Doctoral program (Ph. D.)

Department of Chemistry at NIT Sikkim offers opportunity to carry out graduate research work in various areas of chemistry and related disciplines (check Research Areas). Students completing their M.Sc. in Chemistry can apply to this program. The fellowship options available include (a) Institute funded Ph.D., (b) funding by other funding agencies, SERB (DST), CSIR, INSPIRE, etc. Further details of the eligibility criteria can be found on the institute's website.

Program requirements:

12 Credits for the candidates having M.Sc. degree

Research Areas:

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Photoredox Catalysis, Synthesis of Natural Products, Macrolides, Synthetic Methodologies, C-H activation, Heterocycles, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Green Organic Synthesis, Electrosynthesis, etc.)
• Inorganic Chemistry (Bioinspired Catalysis, Dioxygen activation/reduction, Artificial Photosynthesis, High-valent metal oxo, Electrocatalysis, Degradation of Micropollutants, C-H activation by transition metal complexes, etc.

Master of Science (M.Sc. in Chemistry)

Department of Chemistry at NIT Sikkim is now a comprehensive department granting master’s (two-year M. Sc. program in Chemistry). The admission to the 2-year M.Sc. (Chemistry) is managed centrally by Centralized Counselling for M.Sc./M.Sc. (Tech) (CCMN) platform, based on the JAM score of the candidates. The Institute also conducts Institute Admission Test (IAT) to fill the vacant seats. The department offers fundamental and advanced courses covering different areas of chemistry and closely related areas and provides comprehensive hands-on research training to the students to help them become technical professionals in the field.

Program requirements:

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