OnlineCAL Announcements


Nov. 11, 2024, 10:11 a.m.
Reg: Solid state NMR working

Dear Users,

This is inform you all that NMR Solid state probe is working., For samples submission please contact the Technician from 21st Nov to 28 November.

Oct. 23, 2024, 11:43 a.m.
Website Now Live: Migration Completed Successfully

Dear Users,

We are pleased to inform you that the migration of our website to the new server has been successfully completed, and the website is now live.

If you experience any issues accessing the site, we recommend reopening the website in an incognito window.

Thank you for your patience during this process, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Oct. 22, 2024, noon
Downtime notification: Tuesday 22nd October 2024

Dear Users,

We would like to inform you that we will be migrating our website from our current hosting provider to a new server. This migration is scheduled to begin after 3 PM on Tuesday, 22nd October 2024.

During this time, the website may experience downtime and could be unavailable for up to 24 hours. We are working to complete the migration as swiftly as possible, and we appreciate your patience throughout this process.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Oct. 9, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
Ayudha Puja Celebration @ CALAB-I

The Central Analytical Laboratory team cordially invites you to participate in the Ayudha Puja Celebration and seek blessings from Maa Durga.

Date and time: 11/10/2024 (Friday) and 11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Venue: B-108, Central Analytical Laboratory-I
Room No: B 108 & D 109
CENTRAL ANALYTICAL LAB
BITS Hyderabad Campus,
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal,
Medchal District 500078.

Sept. 4, 2024, 6 p.m.
Scheduled downtime notification: Thursday 5th September 2024

Dear Users,

Our hosting provider has scheduled a systems upgrade at 11:30 AM on Thursday, 5th September 2024. Please expect downtime in website functionality during this upgrade.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Scheduled update to the CAL portal

Dear Users,

To enhance the accountability in the utilization of CAL facilities, we have made certain changes in the Online-CAL slot booking portal. Currently, a booking by a research scholar is approved by the supervisor, which then directly goes to the Technical Staff for further action.

With the new system, once the supervisor approves a request, it will now also require an approval from the respective department HoD. During this process, both the supervisor and HoD will see a virtual cost associated with the booking based on the facility, number of samples, and/or duration. However, this is a virtual amount, which is being added to the Department exclusively for this utility, and hence does not result in any charge to the user.

The booking system is scheduled to be rolled out on a trial basis starting tomorrow (3rd August). We request you to use the same and provide us with your feedback in the Google Forms link given below in case you face any technical difficulties.

Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco-HPyliZMl5oPKtiU3TLzY8ECnGMB4gSkHX5psdcyl19xIg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Student Guide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1q6Pg0tECzur1muA1l1_i9J_2VvH657WWYyrF5ByREKI/edit?usp=sharing

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Scheduled downtime notification: Wednesday 31st July 2024

Dear Users,

Our hosting provider scheduled a systems upgrade at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, 31 July 2024. Please expect downtime in website functionality during this upgrade.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Three Instruments are now working

This is to inform you all that
1. LCMS
2. TGA-DTA
3. GPC
Are now working, you can book slots online and avail the facility.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
ICP-MS Presentation Venue: G-103

Room Number: G-103

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
ICP-MS Presentation

Dear CAL Users:
There will be a technical presentation tomorrow at 11 AM on ICP-MS, which is newly installed in CAL-2. This presentation shall cover the important aspects of sample preparation and safety aspects. Therefore, potential users are strongly recommended to attend this session.
The venue shall be announced tomorrow morning prior to the session and the users are suggested to check the notice by then.'

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
XRD working

This is to inform you all that XRD is working, slots will be released today@12 noon for this week.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Introduction of Three New Facilities

Dear Users,

The following are the recently installed instruments in Central Analytical Lab.

1. DLS (Contact: Mr. Uppalaiah/Mr. Mallesh)
2. RT-qPCR (Contact Mr. Bal Krishna/Mr. Arun)
3. VSM (Contact: Mr. Arun)

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
XRD Instrument Operation Status Update

XRD is partially operational, so we will not be able to accommodate any new slot bookings for this instrument next week.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Introduction of New Facilities

Recently installed facilities:
1. CHNS analyzer
2. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

Potential users may approach the technical staff for more details.

Instruments under installation:
1. Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
2. RT-PCR

Instruments in pipeline:
1. ICP-MS

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Downtime due to maintenance of service provider

PythonAnywhere, our hosting provider, has scheduled downtime due to maintenance from 11:30 AM for 30 minutes on 10th October 2023 (Tuesday). The availability of the portal during this period will be affected.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
XRD

- Cu source replaced and now instrument is in working condition

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
SAXS/WAXS Now Available

The SAXS/WAXS instrument is now available for booking on the portal.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Universal Testing Machine now available

The Universal Testing Machine is now available on the portal for booking.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Downtime due to maintenance of service provider

PythonAnywhere, our hosting provider, has scheduled a downtime due to maintenance from 12:30 PM for a duration of 20 minutes on 11th March (Thursday). The availability of the portal during this period will be affected.

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Bug in multiple booking of the same instrument

Some of the students were facing some issues during the re-booking of instruments. We have resolved the issue, please try booking again. If the problem persists, please write back to us at cal-online@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Video Tutorial

Hello guys, we have created videos explaining all the features of online CAL portal. Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xf0Y3lCEe_9tNsiXrTYmeNZuzmYZnavw?usp=sharing

Aug. 3, 2024, 4:20 a.m.
Welcome to Online CAL!

Hello everyone,
Greetings from online CAL team, we hope your experience with our portal is seamless. But if in any case you face any problem or have a query, drop an email to cal-online@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in