Name of the Department: Chemistry Year of Establishment: 1942. Head of the Department: Prof. Tariq AhmadAshai. Intake Capacity: 300 (Selection through Cluster University Common Entrance Test). Teaching faculty: Nine (09) Prof. Tariq Ahmad Ashai, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Khan, Prof. Nighat Shafi, Prof. Aijaz Hussain Kanth, Prof. Subreena Syed, Prof. Kounsar Hassan, Dr. Uzma Ashraf (PhD, NET JRF), Dr Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani (PhD, JRF, GATE), Prof. Hilal Ahmad Bhat (NET, JRF). Non Teaching Staff: Four (04). Courses Offered B. Sc Chemistry. Number of semesters: six (06). Number of Laboratories: Physical (01), Inorganic (01), Organic (01). 9.Departmental Infrastructure: The Department provides following infrastructure for teaching-learning and research activities assembled in three well equipped laboratories. a) UV-Visible Spectrophotometer b) Double Distillation Plant c) Rotarary evaporator d) Digital melting point apparatus and Electronic weighing balance e) Magnetic stirrers, pH-meter, potentiometer and Conductometers f) Microwave and conventional oven g) Chromatographic setup and Uv-chamber.