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2025-26

Events

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The Department of Chemistry, VIVA College, organized a seminar on “Beyond the Dose: The Science of Drug Movement and Metabolism through ADME and PK” on 14th August 2025 at 8:30 am in the Chemistry Research Laboratory, Ground Floor, VIVA College. The seminar aimed to provide PG students with an in-depth understanding of the processes of Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion (ADME) along with Pharmacokinetics (PK), highlighting their crucial role in determining the safety, efficacy, and optimization of drug therapies.

The resource person, Dr. Shailesh Gurav, delivered an insightful presentation on how ADME and PK studies help scientists and researchers understand drug behaviour in the body beyond just the administered dose.

The event was efficiently coordinated by the Organizing Committee comprising Ms. Seema Jadhav (Chairperson), Dr. Shailesh Gurav, and Dr. Arti Dubey, under the guidance of Dr. Prajakta Paranjpe (Vice-Principal) and Dr. Deepa Verma, I/c Principal, and IQAC coordinator.

Announcement

With great pleasure, we would like to inform and invite all PG students that, Department of Chemistry, VIVA College is organizing a lecture-cum-seminar on “Beyond the Dose: The Science of Drug Movement and Metabolism through ADME and PK” on 14th August 2025 at 8.30 am.

Venue: Chemistry Research Laboratory, Ground floor, VIVA College, Virar (W).

Resource Person: Dr. Shailesh S Gurav

Certificates will be awarded to all participants.
Interested PG students can register themselves for the seminar by filling in the form available at the registration link.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/xMJKT2VkBUYBa3np9
For more details kindly contact Ms. Seema Jadhav (7798083718)

2023-24

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Poster Presentation Competition was organized by the Department of Chemistry at the VIVA College for M.Sc-I students on 27 February 2024. The group of winners were felicitated with the certificates.

Winners

1st Prize: Shweta Prajapati, Sapna Koranga, and Anjali Prajapati.

Topic name: Colorimetry, pH Metry

Poster Presentation Competition

Winners

2nd Prize: Tapasya Bari, Pratiksha Dongare

Topic name- IR Spectroscopy

3rd Prize: Umit Pandey, Vaibhav Sahamate

Topic name- Mass Spectroscopy

Announcement

Chemistry Poster Presentation Competition is organized by the Department of Chemistry for M.Sc-I students on 27 February 2024 at the VIVA College. All interested students are informed to register for same.

2022-23

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The Chemistry department organised a presentation competition on the topic ‘Use of Chemistry in Day-to-Day Life' for undergraduate and postgraduate students on 11 March 2023.

1st winner- Sudharshini Pillai

2nd winner- Shweta Singh

3rd winner- Abhishek Shukla

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Department of Chemistry organized an event for UG & PG students named 'CHEMISTRY WORD QUEST COMPETITION' held on 18th March 2023 to enhance dictionary & vocabulary regarding chemistry such as elements, apparatus, properties of matter etc. This event was organized by Miss. Rashmita vaychal, Miss. Hanisha Ghude & Miss. Shrutika Padhye

'CHEMISTRY WORD QUEST COMPETITION'

Rank Holders

1st Ranker - Renu S. Kori (MSc Part -1)

2nd Ranker - Akash A. Singh (SYBSc)

3rd Ranker- Lalit S. Samant (MSc Part-2)

Announcement

Chemistry Poster Presentation Competition "ELEMENTAL CHEMISTRY" is organised on 11th March 2023. All interested students are informed to register for same.

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POSTER PRESENTATION ACTIVITY was organized by DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY "ELEMENTAL CHEMISTRY" on 11th March 2023 for UG and PG STUDENTS.

Instruments in Analytical Chemistry (Poster Presentation Competition)

The Poster Presentation Competition was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 10/03/2023 at old VIVA College for M.Sc-II Analytical Chemistry students. The group of winners were felicitated with Certificates.

1st prize-

Fravela Gonsalves (Roll. No. 14)

Melinda Gonsalves (Roll No. 15)

Dhanashree Kadam (Roll No. 18)

Mansi Parab (Roll No. 29)

2nd prize

Kirti Tadadikar (R.No.41)

Shruti Bari (R.No.02)

Monika Batwal (R.No.04)

3rd prize-

Amruta Kadu (R.No.19)

Sagar Patil (R.No.32)

Lalit Samant (R.No.38)

4rd prize-

Kalyani Arekar (R.No.01)

Tanvi Bari (R.No.03)

Yukta Churi (R.No.08)

Bhumika Thakur (R.No.42)

2021-22

Events

"Discoveries in Organic Chemistry"

Department of Chemistry organized an online presentation competition on the topic ‘Discoveries in Organic Chemistry’, for PG students on 18th October 2021 .

