Infrastructure
 

BIOSCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY 

To suitably train the manpower in the emerging areas in Life Science, Biotechnology and allied disciplines, the department has suitable infrastructure supported by modern equipments. Besides a Green House and an Animal House, the department has several equipments costing over Rs. 10 lacs. Some of the major equipments are as listed below:

Name of the Instrument (Make)

1. H.P.L.C. (Shimadzu LC-10ATVP Binary gradient system)  

2. PRIMUS 96 advanced gradient 95-6002 model 

3. Vertical Midi Gel System for 16x14cm gel (BG)

4. Submarine Midi Sub System For 24x18cm Gel 

5. Electronic Power supply EPS 500 (BG)   

6. Fermenter BLITE-B5 Sartorius  

7. Mini-Pam (Waltz)         

8. Plant Growth Chamber (Percival, USA & Tempo) 

9. Gel Documentation System (Kodak) 

10. Refrigerated Preparative Centrifuge (Beckmann Avanti 30)     

11. Refrigerated Preparative Centrifuge (Biofuge Stratos, Hearus) 

12. Refrigerated Preparative Centrifuge (Remi  Compufuge CPR-24)   

13. Refrigerated Preparative Centrifuge (Remi R-24) 

14. Microfuges (Remi RM-10)     

15. Water Purification System (Millipore)    

16. Incubator REMI model no. CI-10S   

17. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (Systronics –119 & 2101)     

18. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (EC, UV-5704SS)   

19. Spectronic 20 D (Milton Roy)  

20. Spectrophotometer   (Systronics-106)    

21. Elisa Reader (Sunrise Tecan)  

22. Ice Making Machine (Blue Star) 

23. Digital Cryostat Microtome (Yorco YS1-118)

24. Digital Microscope with digital Camera & Software

25. Phase contrast Assembly for the microscope (Dewinter Italy)  

26. Trinocular Inverted Microscope & Camera (Olympus)

27. Stereoscopic Microscope (Olympus)      

28. Vacuum Concentrator (Heto VR-I, Denmark)

29. Hybridization oven (Hybridizer) (Atto AB-1950, Japan)  

30. Gene Cycler (Biorad, USA)   

31. Fraction Collector (Biorad-2110, USA)         

32. Mini Transilluminator (Biorad) 

33. -80°C Ultra Freezer (Hetofrig, Switzerland)  

34. Bench Top Rotary Shaker (Labotron TR-112)   

35. Orbital Platform Shaker (New Brunswick Scientific, USA)     

 36. Incubator Shaker, Temp. range 5-60° C (Metrex) 

37. Incubator Shaker (Remi)  

38. Environmental Shakers 

39. Bacteriological incubators  

40. Carbon dioxide incubator (Yorco) 

41. Laminar flow 

42. Microwave Oven (BPL Sanyo)    

43. Vacuum Oven (NSW)    

44. Radioactive Monitor (Ecca)     

44.  -20°C Deep Freezers  (Remi & Blue Star)   

45. Clean Air Equipment (Kirloskar)            

46. Quartz Double distillation system (Sunvic U.K.)  

47. Autoclaves large (Yorco) & small  

48. Vertical Autoclaves (Mertex) 

49. Generator 15 KVA     

50. U.P.S. system 5 KVA  

51. Walk-in-Cold room (Blue star)  

52. Electrophoresis System Mini Vertical Dual slab gel (Serva) 

53. Electrophoresis Apparatus Vertical, Horizontal, & Rod Including DNA sequencer (Genie)

54. Mini Electrophoresis (Metzer & Genie)

55. Electrophoresis Power Pack (Systronics, 606 P)     

56. Single Pan Electronic Balances (Mettler)

57. Electronic Balances (ADCO)   

58. Electronic Balances (Satorius)

59. Peristaltic Pump (Miclins)

60. Green House (Saveer Biotech)

61. Spectroflurometer (Elico SL-174)

62. Animal House

63. Rotary shaker  

64. Rotary Mictotome (MT-820)    

65. Ion meter   

66. Real-Time PCR (Qiagen  Rotorgene Q)    

67. Cooling Centrifuge (Remi C24 BL)   

68. Incubator Orbital Shaker (Metrex MRS-100 C)                 

69. Research Microscope with digital camera (Olympus CH 201-TR)

70. Water Purification System (TKA)  

71. Water Purification System (Millipore RiosD13)

72. Alpha Imager Gel Documentation System (Alpha Innotech)

73. Mastercycler gradient PCR (Eppendorf)  

74. High Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge (Eppendorf)    

Library

There are nearly 11,000 text and reference books in biological sciences in the library including some of the most recent reference volumes on biotechnology. The department also maintains a small library in which some key textbooks are kept for day-to-day use by the postgraduate students. In addition, for research updates, the department also subscribes Current Content (Life Science) and several research journals including on line Jgate. Access to following full text databases and e-journals is also provided through UGC-INFLIBNET facility for this institution.

