A vast opportunity to choose various elective courses in the curriculum allows students to prepare for their future opportunities. Foundation courses in the first semester ensure that all students possess the requisite background to complete the course of study and benefit fully from the program. Well-equipped research labs offer a good platform for the students to learn and improve their research skills, develop capabilities to write research proposals, get research exposure via in-depth dissertations under the supervision of a research advisor, and enhance the capability to present scientifically during the course structure. This includes literature seminars, presentation skills, and a public thesis defense. The chemistry department offers a flexible and broad curriculum that prepares students step-wise not just for a career in chemistry and related fields upon graduation but also assists in acquiring leadership qualities.

The opportunities for research in chemistry at Shiv Nadar University are available in the following broad areas:

• Catalysis
• Chemical Biology
• Cheminformatics
• Computational Quantum Chemistry
• Crystallography
• Green Chemistry
• Materials Chemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Metalloradical Chemistry
• Protein Chemistry
• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry
• Ultrafast Spectroscopy