B.Tech., M.Tech. and Dual Degree Programme

The Department offers 4 year B.Tech. programmes in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, a dual degree 5 year M.Tech. programme in Biotechnology and a 6 year dual degree B Pharm-M Pharm Practice.

Courses Designed with an Engineering Base

The Department imparts education to equip students with modern skills compatible to the needs of industry and academia. Keeping in view the interdisciplinary nature of BT and BI, the curricula have been designed with an engineering base encompassing courses from computer science & engineering, electronics and communication engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics and professional development so as to enable students to work not only in the Biotech and Bioinformatics industries but also in other industries. The B. Tech. students are provided an opportunity to do a project in final year which helps them to handle independent projects in academia and industry.

The Department is equipped with 10 labs providing hands on training in various areas of biotechnology such as medical biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, food biotechnology, agricultural biotechnology, plant biotechnology, pharmaceutical biotechnology, genomic & proteomic technologies, animal and plant cell culture technologies, etc. Our bioinformatics curriculum includes courses on algorithm design, machine learning, computational high throughput screening and drug designing, bioprogramming, scripting languages, etc. The BI graduates have an added advantage of working in Biotech., Bioinformatics, Pharmacy, and IT industries.

Research

The Department is actively involved in research by having the distinction of running externally funded R & D projects worth Rs. 2.5 crores from various Govt. of India agencies such as the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science & Technology, DRDO, Ministry of Environment and Forest, and an industry, AyurVet Ltd. Baddi, sponsored project. The department has a strong doctoral research program wherein 19 Ph.D. scholars are registered with faculty members.

More than 95% Placement

The placement of graduates has been more than 95% during the last three years with most of the students offered jobs in more than one industry. Our B.Tech. graduates are pursuing MS/Ph.D degrees in the top class Universities in the USA and Europe.