   American Chemical Society

   Royal Society of Chemistry

   Institute of Physics

   Cambridge University Press

   Project Muse

   Springer and Kluwer Journals

    Encyclopedia Britannica (National Site Licensing)

    Taylor and Francis

    Portland Press

    American Institute of Physics

    American Physical Society

    Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online

    Oxford Univ. Press journals

    Jstore

CHEMISTRY 

In order to meet the demand of skilled manpower in the emerging areas of Chemistry, the Department has suitable infrastructure supported by modern equipments to train the students. The list of some major instruments/equipment in the Department is given below :

• CHNS/O Anlyzer (Perkin Elmer )

• Thermogravimetric Anlyzer (Perkin Elmer)

• Spectroflourometer (Perkin Elmer)

• Rotatory Evaporator (Heidolph)

• HPLC System (Knauer)

• Gas Chromatograph (Chemito)

• Gas Chromatograph (Nucon)

• IR Spectrophotometer (Pye Unicam SP3-300)

• FT-IR Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu)

• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer (Pye Unicam PU 8600)

• UV-VIS Double Beam Spectrophotometer (Systronics)

• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer (Elico CL-58)

• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer (Lab India) 

• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

• Flame Photometer

• Gouy Balance

• Analytical Balances

• Microprocessor based pH Meter

• Microprocessor based Photocolorimeter

• Microprocessor based Conductivity / TDS meter

• Microprocessor Ion Analyzers

• Rotatory Vacuum Evaporator

• Muffle Furnace

• Mechanical Stirrers

• Magnetic Stirrers

• Water Deionizer

• Micro Kjeldahl Unit

• Melting Point Apparatus

• Stirring Paddle Teflon coated

• Ultra-Violet Lamp

• Electrical Water Bath

• Vacuum Pump

• Potentiometer

• Refractrometer

• Water Distillation Still

• Low Temperature Bath

• Tappi Pipetting Device

• Centrifuge Machine

• Voltage Stabilizer

• Shaking Machine

• Digital Stop Watches

• High Temperature Oil bath

• Spot Reflecting Galvanometer

• Polarograph (Dual Mode Recording Type)

• Atomic Model Set

• Overhead Projector

• Microwave Oven

• Ultra Low Temperature Research cabinet

• Deep Fridge

• Hot air Oven

• Heating Mantle

• Refrigerator

• SVAM Software

[a] Chem. Office

[b] Cache work

[c] NMR-Scape

PHARMACY 

The Department of Pharmacy has suitable infrastructure supported by modern equipments to train the students in order to meet the global demand of skilled manpower.

S.No.	Infrastructure	No. of Labs
1.	Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmacology Pharmacognosy Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Including Aseptic Room) Computer Aided Drug Design Lab Total no. Laboratories	03 02 01 02 01 01   01             11
2.	Preparation Room for each lab (One room can be shared by two labs, if it is in between two labs)	10
3.	Machine Room	01
4.	Central Instrumentation Room	01
5.	Store Room – I	02
6.	Store Room - II(For Inflammable chemicals)	01
7.	Animal House	01
8.	Museum	01
9.	Seminar Hall	01
10.	Herbal Garden	01

Lab Wise List of Major Instruments Available

 PHARMACOLOGY

S.No.	Name of Instruments
1.	Non invasive blood pressure unit
2.	Photoactometer
3.	Pole climbing apparatus
4.	Rota rod Apparatus
5.	Analgesiometer
6.	Histamine chamber
7.	Electro Convulsometer
8.	Hutchinson's Spirometer
9.	Sahli's Haemocytometer
10.	Deep Freezer (-20. C)
11.	Lucas Moist Chamber
12.	Haemato Analyzer
13.	Biochemical Analyzer
14.	Glucometer
15.	Pletysmograph
16.	Elevated Plus Maze
17.	ECG Apparatuis
18.	Physical/ Chemical Balance
19.	Hole Board Apparatus
20.	Centrifuge
21.	Digital Balance
22.	Isolated organ bath assembly (single and double unit)
23.	Digital pH meter
24.	Metabolic cage apparatus
25.	Telethermameter
26.	Elevated plus maze
27.	Centrifuge
28.	Human Skeleton & organ models
29.	Histological slides

  PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY

S.No	Name
1.	HPLC with auto sampler
2.	Ion exchanger
3.	Microwave oven
4.	Karl fischer titrator
5.	Flourimeter
6.	Flame photometer
7.	Refractometer
8.	Polarimeter
9.	UV- Visible spectrophotometer
10.	Hot plates
11.	Oven
12.	Refrigerator
13.	Analytical Balances for demonstration
14.	Magnetic Stirrers with Thermostat
15.	Digital pH meter
16.	Distillation Unit
17.	Reflux flask and condenser single/ double/ triple necked
18.	Ice cube making machine

