Ph.D. Biotechnology
The Ph. D program in Biotechnology offered in the department encompasses research in 9 different aspects based on the expertise of each faculty. As per the mandate of UGC, all the students are admitted through the All India entrance exam and they need to complete the research methodology and research ethics courses during their Ph.D. tenure. Based on the funding from various agencies earned by the individual faculty members and as a team the research outcome of the Department is high and it is attested by the research publications and the citations coming out from the Department (h-index: 62 & i10 index: 251). The research scholars with their fellowships from various agencies (UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR) do good science in both basic and applied research and file patents too. The research in the department is broadly focused on Basic Research and Applied Research in various domains such as Marine Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, and Medical Biotechnology. Some of the niche areas of research include Molecular Epigenetics, Biogenic Nanomaterials, Stem Cell Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, Free Radical Biology, Micropropagation by plant tissue culture, Host-Microbe Interaction and Pathogenomics, Immunobiology, and Bioprospecting of Natural Products (Microbes, Flora & Fauna) for various applications. The well-established laboratories with sophisticated equipment cater to hands-on skill development to all the scholars. The research scholars completing their doctoral program in the department are well placed in acclaimed positions in academic institutions, research laboratories, and industries both in India and abroad.
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