DBT − SN College Varkala

DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME

Department of Biotechnology(DBT), Govt of India has initiated a "Star College Scheme" to support colleges and universities to improve science teaching in undergraduate curriculum. The main aim of the programme is to improve the skills of teachers and to provide adequate facilities for practical training to students by providing special instruments and consumables with the help of faculty training programs and improved curriculum. In 2020 DBT under Star College Scheme has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 82 Lakhs for 3 years for strengthening of four departments. i.e., Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Zoology.

List of Equipments procured under DBT Star College Program (April 2021- March 2022)

Sl. No.	Department	Equipments	Quantity
1	Chemistry	Potentiometer	6
2	Chemistry	Conductivity Meter	6
3	Chemistry	Digital PH meter	2
4	Chemistry	Sensitive Thermometer	19
5	Chemistry	Colorimeter	2
6	Chemistry	Manual Centrifuge	1
7	Chemistry	Shaker	1
8	Chemistry	Centrifuge Machine	2
9	Chemistry	Magnetic Stirrer with hot plate	1
10	Chemistry	Electric Bunsen Burner	20
11	Chemistry	Kipps Apparatus	4
12	Chemistry	Boiling Point Apparatus	6
14	Chemistry	Melting Point Apparatus	4
15	Chemistry	Refrigerator	1
16	Chemistry	Stopwatches	9
17	Chemistry	Electronic Balance	4
18	Chemistry	Digital rotary evaporator	1
19	Chemistry	UV-Visible spectrophotometer	1
20	Chemistry	Refractometer	2
21	Chemistry	Smart Board	2
22	Zoology	Binocular Microscopes	16
23	Zoology	Binocular microscope with Camera(Trinocular microscope with image analyser)	1
24	Zoology	LCD projectors	2
25	Zoology	Dissection Microscopes	15
26	Zoology	Double Distillation Unit	1
27	Zoology	Electric Heater	1
28	Zoology	Document Scanner	1
29	Zoology	White Board	3
30	Zoology	Haemocytometer	15
31	Zoology	Haemoglobinometer	15
32	Zoology	Colorimeter	1
33	Zoology	Ice Box	2
34	Zoology	Microtome	1
35	Zoology	Ocular Micrometer	20
36	Zoology	Digital pH meter	1
37	Zoology	Water Analyzer	1
38	Zoology	Student microscopes	27
39	Zoology	Weighing Balance	1
40	Zoology	UPS 2KVA, with batteries	1
41	Zoology	Refrigerator (193L)	1
42	Zoology	Sphygmomanometer	1
43	Zoology	Smart Board	1
44	Botany	Double beamUV-Vis Spectrophotometer	1
45	Botany	Refrigerator	1
46	Botany	Waterbath	1
47	Botany	LCD projector	1
48	Botany	Laminar air flow	1
49	Botany	Double Distillation Unit	1
50	Botany	Vertical electrophoresis	1
51	Botany	Microscope with Camera- (Trinocular image analyser)	1
52	Botany	pH meter	1
53	Botany	Micro pippette	4
54	Botany	Weighing balance	1
55	Botany	Autoclave	1
56	Botany	BOD incubator	1
57	Botany	Monocular student’s microscope	53
58	Botany	Static voltage stabilizer with inverter (UPS 2KVA)	1
59	Botany	Magnetic stirrer with hot plate	1
60	Physics	Tangent Galvanometer	2
61	Physics	Circular Coil	4
62	Physics	Digital temperature controlled hot plate	2
63	Physics	Spectrometer: a)7” (1-minute reading) b) 6"(1 minute reading)	8 1
64	Physics	DC Continuous Variable Voltage Source a) 01- 12 V b) 01-32V	10 4
65	Physics	a) LED, Photodiode Characteristics study LASER(2 different sources)	1 2
66	Physics	Electronic Weighing Balance-4 digit - 0.1 mg resolution	1
67	Physics	Function generator 5 MHz	6
68	Physics	CRO/Digital Storage Oscilloscope (DSO)	3
69	Physics	Cornu’s method Sodium vapour lamps	1 6
70	Physics	a) Michelson Interferometer, extra scale and telescope arrangements	1 7
71	Physics	Stabilized battery supply with inverter and battery back up(2 kVA)	1
72	Physics	Microprocessor	1
73	Physics	Synthesis of Nano particles: Agate mortar with pestle, Magnetic stirrer with hot plate 1100° Muffle Furnace with Digital Temperature controller	1 1 1
74	Physics	Centrifuge	1
75	Physics	Measurement of Susceptibility of Paramagnetic Substance: Quinck’s method	1
76	Physics	Newton’s rings Apparatus Travelling microscope mercury vapour lamps	1 5 3

