About the Department
The departmentwas established in 1996 and having an intake of 30 students at four years Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering.The department is approved by AICTE, affiliated to Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University (KBCNMU), Jalgaon and attained NBA accreditation in 2005, 2008 & 2014. The dept. has a team of qualified, experienced & dedicated faculty having 25 years average experience with several publications in peer reviewed National and International Journals & Conferences.
The department has 11 labs includingMass Transfer I & II, Fluid Flow Operation, Mechanical operation, Instrumentation, Process Control, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Chemical Technology, Computer lab, Project lab and Research lab. These labs are equipped with latest equipment like Cooling tower, Bubble cap distillation column,Temperature, pressure & flow control trainer,Packedbed, Stirred tank & Plug flow reactors.The Computer lab is equipped with software’s like Aspen HYSYS while Project & Researchlabsare equipped with photo catalytic reactor, Cone penetrometer apparatus, FTIR Spectrophotometer etc.The dept. also has facilities for testing vegetable oils, detergents & effluents & provides consultancy in related areas. The department has smart classrooms and good collection of books and project reports in departmental library.
The department is actively encouraging students to undertake research – oriented & Start – Up related projects. The faculty provides technical assistance & guidance as well as facilitating financial assistance through various schemes. The department conducts expert lectures, seminars / Add-on courses regularly to update students about latest trends & developments in different areas of studies. The department has organized several International conferences. The department has signed MoU with institutes & industry for providing Industrial visits / training to students. The students are encouraged to participate in National / State level events like Dipex project competition, IIChE events.
The department has completed 5 projects (total Rs 5 lakh funded by DST), 2 projects (total Rs 2,62,000/- funded by UGC) & 1 project (Rs 1,52,000/- funded by SSRPS). Our students are regular recipients of Gold Medal from KBCNMU, have received grants from funding agencies and won awards in state level project competitions.Students are facilitated and get successfully placed in reputed organizations like Reliance Industries, Lupin Limited, Thermax Limited, Gujrat, Ambuja Exports, Macleods Pharmaceuticals, etc., while several students are pursuing higher studies/working overseas.
All the laboratories of the department are recognized research lab for PhD by Kaviyitri Bahinabai Chaudhri North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon.