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The apex of your career is where you are going to reach with the biotechnology course being offered by Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed) University. With vast number of specialties and courses, the biotechnology courses at the MMEC have gained a lot of popularity in a very short span of time. Despite being established as recently as in 2008, this department has been able to contribute significantly in terms of enhancing the knowledge and practical exposure of students, providing them with ample employment opportunities, and development of more advanced technologies.
The best part is that this Department offers courses for all, i.e. everyone aspiring to enroll in biotechnology right from an undergraduate student to a Ph. D aspirant. Students vouch for our extremely appropriate research environment across all the interdisciplinary areas of biotechnology.
To produce Biotechnology professionals with leadership quality, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship ability.
Total Publications: 291,Total citation 5468, Cumulative Impact factor~323+, h-Index~37, i10-index = 124; Publications having more than 3.0 impact factor~53
Patents filed: 06, Published: 02
Gene Sequences with Accession Numbers in GenBank, NCBI, USA: 125
Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology offers a balanced curriculum which gives equal importance to life science subjects such as Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology etc. and engineering subjects like Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Mass Transfer etc.
B.Sc. Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science program aimed at providing excellent carrier opportunity for the students. It is a fast emerging course providing distinctive advantages to students as it finds applications in various aspects of life sciences.
This is a multidisciplinary degree which deals with different aspects of biology, cell biology and biotechnology. This course is carefully designed to cover the knowledge in key fields such as gene therapy, drug design, genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering and industrial biotechnology for plants, animals and micro-organisms.
The Master of Science program in Botany was started in 2016-17 academic year from Biotechnology Department of the University. M. Sc. in Botany course provides a broad background in the biology of plants – from the molecular to the organism level.
The M. Sc. course in Microbiology was started in the year of 2012 from the Department of Biotechnology of the university with an aim of providing quality education and impart in-depth knowledge to the students in various areas of microbiology so as to meet the demand of industry and academia.
The Department provides a strong career platform for students to adopt Biotechnology as a potential career option through professional courses such as UG (B. Tech Biotechnology, B.Sc. Biotechnology) and PG (M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Microbiology and Botanical disciplines) courses. Department of Biotechnology is one of the potential departments for providing well-equipped research laboratories for research. Research scholars of the department are doing research on various aspects such as Animal Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Environment Biotechnology and Microbiology. After completion of their UG and PG courses, students can join in the field of Pharmaceutical, Therapeutic and health, Bioinformatics and Bio robotic industry. Students have many opportunities in the field of research and development in national and international research institutes. PG Students may set-up their own entrepreneur in the area of Food Biotechnology, Agriculture, Pesticide, Bioremediation and Genetically Modified crops.
Sr. No. | Name of Conference/Workshop | Date |
|---|---|---|
1 | Students-Led Conference on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research(SLCETMR-2018) | 26/10/2018 |
2 | National Conference on Innovative Trends in Mathematics | 30/1/2017 |
3 | International Conference on Innovative Trends in Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences (ITMCIS-17) | 9/3/2017 & 10/3/2017 |
4 | International Conference on Contemporary Social Issues | 11/11/2016 |
5 | National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences | 11/11/2016 & 12/11/2016 |
6 | National Conference on Contemporary Social Issues | 31/3/2015 |
7 | International Conference on Newest Drifts in Mechanical Engineering | 20/12/2014 & 21/12/2014 |
8 | National Conference On Emerging Trends In Applications of Electronics and Communication Technology (ETAECT-2014) | 15/1/2014 & 16/1/2014 |
9 | Renewable Power Technology and Electric Drives (RPTED-2013) | 19/12/2013 & 20/12/2013 |
10 | 2nd National Conference on River Hydraulics | 22/03/2012 & 23/03/2012 |
11 | HYDRO 2010 | 16/12/2010 & 18/12/2010 |
Sr.No. | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|
1 | Two Day workshop on Physics and Astronomy | 04/03/2017 & 05/03/2017 |
2 | Three-day workshop under 'TI University Program' | 15/02/2017 to 17/02/2017 |
