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SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FACILITIES (SAIFs)

      Sophisticated analytical instruments are vital for pursuing research in many areas of modern science and technology. Many institutions in the country do not have such instruments. These instruments are expensive and cannot be provided through individual project mechanism. Moreover, these instruments are of inter/multidisciplinary utility and thus it is desirable to use them on sharing basis for their optimum utilization. Considering these aspects, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has set up Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities (SAIFs) in different parts of the country under its Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities Programme to provide the facilities of sophisticated analytical instruments to the research workers in general and specially from the institutions which do not have access to such instruments to enable them to pursue R&D activities requiring such facilities and keep pace with developments taking place globally. The instrument facilities provided by the SAIFs are being utilised by 8,000 users every year from academic institutions, R&D laboratories and industries from all over the country.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SAIFs         

LOCATION/ADDRESSES OF THE SAIFs

     At present the SAIFs are functioning at IIT, Chennai; IIT, Mumbai; Bose Institute, Kolkata; CDRI, Lucknow; Panjab University, Chandigarh; NEHU, Shillong; Nagpur University, Nagpur; IISc., Bangalore; AIIMS, New Delhi; Gauhati University, Guwahati; IIT, Roorkee; C.V.M., Vallabh Vidyanagar and STIC, Kochi.

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ANALYTICAL  INSTRUMENTS/FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT THE  SAIFs

      The SAIFs are equipped with sophisticated analytical instruments in the areas of Optical spectroscopy, NMR and EPR spectroscopy, X-ray based analysis, Electron microscopy, Mass spectrometry, Chromatography, Organic elemental analysis, Thermal analysis etc. to meet the needs of users in various areas of science & technology. A wide range of analytical methods/techniques for chemical/material analysis/ testing/characterization including qualitative and quantitative elemental, molecular/compound analysis, structure determination, surface topographic studies, study of physical, optical and electrical properties of materials etc. are available to the users at these Facilities for helping them in their research work.

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        Click below for details about the facilities available at the individual SAIFs

SAIF, IIT-Madras, Chennai

SAIF, IISc., Bangalore

SAIF, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai

SAIF, AIIMS, New Delhi

SAIF, Bose Institute, Kolkata

SAIF, Gauhati Univ., Guwahati

SAIF, CDRI, Lucknow

EPMA Facility, IIT, Roorkee

SAIF, Panjab Univ., Chandigarh

SICART, CVM, Vallabh Vidyanagar

SAIF, NEHU, Shillong

SAIF, Kochi

SAIF, Nagpur Univ., Nagpur

 

SERVICES PROVIDED/OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE SAIFs 

(i) Analytical Services: The SAIFs offer the following analytical services:

       Some of the SAIFs provide complete range of analytical services including interpretation of results etc.  The present emphasis is to provide total quality of analysis to the users.

 (ii) Short term Courses/Training Programmes: The SAIFs organize the following types of short term courses/training programmes/workshops:

(iii) Development of new measurement/analytical techniques:  Apart from providing routine analytical techniques/methods of  analysis available on the instruments, efforts are made by the SAIFs to develop new techniques/methods of analysis to put the instruments to their full use and offer them to the scientists for exploring new dimensions in research in various areas of science and technology.

(iv) Consultancy on Analytical Problems: The SAIFs offer consultancy on solution to analytical problems including development of analytical methods for specific needs, sampling problems, spectrum  analysis  and  interpretation of results etc. as well as on  R&D problems/issues.

(v) Repair and Maintenance of sophisticated instruments: Some of the SAIFs have over the years developed expertise to repair and maintain sophisticated instruments available with them and on specific request undertake servicing of such instruments at other institutions.

GENERAL INFORMATION

     The facilities provided by the SAIFs may be utilized by any user/organization on payment of nominal charges. The details about the procedure for using the facilities and the charges for sample analysis, information about short term courses/training programmes/workshops etc. can be obtained from the respective Heads of the SAIFs or the websites of the Facilities. For any other information/suggestions please contact:

                               The Head
                               SERC Division
                               Department of Science & Technology
                               Technology Bhawan
                               New Mehrauli Road
                               New Delhi-110016. 
                               Telefax: 011- 26963695
                               Email: [email protected]; [email protected]


SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FACILITIES - LOCATION/ADDRESSES

 

