The Department of Chemical Engineering at SIT stands out to be the First Private Engineering College in Karnataka to offer B.E. in Chemical Engineering an also M. Tech., Chemical Engineering Program in Karnataka.

The Department was established in the year 1974 with the intention to offer undergraduate Chemical Engineering program. With passage of time, the department has transformed itself into one of high repute offering post graduate and doctoral programs under affiliation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) under the Department of Chemical Engineering Research Centre.

Over the years, Department has been working towards achieving its Vision and Mission in tune with the Institute’s Vision and Mission. It also has a well laid-out quality policy being adopted in all its activities and is putting forth its best efforts to meet the aspirations of all the stakeholders.

The B.E. Chemical Engineering program being offered by the Department is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) four times, with the current validity up to 30th June 2022.

The Department faculty are actively pursuing research in thrust areas including environmental remediation, advanced materials, biomedical engineering, reactor modeling/design, nanomaterials, alternative energy and novel separations.

Out of 13 faculty, while 9 faculty have completed their Ph.D., from institutions of high repute, 2 are pursuing their research in the areas of bioremediation and self- assembly of materials. Our faculty have been working on various projects sponsored by funding agencies including DST, BRNS, SERB, and KCTU. Collaborations with national and international institutes have led to high impact research publications including Nature Scientific Reports, Biomaterials, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, PLoS One and New Journal of chemistry.

The support of Sree Siddaganga Education Society (SSSES) to the Department has been overwhelming and two advanced research facilities have been created for the benefit of students, industry and academia. The Department has two research facilities viz., (i) Bio-INvENT Lab which was established in 2017 with an intramural funding of Rs.50 Lakh from SSESs to undertake research activities at the interface of chemical engineering, biology, medicine and nanotechnology. In addition with an extramural funding of about Rs.76 Lakhs, it is providing an opportunity for students perform cutting edge research and development in the healthcare sector.(ii) Another iconic facility is the Water and Waste Water Management Centre established in 2019 with the support of Karnataka Council for Technological Up gradation, It has state-of-the-art facility to undertake water analysis development of novel technologies for water treatment.

The Department encourages holistic development of the students in addition to class-room teaching and laboratory practice. Students are made industry ready by providing them unique opportunities through industrial training, aptitude related skills, soft skills, seminars, and industrial visits. Our students are also encouraged to take up research internships in institutions of excellence including IITs, NITS and CSIR Labs, and haver performed exceedingly well.

The Department conducts a National Level Technical Symposium Bio-Chess to provide a platform for the students to exchange their academic research/project with peers from other institutions. The Department also publish a technical magazine during the fest ‘UNITZ” annually with contents ranging from student articles, faculty and industry perspectives, expert interviews, alumni testimonials and departmental activities. WE have also conducted International Conference regularly viz., International Conferences on Clean and Green Technologies (2014) and International Advanced Lecture Series on Ocular Pharmacology (2015)

Our Department also encourage students to participate in national/international level technical conferences/seminars, project competitions, workshops, entrepreneurship training, inter college competitions, and publish their research/project work in reputed journals. To name a few, our students have been granted KSCST student grants from Government of Karnataka since 2015 every year. Out students recently bagged the prestigious India Innovation Growth Program 2.0 University Challenge Award of Rs.10 Lakhs from DST-Lockheed Martin-Tat Trusts.

Students of our Department are placed in reputed corporations nationally and internationally including Reliance Industries, Cipla, Biocon, JSW Steel, Berger Paints, ABB, Praxair, Novartis, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Grasim Industries, Shree Cements, Sami Labs, Intel-USA, MRPL, MCF, GE, Advanced Materials-US and IT related companies as well.

In summary the Department of Chemical Engineering at SIT strives hard to provide a holistic and hand-on learning environment t our students to create industry ready chemical engineers who can make impactful contributions to the world.

Siddaganga Institute of Technology is committed to:

1. Impart quality education by establishing effective learning- teaching – learning processes to produce competent engineers with high professional ethics and social responsibility.
2. Create congenial environment and provide state-of-the-art infrastructure.
3. Continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system.
4. Satisfy all applicable requirements.

