Wadia College, Pune
16	Mr. Manoj Tapare	HOD Chemistry,Vinzar College, Pune
17	Mr. Vishal kamble	scientist eurofin, Ireland
18	Mr Yogesh Shinde	Scientist-3 R & D, Hikal Ltd.
19	Mr. Mayur kudale	Sr. Scientific assistant Oil and Natural Gas corporation, mumbai.
20	Mr. Sadanand Yewale	Assistant Manager - Herbal R&D, SAVA Healthcare Ltd., Chinchwad, Pune.
21	Dr. Pramod Chavan	Associate Professor, Yashavantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara
22	Mr. Anurag Smart	Senior research scientist II Macloed Pharma

Consultancy Services

Sr. No.	Title of the collaborative activity	Name of the collaborating agency with contact details	Name of the participant	Year of collaboration	Duration	Nature of the activity
1	Research	Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary	Shankar Pawar	2017	2017-18	Research and Publication
2	Research	Department of Chemistry, Deogiri College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India	Nita Dhawale	2017	2017-18	Research and Publication
3	Research	Department of Chemistry, P R Ghogare Science College, Dhule 424001, India	Anil Markandeya and Narayan Firke	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
4	Research	Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune 411 004, India	Narayan Firke and Anil Markandeya	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
5	Research	Department of Chemistry, Willingdon College, Sangli, Affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India	Narayan Firke and Anil Markandeya	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
6	Research	Department of Chemistry, Willingdon College, Sangli, Affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India	Narayan Firke and Anil Markandeya	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
7	Research	Department of Chemistry, ACS College, Narayangaon, Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India	Narayan Firke and Anil Markandeya	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
8	Research	Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune 411 004, India	Narayan Firke and Anil Markandeya	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
9	Research	Quality Control Department, Reliance Life Sciences, Rabale, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	Meenakshi Suresh	2018	2017-18	Research and Publication
10	Academic	Alok Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2017	2017-18	BoS
11	Research Training	Sudarshan Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2017	2017-18	Research Training
12	Research	Department of Chemistry, Deogiri College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India	Nita Dhawale	2018	2018-19	Research and Publication
13	Research	Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C–MET), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Panchawati Off Pashan Road, Pune	Rohitkumar Gore	2018	2018-19	Research and Publication
14	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Gauri Shelar-Lohar	2019	2018-19	Research and Publication
15	Research	Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C–MET), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Panchawati Off Pashan Road, Pune	Nilam Patil	2019	2018-19	Research and Publication
16	Academic	Alok Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2018	2018-19	BoS
17	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Gauri Shelar-Lohar	2019	2019-20	Research and Publication
18	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Archana Tanwar	2019	2019-20	Research and Publication
19	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Archana Tanwar	2019	2019-20	Research and Publication
20	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Archana Tanwar	2020	2019-20	Research and Publication
21	Research	Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India	Sushilkumar Dhanmane	2019	2019-20	Research and Publication
22	Skill development_Industrial visit	Florentis Pharmaceutical LTD	M.Sc II Analytical Students	2019	1 day	Industrial visit
23	Academic	Alok Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2019	2019-20	BoS
24	Research	Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India	Archana Tanwar	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
25	Research	Department of Chemistry, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, Karnataka, India	Ujwala Patil	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
26	Research	Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas, Arlington, USA	Jatindar Kaur and Parbati Bandyopadhyay	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
27	Research	Shrikrishna Mahavidyalaya, Gunjoti, Tal- Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad, India	Neeta Karale-Unde	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
28	Research	K. M. C. College, District Raigad, Khopoli, Tal. Khalapur, India	Neeta Karale-Unde	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
29	Research	AYUSH, Center of Excellence, Center for Complementry and Integrative Health, Interdisciplinary School of Health Science, SPPU, Pune	Kirti Limgaonkar	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
30	Academic	Alok Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2021	2020-21	BoS
31	Research	Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad 580011, India	Ujwala Patil	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
32	Research	Department of Textile and Fiber Engeineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India	Jatindar Kaur and Parbati Bandyopadhyay	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
33	Research	Biochemistry, Teeethankar Mahaveer Medical College and Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh	Kirti Limgaonkar	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication
34	M. Sc. Analytical Project	Department of Environmental Science, SPPU	Chaitali Kshirsagar	2021	6 months	M. Sc. Project
35	Research	Dadasaheb Digambar Shankar Patil College, Erandol, Jalgaon	Sushilkumar Dhanmane	2022	2020-21	Research and Publication
36	Research	Shivaji University, Dept. of Chemistry, Kolhapur	Sushilkumar Dhanmane	2022	2020-21	Research and Publication
37	Academic	Alok Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2021	2020-21	BoS
38	Analytical Support	Sudarshan Chemicals pvt. Ltd.	Chemistry Department	2021	2020-21	Analytical Support
39	Research	Department of Chemistry, SPPU	Kirti Limgaonkar	2021	2020-21	Research and Publication

