Program Name	Duration	Admission Eligibility	Admission	Course Structure
B. Sc. (Biotechnology/ Microbiology)	03 Years (Six Semesters)	10+2 or equivalent with Biology subject passed with 45% marks.	Direct, based on merit of 10+2.	Biotechnology, Chemistry and Humanity courses are essential components while choice is from Zoology/ Botany. The academic process includes classroom teaching, lectures, seminars, projects assignments and supervised practical components.
M. Sc. Biotechnology	02 Years (Four Semesters)	A life science graduate (10+2+3) or equivalent passed with 50 % marks.	Direct, based on merit of 10+2+3.	The course includes Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomolecules & Metabolism, Immuno-technology, Enzyme-technology, Env. Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Bioprocessing and Biochemical Engineering, Animal Cell Culture, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Bioinstrumentation, as major.
M. Sc. Microbiology	02 Years (Four Semesters)	A life science graduate (10+2+3) or equivalent passed with 50 % marks.	Direct, based on merit of 10+2+3.	The course includes Microbial Physiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Bioinstrumentation, Bioinformatics, Biometrics, rDNA tech., Proteomics, Genomics & Microbial technology as major.

Scope and Carrer

Scope	Career
Biotechnology
The potential to generate opportunities for our global society is unlimited with the possibility of improving the quality of healthcare, making healthier and more productive agricultural products, better trees and wood products, and by providing man with the strategy and tools to produce a cleaner environment. Now considerable attention is being paid on the future potential of biotechnology with respect to diagnostics, health, agriculture, forest, and environmental products. For example, the molecular biologists successfully grew stem cells and sparked the field of embryonic stem cell research. One of the biotechnology majors is genetic research which involves cloning, the human genome project-a genetic map showing where genes are located on chromosomes. However, the field of biotechnology is much more broad. Genetic engineering of crops for agriculture, bioremediation, bio processing, drugs, and proteomics are part of biotechnology. DNA fingerprinting was a forensic breakthrough. Investigators can now determine the identity of a criminal just by analyzing DNA from a hair root or strain of blood at the crime scene and if a DNA test failed, an antibody analysis might produce results. Some of the fastest growing areas in Biotechnology are Recombinant DNA technology -virtually take any gene and express it in any organism. Microbial biotechnology, Tissue culture technology and Cell biology, Immuno technology and Protein engineering are other wide open spaces.	Nano Biotechnology: Biomedical applications of nano structures, Biosensor development and applications; Plant & Agriculture Biotechnology: Crop improvement, Plant tissue culture, Protoplast culture, artificial seed production, Micropropagation, Transgenic plants; Animal biotechnology: Animal tissue culture, Stem cell culture, Transgenic animals; Environmental Biotechnology: Biodegradation and Waste management; Medical Biotechnology: Drug discovery and manufacturing, Development of diagnostics and treatment tools, Gene therapy; Molecular Biology: Structure and biosynthesis of nucleic acids, Proteins, Recombinant DNA technology, Genomics (Genome analysis and DNA chip technology, DNA sequencing and mapping, Proteomics; Industrial Biotechnology: Enzyme isolation and characterization, Production of alcohol and fermented products; Forensic Science: DNA finger printing for criminal or parental disputes; Bioinformatics: Computational biology, Use of genome data bases and genome analysis program in phylogenetics, Genome mapping and predictive structural analysis of protein etc.
Microbiology
Microbiology has been at the forefront of research aimed at probing the nature of life processes. During the past several decades many of the major discoveries which have helped to elucidate the fundamental principles of molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics have arisen from studies using micro-organisms. Microorganisms are by far the most abundant and widely distributed forms of life on this planet. They are indispensable parts of the global and local ecosystems. Without their continuing support, animal & plant life on the planet would be rapidly driven to extinction. Microorganisms also play central role in recombinant DNA technology and act as the agents for genetic manipulations. Almost all of biotechnology, including genetic engineering, relies at some stage on using microbes: the human genome project, for example, could not have been carried out without the use of bacteria. We now use elements of biotech to study microbes in the environment. In this discipline, you not only study the bad and the ugly side of microbes but with equal importance you study how we can use microbes to our advantage. Many commercially important foods such as cheese, bread, beer and wine are produced by microbes. Many large-scale industrial processes involved in the manufacture of food and beverages as well as production of many pharmaceutical, chemical and agricultural products are microbiology based. Microbiology plays vital part in controlling pollution through treatment processes for water, industrial, agricultural and domestic wastes.	Microbial Genetics: Organization and regulation of genes in microbes in relation to their cellular functions; Medical Microbiology: Diagnosis and Identification of causative microbes in human illness, their pathogenesis and epidemiology, disease pathology and immunology; rDNA Technology: Cloning in prokaryotes/ eukaryotes, DNA sequencing/mapping, forensic sc. (DNA finger printing) Agro Microbiology: Disease causing microbes in plants, use of microbes in production of biofertilizers & biopests. Environmental Microbiology: Microbial diversity, microbial ecology, microbially-mediated nutrient cycling, geomicrobiology, microbial diversity and bioremediation. Characterization of key bacterial habitats such as the rhizosphere and phyllosphere; Industrial Microbiology: The exploitation of microbes for use in industrial processes like industrial fermentation, wastewater treatment and brewing; Food Microbiology: Techniques involved in food processing and preservation; Pharmaceutical Microbiology: Antimicrobial activity of pharmacological compounds & microorganisms causing pharmaceutical contamination & spoilage; Evolutionary Microbiology: Bacterial systematics, taxonomy and evolution of microbes;
Biochemistry
Biochemistry is molecular basis of life which combines chemistry with biology and gives an understanding of key topics such as bioinformatics, enzymology, metabolism, physiology, protein structure-function, recombinant DNA technology and biochemistry of disease. Biochemistry aims to provide insights into all aspects of the structure and function of living things at the cellular level. This is fundamental to our understanding of life-function. Biochemistry examine and analyze body fluids, tissues and cells. It looks for bacteria, parasites or other micro-organisms, analyze the chemical content of fluids, match blood for transfusions, and test for drug levels in the blood to show how a patient is responding to treatment. It also prepares specimens for examination, count cells and look for abnormal cells. Biochemical technologists are constantly putting their creativity to work, synthesizing new materials, transforming combinations of elements of matter and developing the processes to do it all safely and efficiently. Biochemistry provides the theoretical foundation for advancements in cloning and genetic engineering and is fostering the remarkable growth in biotechnology with the emerging field of bioinformatics. Biochemistry puts you on the cutting edge of scientific discovery. It’s providing innovative solutions to problems in agriculture, medicine, manufacturing and environmental protection, and is helping us to better understand the nature of disease.	Clinical Research Associate: sets up, monitors and completes clinical trials of the effects, risks, efficacy and benefits of a medicinal product; Occupational Hygienist: evaluates environmental hazards resulting from physical, chemical or biological factors at work; Biomedical Scientist: carries out laboratory tests on human samples to help clinicians diagnose illness and to evaluate the effectiveness of the necessary treatment; Forensic Scientist: provides impartial scientific evidence for use in courts of law to support the prosecution or defense in criminal and civil investigations; Clinical Biochemist: analyses and interprets patients' blood and other samples to assist with the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of disease; Patent Examiner: studies applications for patents. The examining staff of the patent office are responsible for ensuring that applications for patents meet the requirements of the relevant registration and do not infringe the rights of inventors.

