1. Name of the Department: Biochemistry
2 . Year of Establishment : 2006-2007
3 . Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
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UG
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PG
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Other
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-
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M.Sc.
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Additional 10 credit courses for PG students
· Human Rights and Value Education
· Internet Cyber Security
· Skill Development: Industrial Safety and Regulation
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4 . Names of Interdisciplinary Courses and the departments/units involved:
Biostatistics: Dept. of Statistics, Bioinformatics: Dept. of Biotechnology
5 . Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System (Programme wise)
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Semester
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Credit System
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M.Sc.
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M.Sc.
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6 . Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:
Dept. of Nanotechnology, Pharamcogonostic, College of Pharmacy
7 . Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions: NIL
8 . Details of Courses/Programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : NIL
9 . Number of Teaching Posts:
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Sanctioned
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Filled
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Teaching Posts
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04
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02
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10 . Faculty Profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization:
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Name
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Qualification
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Designation
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Specialization
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No. of Years of Experience
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Dr. V. M. Parashere
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M.Sc. M.Phil. Ph.D
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Assistant Prof.
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Medical and Endocrinology
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14
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Priyanka. V. Jadhav
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M.Sc NET |
Assistant Prof. |
Molecular Biology |
02
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11 . List of Senior Visiting Faculty
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Name
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Designation
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Area of Research/Expertise
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M. S. Salodkar
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Asst. Professor
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Biostatistics
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A. P. Bhagat
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Asst. Professor
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Bioinformatics
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J. R. Tambe
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Asst. Professor
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Enzymology
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Y. R. Rakecha
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Asst. Professor
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Genetic Engineering
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12 . Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by temporary faculty
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Programme
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Total workload of department
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Total workload of permanent faculty
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Lectures delivered by temporary faculty
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Practical classes handled by temporary faculty
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No.
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%
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No.
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%
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M.Sc.
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52
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-
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28
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53.85
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24
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46.15
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13 . Student -Teacher Ratio (Programme wise)
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Level
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Class
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Number of teachers
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Student: Teacher Ratio
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PG
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M.Sc. Students Strength (Part-I+ Part-II)
(24+22)=46
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02
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23:1
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14 . Number of Academic Support Staff (technical) and Administrative Staff; Sanctioned and Filled.
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Number of Support Staff (Lab Assistant and Lab Attendant)
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Sanctioned
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Filled
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Lab Attendant
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01
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01
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15 . Qualifications of Teaching Faculty with DSc/D.Litt/ Ph.D/MPhil /PG.
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Qualifications of Teaching Faculty
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Ph.D.
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M. Phil.
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PG with SLET/NET
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PG
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-
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01
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01
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02
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16 . Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: NIL
17 . Departmental Projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received : NIL
18 . Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : NIL
19 . Publications :
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Name of the Faculty
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Research Papers
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Total
Publication
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Books
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Edited Book
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Total Citation
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H Index
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Impact Factor
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International
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National
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Proceeding
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V. M. Parashere
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01
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01
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02
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04
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01
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02
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05
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1
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0.9
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20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :
· V.M. Parashare provides honorary consultancy in the Nashik Specialty Laboratory.
21. Faculty as members in
a ) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards….
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Name of the Faculty
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National /International/Other Committee/Editorial Board
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V.M. Parashere
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Member of Institutional Animal Ethical Committee, Formed by College of Pharmacy, Nashik.
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Reviewer, Journal of Food Quality
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Member, Anti-Harassment and Women Empowerment and ladies welfare
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22 . Student Projects:
a) Percentag e of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme: 80%
b) Percentag e of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies : 20%
23 . Awards / Recognitions received by Faculty and Students:
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Name of Faculty/Student
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Agency
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Details of Award
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S.B. Mapari
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Dayanand College
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2nd Prize for paper presentation in UGC Sponsored Conference at Solapur on 1st Feb 2013.
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S.B. Nikam
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Bosch Company
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Project in Bosch Company’s EVS department and added in periodical published by BOSCH.
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Y.R. Rakecha
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MRI, Jamnagar
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Junior Research Fellowship by Marine Research Institute Jamnagar from 2016
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Manish Joshi |
SNJB`s, KKHA Arts, SMGL commerce and SPHJ Science college Chandwad Nashik |
Second prize in poster presentation in National Conferance on "Advances in Life Sciences" held on 19th and 20th January, 2018. |
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niversity Rank Holder Students
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Year
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University Rank Holders
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UG/PG
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Rank
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2008
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Deore Priyanka B.
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PG
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1st
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2008
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Bhusare Sonali N.
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PG
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8th
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2008
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Kale Anita S.
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PG
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9th
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2008
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Nair Ranju R.
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PG
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10th
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2011
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Tidke Pallavi B.
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PG
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4 th
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2014 |
Batchu Sindhwa devi Venkatamana
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PG
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9 th
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2015
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Nikam Swapnali B.
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PG
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9th
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2016
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Patil Asha Gulabrao
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PG
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1st
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2016
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Jagtap Deepali
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PG
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2nd
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2016
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Shivde Deepika D.
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PG
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5th
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2016
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Singh Priyanka A.
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PG
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6th
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2016
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Magare Pooja R.
