The Department of Industrial Chemistry was started in the erstwhile Science College in the year 1921. Till 1928, only one year diploma course in Industrial Chemistry was offered. In 1928, a two - year course leading to B. Sc.( Industrial Chemistry) degree was also introduced. Later, in 1935 a two year post graduate course leading to M. Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) was also started. The year also saw the transfer of the Department of Industrial Chemistry from the College of Science to the College of Technology. Keeping in view the rapid growth of the chemical process industry and the changing engineering concepts, the Department of Industrial Chemistry was merged with the newly created Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology in the year 1949. In the same year, a four year course after Intermediate Science, leading to B. Sc. (Chemical Engineering) degree was started. The Department also introduced M. Sc. (Chemical Engineering) and Ph. D. (Chemical Engineering) programmes. It is now one of the 13 constituent departments of the Institute of Technology of the University offering 4 year B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), two year M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) and Ph. D. (Chemical Engineering) degrees. The Department has so far produced over 2,100 B. Tech., 190 M. Tech. and 82 Ph. D. degree holders.

Currently department has started collaborative programmes for joint research and exchange of man power with National Chemical Engineering School of Clermont- Ferrand, France for exchange of students and faculty for training , memorandum of cooperation with the Gas Authority of India Limited, New Delhi to jointly carry out research and development on areas of mutual interest , memorandum of cooperation with Alkem Industries, Mumbai for joint research and development and memorandum of cooperation with ISRO for joint research in the area of environmental monitoring.

Courses:

The Department offers two types of courses- Undergraduate & Postgraduate.The UG and PG teaching programmes emphasize both on basic chemical engineering subjects and technologies to make the students suitable for Indian industries. The programmes leading to M. Tech. and Ph. D. degrees in Chemical Engineering emphasize course work in modern as well as traditional chemical engineering fields, coupled with a strong programme of individual studies and research. With a vision of the future, the programmes in the Department are aimed at preparing the students to be in the fore-front of an advancing field.

1) B.tech

2) M.Tech

Facilities

The Department has well equipped laboratories, workshop facilities and a rich library. Research workers and other students of the department have access to modern equipment and facilities such as Micromeritics Pulse Chemisorb with TPD & TPR ; Perkin Elmer CHN Analyzer ; Gas Chromatographs -03; Sulfur Dioxide Analyzer ; Gammary Corrosion Kit ; Oriel Solar Simulator ; Varian GC – Mass Spectrometer; Varian Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzer ; Varian UV-Vis Spectrophotometer with Solid Sample holder ; UV-Vis Spectrophotometer – 06 ; Varian Fluorescence Spectrophotometer; Thermo Nicolet FTIR ; Micromeritics Surface Area and Pore Size Analyzer ; Particle Shape and Size Analyzer; X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer; Ion Chromatograph; Total Organic Carbon Analyser; TOC Analyser ; High Speed Camera with Image Analysis Software; Mass Flow Meters . The department also has well equipped computer lab with more than 25 P-IV terminals and ChemCAD, Mathematica, MathCAD, MATLAB, STARCD softwares, The Institute is connected with National Super Computing facility GARUDA.