Improving chemistry education with special reference to India

Title : Improving chemistry education with special reference to India

Abstract:

There are nearly 2904 colleges that offer Under Graduate Course in Chemistry in India. Out of these 2904 Chemistry colleges in India , there is a split of colleges by ownership, private: 985, public / government: 704 & public private: 518. This is the available statistics for the year 2023-2024. But there is a considerable decrease in class room strength in many of the UG Colleges in Tamil Nadu State in India for which no concrete reason is known. In the authors' opinion the non-science courses offer the students a nice platform to enter into the job market as new jobs are created in AI, IT, Business Administration, Commerce etc., Also it is a sad to know a good population of Higher Secondary Students are not willing to take the traditional Science Courses for their under graduate degree. In this presentation the authors probe into the possibilities to increase the positive impact Chemistry teaching in Higher Secondary Courses and under graduate Chemistry course with a modified ROPES Model which may suit teaching of Science Subjects.

Keywords: Chemistry Education - Highere Secondary - Under Graduate - ROPES model.

Biography:

Michael Anjello Jothi Rajan, Ph.D., Doctorate in Physics, (Ph.D., Physics), had retired from active service on 31.05.2017 having worked as an Associate professor of Physics; Director, Bio-Nano Research Laboratory and Dean of Research and Projects in Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur – 625514, India. At the same time, he was heading the Department of Foundation Courses for a period of 13 years obtaining projects from UGC, New Delhi.

He is in the editorial board and reviewer board for many national and international journals. He is in the Technical Advisory Committee for many International Conferences in the field of CANCER THERANOSTICS. He served as the PROJECT CONSULTANT in the prestigious Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA from December 2017 to December 2020. At present he serves as Associate-Director, Anantharaman Applied Research Centre for Science &Technology Innovations for Villagers Livelihood Empowerment, Don Bosco College (Co- Ed.), Athanavur, Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu Pin: 635853, Tirupattur District, Tamil Nadu, INDIA since December 2022.