The Department of Basic Science and Humanities (BS & HU) comprises of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Humanities. The Department aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English to the engineering students with a view to enrich the students’ understanding towards their core subjects.
The department has excellent faculty members of international fame. Most of the faculty members are highly experienced with a strong research background. The total journal publication of this department is more than 250 and conference presented papers are above 300. The department also has continuing research projects funded by external agencies like DRDO, DBT, UGC etc.
Like different fields, the face of education has evolved drastically over time. Thus the department regularly organises Faculty Development Programmes and the faculty members also attend different FDPs to improve the teaching learning techniques. The department also organises National and International Conferences where the young minds are encouraged to present their research work. Seminars, model making competitions, project fair, power point presentation competitions are regularly conducted for the students.
The overall motto of the department is to ensure that the students have a strong foothold in the world of multidisciplinary job system.
The department publishes departmental Newsletter 'Illumination' which contains all the departmental events and faculty achievements. There is also a separate Departmental Library apart from the Central Library which facilitates knowledge building for the faculty members.
Dr. Sarbani Ganguly
Head, Dept. of BSHU, Narula Institute of Technology
Department of Basic Science & Humanities endeavors to be a nationally-recognized model for educating and graduating students prepared to compete in and contribute to the ever- changing, technology-centered world of the 21st century. To achieve this vision the department is committed for providing a course of study for undergraduates in the field of Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Communicative English which combines curriculum and service/engagement opportunities that are high-quality, innovative and intellectually challenging and employ state-of-the-art technologies.
The mission of the Department of Basic Science & Humanities is to provide our students with highly qualified faculty members, academic advisors, advanced academic programs and high quality facilities to prepare competent professionals who will be able to work independently and apply their knowledge to develop own skills. It is our choice to equip our students with modernized perspective of science & communicative English in the different fields of the department.
Basic Science and Humanities @ Narula Institute of Technology consists of 4 sections, Chemistry, English, Mathematics and Physics. These subjects lay foundation to the knowledge base and education of any engineer, thus all the faculty members in these departments work towards achieving a common goal , to fulfill the educational needs of an engineer. Following are the main combined objective of Basic Science and Humanities @ NiT
| Sl. No | Experiments |
| 1 | Determination of chloride ion in a given water sample by Argentometric method. |
| 2 | Determination of calcium and magnesium hardness of a given water sample separately. |
| 3 | Determination of partition coefficient of acetic acid between n-butanol and water |
| 4 | pH metric titration for determination of strength of a given acid solution against a standard NaOH solution |
| 5 | Conductometric titration for determination of strength of a given HCl solution by titration against a standard NaOH solution |
| 6 | Determination of viscosity coefficient of a given liquid with Ostwald’s viscometer |
| 7 | Determination of saponification value of a given oil sample |
| 8 | Determination of adsorption of acetic acid on cjarcoal |
| 9 | Determination of rate constant of a 1st order reaction |
| 10 | Determination of rate constant of decomposition of H2O2 by acidified KI solution using a clock |
| 11 | Preparation of silver nano particles |
Language Lab1: CACM ISIL Lab
The Language lab, which was designed by CACM (Centre for Advanced Communication), was set up at Narula Institute of Technology in the year 2002. The specialized Software ISILS (Interactive, Software Integrated Learning System) is central to CACM's learning laboratories. The focus of ISILS is on a conducive and congenial environment which would act as an impetus to bring out the best in an individual/group of individuals with regard to high interaction and involved participation. The accessories of lab are carefully selected with focus on utilitarian value. The language lab focuses on the enhancement of LSRW skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills to prepare students for the campus recruitment drive. Also the following skills are developed through the 40 interactive user consoles:
Language Lab 2
DIGITAL LANGUAGE LAB
NIT boasts of a digital language and communication skills laboratory empowered by the ORELL software. The Lab has been established in the year 2011. It offers a super –efficient double-edged solution for both the tutor and the students. The trainers are provided with an opportunity, not only to teach efficiently but also to monitor the progress of each student individually-regardless the size of the students. For the learners, it provides an interactive learning experience as well as the opportunity to self –evaluate his/her progress. The lab has a versatile and comprehensive 24-module campus resource planning software which helps the would-be engineers to become equipped for their professional life. Forty students can attend the course.
