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About Department

Introduction

The department was established in June 2005. There are four faculty positions allotted , as of today there are two faculties are working one Professor and a Lecturer. Department offers two year M.Sc. Biotechnology course, including 16 theory and 16 practical courses. Department is equipped enough to run most of the important and advanced experiments at an ease. Department is proud to announce that students released from first two batches are doing excellent in field. All of the students are absorbed in different types of duties. Some have been indulged in conducting research under imminent supervision of natioan and international recognized scientists, some are in teaching, pharmaceutical, environmental, and fermentation industries. Major research focus of the department includes Medical Biotechnology, Agricultural biotechnology and on the concept of Environmental DNA. We are also interested in lingo-cellulose degradation by variety of micro-organism and thereby studying microbial biotechnology.

Vision & Mission
  • The department is planning to approach various funding agencies like University Grants Commission (UGC), state government of Maharashtra, MIDPetc for Special Assistance. The department is planning to organize series of workshops for the teachers and students of university and affiliated colleges with the help of funds from UGC, university to improve the awareness about the prevailing trends in the field of biotechnology programmes.
  • Research activities in the department would be strengthened. To this end, the department is planning to emphasis on research activities with the support from the head of the university. The faculty members will undertake Minor/Major research projects with financial assistance from UGC, ICSSR and other funding agencies
  • The departmental library will start functioning from next academic year and the department plans to subscribe the referred journals relevant to the subject. Audio-visual teaching aids and internet would be used liberally for class room instruction.

Courses / Programs

Course Contents M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
Course Contents Ph.D (Biotechnology)

Eligibility

For M.Sc( Biotechnology)

Intake

For M.Sc ( Biotechnology)

Contact

Head, Department of Dharashiv Sub-Centre

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,
Dharashiv

Email: subcampus.office@bamu.ac.in

Head: (07588190281, 07588190282, 07588190283)

Syllabus
Faculty
Student List
Research
Facilities
Library
Syllabus
View CBCS CURRICULLUM FOR BIOTECH

Admission- (process of admission)
  • In response to the advertisement for registration, (in newspapers and University Website in the last week of May), interested students will have to register themselves.
  • Duly filled Application Form (available on University website) should be filled in prescribed format and submitted to the Department office.
  • Admission will be done on the basis of performance of students at Common Entrance Test (CET) and its graduation percentage. Both the scores are equally weighed. (i.e.50:50).
  • The final merit list of provisionally selected candidates will be prepared based on 50% Marks from Qualifying Degree Score and 50% Marks from CET Score.
Procedure for MKCLRegistration
  • Interested candidates are required to fill in the online registration form provided on http://bamua.digitaluniversity.ac and submit the print out of the filled in form along with the necessary attested documents & the prescribed fees to the department.
  1. Photo ID proof as per Govt. of India norms (Voter Id /Aadhar card/ Driving License)
  2. SSC (High School) Board Certificate as proof of date of birth
  3. Mark sheet of SSC and HSC
  4. All semesters Grade/Mark sheets of qualifying examination(Degree)
  5. Transfer Certificate (Original) of Degree
  6. Caste Certificate and Validity Certificate (if applicable)
  7. Income Certificate of parent(s)
  8. Domicile Certificate
  9. Non Creamy Layer Certificate (for NT-2, NT-3 and OBC candidates)
  10. Students who come under the jurisdiction of other University should submit "Migration Certificate" in original.
Pattern of CET

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Students those who are seeking admission to M.Sc. (Biotechnology) in the Department have to go through the CET Examination.

Syllabus for CET

Scope of the syllabus is quite general. Multiple choice questions will be designed to check the general aptitude of a graduate student in biology. Also these will assess the students ability for the peripheral requirements needed for a technologist.

Exam Pattern of CET

CET question paper is of 50 multiple choice questions. Duration of test is one our duration. There is "no negative" marking.

Co-ordinator
Name Specialization

Mr. J. A. Kulkarni

Assistant Professor & Head

Biotechnology

 Biotechnology

Dr. A. S. Kharat

Professor (On Lien)

Biotechnology

 Biotechnology

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Research

Research Related Activity

  • Faculties are involved in interdisciplinary research projects.
  • Currently a BRNS-DAE sponsored major research project "Spatial Distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in groundwater/ drinking water of five districts (Aurangabad, Beed, Buldhana, Parbhani and Jalna) of Maharashtra" is run jointly with the Department of Environment Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
  • The department is actively engaged in finding the economically pharmacologically important ingredients from plant sources.