Sl.No. SAIF/Address Phone/Fax/Email
1. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
Chennai-600  036.
Phone   : 044-22574936; 22574935
Fax       : 044-22570545
Email    : [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: http://saif.iitm.ac.in
2. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
Mumbai-400  076.
Phone   : 022-25767690; 25722545/7691/7692
Fax       : 022-25723314
Email    : [email protected]
Website: http://www.rsic.iib.ac.in
3. In-charge
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Bose Institute
93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road
Kolkata-700  009.
Phone    : 033-23506702; 23506619; 23606391
Fax        :  033-23506790
Email     : [email protected];
                [email protected]
Website : http://www.boseinstitute.org
4. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Central Drug Research Institute
Chattar Manzil Palace, Post Box No.173
Lucknow-226 001.
Phone   : 0522-2620713, 2212411-17 Extn. 4330
Fax       : 0522-2623405/2623938/2629504
Email    : [email protected];                
               [email protected];
Website: http://www.cdriindia.org 
5. Director
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Panjab University
Chandigarh-160 014.
Phone   : 0172-2541409, 2534046, 2534047
Fax       : 0172-2541409
Email    : [email protected]
Website : http://rsic.puchd.ac.in
6. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
North Eastern Hill University
Bijni Complex, Bhagyakul, Laitumkhrah,
Shillong-793 003.
Phone   : 0364-2227283; 2228213; 2505685
Fax       : 0364-2228213
Email    : [email protected];
Website: http://www.rsicnehu.org
7. Director
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Nagpur University Campus
Nagpur-440 010.
Phone  : 0712-2500436; 2500736
Fax:     : 0712-2500436; 2500736
8. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore-560 012.
Phone   : 080-23602451; 22933299
Fax       : 080-23601550; 23600085
Email    : [email protected]
Website: http://sif.iisc.ernet.in
9. Officer-in-charge
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
(For Electron Microscopy)
Department of Anatomy
All India Institute of  Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar
New Delhi-110 029.                     
Phone   : 011-26594875; 26593344
Fax       : 011-26588663; 26588641
Email    : [email protected];
               [email protected]
Website: http://www.aiims.ac.in
10. Head
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility                     
(XRD-XRF Facility)
University Science Instrumentation Centre
Gauhati University
Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar
Guwahati-781 014.
Phone   : 0361-2570560
Fax       : 0361-2570133
Email    : [email protected]
 
11. Chairman
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre
for Applied Research & Testing
Charutar Vidya Mandal
Vallabh Vidya Nagar-388 120.
Dist. Anand (Gujarat).
Phone  :  02692-234966; 238400
Fax      :  02692-238355; 236493
Email   : [email protected]
Website: http://sicart.ecvm.net
12. Head
EPMA Facility,
Institute Instrumentation Centre,
Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee-247 667.
Phone  : 01332-285250
Fax      : 01332-273560
Email   : [email protected]
13. Director
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility
Sophisticated Test & Instrumentation Centre
Kochi University P.O.
Kochi-682 022.
Phone  : 0484-2575908, 2576697, 2575975
Fax      : 0484-2576699
Email   : [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: http://www.sticindia.com

 


AREAWISE INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE SAIFs

S.No.
Areas/Instruments
Available at
1. Optical spectroscopy/other optical methods  
  • UV-VIS/UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer
  •  
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
  • FT-IR Spectrometer
  •  
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SAIF, Nagpur; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
  • Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
SAIF, Kolkata; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SAIF, Nagpur
  • ICP-Atomic Emission Spectrometer
  •  
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Shillong; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
  • Fluorescence Spectrometer
  •  
SAIF, Chennai;  SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Kolkata
  • Laser Raman Spectrometer
  •  
SAIF, Mumbai
  • Laser Particle Size Analyzer
  •  
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Polarimeter
  •  
SAIF, Lucknow
2. Resonance Methods (NMR/EPR/Mossbaur
                                     Spectroscopy)
 
 
  • FT-NMR Spectrometer
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SAIF, Bangalore
  • EPR Spectrometer
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Kolkata
  • Mossbaur Spectrometer
SAIF, Chennai
3. X-ray based Methods  
  • X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Guwahati
  • X-ray Diffractometer (powder)
SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Nagpur; SAIF, Guwahati; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
  • X-ray Diffractometer (Single crystal)
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Kolkata
4. Microcopy  
  • Scanning Electron Microscope
SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SAIF, New Delhi; SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Transmission Electron Microscope
SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Kolkata; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SAIF, Nagpur; SAIF, New Delhi; SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Electron Probe Micro Analyzer
EPMA Facility, Roorkee
  • Image Analysis System
SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Shillong
5. Mass Spectrometry  
  • Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS, GC-LC-MS, MS/MS; MALDI-TOF)
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Kolkata; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
6. Chromatography  
  • GC/GLC
SAIF, Kolkata; SAIF, Lucknow; SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • HPLC
SAIF, Kolkata; SAIF,Chandigarh; SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Gel Permeation Chromatograph
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
7. Organic Elemental Analysis  
  • CHN Elemental Analyzer
SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF,Chandigarh
  • CHNSO Elemental Analyzer
SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF, Shillong; SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
8. Thermal Analysis System  
  • DTA/TGA/DSC
  •  
SAIF, Chennai; SAIF, Mumbai; SAIF, Nagpur;
SICART, V.Vidyanagar; SAIF, Kochi
9. Other Areas/Facilities  
  • Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
SAIF, Chennai
  • Universal Testing Machine
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Micro Hardness Tester
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Mercury Porosimeter
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Laser Flash Thermal Conductivity Meter
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Liquid Nitrogen Plant
SAIF, Lucknow; SAIF,Chandigarh; SAIF, Shillong; SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Deionized Water Plant
SICART, V.Vidyanagar
  • Usual sample preparation accessories associated with available instruments
Available at all the SAIFs