List of Books Procured under DBT Grant-Physics (April 2020 - March 2021)

Sl.No	Title of the Book	Authors	Qty
1.	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	David J Griffiths	2
2.	AstroPhysics: Stars and Galaxies	K D Abhyankar	1
3.	Elements of X Ray Diffraction	Cullity and Stock	1
4.	An Introduction to AstroPhysics	Basu and Chattopadhyay	1
5.	Classical Mechanics	S K Sinha	1
6.	Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics	Varma et.al.,	1
7.	Quantum Mechanics	Aruldhas	1
8.	Classical Mechanics	Aruldhas	2
9.	Introduction to Nuclear Physics	Jana	1
10.	Fundamental to Quantum Mechanics	YR Waghmare	1
11.	Thermal Physics	Singh	1
12.	Classical Mechanics	Goldstein	1
13.	Electromagnetics	B B Laud	1
14.	Electricity and Magnetism	K KTewari	1
15.	Introduction to Classical Mechanics	Takwale	1
16.	Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics	F Reif	2
17.	Introduction to Solid state Physics	Charles Kittel: Kittels	1
18.	Modern Physics	R Murugeshan	3
19.	Molecular structure and Spectroscopy	Aruldhas	1
20.	Classical Mechanics	Rana	1
21.	Nuclear Physics	Tayal D C	3
22.	Electromagnetic Theory and Electrodynamics	Satyapraksh	1
23.	Classical Mechanics	Upadhyaya J C	1
24.	Basic Electronics and devices, Circuits and IT Fundamentals	Kal	1
25.	Basic Electronics	B L Theraja	1
26.	Fundamentals of Mathematical Physics	Dr A B Gupta	1
27.	Lasers and Non linear optics	B B Laud	1
28.	Quantum Mechanics	Thankappan P K	1
29.	Modern Physics	Kenneth S krane	3
30.	CSIR/UGC/NET/JRF/SET Physical Sciences	Upkar	1
31.	Introduction to Electrodynamics	David J Griffiths	1
32.	Physics Oscillation Waves Optics and Quantum Mechanics	N N Agarwal	1
33.	Fundamentals of Electricity and Manetism	Chatterjee	1
34.	Physics of Semiconductor Devices	Michael Sher	1
35.	Lasers: Principles, types and Applications	Nambiar K R	1
36.	Nuclear Physics	S N Ghoshal	1
37.	Elementary Solid State Physics	Ali Omar	3
38.	Statistical Mechanics	KersonHaang	1
39.	Concepts of Modern Physics	Arthur Beiser	1
40.	Heat and Thermodynamics	Zemansky	1
41.	Solid State Physics: Structure and Properties of Materials	M A Vahab	1
42.	Statistical Mechanics	R K Pathria	1
43.	Fibre Optics and Lasers	K Thyagarajan, Ajoy	1
44.	Fundamenals of Nuclear Physics	Verma	1
45.	A Text Book of Sound	N Subrahmanyam	1
46.	Solid State Physics	R K Puri, V K Babbar	1
47.	Microprocessors and its applications	NagoorKani	1
48.	Nano: The Essentials	Pradeep	1
49.	Problems and Solutions on Solid State Physics	Lim Yung Kou	1
50.	Problems and Solutions on Qunatum Mechanics	Lim Yung Kou	1
51.	Problems and Soluions on Electromagnetism	Lim Yung Kou	1
52.	Solid State Physics	S O Pillai	2
53.	A text book of Advanced Practical Physics	Ghosh S K	1
54.	Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics	Mittal	1
55.	Seven Brief Lessons on Physics	Rovelli, Carlo	1
56.	For the Love of Physics	Walter Levin	1
57.	Modern Physics	Aruldhas and Rajagopal	1

List of Books Procured under DBT Grant-Botany (April 2020 - March 2021)

