Brief History
Prananath college (Autonomous) was established in the year 1959. The scope of teaching in science initially limited to P. U. Scienec which was started in the year 1964. Degree college of science was started from the year 1971. Mr. Dibakar Pattanaik was the first HOD of the department. Honours course in chemistry was opened in the year 1974 with 16 seats. At present, the no. of Hohours seat is 56.
• Year of Establishment of the department of Pre-University Chemistry, 1964
• Degree Chemistry( Pass), 1971
• Degree Chemistry ( Honours) , 1974.
COURSES OF STUDIES (Syllabus)
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Faculty profile
(including teaching, non-teaching & technical staff)
| Sl. No. | Name | Qualification | Designation |
| 1. | Dr. Ajanta Satapathy | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. | Associate Prof. & Head |
| 2. | Mrs. Kshyanaprava Pattanaik | M.Sc. | Reader ( S.S.) |
| 3. | Mrs. Manju Pattanaik | M.Sc., M.Phil. | Reader ( S.S.) |
| 4. | Dr. Pronab Kishore Mohanty | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Reader ( S.S.) |
| 5. | Mr. Priyabrata Mohanty | M.Sc., M.Phil. | Reader ( S.S.) |
| 6. | Dr. Purna Chandra Baisakh | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D | Lecturer (Grade A) |
| 7. | Mrs. Shantilata Dash | M.Sc. | Lecturer ( Grade A) |
| 8. | Mr. Susanta Kumar Mishra | M.Sc., B.Ed. | Lecturer |
| 9. | Mr. Sailendra Prasad Mishra | M.Sc. | Lecturer |
| 10. | Mrs. Sipra Mohanty | M.Sc. | Demonstrator |
| 11. | Mrs. Dolly Mishra | M.Sc., B.Ed. | Demonstrator |
| 12. | Mr. Jagannath Sahoo | B.Sc., PGDCA | Demonstrator |
| 13. | Mr. Gadadhar Rath | M.Sc., M.Phil., PGDCA | Demonstrator |
| 14. | Ms. Anuradha Bidhar | M.Sc., B.Ed., PGDCA | Lab. Assistant |
Remarkable achievements
6 international publication
Mr. Priyabarata Mohanty awarded 2nd position in poster competition on national science day at KIIT university
Mr. Badal Behera got admitted inti IIT Mumbai through IIT Jam in 2016
Seminar
A Seminar on the eve of 150 years of Periodic Table was organised by Department of chemistry on 07/12/2019 in Maitri Bhaban in the topic Development and significance of Periodic Table addresed by Professor (Dr.) Sudhakar Agarkar, Dean, VPM Academy, Thane, Maharashtra.
Alumni
The almuni meet of chemistry department was held on 23rd December 2018 in college premises Dr Dibakara Patnaik ex-Principal was felicitated.
| Name | Qualification/Position |
| Comd. Lalit Agrawall | Deputy Director General, NCC |
| Debasmita Dash | Senior Research Fellow, IGCAR, Kalpakam |
| Manoj Mohapatra | Scientific Officer, DAE, Trombay, Mumbai |
| Ajit Parida | Manager, HR, Poerbit corporation of India |
| Indu rekha Paschima Kabat | District Emergency Officer, Nayagarh |
| Dr. Ajay Behera, Assistant professor | P G Department of Chemistry, utkal University, VaniVihar |
| Bijay Ku. Swain | Associate professor and HOD of Nayagarh College |