B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology

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Course Offered	Duration (in Years)	Eligibility
B.Sc (Hons.) in Biotechnology	4	12th standard pass with science subjects, at least 50% marks.

Disclaimer: TNU reserves the right for relaxation in admission criteria for the most deserving candidates.

All over the world, Biotech organizations have worked relentlessly and developed vaccines against SARS-Cov2, a causal organism for the current Covid-19 pandemic. India is the biggest producer of Covid vaccines by virtue of Indian biotech companies like Serum Institute, Pune, and Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad. These organizations are playing a pivotal role in the production and supply of vaccines for several countries of the world and thereby saving millions of lives. Another biotech organization, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad is also playing an important role in the production of several lifesaving medicines in this context of the current pandemic situation, including an oral antiviral drug along with DRDO. TNU’s B.Sc. in Biotechnology courses are designed to provide students with a strong fundamental idea and advanced study of cell and tissue culture, genetics, biomedicinal and non-medicinal products, pharmaceuticals, bioprocesses, new technologies, and engineering. The designed curriculum, laboratory facilities, research-based teaching, projects, and opportunities to get trained in leading biotechnological firms will make students in this program competent for both the industrial sector and academia.

B.SC. (HONS.) in BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Expert Committee

Dr. Indranil Gupta

Scientific Manager – RND, Biocon Biologics Limited, Biocon Research Centre, SEZ Unit, Biocon Special, Economic Zone, Bangalore, Karnataka

Dr. Abhrajyoti Ghosh

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata

Biochemistry Lab

Microplate Reader

Bod Incubetor

Homogeniser Cyclo Mixer

Tlc UV Chamber

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Jasco

pH Meter and Conductivity Meter

Magnetic Stirrer

Laminar Flow Fume Hood

Hot Air Oven

Microcentrifuge

Digital Balance

Digital Water Bath

Project Lab

Bio Fermentor

UV-Transilluminetor

Refrigerated Centrifuge

Vartical Gel Electrophoresis

Horizontal Gel Electrophoresis Unit

Tissue Culture And Micro Biology Lab

Horizontal Laminar Air Flow

Qubec Colony Counter

Autoclave

Hot Air Oven

Water Distillation Unit(Glass)- Rbflask10l/stdjoints/condenser/ Heating Mantle/iron Remover Coloumn

Binocular Microscope

Centrifuge

Magnetic Stirrer With Heater

Microcentrifuge

Bacteriological Incubetor

Colorimeter

Hot Water Bath

Binocular Microscope

Deep Refrigerator

Rotary Shaker

Career Prospects

Be a Biotechnologist and make an impact to everybody’s life. Healthcare biotech is benefiting more than 350 million patients around the world with biotech medicine to treat and prevent every day and chronic illnesses. Energy biotech in the form of biofuel is helping to fight global warming as an alternative and safer form of global energy. It has led to significant reductions

in greenhouse gas emissions with the aim to reduce 2.5 billion tons of C02 equivalent per year by 2030. Agricultural biotech offers new, improved and adapted agricultural crops to reduce poverty and can increase food security for a growing global population. Environmental biotech is to solve environmental problems like depletion of forests and water resources, resultant biodiversity loss; climate change-related crop pattern as well as disease pattern changes; waste/ effluent management issues in a sustainable way. Marine Biotech is involved towards development of useful products and process from the marine resources, for aquaculture production and productivity increase Bioinformatics deals with bio-IT services, which covers computational biology, computational chemistry, genetic sequencing etc.

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

The Department of Biotechnology is one of the most thriving Departments in The Neotia University. This research-oriented unit has several well equipped research laboratories including an independent and dedicated research laboratory (Microbial Ecology research laboratory) that makes the Department a perfect place for practicing research with worthy objectives. The

Department has received several research grants including an externally funded grant that lead to enrich the infrastructure of the Department substantially. The learned faculty members of the Department make sure that the students obtain an all-round knowledge in the context of basic and applied aspects of cutting edge research. They are always helped to develop special skills by individually performing an in-house mini research project as well as visiting various Biotechnology industries. In most cases, the students complete the degree having some publications from reputed international journals as well as a thorough experience in the industrial arena. The Biotechnology Department of The Neotia University offers the students the state-of-the-art facilities and immense scope for practicing quality research for developing a better future.

Research Grants

Publications in Journals

Publication in Book Chapter

Ongoing Ph.D Scholars

INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP

Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC)
TNU has collaborated with Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC), New Delhi to share knowledge resources in the key area of Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical, Bio- Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, contract research). LSSSDC

will facilitate the skilling process within its boundaries of function.

Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE)
TNU has Membership with Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE). ABLE is a not-for- profit pan-India forum that represents the Indian Biotechnology Sector. ABLE has over 400 members from all across India representing all verticals of the sector like Agribiotech, Bio-pharma, Industrial biotech, Bioinformatics, Investment banks and Venture Capital firms, leading Research and Academic Institutes and Law Firms and Equipment Suppliers.

