Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility

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About Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility

Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, ICAR-VPKAS houses a variety of analytical instruments which are operated and maintained by a dedicated and qualified group of Scientists.

Instrumental methods of analyses form an indispensable aspect of any R & D program.

The main objectives of SAIF facility in ICAR-VPKAS:

To provide for guidance acquisition of data using Sophisticated Instruments.
To provide facilities of sophisticated analytical instruments to scientists and other users from academic institutes, R&D laboratories and industries to enable to carry measurements for R&D work.

VPKAS at a Glance

Facilities

SAIF Facilities

S.No.	Title	Support Documents
1	High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 814.43KB, Language - English]
2	Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) analyzer	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 810.82KB, Language - English]
3	Portable Photosynthesis System (IRGA)	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 782.78KB, Language - English]
4	Microwave Digestion System	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 107.02KB, Language - English]
5	Inductively Couple Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrophotometer (ICP-OES)	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 135.3KB, Language - English]
6	CHN-O rapid Analyser	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 143.08KB, Language - English]
7	UV-VIS Double Beam Spectrophotometer	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 145.17KB, Language - English]
8	Kjeltec Auto analyser	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 138.97KB, Language - English]
9	Root Scanner	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 875.68KB, Language - English]
10	Leaf Area Meter	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 348.23KB, Language - English]
11	High Resolution Fluorescence Microscope	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 526.69KB, Language - English]
12	Biolistic Transformation System	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 107.83KB, Language - English]
13	DNA Analyzer	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 93.75KB, Language - English]
14	Atomic Absorption Spectrometer	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 122.58KB, Language - English]
15	Tissue Lyser	View/Download [Format - PDF, Size - 93.86KB, Language - English]

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How to use Facility

Registration is absolutely essential for Universities/Colleges and Industries.
Scholars and scientists can come in-person or send samples along with a letter from the head/guide in a letterhead duly signed and sealed for registration stating that the analysis is meant for research purpose.
The letter should be addressed to

The Director

ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan

Mall Road, Almora-263601, Uttarakhand

email: director[dot]vpkas[at]icar[dot]gov[dot]in, vpkas[at]nic[dot]in.

In all cases i.e university/college/national lab/industry, the letter to the Director, ICAR-VPKAS should also consists the following undertaking “In any event, the content of the report/bill is meant for our information only and we will not use the content of this report/bill for advertisement, evidence of litigation".
In the letter also mention that “you agree to acknowledge SAIF, ICAR-VPKAS, in your publication, thesis if the SAIF instrument results are incorporated/used in them".

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Charges

All the users are required to submit MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for each sample they submit and a certificate stating that the samples submitted are non- toxic / non-hazardous and sample does not require special precaution while handling.