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PG
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7th
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2016
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Nagare Anuja C.
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PG
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10th
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2017 |
Niphadkar Sushmita K.
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PG |
3rd |
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2017 |
Desale Priyanka M.
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PG |
10th |
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2018 |
Allena Aloysius
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PG |
8th |
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2018 |
Murkute Priyanka
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PG |
9th |
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2019 |
Samruddha Dhananjay Joshi
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PG |
5th |
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2019 |
Aher Aishwarya Vilas
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PG |
9th |
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Corpus Fund (Toppers Scheme) of College
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Name of Student
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Class
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Year
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Amount in Rs.
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Prachi Purohit
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M.Sc.
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2011-12
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1000
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Batchu Sindhuradevi Venkataramana
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M.Sc.
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2012-13
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1000
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Swapnali Bhagwandas Nikam
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M.Sc.
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2013-14
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1000
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Asha Gulabrao Patil
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M.Sc.
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2014-15
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1000
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Sushmita Niphadkar
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M.Sc.
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2015-16
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1000
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Aleena Alouysis
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M.Sc.
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2016-17
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1000
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24 . List of Eminent Academicians and Scientists/Visitors to the department
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Dr. Pratish Junagade, M.D., Lotus Institute of Oncology, Nashik
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Dr. S. Kodam, Asso. Prof., Dept. of Biochemistry, SPPU, Pune
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Dr. Kiran Phulzele, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biochemistry, Fergusson College, Pune
25 . Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding: NIL
26 . Student Profile Programme/Course wise:
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Name of the Course/Programme
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Applications
Received
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Selected
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Enrolled
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Pass Percentage
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*M
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*F
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PG:2011-12
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45
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18
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8
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10
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69.40
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PG:2012-13
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35
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20
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0
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20
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72.10
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PG:2013-14
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32
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16
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3
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13
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52.35
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PG:2014-15
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28
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14
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1
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13
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100
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PG:2015-16
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27
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15
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2
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13
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100
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PG:2016-17
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28
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16
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02
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14
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91.66
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PG:2017-18
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41 |
20 |
00 |
20 |
100 |
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PG:2018-19
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39 |
17 |
00 |
17 |
100 |
*M = Male *F = Female *RA = Result Awaited
27 . Diversity of Students
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Name of the
Course
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% of students from the same state
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% of students from other States
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% of students from abroad
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PG
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100%
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-
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-
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28 . How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.:
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Examination
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NET
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SLET
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Other
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Students
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01
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03
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02
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29 . Student progression :
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Student progression
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Against % enrolled
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PG to M.Phil.
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-
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PG to Ph.D.
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10%
5
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Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
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-
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Employed
• Campus selection
• Other than campus recruitment
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-
75%
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Entrepreneurship/Self-employment
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15%
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30 . Details of Infrastructural Facilities
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a) Departmental Library
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51 Books, 13 Journals
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b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students
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2 Nodes
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c) Class rooms with ICT Facility
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01
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d) Laboratories
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01
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31 . Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,
Government or other agencies:
· 60% Students received scholarship under several scheme of Govt. of. Maharashtra.
· Scholarships received by students under different schemes by SPPU, Pune.
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Name of Student
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Scholarship
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Year
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Amount in Rs.
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Atul B. Gavit
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Gunawant Shishyavruti
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2013-14
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18000
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32 . Details on Student Enrichment Programmes (Special Lectures/ Workshops/ Seminar) with External Experts:
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Year
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Title/Type of Programme
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Name of Resource Person(s) (External)
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No. of Beneficiaries
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2015-16
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Disease Condition and Diet
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Manjiri Joshi, Dietician, Nashik
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42
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2016-17
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Scope of Biochemistry
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Prachi Purohit, Sinor Analysis, Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
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39
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33 . Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :
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Group Discussion
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Power Point Presentation
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E- learning Interactive Teaching Methodology
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Lab Demonstrations
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Documentaries
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Revision Practical’s
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Field Visits
34 . Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities :
· Organized a Thalasemmia Detection Camp in collaboration with Dr. Junagade on 8th March 2013, Total collected 144 blood samples and 75 Anemia and Thalassemia were detected. We submitted the report to every participant
· Student and Staff participated in Academic and Cultural exchange programme with Sherustte College, Kanglung, Royal university of Bhutan. 8th March- 17th March 2015
· Students of M.Sc. Biochemistry visited the Science express train on 24th Dec. 2014 –Biodiversity special at Nashik road railway station from the Department of Science and Technology, organized by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Government of India.)
35 . SWOC analysis of the department and Future Plans :
Ø Strengths
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Good instrumental facilities
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Efficient and adequate staff
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Conducting Bridge course
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Good infrastructure
Ø Weaknesses
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Less awareness of the subject among the students at pre admission stage
Ø Opportunities
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Scope for starting Certificate programme in Laboratory technician
· Can create interest about Biochemistry among the school and college students
Ø Challenges
· To create awareness of the subject and to highlight importance of the subject
Ø Future Plans
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Establish Collaboration with International Institutions
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To start Genetic Counseling
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To start the Certificate Course in Medical Laboratory Technician
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Providing facilities for students regarding Research.·