Sl.No	Title of the Book	Authors	Qty
1.	BioPhysics	N.Arumugham	1
2.	Gymnosperms : Structure and Evolution	Chamberlain.C.J	1
3.	Ecology 2/edn	Eugene.P.Odum	1
4.	Cell Biology	Powar.C.B	1
5.	An introduction to Embryophyta Pteridophytes	Parihar.M.S	1
6.	Introductory principles of Plant Breeding	R.C.Choudhary	1
7.	Plant Tissue culture 2/ed	S.P.Misra	1
8.	Phytochemicals and EthnoBotany	Dr.PawankumarBhar	1
9.	The embryology of Angiosperms 6/edn	S.S.Bhojwani, S.P.Bh	1
10.	Recombinant DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering	Rajagopal	1
11.	Microbiology	Pelczar	1
12.	Pteridophyta	Sharma	1
13.	Biotechnology Principles and Applications	S.C.Rastogi	1
14.	Bioinformatics : Concepts, Skills and Applications	Rastogi	1
15.	Fungi and Allied Microbes	Sharma	1
16.	A Textbook of Algae (PB)	Bilgrani/Saha.L	1
17.	A Textbook of Botany Vol.1, 12/edn	S.N.Pandey and P.S.Tri	1
18.	Practical Botany Vol.1	Santra SC	1
19.	Horticulture	V.L.Sheela	1
20.	Molecular Biology	G.P.Jayanthi	1
21.	Nano Biotechnology	Subbiah	1
22.	Genetics	Gupta.P.K	1
23.	Principles of Genetics (with CD)	Tamarin	1
24.	Plant Physiology 2/edn	V.Verma	1
25.	Molecular Biology : Genes to Proteins 4/edn	Burton.E.Tropp	1
26.	Introduction to plant Tissue culture 3/edn	Razdan.M	1
27.	Biotechnology : Expanding Horizons	Singh.B.D	1
28.	Advance Plant Taxonomy	Mondal.A.K	1
29.	Taxonomy of Angiosperms	B.P.Pandey	1
30.	Plant Breeding	Satya.P	1
31.	Biostatistics	Jyotikumar	1
32.	Environmental Biology (Principles of Ecology)	Dr.P.S.Verma	1
33.	Plant Pathology	R.P.Singh	1
34.	Textbook of BioChemistry with Biomedical significance	Gupta Prem Prakash	1
35.	BioChemistry 4/edn	S.C.Rastogi	1

List of Books Procured under DBT Grant-Chemistry (April 2020 - March 2021)

Sl.No	Title of the Book	Authors	Qty
1.	Reaction Mechanism in Organic Chemistry	S M Mukherji	1
2.	Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	R D Madan	1
3.	3000 Solved Problems in Chemistry	Goldberg	1
4.	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Vol I	R D Madan	1
5.	Textbook of Polymer Science	Fred V Billmeyer	1
6.	Medicinal Chemistry	Kar, Ashutosh	1
7.	Computational Chemistry	Lewars	1
8.	Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics	F V Sears	1
9.	Principles and Applications of electroChemistry	D R Crow	1
10.	The essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology	K S Narayan Reddy	1
11.	Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy	V K Jain	1
12.	Analytical Chemistry	B K Sharma	1
13.	Handbook of Molecular Spectroscopy	Sathyanarayan	1
14.	Advanced Organic Chemistry Through solved problems	P Bhattacharjee	1
15.	Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds	Robert M Silverstein	1
16.	Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry	N K Vishnoi	1
17.	Green Chemistry: Environmentally Benign Reactions	V K Ahluwalia	1
18.	Organic Synthesis Through Disconnection Approach	P S Kalsi	1
19.	Practical Organic Chemistry: A Lab Manual	A K Manna	1
20.	Organic Chemistry: A Lab Manual	Pavia/ Lampman/ Kriz	1
21.	Quantum Chemistry	R K Prasad	1
22.	Bios Instant Notes Analytical Chemistry	Kealey	1
23.	Analytical Chemistry: Principles	Kennedy	1
24.	Advanced Practical Chemistry	Dr Jagadamba Singh	1
25.	The Chemistry of the P Block Elements: Syntheses Reaction	Anil J Elias	1
26.	Analytical Chemsitry: Techniques & Instrumentation	Dr. S. Usharani	1
27.	Analytical Chemistry	Dash	1
28.	Spectroscopy	Gurdeep R Chatwal	1
29.	Organic Spectroscopy Principles, Problems and their solutions	Jagadamba Singh	1
30.	Introduction to Spectroscopy	Pavia/ Lampman/ Kriz	1
31.	Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis	Chatwal & Anand	1
32.	Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and reaction	Huheey/ Medhi	1
33.	Quantum Chemistry: through problems & solutions	Prasad R K	1
34.	Separation Chemistry	R P Budhiraja	1
35.	Advanced Organic Chemistry (Structure & Mechanisms)	Ashutosh Kar	1
36.	Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analyis	B. K. Sharma	1
37.	Green Chemistry: A Textbook	V K Ahluwalia	1
38.	Named Reactions rearrangements in Organic Chemistry	Ratan Kar	1
39.	Analytical Chemistry	Chatwal, G.R	1
40.	Molecular Spectroscopy	Graybeal	1
41.	Analytical Chemistry	Gary D Christian	1
42.	Basic Organometallic Chemistry	BD Gupta	1
43.	Supramolecular Chemistry: Concepts & Perspectives	Lehn	1
44.	Quantum Chemsitry	R K Prasad	1
45.	Physical methods in Inorganic Chemsitry	Russell S Drago	1
46.	Spectroscopy	B K Sharma	1
47.	Quantitative Analysis	R A Day	1
48.	Organic Spectroscopy :Principles and Applications	J Mohan	1
49.	Organic Analyitical Chemistry: Theory and Practice	J Mohan	1
50.	Practical Chemistry	Sonia Ratnani	1
51.	Quantum Mechanics	R K Prasad	1
52.	Organic Spectroscopy: Through Solved Problems	K S Mukerjee	1
53.	Advanced Organic Chemistry	Arun Bahl	1
54.	Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry	George C Schatz	1
55.	An Introductory Text on Green Chemistry	Indu Tucker Sindhwani	1
56.	Environmental Chemistry with Green Chemistry	Das, Asim K	1
57.	Optical Spectroscopy	EnilRoduner	1
58.	Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy	R Wilfred Sugumar	1
59.	Organic Spectroscopy	V K Ahluwalia	1

