Chemistry

Events

Chemistry Exhibition in Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Students of Chemistry Department displayed exhibition through working models and experimental demonstration on the theme 'Chemistry behind magic and superstitions' to the general public during college Platinum Jubilee celebration held in September 2018. 

Visit to Instrumentation facilities at IIT mandi on National Science Day -2019

Student of Chemistry Department visited IIT mandi on February 28, 2019 for the celebration of National Science Day. Students also visited instrumentation facility to understand the working of analytical instruments like FTIR, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, Tensiometer, X-ray Diffractometer, Scanning and Transmission Electron microscope, Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Dynamic Light Scattering, Zeta potential measurements etc.

Celebration of International Year of Periodic Table (IYPT -2019)

Department of Chemistry celebrated International Year of Periodic Table (IYPT -2019) on October 05, 2019 (Saturday) to popularize science amongst young people. In this event students from different colleges participated in following activities:

1) Quiz on Chemistry of Periodic table.

2) Poster presentation on the theme ‘Elements in living world’.

 3) Debate on the topic ‘food preservative and artificial flavours: Do we really need them?

Commencement of Mendeleev Chemistry Club

As an effort to contribute to society, Chemistry Club has been constituted by the Department of Chemistry on October 05, 2019. The objective of the club is to ensure all round development of students by bringing them out of traditional class room learning. The club activities are designed so as to ensure active involvement of the students so that they may acquire skills of observation in real life situations to define their problems, making them capable of reporting their ideas in a refined and precise manner. The motto of the Club is ‘Science for Students and Students for Society’ 

Celebration of Mole Day-2019

To celebrate mole day, Department of Chemistry organized one day workshop on “mole concept and Chemical Calculations’ for students and Teachers on October 23, 2019. In this event Dr. Sanjay Kumar as internal resource person provided guidance and hands on training to the students regarding various aspects of chemical calculations involving mole concepts.

Visit to Water treatment plant and Water testing Lab at Kangnidhar

As a part of experiential learning, the students and teachers of chemistry department organized one day visit to Water treatment plant and Water testing Lab situated at Kangnidhar on March 07, 2020. During this visit, students were able to experience the application part of their theorical bookish knowledge and its benefit towards betterment of society.

 Celebration of World Science Day-2021

Department of Chemistry in collaboration with all the science departments celebrated World Science Day on November 12, 2021 to involve the students in meaningful discussion on emerging scientific issues around the globe. Following events were organized for the students during this celebration:

1.     Rangoli competition

2.     Quiz

3.    Debate/Declamation

4.  Scientific models demonstration

IYPT-2019

v Celebration of International Year of Periodic Table (IYPT-2019):

Department of Chemistry celebrated International Year of Periodic Table (IYPT -2019) on October 05, 2019 (Saturday) to popularize since amongst young people. In this event, approximate 70  student from different colleges participated in following activities: 1) Quiz on Chemistry of Periodic table.

 2) Poster presentation on the theme ‘Elements in living world’.

 3) Debate on the topic ‘food preservative and artificial flavours: Do we really need them?

Celebration of National Science Day -2023

On February 28, 2023, the students and faculty of the Chemistry Department celebrated the National Science Day. As the keynote speaker for the event, Dr. Sanjay Kumar addressed the audience about the potential of nanotechnology. The changing role of nanotechnology in the medical, electronics, and textile industries was explained to the students. On the subject of National Science Day's theme, "Global science for global welfare," a discussion session with students was also conducted. Over 90 students participated in the event with great interest and passion.

Induction Programme 2023-2024

Department of Chemistry VGC Mandi organised an Induction programme for newly admitted students on 05/08/2023 to make them aware about the curriculum, mid term examination and various other activities which will be organised during the session 2023-2024. During the programme Mandeleev Chemistry Club appointed its outstanding student leaders for the coming session to guide and unite fellow students on a shared path of discovery and growth.

Celebration of Ozone Day

 Mendeleev Chemistry club and Department of geography celebrated World Ozone Day with great enthusiasm to raise awareness about the importance of ozone layer protection. The event was organised at chemistry department on 15-09-2023 from12PM to 2PM. The Chief guest for the event was Ms. Surina Sharma, Principal VGC Mandi. About 200 students participated in this event. Poster Presentation and Declamation competitions were held in the event.

Celebration of Chandrayaan Utsav

Chandrayaan Utsav was celebrated by Departmentof Physics and Chemistry in Room No. 32 onSeptember 30, 2023. Approximate 110 students and 18 teachersparticipated in this event. In thisevent, three competitions were organized for the students, viz. Poster making, model making and short film making.Students enthusiastically participated in all the three events andpresented their best talent in all the three activities.