PHARMACEUTICS

S.No	Name
1.	LVDV-II pro Brookfield's viscometer with helical path
2.	Tablet punching machine
3.	Capsule filling machine
4.	Automatic ampoule filling & sealing machine
5.	Tablet disintegration test apparatus IP
6.	Tablet dissolution test apparatus IP
7.	Monsanto’s hardness tester
8.	Pfizer type hardness tester
9.	Friability test apparatus
10.	Clarity test apparatus
11.	Ointment filling machine
12.	Tablet coating pan
13.	Collapsible tube crimping machine
14.	Ball mill
15.	Conical Percolator (glass/ copper/ stainless steel)
16.	Precision Melting point Apparatus
17.	Ostwald’s viscometer
18.	Stalagmometer
19.	Rotary press multitooling
20.	Tissue culture station
21.	Refrigerated centrifuge
22.	Orbital shaker incubator
23.	Rotatory Flask Shaker
24.	Humidity control oven
25.	Single tablet punching machine
26.	Propeller type mechanical agitator
27.	Bulk density apparatus
28.	Liquid filling machine
29.	Double cone blender
30.	Laminar airflow unit
31.	Bath sonicator
32.	Dancing shaker
33.	Paper electrophoresis unit
34.	Reflux flask with condenser
35.	Desiccator
36.	Tincture Press
37.	Digital Balance
38.	Autoclave
39.	Hot air oven
40.	Clavenger apparatus
41.	Fludised bed dryer
42.	Moisture balance
43.	Soxhlet apparatus
44.	Six basket dissolution apparatus
45.	Distillation unit
46.	Bottle filling & sealing machine
47.	Multi- functioning machine
48.	Lipistic moulding & filling machine
49.	Brookfield YR-1 rheometer

PHARMACOGNOSY

S.No.	Name of Instruments
1.	Laminar airflow unit
2.	Colony counter
3.	Camera lucida
4.	Binocular microscope
5.	Clavenger appratus
6.	Zone reader
7.	Microcentrifuge
8.	Projection microscope
9.	Flourimeter
10.	Reflux flask with condenser
11.	Digital muffle furnance
12.	Soxhlet apparatus
13.	TLC chamber and sprayer
14.	Turbidimeter
15.	BOD incubator
16.	Distillation unit
17.	Microscope with stage micrometer
18.	Digital Balance
19.	Autoclave
20.	Hot air oven
21.	Digital pH meter
22.	Trinocular microscope with phase contrast & camera
23.	Moisture balance

PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

S.No.	Name of Instruments
1.	Laminar air flow
2.	Digital autoclave
3.	Colony counter
4.	Incubator
5.	BOD incubator
6.	Incubator orbital shaker
7.	Orbital incubator shaker
8.	Waterbath incubator shaker

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Presently Department of Chemical Engineering has sufficient infrastructure for running B.Tech. Chemical Engineering in terms of specialized state of art laboratories such as Chemical Engg. Lab.-I (Heat Transfer & Chemical Reaction Engg.), Chemical Engg. Lab.-II (Fluid Machanics & Mass Transfer), Chemical Engg. Lab.-III, Instrumentation Lab. Process Simulation Lab. and Research Lab.

The list of some major instruments/equipment (lab wise) in the Department is given below:
 

  

B.	Chemical Engg. Lab.-II
1.	Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium System
2.	Liquid-Liquid Extraction System
3.	Steam Distillation System
4.	Continuous Packed Bed Distillation Column
5.	Solid in Air Diffusion System
6.	Ball Mill (Constant Speed)
7.	Ball Mill (Variable Speed)
8.	Jaw Crusher
9.	Roll Crusher
10.	Gyratory Sieve Shaker with Test sieves
11.	Pressure drop due to various kind of fitting
12.	Pressure drop due to frictional losses
13.	Centrifugal Pump Test Rig (Constant Speed)
14.	Centrifugal Pump Test Rig (Variable Speed)
15.	Adsorption in Packed Bed
16.	Rotary Vacuum Filter

C.  Chemical Engg. Lab.-III

This lab. is provided with the instruments/equipments required for the basic analytical analysis.

D.	Instrumentation Lab.
1.	Time Constant of Thermocouple and Thermometer
2.	Time Constant of Manometer
3.	Refractometer
4.	Digital Tachometer
5.	Trainer for Temperature Control
6.	Trainer for Pressure Control
7.	Trainer for Level Control
8.	Trainer for Flow Control
9.	Microprocessor based Conductivity / TDS meter
10.	Digital Electronic Weighing Balance
11.	Digital PH Meter
12.	Distilled Water Unit

E.  Process Simulation Lab.

Process Simulation Lab provides an overview of working of equipments and helps in solving flow-sheets by using simulation software. The lab is also equipped with other softwares; the lab is having a capacity of 50 students. The advanced software used, are given as below:

             1.  Pro-Simulator 

          2.  ASPEN

          3.  UNISIM Design

          4.  OLI Analyzer

          5.  TK Solver