List of Books Procured under DBT Grant-Zoology (April 2020 - March 2021)

Sl.No	Title of the Book	Authors	Qty
1.	A Textbook of General Embryology	William E. Kellicott	1
2.	Animal Behavior 3rd Edition	N N Ranga	1
3.	Immunity: The science of Staying Well	Dr. Jenna Macciochi	1
4.	Yoga and Diet for Weight Loss	BijoylaxmiHota	1
5.	BioChemistry	Arumugan	1
6.	Organic Evolution	Arumugan	1
7.	Disaster Management	Dr. Mrinalini Pandey	1
8.	Animal Behaviour (ETHOLOGY)	V K Agarval	1
9.	Ecology Ethology Evolution Zoogeography	Vijakumaran Nair	1
10.	Ecology Habitat Destruction and Disaster Management	Vijakumaran Nair	1
11.	Physiology and Biological Chemistry	Vijakumaran Nair	1
12.	Vermiculture Apiculture	Vijakumaran Nair	1
13.	Ornamental Fishkeeping	Vijakumaran Nair	1
14.	Practical Zoology: Invertebrates	Lal S S	1
15.	Practical Zoology	Ghose	1
16.	Principles of Animal Physiology	Moyes	1
17.	Development Biology	Scott F. Gilbert	1
18.	Introduction to Molecular Biology	Paolella	1
19.	The Cell: A Molecular Approach 8/Edn 2019	Geoffrey M Cooper	1
20.	Biology: Organisms and Adaptations	Robert K. Noyd	1
21.	Biology of the Invertebrates, 7/Edn	Pechenik	1
22.	Environmental Science	SC Santra	1
23.	Fundamentals of Zoology	Ghosh / Hanna	1
24.	Human Health and Sex Education	Vijakumaran Nair	1
25.	ABC of Microbiology	Dr Narendra Kumar	1
26.	A Textbook of Fishery Science and Indian Fisheries	Srivastava	1
27.	Birds of Our Neighbourhood	Kiran Purandare	1
28.	Indian Mammals	Menon Vivek	1
29.	Spiders of India	PA Sebastian, KVP	1
30.	KeralathilePakshikal	Induchoodan	1
31.	Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution	Charles J. Krebs	1
32.	Elements of Immunology	Khan	1
33.	Immunology, Third Edition	C.V. Rao	1
34.	Dragonflies & Damselflies in and Around Delhi	DK Publishing	1
35.	Cell Biology	K Vijayakumaran Nair	1

List of Journals Procured under DBT Grant (April 2020 - March 2021)

Sl.No	Name of Journal	Department
1.	Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics	Physics
2.	Journal of Pure, Applied and Industrial Physics	Physics
3.	Indian Journal of Physics	Physics
4.	Indian Journal of Biotechnology	Botany
5.	Journal of Pharmacognosy and PhytoChemistry	Botany
6.	Indian journal of Experimental Biology	Botany
7.	Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A	Chemistry
8.	Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section B	Chemistry
9.	Indian Journal of BioChemistry and BioPhysics	Chemistry
10.	Indian Journal of Chemical Technology	Chemistry
11.	International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic studies	Zoology
12.	Journal of Advances of Microbiology	Zoology
13.	Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation and Legislation	Zoology
14.	Herald of Health	Zoology

National Webinar: Lecture-cum-presentation on "Plant Bio Diversity of India: Status and Trends" was organized on 5th June, 2020 by Department of Botany

A national webinar on 'Plant Bio Diversity of India: Status and Trends' was organized on 5th June 2020 as part of world environment day celebrations hosted by department of Botany. Former director of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Dr. A J Pandurangan was the resource person. A poster competition was conducted in connection with world environment day celebrations based on the theme 'green technology for future' on 3rd June 2020.