The Department of Industrial Chemistry was started in the erstwhile Science College in the year 1921. Till 1928, only one year diploma course in Industrial Chemistry was offered. In 1928, a two - year course leading to B. Sc.( Industrial Chemistry) degree was also introduced. Later, in 1935 a two year post graduate course leading to M. Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) was also started. The year also saw the transfer of the Department of Industrial Chemistry from the College of Science to the College of Technology. Keeping in view the rapid growth of the chemical process industry and the changing engineering concepts, the Department of Industrial Chemistry was merged with the newly created Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology in the year 1949. In the same year, a four year course after Intermediate Science, leading to B. Sc. (Chemical Engineering) degree was started. The Department also introduced M. Sc. (Chemical Engineering) and Ph. D. (Chemical Engineering) programmes. It is now one of the 13 constituent departments of the Institute of Technology of the University offering 4 year B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), two year M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) and Ph. D. (Chemical Engineering) degrees. The Department has so far produced over 2,100 B. Tech., 190 M. Tech. and 82 Ph. D. degree holders.