Capacity Development

Title: Capacity Development

Description:

Year	Name of the workshop/ seminar	Number of Participants	Date From – To
2021-22	Nobel Metals from E-Waste	100	21-22 March 2022
2021-22	Today’s Research Tomorrow's Future	120	30 March 2022
2021-22	SET/NET Preparation Workshop	60	18 - 20 April 2022

Name of the capability enhancement program	Date of implementation (DD-MM-YYYY)	Number of students enrolled	Name of the agencies/consultants involved with contact details (if any)
NET - SET workshop (Biochem)	15/09/2017	39	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
Skill for research	12/05/2021	85	Rajeshwari Kulkarni, IPD Analytics
Interview Skill	28/06/2021	37	Mr. Amit Borate and Miss Pooja Kakde, Enzene Biosciences
Career counseling	07/09/2021	79	Pooja Jagtap, Global Drug Development
Greener pathways towards the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds and their applications	14/10/21	243	Dr. Shainaz LandgeGeorgia Southern University, USA
Interview Skill	4/12/2021	20	Prashant kshirsagar Enzene Biosciences
Opportuniyies for MS and PhD in Foreign universities	17/12/2021	20	Miss Madhura Gaikwad, Ohlu University, Finland
Seminar on Epigenetic Perspective	18/12/2021	35	Dr. Amul Sakharkar, Dept. of Biotech SPPU, Pune
Career counseling	10/01/2022	95	Akshay Kulkarni, NCL Pune
Carrier in Biopharmaceuticals	01/03/22	32	Anuja Mahamulkar, Syngene
NET - SET workshop (Biochem)	12/03/22	72	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
Nobel metal extraction	21/03/22	132	Dilip Godbole, Renown Metallurgy
Opportunities in Forensic sciences	02/04/22	26	Vijay Suvarnkar, Forensic science Lab, Pune
NET SET workshop	18/04/22	138	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
DBT Hands on Training	11/02/19	50	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
Nirav Lab visit	13/01/18	20	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
DBT Hands on Training	11/03/20	56	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
Visit to Florentis Pharma	23/03/22	20	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
DBT Star Poster Competition	28/02/22	58	Dept. of Chemistry, Fergusson College(Autonomous)
Lecture on surfactants and colloids	22/03/21	142	Dr. Dharmesh Varde,Ahmedabad University,Gujarat

Placements

Name of industry	Number of students recruited
Aurigene Discovery Technologies Pvt Ltd	22
Syngene Intl	31
Dr.Reddy’s	5
Sai Life Sciences	11
Maccademia Education Institute,Dubai	6
Enzene Biosciences	6
Aakash Institute	4
Lupin	6
Macleods Pharmaceuticals	3
Sci-Edge abstract	1
Cipla	9
Thermax	4
TUV-Nord	5
GVK BIO	1
Hikal Ltd	1