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  Introduction :

Year of Establishment: 2003

  Vision Statement: 

            “Our approach to biotechnology is more pragmatic especially in synergising IT and BT efforts towards both intellectual and material wealth creation”.
  Our Motto:

 

“May the Farmer be happy, healthy and wealthy ”
  Research Areas:

 
  • Plant biotechnology
  • Animal Biotechnology
  • Microbial   Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Proteomics
  • Genomics
  Specialization programmes:
 
  1. Plant Biotechnology
  2. Microbial Biotechnology
  3. Environmental Biotechnology
  4. Animal Biotechnology
  5. Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
 
  Instruments:

List of the equipments available with the Department

  1. Spectrophotometer – Spectronic 20-D

  2. Laminar Air Flow Class 100

  3. Autoclave

  4. Colorimeters

  5. Cooling microfuge
  6. Orbital shaking incubator
  7. Bacterial incubators
  8. Hot air ovens
  9. Table top centrifuges
  10. Water bath shakers
  11. Magnetic stirrers
  12. Hot plates
  13. Electrophoresis units
  14. Electrical weighing scales
  15. Glass Distillation assembly
  16. Molecular Biology instruments.

 However other sophisticated instruments are available with CFC.
  Strength:

     1. Department has good rapport with National and International Organizations/  Institutes.

      2. Modern infrastructure and facilities.

      3. Expert and extraordinary visiting faculty in the fields of Science and Technology.
  Academic programmes offered:

  • M.Sc. Biotechnology:

  1. Self supporting programme.

  2. A two year full time course designed to fulfill the needs of modern society.

  • New Academic Programmes and courses initiated at PG: 

  1. M. Sc. Biotechnology with horizontal mobility
 

  Course Structure :( M. Sc.):

  • Semester –I

  1. BT 101 Cell Biology, Microbiolgy and Virology

  2. BT 102 Proteins-Structure and Function

  3. BT 103 Biomolecules

  4. BT 104 Biostastics and Bioinformatics

  5. BT 105 Laboratory Course I

  6. BT 106 Laboratory Course II

  • Semester-II

  1. BT 201 Enzymology

  2. BT 202 Gene and Molecular biology

  3. BT 203  Bioenergetics

  4. BT 204 Tools and techniques in Bioscience.

  5. BT 205 Laboratory Course III

  6. BT 206 Laboratory Course IV      

(New curricular design and implementation: Horizontal Mobility in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology & Environmental Biotechnology has implemented. Course structure for M.Sc.I is same for all.)

  • Semester-III

  1. BT 301: Plant Genetics, Physiology And Plant Biotechnology

  2. BT 302: Genetic engineering Part-I

  3. BT 303: Immunology

  4. BT 304: Microbial Genetics And Physiology

  5. BT 305: Laboratory course: V

  6. BT 306: Laboratory course: VI 

  7. Research Project

  8. Summer Training

  • Semester-IV

  1. BT 401: Animal Biotechnology

  2. BT 402: GeneticEngineering-II

  3. BT 403:  Bioprocess Technology And Engineering

  4. BT 404:   Industrial Organisation And Management

  5. BT 405:  Laboratory Course: VII

  6. BT 406:  Laboratory Course: VIII

  7. Research Project

 
 
  Student intake capacity:

 30 students are admitted every year on the basis of enterance examination.
 
  Extension services and consultancy:

  Are provided to Sugar and Rubber industries. However the extension services are open to all other sectors involved in Biotechnology.
  Placement Services:

  Campus interviews are being arranged for students through University Placement Cell.

  Faculty:

Professors: 01 Readers:0 Lecturers: 02(on contract basis) Visiting Faculty  from Sister Departments.
 
  Contact Person :

Prof. G. B. Dixit, (Botany)
In-Charge Head,
Department of Bio-Technology,
E-mail: biotech@unishivaji.ac.in

 

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