Introduction:
The department education is in broad spectrum of academic and research. The post-graduate course was started in 2004-05. The department has on its rolls 20 students of postgraduate. The faculty of the department consists of three teaching positions.
The Department is well recognized for its academic as well as research activities within Maharashtra, India. It’s growing reputation in the field of Biotechnology. Any science graduate can be admitted to Postgraduate course in Biotechnology. The students come from rural as well as urban areas with socio-economically weaker status. The students have actively participated in research projects at postgraduate level. English language is mandatory for seeking the admission in PG courses.
Objective of the Department:
- To equip students with the necessary critical theoretical background, develop the analytical, and basic research skills that will help students to pursue higher education in reputed institutes at both national and international levels.
- To develop students' ability to apply knowledge and skills to solve theoretical and practical problems in biology and biotechnology.
- To acquaint the students with the principles of biosafety and ethical perspectives of biotechnological systems.
- To prepare such a dynamic curricula by incorporating innovative concepts and a multidisciplinary approach which can attract and develop interest among the students for selecting plant science as their carrier.
- To update curricula, by introducing recent advances in the subject and enable the students to face NET, SET and other competitive examinations successfully.
- To organize various extensions activities in addition to N.S.S. for the cultivation of values like national integration, patriotism, equality, humanism, secularism, scientific temper, democracy, socialism and
Courses offered (with the intake capacity) :
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the Course |
Duration |
Intake Capacity |
|
1. |
M.Sc. (Biotechnology) |
02 Years |
20 |
Admission/Eligibility/Criteria/ Procedure:
A] P.G. : B.Sc. (Graduates in Any Subject) & B.SC. Agriculture, B.Tech.
Laboratory Facilities
Department has a best infrastructure with two labs of which one is research lab. The department also has a Wi-Fi facility. Department has following equipment's:
|
Sr. no. |
Equipments |
Quantity |
|
|
Compound microscopes |
02 |
|
|
Cooling centrifuge |
01 |
|
|
Hot air oven |
01 |
|
|
Incubator |
01 |
|
|
Autoclave |
01 |
|
|
Spectrophotometer |
01 |
|
|
Digital balance |
01 |
|
|
PH meter |
01 |
|
|
Refrigerator |
01 |
|
|
PCR |
01 |
|
|
Electrophoresis Unit |
01 |
|
|
Colorimeter |
01 |
|
|
UV Transilluminator |
01 |
|
|
Water Distillation Unit |
01 |
|
|
Cyclo Mixer |
01 |
|
|
Rotary Shaker |
01 |
|
|
Hot Plate |
01 |
|
|
Computer with internet facility |
01 |
|
|
Computer with printer |
01 |
|
|
LCD projector |
01 |
Faculty
|
Sr. No. |
Name |
Qualification |
Guide for Ph.D.?, if yes, Intake Capacity |
Total Ph.D. /M.Phil. (awarded) Submitted |
Total enrolment for Ph.D.
|
|
1 |
Dr. A.S. Kadam |
M.Sc. Ph.D. |
Yes, 08 |
Ph.D.: 07+02 M.Phil:03 |
08 |
|
2 |
Dr. M.D. Mujahed |
M.Sc., Ph.D.NET, SET |
No |
- |
- |
|
3 |
M.D. Urooj |
M.Sc., B. Ed, NET, SET. |
No |
- |
- |
|
4 |
Miss. S.S. Lambade |
M.Sc. |
No |
- |
- |
Research Projects
|
Principal Investigator |
Title of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
Year of sanction |
Completion year |
Amount In Rs. (INR) |
|
Prof. A. S. Kadam |
An indepth study of the medicinal plants of jintur range forests. |
S.R.T.M.U. NANDED (completed) |
2010-12
|
2010 |
2012 |
Rs. 42,000/-
|
|
Molecular taxonomy of aquatic plants of various water bodies in Maharashtra |
UGC (completed) |
2012-15 |
2012 |
2015 |
11,49,800/ |
|
|
Empowerment of forest dwelling and local communities through promotion of forest based micro and small enterprises in Marathwada |
RGST (Completed) (CoPI) |
2017-2020 |
2017 |
2020 |
24,00,000/ |
Alumni
- Following the list of Alumni
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Student |
Organisation |
|
1 |
Mr. Pamod Kamble |
Business Manager Sci-Fi Biologicals |
|
2 |
Bhagwat Samale |
SK Biobiz pvt Ltd. Probiotic Production Nashik |
|
3 |
Snehal Lambade |
Assistant Professor, D.S.M. College Parbani |
|
4 |
Madhav Mundhe |
Seed Ltd. |
|
5 |
Swapnali Wagh |
Primary Teacher, BalKrishna School, Zero Phata, Parbhani. |
|
6 |
Shradha Dhas |
High School Teacher, BalKrishna High School, Zero Phata, Parbhani. |
|
7 |
Nilesh Paikrao |
Pharmaceutical course |
Result
Sc. First year (Biotechnology)
|
Year |
No. of Students |
No. of student’s appeared for exam |
No. of student’s pass |
Percentage |
|
2018-19 |
08 |
04 |
01 |
25 |
|
2019-20 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
100 |
|
2020-21 |
11 |
08 |
07 |
87 |
|
2021-22 |
07 |
06 |
03 |
50 |
|
2022-23 |
13 |
12 |
05 |
38 |
Sc. Second year (Biotechnology).
|
Year |
No. of Student’s |
No. of student’s appeared |
No. of student’s pass |
Percentage |
|
2018-19 |
05 |
05 |
04 |
87 |
|
2019-20 |
02 |
01 |
01 |
100 |
|
2020-21 |
02 |
02 |
02 |
100 |
|
2021-22 |
09 |
08 |
08 |
100 |
|
2022-23 |
04 |
02 |
01 |
50 |
Departmental Activity
- Celebrated Biotechnology Day on 14th November 2022 in the Biotechnology Department DSM’s College of ACS, Parbhani.
- Visited Plant Tissue Culture Lab. VNMKV Parbhani.