School of Forensic Science

The school established in 2005 has its own well equipped lab especially for analysis of clue material related to the field of forensic document examination, fingerprints, forensic chemistry, ballistics, forensic physics, forensic biology, forensic sociology, forensic toxicology, explosive analysis etc. The course is well recognized & supported by the Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India.
The Library of the school contains large number of books from renowned foreign authors as well as Indian authors.

Lab Facilities

The school of Forensic Science has Following Laboratory Facilities Fingerprint & Document Examination Lab: The Lab is well equipped with latest fingerprint scanner for reading fingerprint with software for comparison. For manual comparison of fingerprint, graduated magnifier with 5X Magnification capacity and Stereo scopic Microscopes available, fingerprint lifting equipment and illuminated graticular, magnifier for visualization is also available. The Document examination lab contains, UV.& I.R Light chamber, Indigenous made VSC, High DPI Scanner ,high resolution cameras for recording examination data is also available in the lab. A questioned document examination and analysis kit containing various types of gadgets are also available. Chemistry and Toxicology Lab: Lab contains all type of standard sample & their specific identification reagent kit. The lab is well equipped with Chromatographic & Electrophoretic kits. Physics & Ballistic Lab: Comparison Microscope, bullet receiving box, Bullet comparison softwares, equipment of cement analysis & restoration of erased serial no. Densitometer & Hot stage microscope. Explosive Examination Lab: All type of standard samples for identification and comparison. Reagents, Other basic instruments & kit for identification of various types of explosive residues. Biology and Serology Lab: Facility for identification of body fluids, tissues, hair, fiber, diatoms, comparison of plant materials, wood, leaf, pollen grains, etc.

Research Activities

Following research have been going in the school of Forensic Science. Identification of male & female plant at early stage of plant germinations in case of Cannabis plant by DNA fingerprint (UGC-Scholar, JRF ), Identification of various dismal species from Yamuna water for confirmation of drowning death. Development of mechanical antidote for Dhatura poison, Immuno Assay identification of explosive.
Beside these research work The student of M.Sc. Forensic Science undergo Thesis / Dissertation in various disciplines of Forensic Science in different Forensic Science labs. of the country. The main research areas are, Forensic Toxicology, Forensic medicine, Fingerprint examination, Document examination, Forensic Biology, Forensic Serology, DNA Forensic etc. Development of various types of solvent extraction method for extraction of various poison from viscera, Isolation and identification method development for various type of Narcotic drugs, Other researches includes development of various type of new fingerprint powders, development of fingerprints on various type of surfaces, Development of plant based non toxic fingerprint powders, Imaging & Verification of Digital Storage Media Using Forensic Tools, Deleted Data Recovery from the suspect hard Disk Using Forensic Tool Kit, Identification of Bullet Hole by different ammunition and Target Materials, Studies on solvent extractions Efficiency & Detection of Pesticide Residues in Viscera Samples by Thin Layer Chromatography and Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry, Establishment of Paternity and Other Family Relationship Using PCR Based DNA Fingerprinting; Case Study, Recovery of Deleted File from Digital Storage Media (Floppy Disk Drive) Using Forensic Tool Kit, Detection of Morphine & Codeine in Suspected Sample by Color Tests, HPTLC and HPLC, Analysis of oganochloro insecticide in Forensic Exhibits by TLC & GC-MS etc.