Celebration of Mole Day

Mendeleev ChemistryClub celebrated “International Mole Day” with great enthusiasm to raiseawareness about the importance of Chemistry in our daily life. The event tookplace in Chemistry department on  23^rdOct, 2023 at 2:00PM. The eventstarted with the welcome address by general secretary of club.

In the beginning, Prof. Devika Vaidya, HOD Chemistry cum Presidentof Mendeleev Chemistry Club shared her views about Mole Day.

During this event Dr.Sanjay Thakur (Club Convener) delivered a talk on Noble Prizes in Chemistry,2023. Then Reetesh, Sanjana, Samriti Sharma Students of Mendeleev ChemistryClub  gave presentations on Mole day and Chemistryin every day life . The programme ended with vote of thanks by Prof. Seema Sharma.

One day workshop on IPR and Entrepreneurship

Mandeleev Chemistry Club and BBA Department, Vallabh GovtCollege, Mandi organised One day workshop for students and faculty members on INTELLECTUALPROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP sponsored by HP Patent  Information Centre, HIMCOSTE Shimla on 25^thOctober, 2023 in Room No. 208 at 11:00 AM.

The invited speakers for the workshop  were Prof. G.R. Chaudhary, DirectorSophisticated analytical instrumentation Facility, Panjab University Chandigarh, Dr. YogeshNagpal, Founder and Managing DirectorWinsome Intellectual propertySolutions LLP Zirakpur  Punjab and Dr. RajivKumar Chairperson Department of Environment Science, Panjab UniversityChandigarh. SAIF PU Chandigarh signed a MOU with VGC mandi to extend their support in achieving the academicexcellence and shown commitment for working for betterment of students through mutual cooperation. About115 students and 27 faculty members of Chemistry, BBA, Botany and B.Voc. departments attended the workshop.

Celebration of National Science Day -2024

National science was celebrated on 28th February 2024 in Vallabh Govt. College Mandi by the students and teachers of Science Department to commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect. Various activities like Debate, Quiz, Poster making, Collage making and Rangoli were organized for students. Apart from these students also showcased their talent in music and dance to make the event more interesting .Ms. Surina Sharma Principal Vallabh Govt. College was the chief guest of the day. Around 460 students and 38 teachers participated in the event.

Two Weeks Capacity Building Training programme for Laboratory Staff

 A Two Weeks Capacity Building Training programme for Laboratory Staff was organised by IQAC of Vallabh Govt. College Mandi w.e.f. 22nd April, 2024 to 4th May, 2024. The primary aim of this Training programme was to familiarize the Lab Assistants with equipments of different Labs, to provide them basic knowledge of computer and to enable them in proper maintenance of Lab inventory.  In this Training programme during four sessions of Chemistry Dept. they were made aware about Lab safety rules, different apparatus and chemicals and preparation of solutions etc.

Induction Programme 2024-2025

Science Departmentof Vallabh Govt. College Mandi has Organised Induction Programme for newlyadmitted students of BSc 1^st Year on August 06, 2024  in RoomNo. 31. The programme was aimed to welcome, orient and prepare students fortheir academic journey in the college. It was organized in two sessions 1^stsession w.e.f. 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon for Students of Physical Sciences and 2^ndsession w.e.f. 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM for Students of Life Sciences. Wholefaculty of Science Department remained present during  this event. The programme started with thewelcome address by Ms. Devika Vaidya, H.O.D. Science Department VGC Mandi. Duringthis event Dr. Sanjay Thakur, Dr. Deepali Ashok, Dr. Chaman Premi, Dr.Shivendra Sangar  familiarize studentswith the college campus, faculty, curriculum, various clubs and societies andscholarship schemes.

Orientation Programme 2024-2025

MendeleevChemistry Club ,Dept ofChemistry, VGC Mandi organised an Orientation Programme for newly admittedstudents on 07/09/2024 in room no.31 at 2:00 pm. The aim of this programme wasto introduce new members to the Chemistry Club, its objectives and itsactivities and to inspire interest in chemistry among new students.  During the programme Mandeleev Chemistry Clubappointed its outstanding student leaders for the coming session to guide andunite fellow students on a shared path of discovery and growth.

Celebration of World Ozone Day

On 18^th September,2024, Mendeleev chemistry club organized an event to commemorate world ozone dayin room no. 32 at 12:00 noon. The main objective to celebrate this day was to raiseawareness among students about the significance of ozone layer, it's depletion andthe potential measures to safeguard and preserve ozone. The Chief guest of the programmewas  Dr. Ravinder kumar, Vice Principal ofVGC Mandi. During the eventstudents participated in  declamation, postermaking and rangoli competition. About 180 students participated in the event. Winnersof the competitions were awarded with certificates by the chief guest.

