The Department of Applied Chemistry was established in 1976 with the support of UGC envisaged to play an important role in the further development of the industrial belt in the Greater
Cochin area by providing scientific support and trained personnel to the existing industries and by acting as a catalyst for starting up of new industries. The Department started M.Sc. programme in Applied
Chemistry in 1977, M. Phil. programme in Chemistry in 1986, M.Tech. programme in Industrial Catalysis in 1996 (approved by UGC and AICTE), M. Sc. programme in Chemistry in 2015, 5-year Integrated M. Sc.
programme in and M. Sc. in forensic science in collaboration with other departments including Law, Computer Applications & Biotechnology and Kerala Police in 2020.