Career Opportunities in Chemistry

Chemistry is one of the most revolutionary and beneficial sciences. It is multidisciplinary in nature. Chemistry plays an increasingly dominant role in our life, because everything - naturally occurring or of human design - is composed of chemicals. Our body too is made of chemicals. Chemical reaction occurs when we breathe,eat, dance, sing or just sit. All matter is made up of chemicals. Important facets of chemistry are structure, properties, synthesis , analysis, and transformation of all types of material.

IPS Academy is central India’s most premiere institute running 71 courses. The Department of Chemistry established in 2004 is  affiliated with DAVV. This center of academic excellence has earned a name in central India. It offers UG with Chemistry and PG degree in M.Sc. Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Chemistry. The Chemistry Department has been engaged in imparting quality education and has grown remarkably over the years . To be a strong  and vital link between academia and industry, the department of Chemistry is committed to develop skilled professionals to fulfill the needs of the Pharmaceutical sector & enhance the student strength for job opportunities by being conversant with analytical techniques in chemical sciences. We impart intensive theory and technical sessions on sophisticated instruments like HPLC, UV Spectrophotometer, Polar graph, Karl Fisher Titrator, Polarimeter, Flame Photometer etc. so as to provide a blend of knowledge and hands on expertise  of relevant equipment for better application.

Scope & Career Opportunities:

A qualification in chemistry opens doors to a wide range of careers. After doing B.Sc with Chemistry, one can engage in further studies of M.Sc. in Chemistry or M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and take up various jobs. Some of the jobs are as follows:

• Analytical Chemist

• Industrial Research Scientist

• Lab Chemist

• Materials Technologist

• Production Chemist

• Production Officer

• Quality Controller

• R&D Director

• Academicians

• Manufacturing Head

• Food Drug Inspector

• Q C Manager

• Drug Designer

• Forensic Officers

• Environmental  Chemist

• Instrumentation Officers

Major employment sectors recruiting graduates in MSc. Chemistry are:

• Pharmaceutical Companies

• Agrochemical Industry

• Petrochemical Industry

• Plastic Manufacturing Units

• Chemical Manufacturers

• Food Processing Firms

• Paint Manufacturing Companies

• Plastics Industries

• Textile Industries

• Educational Institutes

• Independent laboratories

• Environmental Law

• Forensic Science Department

• Ceramics Industry

• Paper Industry

The positives of employment is that there are around 850 Chemical & Pharmaceutical industries situated in Sawner and Pithampur area near Indore and  thousands of such industries are spread all over India. These organizations recruit  Chemistry graduates and post graduates with high salary package.

There are bright placements opportunities for M.Sc Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Chemistry with about 90% students having been selected through campus recruitment by ACC cements PVT.LTD.,J.K. Cement, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Mahle Engine Components, Ranbaxy Laboratories, HJI Amloi (CK Birla Group), Symbiotech Labs, Solaris Chemtech, HBL Hydrabad, Sun Pharma,I PCA ,Pioneer, Hindustan Zinc, U.S. Vitamins, Dr.Reddy’s Lab Ltd., Nicholas Piramal India Ltd, Alembic Ltd,  Cipla Labs , Glen mark , Nichem Labs, Elli Lilli Pvt. Ltd.

Today's Top 50 National and Multinational companies of India includes 24 Chemical industries which can offer opportunities for M.Sc. Chemistry students. So there is no doubt that M.Sc. Chemistry leads to a rewarding career.

The Department of Chemistry, IPS Academy has signed MOUs  with  reputed industries like Lupin Pharmaceutical Mandideep Bhopal , Medilux PVT Ltd  and with esteemed academic institutions like Swami Vivekananda University Sagar M.P., Sheth M.N. Science College Patan ,Gujrat , Oriental University Indore  to establish Industry and Academia connect .

Our students excel in scholastic activities by achieving merit positions in DAVV University. We provide them the opportunity to work on projects, to do  internship programs from reputed organizations, attend seminars, to interact with researchers etc. 

Looking at the current demand for pharmaceutical companies to focus on healthcare, chemistry is a definitely an on-demand career presently.

Dr.Premlata Gupta

Professor (Chemistry),

Director, ISR (IPS Academy Indore)

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