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Department at Glance:

Programmes offered Faculty Details Infrastructure Seminar/Conferences/Refresher Courses

Placements

Research Activities:

 

  



1. Programmes offered: B.Sc., M. Sc

Undergraduate Level:

Sr.No

Name of Course/ Programme

Duration

Eligibility

Intake Capacity

Admission Procedure

1

B. Sc.

3 years

Minimum 50 % at 12th Sci. (PCB).

45

College level common entrance test (50%) + PCB group at 12th (50%)



2. Postgraduate Level:

Sr.No

Name of Course/ Programme

Duration

Eligibility

Intake Capacity

Admission Procedure

1

M. Sc

2 years

Minimum 60% at T.Y. B.Sc. Biotechnology.
B+ 

24

College level common entrance test (50%) + T.Y.B.Sc. Biotechnology (50%).



3. Faculty Detail:

1 Total number of Faculty members 11
2 Ph.D Qualified 03
3 M.Phil. qualified 03
4 SET/NET Qualified 01
5 Contributory 04
6 Visiting 02

4. Infrastructure Detail:


Laboratories :
  • The Department has o One UG and two PG laboratories. o Separate animal and plant tissue culture laboratories.

Laboratory No. Area in Sq.Mtrs Equipment detail No. of equipments Remark
Biotech-Lab 1(U.G) 167.8 Cooling centrifuge, Weighing balance, Gel documentation unit, pH meter ,Thermal cycler 1  
Biotech-Lab 2(P.G) 83.64 Orbital shaking incubator, Inverted microscope , CO2
Incubator, Gel electrophoresis apparatus (Vertical and Horizontal), 2-D gel electrophoresis.
1  
Biotech-Lab 3(P.G) 83.64 Computers with printers 4  
Biotech-Lab 4        
( U.G & P.G)
86.59 LCD Projector 1  
Biotech-Lab 5        
( U.G & P.G)
70 Hot air oven  and Table top centrifuge 2  
Biotech-Lab 6     
( P.G)
35 Spectophotometer, U.V-Vis spectrophotometer , 1  
    Binocular Microscopes 10  
    Incubator , Autoclave 2  



5. Sophisticated Lab:
  • CO2 incubator
  • Inverted microscope
  • Elisa reader
  • Thermal Cycler
  • Gel documentation unit
  • UV Vis spectrophotometer
  • Tensiometer
  • Laminar Air Flow systems
  • Deep freezer 
  • Shaker
  • Shaker incubator
  • Autoclaves
  • Binocular Microscopes
  • pH meter
  • Water bath
  • Incubator
  • Hot plate
  • Electrophoresis apparatus (vertical and horizontal)
  • 5 Refrigerators
I. Computers and ICT Resources :

Number of Computers : 05

Internet Nodes : 03

Printers : 02

LCD Projectors : 01

Over Head Projectors  : 01

Scanners : 01

PPTs Developed : 100

II. Library:
Library Total no of reference books >e-books
Departmental 200 300
Central Library 9768 (including microbiology, Chemistry, Botany) Online Journals through INFLIBNET and EBSCO


III. Journals subscribed:

     i.Indian Journal of Biotechnology

     ii. Current Science

     iii. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

     iv.Journal of Bioscience

     v.Phytomorphology

6. Workshops/Seminars conducted by dept (During last three years)

Sr.No. Title Duration (From date/to date) Level (Univ/National/ International) Name of Coordinator
1 “Advanced techniques in genetic engineering” 1 day
23/12/2006
University Smt. S.N.Patil
2  “Practical Applications of Biotechnology” 15th and 16th September 2008 University Smt. S.N.Patil


7. Placement Activity:
Sr.No. Academic year Name & City of Company Number of students placed
1  2005-2006 Infosys-Progeon, Bangalore 3
2  2006- 2007 Advanced Biotech, Sinnar 2
3 2006-2007 CIPLA Pharmaceuticals, Bombay 3
4 2007-2008 Famecare, Glaxo,Glenmark, Nashik 4
5 2008-2009    

8. Research Activity:
Sr.No. Academic year Name of staff member Title of Paper Name of Conference/ Publication
1 2008 Dr. A.V. Pethkar Nanotechnology in immunodiagnostics Nanotrends journal
2 2006 Dr. A. V. Pethkar Immunological application of Nanotechnology CIT-Nano, 2006, International Conference on Nanotechnology, Materials and Applications, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
3 2005 Dr. A. V. Pethkar Degradation of lindane from aqueous solutions using iron sulfide nanoparticles stabilized by biopolymers Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 6 (3-4 Special Issue SI): 370-374
4 2005 Dr. A. V. Pethkar Uptake of heavy metals by fungi- applications in metal bioremediation technology In: Biodiversity of fungi: their role in human life, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., N. Delhi
5 2005 Dr. A. V. Pethkar Degradation of lindane from aqueous solutions using iron sulfide nanoparticles stabilized by biopolymers Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum and the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok,
6 2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar Studies on inhibitory activities of antibodies against phytopathogenic fungi: An immunological approach Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (Taylor & Francis) (In Press)
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2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar Role of cationic and anionic peroxidase in browning of multiple shoots of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) in vitro Indian Journal Plant Physiology (In Press)
8 2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar Fungi assisted crystal growth Crystal Science and Technology (In Press)
9 2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar Studies on inhibitory activities of antibodies against phytopathogenic fungi National Symposium on Biotechnology in Plant Disease Management for Sustainable Crop Protection. MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute  (Pune) and Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi (West Zone) (Oral Presentation)
10 2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar GDV analysis of diseased leaves and it’s use in plant pathology National Conference on Recent Advances in Biological Sciences, Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai University, Churchgate, Mumbai. (Oral Presentation)
11 2008 Dr. V. C. Pawar Changes in endogenous levels of GA and protein profile in Maize embryo XXII Gujarat Science Congress, Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat (Poster Presentation)
12 2007 Dr. V. C. Pawar Evaluation of anti Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cicer and anti Alternaria porri effect of some essential oils

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Springer)

13

2006

Dr. V. C. Pawar

In vitro efficacy of 75 essential oils against Aspergillus

Mycoses (Blackwell)

14

2006

Dr. V. C. Pawar

Anti Staphylococcus aureus activity of some medicinal plants

National Conference on Biological Resources: Utilization and Conservation. Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat (Poster presentation)

15

2005

Dr. V. C. Pawar

Antimicrobial activity of Aloe vera leaf gel extracts against Staphylococcus aureus

Indian Journal of Microbiology

16

2005

Dr. V. C. Pawar

Inhibition of fungal spore germination by specific antibody

International Symposium on Integrated Management of Fungal Diseases (IMF): Technology Development and Applications. International Society for Conservation of Natural Resources (ISCON) and Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. (Oral Presentation)

 

17

2005

Dr. V. C. Pawar

An immunological approach to understand the fungal pathogenecity

National Seminar on Plant Physiology. Navasari Agricultural University (NAU), Navasari and Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi. (Oral Presentation)