Undergraduate Courses:

• 1. B.Tech. (Biotechnology)-4 years degree programme
• 2. B.Sc. (Hons.) Biotechnology-3 years degree programme

Postgraduate Courses: 

• 1. M.Sc. Biotechnology-2 years degree programme
• 2. M.Sc. Microbiology-2 years degree programme
• M.Sc. Botany-2 years degree programme

Doctoral Programme:      

Ph.D. in Biotechnology

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