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Faculty of Science
 The Faculty of Science, in Jamia Hamdard, was established in 1989 with
the objective to
carry out research and teaching in the modern branches of science giving special emphasis on health and environment. It was envisaged that the Faculty will play a pivotal role in carrying out research aimed at indigenous systems of health management and the modern medical system, and provide the scientific basis for the action of indigenous system of medicines, effect of environmental pollution, medicinal plants on human beings. Following
four Departments and a Center was created in the Faculty
Central Instrumentation Facility
The CIF of faculty houses state-of-art equipments required for
biomedical research .These include atomic absorption and atomic emission
spectrophotometers , inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometre ,
spectropolarimeter , spectrofluorimeter , ultracentrifuge , HPLC , gas
chromatograph, microbalance , gamma and beta scintillation counters ,
FT-IR , UV visible double beam spectrophotometer and ultrasonicator .
Facilities for Internet & DTP are available in the Computer Centre of
the faculty of Science .
List of Equipments
List of Equipments Approved in Tenth Plan
Award of funds under FIST
programme of DST to Departments in Faculty of Science
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Min. of S&T, Govt. of
India recently initiated a new scheme named as fund for improvement of
S&T infrature in university (FIST Programme). The aim of the programme
is to provide funds to selected science Departments of University for
strengthening their infrastructural facilities and develop these Centres
of Excellence. In recognition of their contribution to teaching, research
and other academic activities, three Departments of Jamia Hamdard, namely
the Centre for Biotechnology, Department of Botany and Department of
Medical Elementology & Toxicology in the Faculty of Science have been
selected by DST for the award of grant in aid. A grant of Rupees seventy
five lakhs; Rupees twenty five to each of the three Departments/Centre has
been provided for the purchase of specialized equipments, create a
networking and computational facility and develop necessary
infrastructure. This grant in aid will further the academic excellence of
these Departments.
Teaching
In place of offering the traditional courses, many of which are slowly becoming irrelevant to present
needs, the faculty offers courses which impart knowledge in fast changing
area. For example, Jamia Hamdard is the only university offering the M.Sc. Course in Toxicology. There is a high demand for trained toxicologists in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries and environmental
sector. Similarly biotechnology programme is
a specialised one which provides a balance between the animal, microbial biotechnology and the plant biotechnology. The laboratories of the Departments are well equipped to carry out research in various disciplines. To facilitate the research and teaching, there is a Central Instrumentation Facility which has a number of
modern equipments. The facility caters to the needs of not only the science faculty but also of other faculties. A well equipped Central Animal House is also attached to Science faculty which breeds and maintains
rats, mice and other small animals and serves the scientists in faculties of science, pharmacy and medicine (Unani).
. During a short span of only 10 years, the Faculty has gained recognition amongst academicians and researchers. In general, it is accepted as a Centre of Excellence for advanced learning by various academic bodies. The courses offered by the faculty are ranked high and its students are recognized as well-trained students. During this period 42 students have received Ph.D. degree from the faculty. Besides 81 research scholars are
pursuing their research in various Departments and are at various stages of completion of their degree requirements. The first batch of M.Sc. students passed the Course in June 1996. Since then four batches of students have passed their M.Sc. (Biochemistry, Environmental Botany and Toxicology). A total of 182 students have received their degrees. The M.Sc. (Biotechnology) course started in 1998 and the first batch will pass their degree in June 2000.
Six students who passed M.Sc. Biochemistry in the session 2001-2002 have
qualified National Level tests such as NET , GATE etc. for the award of
research fellowships/Lecturerships . Six students who passed
M.Sc. Biotechnology have qualified NET .
The Faculty of Science has started a special lecture programme for the
benefit of students preparing to appear for NET.
Name of the students who have qualified the NET/ICMR JRF Exam in the year 2003:
Department of Biochemistry
1. Ishrina Rubab
2. Eijaz Ahmad Bhat
3. Sahibzada Niyaz Ahmad
4. Mohd. Wahid
(All 2001 batch, passed out in 2003)
Department of Biochemistry (Paper-I of NET, CSIR)
1. Garima Singhal
2. Eijaz Ahmad Bhat
3. Mohd. Zubair (Studying in M.Sc. Final)- 2002 batch
4. Sahibzada Niyaz Ahmad - 2001 batch
5. Priya Nair - do -
6. Seema - do -
7. Tanveer Ali Dar - do -
Centre for Biotechnology
1. Suhail Alam
: JRF
2. Kanchan Bhatia
: JRF
3. Mohd. Farhan
: JRF
4. Nooruddin
Khan
: JRF
5. Jawaid Ahsan (Ph.D)
: JRF
6. Promila
Sharma
: JRF
Department of Botany
1. Anjana
: JRF
Department of Toxicology
1. Raman Chawla
: JRF
2. Amit Kant Awasthy
: Lecturership (LS)
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