1. Name of the Department: Biotechnology

2 . Year of Establishment : 2004

3 . Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

4 . Names of Interdisciplinary Courses and the departments/units involved :

Biotechnology is one of the Interdisciplinary Programme having number of interdisciplinary courses including Biophysics, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Statistics. Departments like Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics are involved to complete the curriculum of Biotechnology.

5 . Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System (Programme wise) :

6 . Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

The department co-ordinates ‘DBT Star College Scheme’ activities of Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Electronic Science, Microbiology departments.

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:

10 . Faculty Profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization

11 . List of Senior Visiting Faculty:

12 . Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by temporary faculty:

13 . Student -Teacher Ratio (Programme Wise) :

14 . Number of Academic Support Staff (technical) and Administrative Staff; Sanctioned and Filled

15 . Qualifications of Teaching Faculty with DSc D.Litt/ Ph.D/MPhil / PG.

Note : Some M.Phil./ Ph.D. degree holders have also cleared NET/SLET

16 . Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received :

17 . Departmental Projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received :

18 . Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : NIL

19 . Publications:

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

21. Faculty as members in

a ) National Committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards:

22 . Student Projects:

a) Percentag e of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme: 100%

b) Percentag e of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies: NIL

23 . Awards/Recognitions received by Faculty and Students:

• University Rank Holder Students

• Corpus Fund ( Toppers Scheme) of College

24 . List of Eminent Academicians and Scientists visited to the department

· Ms. Helen Gauchi, Chief NGC DNALysis Biotechnology, South Africa.

· Dr. Sharad Kale, Padmashree, Head, Technology Transfer and Collaboration, BARC, Mumbai.

· Dr. Balaji . Aglave, Scientist and Lab Director, Ag Research, Florida, USA.

• Dr. Geeta Dharmatti, Director, Gene Nutriheal, Pune.

· Dr. J.K.Pal, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biotechnology, SPPU

• Dr. Amol D. Raut, CEO, GeneSupport, Pune.

· Dr. Bhaskaracharya, Scientist, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.

• Dr. Saroj Ghaskadbi, Head, Department of Biotechnology, SPPU.

· Dr. R. L. Deopurkar, Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology, SPPU.

· Dr. Surendra Ghaskadbi, Scientist, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.

· Dr. Jagmeet Madan, Principal , SVT College of Home Science, Mumbai.

· Dr. P. K. Dhakephalkar, Scientist, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.

• Dr. R. D. Dixit, Chief Sports Genomic Counselor, Genesupport

· Dr. Mrs. Anita Kar, Director, School of Health Sciences Department, SPPU

• Dr. B.B. Nath, Professor, Department of Zoology, SPPU

· Dr. Abhay Harsulkar, Prof., Pharmaceutical Biotech., Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune

· Dr. Anjali Mukherjee, Leading Dietician, CEO, Health Total, Mumbai.

25 . Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding International Seminar

26 . Student Profile Programme/Course wise:

*M = Male *F = Female *RA = Result Awaited

27 . Diversity of Students :

28 . How many students have cleared National and State Competitive Examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services, Defense Services, etc.?

29 . Student Progression:

30 . Details of Infrastructural Facilities :

31 . Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, Government or other agencies

• Mahindra Finance Scholarship

32 . Details on student Enrichment Programmes (Special Lectures/ Workshops/ Seminar) with External Experts:

· Every year one Study Tour for S.Y. and two Study Tours for T.Y. are arranged.

· Film Shows: One science documentary Film per month is screened by the department of Biotechnology for the students of seven participating departments under “Star College Scheme”.

· Faculty visit: 15 faculty members participated in “Joint Workshop on Advanced Microscopy and Sophisticated Instrumentation” conducted at SP Pune University, on 11-12 April, 2015.

· Inter-Departmental Cooperative Schemes Implemented

1. Organized Refresher course in Life Science-Academic staff college, SPPU, Pune. (23^th Sept to 14^th Oct 2011).

2. Organized various Inter-departmental Workshops/Seminars for Life Sciences department students, viz. ‘Codonics’, ‘Perception: Nano Biotechnology’, ‘Techniques in Molecular Biology and Immunology’, ‘Soft Skill Development: Facing an Interview’, ‘Bioinformatics’, Graduation, Calibration and Glassware safety etc.

3. Interdepartmental activities like practical modules, projects, workshops, seminars, institutional visits were organized for seven departments (Biotechnology, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Electronics, Chemistry) under ‘Star College Scheme’ sanctioned by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

33 . Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

• Seminar ? Quiz Sessions
• Paper Presentation ? Extension Activities
• Review Writing ? Surveys
• Group Discussions

34 . Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities

· Organized Science Exhibition on the occasion of ‘Science day’ to create awareness about current developments and applications in the field of science. Secondary school and college students of all departments, as well as parents are invited to visit and gain information from models, charts, posters exhibited by UG and PG students

· Students visits ‘Friends of Tribal Society- Ekal Vidyalaya’ and distributes stationary

· Dr. S.N. Patil has adopted 10 students from ‘Ekal Vidyalaya’ and Financially supports their education

· M.B. Adke teaches English speaking and crafts to underprivileged students of Devlali cantolment school.

· M.B. Adke was vice-president of Mahila MH of Human Rights organization

· The faculty rountainly demonstrates Genetic Engineering and Plant and Animal tissue Culture Laboratory to school and college students

35 . SWOC analysis of the department and Future Plans:

Ø Strengths

· The faculty members of the department are qualified, dedicated and inclined towards research.

· Well equipped laboratories with state of art infrastructure.

· Admission for UG and PG on the basis of merit.

· The department strives to stress and encourage interdepartmental activities considering the interdisciplinary nature of the subject since its inception. Various co curricular & extra-curricular activities regularly organized in this context.

· The department has taken efforts to generate funds of 80 lakhs to get the ‘Star College Scheme’ sanctioned by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and has been active in executing the various activities under this scheme (The only College to be granted this scheme in the Nashik).

· Single PG department of Biotechnology in Nashik district.

Ø Weaknesses

· Funding for major projects has not yet been availed

Ø Opportunities

· To get recognition as Research Centre.

· To develop more linkages & collaborations with industries and research institutes

Ø Challenges

• 100% placement of post graduate students is not yet being done.
• Possible decrease in student strength due to difficulty in placement.

· To get major research projects providing opportunities for PG students to work as research student.

Ø Future Plans

· To publish PG research projects in the form of departmental research bulletin to sensitize UG students towards research.

· To generate research grants through contract research in collaboration with industry.

· To conduct certificate courses for students of life sciences related with basic Biotechnology aspects