DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-II
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the Department in generating
new knowledge, basic or applied.
Not applicable for a new Department
51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Challenges (SWOC) of the Department.
Strengths
Weaknesses
[1] Highly competent, young,
energetic and enthusiastic faculty
members
[2] Encouraging response from the
larger society in terms of applications
for admission in the Department.
[3] Encouraging attitude of the state
government (especially at the level of
bureaucracy) in terms of promoting
School of Physical Science including
Department of Chemistry.
[1] Lesser number of faculty
members, which is a limiting factor
to launch new courses/programmes
in the Department.
[2] Infrastructure for experimental
research is not yet on place. Faculty
has to rely on School of Environment
and Natural Resources (SENR) of
Doon University for the same.
[4] Presence of bright undergraduate
students.
Opportunities
[1] Opportunity to start new
programmes such as M.Sc.
Biochemistry, B.Sc. Forensic Science
etc., which are not being offered by
other institutions/universities within
Uttarakhand.
[2] Opportunity to create a strong
foundation of Department in terms of
high quality teaching and research.
Challenges
[1] To meet the aspiration of students
in dynamic market situations.
[2] To meet the standards of teaching
and research with scant human
resources.
[3] To develop laboratories for
experimental research with limited
financial support by university.
[2] Opportunity to develop human
resource in line with the requirement
of industry.
52. Future plans of the Department.
As per the mandates of School of Physical Sciences, Department of chemistry
plans to evolve as an institution of higher learning in terms of teaching and
research in chemistry. Towards this, the medium and longer terms plans of the
Department are as highlighted below.
School of Physical Sciences
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