| Sl. No. | List of Experiments |
| 1 | Study of Torsional oscillation of Torsional pendulum & determination of time using various load of the oscillator. |
| 2 | Determination of elastic moduli of different materials(Young’s modulus /Rigidity modulus). |
| 3 | Determination of Q factor using LCR Circuit. |
| 4 | Calibration of an oscillator using Lissajous Figure. |
| 5 | Determination of wavelength of light by Newton’s ring method. |
| 6 | Determination of wavelength of light by Laser diffraction method. |
| 7 | Determination of the angle of optical rotation of a polar solution using polarimeter. |
| 8 | Determination of Planck’s constant using photoelectric cell. |
| 9 | Verification of Bohr’s atomic orbital theory through Frank-Hertz experiment. |
| 10 | Determination of Stefan’s Constant |
| 11 | Determination of Magnetic field along the axis of current carrying coil – Stewart and Gee Method. |
| 12 | Determination of Hall coefficient of semi-conductor. |
| Sl. No. | List of equipment |
| 1 | Null detector |
| 2 | Carey foster bridge |
| 3 | Power supply |
| 4 | Ballistic galvanometer |
| 5 | Sarle's apparatus |
| 6 | Heater(hot plate)1kw,220v |
| 7 | Heater,1kw,220v |
| 8 | Poiseuille's apparatus. |
| 9 | Newton's ring apparatus (na -vapour lamp with transformers),35w |
| 10 | Modulus of rigidity apparatus |
| 11 | Traveling microscope |
| 12 | Young's modulus apparatus (stand) |
| 13 | Lee's apparatus |
| 14 | Prism |
| 15 | Spectrometer |
| 16 | Spectrometer(laser diffraction method) |
| 17 | Stop watch |
| 18 | Resistance box(0.1-10 ohm) |
| 19 | Steam boiler |
| 20 | Laser diffraction |
| 21 | Power supply (0-2v)/1a |
| 22 | Optical fibre |
| 23 | Audio generator |
| 24 | High voltage discharge tube |
| 25 | Rheostat |
| 26 | He-ne laser source |
| 27 | Spring balance |
| 28 | Traveling microscope |
| 29 | Planck's constant set up |
| 30 | Polarimeter set up |
| 31 | Frank hertz experiment (kit) |
| 32 | Lissajous fig(kit) |
| 33 | C.r.o. |
| 34 | Function generator |
| 35 | L-c-r series resonance set up |
| 36 | Laser diffraction experiment set up |
| 37 | Half-wave-quater-wave plate |
| 38 | Verniercallipers (digital) |
| 39 | Screwguage (digital) |
| Sl. No. | List of equipment |
| 1 | Deflection magnetometer |
| 2 | Vibrational magnetometer |
| 3 | Measurement kit with transformers |
| 4 | Cathode ray oscilloscope (cro) |
| 5 | Electron spin resonance spectrometer (esr) |
| 6 | Helmhotz coil |
| 7 | R.f. oscillator |
| 8 | Magnetic phase transition setup |
| 9 | Oven with resistance box |
| 10 | Dielectric constant setup kit |
| 11 | Digital nanometer |
| 12 | Test capacitor |
| 13 | Variable capacitor. |
| 14 | Hall effect set- up board. |
| 15 | Digital gaussmeter |
| 16 | Constant power supply(5a) |
| 17 | Electromagnet |
| 18 | Stefan radiation constant set- up |
| 19 | Ez81 diode valve |
| 20 | Solar cell kit |
| 21 | Coloured filters |
| 22 | Cathode ray tube (crt) |
| 23 | Power supply |
| 24 | E/m SET- UP. |
| 25 | Four probe apparatus. |
| 26 | Spectrometer with crystal. |
| 27 | Sodium vapour lamp source with transformer. |
| 28 | R.f. oscillator (ultrasonic) |
| 29 | Lattice dynamics kit. |
| 30 | Function generator. |
| 31 | Led test kit. |
| 32 | Ldr test kit. |
| 33 | Flux meter. |
| 34 | Thermoelectric power trainer kit. |
| 35 | Polarimeter tube, sugar,complete set- up. |
| 36 | Rubber plate&steel slabs ,rubber tube,rt stand with clamp |
| 37 | Searl's set- up with copper rod. |
| 38 | Heater |
| 39 | Stream boiler |
| 40 | Potentiometer |