"CHEMPOST" Chemistry Poster Presentation

A web activity was organized by DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY on 16th October 2021 for UG and PG students to inculcate Knowledge, Skills, Passion and Confidence in students.

Department of Chemistry organised a virtual event on October 7, 2021. Poster-making competition on "Elements of Periodic Table".

1st Rank:

Vaibhavi Prashant Natekar S.Y.B.Sc.Biochemistry - CBC004 - Krypton element

2nd Rank:

Tanvi Vitthal Amte - S.Y. B.Sc. CB-CNB001 - Oxygen

3rd Rank:

Paresh Parshuram Jogale F.Y. B.Sc.Biochemistry 005 -Chlorine

2020-21

Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry (PowerPoint Presentation Competition)

The PowerPoint Presentation Competition was organized by the Department of Chemistry at old VIVA College on a virtual platform for M.Sc-II Analytical Chemistry students. The Winners were felicitated with Certificates.

Convener of Programme:

Prof. Ajit Ingle, Miss. Riyan Gardner, Mrs. Swati Dhumal, Miss. Tanvi Raul

Winners-

1st Prize- Manav Patel

2nd Prize- Ravi Pandey & Shrutika Padhye

3rd Prize- Aakash Kadam & Hanisha Ghude

Guidance on Scope of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry organized an Alumni Meet for UG students on 15th February 2021, so that the students can interact with the alumni. The event was conducted to create awareness among students about the scope of their subject in the professional world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Alumni meeting was organized on the online platform using Google Meet.

The Alumni Meet was scheduled at 4.00p.m on 15th February 2021. A total 79 students attended the event.

Following Alumni had shared their experiences –

1. Ms. Janhavi Khedaskar (M.Sc – Organic Chemistry) 2. Mr. Avinash Upadhyay (M.Sc – Organic Chemistry)

1. Ms. Janhavi Khedaskar is at present working at Tree House High School as a Post-Secondary School Teacher. She has done specialization in Organic Chemistry and passed out in the year 2019.

2. Mr. Avinash Upadhyay is at present working at Everest Flavours Ltd. He has done specialization in Organic Chemistry and passed out in the year 2019.

The students had a very interactive session with the Alumni. The students asked about further studies in the field of Chemistry. Also, they discussed the job opportunities and also about the entrance tests which have to be given for teaching fields etc. Overall the event was very informative and joyful for students.

Online Chem Puzzle competition

CHEM PUZZLE COMPETITION was organised by DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY on 23rd January 2021 for UG students. The event was organized by Dr. Arti Dubey, Mrs. Priya Barve, Mrs. Seema jadhav

The winners of the competition were as follows:

1stposition: Risha R.Nirmal, Anjali R.Gupta, Shashank Tiwari, Nikhil Pandey, Isha Pandey

2stPosition: Aarzoo Shashidhar Jaiswar, Prachi Yuvraj Gaikwad, Sabiya Allauddin Shaikh, Nitesh Chandan Singh, Ritesh Dubey

3rdposition: Nikki Vishwakarma, Sonal Reshim, Pooja Gawade, Sapna Vishwakarma, Bhagyashree Sonwane

Poster Making Competition using PowerPoint

A “Poster Making Competition using PowerPoint” was organised by the Chemistry department on 28th January 2021. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the competition was held online. It was open to undergraduate as well as postgraduate students. There was solo as well as group participation. Students were asked to select for their presentation any one of the four topics given below:

Nanotechnology
New elements in the periodic table
Green Chemistry
Pandemic 2019

36 students from F.Y.B.Sc. to T.Y.B.Sc. and M.Sc. part I and II registered themselves and 35 participated in the competition. The performance of the competitors was judged by the conductors of the competition namely Prof. Ajit Ingle, Dr. Promila Nagpal, Dr. Gayatri Gadre and Prof. Rashmita Vaychal. In view of the judges, all the participants presented well and covered many aspects of their respective topics in a single slide with text as well as images.

The judges were pleased to announce the winners of the competition:

1st winner- group of Amey Deshpande, Anshuman Maiti, Chinmay Kore

2nd winner- Alisha Xess

3rd winner- there were two joint winners- Stuti Mishra and Nikita Kapri

CHEMISTRY QUIZ COMPETITION

Department of Chemistry organized an events for UG students (CHEMISTRY QUIZ COMPETITION) to inculcate Knowledge, Skills, Passion and Confidence in students. CHEMISTRY QUIZ COMPETITION was organized by DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY on 23rd January 2021 for UG STUDENTS. The event was organized by Mr. Chetan Meher, Miss. Sheetal Jaiswal, Miss. Rutuja Sawant. It gives a Golden opportunity for Students of CHEMISTRY to explore & improvise their General Knowledge skills. Besides the obvious academic benefits of expanding a student’s knowledge and exploring new skills at an early age, quizzes redefine the education system in significant ways.

