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About Department

Bhadrak College, Bhadrak was established on 2nd July 1948. The Science department in general and the Chemistry department with an area of 2500 sq ft. (approx) saw the light of the day in August 1955 with 128 students in the Intermediate Science. B.Sc course was introduced during the early sixties without honours in the subject. Honours teaching in Chemistry had a humble beginning with 16 students as the first batch in the academic year 1964-65. The college was taken over by the Government on 9th March 1971. It has traversed a long way since, charting an eventful path to attend the present position with 144 students being admitted in the current session 2022-2023. The department introduced CBCS at the Undergraduate level during the year 2015-16. The Government permitted the open M.Sc in Chemistry with 16 students strength during the academic session 1992-93 and M.Sc in Applied Chemistry with 24 students strength in the academic session2018-19 which has added a new dimension to this learning centre college got Autonomous status during the year2002-03. The department has been a front-runner in curricular and extracurricular activities of the college. The department boasts well-equipped laboratories for the M.Sc, Honours and Pass students, well well-stocked Seminar Library having more than 1800 books (Text Books & Reference Books), a research room and also Wi-Fi facilities. Apart from teaching basic science, the department also undertakes career counselling to the students of all branches of science for higher studies as well as placement in different areas.


Vision

The vision of the Chemical Science Department at Bhadrak Auto. College is to impart high quality undergraduate and postgraduate level of knowledge to students coupled with cutting edge research activity by the faculty and the students of the college. The teaching philosophy at this department is not only to impart high quality training to students to make them talented and motivated scientific personnel but also to inculcate human values and concern for societal needs and environment.The vision of the Chemical Science Department at Bhadrak Auto. College is to impart high quality undergraduate and postgraduate level of knowledge to students coupled with cutting edge research activity by the faculty and the students of the college. The teaching philosophy at this department is not only to impart high quality training to students to make them talented and motivated scientific personnel but also to inculcate human values and concern for societal needs and environment.


Mission

  • To create a centre of excellence in the field of research.
  • To create an environment with high ethical standards for professional growth of students and faculty.
  • To train the students as per the latest modern technology by upgrading the curriculum and laboratory facilities.
  • To engage students in developing application projects individually as well as in a team for solving challenging problem.


Head of Department

Dr. Padmanava Patri

Head of Department

Contact No: 9937528758

Email: padmanavapatri@gmail.com



Courses Offered

Serial No Course Name Number of Seats Duration Eligibility Admission Mode Course Fees (if any) Download Syllabus
1 B.Sc in Chemistry 48 3 years +2 Science SAMS Download
2 M.Sc in Chemistry 32 2 years +3 science SAMS Download
3 M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry 24 2 years +3 Chemistry SAMS Download


Faculty

Dr. Padmanava Patri

Assistant Professor (Stage-III)

Date of Joining: 03-11-1999

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Dr. Laxmikanta Nayak

Assistant Professor (Stage-II)

Date of Joining: 20-02-2001

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DR. SWAPNA SARITA MOHAPATRA

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 24-01-2018

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Dr. Avijit Biswal

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 29-08-2023

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DR. SUBRAT KUMAR BARIK

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 29-08-2023

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MISS MANISHA NAYAK

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 11-09-2023

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Dr. Santosh Kumar Nanda

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 23-09-2023

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MR. Asis Sethi

Assistant Professor (Stage-I)

Date of Joining: 10-02-2024

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Staff

MR. NIKUNJA BEHARI DAS

Lab Attendant

Date of Joining: 09-05-1990

MR. NILAKANTHA DAS

Lab Attendant

Date of Joining: 02-04-1993

AKSHAYA KUMAR NAYAK

Demonstrator

Date of Joining: 20-03-1996

MR. DEEPAK MAHALIK (DWL)

Lab Attendant

Date of Joining: 17-08-2017

SURJEET SING HAIBURU

LASK

Date of Joining: 07-09-2022



Publications

Serial No Author Title Name of the Journal/Publisher Journal Link
1 Subrat Kumar Barik, M. Sreejit Kumar Rao, Bigyan Ranjan Jali, Jean-François Halet, Himanshu Sekhar Jena Helical self-assemblies of molecule-like coinage metal nanoclusters and their emerging applications Coordination Chemistry Reviews Download
2 Arpeeta Hota, Jiban K. Das, Prasanna K. Panda, Asim A. Mohammed, Avijit Biswal,* Benadict Rakesha and B.C. Tripathy* Low-temperature synthesis of high-entropy amorphous metal oxides (HEOs) for enhanced oxygen evolution performance Dalton Transactions Download
3 Santosh K. Nanda*, L. N. Nanda, J. Pal, Santosh J. Gharpure* New Avenues for the Synthesis of Oxa-Cycles Using Lewis/Brønsted Acid Mediated Carboxygenation and Carboalkoxylation of Alkynes European Journal of Organic Chemistry Download
4 P. Barik, S. S. Behera, Santosh K. Nanda* Electron Donor-Acceptor (EDA) Complex Enabled C−C Cross-Coupling Reactions of α-Amino Radicals Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry Download
5 P. Barik, S. S. Behera, L. K. Nayak, L. N. Nanda, Santosh K. Nanda * and P. Patri Transition metal catalysed cascade C–C and C–O bond forming events of alkynes Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Download