Marutraoji Ghule Patil Arts, Commerce & Science College, Ahmednagar

Introduction
The department of chemistry was established in 2009. The department offers undergraduate courses of first year, second year and third year in chemistry. The department is granted with funds by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune for purchasing laboratory instruments in 2018-19. The department has three well equipped laboratories. The laboratories are flourished with variety of basic and advance instruments. The instruments include GM counter, Microwave oven, pH meter, potentiometer, colorimeter, refractrometer etc. There are four qualified and dynamic faculty members. Students of the department are actively engaged in various curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities throughout the year. These activities include quiz competition, poster presentation, seminars, science exhibition, yoga and meditation workshop, rangoli competition etc. Student are introduced to various industries to fill the gap between academic and field knowledge by organizing educational visits. Recently an educational visit was organized at Dyaneshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, Bhende, Newasa, Ahmednagar. The department had organized two day state level seminar on “Recent Trends in Chemistry and its Applications” in 2018. Since science day is celebrated every year. Dr. S.B Nimse, Ex. Vice chancellor, Lucknow University was the chief guest on the Science day which was celebrated on 28th February 2020. The students of chemistry department actively participates in interstate research competition “AVISHKAR” each year. The department also organizes various outreach activities the help social elements. In the academic year 2019-20 department has organized outreach activity on “Soil and Water Testing” for farmers in the Ahmednagar area.