2019-20

Power point presentation Competition on ‘Innovations in Chemistry’ for M.Sc.-I

The PowerPoint presentation competition on ‘Innovations in Chemistry’ was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 08th February 2020 at Old Viva College for M.Sc Part I students. The event was organized by Mr. Chetan Meher and judged by Mr. Shailesh Gurav. The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates were distributed to all the participants.

Following were the winners of the event:

1st Prize (Gold): Pradnya Jadhav and Tanmay Patil

2nd Prize (Silver): Omnath Yadav

3rd Prize (Bronze): Nausheen Usmani, Shikha Mishra and Shubham Dubey

Interdepartmental activity:

One day workshop on Analytical Instrumention

One day workshop on Analytical Instrumentation was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 11th February 2020 at Old Viva College for TYBSc students. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with the Chemistry department and Life Sciences department in association with the Instrumentation Laboratory (VCARD). Information and working of FTIR spectrophotometer, GCMS, HPLC, and AAS were demonstrated by Dr. Nikhil Teli and Mr. Siddhesh Mangaonkar from the Life science department. Mrs. Priyanka Rodrigues and Mrs. Dipika Chorghe from the Chemistry Department demonstrated the working of UV Spectrophotometer. The event was organized by Mrs. Kirti Mhatre and coordinated by Mrs. Namarat Kawale, Mrs. Dipti Gharat, Miss. Riyan Gardner and Dr. Sheetal Powar. Total 60 students attended the workshop. All the participants were provided with certificates. Special Thanks to Dr, Deepa Verma Head, Department of Botany and Incharge of VCARD for the permission to visit VCARD and all necessary arrangements.

Power point presentation Competition on ‘Innovations in Chemistry’ for M.Sc.-II AC

Power point presentation competition was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 13th February 2020 at Old Viva College for M.Sc Part II Analytical Chemistry students. The event was organized by Miss. Riyan Gardner and Ms. Tanvi Raul and judged by Mrs. Kirti Mhatre. The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates were distributed to all the participants.

Winners:

1st Prize (Gold): Cyrus Pereira

2nd Prize (Silver): Dipali Mohite

Power point presentation Competition on ‘Innovations in Chemistry' for M.Sc.-II OC

Power point presentation competition was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 14th February 2020 at Old Viva College for M.Sc Part II Organic Chemistry students. The event was organized by Dr. Sheetal Powar and judged by Mrs. Namrata Kawale. The winners were felicitated with medals and certificates were distributed to all the participants.

Winners:

1st Prize (Gold): Abhishek Jaiswal

2nd Prize (Silver): Vaidip Vartak

3rd Prize (Bronze): Vipal Doshi

2018-19

One day workshop on Analytical Instrumention

One-day workshop on Analytical Instrumention was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 6th February 2019 at Old Viva College for TYBSc students. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with Chemistry department, and the Life Sciences department in association with the Instrumentation Laboratory (VCARD). Information and working of FTIR spectrophotometer, GCMS, HPLC, and AAS were demonstrated by Dr. Nikhil Teli and Mr. Siddhesh Mangaonkar from the Life science department. Mrs. Priyanka Rodrigues and Mrs. Dipika Chorghe from the Chemistry Department demonstrated the working of a UV Spectrophotometer. The event was organized by Mrs. Kirti Mhatre and coordinated by Mrs. Namrata Kawale, Mrs. Dipti Gharat, Miss. Riyan Gardner and Dr. Sheetal Powar. A total of 54 students attended the workshop. Special Thanks to Dr, Deepa Verma Head, Department of Botany and Incharge of VCARD for the permission to visit VCARD and for all necessary arrangements.

2015-16

A PowerPoint Presentation “Seminar Competition” was organised on 31st August 2015 for the students of B.Sc on the topic “Pollution”.

The event was inaugurated and judged by Dr. R.D. Bhagat, Principal, VIVA college.

A Poster and Slogan Competition was organized on 9th December 2015 on the topics

i) Green Chemistry ii) Safety Measures iii) Nobel Prizes

The event was inaugurated and judged by Dr. Mrs. Arti Sawant, Associate Professor, Dept. Of Chemistry, Patkar College, Goregaon.

Announcement

The Chemistry Poster Presentation Competition on "ELEMENTAL CHEMISTRY" is organised on 11th March 2023.

All the students interested in participating in the activity are requested to register.

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