Message From Head of the Department

Click

Welcome to the webpage of the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. We are academic-oriented research institution, while both teaching and research are the integral parts. We attract bright young minds to conduct undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as the Ph.D. and Postdoctoral research program. Students are our strength and alumni are the assets in our department. Department accommodates world-class faculty members who are great teachers as well as researchers in the forefront. We are also supported by a group of staff members who discharge their duties efficiently and enthusiastically both on the technical and administrative fronts. Contemporary as well as fundamental research remain as our drives. Our department along with the Institute's instrumental/computational facility, is well-equipped to execute the research on various fields of chemical/physical/materials sciences that spans a broad range of spectrum including organic synthesis, catalysis, electrochemistry, mechanochemistry, functional materials, interfacial chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, high energy density materials, ultrafast spectroscopy, nonlinear spectroscopy, energy harvesting, active matter, artificial cells, and theoretical /computational chemistry. We look forward to your active participation to reach the utmost development of our department. While we study hard, we also promote extracurricular activities through several cultural performances and sport events. In addition, we engage ourselves in outreach activities to reach different corners of the society. To conclude this message, let me extend a warm welcome to all of you. We are constantly looking out for best minds to stay connected with us. Best regards: Prof. Anuj Sharma, Head of the Department.

Ph.D. Admission

Notification (2026)

2025 (Spring Semester)

2025 (Autumn Semester)

2024

2023

June

The Candidates who have recently qualified for the CSIR-UGC JRF can apply for Ph.D. admission against the Rolling Advertisement in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee.

May

Institute Funded Research Scholarship (IFRS) Vacancy for Ph.D. Admission for Autumn Semester 2026-27

Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee

May

Specialization Details for Ph.D. Admission

May

Accomodation for Ph.D. admission (Autumn Semester 2026-27) in IIT Roorkee

May

Shortlisted Candidates for Ph.D. Interview (Autumn Semester 2026-27) in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee

Venue: C-103, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Date of Written Test/Interview : 1st June

March

Ph.D. Admission for Autumn Semester 2026-27

April 20, 2026: Last date for filling up of application form

Dec

The following students have been accepted into the Ph.D. program at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee.

Dec

Specialization Details for Ph.D. Admission (Spring Semester) 2025-26

Dec

Accomodation for Ph.D. admission (Spring Semester) 2025-26

Nov

Written test and/ or Interview for Ph.D. Admission (Spring Semester) 2025-26, Date : December 8th, 2025

Venue : Seminar Room C-103, at 9:00 AM,

23 Sep

Shortlisted Candidates Interview call for Ph.D. Admission against Rolling Advertisement in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee

Venue : Seminar Room, Date of Interview: Oct 6th, 2025

08 Sep

The Candidates those who have recently qualified CSIR-UGC JRF, can apply for Ph.D. admission against Rolling Advertisement in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee.

18 June (Click Here)

Shortlisted Candidates Interview call for Ph.D. admission against Rolling Advertisement for Autumn Semester 2025-26

Date of Interview: 30.06.2025 Venue: Seminar Room,

05 June (Click Here)

Provisionally list for Ph.D. Admission in Autumn 2025-26

Department of Chemistry

23 May (Click Here)

Specialization Details for Ph.D. Admission

Ph.D. Interview Tracks

23 Sep (Click Here)

Interview call for Ph.D. Admission in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee

Venue: Seminar Room,

Click Here

Admission To Doctoral Programmes 2025-26 (Last date April 21, 2025).

Click here for detailed guidance on application forms, eligibility criteria, and important dates.

16 May (Click Here)

Accomodation for Ph.D. admission (Autumn Semester) 2025-26

Date of Interview: 26.05.2025 to 28.05.2025

Dec 2024

Result

List of Provisionally Selected Candidates for Admission in the Ph.D. Programme in Spring Semester 2024-25.

Nov 2024

Accommodation

Spring Semester (2024-25)

Nov 2024

Area of Specializations and Research Topics of Faculty Members

Spring Semester (2024-25)

Nov 2024

List of Shortlisted Candidates for the interview, Date: 2-3 December 2024

Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Spring Semester (2024-25)

May 2024

Result

List of Candidates Provisionally Selected for Admission to Ph.D. Programme Autumn Semester 2024-25

April 2024

List of Shortlisted Candidates for the interview

Autumn Semester (2024-25)

Click here

Area of Specializations and Research Topics of Faculty Members

Autumn Semester (2024-25)

Click here

Important Instructions for the Candidates

Autumn Semester (2024-25)

Click here

Accommodation

Autumn Semester (2024-25)

Click here

Proforma for claim the travel expenditure

Autumn Semester (2024-25)

April 2024

Results of the PhD interview conducted on April 3rd, 2024

List of Candidates Selected for Admission to Ph.d. Programme through Rolling Advertisement

Display

HOD's Corner

Faculty Profile

Research Laboratory

Noticeboard

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

March

Prof. W. U. Malik Memorial Lecture (2026)

Honorable Speaker Padma Shri Prof. Krishna N. Ganesh SERB (ANRF) National Science Chair JNCASR, Bengaluru

Nov

Invited Talk by Prof. Venkata Krishnan, School of Chemical Sciences, IIT Mandi

Title of the Talk: Development of Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications

Aug

Invited Talk by Dr. Pradip Maity,Senior Scientist, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

Title of the Talk: Organophosphite Catalysis for Atroposelective Synthesis

July

Invited Talk by Prof. M. Ravikanth, IIT Bombay

Title of the Talk: Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Embedded Porphyrinoids, Triphyrins (2.1.1) and Coordination Complexes of Open-Chain Pyrrole-Based Ligands

August

Invited Seminar by Prof. Swapan K. Pati

Swapan K Pati Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Jakkur Campus, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064

March

Prof. Vladimir Gevorgyan, Guest Lecture

University of Texas at Dallas & UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA

May

Invited Lecture

Lecture of Prof. R. Ramaraj

Mar

Single Crystal XRD Lab

Inauguration of Single Crystal XRD Lab will be our institure Director Prof. Kamal Kishor Pant on dated March 14, 2023.

Oct

Prof. W. U. Malik Memorial Lecture

Department of Chemistry presents "Chemistry and Biology in the Age of the Coronavirus" Prof. P. Balaram (Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan) Time: 4.00-6.00 pm Venue: BSBE Auditorium.

17-19

Nov

On-Site Interview

PH.D Admission Spring Semester 2022-23

Highlights

HRMS

Inauguration HRMS Lab in 2023.

Click Here

Single Crystal XRD Lab

Inauguration Single Crystal XRD Lab from March 14, 2023.

Click Here

EMEE-2023

Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee Organizes a Conference on "Emergent Materials for Energy and Environment (EMEE-2023)" March 04-05, 2023

Click Here

CFOS-2022

Department of Chemistry at IIT Roorkee has organized 2nd National Conference in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on "Contemporary Facets in Organic Synthesis (CFOS-2022)" from December 1–4, 2022.

Click Here

WSPV-2022

Department of Chemistry at IIT Roorkee has organized SERB Sponsored Workshop on Solar Photovoltaics From 18 July 2022 (Monday) to 24 July 2022 (Sunday).

Click Here

500 MHz NMR

Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee Start 500 MHz NMR Facility from February 2022.

Click Here

TRENDING

WELCOME: Prof. Rathod Suman

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Rathod Suman" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on July 01, 2025.

More Details

WELCOME: Prof. Ravi Yadav

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Ravi Yadav" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on June 19th, 2025.

More Details

WELCOME: Prof. Akash Kaithal

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Akash Kaithal" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on November 27th, 2024.

More Details

WELCOME: Prof. Ranjana Bisht

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Ranjana Bisht" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on September 17th, 2024.

More Details

Prof. Dheeraj Kumar

Awarded as Institute Research Fellowship for Outstanding Young Faculty 2024

More Details

WELCOME: Prof. Bharat Tandon

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Bharat Tandon" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on March 28th, 2024.

Profile

WELCOME: Prof. Rakesh Kumar Saunthwal

Welcoming new faculty member - "Prof. Rakesh Kumar Saunthwal" joined the Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor on January 17th, 2024.

Profile

Prof. Puneet Gupta

Selected as an Outstanding Young Faculty for the year 2023.

More Details

Prof. Debasis Banerjee

Selected for the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze medal.

More Details

Prof. M. Sankar

Selected for the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze medal.

More Details

Events

2025

2024

2023

2022

Nov

Research Scholars' Day (ChemDay-2025)

Departmental Research Scholars' Day Venue: L-103, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Block Date: 08-11-2025 (Saturday)

Feb

SNOAR 2025

National Conference of Society for Nitric Oxide and Allied Radicals Venue: L-103, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Block Date: 21-02-2025 to 22-02-2025.

Nov

Research Scholars' Day (ChemDay-2024)

Departmental Research Scholars' Day Venue: L-103, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Block Date: 28-11-2024 (Thursday) Time: 8:45 AM onwards Honorable Guests and Speakers: 1) Prof. K. K. Pant (Honorable Director) 2) Prof. U. P. Singh (Deputy Director) 3) Prof. M. L. N. Rao, (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur) 4) Prof. Samrat Mukhopadhyay, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali.

4-5

Mar

EMEE-2023

Emergent Materials for Energy and Environment

4-6

Dec

ICOBIN-2023

“International Conference on Optoelectronic and Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials”

Nov

ChemDay 2023

Research Scholar's Day

1-4

Dec

CFOS-2022

Contemporary Facets in Organic Synthesis

Nov

CHEMDAY-2022

Department of Chemistry Celebrate chemday 2022, venue L2-104

18-24

July

WSPV-2022

Workshop on Solar Photovoltaics Organise by Prof. M. Sankar

Channel-i

Viva -Voce Examination

Academic Year (2023-24)

Academic Year (2022-23)

Academic Year (2021-22)

Chemistry

May

Ms. Atanu Bera

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

May

Ms. Sourajit Bera

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

May

Ms. Pooja

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

April

Ms. Krishna Pandey

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

April

Ms. Anjana

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

April

Ms. Sumangla Arora

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

March

Mr. Motahar SK

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

Feb

Mr. Anupam Das

Open Notice for Ph.D. Viva-Voce Examination

Dec

Vikrant Chaudhary