Research Grant funded by SERB, DST, Govt. Of India in recognizing outstanding Research Profile of the Faculty of the Department.
Prosun Tribedi, Assistant Professor, Biotechnology Dept. at TNU Received externally funded Research Grants exploring Microbial Biotechnology for the Sustainable Promotion of the Environment.
Prosun Tribedi received a young scientist research grant entitled “Strategy development for the applications of biofertilizers into the soil to increase the soil fertility”: An efficient way to substitute the hazardous chemical fertilizer application sanctioned by SERB, DST, Govt. of India. Sanction amount: INR 23,20,145).

Tribedi, published 40 Articles in International peerreviewed reputed journals including book chapters, making the Department Internationally recognized in the context of Research Spectrum. Five publications, individually has crossed 100 citations.
Drishti Mukherjee received an all India level ‘Sachha Sarathi Award’ from the Principal Scientific Advisor, GOI in dealing with chronic waste management, under the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative.
Students are encouraged to publish Articles in reputed journals; they have published their dissertation observations in International peer-reviewed journals.
Ongoing research project under able supervision and sponsored by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India.
The department has delivered the first Ph.D candidate in the University, and is training many more.

NEP Note

The students who will take admission in B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology they will have to spend 4 years and need to secure a minimum of 160 credits. In that case, they must pay Rs. 10000/- in 7^th and 8^th Semesters.

However, the students who would like to get B.Sc. (Hons. with Research) in Biotechnology, they will have to spend 4 years (with 160 credits) and which covers a 12 credits research course in the last year of their curriculum at the Department. In that case, they must pay Rs. 25000/- extra in addition to Rs.10,000/- in 7^th and 8^th semesters.

Dr. Prosun Tribedi

Associate Professor and Head of the Department

Dr. Tribedi is an Associate Professor and presently the Head (Acting) of the Department ofBiotechnology, The Neotia University. He has more than 8 ...

Dr. Ranojit Kumar Sarker

Teaching Associate

Dr. Sarker has completed his PhD from The Neotia University (TNU). His area of research interest covers bioremediation of plastics material and sus...

Dr. Diwakar Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor

Dr. Singh has been teaching for more than a year and has more than 7 years of researchexperience in “Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunolog...

Dr. Poulomi Chakraborty

Assistant Professor

Dr. Chakraborty has more than two years of teaching and four years of research experience in Microbiology and Microbial biofilm Biology. She has co...

Dr. Sarita Sarkar

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sarkar has more than 1 year of teaching and 9 years of research experience till date. Shepursued her Ph.D. in 2017 from Kalyani University, Wes...

Ms. Payel Paul

Teaching Associate

Ms. Paul is a Teaching Associate in the Biotechnology department, The Neotia University. Additionally, she is pursuing her Ph.D. under the supervis...

Dr. Anirban Dasgupta

Assistant Professor

Dr Anirban Das Gupta has obtained his PhD from the Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta in 2018. During his doctoral thesis, Dr Das G...

MRS. SHARMISTHA DAS

Teaching Assistant

Mrs. Sharmistha Das has 6years of research experience in the industrial sector in Toxicology and Microbiology. Presently, she is pursuing PhD under...

Semester 1

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 1	Microbiology	4+2
Core Course – 2	Cell Biology	4+2
Core Course – 3	Chemistry-1	4+2
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses – 1	English Communication	4
Generic Elective1	Generic Elective – 1	2
Total credit		24

Semester 2

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 4	Mammalian Physiology	4+2
Core Course – 5	Plant Physiology	4+2
Core Course – 6	Chemistry-2	4+2
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses – 2	EVS	4
Generic Elective 2	Generic Elective – 2	2
Total credit		24

Semester 3

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 7	Genetics	4+2
Core Course – 8	Biochemistry	4+2
Core Course – 9	Enzymology	2+2
Core Course – 10	Medical Microbiology	4+2
Generic Elective 3	Generic Elective – 3	2
Total credit		24

Semester 4

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 11	Molecular Biology	4+2
Core Course – 12	Immunology	4+2
Skill Enhancement Course -1	Bioprocess Technology	2+2
Discipline Specific Electives -1	Basic Computing & C Programming	4+2
Generic Elective 4	Generic Elective – 4	2
Total credit		24

Semester 5

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 13	Industrial Fermentation	4+2
Core Course – 14	Recombinant DNA Technology	4+2
Core Course – 15	Metabolism	4+2
Discipline Specific Electives -2	Bioinformatics-1	3+2
Discipline Specific Electives -3	Biostatistics	4
Skill Enhancement Courses – 2	Summer Training	4
Generic Elective 5	General Elective – 5	2
Total credit		33

Semester 6

Course Type	Course	Credit
Core Course – 16	Bio Analytical Tools	4+2
Core Course – 17	Genomics and Proteomics	4+2
Discipline Specific Elective – 4	Bioinformatics-2	3+2
Core Courses – 18	Environmental Biotechnology	4+2
Skill Enhancement Courses – 3	Seminar	2
Generic Elective 6	General Elective 6	2
Total credit		27

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology

B.SC. (HONS.) in BIOTECHNOLOGY