3 | GREEN TECHNIQUES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION | 06/02/2017 to 10/02/2017 |
4 | One-day workshop on "Industrial Automation" | 9/2/2017 |
5 | Mendeley For Researchers | 6/2/2017 |
6 | Three day Workshop on Communication Skills | 07/01/2017 to 10/01/2017 |
7 | Workshop on "PCB and Circuit Design" | 25/10/2016 |
8 | Workshop on Brain Power | 20/10/2016 |
9 | A two days' workshop is organized by Centre of Excellence-National Instrument | 18/10/2016 & 19/10/2016 |
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Sr. No. |
Name of Eminent Guest Speaker |
Designation of the speaker |
Topic of Lecture with brief summary in two lines |
Date of Lecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Mr. Rajendra Madhavrao Shende |
Former Director in United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Smart city and energy conservation |
02/02/2018 |
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2 |
Dr.Gurbachan Singh |
Ex-Chairman Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board |
Opportunities in Agriculture and Biological Sciences |
28/02/2018 |
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3 |
Dr. Narottam Sharma |
In Charge CMRL, Dehradun |
ADVANCEMENT IN MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC |
18/09/2018 |
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4 |
Prof. Jose J Rodes, |
Professor in University of Alicante, Spain |
ASTROBIOLOGY |
20/02/2019 |
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5 |
Mr. Rajinder Bansal, Chandigarh |
MD, BANSAL CARRIER ACADEMY, C |
Carrier counseling |
27/02/2019 |
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6 |
Mr. Ravi Shankar Joshi |
GM North India Division, IVEX Paper Chemicals Ltd |
Significance of Yoga |
15/10/2017 |
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7 |
Dr. Kusumdeep |
Prof. In Mathematics, IIT Roorkee |
Innovative trends in the field of Mathematics |
9/3/2017 |
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8 |
Dr.AnilVashisth |
Prof in Mathematics, Kurukshertra University, Kurukshetra |
Importance of Mathematics in professional as well as personal life |
9/3/2017 |
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9 |
Er. Rajat Chauhan |
Zonal manager, CAD DESK INDIA, PTTS Pvt. Ltd, Ambala |
Matlab & its Applications |
8/3/2017 |
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10 |
Mr. Madhukar |
IBM, Bangalore |
Smart India Hackathon 2017 |
28rd Feb 2017 |
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11 |
Er. Ankur Malhotra |
Assistant Manager, IISCO Steel Plant, (Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)) at Burnpur, West Bengal |
Importance of Self Study |
23/1/2017 |
| Drug Resistance in Cancer | Targeting N6 adenine specific methyltranferase 1 (N6AMT1) and drug resistance in cancer: Expanding the utilityof RNA Aptamers Funding agency-DHR-ICMR worth- 8.92 Lacs PI-Dr. Gaurav Parashar Kumar (Ph.D Biotechnology), Department of Biotechnology, MMEC, MMDU-Mullana |
| Parkinson's Disease | Identification of neuroprotective action of compounds through prevention of alpha-synuclein toxicity in cell based and animals models of Parkinson's Disease Funding agency-ICMR worth- 36.5 Lacs PI-Dr. Sasanka Chakraborty, Department of Biochemistry, MMIMSR & Biotechnology, MMEC-Mullana CO-PI- Dr. Gaurav Parashar Kumar (Ph.D Biotechnology), Department of Biotechnology, MMEC, MMDU-Mullana |
| Chromium Bioremediation | To develop a process for bioremediation of chromium from industrial effluents used microbial consortium, Funding agency-HSCST-PANCHKULA(Haryana) worth- 8.33 Lacs PI-Dr. Raman Kumar (Ph.D Biotechnology), Department of Biotechnology, MMEC, MMDU-Mullana CO-PI- Prof. Namita Singh (Ph.D, Microbiology), Department of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, GJUS&T, Hissar |
| Bio-plastic | Biodegradable plastic which can be used in manufacturing of biodegradable plasticwares. Useful for preparation of drug delivery agents. Environment friendly food packaging |
| Bio-fuel | Biofuel can be used in replacement of fossil fuels Blending of fossil fuels. Economical use of agricultural waste. |
| Bio-cement | Ecofriendly It can be used as an alternative of chemical based cement. |
| Bio-enzymes | Useful for industries like detergent, food, pharma industry and waste treatments |
| Molecular characterization of biosynthetic pathways of bacosides in B. monnieri | - Molecular components (pathway genes, TFs, miRNAs) identification through transcriptome mining, - Validation the same molecular components through qRT-PCR - Functional analysis of genes |
| Morphotaxonomy, molecular heterogeneity and Bioecology | 1. Morphotaxonomy, Morphotaxometry, Biosystematics and Numerical Taxonomy 2. Molecular heterogeneity and barcode validation based on conserved gene sequences 3. Environmental influence on bioecology, population biology and transmission dynamics Consolidated Biological Processing of Field Crops Biomass and Crop Diversification for Sustainable Environment: i. To design an effective biological strategy for sustainable agricultural waste management in Haryana and Punjab. ii. To employed the contrivance of crop diversification in cash crops for better utilization of natural resources and financial augmentation for sustainability. Significance: Following are the significance of the present proposed project: i. Improvement in the health of soil-humus content of the agricultural fields by the management of lignocellulosic waste. ii. Prevention of the burning of field crop residues, hence overcome environmental pollution through the composting of post harvested remianders by the application of wild fungal species. |