Research Groups

  • Understanding Multi-drug resistance in bacteria
  • Enzyme biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Applications of microwaves in biotechnology
  • Molecular Microbiology

Selected Research Article

ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF ARGEMONE MEXICANA L.

Author - Nilesh V. More and Arun S. Kharat ,*

Abstract - Medicinal plants are widely used to treat infectious diseases, metabolic disorders and cancer. Argemone mexicana L. (A. mexicana), commonly found on desolate land of Marathwada (Maharashtra, India) has been used to treat oral cavity infections. In this study, cold aqueous and methanolic extracts were prepared from A. mexicana stem and leaves. These extracts were tested for their antifungal and anticancer activities. The antifungal activity was tested using the agar well diffusion method, while the anticancer activity against immortalized cell lines was assessed by trypan blue assay.

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OPTIMIZATION OF DISC DIFFUSION ASSAY TO STUDY PECTINASE ACTIVITY IN AGAR GEL

Author - Jeetendra A. Kulkarni1, Mangesh N. Kothari, and Mirza M. VaseemBaig*

Abstract - The activity pattern of Pectinase in gel matrix was studied. The behaviour of hydrolytic enzyme in gels as compared to that of its behaviour in solution is quite different. The study of this behaviour is required to better understand the enzyme action in nature. Each enzyme is quite specific in acting on a particular substrate to produce a particular product. This specificity can be exploited for the application of enzymes. The present study was designed to understand the diffusion of enzymes in gels, enzyme-substrate reaction in gel, enzyme parameter optimization and to determine the effect of substrate on enzyme activity in Agar gel. The optimum pH and temperature were found to be 3 and 60°C respectively.

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OPTIMIZATION OF CELLULASE PRODUCTION FOR BACILLUS SP. AND PSEUDOMONAS SP. SOIL ISOLATES.

Author - Arusha P. Nandimath, Kiran R. Kharat , Shanti G. Gupta and Arun S. Kharat*

Abstract - This investigation deals with optimizing the cellulase-producing bacterial isolates for better enzyme yield. Cellulose-degrading bacteria were isolated from garden soil (Aurangabad, MS, India). Amongst 40 different bacterial isolates, two of the bacterial isolates, 2b and 38b, were processed for preliminary identification with morphological, cultural and biochemical characterization. Based on these studies, strain 2b was qualified to belong to Pseudomonas sp. and strain 38b was qualified to belong to Bacillus sp. Optimization of the fermentation medium for maximum cellulase production was carried out for both strains of 2b and 38b.

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Facilities

Facilities for Classroom Teaching:

  • All the teaching classrooms are ICT equipped (computers with internet access and LCD projector) to modernize the teaching.
  • This has helped a lot the visiting /guest teaching staff from institutions of international repute within the country and abroad.

Working Laboratories:

  • There are two working Laboratories each measuring approximately 1000 sqft.
  • These labs are fitted with all basic amenities needed for a post-graduate course in Biotechnology.

Research Laboratories

  • Decent laboratories for:
  • Enzyme and environmental Biotechnology
  • Plant Tissue Culture facility
  • Molecular Microbiology

Lab Equipment's (H/W & S/W)

The department is equipped with many instruments. To cite, a few are as follows:

  • Laminar air flow devices
  • Centrifuges (clinical cooling, microfuges, research high speed)
  • Phase contrast microscope
  • Thermal cycler (PCR)
  • Biochemical analyzer
  • ELISA reader
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Gel documentation system
  • Incubators
  • Deep freezes etc.
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Important Dates

Sr. No. Activity Tentative Dates
1 Call for applications First week of May
2 Last Date for Online Registration Third week of May
3 Last Date for Hard copy submission 3 days after last date of online registration
4 Date of Entrance Test 3-4 days after last date of hard copy submission
5 Display of first list of provisionally selected candidates First week of June
6 Display of second list of selected candidates Second week of June
7 Spot Admission if seats are available Fourth week of June
8 Commencement of teaching First week of July