World Mole Day Celebration

The Mendeleev Chemistry Club of V.G.C. Mandi successfully celebrated MoleDay with a series of engaging events from October 23^rd to 25th. Thiscelebration aimed to inspire a deeper interest in chemistry and to commemoratethe significance of Avogadro’s number (6.022 × 10²³), the fundamental unit ofchemical  measurement. The festivities beganwith "Chembola", a unique twiston the traditional game of bingo, infused with chemistry-related concepts. On the second day, students challenged their analyticalskills with "Chempuzzule", a chemistry- based puzzlecompetition. This event encouraged critical thinking as participants solvedcomplex chemical riddles and rearranged molecular structures. The celebrationconcluded with quiz competition. Students competed in teams, answeringquestions that covered a wide range of topics in chemistry, from mole concept togeneral chemistry. After the competitions Chief guest HOD chemistry Prof. DevikaVaidya addressed the event and distributed prizes to the winners of respective competitions. At the end of this three days event Prof. Seema Sharma delivered vote ofthanks. Mole Day celebration by the Mendeleev Chemistry Club was a resoundingsuccess, marked by enthusiastic participation and an elevated interest inchemistry.

Field Visit to Water Treatement Plant

On 6th Nov. 2024 Mendeleev Chemistry Club of VGC Mandi organizeda field visit to Water Treatement Plant, Jal Shakti Vibhag at Kangni Dhar,Mandi. The main objective of this visit was to gain insights into the waterpurification process, studying its impact on public health and learning aboutenvironmental sustainability practices. The visit started from the collegecampus at around 1:00 p.m. and it was a short treck to the plant. Sixtystudents of B.Sc. 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Year  (Chem Major) along with faculty of Dept. ofChemistry visited the water treatment plant. The employees  from Jal Shakti Vibhag demonstrated thefunctioning of water treatment plant in detail. They briefly explained thevarious operational processes like coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation,filteration, disinfection as well as pH control involved in water treatment tothe students. The visit provided valuable informations of the processes andchallenges of water treatment. The facility playes a crucial role in ensuringsafe drinking water for community. Students also gained awareness ofsustainable water management.

Celebration of National Science Day 2025Day

The Science Departments at VGC Mandi celebrated National ScienceDay on 28th February 2025 with a series of engaging and educational activities.The event aimed to foster a deeper interest in science among students, promotecreativity, and highlight the importance of science in everyday life. Theevent was graced by Prof. Arti Kashyap Associate Professor, IIT Mandi , thechief guest of the occasion, along with Prof. Devika Vaidya, Principal Govt. CollegeKotli, Mandi  and Ms. Neelam Sharma Retd.Associate Professor, VGC Mandi  whoseinsightful words inspired everyone to further explore the field of science. Theevent was presided over by Prof. Surina Sharma, Principal VGC Mandi, who guidedthe event with great enthusiasm and leadership. Inaugral address was delivered by Head of chemistry departmentProf Seema Sharma. The day wasmarked by various interactive and creative activities involving students fromdifferent science departments with the Theme "Empowering Indian Youth forGlobal Leadership in Science and innovation for Viksit Bharat". The major eventsincluded; Poster Making , Rangoli making, Quiz  Competition as well aspresentations by different clubs of Science Departments (Presenting Science ininteresting and innovative manner) and setting Activity Corner by differentclubs (to demonstrate live activities/working models).

Students were actively involved in these activities making, theevent both educational and entertaining. At the end of the celebration, a prizedistribution ceremony was held. The Prize winner from Poster making (Ujawal1st, Kashish 2nd and Varsha 3rd) , Rangoli Making (Samiksha and Manasvi 1st,Payaswani and Sanidhi 2nd, Shiwali and Apurva 3rd), Quiz Competitions (LifeScience Club Zoology 1st, Bhaskaracharya club Maths 2nd and Neil Bohr clubPhysics 3rd ) were awarded certificates and mementos for their exceptionalcreativity and efforts. The winning teams (Data Dreamer Club Comp. Science 1st,Neil Bohr club Physics 2nd and Mendeleev Chemistry Club 3rd) from the clubspresentations were also recognized for their outstanding work in spreadingscientific knowledge. In setting an activity corner the Life Science ClubZoology got 1st position, Mendeleev Chemistry Club got 2nd position andVallabhian Botany Club got 3rd position. Through this event students showcasedcreativity, knowledge and enthusiasm, making the day a memorable experience toall.