Laboratory Resources

Lab Name	Description
Tissue Culture	Laminar Air Flow, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer and Visible Spectrophotometer, Orbital Incubator Shaker, Refrigerated and Table Top Centrifuge, Millipore Filtration Unit, Microwave Oven, Cyclomixer, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Balances, pH Meter, DM Water Plant, Double Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer (-200C), Refrigerator, Micropipettes and supported by Animal and Green House.
Bioinformatics	Hardware: Dual Core P-IV Computers, Software: Phylip, Swiss protein deep viewer, HEX, CHEMSKETCH, LIGBUILDER, PASS and MODELLER, WI-FI Internet facility and supported by Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology Softwares.
Molecular & Cell Biology	Digital Incubator, Centrifuges, UV-Visible & Visible Binocular & Monocular Microwave Oven,Microscopes, Spectrophotometer, Paper and Thin Layer Chromatographic Units, Multipurpose Electrophoresis Units (Column Slab Vertical), Microtome, Pocket Pen type pH Meter, Tissue Homogenizer, Vortex Shaker, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Double Distillation Unit, Balances, pH Meter, DM Water Plant, -200C Deep Freezer, Refrigerator, Micropipettes and supported by Animal House & Plant Tissue Culture Labs.
Bioprocessing	Bioreactor, Vertical Laminar Air Flow, Refrigerated & Table Top Centrifuge, Autoclave, Binocular Microscope, Water Bath Incubator Shaker, Fractional Distillation Unit, Vortex Shaker, UV-Visible & Visible Spectrophotometer, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Balances, pH Meter, DM Water Plant, Double Distillation Unit, Refrigerator, Micropipettes.
Immunology & Genetic Engineering	PCR (Gradient Thermocycler), ELISA Reader, Electronic Balances, Bacteriological Orbital Shaker Incubator, Millipore Filtration Unit, Centrifuge, Electrophoresis Units (Vertical, Horizontal and 2D), Microwave Oven, Western Blotting, Laminar Air Flow, Transilluminator, Visible Spectrophotometer, Homogenizer, Cyclomixer, Magnetic Stirrer, Ligation Bath, Double Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer (-200C), Refrigerator, pH Meter, Micropipettes and supported by Animal House and Plant Tissue Culture Labs.
BSL II	ELISA Reader, Binocular Microscope (with dark field attachment and phase contrast), Digital Incubator, Vertical Laminar Air Flow, Refrigerated and Table Top Centrifuge, Millipore Filtration Unit, Electric balance, Orbital Incubator Shaker, Autoclave, Visible Spectrophotometer, Homogenizer, Cyclomixer, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Balances, pH Meter, DM Water Plant, Double Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer (-200C), Refrigerator, Micropipettes and supported by Animal House and Safety Gadgets.
Clinical & Environmental Analysis	Soil-Water Analysis Kit, ELISA Reader, Spectrophotometers UV-Visible and Visible, Refrigerated and Table Top Centrifuge, Vertical Laminar Air Flow, Binocular Microscopes, Compound Microscopes, BOD Incubator, Incubator, Oven, Autoclave, Thermostatic Bath, Bacterial Colony Counter (digital), Homoginizer, Vortex Shaker, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Balances, pH Meter, DM Water Plant, Double Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer, Refrigerator, Micropipettes and supported by Animal House and Green House.
Enzymology & Biomolecules	UV-Visible and Visible Spectrophotometer, Refrigerated and Table Top Centrifuge, Electrophoresis Units, Colorimeter, Paper and Thin Layer Chromatographic Units, Homogenizer, Water Bath, pH Meter, Haemoglobinometer, Visible Spectrophotometer, Cyclomixer, Magnetic Stirrer, Electronic Balances, DM Water Plant, Fractional Distillation Unit, Double Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer (-200C), Refrigerator, Micropipettes and supported by Animal House and Green House.
Zoology	Compound Microscopes, Dissecting Microscopes, Haemocytometer, Neuber's Chamber, Hemoglobinometer, Wintrobe tube, Dissection boxes, Stage Micrometers, Ocular Micrometers and supported by Green House, Animal House and Water Pond.
Botany	Laminar Flow, Biological Hood, Compound Microscopes, Dissecting Microscopes, Stage Micrometers, Occular Micrometers, Camera Leucida, Ganong's Potometers, Ganong's Respirometers, Wilmott’s bubblers and supported by Green House and Water Pond.
Chemistry	Oven, Distillation assembly, Copper water bath, Electronic Balances, Fuming Chamber, Analytical Balances, Photoelectric Colorimeters, pH meters, Kipps Apparatus, Conductivity meters, Viscometer, Stalgmometer, Filter flask with filter pump, Melting Point Apparatus, Thermometers upto 3600C.

Core Faculty

Name	Occupation	Speciality
Dr. G. Tejovathi.	Ph. D.	Genetics.
Dr. C. K. Shroti	Ph. D.	Physiology.
Dr. Reena Jain.	Ph. D.	Microbiology.
Dr. Hina Upadhyay	Ph. D.	Botany.
Dr. Shashi Patil.	Ph. D.	Zoology.
Dr. US Pachori.	Ph. D.	Humanities.
Ms. Nidhi Mishra	M. Sc.	Microbiology.
Ms. Sandhya Malla.	M. Sc.	Biochemistry.
Ms. Poonam baidya	M. Sc.	Biochemistry.
Ms. Chandana Jain	M. Sc.	Chemistry.
Ms. Meenakshi Saxena.	M. Phil.	Chemistry.
Ms. Monica Gaur	M. Sc.	Chemistry.
Ms. Sadhna Silanki.	M. Sc.	Botany.
Ms. Vandna Ghosh.	MA.	Humanities.
Mr. H. S. Thakur.	MA	English.