| Sr. No. | Laboratory Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botany Laboratory | Basic Plant Based Laboratory methods will be demonstrated for the Gradu |
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2 |
Zoology Laboratory | Natural Science studies pertaning to graduate studies fo Zoology Subjects |
| 3 | Biochemistry Laboratory | Advanced methodology for Bionalytical techniques |
| 4 | Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory | Prepration of transgenic plants and basics of Tissue culture |
| 5 | IMA Laboratory | The advent of dedicated Bioinstruments has facilitated progress in the instrumental methods of analysis in Biology. Large number of Biological data points can be collected, stored, manipulated and analyzed at a high precision with the help of instruments having high sensitivity, selectivity, and extremely low detection limit. This course aims at providing background of useful instruments, their handling and applications, in the field of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. |
| 6 | Microbiology Laborotary | To impart practical knowledge of microorganisms and methods for their study. Introduce microbial processes of environmental significance. Provide detailed information on the most up to date methods for the study of microbial communities. |
| 7 | Genetic Engineering Laboratory | This laboratory provides hand on experience of applications of genetic engineering in biotechnology and demonstrates the influence of Recombinant DNA technology in the production of mammalian products (such as human growth hormones and insulin) and vaccines, gene therapy, transgenic plants and animals, food processing as well as environmental bioremediation. |
| Sr. No. | Laboratory Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioanalytical Laboratory | This laboratory provides hand on experience in the field of genetic engineering, also demonstrates the influence of Recombinant DNA Technology in the production of mammalian products (such as human growth hormones and insulin) and vaccines, gene therapy as well as environmental bioremediation. |
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2 |
Plant Biotechnology laboratory | This lab provides a hands on experience about micropropagation, callus induction, transgenic plants and tissue culture under aseptic conditions. |
| 3 | Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory | To impart practical knowledge of microorganisms and methods for their study. Introduce microbial processes of environmental significance. Provide detailed information on the most up to date methods for the study of microbial communities. |
| 4 | Molecular Biology Laboratory | The advent of dedicated Bioinstruments has facilitated progress in the instrumental methods of analysis in Biology. Large number of Biological data points can be collected, stored, manipulated and analyzed at a high precision with the help of instruments having high sensitivity, selectivity, and extremely low detection limit. This course aims at providing background of useful instruments, their handling and applications, in the field of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. |
| 5 | Biochemical laboratory | To provide basic knowledge about several protein, carbohydrates, DNA and RNA biochemical assays. |
| 6 | Bioinformatics Laboratory | This laboratory provides hands on experience of applications of computer based tools in Biotechnology for its application in drug discovery. |
Sr. No. | Name of the Teacher | Title of Patent/Copy Right | Details of Patents / Copy Right filed | Details of Publication of Patents/ Registration of Copyright in official Journal of the Patent office/ Copyright Office Govt. of India New | Patent/Copy Right Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonali Goyal, Dr. Neera Batra | A System for individual care in pervasive Environment | 201811029371A | Published on 17/8/18 | Published |
2 | Sonali Goyal, Dr. Neera Batra | Fingertip based sensor system for health check-up | 201811005530 | Published on 10/8/18 | Published |
3 | Dr. Rajneesh Kumar | A System for Optimized Energy Consumption in Multicast Communication And Methods Thereof Over MANET | 201811023691 | Published on 06/07/2018 | Published |
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Postgraduate Courses:
Doctoral Programme:
Apart from having a scope in teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate or at school level, Biotechnologists can make a career in Pharmaceutical/Therapeutic/Health Industry, Research & Development Sector, Food and Dairy Industry, Agriculture/Pesticide/Bioremediation Industry, Distillery/wine/Beer Industry, Genetic Engineering/Genetically modified (GM) Crop Industry or as a Patent Analyst as well.