To be an internationally renowned department for Chemical Engineering education and research, meeting the aspirations of society.

1. M1. To impart quality education in Chemical Engineering at all levels.
2. M2. To foster cutting edge research and development in Chemical Engineering.
3. M3. To produce responsible and ethical engineers to serve society.

1. Impart quality education by establishing effective learning-teaching-learning processes to produce competent engineers with high professional ethics and social responsibility.
2. Create a congenial environment and provide state-of-the-art infrastructure.
3. Continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system.
4. Satisfy all applicable requirements.

The department has developed both short-term and long-term goals to realize its Vision and Mission. The short- and long-term goals of the department are

1. Training students to develop technological capabilities, team spirit, and leadership qualities.
2. Coaching students for competitive examinations like GATE, GRE, and CAT.
3. Improving placements through industry-institute interaction.
4. Maintaining academic excellence by incorporating latest teaching aids.
5. Establishing research and innovation culture among students.
6. Assist slow learners to enhance their learning skills and provide co-curricular and extra-curricular guidance through the proctor system to all students to enable them to excel.
7. Improving alumni network for mutual benefit.

1. To elevate the department to the level of those in premier national institutions.
2. To upgrade the facilities in the department to meet the technology and R & D needs of industries in the neighbourhood.
3. To apply and obtain funds from various agencies like AICTE, UGC, DST, DBT, BARC, SERB, ISRO, SDB, KSPCB, Wellcome Trust-DBT, and others.
4. To develop new, sustainable, processes technologies.
5. To establish Industry-Institute collaborative activities and international student exchange programmes.

The curriculum of UG and PG courses were developed by faculty in consultation with a team of eminent academicians from premier institutions, industry experts, and research organisations in order to meet the aspirations and demands of the various stakeholders, viz., students, parents, industry, alumni, and society at large.

The B.E. Chemical Engineering program, which is widely popular among the student community, has been designed with specific inputs from all the stakeholders. The program effectively prepares the students to meet the challenges in the field.

The program enables the graduates of the Chemical Engineering program to be able to:

• Acquire the required knowledge and competence in mathematics, sciences, and chemical engineering in the fields of (a) kinetics, (b) process control, (c) process modelling and computational techniques, (d) novel separation techniques, (e) transfer operations, (f) biochemical chemical engineering, and (g) process integration.
• Produce proficient chemical engineers with long-term learning ability to reduce the impacts of technological obsolescence
• Apply chemical engineering concepts to solve real-world problems.
• Inculcate ethical and spiritual values, spirit of team work, and leadership qualities in students so as to provide engineering solutions for social and economic problems.

The Program Educational Objectives of the program are

The graduates shall possess

1. A sound knowledge of chemical engineering to pursue a successful professional career.
2. A spirit of inquiry and urge to pursue research in chemical engineering and thrust areas.
3. High ethical values and be socially responsible in discharging their duties.
4. Knowledge of the latest developments in their field of activity and commit themselves to life-long learning.

The following are the PSOs defined by the Chemical Engineering department

• PSO-1: Graduates will be able to apply the knowledge of science and transport process for production and separation of chemicals in chemical and allied industries
• PSO-2: Graduates will be able to analyze processes/equipment taking into consideration, process safety, project engineering, economics and environmental aspects.
• PSO-3: Graduates will be able to analyze processes using process control, process optimization and integration using modelling/simulation tools for process development
• PSO-4: Graduates will be able to design chemical equipment for a given process

The following are the Program Outcomes:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
The above POs are achieved through curriculum that offers courses under mathematics and basic sciences, basic engineering courses, professional core, professional electives, laboratory courses, open electives, humanity courses, projects, technical seminar and the industrial training and mandatory courses. Each course under these course components have COs that are mapped to the POs. The attainment of POs is achieved through attaining the COs.

• The UG program has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi under Tier-II in 2009 for five years and again in 2013 for two years.
• The curriculum and courses offered are in conformity with ISO QMS-9001:2015 and certified by BUREAU-VERITAS, UK..