D.K.M College For Women

( AUTONOMOUS )

Vellore - 1

Affiliated To Thiruvalluvar University

Accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade with a CGPA of 3.22 out of 4 in the 4th Cycle

Admission Help Line Numbers

Aided - 9488600147 / 9688510584
Unaided - 9489537911

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Facilities

Well equipped lab facilities are available for the students to carry out their practical and theory classes.
S.No Particulars Purpose
1. Well equipped Lab To dissect and understand the anatomical structures of various organisms. With the help of the instruments students can do various experiments on their own. They can identify the morphological structures of the spotters and slides  
2. Computer with printer The details of Various activities of the departments were filed
3. Dept. Library with 300 books Library books are constantly used by the students for their references, to do their assignments and seminars
4. Dept. Book bank with 26 books. Books are utilized by the students for writing essays and to participate in quiz programmes organized by other departments.
 
S.No Name of the Equipment Purpose
1. Kymograph To find out the muscle twitch, contraction & relaxation of the heart.
2. Refrigerator with Stabilizer   For preservation of chemicals and specimen
3. Digital pH Meter To determine the pH of the biological samples
4. Anemometer To find out the velocity of the wind
5. Haemocytometer To count the total number of RBCs and WBCs in the blood samples
6. Aneroid Barometer To monitor the pressure variation in the atmosphere
7. Triple Beam Balance  For accurate weighing of chemicals
8. Projection Microscope To magnify the objects
9. Hot water Bath To boil the biological samples
10. Centrifuge To isolate specific samples from crude samples based on their mass weight
11. Compound microscope For magnification of Spotters of the slides
12. Over Head Projector Used for presentation of objects while teaching
13. Stage Micrometer To measure the size of microscopic objects
14. Ocular Micrometer To measure the size of microscopic objects
15. Specimen Preservator To Preserve Specimens
16. Gas Stove To heat water for practicals
17. Trinocular Microscope For magnification of images in three dimensions
18. Sphygmomanometer To find out the blood pressure
19. Haemoglobinometer To estimate the Haemoglobin content
20. Autoclave To sterilize laboratory equipments & biological samples under high pressure
21. Hot Air Oven To sterilize laboratory equipments through high temperature
22. Digital BP Apparatus To find the blood pressure through digital monitor
23. Spectrophotometer To find out the presence of compounds from the extracts
24. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis To separate the compounds based on molecular weight of the molecule in an electric field
25. Thin layer paper and column chromatography To separate the proteins and used for the quantitative estimation of aminoacids
26. Blotting Technique- Southern, Western blotting To detect mRNA, DNA and proteins from samples
27. Deioniser with reverse osmosis To test the salt content of samples
28. PCR Machine To amplify DNA fragments isolated from organisms and propagate DNA for gene manipulation
29. Column Chromatography To separate and purify enzymes
30. Monocular Microscope To viewing the objects
31. Orbital Shaker To equal distribution of samples