M.Sc. Biotechnology
The School with all its facilities promises an overall development of student community in terms of both intellectual and personality development.
Programs Included:
The two-year Master degree having choice-based credit system and provides a unified curriculum with specialized areas comprising: Advanced Cell Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Plant Tissue Culture, Animal Tissue Culture, Industrial Biotechnology besides Molecular Genetics, General Microbiology and soft core areas viz., Bioinformatics (Genomics and Proteomics), Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Evolution & Developmental Biology and Scientific Writing.
Final year students will take up Project/Dissertation work in different premium Research Institutes, Biotech Pvt. Companies and in University departments. Students will be introduced to different components of Research Methodology.
Subsequently the following frontier areas of research will be focused to carry out student dissertation work which includes:
PHYTOCHEMICALS: Extraction from plants and check its activity/efficacy as antifungal, anti-atherosclerosis, anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, etc; EXTREMOPHILES- Isolation and characterization of microorganisms and their metabolites which can have biotechnological research and industrial uses; BIODIESEL production; IMMUNODULATORY activities of important lead molecules; PATHOGEN: Molecular characterization of clinically important bacterial pathogens; Genomics to understand pathogen makeup and mechanism of drug resistance.
Program also provide platforms for Summer Internship, Certificate Courses, extracurricular activities such as sports, cultural and community activities.