Other potential option is to have a career in Research in diverse sectors including Environmental, Industrial, Medical and Microbial Biotechnology.
Students doing B.Tech in Biotechnology from MMDU have gone abroad quite often. Many multi-national companies are looking for talented students for bright job prospects in the field of Pharmaceutical, Health, Research & Development, Food and Dairy etc and offer good pay packages as well.
Our students are competent to go for higher studies abroad in technically advanced and developed countries after qualifying GRE. They may opt for variety of interdisciplinary Master’s programme in Biological sciences which makes them skilled enough to adopt a career in variety of industrial sectors abroad. Furthermore, the Master’s students of MMDU have a wide scope of going to foreign land for pursuing their career in research and pursuing higher education such as Ph.D. degree course in Biological Sciences. Ph.D. degree holders can make a career in research in the above countries by pursuing research as a Post Doctoral Fellow or Research Associate/Scientist.
No, the department is not offering any diploma or certificate courses till date.
We strive to work on over-all personality of the student and continue mentoring him or her in areas of communication, presentation and logical reasoning ability. Along with this, the focus is on inculcating time Management strategies and to have leadership skills. We continue to guide and mentor the students through various personality development sessions and also club these sessions in our classroom teaching pedagogy.
Top Companies of the region and from all across India operating in Food Biotechnology sector, Life Sciences sector, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Information technology, Fermentation and dairy industry, Pharma-covigilance and Medical Data analysis come for campus placement to MMDU to recruit students pursuing B.Tech Biotechnology. Our students are working with global organizations and making us proud each day with their achievements.
Highest pay package is near INR 6 lakh/per annum.
Yes, the Department of biotechnology at MMDU encourages students to undergo training in industry and research institutes of eminence. Moreover, the department is having research collaborations and MOUs with prestigious organizations such as National Dairy Research Institute Karnal; Directorate of Wheat Research (ICAR) Karnal, Central Soil Salinity Research institute, Karnal (Haryana), Anuja Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Dera Bassi and ONIOSOME Health Care Pvt. Ltd., Mohali, Punjab, India. Students are also encouraged to pursue training at these organizations depending upon their research interests.
Yes, Department has a strong mentor-mentee interaction platform where each and every teacher mentor owns 15-20 students and guides them accordingly for academic progress and employability as well.
Such brilliant minds are encouraged to undertake projects and present their ideas cum research in the form of oral or poster presentations at various conferences/workshops/seminars.
Yes, the Department of biotechnology at MMDU remains committed to train students by organizing expert lectures, workshops and training cum entrepreneurial programmes.
We organize many national-level and international workshops, seminars and industry conferences every year. The students of our department get to participate in industry sponsored as well as academic conclaves. A variety of cultural activities are organized not only at the departmental level but also at the University level where the students participate and show their talent. Annual Youth Mega Festival, UNIVERSUMM, AMMUNATION and other youth fests organized at MMDU and its constituent institutes give our students a chance to get fame and awards. Our students also take part in community activities through National Service Scheme (NSS). Our students have been representing the college in sports as well.
Yes, in fact the Department encourages such interdepartmental interactions and participation in cultural activities. Our students have won laurels at university as well as inter-university fests and cultural competitions.
Valid Identification card with appropriate verification is must to get access to the MMDU’s main library. This is issued by the Department administration.
The department aims to produce world class Bioengineers, Bio-entrepreneurs and Biotechnologists who can innovate, invent and further disseminate the knowledge to the society and the mankind. Department has been majorly focusing in research areas including drug resistance, cancer biology, natural products, microbial biotechnology, bioremediation, industrial microbiology and computational biology providing a strong platform for the students to do research projects or PhD from the department.
Yes, Orientation ceremony and Freshers’ party are organized every year to welcome the new joining students
