Prof.S.A.Desai

Head of Department

About Department

Chemical engineering Department is established in the year of 1983 with 60 intakes for U.G. program. The department has increased intake from 60 to 90 in the year of 1993. In the year 2004, out of 90 intakes 30 intakes is converted into Biotechnology Engineering.

The Department has started a PG program with 18 intakes from 1998.

Since from the establishment, the Department has gone for ISO certification, TEQUIP phase – II.

UG program of Chemical Engineering Department has accredited by NBA – AICTE, New Delhi in 2004 for ‘5 years’ and in 2011 for ‘3 years’.

Being pioneer department in the Shivaji University Area, Department has conducted so many activities like Consultancy, Training Program to students as well as Industrial personals of software courses like ASPEN PLUS, UNISIM, CFD, ProMax etc. Our Chemical Department is collaborated with well nationalized Institute Department like IIT, ICT, NCL, BARC, DRDO, NEERI etc. Some of the projects are carried out along with Industries like Finolex Inds. Ltd, Exel Industries, Thermax Ltd. and Research organations like NCL, BARC, DRDO etc.

One of the most important research projects ’Continuous Jaggery Production’ is running in the department along with IIT Mumbai.

The department has received more than Rs. 36, 14, 717.00 Lacks under MODROBS and RPS from DST Such as AMT, AHT, CRE, MO and IIPC.

Every year our final year students are bagging University Ranks.

Department have invested more than Rs. 66, 23, 036.00 for different laboratories like Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machinaries, H.T, PDC, CRE, MT, CPGT, PI&IMA, Chemistry, Computer etc. Department have a separated computing facility equipped with 55 computers with 100 mbps internet connection. Department has provided a open access of ASPEN PLUS, ProMax, CFD, MATLAB, UNISIM.

Apart from the academics, department is providing activities for the overall development of students like Personality Development Techniques, Interview Techniques, Soft Skill and Communication conducted by industrial experts. Paper Presentation Competition, Group Discussion, guidance for GATE Examination etc. are also conducted by the experts.